AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider on Monday, her seventh trip to that round at a Grand Slam tournament. Now comes the hard part: Pegula is 0-6 in major quarterfinals over her career — and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential candidate Edmundo González as part of a criminal investigation into the results of the highly anticipated July election that both the ruling party and its opponents claim to have won. The warrant was issued at
Continue ReadingOSAGE BEACH, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri police officer and mother of six children died after losing control of her patrol vehicle and crashing into a tree while chasing someone who fled a traffic stop. Osage Beach police officer Phylicia Carson spun off the road and hit a tree Saturday while chasing someone a different
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions know they have to put the 2023 season behind them and focus on 2024. That won’t be easy. Detroit opens the season on Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams in a rematch of their wild-card game in January — won by the Lions for the franchise’s
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Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end to summer and for many tourists its a final opportunity to enjoy a quick getaway. Palm Springs has been ranked as a top travel destination for the holiday by multiple publications, including Forbes Travel Guide, TripAdvisor, and Conde Nast Traveler. Typically, the long weekend translates into a boost
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was activated from the 60-day injured list Monday by the San Diego Padres after being sidelined for more than two months with a stress reaction in his right thighbone. He went 0 for 4, but did advance two runners in the two-run
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s electoral authority has approved just two candidates to challenge President Kais Saied in upcoming elections in the struggling North African country. One of them was promptly arrested. A lawyer for businessman candidate Ayachi Zammel said he was taken into custody Monday in an investigation into allegations relating to
Continue ReadingTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — In a story published Sep. 2, 2024, about the Honduran government’s ties to gangs, The Associated Press identified analyst Tiziano Breda by an outdated title. His current title is Latin America expert at the conflict analysis organization ACLED.
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US captured an ISIS leader who helped escapees of the terror group after they fled a detention facility in Syria, according to US Central Command. Working with the Syrian Democratic Forces, the US captured Khaled Ahmed al-Dandal early Sunday morning. Al-Dandal helped ISIS fighters who had escaped from
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was placed on the non-football injury list after he was shot during an attempted robbery. The move made Monday clears up a spot on the 53-man roster for the 49ers while Pearsall recovers after being shot in the chest
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was placed on the non-football injury list after he was shot during an attempted robbery. The move made Monday clears up a spot on the 53-man roster for the 49ers while Pearsall recovers after being shot in the chest
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine prosecutors say they would let two French rugby players accused of violently raping a woman to fly home, even as the explosive case remained under investigation. A judge in Argentina’s western city of Mendoza, where the alleged assault occurred, still must sign off on the decision. It clears the
Continue ReadingBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Rodolfo Hernández, a controversial real estate magnate and anti-corruption crusader, who came close to winning Colombia’s presidential election two years ago, has died from colon cancer. His doctors confirmed Monday he died at a hospital near the city of Bucaramanga. Hernández was a civil engineer, and former mayor of Bucaramanga, who
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Ian McKellen is listening to his inner critic. It’s beating him up for not finishing out his latest theater role after he fell off the stage during a June performance of “Player Kings” and spent three nights in the hospital. “Emotionally, I feel guilty and ashamed, you know, quite irrational
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It’s a packed Week 2 of high school football with games on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Friday 8/30 Grand Terrace – 21@Palm Springs – 33F*Game played at Rancho Mirage High School due to damage to stadium damage at PSHS Central – 20@Palm Desert – 14FLa Salle – 6@Xavier Prep – 49FPalo Verde Valley – 0@Shadow
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two-time Olympic gold medalist Martine Grael will become the first woman to helm an F50 foiling catamaran in SailGP when a new Brazilian team debuts in the fifth season of tech billionaire Larry Ellison’s global league. Grael was introduced Monday during a news conference in Rio de Janeiro,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a young college student, Kamala Harris made the nearly 3-mile trip from Howard University to the National Mall to protest against apartheid in South Africa. In 2017, as a senator, she returned to her alma mater to deliver the commencement address. In July, when she received word that she
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A 44-year-old man was arrested in Murrieta for allegedly soliciting sex from someone he believed to be a minor online after a month-long undercover operation, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said today. Deputies from the sheriff’s Southwest Station Investigations Bureau conducted an operation in which they posed as a 14-year-old girl online and arranged
Continue ReadingBy Alison Main and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign held a string of Labor Day-themed events in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on Monday, marking the unofficial launch of the fall campaign sprint in the states that will determine the November election. The events come as Harris seeks to extend her
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Some vans at the back of a motorcade carrying Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz crashed on the highway while heading from the airport to a campaign stop in Milwaukee on Monday, but Walz was unhurt. President Joe Biden called from Air Force One and spoke to Walz a short time later,
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