ATLANTA (AP) — Braves manager Brian Snitker usually sends bench coach Walt Weiss to take the lineup card to the umpires at home plate, but he wanted to do it himself before his team beat Houston 2-0 to win the first World Series game in Atlanta since 1999. What Snitker didn’t know was that Astros
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FORT LAUDERDALE Inter Miami midfielder Federico Higuaín, a brother of teammate Gonzolo Higuaín, will retire at the end of the Major League Soccer season.Federico Higuaín, 37, joined Miami from D.C. United in October 2020 and has three goals in 24 league games this season. He also has played in MLS for Columbus from 2012-19 as
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for Sen. Richard Burr’s brother-in-law says U.S. regulators should question the senator before quizzing his client in a probe of whether insider trading resulted from secrets about the pandemic’s true threat. Attorney Francis Warin complained to a Manhattan federal judge Friday that the Securities
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By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, Democrats on Capitol Hill scrambled to achieve consensus on key pieces of President Joe Biden’s agenda as he headed to Europe for a series of summits with key leaders. Meanwhile, a Republican Trump critic announced he won’t seek reelection in Congress. Monday Democrats drive toward a scaled back $1.75
Continue Reading By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland state legislator who is a plastic surgeon has been fined $15,000 and reprimanded for twice participating in legislative committee meetings by videoconference from an operating room during surgery. Del. Terri Hill signed a consent order this month agreeing to the disciplinary actions from a
Continue Reading SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Taylor Pendrith took advantage of some beautiful weather in Bermuda. One day after it was a battle in the wind and rain, the 30-year-old Canadian shot 61 at Port Royal. He had a one-shot lead over Patrick Rodgers in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Rodgers shot 64. Sixteen players are separated by
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By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has become the latest state to temporarily stop making license plates because of a disruption in the U.S. aluminum supply. Montana Correctional Enterprises, which makes the plates, ran out of aluminum this week and another shipment isn’t expected until December. Administrator Gayle Butler says
Continue Reading By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has become the latest state to temporarily stop making license plates because of a disruption in the U.S. aluminum supply. Montana Correctional Enterprises, which makes the plates, ran out of aluminum this week and another shipment isn’t expected until December. Administrator Gayle Butler says
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Jamaican government will allow 5,000 fully vaccinated fans to attend the Reggae Boyz World Cup qualifier against the United States on Nov. 16 at Independence Park in Kingston, reversing its decision of a day earlier to play without fans. The U.S. hosts Mexico on Nov. 12 at Cincinnati before traveling
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Prince Andrew are asking a New York judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing the prince of sexually abusing an American when she was 17. The lawyers filed papers late Friday in Manhattan federal court, saying Andrew never sexually abused or assaulted Virginia Giuffre.
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By DAVID SHARP and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in Maine to block a vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday. Three conservative justices noted their dissents. The state is not offering a religious exemption to hospital and nursing home workers
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By Gregory Krieg and Sonia Moghe, CNN The Albany County sheriff on Friday acknowledged that his office did not coordinate with the local district attorney over the misdemeanor forcible touching allegation that his office had filed in an Albany court against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Sheriff Craig Apple said the charges had been
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By David Williams, CNN Some visitors to Yosemite National Park this week were delighted to see a glowing ribbon of water that looked like molten lava cascade down Horsetail Fall on El Capitan. Horsetail Fall doesn’t usually flow at this time of year, but the recent severe storms that swept through the area brought it
Continue Reading VIENNA (AP) — Jannik Sinner has stretched his winning streak on indoor hard courts to 11 matches and 22 sets by beating Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-1 in the quarterfinals of the Erste Bank Open. The seventh-seeded Italian will take on American qualifier Frances Tiafoe for a place in Sunday’s final. Alexander Zverev takes on Spanish
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request to block a Maine rule that requires certain health care employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. A group of unvaccinated workers argued that the vaccine mandate violated their religious liberty rights. The court’s right wing — Justice Neil
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — ¿Sabías que, en promedio, cada mexicano consume aproximadamente 20 kilos de huevo per cápita cada año? No por nada México es el mayor consumidor de huevo en el mundo, según la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO, por sus siglas en inglés). Según
Continue Reading WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) — A little rain didn’t stop it from being a beautiful day at Rollins College in Florida this week as a bronze sculpture to beloved children’s TV host Mister Rogers was unveiled. School officials held up umbrellas during Thursday’s ceremony as they pulled back a drape on the work entitled “A
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Chargers running back Austin Ekeler is questionable for Los Angeles’ game against New England on Sunday due to a hip injury. Ekeler was a full participant on Wednesday but felt soreness in his hip after practice. He was sidelined on Thursday and Friday, but
Continue Reading By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say they have more evidence that vaccinations can offer better protection against COVID-19 than natural immunity from a prior infection. A new study found that unvaccinated people who had been infected months earlier were 5 times more likely to get COVID months than
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw underwent season-ending knee surgery after being hampered by the injury since late season. Kinlaw hurt his knee last December in Dallas and missed the final two games of the season. He underwent surgery in the offseason
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Six New York City firefighters angry with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers that took effect Friday were pulled from duty and suspended after driving a fire truck to a state Senator’s office and threatening his staff over the requirement. State Senator Zellnor Myrie
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
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By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — U.S. governors are taking a seat at the table as international leaders gather in Scotland at a critical moment for global efforts to reduce fossil fuel emissions and slow the planet’s temperature rise. At least a half dozen Democratic governors are planning to attend parts of
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — U.S. governors are taking a seat at the table as international leaders gather in Scotland at a critical moment for global efforts to reduce fossil fuel emissions and slow the planet’s temperature rise. At least a half dozen Democratic governors are planning to attend parts of
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — U.S. governors are taking a seat at the table as international leaders gather in Scotland at a critical moment for global efforts to reduce fossil fuel emissions and slow the planet’s temperature rise. At least a half dozen Democratic governors are planning to attend parts of
Continue Reading By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The US intelligence community released a declassified report on Friday that confirmed that it has not reached a conclusion on the origins of Covid-19, though it offered fresh details on how the intelligence community approached its 90-day investigation into the matter. The 17-page report from the Office of the Director
Continue Reading SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Some 1,900 police officers across Puerto Rico have gone on strike to demand a better public pension plan. The absences reported Friday are expected to continue through the weekend and prompted several mayors to declare a state of emergency. Puerto Rico’s police department has more than 11,500 officers that
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Angel Di Maria set up the equalizer and then netted the winning goal himself as Paris Saint-Germain rallied past defending champion Lille 2-1 on Friday to stretch its lead at the top of the French league to 10 points. Canada striker Jonathan David gave Lille the lead with a first-time effort in
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Tienes tu celular en la mano todo el tiempo. Abres tus redes sociales, miras el teléfono largo rato, navegando automáticamente. Guardas el teléfono, pero solo unos minutos después lo vuelves a abrir para seguir viendo las mismas redes sociales que recién habías visto. La acción se repite varias veces
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By Jacob Lev, CNN The owner of the Chicago Blackhawks has asked the Hockey Hall of Fame to write X’s over the name of a former video coach on the Stanley Cup. In a letter addressed to the Hall of Fame’s chairman, Lanny McDonald, and obtained by CNN, Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz requests “x-ing out”
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