Mario DelGuidice, of the Coachella Valley’s Mario’s restaurant chain dedicated a jumbo-sized flag and flagpole to fallen Cpl. Hunter Lopez. The dedication took place today at 9 a.m. outside of the Palm Desert Mario’s Café at 73-155 Hwy. 111. The 29 Palms Marine Color Guard participated in the ceremony where a dedication plaque was presented
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Utah quarterback Cam Rising and tight end Brant Kuithe will not play for the No. 14 Utes this season, coach Kyle Whittingham announced shortly after their victory at Southern California. Whittingham said the Utes (6-1, 3-1 Pac-12) don’t know whether Rising or Kuithe will return
Continue ReadingFramber Valdez tries to pitch the Astros to their second straight World Series appearances when Houston tries to win the American League pennant in Game 6 of the Championship Series against the Texas Rangers on Sunday night. After losing the first two games at home, the Astros finished a three-game sweep at Arlington with a
Continue ReadingSAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Sam Huard passed for 333 yards and two touchdowns, including a go-ahead 4-yard scoring strike to Bryson Allen in the fourth quarter, and Cal Poly beat Northern Colorado 24-17 Saturday night to snap a four-game skid. Huard completed 31 of 39 passes with two interceptions. Allen finished with seven
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra Association have ratified a collective bargaining agreement calling for minimum salaries to increase by 15.8% over three years. The deal announced Saturday night with Local 77 of the American Federation of Musicians covers Sept. 11 this year through Sept. 13, 2026. Increases in
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Ebullient Venezuelans were choosing the candidate they think can end the decade-long, crisis-ridden presidency of Nicolás Maduro, lining up under scorching sun, in some cases for over an hour, to cast ballots in a primary election that the opposition independently organized despite government repression. Holding
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Michigan State University has suspended an employee and apologized for displaying a picture of Adolf Hitler on the videoboard during a trivia quiz before the school’s football game against in-state rivals the University of Michigan on Saturday. Photos began circulating on social media before kickoff of
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Frustrated voters in Argentina weighed whether to hand the presidency to a right-wing populist who has shaken up the political system and pledges to drastically overhaul the state if he wins Sunday’s election. Javier Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist who admires former U.S.
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press MOSHCHUN, Ukraine (AP) — In the humble backyard of a destroyed house, a 13-year-old chops firewood to get ready for winter. His mother, Tetiana Yarema, has been preparing for months as she remembers last winter’s Russian strikes on the energy infrastructure that plunged Ukraine into darkness. “Those were dark days.
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature is scheduled to convene to fix a budget mess. The special session set for Monday will address a major budget bill struck down last month by the state Supreme Court. The bill has traditionally been used a catchall or cleanup bill passed
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — As Jadarrius Rose drove his 18-wheeler through rural Ohio, a simple missing mudflap caught the highway patrol’s eye. The trip ended with a police dog’s powerful jaws clamping down on Rose even as he tried to surrender. As he stood with his hands up beside the
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Outside of families, few relationships are as intense as those between sports teams and their fans. In the case of England’s bond with its national soccer team, it’s not always been healthy. James Graham’s play “Dear England” looks at the state of the nation through the ups
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese state media report that Foxconn, a Fortune 500 company known globally for making Apple iPhones, was recently subjected to searches by Chinese tax authorities. Such a move, reported Sunday, against a major Taiwanese enterprise in China is rare. Tensions have been high between China and Taiwan
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say a Chinese coast guard ship and a militia vessel separately bumped a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat off a disputed shoal. The officials did not say if there were injuries or damage Sunday. The Philippines government is condemning the incident in “the strongest degree”
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Dénis Bouanga scored his league-leading 20th goal of the season for Los Angeles FC, but Ali Ahmed answered in the second half for Vancouver as the defending champions and the Whitecaps played to a 1-1 draw in a regular-season finale on Saturday night. Bouanga, who entered the final day of
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cristian Espinoza scored a first-half goal to help San Jose earn a 1-1 draw with Austin FC on Saturday night and that was enough to get the Earthquakes into the postseason after the Houston Dynamo defeated the Portland Timbers. San Jose (10-10-14) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 17th minute
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bryson Barnes dropped back, stepped up through the Southern California rush and took off downfield. The Utah quarterback ducked, dodged and finally went down inside the USC 20 with 5 seconds to play, putting the Utes in perfect field position for the winning field goal.
Continue ReadingCARSON, Calif. (AP) — Bernard Kamungo scored twice in the first half, Ema Twumasi scored the first goal of his career and FC Dallas earned a spot in the postseason with a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night. Dallas (11-10-13) is unbeaten at 2-0-7 in its last nine matches and snaps
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Chevan Cordeiro threw three touchdown passes and San Jose State turned a big second half into a 42-21 victory over Utah State on Saturday night. The game was tied at 14 at halftime before San Jose State (3-5, 2-2 Mountain West) struck with a Quali Conley touchdown run and two
Continue ReadingBy JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tommy Novak scored twice, Juuse Saros made 31 saves and the Nashville Predators defeated the San Jose Sharks 5-1 on Saturday night. Kiefer Sherwood and Luke Evangelista each had a goal and an assist and Samuel Fagemo also scored for the Predators, winners of two in
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