By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press While suburban congressional districts are swelling with new residents, lawmakers in large swaths of rural America and some Rust Belt cities are in need of more people to represent. In rural Illinois, Republican Rep. Mary Miller’s district is short 73,000 people. In northeastern Ohio, Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan needs
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By ROBERT BURNS and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has authorized an additional 1,000 U.S. troops for deployment to Afghanistan. That raises to roughly 5,000 the number of U.S. troops deployed to ensure what Biden is calling an “orderly and safe drawdown” of American and allied personnel. U.S. troops will
Continue Reading By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Midnight on Sunday is the deadline for consumers to take advantage of a special “Obamacare” sign up period, courtesy of President Joe Biden. Not only did Biden reopen the HealthCare.gov marketplace because of the pandemic, but his COVID relief law is providing bigger subsidies that can significantly
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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Midnight on Sunday is the deadline for consumers to take advantage of a special “Obamacare” sign up period, courtesy of President Joe Biden. Not only did Biden reopen the HealthCare.gov marketplace because of the pandemic, but his COVID relief law is providing bigger subsidies that can significantly
Continue Reading By EUGENE GARCIA and DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press QUINCY, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling the Dixie Fire face “another critical day” as thunderstorms pushed flames closer to two towns in the forestlands of Northern California. The unstable weather whipped up winds and produced lightning, threatening thousands of homes not far from where the fire destroyed
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press While suburban congressional districts are swelling with new residents, lawmakers in large swaths of rural America and some Rust Belt cities are in need of more people to represent. In rural Illinois, Republican Rep. Mary Miller’s district is short 73,000 people. In northeastern Ohio, Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan needs
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By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden is facing multiple August crises with Afghanistan on the verge of collapse, Covid-19 patients overwhelming hospitals in some states, persistent inflation concerns, an uncertain path forward for his sweeping infrastructure agenda and surging attempted border crossings. It’s a far cry from the celebrations of July, where the White
Continue Reading Executive Director of LEARN Afghanistan Pashtana Durrani talks about her experience as the Taliban seize swathes of territory in Afghanistan.
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque’s police chief said the boy who was shot and killed at his school had tried to deescalate a violent confrontation between classmates. Chief Harold Medina said the victim was a hero. Police on Saturday identified him as 13-year-old Bennie Hargrove and
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque’s police chief said the boy who was shot and killed at his school had tried to deescalate a violent confrontation between classmates. Chief Harold Medina said the victim was a hero. Police on Saturday identified him as 13-year-old Bennie Hargrove and
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico health officials are putting out an urgent call for volunteer nurses to help boost the state’s medical workforce. The New Mexico Department of Health late Friday called on nurses or anyone with a medical license to volunteer to help because they think hospitals could soon be overwhelmed with patients.
Continue Reading GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say operations aimed at cracking down on street racing within Gallup and the surrounding area of northwestern New Mexico’s McKinley County have netted a dozen arrests and produced 70 traffic citations. A New Mexico State Police statement said the arrests made during operations conducted July 17 and Aug. 7 included
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MIAMI (AP) — Bryan De La Cruz hit a grand slam and Alex Jackson added a three-run homer as the Miami Marlins tied a team record by scoring 11 times in the second inning during a 14-10 win over the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs lost their ninth straight and have allowed 41 runs in the
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EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 was given rare access to see what officers of the Customs and Border Protection crew on board a military style Blackhawk helicopter can see, which in this case, was the detention of several migrants who illegally crossed into the U.S. and were trying to hop into one of the cars
Continue Reading By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith hit a two-run homer to start the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers bounced back after blowing a four-run lead to beat the New York Mets 6-5. Smith gave the Dodgers a 6-4 advantage when he hit a full-count sinker from Jeurys Familia
Continue Reading By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jack Flaherty pitched six innings of two-hit ball in his return from an oblique injury, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 6-0. Nolan Arenado hit his 23rd homer for St. Louis, which earned its fourth straight win. Tyler O’Neill and Lars
Continue Reading By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nelson Cruz homered in his return to Minnesota and the Tampa Bay Rays moved to a season-high 26 games over .500 with a 10–4 win over the Twins. Cruz made his first appearance in Minnesota since the Twins traded him to Tampa Bay on July 22. He
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The California Department of Justice will not pursue criminal charges against utility company Southern California Edison for its role in starting the 2018 Woolsey Fire, which killed three people and destroyed more than 1,600 structures, the department said Friday. An investigative report previously concluded the wildfire was ignited by utility equipment
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Ángela Reyes (CNN) — El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) emitió el viernes un nuevo boletín sobre terrorismo en el que advierte a la población de la posibilidad de que se produzcan actos de violencia en torno al 20º aniversario de los atentados del 11S y a las próximas festividades
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yohel Pozo hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the sixth inning of his major league debut, fellow rookie DJ Peters had a two-run shot and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-6. Pozo swung at all seven pitches he saw in the game, including one from veteran Sergio Romo
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yohel Pozo hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the sixth inning of his major league debut, fellow rookie DJ Peters had a two-run shot and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-6. Pozo swung at all seven pitches he saw in the game, including one from veteran Sergio Romo
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Cleveland rookie Ernie Clement hit the first two homers of his career while Miguel Cabrera stayed one drive short of No. 500 as the Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4. Cabrera went 0 for 4, leaving him at 499 career home runs and disappointing a crowd of
Continue Reading By Carma Hassan and Christina Maxouris, CNN Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are surging and in Dallas County, Texas, there are “zero ICU beds left for children,” county judge Clay Jenkins said in a news conference Friday morning. “That means if your child’s in a car wreck, if your child has a congenital heart defect or
Continue Reading TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — J.R. Todd led Funny Car qualifying Friday night in the Menards NHRA Nationals at Heartland Motorsports Park. Coming off a runner-up finish two weeks ago in Pomona, Todd had a 3.884-second pass at 332.67 mph in a Toyota Camry. Billy Torrence was the fastest in Top Fuel, running a 3.717 at
Continue Reading By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Kyle Schwarber scored twice in his debut for Boston and his new teammates delivered three home runs to lift the Red Sox over the slumping Baltimore Orioles 8-1. Xander Bogaerts, Bobby Dalbec and Hunter Renfroe each homered for the Red Sox, who are trying to snap out
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Representantes del Gobierno de Venezuela y de la oposición firmaron un comunicado conjunto en Ciudad de México el viernes, en el que se comprometen a comenzar un proceso de negociaciones para poner fin al estancamiento político del país. La declaración conjunta fue firmada por el representante del Gobierno Jorge Rodríguez y
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Jake Fromm threw a 42-yard, fourth-down pass to rookie Marquez Stevenson to set up Tyler Bass’ 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left in the Buffalo Bills’ 16-15 victory over the Detroit Lions on Friday night. Fromm, Buffalo’s fifth-round pick in 2020, spent all of last
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyler Mahle tossed three-hit ball over seven shutout innings to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Joey Votto hit a three-run homer, Nick Castellanos added a solo homer and Eugenio Suarez hit a two-run shot for the Reds. Votto has
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Tras el despliegue de las diversas vacunas contra el covid-19, varios países relajaron las restricciones de viaje, pero también se han implementen nuevos lineamientos. Por ejemplo, los turistas que estén completamente vacunados no deberán someterse a pruebas, cuarentena o autoaislamiento, si son inoculados con vacunas aprobadas por el país de destino.
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Logan Woodside and Matt Barkley each threw touchdown passes to open Tennessee’s backup quarterback competition and the Titans beat the Atlanta Falcons 23-3 in each team’s preseason opener. The Titans held Atlanta to 139 yards and six first downs in the debut for Falcons coach Arthur
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