By VICTORIA MILKO and DITA ALANGKARA Associated Press LAINDEHA, Indonesia (AP) — In Indonesia’s far-east island of Sumba, off-grid solar is lighting up lives for residents still living out of reach of the country’s national electricity provider. For the equivalent of $3.50 per month paid over three years to grassroots social enterprise projects, villagers can
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El perro más viejo del mundo goza sus 30 años. Bobi, un perro portugués que fue declarado el perro más viejo del mundo por Guinness World Records en febrero, celebró su cumpleaños 31 el jueves, según un comunicado de prensa de Guinness. La familia de Bobi planeó una fiesta
Continue ReadingBy MARLÓN GONZALEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The mother of a 17-year-old Honduran migrant who died in U.S. custody says her son had epilepsy but showed no signs of being seriously ill before he left for the United States. The death of Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza at a holding center in Florida this
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Theodore Ku-Dipietro scored late in the second half to help D.C. United earn a 1-1 draw with Nashville SC. Ku-Dipietro took passes from Kristian Fletcher and Mateusz Klich and scored in the 81st minute. It was Ku-Dipietro’s first goal since scoring in the season opener. Alex Muyl put Nashville (5-3-4) up 1-0
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — J.D. Martinez hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the first inning, Julio Urías pitched seven strong innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 4-2. The NL West-leading Dodgers won their fourth in a row and earned their fifth consecutive series victory.
Continue ReadingBy JIM HOEHN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rookie Joey Wiemer’s sacrifice fly with one out in the ninth inning gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Christian Yelich homered twice for Milwaukee. Brian Anderson opened the ninth with a single off Carlos Hernandez. Owen Miller’s one-out double sent Anderson
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, Heather Chen, Yulia Kesaieva and Delia Gallagher, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said “the first important steps” of a highly-anticipated military counteroffensive against Russian forces “would be taken soon” as he met with European partners providing his country with weapons. Speaking to reporters in Rome after meetings with his
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The Phoenix Suns fired Monty Williams on Saturday, two years after reaching the NBA Finals and a year after he was the overwhelming choice as the coach of the year. Williams had great success in his four regular seasons in Phoenix, winning 63% of his games. But three consecutive
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh Naylor’s three-run homer highlighted Cleveland’s stunning comeback in the eighth inning as the Guardians rallied for an 8-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Down 6-2 and seemingly headed for another disappointing loss, the Guardians scored six times in the eighth to pull off their
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Justin Meram scored two goals, Karol Swiderski added a penalty-kick score and Charlotte FC breezed to a 3-1 victory over Atlanta United. Charlotte (4-5-3) took a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute on a goal by Meram. Ashley Westwood and Jaylin Lindsey picked up assists on Meram’s first goal since scoring in
Continue ReadingHARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Omir Fernandez scored in the 76th minute and the New York Red Bulls won a Hudson River Derby match against rival New York City 1-0. It was the first time that the Red Bulls have won three straight in the rivalry series. The Red Bulls (2-4-6) also won both matches between
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — For their first venture into the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Seattle Kraken are giving their fans quite the exciting, yet stressful experience. Two playoff series. And now, a second Game 7. “That’s all you can ask for These games are what makes playoff hockey fun,” Seattle’s
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Hace seis años, la prima de Greta Rico, Fernanda, fue encontrada muerta en una bolsa de basura en una calle de México. Le habían disparado tres veces y había signos de violencia sexual. Mientras su familia esperaba más respuestas —que finalmente nunca obtuvieron— hubo un problema especialmente apremiante: ¿Quién cuidaría de
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Saturday brought the 10th annual Central Oregon Autism Movement Color Walk at Highland Baptist Church in Redmond. About 1,000 people turned out to help raise awareness of autism and celebrate in the fun. There was a bounce house, face painting and plenty of games for children to play. So far, COAM has
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It was picture-perfect weather Saturday for the 45th edition of the SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle, Bend’s signature multi-sport race, a mix of competition and fun for thousands of residents and visitors.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Tyler Wells pitched seven innings of one-hit ball and the Baltimore Orioles used home runs by Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson to beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0. Wells had a career-high eight strikeouts and walked two. The only baserunner against the right-hander over the first six
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner was to spend the night in the hospital after being struck in the head by a line drive in the second inning against the Philadelphia Phillies. Manager Bud Black said Feltner was undergoing a battery of tests. Nick Castellanos lined a 1-0
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Volunteers prepped Friday for Saturday’s annual Salmon Bake at the COCC Athletic Field.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Loonkiito, posiblemente uno de los leones más viejos del mundo, murió en Kenya a la edad de 19 años, dijo la organización conservacionista Lion Guardians. El león murió el miércoles a manos del dueño de un corral de ganado, al que Loonkiito había entrado en medio de la noche en busca de
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The game between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals was suspended with the Nationals leading 1-0 in the third inning after after a rain delay of 3 hours, 56 minutes. A light rain was falling when the game began at 4:05 p.m. EDT and soon intensified but play continued. The Mets
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