By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Garrett Mitchell hit an RBI double and the Milwaukee Brewers withstood Freddy Peralta’s early exit to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 and complete a doubleheader sweep on Thursday. Corbin Burnes struck out 14 and allowed three hits in eight shutout innings as the Brewers won
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators rejected a ban on almost all abortions Thursday in a special session called in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade after five Republicans, including all the chamber’s women, refused to support it. The 30 Republicans in the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Washington (CNN) — La alcaldesa de Washington, Muriel Bowser, declaró el jueves una emergencia de salud pública en respuesta a los miles de inmigrantes que llegan a la capital del país en autobús desde Arizona y Texas. Bowser anunció en una conferencia de prensa una nueva oficina gubernamental encargada de la respuesta local
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. government has joined a ski resort and others that have quit using a racist term for a Native American woman by renaming hundreds of peaks, lakes, streams and other geographical features on federal lands in the West and elsewhere. New names for nearly 650
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — On her 21st birthday in 1947, Princess Elizabeth went on the radio and made a promise to Britain and its Commonwealth nations: She pledged that “my whole life, whether it be short or long, will be devoted to your service.” Over her very long life, Queen Elizabeth
Continue ReadingCNN, KCAL, KCBS, KABC, KPIX, KGO, KOVR, KMAX, CNN, CNN, KCAL/KCBS, KABC, KPIX, KGO, KOVR/KMAX By Jamiel Lynch, Jason Hanna and Amir Vera, CNN The deadly Fairview Fire burning in Southern California has upended the lives of many Riverside County residents who said they felt blindsided by the flames that have been spreading rapidly since
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Michigan Supreme Court ordered Thursday that a citizen-initiative ballot measure seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution be added to the November ballot. The court’s 5-2 ruling was issued the day before Michigan’s ballot needs to be finalized on Friday. The order directs the Board of State Canvassers
Continue ReadingBy KAREL JANICEK Associated Press Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the starting lineup but Real Sociedad still upset Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford in their Europa League opener. After failing to secure a transfer to club in the Champions League, the star striker had to settle for playing in Europe’s second-tier competition for the first
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT ORGERA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The injury-riddled New York Yankees have placed infielder DJ LeMahieu on the 10-day injured list with inflammation of his right second toe. LeMahieu had been dealing with the injury for several weeks but managed to play through the discomfort until recently, missing the first three games
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Vancouver Whitecaps will be without their leading scorer for the rest of September after Major League Soccer’s disciplinary committee suspended Lucas Cavallini for four games. Cavallini received a red card for stepping on an opponent’s head in the 53rd minute of Vancouver’s 3-0 loss to Nashville on Aug. 27. The
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is set to announce a pitch clock and limits on defensive shifts next season in an effort to shorten games and increase offense. The sport’s 11-man competition committee is set to adopt the rules changes Friday, mandating a clock that will count
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers are ready for top prospect Josh Jung to make his major league debut. The 24-year-old third baseman will be added to the roster before Friday’s series opener at home against Toronto. His debut comes seven months after he went to spring training
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A coalition of news organizations asked an Idaho judge to reject a request to ban cameras from the courtroom in a high-profile triple murder case. The request, led by EastIdahoNews.com and joined by 32 news organizations including The Associated Press, was filed Thursday in the criminal
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints center Erik McCoy has agreed to a contract extension and a person familiar with the terms said it spans five years and is worth up to about $63.8 million. McCoy’s representatives at APEX Sports Group announced that McCoy had reached a “long-term”
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — The College Football Playoff management committee gathered for 4 1/2 hours at a hotel in the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. It was the conference commissioners first meeting since their bosses voted last week to expand the CFP from four to 12 teams. The goal is
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN The Biden administration is not debating whether to unleash another round of emergency oil from the national stockpile at this time, an administration official told CNN on Thursday. In response to the war in Ukraine, US President Joe Biden announced a plan on March 31 to release one million barrels of
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With the support of its members and the community, Mid Oregon Credit Union collected over $2,200 and several bins of school supplies for local students during its annual Supplies 4 Schools fundraiser.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – To boost capacity ahead of forecasted east winds and heightened wildfire conditions, the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal has ordered three Washington task forces from Snohomish, King, Pierce, Kitsap, Chelan, and Clark counties through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). Of the Washington task forces, one is assigned to the
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN The blank-check firm attempting to bring former President Donald Trump’s media venture public has adjourned its special shareholder meeting until October 10. The development is the latest in a series of delay tactics from Digital World Acquisition Corp. and comes as the shell company struggles to win shareholder approval to extend
Continue ReadingBy Sonnet Swire, Priscilla Alvarez and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public health emergency on Thursday in response to the thousands of migrants arriving in the nation’s capital by bus from Arizona and Texas. Bowser announced in a news conference a new government office tasked with the local response to
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