By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Cuba’s deputy foreign minister is accusing the Biden administration of acting immorally and unfairly by keeping Cuba on the list of state sponsors of terrorism. President Joe Biden during his campaign promised to renew relations with the communist-governed island, but he hasn’t moved to do
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By The Associated Press Here are some things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 10 Southern California at Stanford, Saturday. The first game of the Pac-12 season should be a good one. The Trojans kicked off the Lincoln Riley era with a 66-11 rout over Rice behind Caleb
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By Nouran Salahieh and Dakin Andone, CNN As Californians endure what could be the worst heat wave in state history, a rare hurricane offshore is poised to extend extreme temperatures already threatening rotating power outages and also deliver powerful winds that could fan raging wildfires. Extreme heat, damaging winds and an increased fire threat will
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By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer Things to watch in Week 2 of the Southeastern Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 20 Kentucky visits No. 12 Florida in a matchup of ranked SEC teams. The league opener for both teams matches schools picked to finish second and fourth respectively in the East Division in
Continue Reading By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer Things to watch in Week 2 of the Southeastern Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 20 Kentucky visits No. 12 Florida in a matchup of ranked SEC teams. The league opener for both teams matches schools picked to finish second and fourth respectively in the East Division in
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Locomotive FC (11-12-7, 40 points, West-6) couldn’t find the result at home against Rio Grande Valley Toros FC. El Paso came into the match after a road win against rivals New Mexico United on Friday September 2 and had a quick turnaround to
Continue Reading By JOHN ANTCZAK and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California avoided rolling outages during extreme heat, as operators of the state’s electricity grid continued to warn that unprecedented demand on energy supplies could force them to periodically cut power to some customers. The California Independent System Operator on Wednesday thanked residents and
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Spencer Rattler, Chandler Morris and Tanner Mordecai were all once in the same quarterbacks room at Oklahoma. A couple of years ago, JT Daniels and Kedon Slovis were studying the Southern California playbook together. All are now starting for different programs. And they are only a few examples of
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Spencer Rattler, Chandler Morris and Tanner Mordecai were all once in the same quarterbacks room at Oklahoma. A couple of years ago, JT Daniels and Kedon Slovis were studying the Southern California playbook together. All are now starting for different programs. And they are only a few examples of
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Iowa goes for its seventh win in a row in the Cy-Hawk Game against Iowa State. The Hawkeyes host the Cyclones in the Big Ten’s featured matchup. Iowa’s offense needs to step it up after floundering against South Dakota State. Quarterback Spencer Petras has struggled since the second
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Propel(x) ranked the top 15 states with the most venture capital investments in women-founded/co-founded startups using data from PitchBook.
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HOUSTON (AP) — José Altuve scored the winning run on a wild pitch with two outs in the 10th inning as the Houston Astros rallied for a 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night. Texas intentionally walked Yordan Alvarez to load the bases with two outs, and Jonathan Hernández (1-2) uncorked a wild
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso assistant district attorney says the office is reviewing and refiling the more than 900 criminal cases that have been dismissed in referral court in the past month, as more crimes are presented to the office. “We are going to go ahead and review these cases. Nobody wants to
Continue Reading The EPA is vowing to help residents in Jackson, Mississippi, who are facing a water crisis, but after years of living without clean water, many aren’t so fast to trust that the government will fix the problem. CNN’s Sara Sidner reports
Continue Reading By Sara Sidner and Meridith Edwards, CNN Six-year-old Charles Wilson V is scared to drink out of the water fountain at his school. “I will die,” he says matter-of-factly when asked the reason why. It’s a fear his father agrees with. At home in Jackson, Mississippi, Charles Wilson III — who lost his first namesake
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Exuding “tough day at the office” energy, Jessica Pegula brought a can of beer to her news conference after a quarterfinal loss at the U.S. Open. The No. 8-seeed Pegula is a 28-year-old American who is the country’s highest-ranked tennis player. She took some swigs of her Heineken between answers to
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN When artist Robert McCurdy was taking the high-resolution photograph he would use to paint President Barack Obama’s official portrait, he had some instructions: No smile, no gestures and look directly into the camera. And, Obama joked at the unveiling Wednesday, no tan suit. “We’re not looking for a gestural moment,”
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — José Altuve scored the winning run on a wild pitch with two outs in the 10th inning as the Houston Astros rallied for a 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night. Texas intentionally walked Yordan Alvarez to load the bases with two outs, and Jonathan Hernández (1-2) uncorked a wild
Continue Reading By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish pitched six solid innings for his 13th victory, Jurickson Profar hit a two-run home run and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 on Wednesday night in a game that featured three homers by each team. The Padres came into the
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez’s sacrifice fly in the ninth gave the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. The Royals entered the ninth trailing 1-0, but Emmanuel Clase walked the first two batters he faced. MJ Melendez drove home Kyle Isbel with the tying
Continue Reading By The Associated Press UCLA will play a historically Black university for the first time when it faces Alabama State at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. The Bruins got off to a slow start in a 45-17 win over Bowling Green, their fourth straight win by at least 24 points dating to last season. The
Continue Reading TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — In a story published September 8, 2022, about a U.S. congressional delegation visiting Taiwan, The Associated Press erroneously reported Stephanie Murphy was born in Hanoi, Vietnam. Her correct birthplace is Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tommy Edman hit a two-run, two-out double to cap St. Louis’ five-run ninth inning in a 6-5 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. St. Louis moved 9 1/2 games ahead of Milwaukee for the NL Central lead, winning for the 20th time in its
Continue Reading MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a recommendation to end the mandatory wearing of masks outdoors across the country more than two years after it was imposed at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The interior secretary says Philippines and Myanmar are the last countries in Southeast Asia
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Flamengo has reached its third Copa Libertadores final in four years after a 2-1 home win against Argentina’s Velez Sarsfield. The Rio de Janeiro team won the first leg in Buenos Aires 4-0 last week. Flamengo’s rival at the Oct. 29 decider in Guayaquil,
Continue Reading By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Aristides Aquino hit two more home runs against the Cubs and helped the Cincinnati Reds pull away from Chicago 7-1. Mike Minor, pitching at Wrigley Field for the first time since 2014 with Atlanta, gave up 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings but just one run. The
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after livestreaming part of a shooting rampage that left four people dead and three others injured and upended life throughout Memphis as residents were urged to shelter in place, police said. The hours-long rampage led to the suspension of public bus and
Continue Reading A 19-year-old man killed 4 people in a shooting rampage which lasted nearly 24 hours in Memphis, Tennessee. He was arrested after a high speed chase and is now in custody.
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EL PASO, Texas – The winner of the Sweet Play of the Week for week 2 of the high school football season went to Angel Munoz and the Riverside Rangers. As winners of the Sweet Play of the Week the entire team received a box of cupcakes courtesy of Albertsons. The Rangers have also been
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El huracán Kay tocó tierra en México, a lo largo de la costa oeste de la península central de Baja California el jueves por la tarde, lo que provocó preocupaciones de inundaciones no solo en esa región, sino también en partes de California y Arizona. Kay impactó la península el jueves
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