NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the 16 venues hosting soccer matches at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada: ___ ARLINGTON, TEXAS AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, is the largest venue in the NFL. The stadium, which opened in 2009, has a retractable roof and an
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By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Ezequiel Duran hit a three-run triple with two out in the ninth inning to give the Texas Rangers a 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. “That kid has ice water in his veins,” Rangers manager Chris Woodward said. “The Tigers have a great closer
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Ezequiel Duran hit a three-run triple with two out in the ninth inning to give the Texas Rangers a 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. “That kid has ice water in his veins,” Rangers manager Chris Woodward said. “The Tigers have a great closer
Continue Reading By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Schwarber homered twice, Zack Wheeler won his third consecutive start, and the Philadelphia Phillies routed the Washington Nationals 10-1 in the opener of a five-game series. Philadelphia scored seven runs in the third inning. The Phillies have won 12 of their last 14 games and improved
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El evento de ventas en línea Prime Day de Amazon se llevará a cabo el 12 y 13 de julio, dijo la compañía el jueves. Las ventas espectaculares del año pasado, que volvieron a su posición habitual de verano, fueron el mayor período de ventas de dos días para vendedores externos
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CNN By Shawna Mizelle and Tierney Sneed, CNN House January 6 committee Chair Bennie Thompson on Thursday said the panel investigating the US Capitol attack has sent a letter to Virginia “Ginni” Thomas asking her to speak with them about her role in the effort to overturn the 2020 electoral results. Thomas, a conservative activist
Continue Reading By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a solo home run with one out in the ninth inning and the streaking New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 for their 14th straight home win. The Yankees have their longest home winning string since taking 15 in a row
Continue Reading UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The chairman of a Texas legislative committee investigating the nation’s deadliest school shooting in a decade said Thursday that it’s unclear whether the small city of Uvalde’s local police department would testify before the panel voluntarily, raising more questions about when details will come out in a case where pressure is
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Aaron Ashby exited his start against the New York Mets with left forearm tightness. The team said he was removed as a precaution. Ashby gave up Mark Canha’s two-run homer that tied the score at 4 in the fifth inning, then retired Brandon Nimmo on a grounder. That’s
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — La comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes que investiga la insurrección en el Capitolio detalló este jueves cómo el expresidente Donald Trump trató de presionar a su vicepresidente para que se uniera a su plan para anular las elecciones presidenciales y cómo la negativa de Mike Pence puso su vida
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — No hay mucho que Joe Biden, el Congreso o la Reserva Federal puedan hacer para bajar los precios récord de la gasolina, pero los precios altos podrían lograrlo por ellos. Esto se debe a que las grandes oscilaciones en los precios de un bien o servicio suelen estar
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former North Texas police officer was indicted Thursday on a murder count in the fatal shooting of a suspect after a slow-speed vehicle chase. The Tarrant County grand jury indicted former Arlington police officer Robert Phillips in the Oct. 20 fatal shooting of Jesse Fischer of Addison, Texas. Phillips
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets right-hander Tylor Megill left his start against Milwaukee with shoulder discomfort, the latest setback in a promising season for the second-year pitcher. Megill came off the injured list last week after missing a month with right biceps inflammation. He will have an MRI on
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Two cities from Texas have been selected among the group of cities that will be hosting games for the 2026 FIFA World Cup which will take place in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. AT&T stadium in Arlington, and NRG stadium in Houston will host multiple games for the World Cup. For the 2026 tournament, the
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Phil Mickelson’s chances at the U.S. Open all but evaporated on the sixth green, where he four-putted for an ugly double bogey. It was the low point of a round of 8-over 78 that left him in a tie for 144th place. This marked the
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The Monsoon may have officially kicked off Wednesday but the borderland got a taste of active weather Thursday afternoon. The rain and downpours hit parts of northeast El Paso and kicked up gusty winds. Thunderstorms started to fire up during the evening in western Hudspeth and far east El Paso Counties, some areas experienced winds
Continue Reading BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — The key hole Thursday at the first round of the U.S. Open.
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Natasha Howard scored a season-high 27 points to help the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 77-65. Howard added nine rebounds and was 13 for 17 from the field for the Liberty who improved to 6-9. Sabrina Ionescu had 10 points, nine assists and
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By Paradise Afshar, CNN A community college in Salt Lake City, Utah, is being required to revise its practices after a pregnant student was encouraged to drop a class after asking for accommodations as she was dealing with morning sickness, education officials said. The student filed a complaint with the federal entity, which determined that
Continue Reading By Benjamin Schiller and Rob Frehse, CNN A Massachusetts middle school can no longer be called Catholic after flying Gay Pride and Black Lives Matter flags at the school, the bishop of the Diocese of Worcester of the Catholic Church says. The Nativity School of Worcester, which says the governance and control of school operations
Continue Reading BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — A brief glance at the first round Thursday at the U.S. Open.
Continue Reading By Andy Rose and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Two people were killed and one injured Thursday when shooting erupted at a small church meeting in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, police said — the latest gun attack to unfold as Americans tried to go about their daily lives. A suspect, who was not identified publicly, is
Continue Reading Around the same time senators negotiating a gun safety bill missed their self-imposed deadline, a shooter opened fire at a church, killing at least two people. Here’s what’s next for the bill.
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Cheers and sighs met FIFA’s announcement of the host cities for the 2026 World Cup. There were a number of no-brainers among the 16 World Cup sites, like the Los Angeles area, Mexico City and Toronto. But for some of the cities that were on the bubble, the
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Cheers and sighs met FIFA’s announcement of the host cities for the 2026 World Cup. There were a number of no-brainers among the 16 World Cup sites, like the Los Angeles area, Mexico City and Toronto. But for some of the cities that were on the bubble, the
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 16 cities of the first World Cup spread across three nations were revealed, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino made a bold statement summing up the goal of the 2026 tournament, to be played largely in the United States. “By 2026, soccer — or futbol
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill that extends security protections to Supreme Court justices’ immediate family members. The bill — the Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 2022 — was passed by the House earlier this week and the Senate passed the measure last month. It allows the families
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SYDNEY (AP) — Sydney Harbour is set to host SailGP racing for the next three years including the ninth event of the international series’ third season next February. SailGP said the Australian Sail Grand Prix would be held from Feb. 18-19. An estimated 20,000 people turned out to watch Tom Slingsby’s Australia SailGP team win
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — All-Star outfielder Jesse Winker and the Seattle Mariners avoided a salary arbitration hearing when they agreed to a $14.5 million, two-year contract. Winker gets $6.25 million this year and $8.25 million in 2023. In the second season, he can earn $400,000 in performance bonuses for plate appearances. The 28-year-old had been scheduled
Continue Reading By Pedram Javaheri, Taylor Ward and Tara Subramaniam, CNN As countries across Europe contend with a potentially lethal heatwave this week, one area in France has set a new record. On Thursday afternoon, the town of St-Jean-de-Minervois in southern France reached 40° C (104° F), the earliest that the country (excluding Corsica) has ever reached
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