By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Matt Chapman hit two home runs, George Springer added a three-run shot and the Toronto Blue Jays maintained their position in the AL wild-card race, beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Friday night. Chapman went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and three runs to help the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A mother charged with drowning her three children at New York’s Coney Island beach has been arraigned on murder charges. The Brooklyn district attorney’s office says 30-year-old Erin Merdy has been charged with first and second-degree murder in the deaths of her children, 7-year-old Zachary Merdy, 4-year-old Liliana Stephens-Merdy and 3-month-old
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Esther Henseleit feels as though she has been spinning her wheels the last six months on the LPGA Tour. That made Friday at the AmazingCre Portland Classic feel as though she were absolutely soaring. Henseleit rolled in 10 birdie putts on her way to an 8-under 64, giving the 23-year-old German
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Esther Henseleit feels as though she has been spinning her wheels the last six months on the LPGA Tour. That made Friday at the AmazingCre Portland Classic feel as though she were absolutely soaring. Henseleit rolled in 10 birdie putts on her way to an 8-under 64, giving the 23-year-old German
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El Ministerio Público de Perú y el Organismo de Evaluación y Fiscalización Ambiental (OEFA) informaron que abrieron investigaciones para determinar las responsabilidades en el derrame de petróleo registrado este viernes que afecta a la comunidad de Cuninico, en la selva amazónica del país. El OEFA, dependencia gubernamental encargada del control
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN Two men were charged on Friday for allegedly stealing guns from the home of U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office announced in a statement. Patricio Munoz, 42, and Juan Espinoza, 24, were each charged with one felony count of first-degree residential burglary and two counts of grand
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Friday to lift a judge’s order that temporarily barred it from reviewing a batch of classified documents seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last month. The department told the 11th Circuit U.S. Court
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The Justice Department on Friday asked an appeals court to put on hold parts of a judge’s order requiring a third-party review of the materials seized last month at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. In its request with the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals, the Justice
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A gold judicial collar made of glass beads that belonged to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has sold at auction for more than $176,000. The piece was part of a collection of about 75 items of Ginsburg’s that were sold to benefit charity. In total, bidders paid nearly $517,000 for items
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz have asked for the judge in his murder case to remove herself two days after she scolded them when they abruptly rested their case. The Broward Public Defender’s Office said in a motion Friday that Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer held a longstanding animosity
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has offered a broad accounting of millions of dollars under his control and took credit for social programs benefiting people across the troubled South American country. Guaidó said the parallel government he established three years ago has spent at least
Continue ReadingYUCAIPA, Calif. (AP) — A woman who disappeared when a downpour in a recently burned area unleashed mudslides that tore through her Southern California mountain community was found dead under mud, rocks and other debris. Thunderstorms late Monday triggered the mudslides that unleashed rocks, trees and earth that washed away cars, buried homes and impacted
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden met Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American detained in Russia, Paul Whelan, the first face-to-face encounter that the president has had with the relatives. In a statement after the meetings, which were held separately,
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge has ordered a former deputy state attorney general accused of killing a 19-year-old woman in Hawaii 50 years ago to remain jailed without bail until he is arraigned next week on a fugitive charge. 77-year-old Tudor Chirila Jr. made a brief appearance Friday
Continue ReadingBy Paul P. Murphy, Leyla Santiago, Steve Contorno, Maria Santana and Miguel Marquez, CNN The budget language that appropriated the money for Florida’s migrant relocation program would not permit two flights this week, for which Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has claimed credit, or the relocation of some of the migrants recruited for them, CNN has
Continue ReadingCNN, WBZ By Paul P. Murphy, Leyla Santiago, Steve Contorno, Maria Santana and Miguel Marquez, CNN It appears the budget language which appropriated the money for Florida’s migrant relocation program would not permit this week’s two flights, for which Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed credit, or the relocation of some of the migrants recruited for them.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Bad Bunny estrenó este viernes el video oficial de su tema “El Apagón”: en lugar de un clip tradicional, el cantante apostó por un audiovisual de más de 20 minutos de duración que, con estilo documental, hace múltiples denuncias sobre la situación que atraviesa Puerto Rico. “El Apagón” es
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A new homeless village in southeast Bend is weeks away from opening. The on-site manager for St. Vincent’s Place is moving in Saturday and the goal is to move in the first residents by mid to late October.
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a controversial Texas law that restricts the ability of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to moderate content on their platforms, setting up a potential Supreme Court showdown while also renewing uncertainties about how tech platforms may operate in the state in the future. The
Continue ReadingBy JAMES RAIA Associated Press NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Max Homa moved into position to defend his title at the Fortinet Championship, shooting a 5-under 67 to share the 36-hole lead with Danny Willett at the PGA Tour’s season opener. Homa won twice last season and will play in next week’s Presidents Cup as a
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