AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen is enjoying his odd slice of baseball history as he prepares to become the first major league player to appear in the same game for both teams. Jansen was in the lineup for the Toronto Blue Jays when they faced Boston on June
Continue ReadingPolio vaccines for more than 1 million people have been delivered to Gaza, Israel’s military said Sunday, after the first confirmed case of the disease in the territory in a quarter-century. It was not immediately clear how, or how quickly, the more than 25,000 vials of vaccine would be distributed in Gaza, where ongoing fighting
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A former babysitter in Florida has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty in connection with the death of a man she was accused of disabling when he was a baby in her care 40 years ago. After long denying she hurt Benjamin Dowling, 62-year-old Terry
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a sleepy summer weekend at the box office, holdovers reigned supreme as newcomers landed without a splash. “Deadpool & Wolverine” reclaimed first place at the North American box office in its fifth weekend with $18.3 million. Its cumulative international earnings now sit at over $1.2 billion. The Walt
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a sleepy summer weekend at the box office, holdovers reigned supreme as newcomers landed without a splash. “Deadpool & Wolverine” reclaimed first place at the North American box office in its fifth weekend with $18.3 million. Its cumulative international earnings now sit at over $1.2 billion. The Walt
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The famous Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster in New York City was shut down indefinitely after coming to a stop mid-ride this week. The 97-year-old wooden roller coaster at Luna Park was on its ascent on Thursday when ride operators took it out of service due to a damaged chain sprocket
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Fresh off a week of daily counterprogramming events and an effort to steal the spotlight from his new opponent, Donald Trump and his campaign are seeking to harness that pace in the lead-up to November — with plans to aggressively ramp up the former president’s schedule,
Continue ReadingSUPAI, Ariz. (AP) — The body of an Arizona woman who went missing in the Grand Canyon National Park after a flash flood days earlier was recovered Sunday, park rangers said. The body of Chenoa Nickerson, 33, from the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert, Arizona, was discovered by a group rafting down the Colorado River through
Continue ReadingDALTON, Ga. (AP) — Four men have been found dead in a park in northwest Georgia, and an investigation is underway. Deputies were dispatched to Pleasant Grove Park in Dalton around 11:15 p.m. Saturday after reports of shots being fired. The Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that when the deputies arrived,
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers in southern California discovered that a supposed watermelon shipment wasn’t what it seemed after they uncovered more than $5 million worth of methamphetamine concealed inside, the agency said. A 29-year-old man driving a commercial tractor-trailer attempted to enter the United States from
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Five-time former Lebanese Prime Minister Salim Hoss, who served during some of the most tumultuous years of his country’s modern history, died Sunday at age 94, the current premier said. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati described Hoss, who was also a former government minister and member of parliament, as the “conscience of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance says Donald Trump would not support a national abortion ban if elected president and would veto such legislation if it landed on his desk. “I can absolutely commit that,” Vance said when asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether he could commit to
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rams linebacker Ernest Jones has been given permission to seek a trade amid an impasse with Los Angeles on a contract extension, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Sunday because the Rams aren’t
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — American rapper Macklemore said he canceled an upcoming October concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates’ role “in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis” in Sudan through its reported support of the paramilitary force that’s been fighting government troops there. The announcement by Macklemore reignited attention
Continue ReadingChronicle of Philanthropy Ahead of Taylor Swift’s July 14, 2023, concert in Denver, Aditi Desai, chief marketing officer at the Food Bank of the Rockies, got an unusual call. The billionaire pop star wanted to donate tens of thousands of meals to the nonprofit — a philanthropic effort she had repeated, much like her favorite
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — With each party trying to one-up the other on its family friendliness, the popular child tax credit has become a major point of rivalry in this year’s presidential election. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, has made boosting the child tax credit a central piece of her
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama high school football player, who died after being critically injured during a game, was remembered at a Monday memorial service as a caring and talented athlete who accomplished much in his 16 years. Morgan Academy quarterback Caden Tellier died Saturday after being injured during the school’s Friday
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy, Lauren Kent, Michelle Velez and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — A British safety adviser for the Reuters news agency was killed and two journalists injured when a Russian strike hit a hotel in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, on Saturday night. Reuters had a six-person crew staying at the Hotel Sapphire as part of
Continue ReadingBy Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — From New York to Hawaii, people can spot security robots equipped with a suite of sensors patrolling the perimeters of some residential communities and apartment buildings. Security robots are rapidly becoming a viable complement to human security guards, sparking concerns about privacy issues and potential job losses in the
Continue ReadingCNN By Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — If there was one sign this week of Vice President Kamala Harris’ place atop the Democratic ticket having improved the party’s brand, it was the presence of so many Senate candidates taking the stage at its convention in Chicago. Notably, three of the most vulnerable senators skipped the
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