LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has approved a $230 million lawsuit settlement by the owners of a pipeline that spilled more than 140,000 gallons of crude oil into the ocean off California in 2015. A federal judge in Los Angeles gave final approval on Tuesday to a settlement of a class-action suit that blamed
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine is ready to fund tuition for some religious school students for the first time since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June ordered the state to treat tuition reimbursement for those schools the same as for other private schools. Cheverus High School, a Catholic school
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A brief look at the opening session of the Presidents Cup. The Americans have a 4-1 lead. They were led by Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele. Their 6-and-5 win was the shortest foursomes match in the Presidents Cup since 2011. They are 5-0 in foursomes in Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Trey Mancini is playing in Baltimore for the first time since the Orioles sent him to the Houston Astros shortly before the trade deadline in early August. Mancini received a standing ovation in the second inning when he came to the plate for the first time
Continue ReadingBy DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A data privacy watchdog’s lawsuit says a Northern California utility routinely fed customers’ power use information to police so they could target illicit marijuana grows, without requiring a warrant or suspicion of wrongdoing. It says customers of Asian descent were targeted by the Sacramento Municipal Utility
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — El presidente de Irán, Ebrahim Raisi, se retiró de una entrevista planeada desde hace mucho tiempo con la principal presentadora internacional de CNN, Christiane Amanpour, en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York el miércoles, luego de que ella rechazó una demanda de último minuto de usar un
Continue ReadingBy SALLY HO The Associated Press A young president at the U.N. General Assembly touted millennial status symbols like coffee, outdoor adventure and Bitcoin. Another admitted in front of the famous green marble that it was harder to govern a country than to protest in its streets. A foreign minister, once shunned for having only
Continue ReadingBy CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer U.S. health officials say 4.4 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the count Thursday as public health experts bemoaned President Joe Biden’s recent remark that “the pandemic is over.” The White House said
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Greg Lee, who helped UCLA to consecutive national basketball championships in 1972 and ’73, has died. Lee’s wife, Lisa, told the school that her husband died at a San Diego hospital from an infection related to an immune disorder. Lee was a starting guard alongside
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Americans have the stronger team and they looked the part at the Presidents Cup. Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay improved to 5-0 in foursomes. They won the opening match and set the tone. Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth won the next match, and the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced an Arizona woman to six years in prison for using a cutting torch to damage the Dakota Access pipeline in Iowa and setting fire to pipeline equipment in three counties in 2016 and 2017. The judge also ordered 32-year-old Ruby
Continue ReadingBy DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced an Arizona woman to six years in prison for using a cutting torch to damage the Dakota Access pipeline in Iowa and setting fire to pipeline equipment in three counties in 2016 and 2017. The judge also ordered 32-year-old Ruby
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have scratched Ronald Acuña Jr. because of back tightness. The 24-year-old Acuña had started Atlanta’s previous 19 games. The three-time All-Star has appeared in 110 games overall since returning in late April after a torn right ACL ended his 2021 season. Robbie Grossman replaced Acuña in right field for
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los árboles empiezan a mecerse, el cielo se oscurece y, de repente, oyes el sonido lejano de un trueno. Esa es la señal de que se avecina un peligro potencial. De hecho, es probable que esté a menos de 16 kilómetros de ti, según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. No ignores ese
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cameron Young didn’t flinch in his first Presidents Cup. Neither did Max Homa. They are among the new blood on the United States team and they made the most of their opportunities in alternate-shot play, earning points to help the Americans take a 4-1 lead
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, Jessica Dean and Jeff Simon, CNN When Mehmet Oz was vying for the GOP Senate nomination in Pennsylvania, his argument was simple: He could do better than any other Republican in the populous and politically moderate counties around Philadelphia in a general election. The argument — along with an endorsement from former
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray and Allison Chinchar, CNN Canadians are bracing for what could be the strongest storm to ever hit their country’s coast. “Every Nova Scotian should be preparing today and bracing for impact,” John Lohr, the minister responsible for the provincial Emergency Management Office, said in a Thursday news conference. Hurricane Fiona has lashed
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Business) — Tesla informó que detectó una falla en las ventanas de 1,1 millones de autos que podrían pellizcar a los ocupantes mientras se cierran. Se supone que las ventanas se detienen si detectan un obstáculo en su camino, pero Tesla dijo que las pruebas descubrieron un posible problema en algunas de
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Julio Rodríguez doubled and scored before leaving with lower back tightness, and the Seattle Mariners overcame the loss of the rookie center fielder to beat the Oakland Athletics 9-5 on Thursday and avoid a three-game sweep. Rodríguez slowly walked off the field with a trainer in
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, CNN White House correspondent The Biden administration is continuing to closely monitor the possibility of Republican governors transporting, without notice, groups of migrants to Democratic cities, an administration official told CNN on Thursday. The official stressed that the White House was fully expecting — and continuing to prepare for — the possibility
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