NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota Twins starter John Gant lasted just 12 pitches against the New York Yankees, leaving after straining his lower abdomen. A 29-year-old right-hander, Gant retired DJ LeMahieu and Brett Gardner on ground-outs starting the bottom of the first and walked Aaron Judge on four pitches. Manager Rocco Baldelli and head athletic
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE EMERSON Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A massive two-alarm fire broke out in North Las Vegas Monday morning at a recycling plant. The fire was reported near Cheyenne Ave. and Commerce St. just after 5 a.m. Sept. 13 at the Republic Services Southern Nevada Recycling Center, according
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN New York City began enforcing its Covid-19 vaccine passport program, known as “Key to NYC,” for most indoor activities Monday as part of the city’s broad reopening. Since August 17, the city has required that people age 12 and older show proof they have had at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Anthony Joshua admits he must fight Tyson Fury, believing boxing needs at least one bout between the British rivals. Joshua has told the BBC 5 Live Boxing podcast, “Do I need Tyson Fury on my record? I need it. We need it for boxing. It’s what we all need, I need it.
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — A senor police officer says floods triggered by seasonal torrential rains in Sudan have killed more than 80 people and damaged or destroyed some 35,000 homes since July. Flooding has killed 84 people and injured another 67 since the start of the rainy season, the officer says. Fourteen of Sudan’s 18 provinces
Continue ReadingBLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente says tight end James Mitchell will have knee surgery and miss the rest of the season. The preseason All-ACC first team tight end took a low hit on a run from the 2-yard line late in the second quarter of the Hokies’ 35-14 victory against Middle
Continue Readingmarpichel (CNN) — Cada 13 de septiembre se celebra el Día Internacional del Chocolate. ¿Y quién puede resistirse? Es difícil encontrar a alguien a quien no le guste el chocolate. Desde los aztecas hasta Willie Wonka y la tira cómica Cathy, la golosina ha estado seduciendo las papilas gustativas durante siglos. Existen pocos placeres –desde
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A former British counter-terrorism officer has pleaded guilty to 19 voyeurism offenses that involved him posing as a pilot to secretly film naked models using spy cameras after arranging fake photo shoots. Metropolitan Police Detective Inspector Neil Corbel admitted the offenses, which were said to not be linked to his work as
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer North Carolina State’s defense has taken a major hit by losing all-Atlantic Coast Conference linebacker Payton Wilson and safety Cyrus Fagan to season-ending injuries. Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren announced their status Monday. That was two days after both exited the game during a loss at Mississippi State. He didn’t
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Here is the ODOT Region 4 construction update for the week of Sept. 13-17.
Continue ReadingTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Top-ranked Alabama is hoping to get three starting defenders back from injury in time for its road game at No. 11 Florida. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said Monday that the news on preseason All-America linebacker Will Anderson Jr. was “very encouraging” two days after he went down with a right
Continue ReadingCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — No. 24 Miami has lost running back Don Chaney Jr. for the remainder of the season with a knee injury. Starting linebacker Keontra Smith will also miss several weeks with a leg injury. Both were injured in the Hurricanes’ 25-23 win over Appalachian State this past Saturday. Chaney had a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En una ciudad llena de superlativos, la última incorporación a la larga lista de “más grandes” y “más altos” de Dubái está a punto de entrar en los libros de récords. Ain Dubai, la gigantesca rueda de observación que lleva más de seis años en construcción en la urbanización Bluewaters Island
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story PLAYA DEL REY, California (KABC) — A hit-and-run driver struck and killed a mother and injured her 2-year-old son near Dockweiler State Beach over the weekend. The mother was crossing the street with her child Saturday night in the 8800 block of Vista Del Mar
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democrat-led House committee will take no disciplinary action against a Democratic lawmaker who used a racist and sexist slur to refer to sex workers. House Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst said Monday that members of the Ethics Committee unanimously agreed at a closed-door meeting that Rep. Gerald
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El ministro de Defensa de Colombia, Diego Molano, anunció este lunes que se reforzará la frontera con Venezuela con 300 militares adicionales que custodiarán los puntos de cruce ilegales. En conferencia de prensa desde Bogotá, dijo que se reforzó la presencia de la Armada Nacional sobre el río Arauca
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British broadcasting veteran Andrew Neil has stepped down as chairman of GB News, just three months after he launched it amid great fanfare and an ambition to provide an alternative to an alleged “metropolitan elite” bias among the established news channels. GB News, which has struggled for
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British broadcasting veteran Andrew Neil has stepped down as chairman of GB News, just three months after he launched it amid great fanfare and an ambition to provide an alternative to an alleged “metropolitan elite” bias among the established news channels. GB News, which has struggled for
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, a rocket is poised to blast into orbit with no professional astronauts on board, only four tourists. SpaceX’s first private flight will be led by a 38-year-old entrepreneur who’s bankrolling the entire trip. He’s
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, a rocket is poised to blast into orbit with no professional astronauts on board, only four tourists. SpaceX’s first private flight will be led by a 38-year-old entrepreneur who’s bankrolling the entire trip. He’s
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