By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — John Peers had fallen short 31 times in Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments before finding the perfect partner right in his own country. Peers and fellow Australian Storm Sanders won the U.S. Open title Saturday by rallying for a 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 victory over the
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By Megan Thomas They’re back. The trailer for the new season of “The Mandalorian” was unveiled at Disney’s D23 Expo on Saturday, teeing up a new round action with the bounty hunter and lovable Baby Yoda side-by-side — as they should be. “The Mandalorian” wrapped its second season in December 2020, when the title character
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Though East Hampton is a solidly middle-class town in Connecticut, dozens of families are applying for free school meals for the first time as they contend with high food costs and tight budgets. Like their peers in most of the US, East Hampton children soon will no longer automatically receive breakfast
Continue Reading VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — A truncated tournament should ensure a thrilling finish to the BMW PGA Championship with the top 10 players separated by two shots heading into Sunday’s final round. Rory McIlroy is in there and so are two golfers from the Saudi-backed breakaway series. It has been shortened to 54 holes after
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AlphaTauri is awaiting a decision from the FIA on Colton Herta’s eligibility to compete in Formula One next season. The delay is affecting the team’s planning for its 2023 lineup. Pierre Gasly is currently under contract to AlphaTauri via a deal with Red Bull, but Alpine would like
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Al menos 20 personas murieron este sábado luego de que un autobús de pasajeros colisionara con un camión que transportaba combustible en el municipio de Hidalgo, en el estado de Tamaulipas, al norte de México, informó la Fiscalía General del Estado en un comunicado. La Fiscalía indicó que
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Tyler Reddick will start from the pole in the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Kansas Speedway. Reddick leaned on his extensive background driving dirt late models to ride the rim around the mile-and-a-half track on Saturday. He stopped the clock in 29.899 seconds,
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe has pulled out of the United States team that will play group stage matches in the Davis Cup next week in Glasgow, Scotland. The U.S. Tennis Association announced Tiafoe’s withdrawal. Tiafoe is a 24-year-old from Maryland who was seeded 22nd
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By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN The state funeral for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will take place a week from Monday at Westminster Abbey, and she will lie in state in Westminster Hall from Wednesday, Buckingham Palace has announced. Britain’s longest-serving monarch died peacefully Thursday at her Scottish country estate in Balmoral. Earlier Saturday,
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Neymar scored the only goal in Paris Saint-Germain’s 1-0 win over Brest in the French league as PSG moved back to the top of the standings. PSG failed to convert its many chances after taking the lead and could have been made to play for its profligacy toward the end. But goalkeeper
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Marsha Hunt, one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood’s so-called Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s who worked with performers ranging from Laurence Olivier to Andy Griffith in a career disrupted for a time by the McCarthy-era blacklist, has died. She was 104. Hunt,
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has been here before: a quarterback with a hot hand knocked out of the game early against Alabama. Longhorns will never forget Colt McCoy getting injured in the 2009 season national championship game. Alabama went on to win the first of six national titles
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By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has been here before: a quarterback with a hot hand knocked out of the game early against Alabama. Longhorns will never forget Colt McCoy getting injured in the 2009 season national championship game. Alabama went on to win the first of six national titles
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Mientras partes del oeste se enfrentan a destructivos incendios forestales alimentados por temperaturas abrasadoras, una tormenta que provocó inundaciones repentinas y fuertes vientos en el sur de California el viernes traerá más lluvias intensas durante el fin de semana. Al menos 5 millones de residentes en California, Nevada y Arizona permanecen
Continue Reading By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s defense ministry says at least three crew members were killed when the U.S.-manufactured Black Hawk helicopter they were flying crashed. The statement Saturday said that five others were wounded in the accident during a training session overseen by Afghanistan’s defense ministry at the capital of
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Though it’s not the contract extension Jordan Poyer was seeking, the Buffalo Bills increased the amount of bonus incentives the starting safety can earn this season. Poyer’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, confirmed the agreement being reached, with his client now eligible to make as much
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets coach Robert Saleh says the significance of his team playing at home in MetLife Stadium on Sunday is amplified because it’s the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The Jets will open the NFL regular season against the
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN Public defenders for the man accused of driving an SUV through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Friday requested his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity be withdrawn, court records show. This comes after attorneys in June changed Darrell Brooks’ plea, saying mental health issues played a role
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Officials are baffled after hundreds of loggerhead sea turtles have become stranded on Texas beaches. A record-high total of 282 loggerheads have appeared in Texas between April 1 and August 19, according to a news release from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which is more than double the total strandings
Continue Reading By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Southern California welcomed cooler temperatures and spotty rain Saturday as a tropical storm veered off the Pacific Coast and faded, helping put an end to a blistering heat wave that nearly overwhelmed the state’s electrical grid. Thunderstorms were forecast for the Los Angeles region and
Continue Reading By Aaron Pellish and Marshall Cohen, CNN Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas presented an honorary American flag recently flown above the US Capitol to a convicted January 6 rioter after she was released from prison Friday. Gohmert, a Trump ally who has previously promoted debunked conspiracies about the January 6, 2021, insurrection, met Dr.
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas– ABC-7 is teaming up with Albertsons to support the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank this ‘hunger action month’. This September, you’ll be able to help them continue the food banks mission when you shop at your local Albertsons. Employees and volunteers at El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank work to prepare
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The Irish carrier Aer Lingus says a major IT outage forced it to cancel all Dublin-originating flights to European and United Kingdom destinations on Saturday as well as many flights from Europe. The problem at a U.K. network provider rendered unavailable check-in, boarding and the company’s website. A company spokesperson said later
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Leipzig’s new coach Marco Rose has overseen a 3-0 rout of his former club Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich has been held to its third successive draw in the Bundesliga. Rose was dismissed by Dortmund at the end of last season. He steered Leipzig to what
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Reserve striker Giacomo Rasapdori scored a last-gasp winner in Napoli’s 1-0 over Spezia in the Italian league. The victory moved unbeaten Napoli atop the Italian league standings and one point ahead of Atalanta. Atalanta can reclaim the lead when it hosts promoted Cremonese on Sunday. Defending
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas– UTEP Miners will host New Mexico State Aggies in the 99th meeting of the battle of I-10. Both teams enter the match-up 0-2 on the season, one team will be guaranteed their first win in 2022. In 2021 the game was held at NMSU where UTEP took the win over NMSU 30-3.
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers union members have gone on strike at the Stellantis casting plant in Indiana. They cite health and safety issues, specifically the company’s alleged refusal to replace the plant’s air conditioning and heating system. The 35-acre plant in Kokomo makes parts used in the power trains of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep
Continue Reading By Lauren Kent, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Amy Woodyatt, CNN King Charles III dedicated “what remains to me of my life” to “the heavy task that has been laid upon me” after he was formally confirmed as the new king of the United Kingdom in a ceremony steeped in tradition and pageantry at St. James’s Palace
Continue Reading The “Principal Proclamation” of King Charles III is read by Garter King of Arms on the balcony overlooking Friars’ Court at St. James’s Palace in London.
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Star tight end Darren Waller has agreed on a three-year contract extension with the Las Vegas Raiders. Agent Drew Rosenhaus said the sides reached the deal that adds $51 million to Waller’s existing contract that was previously set to pay him about $7 million in each of the
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