By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels were elected Friday to start in the July 19 All-Star Game along with Mookie Betts and Trea Turner of the host Dodgers. Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk and Miami second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. were elected to start as first-time
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers placed a ceremonial jersey in their dugout Friday to honor an 8-year-old fan of the team who was wounded during the July Fourth mass shooting in a Chicago suburb. Cooper Roberts took bullets in the chest during the shooting at a parade in Highland Park, Illinois, that left seven
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers placed a ceremonial jersey in their dugout Friday to honor an 8-year-old fan of the team who was wounded during the July Fourth mass shooting in a Chicago suburb. Cooper Roberts took bullets in the chest during the shooting at a parade in Highland Park, Illinois, that left seven
Continue ReadingYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — It could take three to five years to replace roads damaged by flooding last month in Yellowstone National Park, but temporary fixes are expected to be in place within months, park Superintendent Cam Sholly said Friday. Sholly spoke after surveying damaged areas of the nation’s first national park with
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson, CNN A Detroit police officer was shot and killed on Wednesday after allegedly being “ambushed” by a 19-year-old gunman while responding to a 911 call of gunshots being fired, authorities said. Detroit Police Chief James E. White said that four responding officers engaged and killed the gunman, Ehmani Mack Davis, as he
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Mexican government debt from Baa1 to Baa2, citing concerns about debt servicing costs and Mexico’s support for the state-owned oil company. Baa2 is still one step above the lowest investment-grade rating. Moody’s said in a statement Friday that “Mexico’s debt affordability remains consistently weaker than that
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Mexican government debt from Baa1 to Baa2, citing concerns about debt servicing costs and Mexico’s support for the state-owned oil company. Baa2 is still one step above the lowest investment-grade rating. Moody’s said in a statement Friday that “Mexico’s debt affordability remains consistently weaker than that
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL RUEDA and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A fashion designer whose accessories have been used by celebrities and featured in museums has been arrested in Colombia and faces extradition to the United States on charges of smuggling crocodile handbags. Colombian prosecutors on Friday announced the arrest of Nancy Gonzalez, who could
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN A simulation released by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) shows the impact of a 7.5-magnitude earthquake on the Seattle Fault. “Tsunami waves could be as high as 42 feet at the Seattle Great Wheel and will reach inland as far as Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park,” Washington State DNR
Continue ReadingSTATELINE, Nev. (AP) — Hockey player T.J. Oshie made a 13-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th hole to take the first-round lead Friday in the American Century Championship. The Washington Capitals forward received six points for the eagle under the modified Stableford scoring system, giving him 21 for the day at Edgewood Tahoe Golf
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo; Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.; Rahm Emanuel, U.S. ambassador to Japan. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Raimondo; Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md.; Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Vice President Kamala Harris; Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md.; Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va.; filmmaker
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has spoken by phone with the sister of Paul Whelan, an American who has been imprisoned in Russia for more than three years. Biden’s Friday phone call to Elizabeth Whelan came after Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke earlier this week to the
Continue ReadingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attempting to support the Islamic State terrorist group by posting a video online for making explosives. Court records show that 32-year-old Romeo Xavier Langhorne was sentenced Thursday in Jacksonville federal court. He pleaded guilty last year to one count
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, Raja Razek, Shawna Mizelle and Rebekah Riess, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday spoke with Paul Whelan’s sister about the former Marine’s detainment in Russia and “reaffirmed that he is committed to bringing Paul home as soon as possible,” according to a statement from a White House official. “Today, President Biden called
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s governor has signed a law that restricts how the public can video police at a time when there’s growing pressure across the U.S. for greater law enforcement transparency. Civil rights and media groups opposed the measure that Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed Thursday. The law makes
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ten months after Hurricane Ida damaged a museum celebrating New Orleans’ African American parading culture, the Backstreet Cultural Museum is reopening. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reports that a parade is planned Saturday from the original building to the new museum site blocks away. The founder’s daughter says the former bar
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In the wake of several recent fatal crashes, all six law enforcement agencies in Deschutes County, including Oregon State Police, plan to conduct a multijurisdictional traffic safety detail between 8 a.m. and noon next Tuesday through Thursday.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Paraguay concretó este viernes la extradición a Estados Unidos de Kassen Mohamad Hijazi, un ciudadano brasileño de origen libanés que había sido detenido en una causa liderada por el fiscal Marcelo Pecci, asesinado en mayo último en Colombia. El Ministerio Publico de Paraguay señaló que Hijazi fue detenido en agosto
Continue ReadingLINVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a woman was killed and at least three people were injured when a van ferrying runners to a running race in North Carolina crashed into a crowd. The N.C. State Highway Patrol says race participants and pedestrians had gathered in a parking lot for the race Thursday evening as
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Elon Musk quiere rescindir el acuerdo por US$ 44.000 millones para comprar Twitter, lo último en un proceso vertiginoso en el que el CEO multimillonario de Tesla se convirtió en el accionista mayoritario de la compañía, rechazó un puesto en la junta, acordó comprar la plataforma de redes sociales y planteó
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