Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the Texas State Guard soldiers as members of the Texas National Guard. UPDATE (3:40 p.m.): The scheduled 4 p.m. departure has been postponed until Tuesday due to a low number of migrants. EL PASO, Texas– Migrants being bused to cities around the nation from El
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By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Daniil Medvedev had an easy start to his U.S. Open title defense, beating Stefan Kozlov 6-2, 6-4, 6-0. Simona Halep had another early exit, this time in a memorable first tour-level win for Ukrainian Daria Snigur, who upset the No. 7 seed 6-2, 0-6, 6-4.
Continue Reading TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama tight end Cameron Latu’s status is uncertain for the opener against Utah State with an undisclosed injury. The top-ranked Crimson Tide’s coach Nick Saban said that Latu was to resume practice Monday. Saban called the second-team preseason All-Southeastern Conference tight end’s status “kind of day-to-day.” His eight touchdown catches last
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The talk of tennis — and beyond — for most of the past three weeks has been about Serena Williams and her announcement that she is planning to stop playing professional tennis. That all leads up to the U.S. Open, the year’s last Grand Slam tournament, which began Monday, with Williams
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Brazil international Lucas Paquetá has joined West Ham for a club-record fee of $61.6 million. That ends his two-year stint at French team Lyon. Lyon says the fee includes 18.7 million euros in bonuses spread over the player’s five-year contract. Paquetá is a silky attacking midfielder who can play anywhere across the
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman says offensive lineman Jarrett Patterson is questionable for the fifth-ranked Fighting Irish’s opener against No. 2 Ohio State. Patterson has been dealing with an injury to his right foot for about two weeks, but Freeman did expect
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Three of the 12 unions negotiating with the nation’s biggest freight railroads have reached a tentative deal which will deliver 24% pay raises, in line with what a special presidential panel of arbitrators recommended earlier this month to resolve the stalemate before a strike could
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Three of the 12 unions negotiating with the nation’s biggest freight railroads have reached a tentative deal which will deliver 24% pay raises, in line with what a special presidential panel of arbitrators recommended earlier this month to resolve the stalemate before a strike could
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — C.J. Stroud was an untested freshman trying to win the starting quarterback job at Ohio State at this time last year. The 20-year-old California native is now a Heisman Trophy favorite as the 2022 season opens and is already projected to be a first-round NFL
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A Federal Reserve official says that the central bank’s new real-time payments system known as FedNow is expected to go live as early as May 2023. FedNow is expected to allow banks of any size to send payments to each other in real-time. That will
Continue Reading ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr. says he underwent surgery a day after being shot in what the team called an attempted robbery or carjacking. Robinson posted to social media from a hospital saying surgery went well. Coach Ron Rivera says doctors have been positive, but added there’s no
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Dejah Mulipola is the 2022 Athletes Unlimited softball champion. The former University of Arizona star scored 1,782 points to claim the individual title in a 60-player field. The winner was determined during a 30-game season at Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Illinois. Mulipola, a silver medalist for Team
Continue Reading By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. will not play in Saturday night’s season opener against Miami of Ohio and coach Mark Stoops expects multiple-game suspensions for the No. 20 Wildcats’ rushing leader and other players. Rodriguez pleaded guilty this summer to driving under the
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EL PASO, Texas — A Dallas man is accused of assaulting an El Paso police officer during a post-arrest search, according to police. A video of the incident was released. According to police, it shows 29-year-old Tony Wells attacking the officer. Another officer can be seen coming to help the officer under attack. Wells had
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los espectadores tuvieron un encuentro cercano y personal con un caimán en el Love Park de Filadelfia. Pero el reptil no es una bestia salvaje: es el animal de apoyo emocional de un hombre de Filadelfia que tiene varias cuentas en las redes sociales que documentan su relación con el caimán
Continue Reading By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer Quarterback JT Daniels has shown success in his journey as a starting quarterback at Southern Cal and Georgia. He also has spent more time injured on the sideline than he has played in games. Now that he’s at West Virginia, he’s eager to help the Mountaineers become relevant in
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By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Federal Trade Commission is suing a data broker that the agency claims has sold sensitive location data that can identify specific abortion-seekers, religious worshipers or others who may be at risk of discrimination, intimidation or even violence. Monday’s suit targets Kochava, a marketing data company that lists major brands
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — La policía francesa está investigando la denuncia del futbolista francés Paul Pogba de que está siendo extorsionado, confirmó este lunes la Fiscalía de París a CNN. Pogba hizo la denuncia de extorsión a través de su equipo legal en una declaración obtenida por CNN el lunes. Un portavoz de la fiscalía dijo
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams has won her match in the first round of the U.S. Open. Williams beat Danka Kovinic 6-3, 6-3 under the lights in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams is a 23-time Grand Slam champion who turns 41 next month and has said she is ready
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand Joshua Pruitt, the Proud Boy who nearly came face-to-face with then-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer during the attack of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was sentenced to four years and seven months behind bars for his role in obstructing the certification of the electoral college vote that day. “You were
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Things were starting to look up for investors. After stocks got clobbered in the first half of the year, they started to stage a comeback, with all major indexes rising for much of June, July and August. But then Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spoke at the annual Jackson Hole
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SOCORRO, Texas – Socorro ISD said they are increasing security measures after a student brought a BB gun to Socorro High School last week. On Friday, the high school was placed on lockdown shortly after a report of a student with a weapon on campus. “Turns out it was not a real firearm, it was
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The National Hurricane Center is actively watching four areas right now for tropical development, and two have a decent shot of affecting the US on Labor Day weekend. We realize talking about your Labor Day forecast a week out might be a touch early, but with the tropics coming alive
Continue ReadingA level 3 out of 5 threat for severe storms has been issued across the Midwest, including Chicago, while storms across the South continue to bring the risk of flooding. Meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the forecast.
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Joaquin Niemann’s manager says the 23-year-old from Chile is on his way to Boston where the next Saudi-backed LIV Golf starts this week. The manager says he is going but has yet to sign a contract. Niemann would be the youngest PGA Tour winner to join Greg Norman’s rival
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Las Cruces, New Mexico – Organ Mountain High School football player has been hospitalized after a serious injury in a game against Deming on Friday, August 26th. The player, Abe Romero, remained sedated at University Medical Center in El Paso as of 11:30 a.m Monday, according to Head Coach Steve Castille. The head coach spoke
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission that accuses the retailer of allowing its money-transfer services to be used by scam artists. It says the suit is an egregious instance of agency overreach. In its lawsuit filed in
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua — Juárez residents celebrated a city icon with a week’s worth of parades, concerts, tours, and the highlight of the week, a special performance from one of the artist’s long-time friends, Aída Cuevas. Alberto Aguilera Valadez, or as he’s more popularly known, Juan Gabriel, died on August 28, 2016, at the age of
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson and Theresa Waldrop, CNN With the school year starting Monday, almost two dozen schools in the Baltimore City Public School system are dismissing early a few days this week because they have no air conditioning. The Baltimore area is expected to hit 93 degrees Monday, with the heat index reaching triple digits
Continue Reading By Stephanie Busari and Nimi Princewill, CNN Angolan President João Lourenço has secured another five-year term after winning the most competitive election in the country’s democratic history, according to results issued Monday by the electoral commission. The incumbent Lourenco and his Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) were declared winner of Wednesday’s presidential
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