By Phil Mattingly, Maegan Vazquez and Kristin Wilson, CNN Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday in an exclusive interview with CNN that she did not see signs of a recession in the near term as the US economy rebounded from six months of contraction. During a one-on-one interview in Ohio that aired on CNN’s “Erin
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup final will be played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, one of the sites of the 2026 World Cup. The Coliseum in Los Angeles hosted the Gold Cup final in 1991, 1996, 1998 and 2000, and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena was the site in 2002 and
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — When the first pitch is thrown in the World Series on Friday night, it will be only the eighth game in 23 days for the Houston Astros. The new expanded playoffs this year that gave the Astros a first-round bye. That meant a five-day break after
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El líder opositor venezolano Juan Guaidó encabezó este jueves un acto en el colegio de ingenieros de Caracas tras el cual, de manera sorpresiva, convocó a movilizarse hasta una sede cercana del Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE). Justo frente a ese edificio, el exmiembro del partido Voluntad Popular le envió un
Continue ReadingBy Sonnet Swire, CNN Second gentleman Doug Emhoff talked candidly about masculinity in a new exclusive interview with CNN, detailing how he approaches his role in the administration — a position that had never before been held by a man — and how he wants to set an example for men who may follow him.
Continue ReadingCNN By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Millions in federal dollars could have gone to protect election workers and improve the physical security of their offices, but in a classic tale of bureaucratic red tape, most of it remains untapped less than two weeks before the midterm elections. The botched funding opportunity comes as election officials across
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Retiring Miami striker Gonzalo Higuaín was voted Major League Soccer’s Comeback Player of the Year. The 34-year-old from Argentina scored a team-record 16 goals, including 14 in the final 16 regular-season games after returning from a knee injury. He received 16.63% in voting by players, media and team officials. San Jose
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The Black Butte Ranch Police Department has a pair of new K-9s on the force — lovable therapy dogs. They are also in the running for a funding grant, but need your help through daily votes until Halloween on this website: https://www.aftermath.com/2021-northwest-k9-voting/
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — La Navidad llegó un poco antes para la misión InSight de la NASA cuando el módulo de aterrizaje detectó un terremoto masivo en Marte el diciembre pasado. Ahora, los científicos saben qué causó el estruendo del planeta rojo. Un meteoroide se estrelló contra Marte a 3.500 kilómetros (2.174 millas) de distancia del
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — University of Maine coach Nick Derba remembers a lot from his time coaching Jeremy Peña in college, but what stands out the most is his work ethic. He said the shortstop “outworked everyone.” Just four years after leaving Maine, Peña helped lead the Houston Astros to
Continue ReadingCNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Heart pounding, I sit bolt upright in bed, flushed, sweaty and utterly panicked. My brain has snatched me from a nightmare — a dream so alarming I wake up. I’ve only had one or two such night terrors, but for people suffering from trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression or anxiety,
Continue ReadingMORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A sheriff’s department submitted on Thursday its investigative findings to prosecutors in the death of a cinematographer shot and killed by Alec Baldwin on a film set in New Mexico in October 2021. Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office spokesman Juan Ríos said that two binders of information
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Dusty Baker is deeply disturbed that there project to be no U.S.-born Black players in this year’s World Series. Neither Baker’s Houston Astros or the Philadelphia Phillies are expected to include any U.S.-born Black players on their rosters for Game 1 on Friday night. The 73-year-old
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Dusty Baker is deeply disturbed that there project to be no U.S.-born Black players in this year’s World Series. Neither Baker’s Houston Astros or the Philadelphia Phillies are expected to include any U.S.-born Black players on their rosters for Game 1 on Friday night. The 73-year-old
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Portland Thorns forward Sophia Smith has been named the 2022 National Women’s Soccer League Most Valuable Player. Smith had 14 goals in 18 matches for the Thorns, setting a team single-season record. She scored on all three of her penalty kick attempts and had four two-goal games. The
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Republicans on a rural Arizona county board who wanted to conduct a full hand count of all ballots in the upcoming midterm vote clarified they will follow Arizona state law allowing only partial hand counts following a harshly worded letter from the state’s election director who
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press It has been a month since Hurricane Ian ravaged southwest Florida. Now multimillion-dollar cleanup contracts are generating tempests in the Category 4 storm’s wake. Contractors who clean up debris and perform other services already are fighting over local government contracts that could be worth tens of millions in tax dollars.
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — In what has become an annual ritual, Pittsburgh’s Jewish community Thursday honored the memory of the 11 Jews who were murdered on this date in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. For many community leaders, their grief is mixed with dismay over the continued and growing
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s taken just three days to seat a jury of 12 people in the tax fraud trial of Donald Trump’s company — surprising even some people involved in the case who thought it would take at least a week to find an impartial panel in heavily
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — One of five workers accused of sexually abusing inmates at a federal women’s prison in California has pleaded guilty and could face up to two years in prison. Enrique Chavez entered the plea on Thursday. Authorities say he was a food service foreman at the San Francisco Bay Area federal lockup
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