ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas pitched effectively into the eighth inning, Albert Pujols passed Stan Musial on the career extra-base hits list, and Corey Dickerson and Lars Nootbar homered as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1. The teams split the four-game series and are tied for the final wild-card spot in
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Nolan Jones drove in four runs in his home debut for Cleveland, leading the Guardians to an 8-4 win over the Chicago White Sox. A 24-year-old outfielder with a sweet swing, Jones hit a two-run single in the first inning off Lance Lynn. He chased
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Health Quality Alliance has awarded a Health Within Reach grant of $30,000 to Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades. The grant will sponsor a new pilot program for diabetes education with oral health and healthy food support for economically disadvantaged, Latino/a/x patients in Central Oregon. VIM serves
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Mitch Keller pitched one-run ball over seven innings, Jake Marisnick homered and doubled, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 5-1. Keller scattered five hits, struck out five and hit a batter in his longest outing of his career. Diego Castillo singled twice and drove in two runs, while Kevin Newman
Continue ReadingCNN By Kate Sullivan, Nikki Carvajal, Jeremy Diamond and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday said gun violence has turned everyday places in America into “killing fields” as he marked the passage of the first significant federal gun safety legislation in 30 years. Biden said the package he signed into law represents “an
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Tuesday, August 2, from 6-8 p.m., the Redmond Police Department will host a National Night Out community event at Centennial Park. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. The August 2 event is
Continue ReadingBy Shimon Prokupecz and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Every day, 9-year-old AJ Martinez tells his mom he wishes he could have saved his friends from a gunman. With a child’s powerful, if fanciful, belief in his own abilities, he tells her he wishes he could have run outside to get help or to rescue his
Continue ReadingCNN By Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves, Andy Rose and Steve Almasy, CNN The Austin American-Statesman newspaper published Tuesday edited portions of school surveillance video showing officers retreating from gunfire in the hallway of Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, during the fatal shooting May 24. The edited video on the newspaper’s website is just more than
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Red Sox lefty Chris Sale is set to make his season debut when he starts against Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field on Tuesday night. Sale has been out with a fracture in his right rib cage. He’s made four minor league rehab starts, allowing three earned runs in 11 1/3 innings
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Redmond Fire and Rescue is looking for contractors to help board up homes after a fire. They want at least three volunteers, who will be paid by the homeowners’ insurance, to be able to have around-the-clock coverage.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials say “Yellowstone” actor Q’Orianka Kilcher has been charged with illegally collecting nearly $97,000 in disability benefits while working on the TV show. The California Department of Insurance says the actor is charged with two felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud. The department alleges Kilcher illegally collected disability payments from 2019
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen says he plans to explore the possibility of a longer and expanded truce with the country’s warring parties in the coming weeks. Hans Grundberg said Monday an extension could be a good step in moving toward a cease-fire in
Continue ReadingMONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Kristie Mewis scored in the 89th minute to break a stalemate and the United States beat Mexico 1-0 at the CONCACAF W Championship. The U.S. won Group A in the eight-team tournament and will face Costa Rica in the semifinals. The Americans had already qualified for the 2023 Women’s World Cup
Continue ReadingBy TOUSSAINT N’GOTTA and BABA AHMED Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast officials called on Mali to immediately release 49 of its soldiers who were arrested Sunday at the international airport in Bamako, refuting accusations they were mercenaries. The Ivory Coast soldiers are regularly registered with the army and came as part
Continue ReadingCNN By Kaitlan Collins, Katherine Dillinger and Paul LeBlanc, CNN US health officials are urgently working on a plan to allow second Covid-19 boosters for all adults, a senior White House official confirmed to CNN on Monday. The US Food and Drug Administration is making it a high priority, the official said. Second boosters have
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian judge has ordered an investigation be opened into allegations that retired Formula One driver Nelson Piquet used racist and homophobic slurs about Lewis Hamilton. The 69-year-old Piquet made the comments in interviews filmed in November. The charges against three-time world champion Piquet were
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies will be without J.T. Realmuto, Alec Bohm, Aaron Nola and Kyle Gibson during a two-game series in Toronto due to Canadian restrictions on unvaccinated travelers. Nola started on the mound for Philadelphia’s game Monday night at St. Louis and was not scheduled to pitch against the Blue Jays
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol insurrection is holding a hearing Tuesday focusing on the role of extremist groups in the deadly riot. In the leadup to the hearing, members of the committee said the presentation will zero in on connections between then-President Donald Trump’s administration
Continue ReadingCNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first glimpse of how the James Webb Space Telescope will change the way people see the universe has arrived. President Joe Biden has released one of Webb’s first images, and it’s “the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date,” according to NASA. The image shows
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in western Mexico say they have located 23 sets of skeletal remains in a lakeside community known for its highly acidic hot springs and mud pits. The prosecutors office in Michoacan says only eight of the bodies have been identified, mainly by clothing or dental records. The office said Sunday
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