By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Nola struck out 11 and allowed just five hits in his second career nine-inning shutout as the Philadelphia Phillies closed out a four-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with a 4-0 victory. Edmundo Sosa had three RBIs from the ninth spot in the lineup and Kyle
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The tennis players’ association founded by Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil two years ago has appointed former NFL Players Inc. president Ahmad Nassar as its executive director and the CEO of a new for-profit affiliate to generate off-court commercial opportunities. The Professional Tennis Players Association — or PTPA — announced the
Continue Reading By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Bernarda Pera won her 13th consecutive WTA Tour match, beat former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 on Thursday night in the Tennis in The Land quarterfinals. Pera, ranked 51st, has not lost in a main draw since Wimbledon two months ago. She will face
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN Hong Kong’s Peak Tram, one of the city’s most recognizable tourist attractions and the oldest funicular in Asia, will reopen to the public on August 27 following a year-plus-long closure. The tram, which has been ferrying locals and tourists alike to Hong Kong island’s highest spot since 1888, is now in
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON and JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza and two of his former San Diego State teammates have been accused in a civil lawsuit of gang-raping a teenager at an off-campus party last fall. The lawsuit was filed in San Diego County Superior Court. It accuses
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CNN By Tierney Sneed The Justice Department must release a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit by noon on Friday, a federal judge ruled. The affidavit lays out why investigators believe there was probable cause that crimes had been committed. The warrant authorized the FBI to search former President Donald Trump‘s home and
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico– An exciting day for mariachi in the Borderland. The 29th annual Las Cruces International Mariachi conference is back with its biggest celebration since its COVID-19 hiatus. They announced the headliner Thursday for their “spectacular” event. Shaila Dúrcal was announced as this year’s spectacular headliner. She’s headlined before and is making her return to the Pan
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By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — They’re your run-of-the-mill “salarymen,” as company workers in Japan are called — hard-working, friendly and, well, rather regular. But the chief executive and general manager at a tiny Japanese security company are among the nation’s biggest TikTok stars, drawing 2.7 million followers and 54 million likes, and
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SILVER CITY, New Mexico — US 180 is reopened after a section of road collapsed due to extreme runoff. The collapse happened Tuesday. The section of closed road stretched from milepost 100 to 92. The New Mexico Department of Transportation says speed limits will be reduced. NMDOT will monitor the road over the weekend and
Continue Reading KETTERING, Ohio (AP) — Tammie Green shot a bogey-free 5-under 68 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. The 62-year-old Green, a seven-time winner on the LPGA Tour, had four straight birdies on Nos. 13-16 on NCR Country Club’s South Course. Catrin Nilsmark and Leta Lindley shot 69. Helen
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El Telescopio Espacial James Webb de la NASA captó la primera evidencia clara de dióxido de carbono en la atmósfera de un exoplaneta, un planeta fuera de nuestro sistema solar. El exoplaneta, WASP-39b, es un gigante de gas caliente que orbita una estrella similar al Sol que se encuentra
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX and T-Mobile want to beam cell service to “most places in the US,” including some of the most remote areas of the country that traditionally have not been touched by wireless connectivity. The idea, which the companies plan to roll out in beta testing by the end next year,
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PLANO, Texas (AP) — A woman has been arrested and faces a possible hate crime charge after she was captured on video in a racist rant and assault on women of South Asian descent in a suburban Dallas parking lot, officials said Thursday. Plano police said in a statement that Esmeralda Upton, 58, of Plano,
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By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials say there’s enough evidence a rare fish along the California-Nevada line may be at risk of extinction to warrant a yearlong review to determine if it should be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Conservationists who petitioned for protection of the Fish Lake
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials say there’s enough evidence a rare fish along the California-Nevada line may be at risk of extinction to warrant a yearlong review to determine if it should be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Conservationists who petitioned for protection of the Fish Lake
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos New York City (CNN) — Después de un viaje de dos meses a través de 10 países, cruzando las selvas del norte de Colombia, el Tapón del Darién y el sistema de inmigración de Estados Unidos, Anabel y Crisman Urbáez de Venezuela, junto con sus dos hijos y su perro, ahora duermen en
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The power supply from the Russian-controlled nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, was completely disconnected from the power grid for the first time in its history. The region is on edge amid fears of a potential nuclear disaster. CNN’s Sam Kiley reports.
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — One day after Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson’s family announced his death at the age of 87, the Kansas City Chiefs played the Green Bay Packers in a preseason rematch of the first Super Bowl. It seemed fitting given that game on a
Continue Reading WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A lawyer for c onspiracy theorist Alex Jones invoked his right against self-incrimination Thursday during a civil court hearing in Connecticut over the possible improper disclosure of confidential medical records of relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims. New Haven-based attorney Norman Pattis refused to answer questions
Continue Reading OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Paula Reto shot a course-record 9-under 62 on Thursday at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club to take a two-stroke lead in the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open. Winless on the LPGA Tour, the 32-year-old South African opened with a 6-under 29 on the back nine and added three birdies on the front
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EL PASO, Texas — Three puppies were recently dumped outside of Animal Rescue League, a non-profit rescue shelter. They were left on a hot day in a box, covered with a heavy blanket, in their own feces and vomit. It’s not an uncommon sight for director Loretta Hyde, who says those puppies are lucky a
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Happy Thursday everyone! It’s been a warm day today, but not too warm that is! Our highs were in the upper 80s today and they will continue to warm a degree or two each day through Monday of next week. Our average highs should be in the low 90s this time of year, so we
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business NASA and Boeing are now targeting early 2023 for the first crewed flight of Boeing’s long-delayed Starliner spacecraft, officials said during a joint press conference Thursday. Launch officials say the mission could take off as early as February, according to Steve Stich, the manager for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Starliner
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — New York Yankees All-Star left-hander Nestor Cortes has gone on the 15-day injured list with a strained left groin. The move is retroactive to Monday. The Yankees also activated slugger Giancarlo Stanton from the injured list and put him in the lineup at Oakland. Cortes
Continue Reading By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s former public works director was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for steering public contracts and taking pricey gifts in a corruption case that ensnared several City Hall officials and insiders. Mohammed Nuru in January pleaded guilty to what federal prosecutors described
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FORT BLISS, Texas — A 25-year-old Fort Bliss soldier has been indicted on federal firearms charges. Grant Lee Mosley is accused of making and dealing firearms without a firearms license. According to the El Paso FBI Field Office, Mosley was manufacturing 3-D printed auto sears that would convert a semi-automatic firearm system into a fully
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler might have had a roller coaster of an opening round Thursday at the Tour Championship if only he had been paying attention to the scoreboards. Scheffler started with a two-shot lead as the No. 1 seed in the FedEx Cup. He led
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler might have had a roller coaster of an opening round Thursday at the Tour Championship if only he had been paying attention to the scoreboards. Scheffler started with a two-shot lead as the No. 1 seed in the FedEx Cup. He led
Continue Reading By Caroll Alvarado and Alfonso Serrano, CNN After a two-month, 10-country trek — through the jungles of northern Colombia, the Darién Gap, and the US immigration system — Anabel and Crisman Urbaez of Venezuela, alongside their two children and dog, now sleep on warm beds at a Brooklyn family shelter. But their relative calm these
Continue Reading After a two-month, 10-country trek — through the jungles of northern Colombia, the Darién Gap, and the US immigration system — Anabel and Crisman Urbaez of Venezuela, alongside their two children and dog, now sleep on warm beds at a Brooklyn family shelter. CNN’s Polo Sandoval reports.
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