SAN DIEGO (AP) — The NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers acquired right-hander Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers just before the trade deadline Tuesday to bolster their rotation and also obtained four-time Gold Glove center fielder Kevin Kiermaier from the Toronto Blue Jays. The 28-year-old Flaherty, who is from the Los Angeles area, was 7-5
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer With plans for athletes to swim the Seine River through the heart of Paris, Olympic organizers essentially bet against climate change’s extreme weather. For several days it appeared they would lose — by ditching the swimming portion of triathlon races. It wasn’t until early Wednesday, after the men’s race had been postponed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Democratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District narrowed to a margin of just 0.21 percentage points Friday, within the range of an automatic recount. Former Phoenix City Council member Yassamin Ansari led former state lawmaker Raquel Terán by 89 votes, with 42,523 votes tallied and just a few hundred
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels said Tuesday they are shutting down the rehab for star Mike Trout after a recent setback in his recovery from meniscus surgery and placed Anthony Rendon on the injured list. Trout had surgery on May 3 to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.
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At 4:21 today, Cal Fire received a report of a residential structure fire in the 7500 block of 22nd Ave. in the unincorporated community of Sky Valley. When firefighters arrived on scene, they located a single wide mobile home involved with fire with exposure to the primary residence right next to the mobile home. Powerlines,
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer The popular deli meat company Boar’s Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said Tuesday. The new recall includes 71 products made between May 10 and July
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, Stephanie Becker, Cheri Mossburg and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — As the city of San Francisco prepares to fall in line with California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order to clear homeless encampments, Los Angeles is pushing back, refusing to allow its jails to be used to hold those removed from encampments. Newsom,
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — William L. Calley Jr., the only US Army soldier to be convicted in the 1968 My Lai massacre, which saw more than 300 unarmed Vietnamese civilians killed by US soldiers in one of the most notorious war crimes in American history, has died. He was 80. Calley’s death was first reported
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Coachella Valley native Desirae Krawczyk earned a comfortable win today in the first round of women’s doubles at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Krawczyk, a Palm Desert resident, played alongside doubles partner Danielle Collins. The fourth-seeded pair dominated the first set en route to a 6-1, 6-3 victory against Greece’s Maria Sakkari and Despina
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says the recent heavy rains in northwestern North Korea flooded thousands of houses and a vast extent of farmland and left many residents homeless and living in makeshift tents. North Korea earlier said more than 5,000 people stranded in the northwestern in Sinuiju city and Uiju
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On Tuesday, Cal Fire released a statement on Facebook sharing the status of wildfire activity this year in California compared to the acreage burned in 2023. Cal Fire shared on Facebook, “As of July 30, 2024, wildfires have scorched a staggering 751,327 acres across our state. This year’s wildfire activity is 2,816% higher than last
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris went on the offensive on immigration at her rally in Atlanta Tuesday, attempting to counter former President Donald Trump’s attacks on the issue. She touted her role as a California attorney general who prosecuted transnational gangs, drug cartels and human traffickers,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is standing by a top adviser and longtime friend who faces allegations that he sexually harassed female colleagues. Timothy Pearson is a former high-ranking official in the New York Police Department who now advises the mayor on public safety. He was named in
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A man was sentenced to 30 years to life in state prison Tuesday for fatally stabbing a 35-year-old woman inside her New York City apartment in 2022 after following her home, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office. Assamad Nash, 27, had pleaded guilty to murder and burglary charges in June in connection with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Fire crews worked Tuesday to hold on to the progress made against the largest blaze in California this year ahead of warming temperatures forecast for later this week. Authorities said containment was 14% and lifted evacuation orders in some communities of Butte County, where the Park Fire started
Continue ReadingCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela was tense on Tuesday as incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and the country’s main opposition coalition both claimed that they had won Sunday’s presidential election. The national electoral authority proclaimed Maduro the winner. The opposition, represented, by Edmundo González said it has evidence to the contrary. Electoral authorities installed more than
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, has praised the vision of Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts in the foreword of a forthcoming book. That could conflict with the Trump campaign’s effort to distance itself from Heritage’s Project 2025 transition effort. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the foreword to Roberts’ forthcoming book
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Lawyers for Chicago say a man killed in March in a shootout with Chicago police was stopped because of illegally tinted windows. It contradicts earlier information that officers had stopped Dexter Reed because he was driving without wearing a seatbelt. Police fired their guns nearly 100 times, striking Reed at least 13
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors formally adopted the Rancho Community Event Facility Ordinance today, allowing permitted outdoor events at “ranchos” under conditions that recognize the “historical, cultural” aspects of Latino traditions in the Coachella Valley. In a 5-0 vote, the board approved the ordinance, which has been spearheaded by Supervisor Manuel Perez, whose Fourth
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) — A Florida school employee who let her transgender daughter play on her high school’s girls volleyball team is being suspended for 10 days after the district’s board found on Tuesday that she violated state law but said firing her would be too severe. The Broward County school board voted
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