By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Miami starter Pablo López left the Marlins’ game against the Houston Astros in the fifth inning after taking a comebacker off his right wrist. There was one out in the fifth inning Friday night when López was injured on a single by Michael Brantley. The ball
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Josh Bell and Keibert Ruiz hit home runs on consecutive pitches in the sixth inning, and the Washington Nationals beat Milwaukee 11-5, extending the Brewers’ losing streak to a season-high seven games. Nelson Cruz and Maikel Franco also homered for the Nationals, who snapped a three-game skid
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Spencer Strider outpitched Roansy Contreras in a matchup of hard-throwing rookies, Dansby Swanson had three hits, including a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 for their ninth straight win. The winning streak is the National League’s longest this season. Houston and
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN In an odd twist of scheduling, President Joe Biden was meeting here Thursday with a leader who’s amplified conspiracy theories the very same hour that startling new details emerged about the conspiracy to deny him the presidency. Biden had for months been averse to engaging Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, who US
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Myisha Hines-Allen scored a season-high 17 points, Ariel Atkins added 12 points and the Washington Mystics beat the Minnesota Lynx 76-59. Hines-Allen, who entered averaging 6.2 points per game, was 6 of 8 from the field with three 3-pointers. Elizabeth Williams added 11 points and Shakira Austin grabbed 13 rebounds for Washington
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The earliest photo Joo-Rei Mathieson has of herself was taken when she was about 4. Her head is shaved, her eyes cast downward. She has just arrived at perhaps the worst place a child could be sent in South Korea. The black-and-white mugshot is from
Continue ReadingBy SYAWALLUDIN ZAIN and DAVID RISING Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stressed American support for Taiwan on Saturday, suggesting at Asia’s premier defense forum that recent Chinese military activity around the self-governing island threatens to change the status quo. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Austin noted a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The up-and-down career of Clint Frazier took another turn when he was cut by the Chicago Cubs. The 27-year-old outfielder was designated for assignment in a surprise decision by the team. He was at Yankee Stadium on Friday afternoon for the start of the Chicago-New York series and his Cubs uniform
Continue ReadingELSA G RUIZ, KTVT, CNN, KABB, WOAI By Omar Jimenez and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The parents of a 10-year-old victim of the massacre at a Uvalde elementary school last month say they miss their son — even though he is one of the survivors. Gilbert Mata was in one of the classrooms at Robb Elementary
Continue ReadingKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Carter Putz hit a two-run home run in the first inning, and Notre Dame matched its season-high with four home runs beating No. 1 seed Tennessee 8-6 in the opener of the Knoxville Super Regional. Both Tennessee and Notre Dame went undefeated in the regionals with the Vols rallying from a
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires prohibió utilizar en las escuelas bajo su jurisdicción algunos mecanismos del lenguaje inclusivo, por ejemplo ciertas palabras terminadas en “e”, “@” y “x”. Un comunicado oficial del Ministerio de Educación de la Ciudad afirma que “la norma se basa en
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Smokey and Thunder are playful, social and affectionate, so they are ready for fun at the Humane Society of Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Una sequÃa histórica en el noreste de México ha trastocado la vida de Monterrey, la capital industrial del paÃs. La suma de una sequÃa meteorológica, en la que desde 2015 las lluvias han estado por debajo de la media, y el agotamiento de reservas, ha encendido la alarma de autoridades
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN With hopes of identifying the female victim of a 1975 homicide, Connecticut authorities exhumed a body in a Hamden cemetery Wednesday, only to find the remains of someone else. When East Haven police officers discovered the human remains inside the casket were those of a man, they knew it was not
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Natasha Howard finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds, Stefanie Dolson scored all nine of her points in a pivotal third quarter and the New York Liberty rolled to a 97-83 victory over the Indiana Fever. New York (5-8) trailed 43-38 at halftime, but Sami Whitcomb opened the third-quarter scoring with a
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Andrew Kittredge will have season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery in another blow to the team’s banged-up bullpen. Kittredge was a 2021 All-Star. Kittredge had just returned five days ago from a 17-game absence due to lower back tightness. He has five saves in eight attempts and a 3.15
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Three appreciative veterans got free dental work at Aspen Dental in Bend on Friday.
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has told a gathering of South Carolina Democrats how appreciative the White House is for the key support that ultimately led to the Biden administration. Harris spoke Friday at a fundraising dinner for the South Carolina Democratic Party. Harris stumped heavily in
Continue ReadingUNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Emma Meesseman scored 20 of her 26 points in the first half, Candace Parker added 18 points and the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 83-79 in a rematch of the WNBA Finals. Parker made two free throws with 28.4 seconds left for an 80-79 lead. After a timeout, Courtney Williams
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN Four days after a federal court ruled against death row inmates arguing Oklahoma’s lethal injection protocol is cruel and unusual, the state’s attorney general asked for more than two dozen executions to be scheduled. Executions in Oklahoma are scheduled by the state Court of Criminal Appeals. The motion from Attorney General
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