By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and Alyssa Thomas had 14 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in her debut for the United States, which beat Belgium 87-72 in its World Cup opener. Jewell Loyd also scored 14 points for the short-handed U.S. team, which was still
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals grounded a single to right field with two outs in the seventh inning to break up a no-hit bid by Blake Snell of the San Diego Padres. The Padres lead 1-0 at Petco Park. The left-handed Snell had shut down Pujols and the NL
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It was altogether fitting that on the day the Kansas City Royals fired Dayton Moore, they beat the fast-fading Minnesota Twins using the same blueprint that their longtime front office executive once used to build them into a winner. Some timely hits, stellar defense
Continue Reading By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Steven Kwan homered among his three hits and Triston McKenzie struck out 13 as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2 to move closer to their first American League Central title since 2018. Kwan had hits in each of his first three at-bats, capped by
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(Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas trailed 7-1 in the fourth inning Wednesday afternoon but came back to win 9-8 over the Oklahoma City Dodgers. The Chihuahuas are now in first place by one game over the Dodgers with four head-to-head games remaining in the series and seven games
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By Angus Watson, Wayne Chang and Heather Chen, CNN Around 200 whales have died and just 35 remain alive following a mass stranding in Australia this week, rescue teams say. The pilot whales were found Wednesday stranded on an exposed beach along the coast of Tasmania. Rescue efforts are ongoing to save the remaining whales.
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rookie Josh Smith homered over the fence for the first time, and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2 on Wednesday night. Smith’s only other round-tripper was inside the park at Globe Life Field against Oakland in July when his liner skipped past
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rookie Josh Smith homered over the fence for the first time, and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2 on Wednesday night. Smith’s only other round-tripper was inside the park at Globe Life Field against Oakland in July when his liner skipped past
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Saying goodbye is never easy, but the Goldberg family is doing the best they can in the new season of “The Goldbergs.” The show wasted no time addressing the exit of Jeff Garlin from the sitcom, mentioning in the opening moments of Wednesday’s season premiere that patriarch Murray had passed away
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Continuing the most headline-producing movie press tour possibly of all time, Olivia Wilde stopped by “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Wednesday with her take on what has lovingly been referred to as #spitgate. For those who managed to avoid the details, the controversy stems from footage taken at the
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos aprobó este miércoles un proyecto de ley presentado por la representante republicana Liz Cheney, de Wyoming, y la representante demócrata Zoe Lofgren, de California, para dificultar la anulación de una elección presidencial certificada en el futuro, proponiendo cambios en la Ley de Conteo Electoral.
Continue Reading By Gloria Pazmino, CNN The case against the man accused of slapping Rudy Giuliani on the back in a Staten Island supermarket has been adjourned “in contemplation of dismissal,” and is expected to be dismissed in six months, according to a source with knowledge of the case. Daniel Gill, a ShopRite employee, was charged with
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EL PASO, Texas — A former El Paso mayor has launched a political action committee to report what he believes is the truth about what’s happening at the district attorney’s office. District Attorney Yvonne Rosales has been facing several controversies including the dismissal of about 900 criminal cases since mid-August, which include suspects of domestic
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge disappointed fans by staying stuck at 60 homers but doubled twice and scored on Oswaldo Cabrera’s first-inning grand slam that started the New York Yankees to a 14-2 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. A day after hitting home run No. 60 to spark
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Una corte federal de apelaciones permitió que el Departamento de Justicia continúe analizando los documentos marcados como clasificados que fueron incautados de la casa y centro turístico Mar-a-Lago del expresidente Donald Trump. La intervención de emergencia anula la orden de un juez de primera instancia sobre los documentos que bloquearon el
Continue Reading By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US Army has implemented “63 of the 70” recommendations from the Fort Hood report released in December 2020 and “four of the six priority” Independent Review Commission recommendations to improve the military branch’s handling of sexual assault and harassment, Undersecretary of the Army Gabe Camarillo told lawmakers during a House
Continue Reading By Devon M. Sayers, CNN A new Anti-Defamation League report has found an “extensive” network of White supremacists and other far-right extremists in Florida, which the organization says is home to the most people charged in the January 6 insurrection. “Florida is home to an extensive, interconnected network of white supremacists and other far-right extremists,”
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Ian Happ hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Miami Marlins 4-3. Patrick Wisdom hit his 23rd homer for the Cubs. Down 3-1, the Cubs scored three in the eighth without a hit against Marlins relievers Steven Okert and Dylan Floro. Keegan Thompson
Continue Reading By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Jordan Lyles threw the second complete game of his career, Kyle Stowers homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles avoided their first-ever season sweep by the Detroit Tigers with an 8-1 victory. Rookie Gunnar Henderson and two hits and an RBI for the Orioles,
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer, Lance McCullers Jr. pitched seven effective innngs and the AL West champion Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Wednesday night. Houston second baseman Jose Altuve was hit on the left elbow
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer, Lance McCullers Jr. pitched seven effective innngs and the AL West champion Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Wednesday night. Houston second baseman Jose Altuve was hit on the left elbow
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Gustavo Petro, presidente de Colombia, dio un discurso muy llamativo en su primer pronunciamiento ante una Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas. Se trató de una reflexión apasionada —poco acostumbrada en los presidentes colombianos en la ONU— en la que criticó la guerra contra las drogas y el manejo de
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — Jonathan India and Kyle Farmer each drove in two runs, Donovan Solano added a solo homer and the Cincinnati Reds snapped their eight-game home losing streak against the Boston Red Sox with a 5-1 victory. India drove in Stuart Fairchild twice, including the tiebreaking run in Cincinnati’s three-run fifth. India stole second
Continue Reading By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Buster Posey was an MVP, rookie of the year, a seven-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion with the San Francisco Giants. Now, less than a year after retiring, he’s got a new title: owner. The Giants announced Wednesday the 35-year-old former catcher has joined the ownership
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EL PASO, Texas – A new executive order issued by Texas Governor Greg Abbott designates Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations. Gov. Abbott also instructed the Texas Department of Public Safety to dismantle the cartel infrastructure as the national fentanyl crisis increases. In addition to the executive order, the Governor sent a letter to President Joe
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EL PASO, Texas– As the number of migrants crossing into the U.S. has remained steady this month at about 1,500 a day, Border Patrol created a new temporary processing center to help expedite their transition into the U.S. ABC-7 received a tour of the center and spoke with the Border Patrol Chief for the El
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints coach Dennis Allen sounds more optimistic about the defense he oversees as his team prepares to visit the Carolina Panthers this Sunday. New Orleans lost to Tampa Bay last week but its defense began to look more like the unit that ranked seventh in
Continue Reading By Jonny Hallam, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Caitlin Hu, CNN The day began with an escalation of force from Russian President Vladimir Putin, and ended with a call for his country’s diplomatic isolation by his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky on Wednesday addressed the United Nations, urging world leaders to unite against Russia’s war in Ukraine
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed An intricately detailed, 200-plus page civil lawsuit lays out New York Attorney General Letitia James’ case that former President Donald Trump, three of his children, his companies and his business executives defrauded lenders, insurers and other entities. “This conduct cannot be brushed aside and dismissed as some sort of good-faith mistake,” James
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico State Police responded to a welfare check at a Las Cruces apartment complex. Officers informed ABC-7 that two individuals were found at the apartment, both dead. The name, age and sex of the two people found have not been released to the public. The bodies have been sent
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