Fred may regain tropical storm strength as it nears Florida
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Forecasters say tropical depression Fred is slowly strengthening and could regain tropical…
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In Yemen’s north, Houthis face virus with outright denial
By SAMY MAGDY The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Yemenis in the country’s north are dying because of a lack of hospital beds, many at home.…
Continue ReadingDarvish (back) exits early, Diamondbacks beat Padres 12-3
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Yu Darvish left a rocky start early with lower back tightness, and the Arizona Diamondbacks took…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 38
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The death toll from floods and mudslides in northern Turkey has risen to at least 38 as…
Continue ReadingTaliban sweep across Afghanistan’s south, take 4 more cities
By TAMEEM AKHGAR, RAHIM FAIEZ and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have completed their sweep of…
Continue ReadingClimate-fueled wildfires take toll on tropical Pacific isles
By CALEB JONES and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press WAIMEA, Hawaii (AP) — Huge wildfires highlight the dangers of climate change-related heat and…
Continue ReadingClimate-fueled wildfires take toll on tropical Pacific isles
By CALEB JONES and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press WAIMEA, Hawaii (AP) — Huge wildfires highlight the dangers of climate change-related heat and…
Continue ReadingClimate-fueled wildfires take toll on tropical Pacific isles
By CALEB JONES and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press WAIMEA, Hawaii (AP) — Huge wildfires highlight the dangers of climate change-related heat and…
Continue ReadingNY let childhood sex abuse victims sue; 9,000 went to court
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s two-year “look-back window” closes this week. It allows people who claim they…
Continue ReadingOhtani hurls 6 innings, doubles in Angels’ 6-3 win over Jays
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani pitched six innings of three-hit ball to win his third consecutive start, and…
Continue ReadingCensus data: US is diversifying, white population shrinking
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press No racial or ethnic group dominates for people under age 18 in the newly released 2020 census figures. In the…
Continue ReadingFederal lawsuit filed against Las Vegas school mask mandate
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A coronavirus pandemic mask mandate in Nevada has drawn a federal lawsuit from attorneys seeking…
Continue ReadingAustralia chides China over journalist’s yearlong detention
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government says it remains seriously concerned about the welfare of a…
Continue ReadingPolice: Toddler fatally shot woman during work video call
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Police in central Florida say a toddler fatally shot a woman while she was on a work-related video call. News…
Continue ReadingWade’s 3-run homer leads Giants to fifth straight win
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a three-run homer in the fourth, pitcher Logan Webb added a two-run…
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Good progress on 5,400-acre fire west of Lakeview despite higher winds, shift in direction
A predicted weather change came into the area of the 5,400-acre Patton Meadow Fire Sunday evening, which brought higher winds out of the west and is…
Continue ReadingFresh flooding in central China kills another 21 people
BEIJING (AP) — Flooding in central China continues to cause havoc in both cities and rural areas. Authorities said Friday that another 21 people…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Northwest heat may have killed 1; ER visits spike
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials are investigating one possible heat-related death in Oregon from a Pacific…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Northwest heat may have killed 1; ER visits spike
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials are investigating one possible heat-related death in Oregon from a Pacific…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Northwest heat may have killed 1; ER visits spike
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials are investigating one possible heat-related death in Oregon from a Pacific…
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