By LARY BUMP Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chad Pinder hit a grand slam during an eight-run 12th inning and the Oakland Athletics overcame another homer by Corey Seager to beat the Texas Rangers 14-7. Pinder was Texas’ automatic runner to open the 12th and scored on Vimael Machin’s sacrifice fly off Dennis Santana.
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers outlasted three rain delays to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 in the opener of a border-state series between the first-place teams. Andrew McCutchen and Willy Adames each hit a two-run homer off Twins starter Josh Winder. Jonathan Davis and Jace Peterson pitched in
Continue ReadingWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s central bank has lifted its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to 2.5% as it attempts to curb inflation. Wednesday was the third time this year that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has lifted the cash rate by 50 basis points, following hikes in April
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN The response from the families of the Uvalde massacre victims was of anger and outrage, the reaction from law enforcement experts was that of astonishment and dismay. It followed the release Tuesday by a Texas newspaper of leaked surveillance video from inside the school, days ahead of when officials said they
Continue ReadingCNN By Ray Sanchez and Peter Nickeas, CNN The gunman walked into the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and casually pushed back his long hair before moving to adjoining classrooms where he killed 19 students and two teachers, according to edited portions of surveillance video of the law enforcement response. The 82 minutes of disturbing footage
Continue ReadingWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s central bank has lifted its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to 2.5% as it attempts to curb inflation. Wednesday was the third time this year that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has lifted the cash rate by 50 basis points, following hikes in April
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation surged to a new four-decade high in June because of rising prices for gas, food and rent, squeezing household budgets and pressuring the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates aggressively — trends that raise the risk of a recession. The government’s consumer price index
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation surged to a new four-decade high in June because of rising prices for gas, food and rent, squeezing household budgets and pressuring the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates aggressively — trends that raise the risk of a recession. The government’s consumer price index
Continue ReadingBy JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Charlie Blackmon hit a tiebreaking three-run homer, Austin Gomber pitched six strong innings and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 5-3. Blackmon’s 14th homer capped a four-pitch rally off right-hander Mike Clevinger that turned the game in the sixth inning. Connor Joe was hit by
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Shawn Deng, CNN A heat wave is sweeping through China, with residents resorting to air raid shelters and public fountains to stay cool, as 84 cities across the country on Wednesday issued their highest-level red alert warnings. A red alert means temperatures are expected to reach over 40 degrees Celsius (104
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With thousands of sanctions already imposed on Russia to flatten its economy, the U.S. and its allies are working on new measures to starve the Russian war machine while also stopping the price of oil and gasoline from soaring to levels that could crush the global economy.
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With thousands of sanctions already imposed on Russia to flatten its economy, the U.S. and its allies are working on new measures to starve the Russian war machine while also stopping the price of oil and gasoline from soaring to levels that could crush the global economy.
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia investigation into potential criminal interference in the 2020 election is heating up. Prosecutors are trying to force allies and advisers of former President Donald Trump to come to Atlanta to testify before a special grand jury. For witnesses who live outside Georgia, the process of
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK, JOSEF FEDERMAN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — President Joe Biden has opened a Mideast visit by offering anxious Israeli leaders strong reassurances of his determination to stop Iran’s nuclear program. Biden said he’d be willing to use force as a “last resort.” The president’s comments came in an interview
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond and Natasha Bertrand, CNN As President Joe Biden arrived here on Wednesday, he is doing something he has never done on a foreign trip: Embracing one of his predecessor’s legacy achievements. While much of his foreign travel in his first 18 months in office has focused on reversing the foreign policy of
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN When Vladimir Putin refocused his war in Ukraine on the country’s east three months ago, he did so bruised by the failures of his initial lunge towards Kyiv and desperate for a face-saving success. After a slow and bloody march through Luhansk was finalized with the capture of the city of
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin is staying in Pittsburgh after all. The Penguins and the Russian star have agreed to a four-year deal that will pay Malkin $6.1 million annually. The two sides reached an agreement just hours before the three-time Stanley Cup-winning center was set to become a
Continue ReadingBy LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan India drove in two runs with a go-ahead, bases-loaded single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Cincinnati Reds completed an unlikely comeback, rallying past the New York Yankees 4-3. The Yankees were 49-0 when leading after eight innings and the Reds were
Continue ReadingBy MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Miguel Cabrera drove in the tying and go-ahead runs, matching Ted Williams for 14th place on the career RBI list, and the Detroit Tigers rallied past the Kansas City Royals 7-5 to snap a four-game skid. Cabrera’s sacrifice fly in the fifth inning made it
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Chambers Family Foundation has awarded a grant of $5,000 to Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades. The grant will sponsor four low-income, uninsured Deschutes County patients for one year so they can receive free-of-charge medical care. VIM serves over 900 economically disadvantaged working adults annually. None of VIM’s patients
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