LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles Dodgers player Steve Sax has issued a statement saying that his 33-year-old son who had always dreamed of being a pilot was among five U.S. Marines killed during a training flight crash earlier this week in the California desert. Capt. John J. Sax was among the aircrew of
Continue ReadingCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Peyton Stoval sparked a three-run fifth inning with a lead-off home run, Connor Noland thew 6 2/3 shutout innings and Arkansas upset No. 10 overall seed North Carolina 4-1 in the first round of the Chapel Hill Super Regional. Arkansas (42-19) and North Carolina (42-21), both making a 10th super
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency says more disciplinary cases by Olympic sports could follow a breakthrough court ruling in the Russian doping scandal. Three Russian canoeists, including an Olympic gold medalist, were banned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday for their part in
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) — There is little evidence that gasoline prices, which hit a record $5 a gallon on Saturday, will drop anytime soon. Rising prices at the pump are a key driver in the highest inflation that Americans have seen in 40 years. Everyone seems to have a favorite
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) — There is little evidence that gasoline prices, which hit a record $5 a gallon on Saturday, will drop anytime soon. Rising prices at the pump are a key driver in the highest inflation that Americans have seen in 40 years. Everyone seems to have a favorite
Continue ReadingBy John Blake, CNN At first glance, it looks like another of those viral photos that we can barely watch anymore. It shows a White state trooper and a Black man during a traffic stop on a bright, sunny day. The trooper is leaning his thick arms through the open passenger window to clutch the
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer ST. ALBANS, England (AP) — Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel banked $4.75 million on Saturday by winning the richest tournament in golf history, while the event’s Saudi backers faced renewed backlash after a 9/11 victims’ group called for American players to withdraw from the rebel series. Schwartzel held on
Continue ReadingBy Emmy Abbassi, CNN Uber has released a list of items that passengers left behind in cars and it includes some truly bizarre things, like tater tots and grandma’s teeth. The ride-share company published its “2022 Lost and Found Index” on June 3, near the end of Mercury in retrograde, which astrologists believe influences forgetfulness,
Continue ReadingBy Len Ramirez Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — A scramble is underway to keep a program going that brings hot food to the homeless in San Jose, as pandemic funding is expected to run out in weeks. The hardship of living on the streets is made just a
Continue ReadingBy KARA FINNSTROM, DARLEENE POWELLS Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A firefighter holding up an encouraging sign for a young patient at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles from the top of an extended fire engine ladder was uplifting in more ways than one. The internet was delighted by
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Rudy Giuliani, one of Donald Trump’s primary lawyers during the then-president’s failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, must now answer to professional ethics charges, the latest career slap after law license suspensions in New York and the District of Columbia. The Office of Disciplinary Counsel, the disciplinary branch
Continue ReadingSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Forensic psychiatric evaluations of Caleb Sharpe, who pleaded guilty to killing a classmate and injuring others in a shooting at Freeman High School in 2017, won’t be made public ahead of his August sentencing. Spokane County Superior Court Judge Michael Price granted Sharpe’s motion to seal evaluations by mental health professionals
Continue ReadingSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Forensic psychiatric evaluations of Caleb Sharpe, who pleaded guilty to killing a classmate and injuring others in a shooting at Freeman High School in 2017, won’t be made public ahead of his August sentencing. Spokane County Superior Court Judge Michael Price granted Sharpe’s motion to seal evaluations by mental health professionals
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By Laura Haefeli Click here for updates on this story DAVIS, California (KOVR) — UC Davis canceled commencement Friday after the high heat led to dozens of calls for medical help and sent several people to the hospital. In total, 36 calls for medical help were made, 14 ambulances were called to the ceremony and
Continue ReadingBy Mika Miyashima Click here for updates on this story HILO, Hawaii (KITV) — As lychee prices soar this season, some thieves are now targeting the fruit. O.K. Farms owner Troy Keolanui said on Thursday morning, thieves tried to steal 200 pounds of lychee from his Hilo farm, valued at more than $1,000. “A good
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A Washington County court has sentenced a former security guard to life in prison after being found guilty of first-degree rape and two counts of first-degree sodomy in February. The Washington County District Attorney’s Office says in Oct. 2018, the
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jacqueline Powell and her fourth grade classmates toiled over pencil and paper to write a letter in Spanish about what they did in class this year. Powell explained the assignment in perfect Spanish before struggling to translate the words to end her
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jacqueline Powell and her fourth grade classmates toiled over pencil and paper to write a letter in Spanish about what they did in class this year. Powell explained the assignment in perfect Spanish before struggling to translate the words to end her
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PENNINGTON COUNTY, Minnesota (WCCO) — A northwestern Minnesota man who was charged for fatally stabbing his wife is accused of assaulting corrections officers during an attempted escape from jail. Eric Reinbold, 45, tried to escape on Saturday from the Pennington County Jail. Two corrections officers
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FALCON Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — The city of Fort Worth said that due to the national lifeguard shortage, hours at Fort Worth pools will be reduced for the rest of the summer. Officials said they determined that the current staffing level is not at the
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