By The Associated Press Cardinals star Paul Goldschmidt could set the longest hitting streak of his career if he’s successful in both games of a day-night doubleheader at Wrigley Field on Saturday. Goldschmidt homered to extend his string to 25 games as St. Louis routed the Chicago Cubs 14-5 on Friday. The six-time All-Star had
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Justin Boyd drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th inning to help top-seeded Oregon State beat No. 4 seed New Mexico State 5-4 Friday night at the Corvallis Regional. Garret Forrester went 3-for-5 with two RBIs for Oregon State (45-15), the national No. 3 seed. Oregon State plays
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Justin Boyd drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th inning to help top-seeded Oregon State beat No. 4 seed New Mexico State 5-4 Friday night at the Corvallis Regional. Garret Forrester went 3-for-5 with two RBIs for Oregon State (45-15), the national No. 3 seed. Oregon State plays
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has met with Finland’s prime minister and spoken to Turkey’s president as he seeks to overcome Turkish resistance to Finland and Sweden joining the alliance. Stoltenberg, who visited Washington this week, tweeted late Friday that he met with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin while there and discussed “the
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has met with Finland’s prime minister and spoken to Turkey’s president as he seeks to overcome Turkish resistance to Finland and Sweden joining the alliance. Stoltenberg, who visited Washington this week, tweeted late Friday that he met with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin while there and discussed “the
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China’s state broadcaster says the driver of a high-speed train was killed and eight people were injured when two cars derailed after hitting a mudslide. The accident occurred midmorning Saturday as the train was entering a tunnel in the inland southern province of Guizhou while traveling to the coastal business center of
Continue ReadingSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Daylan Pena went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI and Peyton Lewis hit a three-run home run to help No. 2 seed Texas State beat third-seeded UC Santa Barbara 7-3 at the Stanford Regional. Texas State (45-12) plays Stanford, the No. 2 seed overall, in the semifinals following UCSB’s loser-out
Continue ReadingBy Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Young adult authors of color are fed up with being targeted. They’re sick of seeing their books bogusly labeled “critical race theory” or “anti-police.” They’re incredulous at claims their words make kids uncomfortable. They’re done seeing their books challenged or banned over what they see as insincere claims about vulgarity,
Continue ReadingBy Daniela Mohor W. for CNN On May 1, Francisca Sandoval, a young Chilean reporter, traveled to a commercial district of the capital, Santiago, to cover a union rally commemorating International Workers’ Day. It would be her final report. During the demonstration, violent clashes broke out between local gangs, protesters, and the police. A group
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press ZHYTOMYR, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is losing 60 to 100 soldiers each day in combat. Just short of 50 American soldiers died per day on average in 1968, during the Vietnam War’s deadliest year for U.S. forces. Concentrations of Russian artillery
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Angels slugger Mike Trout is enjoying a homecoming. Los Angeles is facing the Phillies in Philadelphia for the first time since 2014. Trout was raised in nearby Millville, New Jersey. He is a Philadelphia Eagles season-ticket holder and praised the team’s offseason moves. He counts former
Continue ReadingCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — CJ Willis went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, Will Veillon hit a two-run home run and No. 3 seed Louisiana-Lafayette beat second-seeded TCU 7-6 at the College Station Regional. Louisiana-Lafayette (37-21) plays top-seeded Texas A&M in the semifinals after TCU  (36-21) plays No. 4 seed Oral Roberts
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the city of Redmond’s planned road closures and delays for the week of June 5-11. City of Redmond road closures can be viewed on the Redmond Area Street Closures, Events and Delays Map and ODOT TripCheck. **NEW CLOSURES: NW Northwest Way from NW Upas Ave to NW Spruce Ave – Single lane closure Monday, June 6 to Friday, June 10. NW Northwest
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As designer Clary Salandy pushes open the kitchen door at a nondescript community center in west London, her visitors pause, astonished by what they find. A dozen giraffe heads, crafted in shades of orange and brown with top hats and flowing eyelashes, smile in a tidy row
Continue ReadingBy JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Manny Bañuelos lived out a dream from his teenage years that famously escaped him, finally pitching in a major league game for the New York Yankees on Friday night. Once a heralded prospect with the Bronx Bombers, Bañuelos flamed out of the majors and made
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Philip Matulia went 3-for-5 with four RBIs, Jorge Corona hit two home runs — including an inside-the-park grand slam — and No. 2 seed Louisiana Tech beat third-seeded Dallas Baptist 12-5 Friday night at the Austin Regional. Louisiana Tech (43-19) plays top-seeded Texas in the semifinals after Dallas Baptist plays No.
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — As the fighting in eastern Ukraine inches forward, Russian attacks are knocking out power, water and gas to entire towns and cities — and the utility crews sent to repair the smashed transmission lines and pipes are finding themselves in the middle of the shelling. Crews
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — As the fighting in eastern Ukraine inches forward, Russian attacks are knocking out power, water and gas to entire towns and cities — and the utility crews sent to repair the smashed transmission lines and pipes are finding themselves in the middle of the shelling. Crews
Continue ReadingBy BASSAM HATOUM Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Indian celebrities and Bollywood stars are in Abu Dhabi this weekend for the International Indian Film Academy awards. The ceremony had been twice canceled in the last two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the famous of Bollywood arrived Friday night to
Continue ReadingUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution extending the authorization for countries and regional organizations to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya suspected of violating the U.N. arms embargo on the troubled north African nation. Friday’s vote on the French-sponsored resolution was 14-0, with Russia
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