By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz has fired the two police officers who authorities say violated the law while attending events in Washington D.C. during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Diaz on Friday said he fired married officers Caitlin and Alexander Everett. He said they were present at the
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By The Associated Press Boston left-hander Chris Sale is scheduled to make his first big league appearance in just over two years when he faces the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. The seven-time All-Star underwent Tommy John surgery in March 2020 and missed last year’s pandemic-shortened season. In five combined rehab outings this year between
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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Nick Grabelcik has reached the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur after a long day at Oakmont. Because of storm delays most of the week, Grabelcik wound up playing 38 holes to win three matches. Coming off a stellar freshman year at North Florida, he’s now
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By Liz Stark, CNN The US Department of Education sent letters Friday to the Republican governors of Texas and Florida, as well as Florida school administrators, amid an escalating battle between the White House and state officials over school mask guidance as the Delta variant surges. In the new letters to Govs. Ron DeSantis of
Continue Reading By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Haitian judge assigned to oversee the investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has withdrawn from the case citing personal reasons, a decision that might delay the much-anticipated probe. Judge Mathieu Chanlatte, who was named to oversee the case less than a week ago,
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Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — El padre de Arkansas de un niño de 1 año que está hospitalizado con covid-19 le está diciendo a la gente que se vacune para que otro padre no tenga que enfrentar la incertidumbre y el miedo que él está viviendo. Cuando Carter Butrum comenzó a mostrar síntomas similares a
Continue Reading GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Russell Henley shot a 6-under 64 on Friday to open a four-stroke lead halfway through the Wyndham Championship. Henley was at 14-under 126, tying Stewart Cink at the RBC Heritage in April for the lowest 36-hole score this season in a tournament Cink went on to win. Olympic silver medalist Rory
Continue Reading By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Kyle Schwarber joined the Red Sox lineup for the first time Friday night, two weeks after Boston acquired the slugger from the Washington Nationals. Schwarber has been recovering from a right hamstring strain. He was batting sixth Friday as Boston’s designated hitter to open a three-game series
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Several South Texas school districts along with the state’s most populous county have won temporary legal victories as they seek to override Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates, which they argued is making the COVID-19 pandemic worse. After a two-hour hearing in Travis County on
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Actualización sábado 11:00 a.m. (hora de Miami): La depresión tropical Fred ha degenerado en una onda tropical, y todas las advertencias han sido descontinuadas, según el aviso de las 11 am (Hora de Miami) del Centro Nacional de Huracanes. Los restos de Fred se encuentran actualmente a unos 80 kilómetros de
Continue Reading ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks have signed center Mason McTavish. He was the No. 3 overall pick in last month’s NHL draft. The Ducks also signed second-round pick Olen Zellweger and third-round pick Sasha Pastujov. McTavish is an 18-year-old center who spent last season with Olten in Switzerland’s second division. He scored 42
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Este viernes se dio a conocer una nueva actualización sobre el estado de salud del cantante mexicano Vicente Fernández. Los médicos de la clínica donde se encuentra hospitalizado el artista comunicaron que Fernandez esta estable pero parcialmente sedado para mejorar su confort personal. Además agregaron que el cantante está completamente
Continue Reading By JOHN BOHENEKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras has made his biggest stries as a leader entering his second year as the starter. Receiver Tyrone Tracy Jr. said Petras organized offseason workouts and Petras started all eight games for the Hawkeyes last season but struggled at times in his
Continue Reading By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Democrats are getting $100,000 from the Democratic National Committee to bolster voter registration efforts as the party begins to pour money into states traditionally dominated by Republicans ahead of the 2022 midterms. The first-ever “Red State Fund” grant was announced Friday by
Continue Reading MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaraguan police raided the offices of the storied opposition newspaper La Prensa. Police said the raid was part of an investigation into customs fraud and money laundering. They said the offices would remain under police custody. The raid Friday came one day after La Prensa suspended its print edition because the
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Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — A Texas man who was scheduled for trial on murder charges this week has instead been granted release on bond. That’s after Dallas police revealed there was a temporary concern that material in his case might be among troves of data lost from its computer system. A Dallas County judge granted Jonathan
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — A Texas man who was scheduled for trial on murder charges this week has instead been granted release on bond. That’s after Dallas police revealed there was a temporary concern that material in his case might be among troves of data lost from its computer system. A Dallas County judge granted Jonathan
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, dijo lamentar la reunión social que se llevó a cabo el pasado julio de 2020 en la residencia presidencial de Olivos mientras regía una cuarentena debido a la propagación del coronavirus. En medio de un discurso desde la ciudad de Olavarría este viernes, Fernández
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — La perturbación tropical que se encuentra varios cientos de km al este de las Antillas Menores se ha organizado mejor y ahora es la depresión tropical siete, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes. Se espera que la depresión tropical se fortalezca y se convierta en una tormenta tropical esta noche. Se
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giants All-Star shortstop Brandon Crawford is being rewarded for one of his best seasons yet, agreeing to a new two-year contract that takes him through the 2023 season. The Giants announced the $32 million deal that will pay the shortstop $16 million in base salary
Continue Reading By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have put recently acquired infielder Javier Báez on the 10-day injured list with back spasms. The Mets made the move before Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Báez was injured in the fifth inning of Sunday’s game in Philadelphia when
Continue Reading By ASTRID GALVAN and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press For the 2010 Census, René D. Flores, a Mexican American college professor, marked his race as “white.” Since then, a genealogy test revealed he has 43% Native American ancestry. He is among millions more people who now identify as having two or more races, or being multiracial.
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is offering its full-throated support for local cities and school boards in Texas and Florida that are defying orders by their Republican governors that prohibit mask-wearing mandates in schools. In a pair of open letters from Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, the administration condemns
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is offering its full-throated support for local cities and school boards in Texas and Florida that are defying orders by their Republican governors that prohibit mask-wearing mandates in schools. In a pair of open letters from Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, the administration condemns
Continue Reading By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, more public and private entities rolled out Covid-19 vaccine mandates as the Delta variant continued its spread. Meanwhile, the situation in Afghanistan deteriorated as more cities fell to the Taliban amid the US departure. Monday ‘Final warning’: Lawmakers, Biden administration sound alarm over UN climate report and urge swift
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By Dakin Andone and Leyla Santiago, CNN The week before classes begin, three educators in Broward County, Florida, have died within about 24 hours of each other from Covid-19 related complications, local education officials said. Two teachers and a teaching assistant, all women, died from Covid-19 this week, according to a statement from Broward Teachers
Continue Reading By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s governor says she will deploy up to 1,500 National Guard troops to hospitals around the state to support healthcare workers as COVID-19 surges amid the rapid spread of the Delta variant. Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, says starting Aug. 20 she will send an initial
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By Virginia Langmaid Florida reported a new record number of Covid-19 cases Friday — more over the past week than any other seven-day period during the pandemic. Data published Friday by the state health department showed 151,415 new Covid-19 cases over the past week, for an average of 21,630 cases each day. The previous record
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly is back with the club two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19. The 60-year-old Mattingly, who was vaccinated for the virus in April, returned for the opener of a three-game series at home against the Chicago Cubs. Mattingly says he felt “something” during Miami’s game against the
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