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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland performers who help bring Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and other beloved characters to life at the Southern California resort chose to unionize following a three-day vote culminating on Saturday. The Actors’ Equity Association labor union said in a statement Saturday that cast members for the parades and characters departments at Disney’s
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jack Lynn scored in the 89th minute and Pedro Gallese had four saves to help Orlando City beat the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 Saturday night. Pedro Gallese made a diving, one-hand save of a shot by Jack Skahan in the 88th minute and then, on the counter-attack, Lynn scored the
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan has met with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss what the kingdom describes as the “semi-final” version of a wide-ranging security agreement between the countries. The announcement early Sunday by the state-run Saudi
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Trinity Rodman scored twice in the first half and the Washington Spirit went on to beat Angel City 4-2 on Saturday night in the National Women’s Soccer League. All six goals came in the first half at Washington D.C.’s Audi Field, matching a league record for most goals in the opening
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Dressed in black and white, the crowd of angry teenagers squeezed into a narrow street in Haiti’s capital. They stopped in front of a cemetery and hoisted a coffin onto their shoulders, tears rolling down some faces. “Viv Ansanm manje li!” they chanted loudly in Haitian
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, CNN (CNN) — Karine Pitana had just paid off the last installment on her new couch when floods tore through her hometown of Canoas in southern Brazil nearly two weeks ago. It was just a piece of furniture, but for the 42-year-old nurse, there’s a pride in having worked hard for everything
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Voters in the Dominican Republic will take to the polls Sunday in general elections likely to reinforce the government’s crackdown on its shared border with Haiti and the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the violence-stricken nation. Leading the presidential race is President
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — The World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest crowned a grand prize winner Saturday after hundreds of dedicated pitmasters sweated through smoke to be named the best in pork. The Shed BBQ and Blues Joint from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, won the whole hog division and was named
Continue ReadingBy DREW DAVISON Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe was hit by a pitch from Carson Fulmer with the bases loaded in the 13th inning, forcing home the winning run as the Texas Rangers outlasted the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Saturday night. Lowe tied the score with a sacrifice fly in the
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE, MATT BROWN and BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, a key opportunity for an election-year appearance before a Black audience but one that also could directly expose him to the anger that some of these and other students
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Walker Buehler pitched six sharp innings with seven strikeouts in his third start since returning from Tommy John surgery, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night. Buehler (1-1) yielded three hits and no walks in a
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood and Khalil Abdallah, CNN (CNN) — Arab and Palestinian Americans left a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday night frustrated they did not have a clear understanding of how the Biden administration might act upon their concerns as the Israel-Hamas war devastates the civilian population in Gaza, participants told CNN.
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Updated Post at 7:30 p.m.: Cal Fire said the forward progress of the fire had stopped at seven acres. Firefighters were expected to remain on scene for 2-3 more hours. Updated Post at 5:15 p.m.: Cal Fire said no evacuations or injuries were reported. Original Post: Firefighters had a busy Saturday afternoon battling a brush
Continue ReadingBy FIRDIA LISNAWATI and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Elon Musk has arrived in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation. The billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of social platform X arrived Sunday by private jet on the idyllic
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina finished with five saves for his fourth clean sheet in a row, but Novak Micovic stopped both shots he faced in his first start of the season for the Los Angeles Galaxy in a scoreless draw on Saturday night. Charlotte (6-5-3) was aiming for its first four-match
Continue ReadingKARK, CNN Opinion by Douglas Heye (CNN) — After a dinner for Harvard’s Institute of Politics earlier this year, Alice Stewart suggested we have a glass of wine. Alice was a member of the senior advisory committee at the institute, but politics never came up. Instead, we caught up on life. We talked about running,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Seth Lugo struck out 10 and earned his American League-leading seventh victory as the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 Saturday night. The Royals improved to 28-19, nine games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2015 season, when
Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has vetoed a controversial “foreign agents” bill that sparked weeks of widespread protests across the country. Zourabichvili had previously vowed to torpedo the bill, but her veto could still be overruled by a simple majority in parliament, which approved the bill on Tuesday with 84
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Chang and Nectar Gan, CNN Taipei (CNN) — Tsai Ing-wen never set out to be a leader. Growing up shy, she aspired to become an archeologist, because “people that are dead already wouldn’t jump up and argue with you.” But instead of picking over the remains of history, the self-described introvert ended up
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The game between the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves on Saturday night was postponed by rain and lightning. The teams will play a split doubleheader on Monday with a 6:20 p.m. game added to the previously scheduled 12:20 p.m. game. Officials announced about five minutes
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