By JAKE STARR Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Hawaii will play Curacao on Sunday in the Little League World Series championship following each team winning its bracket on Saturday. Because of the coronavirus, it will be the first title matchup with an international team since 2019, which also featured Curacao. The small Caribbean
Continue Reading GRAND BLANC, Mich. (AP) — Scott Dunlap birdied five of the final six holes for a 9-under 63 and the second-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ The Ally Challenge. The 59-year-old Dunlap had nine birdies in the bogey-free round to reach 11-under 133 at Warwick Hills. He won his lone senior title in the
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Desmond Ridder shook off an interception on his first throw to lead the Atlanta Falcons to their first home preseason win since 2016, 28-16 over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both teams relied mainly on backups and roster wannabes in their preseason finale. The 2-1 Falcons prevailed behind
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By Tierney Sneed A federal judge scheduled a hearing for Thursday to consider former President Donald Trump’s request for a “special master” to oversee the FBI’s review of evidence seized at Mar-a-Lago. In doing so, the court put the parties on notice that she had a “preliminary intent” to appoint the special master, a third-party
Continue Reading LONDON, Ontario (AP) — Calgary Flames forward Nazem Kadri brought the Stanley Cup to his hometown mosque on Saturday. It was a day filled with pride and joy for the 31-year-old Kadri, who won the title with the Colorado Avalanche this past season. “That’s the goal, to inspire and motivate the youth. This young generation
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LONDON (AP) — The Prince of Wales has edited an edition of British African-Caribbean newspaper “The Voice” to mark its 40-year anniversary. Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, said he “was so touched” to be asked to edit the edition, which will feature interviews with movie star Idris Elba and Baroness Doreen Lawrence,
Continue Reading SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Delta Airlines says three passengers on a flight from Orlando to Salt Lake City suffered injuries when the jet encountered turbulence. Delta spokesman Anthony Black says Flight 394 had 143 passengers and six crew members aboard when it experienced what he described as mild turbulence Friday afternoon. The Airbus A321
Continue Reading By MATTHEW GELHARD Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Cohen Sakamoto struck out seven and Ruston Hiyoto hit a two-run homer as Hawaii continued its run through the Little League World Series on Saturday with 5-1 win over Tennessee to advance to the championship game. Hawaii will play Curacao, 1-0 winners over Taiwan in
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers reliever Trevor Rosenthal’s status for the rest of the season is in doubt due to a lat injury. This represents the latest setback for a former All-Star closer who hasn’t pitched since the 2020 playoffs. Brewers manager Craig Counsell said there’s a possibility Rosenthal
Continue Reading PROVO, Utah (AP) — BYU has banned a fan who yelled a racial slur at a Black player on the Duke volleyball team during a game on Friday night. The university says the fan was sitting in the BYU student section but was not a student, and has been banned from all athletic venues on
Continue Reading OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Hye-Jin Choi shot a 5-under 66 to join fellow South Korean rookie Narin An atop the leaderboard Saturday in the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open. Choi matched second-round leader An at 16-under 197 at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club. An had a 68. In July in Michigan, An and Choi teamed to
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN The Wendy’s mascot has a new hairdo on its Canadian social media sites — all in support of one of the nation’s veteran journalists. The fast food giant’s Canada unit posted a new profile picture on its Twitter feed Thursday that gave Wendy’s iconic red pigtails a gentle gray shade. The
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CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN The Wendy’s mascot has a new hairdo on its Canadian social media sites — all in support of one of the nation’s veteran journalists. The fast food giant’s Canada unit posted a new profile picture on its Twitter feed Thursday that gave Wendy’s iconic red pigtails a gentle gray shade.
Continue Reading BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — California defensive lineman Brett Johnson will miss a second straight season after going down with a lower-body injury in practice. Cal said the injury is unrelated to the broken hip Johnson suffered in a car accident that forced him to miss the 2021 season. Johnson was a preseason pick for the
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Nueva York (CNN Business) — Cuando Don Vultaggio consideraba hace tres décadas nombres para su nuevo negocio de té helado, quería algo que connotara un “ambiente cálido y saludable”. Eso significaba alejarse de Brooklyn, donde creció Vultaggio. Pero no muy lejos: sus amigos llamaban a su casa de Nueva York la casa de
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Captain Seko Fofana has scored a fine goal as Lens continues its strong start by beating Rennes 2-1 to move above Paris Saint-Germain and into first place in the French league. Although PSG can restore its two-point lead if if it beats Monaco at home on
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CNN By Jim Acosta, CNN Utah independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin has accused a motorist of brandishing a firearm and pointing it at him and his wife as the couple was driving home from a campaign event in April. The allegation is described in a “victim impact statement” filed by McMullin in the District Court
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Athletic Bilbao has signed Ander Herrera from Paris Saint-Germain on a loan until the end of the season. Athletic will have the option to buy the Spanish midfielder. Herrera previously played for Athletic from 2011-14 before signing with Manchester United in the English Premier League. The 33-year-old Bilbao native transferred from United
Continue Reading By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer DUBLIN (AP) — Ryan Hilinski threw for 314 yards and two touchdowns to help Northwestern rally for a 31-28 victory over Nebraska in Saturday’s season opener in Ireland. Northwestern handed the Cornhuskers their seventh consecutive loss going back to last season and added more pressure on embattled coach Scott
Continue Reading By Michael Warren and Eva McKend, CNN Republican National Committee spokesperson Paris Dennard is no longer working for the party, according to the committee’s chief of staff. “Paris Dennard no longer works for the RNC. We don’t comment on personnel matters,” Mike Reed told CNN. CNN has reached out to Dennard for comment. In a
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Canada and the United States have paced each other with second wins at the women’s world ice hockey championship in Denmark. The only champions in the history of the women’s worlds are set to meet in the last group match on Tuesday, and are favored to play the final next weekend.
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EL PASO, Texas- It looks like a nice night for the UTEP and NMSU opening football games. At kick off around 7PM at the Sun Bowl the temperature should be around 89 degrees. After the game it should be near 80 degrees. There shouldn’t be a problem with the rain due to the 10% chance
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By Claire Colbert and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Saturday as weather and emergency management officials now anticipate the Pearl River cresting in Jackson on Monday — about 24 hours earlier than initially projected — after record-setting rainfall this week. “If predictions prove accurate, the Pearl River is
Continue Reading BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Austin Reed threw four touchdown passes in his Western Kentucky debut and the Hilltoppers defeated Austin Peay 38-27 in a season-opener. Reed’s first three TD throws went to Malachi Corley. Western Kentucky recovered a fumble near midfield after Corley’s third touchdown catch and Reed quickly found All-American candidate Daewood Davis
Continue Reading By Jim Acosta, CNN Utah independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin has accused a motorist of brandishing a firearm and pointing it at him and his wife as the couple was driving home from a campaign event in April. The allegation is described in a “victim impact statement” filed by McMullin in the District Court for
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… an oral rabies vaccine, dropped from the sky. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has initiated its annual oral rabies vaccine distribution, a project that will continue through October. The project is focused on preventing the spread of raccoon rabies from the eastern United States
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player Terrence Williams has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud and identity theft in connection to a multimillion-dollar scam against the basketball league’s health plan. Williams faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for the conspiracy charge, and a mandatory minimum of two years in
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EL PASO, Texas- The El Paso Animal Services and community partners hosted their second Mutt-A-Thon of the year. The first was in April and according to staff it was so successful they held a second event in August. “In April our shelter was full and in August our shelter is full. Our shelter is full
Continue Reading By Jay Croft, CNN Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the assault and robbery earlier this week of an off-duty officer in the Bronx, the New York Police Department said in a news release Friday. At this point, police are only charging the suspect in connection with the officer’s assault, but they say
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule says backup quarterback Sam Darnold and kicker Zane Gonzalez both suffered “significant” injuries in the 21-0 win over the Buffalo Bills on Friday night. Darnold suffered a high ankle sprain, which is normally a four-to-six week injury. But Rhule says
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