OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ray Fosse, the strong-armed catcher whose career was upended when he was bowled over by Pete Rose at the 1970 All-Star Game, has died. He was 74. Carol Fosse, his wife of 51 years, said in a statement online that Fosse died Wednesday after a 16-year bout with cancer. Fosse was
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Wednesday reported 11 more COVID-19 cases and six additional deaths. Tribal health officials say the case total includes 83 delayed reported cases dating back to Oct. 4. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s totals to 34,600 confirmed COVID-19 cases from the virus since the pandemic began
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Adele has been gone from the public spotlight, musically speaking, since after the release of her “25”album in 2015. Now she’s coming back, announcing on Instagram that her “30” album will come out November 19. A new single, ‘Easy on Me,’ is being released
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By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent In today’s highly segmented media world, most of the people who watch and listen to me every day on CNN have already received and accepted the message about the utility of vaccines, the importance of masks and how we can all work together to put an end
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EL PASO, Texas — With the U.S.-Mexico border set to open in November to non-essential travel, it’s expected that businesses in El Paso’s downtown area will begin to boom again. Hector Ayala, the owner of Premier Uniforms, told ABC-7 that he thinks his business will increase by around 20%. Ayala opened up the downtown location
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EL PASO, Texas — Beginning Nov. 1, City of El Paso Senior Centers will be staying open longer. Currently, the centers are only open from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Starting next month, the ten centers will be open from 9 am to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday offering full programming. The
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By Andy Rose, CNN A former rising track star is suing Nike and her ex-coach for $20 million, saying she suffered emotional abuse at an elite training program. Mary Cain filed the lawsuit in Oregon on Monday against the athletic apparel company and Alberto Salazar, who ran the Nike Oregon Project until he was suspended
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe and Amir Vera, CNN Southern states, many of which have been hotspots, are now starting to see a decrease in Covid-19 cases while many states that have started experiencing cold weather — mostly in the North and Midwest — are seeing an uptick, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. New cases
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — About 800 San Francisco city workers have asked for medical or religions exemptions to avoid a looming deadline for them to get vaccinated or lose their job. But so far, the city has not approved a single request. That’s according to a city human resources official, who said about 5.5% of
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Lo que se suponía que sería un día especial durante el fin de semana se convirtió en una montaña rusa de emociones para una novia cuya familia no pudo asistir a su boda después de que Southwest Airlines cancelara miles de vuelos en todo el país. Kimberli Romano y Kyle Hlavaty
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CALEXICO, California — U.S. Border Patrol cameras captured the moments when a smuggler scaled a portion of border wall with a 7-year-old child on his back. The smuggler abandoned the child before agents arrived, according to ABC-7’s sister-station KESQ in southern California. The incident occurred Tuesday morning. That’s when the El Centro Station’s surveillance system
Continue Reading By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — After sending a record number of military aircraft to harass Taiwan over China’s National Day holiday, Beijing has toned down the saber rattling but tensions remain high, with the rhetoric and reasoning behind the exercises unchanged. Experts agree a direct conflict is unlikely at the moment, but
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tim Weah’s shot for the go-ahead goal deflected off the near post and then off backup goalkeeper Leonel Moreiera in the 66th minute after Sergiño Dest started the comeback from a first-minute deficit, and the United States rallied to beat Costa Rica 2-1 to ease
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — It has not been a good start to the week for the Los Angeles Chargers offensive line. The Chargers found out on Monday that right guard Oday Aboushi would miss the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee during
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles politician Mark Ridley-Thomas and a former dean at the University of Southern California have been charged with a bribery scheme in which he promised to steer millions of dollars in contracts to the school if his son got a scholarship and a teaching job.
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Civil rights activist, retired Chicago professor and historian Timuel Black has died at the age of 102. Black’s widow tells the Chicago Sun-Times and WLS-TV that he died Wednesday. Details of his death were not immediately available. Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson called Black “a tall tree in the civil
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CHICAGO (AP) — Civil rights activist, retired Chicago professor and historian Timuel Black has died at the age of 102. Black’s widow tells the Chicago Sun-Times and WLS-TV that he died Wednesday. Details of his death were not immediately available. Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson called Black “a tall tree in the civil
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Grigor Dimitrov beat top-seeded Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open, extending the parade of upsets that has knocked out several top players. Medvedev’s defeat left the combined ATP and WTA tournament without its top two men’s
Continue Reading By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal judge says OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can resume laying the groundwork to carry out its $10 billion settlement plan. Judge Linda McMahon’s ruling Wednesday denies the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee’s request for a long pause in the plan. The office within the Justice Department asked for the settlement to
Continue Reading By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal judge says OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can resume laying the groundwork to carry out its $10 billion settlement plan. Judge Linda McMahon’s ruling Wednesday denies the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee’s request for a long pause in the plan. The office within the Justice Department asked for the settlement to
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just one week ago, Robert Rochell was a rookie cornerback hoping to contribute on special teams while he waited for the opportunity to make plays for the Los Angeles Rams’ defense. When the Rams visit the New York Giants on Sunday, there’s a good chance
Continue Reading DENVER (AP) — In a story published October 14, 2021, about a defamation lawsuit, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of Joseph Oltmann’s attorney. The attorney is Ingrid DeFranco, not Andrew DeFranco.
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Rich Bisaccia, now in his 20th season as an NFL coach, is the interim head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. Bisaccia steps in for Jon Gruden, who resigned Monday after reports surfaced of emails he sent that contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments. Bisaccia, general
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A Dallas man has been sentenced in a scheme to target gay men for violent crimes using the dating app Grindr, according to the Department of Justice. Daniel Jenkins, 22, was sentenced Wednesday to a maximum of 26 years in federal prison on charges including kidnapping, carjacking and hate crimes. He
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Sonia Sotomayor told an audience Wednesday that recent changes in the format of oral arguments were instituted in part after studies emerged showing that female justices on the court were interrupted more by male justices and advocates. Sotomayor said the studies, including one by researchers Tonja
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other Republicans are trying to fire up the party’s right-wing base ahead of Virginia’s critical November elections. Trump phoned into a rally held in suburban Richmond Wednesday that was marked by falsehoods about the 2020 election and tirades against vaccine and
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 22-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe at a party was charged Wednesday with aggravated murder and other counts. The 21-year-old Lowe died at a late-September house party just hours after the Utes defeated Washington State University. Charges state the shooting happened after
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have been celebrating home runs by giving the hitter a ride through the dugout in a laundry cart. The new tradition started last year during the pandemic when coach Jason Varitek suggested they needed to put some fun back in the game.
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas injured his right adductor muscle during a World Cup qualifier against the United States and was replaced by Leonel Moreira at the start of the second half. The 34-year-old Navas, the starter for Paris Saint-German, made his 99th international appearance and had allowed a tying goal
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — El presidente Vladimir Putin rechazó las acusaciones de que Rusia hace subir deliberadamente los precios del gas natural en Europa al retener las exportaciones. En una conferencia sobre energía celebrada este miércoles en Moscú, Putin calificó las acusaciones de estar “motivadas políticamente” e infundadas. Sus comentarios se produjeron en un
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