For US military leaders, Afghan news strikes personal chord
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For senior military and Pentagon leaders, this week’s news was profoundly personal. The…
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Winds threaten to fan destructive California wildfire
PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Crews are digging in and burning out fire lines amid fears that another round of high winds will bring renewed fury to a…
Continue ReadingHurricane Grace hits Mexico’s Gulf coast, dissipates; 8 dead
By FÉLIX MÁRQUEZ and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Grace hit Mexico’s Gulf as a major Category 3…
Continue ReadingHurricane warnings posted for Long Island, southern New England as Henri looks to make landfall Sunday
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist As Tropical Storm Henri moved north through the Atlantic on Friday night, hurricane warnings were posted from New…
Continue ReadingBiden’s view of job comes into focus after Afghan collapse
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden actually made up his mind a long time ago about…
Continue ReadingBiden vows to evacuate all Americans — and Afghan helpers
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ROBERT BURNS, JAMES LAPORTA and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pledging firmly to bring…
Continue ReadingCorbin’s resurgent outing helps Nationals beat Brewers 4-1
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Patrick Corbin broke out of his slump by pitching three-hit ball into the seventh inning and…
Continue ReadingHurricane Grace is now a category 3 storm as it closes in on Mexico
By Aya Elamroussi and Jason Hanna, CNN Hurricane Grace is closing in on Mexico with sustained winds of 120 mph and poised to make landfall early…
Continue ReadingRookie Patterson scores TD, Washington beats Bengals 17-13
By BOBBY BANCROFT Associated Press LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Rookie running back Jaret Patterson did a little bit of everything and scored the go-ahead…
Continue ReadingÁlvarez, Astros slug their way to 12-3 win over Mariners
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Álvarez homered and drove in four runs as the Houston Astros jumped on Yusei Kikuchi…
Continue Reading“Esta gente estaba en mal, mal estado”. Una mirada al interior de una biblioteca de Florida convertida en sitio de tratamiento de covid-19
olivertapia (CNN) — La escena en la biblioteca pública principal de Jacksonville era inquietante, recordó Louis López. Mientras esperaba un…
Continue ReadingKeller, Polanco spark Pirates to 4-0 win over Cardinals
By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mitch Keller struck out six over five solid innings, Gregory Polanco drove in two runs and the…
Continue ReadingAnderson delivers 2 key hits, White Sox beat Rays 7-5 in 11
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tim Anderson had a game-tying homer in the ninth inning and a tiebreaking RBI single…
Continue ReadingFact check: Texas lieutenant governor falsely implies Black people to blame for Covid surge
By Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The blame game over rising cases of Covid-19 continues along largely partisan lines, with Democrats…
Continue ReadingFact check: Texas lieutenant governor falsely implies Black people to blame for Covid surge
CNN By Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The blame game over rising cases of Covid-19 continues along largely partisan lines, with Democrats…
Continue ReadingHenne, Buechele throw TD passes, Chiefs beat Cardinals 17-10
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chad Henne and rookie Shane Buechele threw touchdown passes to help the Kansas City Chiefs…
Continue ReadingCalifornia judge rules gig worker initiative utilized by Uber and Lyft is unconstitutional
By Sara O’Brien and Paul LeBlanc, CNN A California judge ruled Friday that the costly and controversial 2020 ballot measure exempting firms…
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Earliest-ever water shutoff at Wickiup Reservoir leaves open question: What of next year?
An outflow tube that carries water from the Wickiup Reservoir into the Deschutes River was turned off Friday afternoon, the latest troubling…
Continue ReadingBLM protesters were targeted by federal government with stiffer punishments, an analysis shows
By Christina Carrega, CNN The Justice Department targeted more than 300 protesters by charging them with federal crimes for their roles during the…
Continue ReadingReyes homers, drives in 5 runs, Indians rout Angels 9-1
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Franmil Reyes hit a towering three-run homer and tied his career high with five RBIs, powering the…
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