By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Olson hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, Adam Duvall went deep for two runs in the seventh and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 4-1. The defending World Series champion Braves trimmed the Mets’ NL East lead to 1 1/2
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — La Sociedad Protectora de Animales de Estados Unidos (HSUS, por sus siglas en inglés) transferirá 4.000 beagles de un centro de investigación en Cumberland, Virginia, a sociedades protectoras de animales en Estados Unidos donde puedan ser adoptados, según un plan aprobado la semana pasada por un juez federal. En una serie
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Chris Sale worked five scoreless innings in his season debut, but the Boston bullpen couldn’t hold a two-run lead in a 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Sale had been out all season with a fracture in his right rib cage. He allowed three
Continue Reading By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — José Berríos matched his career high by striking out 13 over six innings, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had four hits, including a go-ahead double in the sixth, and the Toronto Blue Jays snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3. Berríos (7-4) allowed three runs
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The Florida State League will limit defensive shifts by drawing chalk lines in a pie shape from second base to the outfield grass starting July 22, prohibiting infielders from the marked area pre-pitch in an experiment that could increase offense. Major League Baseball has been testing shift limits all season at
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Abortions are legal once again in Louisiana after a state court on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order against the state’s ban that took effect following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The court order allows abortion services in the state to resume at
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CNN, SENATE TV, SENATE JUDICIARY COMM By Veronica Stracqualursi and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Abortions are legal once again in Louisiana after a state court on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order against the state’s ban that took effect following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The court order allows abortion services
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EL PASO, Texas — Nova, the 2-year-old dog seen being saved by water rescuers in the canal this weekend, was reunited with her family Tuesday afternoon. In a tearful embrace with her dog, owner Suzan Rivera used one word to sum up her feelings of having her dog back in her arms: “Happy.” “Ecstatic. I’m
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The state of Oregon has slashed the financial penalties it assigned a baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple almost 10 years ago. In compliance with a state appeals court ruling earlier this year, State Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle said Tuesday that the Bureau of Labor
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Oneil Cruz hit a tiebreaking RBI triple and Jake Marisnick homered for the second straight game, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 3-2. Diego Castillo had two hits for the Pirates in their fourth straight victory. Pittsburgh is 14-6 against Miami since 2018. Dillon Peters got the win with
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN In a rare move, more than 200 congressional staffers have sent a letter to Democratic leadership in the House and Senate, demanding they close the deal on a climate and clean energy package and warning that failure could doom younger generations. “We’ve crafted the legislation necessary to avert climate catastrophe. It’s
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Santi Aldama scored 31 points, David Roddy added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies tied the Las Vegas Summer League record for points in a game in a 120-84 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. The Grizzlies (2-1), who never trailed and led by double figures for more than 33 minutes, hit 12
Continue Reading By BOBBY BANCROFT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday’s game between the Seattle Mariners and Washington Nationals was postponed because of thunderstorms. MLB approved the postponement after a 1-hour, 4-minute delay from the scheduled 7:05 p.m. first pitch. The teams will play a split doubleheader on Wednesday. Seattle has won eight straight and began Tuesday
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 27 points and A’ja Wilson added 23 to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the New York Liberty 107-101. Wilson also had 14 rebounds for the Aces. The two teams played last week before the All-Star break and combined for the highest
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The trial continues for a former Las Cruces officer accused of killing a man with a choke hold restraint. Christopher Smelser is being tried for second-degree murder in the February 2020 death of Antonio Valenzuela. The trial resumed at 8:30 Tuesday morning at the Third Judicial District Court in Las Cruces. Officer Andrew Tuton was the first
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA has completed the process of changing the transition take foul rule, ending years of discussion about what to do with the long-maligned tactic. And, also as expected, the play-in tournament is going to be around for the foreseeable future. The league’s board of
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Boston Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story left a game at Tampa Bay after being hit by a ball in the hand while swinging. Story has a bruised right hand after being struck there in the fifth inning while offering at a pitch from Rays right-hander Corey Kluber. He dropped
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — California prosecutors say a man with a criminal history has been charged with assaulting a former Olympic volleyball player last week in downtown Los Angeles. Kim Glass was a silver medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and said she suffered multiple facial bone fractures when someone hurled a metal object, possibly
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By Elizabeth Joseph and Christina Maxouris, CNN The Uvalde, Texas, City Council on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Councilman Pedro “Pete” Arredondo. Arredondo, who is the Uvalde school district police chief, said in his resignation letter earlier this month he was stepping down from the city council position to “minimize further distractions.” “The Mayor, the
Continue Reading The community in Uvalde, Texas is speaking out after surveillance footage of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was leaked.
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FORT BLISS, Texas — Federal officials say a Louisiana man was sentenced to life in prison for sexual abuse of a minor. According to court testimony and documents, Marco Antonio Abundiz, 33, sexually abused a child at Fort Bliss on multiple occasions. Officials say a 6-year-old made an outcry against Abundiz in October 2020. According
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Cooper Roberts, el niño de 8 años que quedó paralizado de la cintura para abajo después de recibir un disparo en el desfile del 4 de julio de Highland Park, se encuentra nuevamente en estado crítico y enfrentó una cirugía “urgente, compleja y prolongada”, dijo un portavoz de la familia el
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Defending IndyCar champion Alex Palou says he’s leaving Chip Ganassi Racing after this season. His announcement came after Ganassi sent out a news release saying it was keeping Palou for 2023. Now confusion reins in America’s top open-wheel series. Arrow McLaren SP and Palou say they’ve reached a deal that would allow
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi said Tuesday that the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, has “started producing information” for the Department of Justice relevant to its request for transcripts of interviews the committee has conducted. “We have started producing information about who we have interviewed and that kind
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays’ injured list increased to a major league-high 16 when left-hander Josh Fleming was placed on the IL with right oblique tightness. Fleminig was hurt in Monday night’s game against Boston and became Tampa Bay’s 11th player on the IL, most in the AL. Shortstop Wander Franco
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Albuquerque police chief is calling on the state’s attorney general to review a teenage boy’s death in a house fire, which broke out after authorities tried to arrest a man inside. Albuquerque police announced Tuesday that Chief Harold Medina has asked Attorney General Hector Balderas to lead a probe of
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By The Associated Press Shohei Ohtani makes his final start before heading to the All-Star Game and hopes to lead Los Angeles to a better result against Houston’s Cristian Javier, who struck out 14 Angels on July 1. One start after striking out 13 in seven innings to begin a combined no-hitter against the Yankees,
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By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Editor’s Note: This story is part of CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. Good news and bad news, America: The US dollar and the euro are officially even, which should make your European summer vacay easier on the budget. A croissant
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans say second-round draft choice E.J. Liddell has been diagnosed with torn knee ligaments that will keep him out indefinitely. The injury to the 6-foot-6 forward out of Ohio State occurred during the third quarter of a Summer League game in Las Vegas on Monday night against the
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