By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Reese McGuire drove in a career-high five runs, Tyler O’Neill hit his third home run of the series and the Boston Red Sox finished off an opening 10-game trip with a 12-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Tanner Houck (2-0) allowed four
Continue ReadingBy ALEX ESPINOZA Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Chapman drove in two runs, including a go-ahead single in the eighth inning that led the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Sunday for their first series win this season. “I’m just trying to show up every day and play to
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio, Benjamin Brown and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said it has withdrawn its ground forces from Khan Younis in southern Gaza after months of fierce fighting that left much of the city in ruins. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that its 98th division had “concluded
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 23 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, James Harden added 22 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-118 on Sunday for their 50th victory. Los Angeles overcame a 26-point deficit for the third-largest comeback victory
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NCAA Division I all-time scoring leader Caitlin Clark finished her career with 3,951 career points and in sixth place on college basketball’s all-division, all-time scoring list. The Iowa star scored 30 points against South Carolina in the women’s NCAA Tournament championship game. Clark passed the late Pete Maravich of LSU (3,667)
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Colonization, bloodshed, war crimes, occupation, controversial military bases. These are all issues intertwined in the collective history of the United States, Japan and the Philippines. But when the leaders of the three countries sit down at the White House on Thursday, a key topic
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two lawmakers from opposing parties are floating a new plan to protect the privacy of Americans’ personal data. The draft legislation was announced Sunday by two lawmakers from Washington state — Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell. Their proposal would make privacy a
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Kamilla Cardoso delivered once again for Dawn Staley and South Carolina. A perfect finish. A dynasty. A team too big for Caitlin Clark and Iowa this time around. Cardoso had 15 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, and South Carolina completed its perfect season with an
Continue ReadingSANLIURFA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish Super Cup has ended in chaos after only 101 seconds when Fenerbahçe players walked off after conceding an early goal against Galatasaray, which was declared the 1-0 winner. Fenerbahçe had already decided to field its under-19 team for the match to protest alleged unfavorable treatment by Turkish soccer authorities.
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An exit poll released after Poland’s local and regional elections Sunday showed Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s pro-EU party trailing the conservative opposition party that governed Poland for eight years until December. But the socially liberal mayor of Warsaw, a Tusk ally, easily won another term in
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A convicted California con artist has pleaded guilty in another scam, admitting that he swindled investors out of more than $18 million by concocting phony cannabis businesses shortly after being released from prison in a prior criminal case, federal prosecutors said. Mark Roy Anderson, 69, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts
Continue ReadingBy DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Zack Gelof had four hits, including a three-run homer, and drove in four runs to help the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 7-1 on Sunday. Gelof hit an RBI triple in the first and scored on JJ Bleday’s single. He connected for his first homer of
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency has condemned a drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. Russia blamed Ukriane for the strike, but the claim could not be independently verified. Rafael Mariano Grossi says such attacks “significantly increase the
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — Eclipse spectators staked out their spots across three countries Sunday, fervently hoping for clear skies despite forecasts calling for clouds along most of the sun-vanishing route. North America won’t see another coast-to-coast total solar eclipse for 21 years, prompting the weekend’s worry and mad rush.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Idaho State Police say a driver crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a semi-truck, killing a child and sending two adults to the hospital. The kid was in a child safety seat and died of injuries at the scene of the early Sunday morning crash. Police say the driver and an adult
Continue ReadingCNN By MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden ticked through several things that he needed to see Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu do immediately: open up the Erez crossing into northern Gaza and the port of Ashdod in southern Israel for humanitarian aid; significantly ramp up the supplies getting in through Kerem Shalom.
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An exit poll released after Poland’s local and regional elections on Sunday showed Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s pro-EU party slightly trailing the conservative opposition party that governed Poland for eight years until December. But the socially liberal mayor of Warsaw, a Tusk ally, easily won another
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency said Sunday a drone attack on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant “significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident. In a statement on the social media platform X, Rafael Mariano Grossi confirmed at least three
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Powerball player in Oregon won a jackpot worth more than $1.3 billion on Sunday, ending a winless streak that had stretched more than three months. The single ticket — revealed following a delay of more than three hours to the drawing — matched all six numbers drawn to win
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Relatives of a Vermont woman whose obituary drew national attention for its candid and heart-breaking discussion of her opioid addiction appear to have reached a settlement in a lawsuit over her death. The family sued the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, and law enforcement, accusing them of failing to provide adequate medical
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