By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miguel Andújar hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the seventh inning, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Andújar’s hit snapped a 1-all tie and came in his second game with the Pirates. The designated hitter was claimed off waivers from the
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Las personas que recibieron la vacuna contra el covid-19 reportaron tener ciclos menstruales ligeramente más largos, pero el cambio fue temporal, según un nuevo estudio publicado este martes en la revista BMJ Medicine. “En comparación con el grupo no vacunado, las personas vacunadas tuvieron un aumento ajustado en la duración del
Continue ReadingBY ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian knocked out power across all of Cuba and devastated some of the country’s most important tobacco farms when it slammed into the island’s western tip as a major hurricane Tuesday. Cuba’s Electric Union said in a statement that work was underway to gradually restore service
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities were searching Tuesday for a 42-year-old convicted bombmaker who escaped from a Nevada prison where he was serving a life sentence for a deadly 2007 explosion outside a Las Vegas Strip resort. Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered an investigation into the incident after he said late Tuesday his office learned the
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The conference commissioners who manage the College Football Playoff have met for almost seven hours to work on expanding the postseason system from four to 12 teams as soon as the 2024 season. There is still much work to be done. CFP Executive
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press A 2009 planning exercise dubbed Project Phoenix eerily anticipated the potential damage the Tampa Bay area is facing from Hurricane Ian. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Florida Department of Emergency Management sponsored the simulation to address the challenges of responding to and recovering from a Category 5 hurricane.
Continue ReadingCNN By David Culver and Jason Kravarik, CNN Several times a week you can hear gunfire echoing from Brandi Joseph’s scenic Southern California property. A licensed firearms instructor and dealer, Joseph decided to open Fortune Firearms in December to serve a growing and rapidly changing clientele. “There is a huge uptick in female owners,” Joseph
Continue ReadingBy David Culver and Jason Kravarik, CNN Several times a week you can hear gunfire echoing from Brandi Joseph’s scenic Southern California property. A licensed firearms instructor and dealer, Joseph decided to open Fortune Firearms in December to serve a growing and rapidly changing clientele. “There is a huge uptick in female owners,” Joseph said.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — The Try Guys va a intentar ser un trío a partir de ahora. El grupo, que ganó popularidad en Buzzfeed por sus videos virales y que eventualmente se independizó para empezar a producir contenidos a través de su propia empresa, anunció este martes que el miembro fundador Ned Fulmer “ya no
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Después de tocar tierra en Cuba en la mañana del martes, el huracán Ian se aproxima a Florida, donde más de 1,75 millones de personas se encuentran bajo órdenes de evacuación obligatoria en todo el estado. Sigue los últimos desarrollos del huracán Ian aquí. Es posible que la tormenta —que ha
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Department of Health is fining the U.S. Navy $8.8 million for repeatedly discharging untreated or partially treated sewage into state waters from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The department said Tuesday it recorded 766 counts of the Navy discharging pollutants in excess of limits established by
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, Omar Jimenez and Donald Judd, CNN In the battleground Michigan congressional district that might be the most controversial example of Democrats’ meddling in Republican primaries, Democratic-leaning voters are fretting that the strategy could leave them with an election-denying Republican in Congress. “Politics sucks,” said Erick Davis, 31, who runs a coffee
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday kept the nation’s cap on refugee admissions at 125,000 for the 2023 budget year, despite pressure from advocates to raise it even higher to meet the need after falling far short of that target this year. Refugees advocates have been pushing
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a 14-year-old youth was killed and four other students were wounded in a shooting near a northwest Philadelphia high school athletic field after a football scrimmage. Police said players were walking off the field behind Roxborough High School after a scrimmage involving three schools when at least two people opened
Continue ReadingBy Michael Warren and Eva McKend, CNN Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is crisscrossing the country this fall to stump for the whole gamut of Republican gubernatorial hopefuls — from ardent pro-Trumpers like Kari Lake of Arizona and Tudor Dixon of Michigan to establishmentarians like Jim Pillen of Nebraska. And on Tuesday, Youngkin joined the GOP
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Three Sunshine State universities took steps Tuesday to salvage home football games as Hurricane Ian approached. Florida moved its game against Eastern Washington from Saturday to Sunday. Central Florida did the same with its game against SMU. South Florida relocated its Saturday game against East
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police have filed eight felony counts against a man who infiltrated a police facility while officers were undergoing a SWAT training exercise. Police say 47-year-old Donald Patrick of Waukegan was charged Tuesday with five counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer and three counts of burglary. He’s due in bond
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Hamburglar está de regreso en McDonald’s. Pero esta vez, es solo para adultos. McDonald’s traerá de regreso a su familia de personajes en una nueva “Happy Meal” o “Cajita Feliz” para adultos que, sí, incluye los juguetes. A partir del 3 de octubre, los clientes podrán pedir una “Cactus Plant
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Hurricane Ian is quickly gaining monstrous strength as it moves over oceans partly heated up by climate change, just like 30 other Atlantic tropical storms since 2017 that became much more powerful in less than a day. This turbocharging of storms is likely to become even more frequent as
Continue ReadingCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers placed wide receiver Jalen Guyton on injured reserve and claimed outside linebacker Derrek Tuszka off waivers on Tuesday. Tuszka made his first NFL start for the Tennessee Titans in last week’s win over the Las Vegas Raiders, getting two tackles. Tuszka was a seventh-round pick by
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