By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Alana Vawter and NiJaree Canady combined for a one-hitter, and No. 9 seed Stanford defeated No. 5 seed Alabama 2-0 in a Women’s College World Series elimination game. Sydney Steele hit a solo homer and knocked in both runs to help Stanford claim its first
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ and RIO YAMAT Associated Press More than half a dozen house boats momentarily caught fire at a popular boating destination on the Utah-Arizona line on Friday. The fire ignited while tourists and jet skiers stood by. The flames are now extinguished. Video from observers shows the decks of boats docked at Wahweap
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton and Josh Donaldson are back in the New York Yankees’ lineup just in time for the opener of their high-profile interleague series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Stanton is batting cleanup as the designated hitter Friday night at Dodger Stadium in his first
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Elena Delle Donne had 23 points and 10 rebounds to help the Washington Mystics beat the Dallas Wings 75-74. Washington’s Shakira Austin blocked Kalani Brown’s fast-break layup and Delle Donne sank a wide open 3-pointer at the other end for a 66-65 lead with 2:42 left. Delle Donne added a steal that
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Minjee Lee matched the tournament best with an 8-under 64 for a share of the lead Friday in the LPGA Tour’s weather-delayed Mizuho Americas Open. Cheyenne Knight had a 68 in the inaugural event to join Lee at 7-under 137 atop the tightly bunched
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green on Friday signed legislation that will allow more people to carry concealed firearms but at the same time prohibit people from taking guns to a wide range of places, including beaches, hospitals, stadiums, bars that serve alcohol and movie theaters. Private businesses allowing
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Edward Cabrera struck out 10 in six innings and the Miami Marlins beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Friday night. The 25-year-old Cabrera (4-4) gave up four hits and walked one. He had his second double-digit strikeout game of the season after fanning 12 against the Chicago Cubs on April 29. JT
Continue ReadingCarolina Calero (CNN) — Alrededor del 9% de los adultos de 30 países de todo el mundo se identifican como LGBTQ, según una nueva encuesta de Ipsos. La encuesta publicada este jueves indica que los millennials y la generación Z son más propensos a identificarse como queer, bisexuales, pansexuales, omnisexuales o asexuales que las generaciones
Continue ReadingCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Andrew Lindsey pitched seven strong innings, Griffin Merritt and Christian Moore hit home runs, and Tennessee rolled past Charlotte 8-1 in the Clemson Regional. Lindsey, who is 3-2 with a 2.40 earned-run average, allowed one run on five hits while striking out 10 without issuing a walk. Four relievers shared the
Continue ReadingTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Kole Myers and Caleb Bartolero hit home runs in a go-ahead seventh inning, Zach Fruit got out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the bottom of the ninth and Troy held on for an 11-10 victory over Boston College after a lengthy weather delay in the Tuscaloosa Regional opener. Bartolero had
Continue ReadingBy RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres activated star third baseman Manny Machado from the 10-day injured list and slotted him to start and bat fourth against the Chicago Cubs. The move came 17 days after Machado fractured the metacarpal in his left hand when he was hit
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is working with Chinese drugmaker Qilu Pharmaceutical to import the cancer medication cisplatin to boost supply amid an ongoing shortage. Canadian pharmaceutical company Apotex will distribute the injectable medication in 50-milligram vials on a temporary basis. It will be available for order by
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — Victor Caratini drove in the go-ahead run with an infield grounder in a two-run 11th inning, and Milwaukee beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 Friday following the ejection of Brewers starter Corbin Burnes. With the score was 3-3, Burnes made a sliding, over-the-shoulder catch of Stuart Fairchild’s blooper to end the sixth and
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — México informó que reforzó la seguridad de la delegación diplomática peruana en el país, luego de que autoridades de Perú denunciaran amenazas de muerte que habría recibido su embajada en territorio mexicano. “El Gobierno de México ha reforzado la seguridad de la legación y residencia particular”, informó el Ministerio de
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The union for nurses at St. Charles Bend have announced a 10-day strike deadline for reaching a contract agreement, and both sides in the labor dispute outlined their positions to reporters on Friday.
Continue ReadingBy Laura Ly, CNN (CNN) — Government officials failed on multiple accounts during the 2022 Buffalo blizzard that left 31 people dead, according to a watchdog report published Friday that detailed a plethora of problems from poor communication to residents to outdated and inoperable equipment. The storm inundated Buffalo with more than 50 inches of
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have placed left-hander Chris Sale on the injured list with shoulder inflammation. It’s another setback for the seven-time All-Star as he attempts to re-establish himself as a reliable member of the rotation. Sale hasn’t had an injury-free season since 2017. He left
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, Andi Babineau and Christal Hayes, CNN (CNN) — Tony Peralta told authorities his secret had been eating at him for more than a decade. He had been considered a suspect in what was believed to be the murder of his landlord, William “Bill” Blodgett, after his sudden disappearance in December 2008, authorities
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has the country’s only single-chamber, nonpartisan legislature, and state leaders have long held up the unique system as an example of efficiency that rises above hyperpartisan politics. But this year’s acrimonious session may have changed that. The session began with conservatives still stinging from
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden declared bipartisanship alive and well during his first ever Oval Office address on Friday, pointing to the compromise measure that raises the federal borrowing limit and avoids a catastrophic default as evidence his sometimes-mocked views of Washington are not a thing of the past.
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