Olson, A’s romp 12-3, hand Rangers 13th straight road loss
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Olson matched his career high with four hits, including a two-run double as part of…
Continue ReadingNews
Californians hit hard hard with weekend of wildfire fears
By DAISY NGUYEN and NOAH BERGER Associated Press GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Fueled by strong winds and bone-dry vegetation, California’s Dixie…
Continue Reading
Californians hit hard hard with weekend of wildfire fears
By DAISY NGUYEN and NOAH BERGER Associated Press GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Fueled by strong winds and bone-dry vegetation, California’s Dixie…
Continue Reading
Biden praises Olympians for inspiring Americans with courage
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden praised U.S. Olympians for navigating the difficulties of a…
Continue Reading Fired officer who wounded unarmed Black man won’t be charged
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say there will be no criminal charges for a former St. Paul police officer fired for a nonfatal shooting of an…
Continue Reading
Navajo Nation reports 46 additional COVID cases, no deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Saturday reported additional 46 COVID-19 cases but no additional deaths. The additional cases…
Continue Reading Crime historian conducts dig for D.B. Cooper case evidence
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Nearly 50 years after skyjacker D.B. Cooper vanished out the back of a Boeing 727 with $200,000 in cash, a crime historian…
Continue Reading Sofía Reyes: En México, en España y en Argentina es donde he sentido el máximo cariño y apoyo de la gente
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Desde su estudio en Los Ángeles, donde reside desde los 17 años, Sofía Reyes conversó con…
Continue Reading Steelers’ Butler: Watt not practicing because of contract
By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler acknowledged that linebacker T.J. Watt…
Continue Reading Kool & the Gang co-founder Dennis Thomas dead at age 70
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, a founding member of the long-running soul-funk band Kool & the Gang, has…
Continue Reading U.S. averaging 100,000 new Covid-19 infections a day
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — The Covid-19 outbreak in the United States has crossed 100,000 new confirmed daily infections. It’s a milestone…
Continue Reading US averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day
By TERRY SPENCER and KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States has crossed 100,000 new…
Continue Reading
Texas Dems again no shows for 3rd GOP voting bill attempt
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democrats still refused to return to the state Capitol on Saturday as Gov. Greg Abbott began a third attempt at passing new…
Continue Reading Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist’s positive COVID test cancels shows
By The Associated Press CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Lynyrd Skynyrd has pulled out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame concert after guitarist Rickey Medlocke…
Continue Reading Colorado mudslides wreak havoc on major transportation route
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Mudslides that ripped through western Colorado last month marked the latest in a string of…
Continue Reading Ex-mayor convicted in corruption case ordered to apologize
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — A former northern New Mexico mayor has been ordered to apologize to Las Vegas city officials and contractors as part of her…
Continue Reading Sí, los niños pueden enfermarse de covid-19. Entérate por qué los médicos dicen que deben estar protegidos
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — La idea de que el covid-19 no golpea duro a los niños está perdiendo fuerza, en parte debido a una variante…
Continue Reading Ikea loyal customers can now win a candle that smells like its famous meatballs
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Ikea is famous for the Swedish meatballs served at its stores’ cafeterias. Now, it’s turning those…
Continue Reading
Fire burns storefronts along Mesa Street in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters battled a blaze Saturday afternoon that burned several storefronts in a west El Paso shopping strip. The fire broke…
Continue Reading Berkshire Hathaway posts 7% gain in 2Q profit
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway company reported a 7% gain in profit for the…
Continue Reading These top US chains are reinstating their mask requirements
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Top US retail and food chains have updated their mask policies since the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading Senate clears 60-vote threshold to advance $1T infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate has moved closer to passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package after lawmakers from both parties came…
Continue Reading University will remove 70-ton boulder some view as reminder of campus’ racist past
By Erin Gretzinger Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) —…
Continue Reading 28,000-year-old lion cub looks like it’s just sleeping
By Ashley Strickland, CNN We are driven by discovery. As a kid, I devoured stories about the arduous efforts to reveal the past (and I still do).…
Continue Reading Ceremony held for Mobile’s last surviving WWII veteran
By Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The last surviving World War Two veteran…
Continue Reading
Texans QB’s sex assault cases highlight concerns amid #MeToo
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Lawyers fighting sexual assault allegations against Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson…
Continue Reading Neeraj Chopra’s javelin victory delivers India its first Olympic gold medal in track and field
By Hannah Ritchie and Sana Noor Haq, CNN “Unbelievable,” was how Neeraj Chopra described his victory in the men’s javelin on…
Continue Reading
ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Air quality advisory until 9PM
Good Saturday morning to you. We are in for a very hot weekend with very minimal rain chances. Many of us will be feeling triple digit heat…
Continue Reading U.S. women win relay gold; Felix now most-decorated American track athlete
TOKYO, Japan — Allyson Felix has won her 11th Olympic medal by combining with her American teammates to finish the 4×400-meter relay in 3…
Continue Reading
Kevin Durant leads U.S. men to 4th straight basketball gold medal
SAITAMA, Japan — Nothing about the summer was easy for the U.S. men’s basketball team, and neither was the gold-medal game. The Americans…
Continue Reading