By KRISHAN FRANCIS and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister said late last month that the island nation’s debt-laden economy had “collapsed” as it runs out of money to pay for food and fuel. Short of cash to pay for imports of such necessities and already defaulting on
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Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! We’ve settled into the summer season now as we have nothing but warm temperatures and sunshine ahead. For Sunday, we’re expecting highs in the lower 80s and little to no chance of rain. Sunday night will be on the warmer side, with lows in the mid 50s, but also a chance
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A new tropical storm has formed far off Mexico’s Pacific coast while another faded after a long march from ocean to another. The U..S. National Hurricane Center says newly formed Tropical Storm Darby was centered about 690 miles west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, Saturday. It had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Georgia native Austin Hill claimed his second NASCAR Xfinity win of the season, leading an eight-car train across the line at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The 28-year-old Xfinity rookie is a native of Winston, a small town about an hour’s drive from the high-banked track that
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El tercer Grand Slam del año culminó con el enfrentamiento entre Nick Kyrgios y Novak Djokovic en Wimbledon. El tenista serbio ganó, y con su triunfo se encuentra a un título Grand Slam de empatar con Rafael Nadal. De momento, así van los palmarés de Grand Slam entre estas tres
Continue ReadingBy Pamela Brown, CNN Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone invoked executive privilege in his closed-door interview Friday with the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol despite the panel’s attempts to pose questions that would not have required such a response, according to a person familiar with
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN The decision by Ohio police officers to handcuff Jayland Walker after they fired dozens of shots, killing the unarmed 25-year-old at the end of a high-speed chase, has come under intense scrutiny by Walker’s family and the public, as they continue to demand answers and accountability from city officials. Walker, who
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking RBI triple in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins 9-7. Semien had earlier been part of back-to-back homers with Corey Seager for the first time since the Rangers committed a half-billion dollars in
Continue ReadingBY CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — José Ramírez hit his first home run in nearly a month, rookie Nolan Jones connected for an impressive first homer of his career and the Cleveland Guardians stopped a five-game skid, roughing up the Kansas City Royals 13-1. The Guardians totaled a season-high 23 hits
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have retired Keith Hernandez’s number 17 jersey in a pregame ceremony at Citi Field. A rock-steady leader for the Mets’ last championship team in 1986, Hernandez received the rare honor Saturday before New York played the Miami Marlins. The only other
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Ben Gamel hit a two-run homer to cap a four-run seventh inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3. Pittsburgh was held to one hit through six innings by Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff before erasing a three-run deficit in the seventh. Pirates starter Zach Thompson allowed two runs
Continue ReadingBy TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Dean Kremer combined with four relievers on a five-hitter, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Angels 1-0 for their first seven-game winning streak in five years. Angels manager Phil Nevin returned following a 10-game suspension. He exchanged lineup cards before the game with son, Tyler,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Orlando Magic got a sudden-death overtime victory to remain unbeaten in the NBA Summer League at Las Vegas on Saturday. Emanuel Terry’s basket was the winner as Orlando topped Sacramento 94-92. No. 1 pick Paolo Banchero scored 23 points and had the assist on the winning
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Madison Bumgarner pitched six effective innings, Josh Rojas had three RBIs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-2. Bumgarner gave up Kris Bryant’s third homer in two games in the first inning, and was sharp after that. He allowed two runs on six hits
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Shawn Mendes pospuso su gira mundial para centrarse en su salud. En una publicación de Instagram realizada el viernes, el cantante nominado al Grammy, de 23 años, dijo que retrasará las próximas tres semanas de sus conciertos “hasta nuevo aviso”. “He estado de gira desde que tenía 15 años y, para
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By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — In the storied history of the rivalry between Portland and Seattle, this latest chapter is a bit of an oddity. The home team can’t buy a victory. That trend continued as Jaroslaw Niezgoda scored in the 24th minute, Santiago Moreno and Dairon Asprilla connected late in
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — In the storied history of the rivalry between Portland and Seattle, this latest chapter is a bit of an oddity. The home team can’t buy a victory. That trend continued as Jaroslaw Niezgoda scored in the 24th minute, Santiago Moreno and Dairon Asprilla connected late in
Continue ReadingBy GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Riley homered off Patrick Corbin, Kyle Wright pitched seven-plus innings to win his 10th game, and the surging Atlanta Braves held on to beat the Washington Nationals 4-3. The defending World Series champion Braves, moving a season-high 16 games over .500, improved to 28-8 since
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Army says a retired three-star general has been suspended as a military adviser. The suspension follows reports that his social media account carried a comment critical of first lady Jill Biden. An Army spokeswoman says an inquiry has been called for retired Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky, but provides no details. The
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics were held to four hits for a fourth consecutive game and made it hold up for for rookie Zach Logue in a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros. Logue pitched five innings of three-hit ball after being recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas and
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