By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gleyber Torres hit his 100th career homer and reached base five times, Anthony Rizzo added a two-run shot and the New York Yankees routed the winless Philadelphia Phillies 8-1. Defending NL champion Philadelphia is 0-4 for the first time since 2016. The only team to win
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have arrested two men in connection with two killings that investigators believe were part of a series of druggings and robbings of Manhattan bar and nightclub patrons by criminal groups. The assaults last year left the city’s nightlife scene on edge. Police say they have charged Jacob
Continue ReadingERIE, Pa. (AP) — The son of Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Danny Briere has been dismissed from the Mercyhurst University men’s hockey team after a video showed him and another athlete at the school pushing an unoccupied wheelchair down a staircase. Mercyhurst posted on Twitter that Carson Briere “has been removed” from the team.
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate has approved a bill to ban abortions after six weeks. Senate Republicans passed the bill Monday. The vote prompted demonstrations at the state’s capital that led to the arrest of the leader of the Florida Democratic Party and a
Continue ReadingBy UZMI ATHAR, Press Trust of India KOCHI, India (AP) — Anthony Kuttappassera’s family has lived in the same house at the edge of the Arabian Sea for more than a century. He grew up drinking water from the pond and the well outside his home. But 60 years ago, that water became too salty
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Washington state man accused of entering the U.S. Capitol with a pro-Trump mob during the Jan. 6 deadly insurrection has pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds. Jeffrey Grace, 64, entered the plea on Monday and had three other charges dropped as part of a
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Washington state man accused of entering the U.S. Capitol with a pro-Trump mob during the Jan. 6 deadly insurrection has pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds. Jeffrey Grace, 64, entered the plea on Monday and had three other charges dropped as part of a
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Washington state man accused of entering the U.S. Capitol with a pro-Trump mob during the Jan. 6 deadly insurrection has pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds. Jeffrey Grace, 64, entered the plea on Monday and had three other charges dropped as part of a
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A powerful earthquake in Papua New Guinea has killed four people and destroyed more than 300 homes, local media reported Tuesday. The magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck in a remote region early Monday and disaster relief workers were continuing to assess the extent of the damage.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La maestra de primer grado que recibió un disparo de un estudiante de 6 años en su salón de clases de Newport News, Virginia, a principios de este año, presentó este lunes una demanda contra los administradores escolares y la junta escolar. La profesora afirma que estaban al tanto de los
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The death of Irvo Otieno has been ruled a homicide by asphyxiation, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia said in a statement. The 28-year-old’s cause of death was officially ruled “positional and mechanical asphyxia with restraints,” the medical examiner’s office confirmed to CNN. Seven sheriff’s
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s U.N. ambassador is dismissing U.S. and European Union descriptions of its presidency of the Security Council this month as an April Fool’s joke. Vassily Nebenzia says Russia will be an “honest broker.” Speaking Monday at a news conference, he announced a meeting to be
Continue ReadingBy ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Max Kepler hit a leadoff homer, Joey Gallo added a three-run shot and the Minnesota Twins routed the Miami Marlins 11-1 to remain unbeaten this season. Trevor Larnach also went deep and Tyler Mahle pitched five solid innings for the Twins, who swept their opening series
Continue ReadingHARVEY VALENTINE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Luke Raley homered twice, Drew Rasmussen pitched six shutout innings and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Washington Nationals 6-2 for the first 4-0 start in team history. Isaac Paredes had a homer and a single for the Rays, who have outscored iopponents 27-5 in four games. Raley
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN Australia has joined other Western countries in banning the use of TikTok on government devices as the Chinese-owned video app comes under increasing pressure over claims it presents a security concern. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus announced the ban on Tuesday after receiving advice from intelligence and security agencies, saying the directive would
Continue ReadingBy JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Jason Vosler, a non-roster invitee to spring training, hit a go-ahead three-run home run, his second of the season, as the Cincinnati Reds held off the Chicago Cubs 7-6. Cody Bellinger collected his first hit as a Cub: a three-run home run in the first. Derek Law
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La Consejería Jurídica de la Presidencia de México informó que pidió formalmente a la Suprema Corte de Justicia que revierta el acuerdo de ese tribunal que suspende los efectos de la reforma electoral aprobada por el Congreso e impulsada por el presidente, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, quien la promulgó el pasado
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Viewers of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources EagleCam were heartbroken over the weekend as they watched strong winds from a severe weather system whip a nest holding a newly hatched eaglet out of a tree. The nature livestream captured the moment the nest fell
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of breaking into a woman’s Florida Panhandle apartment and fatally stabbing her 37 times in 1986 is set to be executed next month. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant Monday, setting Darryl B. Barwick’s execution for May 3 at 6 p.m. According to court records, Rebecca
Continue ReadingLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Grant McCasland says it’s been a remarkable journey for him back to Texas Tech as the new basketball coach. He was the program’s director of basketball operations while getting his master’s degree on the Lubbock campus from 1999-2001. That is also where he met his wife. The 46-year-old McCasland was introduced
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