By SAM METZ and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart is expected to announce Wednesday that he’s leaving Congress due to his wife’s illness. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke with The Associated Press. The sixth-term Utah Republican will likely leave office by
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — A young Hawaiian monk seal has weaned and relocated, allowing a stretch of a popular Hawaii beach to reopen after it was made off-limits to protect the endangered pup while it nursed. Hawaii officials last month cordoned off a large stretch of a popular Waikiki neighborhood beach to protect the seal mother
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma could become the first college softball program since UCLA more than 30 years ago to win three consecutive national championships. UCLA won titles in 1988, 1989 and 1990. Oklahoma went for three after winning it all in 2016 and 2017 but lost in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A “Homeless Bill of Rights” is now law in New York City. But it is unclear what it means as the city grapples with an influx of migrants that Mayor Eric Adams says is taxing his city’s shelter system. Among the rights included in the list is the right
Continue ReadingCNN By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A Chinese fighter jet conducted an “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver” during an intercept of a US spy plane in international airspace over the South China Sea last week, the US military said in a statement Tuesday. The Chinese J-16 fighter cut directly in front of the
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A Chinese fighter jet conducted an “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver” during an intercept of a US spy plane in international airspace over the South China Sea last week, the US military said in a statement Tuesday. The Chinese J-16 fighter cut directly in front of the nose
Continue ReadingEAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings will have two different teams come to training camp this year. They will host joint practices with the Tennessee Titans and the Arizona Cardinals prior to their preseason games. There will be two days of practice sessions with each team at TCO Performance Center in Eagan, Minnesota, where
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Es una rutina familiar para los ucranianos: suenan explosiones en la ciudad y aparecen videos de drones sobrevolándola. Las defensas antiaéreas entran en acción y las autoridades emiten comunicados preliminares confirmando el ataque. Pero esta vez, los cristales y el concreto se hicieron añicos en la capital rusa, no en Kyiv. Parece
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To close out Wildfire Awareness Month, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management is urging everyone to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season by having an evacuation plan.
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Jack Nicklaus is keeping quiet on whether the Memorial should have a cut. Tiger Woods has said he wants the Genesis Invitational to have a cut and Nicklaus feels the same about the Memorial. The plan next year is for elevated events to have limited
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators have fired coach John Hynes more than a month after they missed the playoffs. Incoming general manager Barry Trotz made the move Tuesday. Trotz said the decision was made to dismiss Hynes and assistant coach Dan Lambert after doing additional postseason evaluation. The Predators lost their first playoff
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass apologized for expressing support on social media for anti-LGBTQ+ boycotts of Target and Bud Light. Bass shared a post on his Instagram stories Monday urging others to spurn the American companies over support for they showed for the LGBTQ+ community. Both companies are dealing with fallout
Continue ReadingBy Nick Valencia, Christina Maxouris and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — The 11-year-old boy who was shot in the chest by a Mississippi police officer after he called 911 for help says he began praying and singing during what he thought would be his last moments alive, while his mother pushed down on his
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed legislation that will ban transgender women from playing on female sports teams in college, becoming the latest state to place restrictions on transgender athletes. The legislation expands the state’s existing 2021 ban on transgender athletes on K-12 sports teams
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed legislation that will ban transgender women from playing on female sports teams in college, becoming the latest state to place restrictions on transgender athletes. The legislation expands the state’s existing 2021 ban on transgender athletes on K-12 sports teams
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Women’s College World Series team-by-team breakdown.
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A Virginia man was arrested Tuesday on murder and gun charges in the February killing of a local councilwoman who was found fatally shot in her SUV outside her home, New Jersey prosecutors said. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said 28-year-old Rashid Ali Bynum, of
Continue ReadingBy KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — In a split ruling Tuesday, a state appeals court panel reinstated a grant of parole for former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, overturning an earlier decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom to block her release. Van Houten, now 73, is
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw says he disagrees with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to welcome a satirical LGBTQ+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at the team’s annual Pride Night. Kershaw told The Los Angeles Times on Monday that the team’s decision to honor the group after it rescinded its original invitation
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — HBO said 2.9 million people watched or streamed the series finale of “Succession” on Sunday night, a series record that is expected to grow as delayed viewing is taken into account. That beat the first-night record of 2.75 million for an episode that aired on April 30, earlier in the fourth
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