SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Rookie Hernán López scored early in the second half and William Yarbrough made it stand up for his first clean sheet of the season as the San Jose Earthquakes snapped a six-match losing streak and a nine-match winless run with a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire on Sunday night.
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer Earth’s more than year-long streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European climate service Copernicus. There’s hope that the planet will soon see an end to the record-setting part of the heat streak, but not the climate chaos that has come with it, scientists said. The
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Natasha Cloud scored a career-high 31 points, Kahleah Copper added 25 points and 10 rebounds and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Los Angeles Sparks 84-78 on Sunday. Dearica Hamby hit a step-back 3-pointer that made it 70-67 with 5:39 to play and gave the Sparks their first lead since 10-9. Brittney
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Japan and the Philippines have signed a defense pact allowing Japanese forces to deploy in the Southeast Asian country for joint military exercises, including live-fire drills. The Philippines was under a brutal Japanese occupation in World War II but is now building an alliance with Tokyo as they face
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Los Angeles FC’s match against the Houston Dynamo has been postponed because of continuous inclement weather surrounding Shell Energy Stadium on Sunday. The league moved the start time ahead two hours before deciding there wouldn’t be a long enough break in the weather to get the match in. No makeup date has
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANISCO (AP) — Bronny James was scratched from the Los Angeles Lakers’ second California Classic game Sunday because of a swelling in his left knee, a day after scoring four points in his NBA Summer League debut. Lakers Summer League coach Dane Johnson didn’t provide many details after the team’s 92-68 loss
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called South Korea’s recent front-line live-fire drills “suicidal hysteria” as she threatened unspecified military steps if further provoked. Monday’s warning by Kim Yo Jong comes after South Korea performed firing exercises in its tense land and sea
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova, Maria Kostenko and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Moscow has vowed to respond to Ukrainian attacks within its borders after a drone set on fire a warehouse allegedly storing munitions, prompting a state of emergency in Russia’s south-western Voronezh region. The drone attack took place in a settlement in the Podgorensky district,
Continue ReadingDOWNEY, Calif. (AP) — Three men were killed in a weekend shooting near a homeless encampment in Southern California, authorities said. Officers responded shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday to reports of gunfire at a dry riverbed near Interstate 105 in Downey, police said in a statement. They found three men suffering from gunshot wounds. All
Continue ReadingDOWNEY, Calif. (AP) — Three men were killed in a weekend shooting near a homeless encampment in Southern California, authorities said. Officers responded shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday to reports of gunfire at a dry riverbed near Interstate 105 in Downey, police said in a statement. They found three men suffering from gunshot wounds. All
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Election results show French voters have given a broad leftist coalition the most parliamentary seats in the pivotal legislative election. That keeps the far right from power. Yet no party has won an outright majority, putting France in an uncertain, unprecedented situation. President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance arrived in second
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christian Yelich and Blake Perkins both homered, had three hits and drove in three runs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2 Sunday to snap a seven-game losing streak at Dodger Stadium. Eric Haase had a two-run homer in the fifth inning for the Brewers,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Heston Kjerstad hit a three-run homer, Grayson Rodriguez had eight strikeouts in six innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Sunday. Kjerstad’s center field shot put the Orioles ahead 4-0 in the first. Anthony Santander hit his 23rd homer of the season earlier in the
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning and a bases-clearing double in the ninth in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 9-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Arizona improved to .500 at 45-45, winning the final two games of the series
Continue ReadingDEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A person has died from the heat and another is hospitalized as temperature reaches 128 in California’s Death Valley.
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year again: officials in the US are on alert for shark attacks that, while rare, pose a threat to summer beachgoers. Learn how to survive an unwanted shark encounter — or better yet, avoid one entirely. Here’s what else you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The most notable thing about the Mercosur trade bloc’s meetings on Sunday in Paraguay was an absence — that of Argentine President Javier Milei. With the Argentine populist skipping the summit to star at a right-wing rally in Brazil, South America’s biggest trade bloc — politically divided, notoriously slow-moving
Continue ReadingOfficials at the remote site of a derailed train carrying hazardous materials that sparked a fire in North Dakota briefly issued a shelter-in-place notice early Sunday. County emergency management coordinator Andrew Kirking says the notice was issued as a precaution after air monitors detected low levels of anhydrous ammonia. That occurred after a rail car
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Essence Festival of Culture has ended in New Orleans with performances by Janet Jackson and a special tribute to Frankie Beverly & Maze. That’s the same soul band that closed the festival for its first 15 years. This year marks the 30th time the event has brought together
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A month ago, the New Popular Front (NFP) did not exist. Now, it has won the most seats in the French parliament and could provide France with its next prime minister. The left-wing coalition chose its name in an attempt to resurrect the original Popular Front that blocked the
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