By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge disappointed fans by staying stuck at 60 homers but doubled twice and scored on Oswaldo Cabrera’s first-inning grand slam that started the New York Yankees to a 14-2 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. A day after hitting home run No. 60 to spark
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Una corte federal de apelaciones permitió que el Departamento de Justicia continúe analizando los documentos marcados como clasificados que fueron incautados de la casa y centro turístico Mar-a-Lago del expresidente Donald Trump. La intervención de emergencia anula la orden de un juez de primera instancia sobre los documentos que bloquearon el
Continue ReadingCLARE, Mich. (AP) — A woman has pleaded guilty to killing her father, sister and two handymen in rural mid-Michigan last year. The Morning Sun reports 55-year-old Judy Boyer of Farwell admitted in court to killing all four with a .22-caliber rifle on Oct. 20, 2021. Police were called to her father’s home that day
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US Army has implemented “63 of the 70” recommendations from the Fort Hood report released in December 2020 and “four of the six priority” Independent Review Commission recommendations to improve the military branch’s handling of sexual assault and harassment, Undersecretary of the Army Gabe Camarillo told lawmakers during a House
Continue ReadingBy Devon M. Sayers, CNN A new Anti-Defamation League report has found an “extensive” network of White supremacists and other far-right extremists in Florida, which the organization says is home to the most people charged in the January 6 insurrection. “Florida is home to an extensive, interconnected network of white supremacists and other far-right extremists,”
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Wolfe and Melissa Alonso, CNN With Category 4 Hurricane Fiona poised to sideswipe Bermuda later this week, people in the storm’s deadly wake still faced days without basic utilities late Wednesday — including much of Puerto Rico, where most were left without power and running water. More than a million people
Continue ReadingCNN By Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Wolfe and Melissa Alonso, CNN With Category 4 Hurricane Fiona poised to sideswipe Bermuda later this week, people in the storm’s deadly wake still faced days without basic utilities late Wednesday — including much of Puerto Rico, where most were left without power and running water. More than a million
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Ian Happ hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Miami Marlins 4-3. Patrick Wisdom hit his 23rd homer for the Cubs. Down 3-1, the Cubs scored three in the eighth without a hit against Marlins relievers Steven Okert and Dylan Floro. Keegan Thompson
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The governments of South Korea and Japan say their leaders have agreed to accelerate efforts to mend ties frayed over Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. The announcement Thursday followed their countries’ first summit in nearly three years on the sidelines of the United
Continue ReadingBy TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Jordan Lyles threw the second complete game of his career, Kyle Stowers homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles avoided their first-ever season sweep by the Detroit Tigers with an 8-1 victory. Rookie Gunnar Henderson and two hits and an RBI for the Orioles,
Continue ReadingBy AYA BATRAWY Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Inside the grand hall of the United Nations, the world’s leaders are convening this week. Each is taking a turn to speak at the high-level leaders’ meeting at the U.N. General Assembly. It’s a practice rooted in diplomatic decorum and strict protocol. But walk a few
Continue ReadingBy MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer, Lance McCullers Jr. pitched seven effective innngs and the AL West champion Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2. Houston second baseman Jose Altuve was hit on the left elbow by Corey Kluber’s
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Under a tentative deal Washington state employees would get $1,000 bonuses for receiving a COVID-19 booster shot. The agreement between the state and the Washington Federation of State Employees also includes 4% pay raises in 2023, 3% pay raises in 2024 and a $1,000 retention bonus, The Seattle Times reported. Gov. Jay
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency says he’ll meet with Ukraine’s and Russia’s foreign ministers in a bid to establish a safety and security zone around a nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine that is Europe’s largest. The Zaporizhzhia power plant has faced almost
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — Jonathan India and Kyle Farmer each drove in two runs, Donovan Solano added a solo homer and the Cincinnati Reds snapped their eight-game home losing streak against the Boston Red Sox with a 5-1 victory. India drove in Stuart Fairchild twice, including the tiebreaking run in Cincinnati’s three-run fifth. India stole second
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Gustavo Petro, presidente de Colombia, dio un discurso muy llamativo en su primer pronunciamiento ante una Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas. Se trató de una reflexión apasionada —poco acostumbrada en los presidentes colombianos en la ONU— en la que criticó la guerra contra las drogas y el manejo de
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Buster Posey has joined the San Francisco Giants ownership group less than a year after retiring. The 35-year-old was an MVP, Rookie of the Year and a three-time World Series champion with the franchise. Posey, while not announcing the percentage, said he bought in with his own
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man who shot and wounded two southern Indiana judges outside an Indianapolis fast food restaurant in 2019 has been convicted on seven of eight felonies and one misdemeanor. After a three-day trial, a jury found Brandon Kaiser guilty on Wednesday of aggravated battery, multiple battery-related charges and carrying a handgun without
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appeals court is allowing the Justice Department to continue looking at documents marked as classified that were seized from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and resort. The emergency intervention upends a trial judge’s order over those documents that had blocked federal investigators’ work on the
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints coach Dennis Allen sounds more optimistic about the defense he oversees as his team prepares to visit the Carolina Panthers this Sunday. New Orleans lost to Tampa Bay last week but its defense began to look more like the unit that ranked seventh in
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