By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Max Fried won his eighth straight decision, Austin Riley put Atlanta ahead to stay in the first inning with his team-high 19th home run and the Atlanta Braves routed the Cincinnati Reds 9-1. Dansby Swanson added a three-run homer in the seventh for the defending World
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gary Payton II is returning to his Pacific Northwest roots, agreeing to a $28 million, three-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.A person with direct knowledge of the deal confirmed that Payton would depart the NBA champion Golden State Warriors to join a backcourt alongside
Continue Reading By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Darick Hall’s tiebreaking homer was his third straight shot since being called up, and Rhys Hoskins went deep to add an insurance run, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Hall broke a 3-all tie in the sixth when he led
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A group of people who were spotted getting in and out of a parked semitrailer in San Antonio were part of a work crew, not a human-smuggling operation, authorities said Friday. Authorities checked the vehicle after someone alerted a deputy constable to it, just days after 53 migrants died when they
Continue Reading SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — J.T. Poston took a four-stroke lead into the weekend in the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic, following an opening 9-under 62 with a 65 on Friday at TPC Deere Run. Coming off a second-place tie last week in Connecticut after also opening with a 62, Poston got to 15 under with
Continue Reading By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Brian Anderson homered, and the Miami Marlins beat Washington 6-3 for their ninth win in 10 games against the Nationals this season. Miami, fourth in the NL East, is 26-39 against teams other the last-place Nationals, who dropped to 29-50. Washington lost its 50th game by the
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The outcry that marked the start of the Saudi Arabia-funded LIV Golf series’ first American stop quieted a bit on Friday, putting the focus on the play at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. Modest crowds and mild temperatures in the mid-70s greeted the players on the upstart series, bankrolled
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Ángela Reyes (CNN) — A estas alturas, todo el mundo está al menos enterado de que una comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes investiga los disturbios del 6 de enero en el Capitolio de Estados Unidos. A través de sus audiencias públicas, esta comisión a atraído mucha atención. De perfil más bajo es la
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Durante cuatro años de gobierno, el presidente Iván Duque se ha mostrado en el exterior como un firme defensor del Acuerdo de Paz en Colombia, firmado en 2016 entre la ahora desmovilizada guerrilla de las FARC y el gobierno de Juan Manuel Santos. Sin embargo, muchas de las acciones de Duque
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle and Samantha Beech, CNN The New York State Legislature on Friday passed a constitutional amendment that, if fully enacted, would enshrine the right to an abortion and contraception access in the state constitution. The amendment’s passage Friday is the first step toward adding the language to the California Constitution. Lawmakers will
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By Melissa Alonso, Hannah Sarisohn and Steve Almasy, CNN The family of an 11-year-old boy who died last year after an Iowa amusement park ride overturned filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Thursday, saying the park failed to maintain a safe water ride, according to a copy of the petition obtained by CNN. Michael Jaramillo was on
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By Lauren del Valle and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed into law a bill restricting the concealed carry of firearms in locations such as government buildings and schools after the US Supreme Court last week struck down the state’s century-old law that placed restrictions on carrying a concealed
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Locomotive are on an eight game unbeaten streak and they’re looking to build on that when they take on Atlanta United II on Saturday. The game marks the Locos third game in just seven days. So far the they have come away with one win (5-0 over New
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Stephy Chung, CNN and Kristie Lu Stout, CNN Beijing’s Palace Museum, located in the heart of the Forbidden City, contains the world’s largest collection of Chinese art, spanning nearly 5,000 years of history. Now, more than 900 of those treasures are on display at the new Hong Kong Palace Museum — a “gift” from the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As celebrations are near kick off this 4th of July weekend animal services warn of how fireworks may affect your pets. The Mesilla Valley Animal Services Center says they’re already over capacity with 500 animals in their care, they’re expecting an additional 70- 80 this weekend. “We keep our dogs
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By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s social media company and some of its employees received subpoenas from a federal grand jury in New York and securities regulators. That is according to a public disclosure Friday by a company planning to buy Trump Media & Technology Group. The two probes could
Continue Reading By Eric Cheung, CNN Wang Chen-wei and Chen Jun-ru are unique among parents in Taiwan. This year, in a landmark legal case, the two men became the first same-sex couple on the island to legally adopt a child neither of them are related to. Now they’re living their family dream with daughter Joujou, 4, in
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A prosecutor’s office said Friday that it won’t move forward with a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over his refusal to release his communications relating to his appearance at a pro-Donald Trump rally that preceded the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last year. The Austin-based Travis County district
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The series opener between the New York Yankees and Cleveland was postponed by rain, the latest weather issue for the Guardians, who have already played five doubleheaders at home. They’ll have their sixth at Progressive Field on Saturday as the teams will play two, starting at
Continue Reading VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Restricted free-agent forward Brock Boeser re-signed with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday, agreeing to three-year deal worth $6.65 million a season. The 25-year-old right wing from Burnsville, Minnesota, had 23 goals and 23 assists in 71 regular-season games last season. He has 121 goals and 135 assists in 324 career
Continue Reading Angel Nakamura (CNN Español) — Este viernes falleció en el Hospital General de Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, en el noreste de México, Cinthya de la Cruz Martínez, hija del periodista Antonio de la Cruz, quien fue asesinado el miércoles, informó este viernes en su cuenta de Twitter el periódico Expreso de Ciudad Victoria, para el que
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EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Friday that agents from the U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector have intercepted 25 human smuggling events, rescuing 170 migrants, in the past week. This contributes to a total of more than 590 human smuggling incidents that have been intercepted by U.S. Border Patrol agents
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Former New Mexico State standout Teddy Allen will try to impress scouts as he plays at the NBA Summer League with the Denver Nuggets. Teddy Allen, affectionately known as Teddy Buckets won the 2022 WAC Player of the Year award after leading the Aggies to their first round upset of
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man who once competed on the Philippines national decathlon team has agreed to plead guilty to bilking investors out of more than $28 million with a phony scheme to market cannabis vape pens. Federal prosecutors announced Friday that David Bunevacz of Calabasas will plead guilty to securities and
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Enough moisture will hang around this weekend and early next week for some thunderstorms in the heat of the afternoon and evening. Temps will be in the mid and upper 90’s. Rain chances will generally be 20% over the weekend and pick up next week.
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — La hermana del presunto narcotraficante colombiano Dairo Úsuga, también conocido por el alias “Otoniel”, fue extraditada a Estados Unidos para enfrentar cargos de narcotráfico, anunció el viernes la Policía Nacional de Colombia. Nini Johana Úsuga David, de 40 años, está acusada de lavado de dinero para el Clan del Golfo y
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN An apparent cyberattack this week on Florida-based IT provider Geographic Solutions has disrupted unemployment and workforce benefits for thousands of people in multiple states and Washington, DC. Unemployment payments are delayed for people in Tennessee, where about 12,000 people rely on the program, and in Nebraska, according to statements from state
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Air France-KLM has agreed to pay $3.9 million to settle charges that it falsified records about international deliveries of U.S. mail. The Justice Department said Friday that the European airline incorrectly reported when and where mail shipments arrived to avoid penalties for deliveries that were late or went to the wrong location.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The major league batting average was .242 in June, down from .245 in May, and home runs are down 9% from last season at this point, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The season batting average is .242. Batting average was an especially low .231 through April. Last year, it rose
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Texas students’ standardized test scores in reading and math moved closer to pre-pandemic levels after falling to levels not seen in a decade the year before, according to results released Friday by the Texas Education Agency. Each spring, Texas students take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR test. In math, 40%
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