By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah city mayor and bishop with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been arrested on accusations he sexually abused at least three children decades ago. A probable cause statement shows that 77-year-old Carl Matthew Johnson was arrested Wednesday and booked
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins’ two-base error allowed Miami to tie the game in the ninth and Brian Anderson followed with an RBI single that sent the Marlins past Philadelphia 6-5 and snapped their nine-game losing streak. Philadelphia led 5-4 when Garrett Cooper led off the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Local authorities of the northern Brazil state of Para say at least 11 people died after a passenger boat sank near the city of Belém. Nine of the victims were women. The Para state government says in a statement that 63 people have been rescued from the water after
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — El dólar estadounidense está en una racha. Impulsado por la agresiva política de endurecimiento de la Reserva Federal, el valor del billete verde se está apreciando hasta alcanzar máximos de varias décadas y aplastando a divisas de todo el mundo. Normalmente, son los países de los mercados emergentes los que
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Chris Boyette and Shawn Nottingham, CNN Two suspects have been arrested after a pair of Cobb County, Georgia, sheriff’s deputies were shot and killed while serving a warrant Thursday night in what the sheriff described as an “ambush.” The two deputies were attempting to serve a warrant for failure to appear for
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — En sus 70 años de reinado, Isabel II observó demasiados acontecimientos: desde el asesinato de Martin Luther King hasta la llegada del hombre a la Luna. La caída del muro de Berlín y el colapso de la Unión Soviética. La pandemia de coronavirus. La reina, desde su ascenso al
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Democrat vying to oust Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is facing calls from within her own party to fold her campaign, following the publication of additional leaked audio in which she appears to make disparaging remarks about her constituents. The calls for state
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Several sporting events in Britain have been called off as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. Organizers of the BMW PGA Championship golf event reacted to the announcement of the queen’s death by immediately suspending play with many players still out on
Continue ReadingRECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Norris Cole made sure that USA Basketball will play for a medal at AmeriCup. Cole scored a game-high 20 points and the winning basket with 1.4 seconds remaining as the U.S. rallied past Puerto Rico 85-84 in an AmeriCup quarterfinal game. It was the game’s seventh and final lead change, the
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Con la muerte de la reina Isabel II a los 96 años, algunos títulos de la familia real británica se modifican de manera automática, mientras que otros dependen de las decisiones que tome el ahora rey Carlos III. El hijo de la fallecida monarca, que hasta ahora ostentaba el
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — People with disabilities in Portland, Oregon, have sued the city, saying they can’t navigate its sidewalks because of sprawling homeless encampments. The federal class action lawsuit says the city has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by allowing homeless people’s tents to block city
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A body recovered near the site of a floatplane crash in the waters of Washington state’s Puget Sound has been identified as Gabby Hanna, a 29-year-old Seattle attorney. The Island County Coroner’s Office confirmed Thursday that the recovered body was Hanna and that her family was notified on Wednesday, The Seattle Times
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A body recovered near the site of a floatplane crash in the waters of Washington state’s Puget Sound has been identified as Gabby Hanna, a 29-year-old Seattle attorney. The Island County Coroner’s Office confirmed Thursday that the recovered body was Hanna and that her family was notified on Wednesday, The Seattle Times
Continue ReadingBy BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A key decision over whether Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social will merge with a cash-rich company and get $1.3 billion to take on Twitter has been put off for another month. Potential partner, Digital World Acquisition Corp., postponed on Thursday a shareholder vote to
Continue ReadingBy BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A key decision over whether Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social will merge with a cash-rich company and get $1.3 billion to take on Twitter has been put off for another month. Potential partner, Digital World Acquisition Corp., postponed on Thursday a shareholder vote to
Continue ReadingVIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Play was suspended late in the first round of the BMW PGA Championship on the European tour on Thursday following the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. Thirty of the 144 players in the field had yet to finish their first rounds at
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party says nearly half of its national lawmakers had ties to the Unification Church, in a widening controversy that emerged after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe was shot to death during a campaign speech July. The suspect reportedly told police he
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Getting to a Grand Slam final is no longer new to Ons Jabeur. She figures it’s time to add a major trophy to her list of groundbreaking accomplishments. And she’s sure she is more ready to do it at the U.S. Open than she was
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Freddy Peralta left the second game of a doubleheader with the San Francisco Giants due to fatigue in his throwing shoulder after walking the first batter he faced in the third inning. Peralta spent over two months on the injured list with a
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints star running back Alvin Kamara isn’t ready to discuss his felony battery case but is open to explaining his positive outlook on New Orleans’ healthier and revamped offense. The Saints open their regular season in Atlanta on Sunday and Kamara has resumed speaking with
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