KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A cleanup was underway after an oil spill caused by a dredger boat hitting a stationary cargo tanker blackened part of Singapore’s southern coastline. The Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima struck the Singapore fuel supply ship Marine Honor on Friday. It damaged the cargo tank on Marine Honor, which leaked oil
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alicia Keys electrified the Tony Awards on Sunday, teaming up with superstar Jay-Z on their hit “Empire State of Mind,” while history was made when Broadway toasted the 11th woman to win the best director crown, Danya Taymor. Taymor — whose aunt is Julie Taymor,
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto has a strained rotator cuff, manager Dave Roberts said Sunday, adding that tests did not show a tear. The injury was initially described as triceps tightness before the strain was diagnosed. Yamamoto was placed on the 15-day injured list before Los
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Authorities in Ecuador say at least six people have been killed and 30 others left missing when a landslide surged over a highway in central Ecuador as heavy rains pummeled the country and caused rivers to overflow. The flood of mud and debris Sunday plowed down the hillside and into three
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Host Ariana DeBose kicked off the Tony Awards on Sunday with an original, acrobatic number and Jeremy Strong took home the first big award of the night as Broadway’s biggest party opened its arms to hip-hop and rock fans. Strong, the “Succession” star, landed his
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts broke his left hand when he was hit by a pitch during the seventh inning of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. The former MVP and seven-time All-Star was drilled in the hand by a 97.9 mph fastball from Dan
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations are meeting in Australia’s Parliament House to discuss thorny issues. Among those are lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international waters and China’s desire to invest in critical minerals.
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets players lined up in the infield to exchange hugs, high-fives and handshakes after New York’s first series sweep of San Diego in 18 years. Two weeks after a low point in what seemed like a lost season, the Mets headed to Texas bunched among
Continue ReadingHERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — Hunter Shepard made 32 saves, Jimmy Huntington and Pierrick Dubé scored late in the second period and the Hershey Bears beat the Coachella Valley Firebirds 5-2 on Sunday night in Game 2 to even the Calder Cup final. Hardy Häman Aktell scored twice and Ivan Miroshnichenko had a goal for the
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway play “Stereophonic” and the musical “The Outsiders” have taken an early lead as the Tony Awards’ pre-show kicked off Sunday before the main trophies were handed out. “Stereophonic” won sound design for Ryan Rumery while David Zinn’s work on the show won best
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News Channel 3 wants to show Fathers and Father figures throughout the valley some extra love this Father’s Day. We’d love to celebrate all the special Fathers in your lives during our Sunday evening newscasts. Feel free to share your names, what desert city you’re from, along with how and where you celebrated this Father’s
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s government says it is looking to “strengthen” Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank after several countries unilaterally recognized a Palestinian state. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Prime Minister’s Office said all of the proposals for strengthening settlements in what Israel biblically refers to as Judea and
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Updated post at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday: An official with Cathedral City Fire Department said crews were called out for a brush fire with a rapid rate of spread at the south end of Perez Road and south of Highway 111. When firefighters arrived, they saw about a 20-acre fire moving towards a national monument,
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau climbed back into the most famous bunker at Pinehurst No. 2, this time with the U.S. Open trophy instead of his 55-degree sand wedge, filling the silver prize with grains of sand to commemorate the best shot of his life. Rory McIlroy wanted
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets players lined up in the infield to exchange hugs, high-fives and handshakes after New York’s first series sweep of San Diego in 16 years. Two weeks after a low point in what seemed like a lost season, the Mets headed to Texas bunched among
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News Channel 3 has been following a fire that broke out in Indio Saturday. The fire happened behind a substation on Monroe Street just North of Indio Boulevard around 4:30 p.m. About 20 firefighters responded and were on scene for a few hours. Riverside County’s Environmental Health Crews were also called on the scene to
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had his second two-homer game this season, Tyler Glasnow pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-0 on Sunday as Mookie Betts left in the seventh inning after a pitch broke a bone in
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a three-run homer in San Francisco’s nine-run fourth inning and the Giants beat the Los Angeles Angels 13-6 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. The Giants’ struggling bats woke up in big fashion in the fourth inning to turn a 2-0
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Jude Bellingham scored to give England a winning start at Euro 2024 by beating Serbia 1-0. Real Madrid star Bellingham put the Three Lions in front with a stooping header in the 13th minute after Bukayo Saka’s cross. Victory sent England to the top of
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau climbed back into the most famous bunker at Pinehurst No. 2, this time with the U.S. Open trophy instead of his 55-degree sand wedge, filling the silver prize with grains of sand to commemorate the best shot of his life. Rory McIlroy wanted
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