By Tierney Sneed The Defense Department’s inspector general said in a letter to Congress this week that his office has identified “concerns” with the department’s use of phone messaging apps that were related to calls for an investigation into the department’s failure to preserve texts from January 6, 2021. Acting Inspector General Sean O’Donnell told
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By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Aaron Judge tied Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home runs in a season with a tiebreaking, two-run drive in the seventh inning that lifted the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3. The 30-year-old slugger drove a 94.5 mph belt-high sinker with a
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — CJ Abrams’ third hit of the game drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th to give the Washington Nationals a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves, who fell into second place in the NL East. The Braves (97-59) are a game behind the New York Mets. The teams
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Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — Funcionarios estadounidenses creen que la probabilidad de que el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, utilice un arma nuclear táctica en su guerra tambaleante en Ucrania es tal vez la más alta desde que Rusia invadió en febrero, pero todavía no es probable, según afirman múltiples funcionarios familiarizados con la última
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CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Donald Trump berated ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, descending into a profanity-laced tirade after the journalist asked him in a 2016 interview about Russia, according to a forthcoming book set for release next week. The book, “Confidence Man” by Maggie Haberman of The New York Times, details the stunning
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Donald Trump berated ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, descending into a profanity-laced tirade after the journalist asked him in a 2016 interview about Russia, according to a forthcoming book set for release next week. The book, “Confidence Man” by Maggie Haberman of The New York Times, details the stunning behind-the-scenes
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, Sara Murray, Kristin Wilson, Andrew Millman and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, stressed that her election activities were separate from her husband’s role on the high court during her Thursday meeting with the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the
Continue Reading By MAUREEN MULLEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Anthony Santander and the Baltimore Orioles were shut down by Rich Hill and three relievers in a 3-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox, hurting their chances of rallying in the AL wild-card race. Robinson Chirinos accounted for Baltimore’s only run with his fourth homer in the
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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says Australia could have tough new data protection laws in place this year in an urgent response to a cyberattack that stole from a telecommunications company the personal data of 9.8 million customers. Dreyfus said Thursday the government will make “urgent reforms” to
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EL PASO, Texas– Monsoon season brings rains to the Borderland, but the weeds that are left have some city workers strained. With several vacancies, the city is turning to a clean-up effort that serves as volunteer hours for high schoolers in the Borderland. This week the city has come out with a plan to clear
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit his 507th home run, Detroit got nine innings from its bullpen and the Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory. MJ Melendez led off the game with a home run for Kansas City, and Cabrera hit
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Coolio, el rapero de los 90 que encendió las listas musicales con éxitos como “Gangsta’s Paradise” y “Fantastic Voyage”, murió a los 59 años, dijo a CNN su amigo y manager Jarez Posey. Posey dijo que Coolio murió en la tarde hora local en Los Ángeles el miércoles. Los detalles sobre
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Billy Napier is shaking up his secondary after the Gators allowed 349 yards passing in a loss at Tennessee. Florida allowed 247 of those yards on eight plays. Safety Trey Dean, a fifth-year senior who has started 32 games, is out with what
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Coolio, the ’90s rapper who lit up the music charts with hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” has died, his friend and manager Jarez Posey, told CNN. He was 59. Posey said Coolio died in the afternoon hours local time in Los Angles on Wednesday. Details on the circumstances were
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Orlando’s training camp schedule is no match for Hurricane Ian. The Magic could not practice on Wednesday because the storm was looming, and called off their practice on Thursday as well because Ian was forecast to seriously affect the Orlando area with its rain and wind. Hurricane Ian, one
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — Cuando era presidente, Donald Trump estuvo a punto de despedir a su hija Ivanka Trump y a su yerno Jared Kushner de la Casa Blanca a través de un tuit, según un nuevo libro de la periodista Maggie Haberman de The New York Times. Trump planteó la posibilidad de despedir
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — During training camp, Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Mack Hollins called himself the “weird guy” in the locker room. For his teammates, he’s much more than the guy who is into snakes, cleaning up the environment, conditioning by running more than the length of 16 football
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By Amir Vera and Jacob Lev, CNN New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his 61st home run Wednesday, tying Roger Maris’ single-season American League home run record set in 1961. Judge crushed the record-tying home run in the seventh inning off Toronto Blue Jays’ Tim Mayza, sending it over the wall at Rogers Centre.
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Seis personas resultaron heridas en un tiroteo ocurrido el miércoles en un campus de East Oakland, California, y las autoridades están buscando a los responsables, informó la policía. Los agentes respondieron a los reportes de que un tiroteo justo después de las 12:45 p.m., hora local, en un campus escolar que
Continue Reading By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Aaron Judge had gone seven games since his last home run, 34 plate appearances of fans quieting to a hush and snapping photos with every pitch. Then with the score tied in the seventh inning on Wednesday night, he drove a 94.5 mph belt-high sinker to left,
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Mainly clear skies are expected tonight with temperatures dropping to the 50s. Winds become lighter overnight at 5 to 10 mph from the east.
Continue Reading By Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand and Kylie Atwood, CNN European security officials on Monday and Tuesday observed Russian Navy support ships in the vicinity of leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines likely caused by underwater explosions, according two Western intelligence officials and one other source familiar with the matter. It’s unclear whether the ships
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers’ defense is meeting offseason expectations and giving this storied franchise a new look. A team that has relied on Hall of Fame-caliber quarterback production for the past three decades is winning primarily because of the defense. The Packers are scoring
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By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — After a Willem de Kooning painting worth millions was brazenly stolen in 1985 from an Arizona museum, the staff clung to the hope that it would turn up one day. But nobody could have predicted “Woman-Ochre” would find its way back through the kindness of strangers in
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Looking back on how his career started and the opportunity that was given has only strengthened the feelings Quandre Diggs has for the Detroit Lions. Maybe not so much the coaching regime that decided Diggs was expendable that led to his trade to Seattle. But
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it’s raising its average starting pay for frontline workers from $18 to $19 a hour. That could help it attract more employees in a tight labor market as the holiday season approaches. The company said that beginning in October, warehouse and transportation workers
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un ingeniero aeroespacial que voló hacia el huracán Ian en la madrugada de este miércoles dijo que el vuelo ha sido el peor de su carrera. “Este vuelo hacia el huracán #Ian en Kermit (#NOAA42) fue el peor en el que he estado. Nunca he visto tantos relámpagos en un ojo”,
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that’s been his home since 2017, Maung Sawyeddollah, 21, describes what happened when violent hate speech and disinformation targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar began to spread on Facebook. “We were good with
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By Rob Frehse, CNN Philadelphia police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspects in a shooting at a high school Tuesday which left one 14-year-old dead and four other teens injured, officials said. Five teenagers were returning to the Roxborough High School locker room after a football scrimmage Tuesday afternoon when a
Continue Reading By BRIAN HALL Associated Press EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Through four NFL seasons, running back Alexander Mattison has started six games, serving as the understudy to Dalvin Cook’s starring role with the Minnesota Vikings. Mattison, a third-round pick in 2019 out of Boise State, has demonstrated his importance when he’s received his opportunities. Mattison might
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