AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Like a lot of New York Mets this season, Carlos Mendoza got off to a terrible start. During his first eight days as a major league manager, the team was rained out three times and opened 0-5. All at home. Immediately, his decisions were scrutinized and questions arose.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign has requested a slew of stepped-up security measures, including military aircraft to transport the former president in the race’s final stretch, amid growing threats from Iran. The campaign’s highly unusual request includes special armored vehicles for Trump typically reserved for sitting presidents, expanded temporary flight restrictions
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal jury has convicted a Minnesota man accused of causing a 2023 car crash that killed five young women of federal firearm and drug offenses. Derrick John Thompson of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, was found guilty on Friday of illegal possession of a firearm and fentanyl following a five-day trial. He still
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee; Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky.; Deanne Criswell, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.; former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Johnson; Homeland Security Secretary
Continue ReadingHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Witnesses could bear-ly believe the surprise visitor that appeared at the Connecticut governor’s estate. A black bear scaled the fence Saturday as human passers-by did a double-take. Joanna M. Kornafel says she and her family wondered at first whether what they were seeing was real. But it was, and she photographed
Continue ReadingMAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The attempted murder trial of the man charged with injuring author Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack in New York has been put on hold. An appellate judge in Rochester issued a stay late Friday halting proceedings until the court considers a defense request to move the trial. Jury selection
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former U.S. Army soldier made a surprise sentencing-day request to receive the maximum 40-year prison sentence for trying to help the Islamic State group kill American troops. But a judge on Friday rejected his ask and gave him 14 years behind bars instead. Cole Bridges and two of
Continue ReadingCNN By Nicole Chavez and Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — There wasn’t much more than a pile of debris from shattered homes when Vickie Ward returned Friday to her Grove City, Florida, neighborhood after Hurricane Milton. “We have stuff in our yard, I don’t even know where it belongs because it’s people’s debris from the last
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez and Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — There wasn’t much more than a pile of debris from shattered homes when Vickie Ward returned Friday to her Grove City, Florida, neighborhood after Hurricane Milton. “We have stuff in our yard, I don’t even know where it belongs because it’s people’s debris from the last one
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Sandra Iveth Santos WATSONVILLE, Calif., (KMUV-TV)— La policía de Watsonville pide a residentes y conductores que eviten Freedom Boulevard y Miles Lane después de que un peatón fuera atropellado por un vehículo el viernes por la mañana. El incidente sucedió alrededor de las 10:50 A.M., de acuerdo con las autoridades. El peatón ha sido trasladado
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Sandra Iveth Santos MOSS LANDING, Calif., (KMUV-TV)— Este viernes, líderes federales se dieron cita en los Laboratorios marinos de Moss Landing para dar a conocer su plan contra el impacto del cambio climático en la Bahía de Monterey. La Fundación Santuario Marino de California llevo a cabo la reunión para destacar los planes de obtener
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Sandra Iveth Santos SALINAS, Calif., (KMUV-TV)— Se lanza una plataforma bancaria en Salinas que busca romper los esquemas del sistema tradicional. Los fundadores aseguran que este nuevo banco revolucionario ofrece servicios de cambio de cheques y envío de dinero a Latinoamérica sin cobrar tarifas o cuotas por el servicio. El jueves, el nuevo sistema de
Continue ReadingAVALON, Calif. (AP) — The pilot in a plane crash on a Southern California island that killed all five people aboard did not have clearance to take off, an airport official said. The twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed moments after it departed shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday from Santa Catalina Island’s airport near the island city
Continue ReadingAVALON, Calif. (AP) — The pilot in a plane crash on a Southern California island that killed all five people aboard did not have clearance to take off, an airport official said. The twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed moments after it departed shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday from Santa Catalina Island’s airport near the island city
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are asking a Manhattan judge to consolidate the two sex crime cases that disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein faces in New York into a single trial. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office argue in new court filings that the cases have significant overlap. Weinstein’s lawyers in their own
Continue ReadingBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — The wife of a pilot who suffered a medical emergency took over flying and managed to safely land the plane in California, authorities said. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that real estate broker Eliot Alper was flying a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air 90 with his wife, Yvonne Kinane-Wells, from Henderson, Nevada,
Continue ReadingBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — The wife of a pilot who suffered a medical emergency took over flying and managed to safely land the plane in California, authorities said. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that real estate broker Eliot Alper was flying a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air 90 with his wife, Yvonne Kinane-Wells, from Henderson, Nevada,
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Major League Baseball spring training facilities on Florida’s west coast appear to have been mostly spared major damage during Hurricane Milton. Unlike two years ago when Hurricane Ian caused extensive damage that shut down the Tampa Bay Rays’ spring home in Port Charlotte, no teams have reported Milton causing serious issues that
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae and Pauline Lockwood, CNN (CNN) — North Korea accused South Korea of flying propaganda-filled drones over Pyongyang and threatened “retaliation,” state media reported Friday. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff did not confirm or deny the accusations but urged North Korea “not to act rashly,” and said “all responsibility for the recent
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer The advertisement on “The View” this week, preceded by a warning from ABC, was shocking: condemning celebrities for supposedly promoting abortion rights and showing images of dead fetuses. It’s a manifestation of a wider anti-abortion campaign that makes use of a federal law that forbids broadcasters from turning it down. The campaign
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