AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jason Heyward hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and made a dazzling defensive play as the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Tuesday night to clinch their fourth consecutive AL West championship. Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker each added a solo home run for the Astros, who are
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood and intensified the heavy rains that led to devastating flooding in Central Europe earlier this month, a new flash study found. Torrential rain in mid-September from Storm Boris pummeled a large part of central Europe, including Romania, Poland, Czechia, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Germany,
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Trailing the Seattle Mariners by 10 games in mid-June, the Houston Astros were undoubtedly down. But first-year manager Joe Espada worked every day to remind his team it was far from out. “`We got this,’” he recalled telling the players. “`We are a good team. We’ve just got to
Continue Reading Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Two former top editors of Hong Kong’s defunct online media Stand News will learn their sentences Thursday after a landmark sedition verdict. They were the first journalists to be found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious content since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. The
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros clinch the American League West title.
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — California avocado growers are fuming about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of Mexican orchards to the Mexican government. Inspectors hired by the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been guarding against imports of insects and diseases for decades, but they have also been threatened in Mexico for refusing to
Continue Reading Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s president dismissed the notion of peace talks with Moscow on Tuesday, calling instead for unspecified global “action” to force Russia into peace for invading his country and to comply with the U.N. Charter’s requirement that every country respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all other nations. Volodymyr
Continue Reading Associated Press/ Report for America PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Supreme Court Justice Robert Brutinel announced Tuesday he will retire this fall, giving Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs a rare opportunity to fill his seat on the Republican-dominated court. Brutinel’s retirement is effective Oct. 31, capping off more than four decades as a lawyer and judge in
Continue Reading TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Someone fired shots at a Democratic Party campaign office in a Phoenix suburb, causing damage but no injuries, authorities said. Tempe police said the damage was discovered early Monday and it is being investigated as a property crime since nobody was in the office at the time the gunshots were fired.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Department (EPPD) says crime in El Paso has gone down by 3% compared to this time last year. El Paso Police Chief Peter Pacillas said in a presentation given during a City Council meeting that crime has gone down on all categories, including murder, robberies, and assaults.
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Over 2,000 participants from over 80 countries descended on New York this week for the Clinton Global Initiative. The nonprofit founded by former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled 175 new philanthropic commitments in an effort to prove there are solutions to even the
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Andrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — La superestrella del pop Lady Gaga anunció este martes en sus redes sociales un nuevo trabajo musical que aparecerá apenas 72 horas después de sus declaraciones. Se trata de “Harlequin”, un disco con 13 canciones inéditas e inspiradas en su interpretación del personaje de Harley Quinn en la película
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El Cuerpo de Bomberos de Quito, en Ecuador, confirmó que un incendio forestal fue reportado en el sector de Guápulo, en el centro norte de la capital. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel La institución indicó que debido a los fuertes vientos que atraviesa la capital ecuatoriana se presentó una gran
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — For travelers, there’s a very specific image of Fiji that comes to mind: flawless white stretches of sand, overwater bungalows perfect for honeymooning couples and bright blue sea in every direction. For the people who live in Fiji, though, the picture is more complicated. Restaurateur TJ Patel is a
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By Tara Molina Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A 12-year-old and four teenagers were arrested and charged Tuesday in a number of crimes reported on the Chicago Transit Authority system. Three of the defendants turned themselves in to police Monday night. Pastor Corey Brooks saw the photo of the alleged
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman in Minnesota has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for her alleged role in the killing of a Minneapolis real estate agent. Prosecutors say a judge sentenced Elsa Segura on Tuesday for kidnapping to commit great bodily harm or terrorize. Segura pleaded guilty as part of an agreement with
Continue Reading Legal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a man who spent 26 years in solitary confinement in Pennsylvania can sue prison officials for alleged cruel and unusual punishment. The panel says that prison officials may have also violated the Americans with Disability Act because they knew Roy Lee Williams
Continue Reading By Barry Pintar Click here for updates on this story MT. PLEASANT, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — An 87-year-old man in Westmoreland County said he had his car stolen with his beloved dog inside. Willard Martz parked in a handicapped spot at the Tractor Supply store in Mt. Pleasant and planned to get dog food for Lucky,
Continue Reading KDKA By Barry Pintar Click here for updates on this story MT. PLEASANT, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — An 87-year-old man in Westmoreland County said he had his car stolen with his beloved dog inside. Willard Martz parked in a handicapped spot at the Tractor Supply store in Mt. Pleasant and planned to get dog food for
Continue Reading By Jessi Mitchell Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS, WLNY) — Manhattan community groups joined forces Tuesday evening for a public meeting, presenting their findings about the effects of climate change on the island’s parks. Curators for the largest outdoor art exhibit in Harlem’s history have uncovered a pattern of groundcover
Continue Reading By Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Scientists are concerned after seeing nearly a quarter of the world’s population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales in an unusual and potentially dangerous spot for them. The New England Aquarium said at least 82 whales were observed in late July
Continue Reading Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian judge has suspended the preventive arrest of one of the country’s most popular country music stars in connection with a money laundering investigation. That’s according to a court source with access to the ruling. A court staffer in the state of Pernambuco confirmed Tuesday that local
Continue Reading Andrea Gomez (CNN) — Lisa Wixon, la autora de la ciudad de Nueva York, siempre supo que tenía un camino hacia la ciudadanía de la Unión Europea a través de su bisabuelo materno, que llegó a Estados Unidos en 1906 desde Rijeka, en el oeste de Croacia. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Croacia es uno
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — John Sterling returned to the New York Yankees’ radio broadcast booth, five months after announcing his retirement. Sterling had retired in April, a few weeks into his 36th season. He was back working with partner Suzyn Waldman on the WFAN broadcast for the start of the team’s final regular-season homestand. Sterling,
Continue Reading HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man with a history of mental illness has been executed for killing his infant son in 2008.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council just voted in favor of possibly giving matching funds to the El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization I-10 Deck Plaza Design Project. Item 47, discussed in today’s city council meeting, states council would consider “Discussion and action on a Resolution providing a $750,000.00 match” for the project.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council voted 6 to 2 in favor of rezoning HOME’s property in West El Paso, making way for the proposed 104-unit affordable housing complex to begin construction. For months, residents in the neighborhood have opposed surrounding the project, with concerns that it would bring an increase in
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Toy maker MGA Entertainment must pay $71.5 million in damages for infringing on the name and likeliness of teen pop group OMG Girlz with one of its popular lines of dolls, a federal jury has decided. Monday’s verdict hands a win to OMG Girlz — as well as Xscape singer Tameka
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, dijo este martes que su país sigue con atención “la crítica situación” que vive Venezuela y reiteró su llamado a una salida política de la crisis, que “reconozca el triunfo de la oposición”. Durante su intervención en la 79° Asamblea General de la Organización
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Los fiscales presentaron este martes el cargo de intento de magnicidio a un candidato presidencial contra Ryan Wesley Routh, el hombre que, según dicen, acampó durante horas afuera del campo de golf de Donald Trump en West Palm Beach, armado con un rifle que apuntó a través de una cerca de
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