By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics released veteran outfielder Stephen Piscotty on Tuesday and cleared way for top prospect Shea Langeliers to gain key experience down the stretch for the last-place team in the AL West. Langeliers, a 24-year-old catcher and left fielder selected ninth overall in the
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say a 19-year-old east El Paso resident was driving the car that overturned into a canal in the Upper Valley Monday morning. Police say the man was Axel Elias Ramirez Alcantar. One passenger died, his identity is not known. Police have identified the other victims as, Jorge Omar
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns starting center Nick Harris will miss the season after being placed on injured reserve along with one of his backups, rookie Dawson Deaton, who got hurt during practice. Harris suffered a serious right knee injury on the second play of last week’s exhibition
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The NFL essentially is back to normal entering its third season amid COVID-19. Derrick Henry has been seen jogging on the field with his daughter after practice. Green Bay Packers are once again borrowing kids’ bicycles for the ride to practice. Fans are
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By Virginia Langmaid, CNN A civil and human rights advocacy organization has filed suit against officials in Lexington, Mississippi following alleged racist and homophobic remarks from a now-fired police chief, and what plaintiffs allege is targeting behavior from the police department. The suit was filed “to demand protection for Lexington’s largely Black population from the
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — La película “Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” hace su debut en pantalla grande y nos muestra unos nuevos androides, que al parecer son miembros de la vieja conocida Patrulla Roja. Tanto la historia como el guion y diseño de personajes estuvieron a cargo de Akira Toriyama, el creador del universo de
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EL PASO, Texas – Gateway South Blvd is open at Yandell Dr. again after a big sinkhole opened up last week in Central El Paso. A spokesperson for El Paso Water said Gateway South is open for traffic, but Yandell remains closed as the repairs continue. They said the paving of Yandell will take place
Continue Reading By Stephanie Busari and Nimi Princewill, CNN William Ruto has emerged the winner of a tense and fiercely fought contest for Kenya’s presidency, but who is the man who will lead east Africa’s largest economy? As a boy, Ruto grew up on his family’s farm in a quiet village in the Rift Valley, selling chickens
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A man who is accused of bringing weapons to a Pennsylvania vote counting center after the 2020 presidential election was arrested Tuesday for allegedly illegally trespassing at the Capitol during the January 6, 2021, insurrection. Antonio LaMotta of Virginia is charged with four misdemeanors. He has not entered a formal plea,
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business American Airlines is placing a bet on a future in which supersonic jets might return to the skies, shuttling passengers on some routes at speeds roughly twice as fast as current commercial aircraft. Exactly how big that bet is, however, remains unclear. American, which said it put down a deposit
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EL PASO, Texas — Two El Pasoans have been infected with the West Nile Virus, according to public health officials. One of the victims is a man in his 60s with no underlying conditions in zip code 79932. The other is a woman in her 80s with underlying medical conditions in zip code 79936. Both
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — The suspended World Cup qualifying game between Brazil and Argentina will not be played, after the two countries’ governing soccer bodies reached a deal with FIFA to cancel the match. Both teams agreed to pay a fine for not playing the qualifier which was stopped
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. officials say Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will get less Colorado River water after reservoir levels hit critical low.
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By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Immigration advocates are accusing the data broker LexisNexis Risk Solutions of violating Illinois law by collecting and combining extensive personal information and selling it to third parties including federal immigration authorities. Individual activists and two immigration advocacy groups argue in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the result
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists who are already suing to block a geothermal power plant where an endangered toad lives in western Nevada are now seeking U.S. protection for a rare butterfly at another geothermal project the developer plans near the Oregon line. The Center for Biological Diversity is now
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The PGA Tour is in Delaware for the first time and so is Tiger Woods. Just not to play. Two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Woods attended a private meeting of top players to discuss the threat of Saudi-funded LIV
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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Breanna Stewart is always looking for ways to improve her game. This season, her efforts culminated in more career milestones. The Seattle Storm forward led the WNBA in scoring for the first time in her career, averaging 21.8 points, and Tuesday she became the first player to repeat as
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Breanna Stewart is always looking for ways to improve her game. This season, her efforts culminated in more career milestones. The Seattle Storm forward led the WNBA in scoring for the first time in her career, averaging 21.8 points, and Tuesday she became the first player to repeat as
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has announced a public-private partnership to overhaul the island’s cruise ship docks as part of a $425 million project to boost the U.S. territory’s tourism sector. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said Tuesday that the project aims to transform Puerto Rico into the
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — El 11 de agosto, la Asociación Estadounidense del Automóvil (AAA, por sus siglas en inglés) dio a conocer que el precio promedio de un galón de gasolina en Estados Unidos se ubicó por debajo de los US$ 4 por primera vez desde marzo. Esto fue una buena noticia para los consumidores,
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — El reconocido escritor Salman Rushdie está despierto y se expresa con “elocuencia” en sus conversaciones con los investigadores, mientras permanece hospitalizado por las heridas graves de apuñalamiento que sufrió durante un ataque en el oeste del estado de Nueva York, el pasado viernes, informó a CNN un funcionario policial con conocimiento directo
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By Annie Grayer, CNN Two top House Democrats are accusing the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General of obstructing their investigation into missing Secret Service text messages related to the January 6 Capitol attack, escalating tensions between Congress and the watchdog agency. In a letter on Tuesday, House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney and House Homeland
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin is fighting to keep his seat as a New Mexico county commissioner as he faces possible removal and disqualification from public office for his participation in last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Griffin was previously convicted of a misdemeanor for entering Capitol grounds
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN Manti Te’o used to be revered. In high school, Te’o was an all-around star — beloved by those around him and on track for a full football scholarship at the University of Notre Dame. He was the golden boy in his Hawaii hometown, active in his faith and easy to get
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Las 32 mejores selecciones de fútbol del mundo se enfrentarán en 64 partidos durante menos de un mes (del 20 de noviembre al 18 de diciembre) en el Mundial de Qatar 2022, el evento deportivo más seguido por miles de personas alrededor del mundo. Si no lograste comprar tu boleto de
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El empeoramiento del calor y la humedad como resultado del cambio climático traerá índices de calor extremadamente peligrosos a gran parte de los Estados Unidos en los próximos 30 años, aumentando tanto la intensidad como la frecuencia de los días más calurosos del año, según un nuevo estudio. Se prevé
Continue Reading By Catherine Thorbecke and Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business A coalition of Amazon employees walked off the job on Monday at an air freight facility in San Bernardino, California, demanding better pay and working conditions, in the latest sign that worker organizing efforts continue to spread across the tech giant’s vast retail and logistics network. The
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By Rachel Janfaza, Ethan Cohen, Melissa Holzberg DePalo, Clara Grudberg and Nicholas Anastacio, CNN It’s primary election day in Wyoming and Alaska. In both states Tuesday, there are key primary races that will test the fate of two of former President Donald Trump’s biggest critics. Here’s everything you need to know: In Wyoming, Rep. Liz
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By Amarachi Orie and Nicola Ruotolo, CNN Italian cinema icon Gina Lollobrigida will run for the Senate in her country’s elections next month, weeks after celebrating her 95th birthday. The elections were triggered after Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella dissolved Parliament in July following the resignation of the country’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi. Lollobrigida, who joined
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden arrived at the White House promising to “build back” America, and legislation he signed Tuesday delivers a slimmer, though not insignificant, version of that once sweeping idea. Approved by the divided Congress, the bill brings the biggest investment ever in the U.S. to
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