Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders have a punt return play called “Magic.” How apropos for Tyreik McAllister, who may not have been on coach Antonio Pierce’s radar before the preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers on Friday night, but should be after a magical performance. McAllister returned a punt
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — The Islamic State militant group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a knife attack that killed three people and wounded eight more at a crowded festival marking this city’s 650th anniversary. The extremist group said on its news site that the attacker targeted Christians and that as a “soldier of
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Three adults and one baby are out of their home after a fire in Desert Hot Spring’s Mission Lakes Country Club. We spoke with Cal Fire Riverside County, Battalion Chief Josh Rivers who said the cause of the fire was still under investigation shortly after 7 p.m. At that time, the flames were contained and crews
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A vehicle fire has sparked a brush fire that burned 86 acres near the Interstate 10 freeway in Banning. The fire was first reported at approximately 1:52 p.m. at the 2000 block of E Ramsey Street. Firefighters said that a recreational vehicle caught on fire sparking nearby brush. The fire quickly burned five acres and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Young girls screamed and elbowed each other in a crush of bodies in southern Gaza, trying desperately to reach the front of the food line. Men doled out rice and chicken as fast as they could, platefuls of the nourishment falling to the ground in the tumult.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Two weeks after French star swimmer Léon Marchand extinguished the Olympic flame to close the Paris Olympics, the spotlight is now on its Paralympic counterpart. British Paralympians Helene Raynsford and Gregor Ewan on Saturday lit the flame in Stoke Mandeville, a village northwest of London widely considered the birthplace of the Paralympic Games.
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Jeff Zeleny, Kevin Liptak, Kit Maher and Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — An unsettled and unpredictable 2024 presidential race is entering its final stretch, with Vice President Kamala Harris looking to build on the momentum of this week’s Democratic National Convention and former President Donald Trump honing his lines of attack. The
Continue ReadingSUPAI, Ariz. (AP) — Search and rescue crews at Grand Canyon National Park were searching for an Arizona woman nearly two days after she was swept into a creek during a flash flood, the woman’s sister said on social media Saturday. Chenoa Nickerson of Gilbert was hiking in Havasu Creek, about a half-mile (800 meters)
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Leo Rivas lined a game-ending single that scored Dylan Moore in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Seattle Mariners rallied late for a 6-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. The first game under new manager Dan Wilson was memorable even if it took
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brock Purdy was efficient in completing 9 of 12 passes for 96 yards, but also threw a red-zone interception in which he then put a scare into his coach by making a touchdown-saving tackle. “When it happened, I was hoping he wouldn’t tackle him,” San Francisco 49ers coach
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joe Musgrove allowed just one hit in seven brilliant innings and made a terrific defensive play to lead the San Diego Padres to a 7-0 win against the New York Mets on Friday night that evened a four-game series between teams in playoff contention. Musgrove (4-4) faced just
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a two-out grand slam in the ninth inning for his 40th home run after earlier stealing his 40th base, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Ohtani became the fastest player in major league history
Continue ReadingBy Lou Robinson and CNN staff (CNN) — Hezbollah is believed to be the most heavily armed non-state group in the world. Backed by Iran and based in the eastern Mediterranean country of Lebanon, the Shiite Islamist group has been engaged in confrontations with Israeli forces on Lebanon’s southern border since October 8. Hezbollah first
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani becomes fastest player in MLB history to get to 40 homers and 40 stolen bases.
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — A United States citizen has been detained in Turkey on suspicion of murdering a Russian woman in the Moscow region, Russian state media reported Friday. The US State Department was “seeking additional information,” a spokesperson said, after Russian state media TASS reported the suspect was American, citing law enforcement sources. The body of a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Rhys Hoskins and Joey Ortiz hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run second inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Oakland Athletics 11-3 on Friday night. The Brewers, who have won seven of nine, sent nine batters to the plate in the second to take a 5-1 lead. Hoskins,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say a Philippine fisheries bureau plane has been threatened by flares fired from a Chinese island. The plane conducting a routine patrol in the South China Sea. It’s the latest territorial spat between Beijing and Manila over one of the world’s busiest trade routes. Philippine officials said Saturday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Thousands of people live downstream from dams yet may not always realize the risks. As the climate changes, heavy rains from intense storms have put communities at greater jeopardy from flooding and placed the nation’s aging dams at greater risk of failing. That’s been evident recently as floodwaters from storms damaged or breached
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Thousands of people live downstream from dams yet may not always realize the risks. As the climate changes, heavy rains from intense storms have put communities at greater jeopardy from flooding and placed the nation’s aging dams at greater risk of failing. That’s been evident recently as floodwaters from storms damaged or breached
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Bieber, who rose to international stardom in 2010 with his hit “Baby,” has welcomed one of his own with his wife, Hailey Bieber (nee Baldwin). The singer, 30, posted a photo of a baby’s foot Friday on Instagram, revealing the child’s name as Jack Blues Bieber. The model,
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