By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Riley Adams and Lane Thomas homered, Josiah Gray pitched seven strong innings and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 11-6. Ildemaro Vargas went 3 for 5 with three RBIs, finishing a home run shy of the cycle. Michael Conforto and LaMonte Wade Jr. homered
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A second Michigan school district is banning backpacks on school premises due to concerns about gun violence, this time because a third-grade student was found with a loaded gun. Grand Rapids Public Schools said in a statement Wednesday that the weapon was discovered this morning at
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Vast — a California-based startup and one of the newest entrants in the world of privatized spaceflight — plans to use a SpaceX rocket to launch what it hopes to be the world’s first commercial space station and ferry passengers to and from the orbiting outpost. It’s not clear how much
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday that the death of Jordan Neely at the hands of a fellow subway rider was “a tragedy that never should have happened” and pledged to do more to help people experiencing mental health crises. “My heart goes out
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El Gobierno de Biden se prepara para liberar a algunos inmigrantes detenidos en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México que aún no tienen una fecha para comparecer en corte, ante la cifra elevada de arrestos que se han registrado en las zonas fronterizas y una inmensa presión sobre las instalaciones,
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN With a place in the Champions League final, as well as a city’s bragging rights, at stake Inter Milan’s breakneck start stunned AC Milan in their semifinal first-leg tie as Simone Inzaghi’s team secured a 2-0 victory on Wednesday. By the time the match had reached the 12th minute, Edin Džeko
Continue ReadingBy WILSON RING Associated Press A New Hampshire electric utility is offering a new proposal for an electrical transmission line from Canada that would carry renewable power to New England. The proposed 211-mile, $2 billion Twin State Clean Energy Link would enter the United States in Canaan, Vermont. Unlike a separate, stalled project in Maine,
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Organizers of northwest Arkansas’ Pride weekend say they won’t hold events in June at an arts center that has prohibited the group from having drag shows or drag story hours in front of minors. Northwest Arkansas Equality said it’s “pausing its partnership” with the Walton
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan overpowered AC Milan early and held on to win the first leg of their Champions League semifinal derby 2-0, leaving the Nerazzurri on the brink of a return to European soccer’s showpiece event for the first time since 2010. Edin Džeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is rolling out a new program for migrant families released in the United States to track them as they go through a speedy deportation process, including a measure that would require they stay under home confinement, according to multiple sources familiar with the plans. The so-called Family Expedited
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An experimental skin patch is showing promise to treat toddlers who are highly allergic to peanuts — training their bodies to handle an accidental bite. Peanut allergy is one of the most common and dangerous food allergies. Parents of allergic tots are constantly on guard against
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — In a nearly unanimous vote, the Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that would criminalize people who non-consensually share deepfake sexual images of others, and people who share deepfakes to influence an election. Deepfakes are videos and images that have been digitally created
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says he won’t support a fellow GOP senator’s blockade of military nominees, backing Democrats and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin who have said that the holdup is harming national security. Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is objecting to the normally routine practice of
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Todd Monken can rest a little easier now. At this point it looks as if his decision to become Baltimore’s offensive coordinator will have every chance to pay off. Not only did the Ravens finally reach a five-year deal with star quarterback Lamar Jackson,
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Good Wednesday evening, Central Oregon! I hope you’re having a great week so far. Today we continued warming to the mid-to-upper 60s, and while skies have been partly sunny, we’ve also seen some light on-and-off rain throughout the day. we have a 30-50% chance of seeing some more scattered showers throughout the evening, with a
Continue ReadingBy Marcus McIntosh Click here for updates on this story PERRY, Iowa (KCCI) — One Perry resident tells KCCI she was one of two people bitten by a rabbit last Friday. Roman Rustan said the rabbit jumped up and bit her and then hopped over to the neighbors’ house. “It came around to her car
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Wilson and Jack Forrest, CNN Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan, who underwent surgery for squamous cell carcinoma on his tonsil last month, said Wednesday that his cancer is gone. “The good news is — it’s gone. And I won’t need any further treatment, just continued monitoring over the next several years,” he
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love acknowledges the burden that comes along with replacing a four-time MVP. He welcomes the scrutiny that’s sure to follow him all season. Love enters his fourth NFL season knowing he will be the Packers’ starting quarterback after backing
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, Carlos Suarez and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Florida rejected nearly 35% of social studies textbooks submitted by publishers for approval, including those that referenced social justice and “other information that was not aligned with Florida Law,” the state’s Department of Education announced Tuesday. Regarding K-12 social studies instructional materials, 66 of 101 submitted
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — OnPoint Community Credit Union has named the five schools winning this year’s Prize for Excellence in Education Community Builder awards. Each school will receive a cash prize for a special project that positively impacts their school and community. Additionally, OnPoint announced the eight Educator of the Year finalists in the running
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