By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Spencer Strider and three relievers combined on a four-hitter and Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies and Sean Murphy each hit an impressive homer for the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves, who beat the struggling San Diego Padres 8-1 for their eighth straight win. It’s the longest active
Continue ReadingCNN By Jen Christensen, CNN About 1 in 4 people in the United States — more than 119 million residents — live with air pollution that can hurt their health and shorten their lives, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. People of color are disproportionately affected, as are residents of Western
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN About 1 in 4 people in the United States — more than 119 million residents — live with air pollution that can hurt their health and shorten their lives, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. People of color are disproportionately affected, as are residents of Western cities.
Continue ReadingCNN By Emiko Jozuka, Krystina Shveda, Junko Ogura, Marc Stewart and Daniel Campisi, CNN It is still morning when Kinzaburo Shiga, 77, returns to Onahama port after catching a trawler full of fish off Japan’s eastern coast. But the third-generation fisherman won’t head straight to market. First, he’ll test his catch for radiation. It’s a
Continue ReadingBy Emiko Jozuka, Krystina Shveda, Junko Ogura, Marc Stewart and Daniel Campisi, CNN It is still morning when Kinzaburo Shiga, 77, returns to Onahama port after catching a trawler full of fish off Japan’s eastern coast. But the third-generation fisherman won’t head straight to market. First, he’ll test his catch for radiation. It’s a ritual
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans for months have railed against the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, holding hearings, visiting border communities and promising to advance legislation to clamp down on illegal immigration and drug trafficking. But so far, they have failed to unify behind a plan,
Continue ReadingBy Sophia Saifi, CNN In Pakistan’s capital, people are lining up in the hundreds for a single bag of free flour at a government distribution center during the holy month of Ramadan, which ends this week. Amid record inflation and soaring poverty, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced a relief package in early March offering a
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman charged with leaking highly classified military documents has made a brief court appearance. But a hearing to determine whether he should remain jailed while awaiting trial has been delayed to give the defense more time to prepare. Jack
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Jack Suwinski homered twice and drove in three runs, Vince Velasquez recovered from a rough start to pitch six solid innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Colorado 5-3, sending the Rockies to a season-high seventh consecutive loss. Connor Joe had a double and a triple against his
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Nothing Bundt Cakes, the national bakery chain known for their delicious Bundt cakes, is pleased to announce the opening of their newest location in Bend, Oregon on Saturday, April 22nd at 10 AM.
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended for one game without pay for stepping on the chest of Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis and will miss Game 3 of the Warriors’ first-round playoff series against the Kings on Thursday night. The NBA made the announcement two days
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Russia and Venezuela have reviewed some of their hundreds of bilateral agreements covering the financial, energy, agricultural and several other sectors during discussions between their top diplomats. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov traveled to Venezuela Tuesday as part of a Latin America tour. Lavrov and
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Eight Indonesian fishermen are feared drowned and another 11 have been rescued after spending six days without food or water on an island off the Australian coast after a tropical cyclone. Two fishing boats were caught in the path of Cyclone Ilsa last week. Authorities said
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Matt Chapman had a home run and a double to extend his hot start to the season and Chris Bassitt carried a shutout into the seventh inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 4-2. Bassitt (2-2) held the Astros in check for 6 1/3 innings, allowing just three hits
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Winnipeg Jets forward Morgan Barron took a skate to his face Tuesday night, requiring more than 75 stitches, but he returned to the ice less than a period later. Barron was injured in the first period during a big scramble in front of the Vegas
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Gabriel Moreno hit his second career homer and first for the Diamondbacks, and Arizona held on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7. Moreno’s three-run blast capped a six-run fourth inning for the D-backs against Cardinals starter Jordan Montgomery. Willson Contreras homered twice for the Cardinals, including a two-run shot off
Continue ReadingBy DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Alex Verdugo singled home the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning on a fly ball that barely stayed fair at Fenway Park, giving the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins in a bizarre finish. Umpires needed a few minutes to
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing bureau A Chinese acrobat has fallen to her death during an aerial silks performance, sparking horror and outcry on social media over the lack of safety measures. The woman, surnamed Sun, fell to the stage while performing a mid-air routine on Saturday with her husband in a village near
Continue ReadingTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — One Southern California teenager was killed and three others injured when a stabbing suspect crashed his vehicle into the group as they were walking near their high school. That’s according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators are looking into whether the driver, who had allegedly stabbed a Walmart employee
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister has told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts that his country is ready to help facilitate peace talks between the two sides, in its latest effort at mediation in the region. China’s Foreign Ministry says Qin Gang made separate phone calls to the two officials in which he expressed China’s
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