Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A “mega den” of hundreds of rattlesnakes in Colorado is getting even bigger now that late summer is here and babies are being born. Thanks to livestream video, scientists studying the den on a craggy hillside in Colorado are learning more about these enigmatic — and often misunderstood —
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Robert Shackelford and Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Almost 4 million people in southern Japan were urged to evacuate as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall Thursday, leaving thousands of residents without power and lashing Kyushu island with hurricane-force winds, torrential rain and dangerous storm surges. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a rare
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced 92 additions to its list of Americans banned from entering the country. That includes some journalists who formerly worked in Russia and American law enforcement and business figures. A ministry statement said the bans were imposed because of the so-called Russophobic course of the Biden Administration. It
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run home run in the second inning and Kerry Carpenter added an RBI single in the third as the Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night. “We’re finding different ways to win,”
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Freddy Peralta pitched six scoreless innings, William Contreras capped a five-run fifth inning with a two-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers hung on to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Wednesday night. Peralta (9-7) allowed two walks and Thairo Estrada’s base hit through five innings as the Brewers built
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado drove in Masyn Winn with two outs in the ninth inning on Wednesday night, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 walk-off victory over the San Diego Padres. “I shortened up. I didn’t try to do too much there,” Arenado said. “I got rewarded for that,
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers are acquiring quarterback Taylor Heinicke from the Atlanta Falcons, two people familiar with deal told The Associated Press. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because there hasn’t been an announcement. The Athletic was the first to report on the trade. Atlanta will
Continue ReadingMiriam Ordonez SAN LUIS, Ariz. (T3) – Un empleado postal con una larga trayectoria en San Luis, Arizona, está siendo reconocido por el Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos por más de 40 años de servicio. Salvador Pichardo, un veterano del Ejército de los EE. UU., se ha convertido en una figura conocida en la comunidad
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A three-day hearing on whether to dismiss charges against Republicans accused of plotting to overturn the results of the close 2020 presidential race in Arizona concluded Wednesday with prosecutors insisting their case is not politically motivated after defendants argued their alleged conduct was constitutionally protected free speech. What’s the case
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan as the latter wound up a three-day visit to Beijing with the stated aim of keeping communications open in a relationship that has become increasingly tense in recent years. Sullivan said on Thursday that the United States
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Undocumented immigrants in California could be eligible for state assistance in buying a home under a bill the state Legislature sent to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday. The proposal, which prompted contentious debate in the Legislature, would specify that people who meet all other requirements for a loan under a state
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Undocumented immigrants in California could be eligible for state assistance in buying a home under a bill the state Legislature sent to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday. The proposal, which prompted contentious debate in the Legislature, would specify that people who meet all other requirements for a loan under a state
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a sedition case seen as a barometer for the future of media freedoms in a city once hailed as a bastion of free press in Asia. Stand News had been one of the city’s
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Tribal leaders, state legislators, and business owners are in Sacramento today, holding a press conference to urge President Biden to designate three new national monuments in the state. The three proposed monuments include Sàttítla National Monument, Kw’tsán National Monument, and Chuckwalla National Monument, which begins in the East Valley. Preservationist hope Biden will recognize Chuckwalla
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Seth Brown hit a pair of home runs, including a go-ahead three-run shot in the eighth, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-6 on Wednesday night. “To show the fight to answer back in that fashion, just shows the character of the group really,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay
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Jury selection got underway today for the trial of a parolee accused of fatally stabbing a convenience store customer during a confrontation in Indio. Vicente Angel Munoz, 32, of La Quinta is charged with murder, a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony and parole violations for the 2020
Continue ReadingCNN By Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign stirred new controversy this week during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery that was intended to draw attention to the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. An individual physically blocked Trump’s team from accompanying him during the Monday visit, two Trump campaign
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A Palm Springs man is behind bars after police say he sexually assaulted several people, the latest occurring earlier this month. According to Palm Springs Police, an incident was reported on August 19th, involving a suspect identified as “JC.” The victim had returned to the Inland Empire and reported they met the suspect at a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago is debating whether it should remove statues, signs and monuments with colonial ties and how those spaces should be used instead. The nation is the latest to embrace a movement to abolish colonial-era symbols as it reckons with its past
Continue ReadingGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Four significant breaks in the water pipeline that serves the Grand Canyon means visitors won’t be able to stay overnight in hotels inside Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim through the Labor Day holiday. Here are some things to know about the Transcanyon Waterline. When was the pipeline
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