MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has claimed the leftist candidate in Colombia’s presidential race faces “a dirty war” by “conservatives,” leading the Colombian government to tell President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to stay out of its domestic politics. López Obrador makes a big point of saying he doesn’t interfere in other countries’ internal affairs,
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Francisco Lindor returned to the New York Mets lineup Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers after missing the first game of the series when he slammed his finger while closing a hotel door. Lindor said he was told by trainers after getting an X-ray
Continue ReadingSELMA, Ala. (AP) — A newspaper is reporting that a public airport in Alabama could be home to the first remote air traffic control center in the United States. Advanced ATC Inc. is an air traffic control academy based in Valdosta, Georgia. The Selma Times-Journal quotes the company as saying Thursday that it will invest
Continue ReadingSELMA, Ala. (AP) — A newspaper is reporting that a public airport in Alabama could be home to the first remote air traffic control center in the United States. Advanced ATC Inc. is an air traffic control academy based in Valdosta, Georgia. The Selma Times-Journal quotes the company as saying Thursday that it will invest
Continue ReadingBy JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge is considering whether to postpone the execution of an Arizona prisoner who argues the state’s death penalty procedures would violate his rights by subjecting him to unimaginable pain. Attorneys for Frank Atwood said their client would undergo excruciating suffering if he were strapped to the
Continue ReadingGREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Jake Gelof went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and made a nice defensive stop in the seventh to help No. 2 seed Virginia beat third-seeded Coastal Carolina 7-2 in the Greenville Regional. Virginia entered having lost five of its last seven games. Alex Tappen made a diving catch to close
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole lost a perfect game bid with two outs in the seventh inning against the Detroit Tigers a night after teammate Jameson Taillon lost a try in the eighth. Cole was cruising until Jonathan Schoop placed a grounder perfectly up the middle for a clean single. The ball
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — La oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Palm Beach identificó restos humanos que fueron encontrados hace casi 50 años con la ayuda de pruebas de genealogía. Durante una conferencia de prensa el jueves, el detective Bill Springer anunció que los restos encontrados en junio de 1974 pertenecen a Susan Gale Poole,
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) — Jin Young Ko never seems to stress. Nor does she let up. The world’s No. 1 player vaulted into contention for a third major championship Friday, playing the final five holes in 3 under to pull within three shots of second-round Minjee Lee and
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard and Nadia Kounang, CNN After more than a year with two types of Covid-19 vaccines in use in the United States, another will be up for consideration by the US Food and Drug Administration next week. The FDA’s vaccine advisers are set to meet Tuesday to consider Novavax’s coronavirus vaccine for the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Two men who sued saying they were forced out of their jobs at a Southern California utility after complaining about sexual and racial harassment have been awarded $440 million in punitive damages. A Los Angeles County jury awarded the punitive damages Thursday, on top of $24.6 million in compensatory damages won
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Two men who sued saying they were forced out of their jobs at a Southern California utility after complaining about sexual and racial harassment have been awarded $440 million in punitive damages. A Los Angeles County jury awarded the punitive damages Thursday, on top of $24.6 million in compensatory damages won
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Colombia manifestó su inconformidad este viernes con las declaraciones del presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, quien dijo durante una conferencia de prensa que el candidato presidencial izquierdista Gustavo Petro era víctima de una “guerra sucia de lo más indigno y cobarde”. La Cancillería colombiana expresó
Continue ReadingHILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — A man has become the third person to die while in jail custody in the past two months west of Portland, Oregon, prompting the Washington County sheriff to call for an independent investigation. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said the death Wednesday in Hillsboro’s Washington County Jail involved a 51-year-old man
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Josh Pruitt, a member of the Proud Boys who then-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his team ran from during the US Capitol riot, pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge of obstructing an official proceeding on January 6, 2021. According to his plea agreement, Pruitt and another
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A woman testified Friday that she was 14 when Bill Cosby took her into a trailer on a movie set in 1975, grabbed her so she couldn’t move her arms, and kissed her. “I was struggling to get away,” she said. “It was very
Continue ReadingSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Drew Bowser had an RBI double to ignite a 10-run second inning, capping the outburst with a grand slam and No. 2 overall seed Stanford breezed to a 20-7 victory over Binghamton in the Stanford Regional.Stanford (42-14) advances to play the winner of Friday’s nightcap between UC Santa Barbara and Texas
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. The award is given to the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication. Price worked his way back to hockey from knee surgery and after seeking help of the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program to
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Friday that he expects the oft-maligned “transition take foul” to come with stiffer penalties next season. The play is one where a defender intentionally commits a foul to halt a transition opportunity for the opposition. The penalty for such a
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man they say stabbed a doctor and two nurses inside a Southern California hospital emergency ward. Los Angeles police say the man walked into Encino Hospital Medical Center shortly before 4 p.m. Friday and stabbed the three staff members. They’re listed in stable condition. Police say a
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