By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic arrived in character for a first-round playoff game Saturday night. That character was “Gru,” the protagonist from the “Despicable Me” movies. Jokic, the two-time NBA MVP for the Denver Nuggets, wore a similar outfit and signature wrap-around striped scarf as “Gru.” It was a
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old girl and her 4-year-old brother were killed, and at least nine others were seriously injured, at a child’s birthday party at a boat club in Newport, Michigan, on Saturday when a motorist drove through the building where the celebration was taking place, authorities said.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Roman Gabriel had big size and a big arm when he was the No. 2 draft pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 1962. Even while playing in an era of grinding it out on the ground, he still holds the Rams’ team record with 154 touchdown passes. Gabriel, the first
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Roman Gabriel had big size and a big arm when he was the No. 2 draft pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 1962. Even while playing in an era of grinding it out on the ground, he still holds the Rams’ team record with 154 touchdown passes. Gabriel, the first
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh Naylor hit a two-run homer and celebrated by striking himself on the helmet with his bat, providing the Cleveland Guardians with the go-ahead run in a 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night. Naylor’s drive in the fifth off Alex Wood drove in Steven
Continue ReadingBy BILL BARROW Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump had to cancel his first planned rally since the start of his criminal hush money trial because of a storm Saturday evening in North Carolina, an added complication that highlights the difficulty the former president faces in juggling his legal troubles with his rematch
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers have approved a $237 billion state budget that includes plans to spur housing construction, combat unlicensed marijuana stores and address the migrant crisis. The package also includes measures such as expediting the closure of some state prisons and addressing the
Continue ReadingBERLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A young brother and sister died and 15 people were injured, several seriously, when a vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver crashed into a young child’s birthday party Saturday at a boat club, a Michigan sheriff said. An 8-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother died at the scene in
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A former Philadelphia police officer pleaded guilty Friday over fatally shooting a 12-year-old boy in the back in March 2022, according to court documents. Edsaul Mendoza, 28, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime, according to a criminal docket seen by CNN. Third-degree murder can carry
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez has a torn ligament in his left thumb and will need surgery, manager Carlos Mendoza said Saturday after a 6-4 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Alvarez was placed on the 10-day injured list before the game with a sprained left thumb sustained while running
Continue ReadingBERLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan sheriff says a vehicle drove through a boat club building where a children’s birthday celebration was taking place, seriously injuring a number of children and adults. Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough said in a news release that the victims were taken to several area hospitals after the crash
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Police in New York City say a knife attack on a boat at a pier in Brooklyn has resulted in the hospitalization of three people. Detective Sophia Mason says a 911 call came in around 5 p.m. Saturday reporting the assault at a pier along the East River. The victims are
Continue ReadingBy Mia Alberti, Abeer Salman, Eyad Kourdi and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — An ambulance driver from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society was killed while transporting Palestinians injured in an attack by settlers in the West Bank on Saturday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. The 50-year-old driver, Mohammed Awad Allah Mohammed Musa, was killed
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Starling Marte hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the sixth and first baseman Pete Alonso made a spectacular rally-killing play in the bottom of the inning for the New York Mets, who beat the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 Saturday to extend their winning streak
Continue ReadingGOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s historic Timberline Lodge, which featured in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film “The Shining,” will reopen to guests Sunday after a fire that prompted evacuations but caused only minimal damage. The lodge said Saturday in a Facebook post that it will support guests while repairs are being done, as well as
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels’ Anthony Rendon left Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds with a hamstring injury. The 33-year was limping after legging out an infield single leading off the game. Zach Neto replaced Rendon as a pinch runner. Rendon is hitting. 257 with three RBIs. He started the season 0 for
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A group of Desert Hot Springs High School students are using their skills to create 3D models of water resources around the city. The students are all part of the ‘Renewable Energy Academy of Learning’ at Desert Hot Springs High School, and it was created in an effort to bring awareness to water conservation efforts
Continue ReadingBy ERIC HE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Patrick Bailey drove in three runs and had four hits, including a two-run homer into McCovey Cove, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3 on Saturday. Bailey’s home run off Zac Gallen (3-1) landed in a floating kayak and broke a 3-3, fifth-inning
Continue ReadingBy BILL BARROW Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump had to cancel his first planned rally Saturday since the start of his criminal hush money trial because of a storm in North Carolina, an added complication for the former president and presumptive Republican nominee as he juggles legal troubles and his rematch against
Continue ReadingBy Maria Kostenko, Andrew Carey, Frederik Pleitgen, Tamar Michaelis, Samantha Waldenberg and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu have thanked US lawmakers after they voted in favor of new aid packages for their countries worth billions of dollars. “Thank you, America!” Zelensky wrote on his Telegram
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