By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Major League Baseball has made the games faster, the bases bigger and defense a little bit harder. Now, if it could only do something about those stubborn strikeouts. There’s little doubt that MLB’s expansive new rules package this season has been a success, particularly when it
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — A Canadian startup has received a yearlong contract with the federal government to deliver cargo to remote areas of Canada using a self-flying airplane. Ribbit, an autonomous plane service company founded in 2020, and the federal government have agreed to a
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Twice, Iga Swiatek was a single point from exiting Wimbledon on Sunday, a single point from the sort of confounding defeat at the place that gives her so much more trouble than any of the other Grand Slam tournaments. Down a set and 6-5 in
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Twice, Iga Swiatek was a single point from exiting Wimbledon on Sunday, a single point from the sort of confounding defeat at the place that gives her so much more trouble than any of the other Grand Slam tournaments. Down a set and 6-5 in
Continue ReadingBy Noushin Ziafati Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — Advocates say it’s “a huge shame” that asylum seekers are being stranded on the streets of Toronto as the city and federal government argue over who should foot the bill to shelter them, and are calling on all levels of government
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn (CNN) — When Elon Musk took over Twitter in October and began upending the platform, there weren’t many viable alternatives for frustrated users. Now, there may be too many. A growing number of services have launched or gained traction in recent months by appealing to users who are uncomfortable with Musk’s decisions
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn (CNN) — When Elon Musk took over Twitter in October and began upending the platform, there weren’t many viable alternatives for frustrated users. Now, there may be too many. A growing number of services have launched or gained traction in recent months by appealing to users who are uncomfortable with Musk’s decisions
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain has signed France defender Lucas Hernández from Bayern Munich on a five-year contract after a long spell on the sidelines with injury. Hernández hasn’t played a competitive game since injuring his knee while playing for France against Australia at the World Cup in November. Hernández won the Bundesliga title in
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department says a U.S. drone strike has killed an Islamic State group leader in Syria. The military says the strike on Friday came hours after the same MQ-9 Reaper drones were harassed by Russian military jets over the western part of Syria. A U.S.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian-installed authorities in the Crimean peninsula on Sunday reported shooting down a cruise missile near the city of Kerch and briefly suspending traffic on the Kerch bridge that links the annexed territory to Russia. The Moscow-appointed governor of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said the interception of the missile by Russian air defenses
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — You may have heard recently about a new social media app called Threads from Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. Here’s everything you need to know about what some are calling a potential “Twitter killer.” And here’s what else you need to know to Start
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — You may have heard recently about a new social media app called Threads from Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. Here’s everything you need to know about what some are calling a potential “Twitter killer.” And here’s what else you need to know to Start Your
Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Hundreds have lined the main street of the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, as a truck carrying 30 coffins passed on its way to Srebrenica, where newly identified victims of Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II will be buried on the 28th anniversary of the crime. Some 8,000 Bosniak men and
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Fue una doble ración de Taylors el viernes por la noche, cuando la superestrella Taylor Swift le dio la bienvenida a su ex, el galán de “Twilight” Taylor Lautner, en el escenario durante la parada de la gira “The Eras Tour” en Kansas City. La ocasión fue para presentar el nuevo
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — International travelers must keep up with all kinds of sobering rules as they cross borders: Entry regulations, currency exchanges, customs reporting and such. Younger globetrotters – at least those with a penchant to imbibe – have one extra thing to keep up with: the legal drinking age. It’s not
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Shericka Jackson produced a stunning performance at the Jamaican championships on Saturday as she ran a world-leading 10.65 seconds in the 100 meters. The blazing time put Jackson joint-fifth on the all-time list, 0.16 seconds off Florence Griffith-Joyner’s 35-year-old world record. It also saw her surpass American Sha’Carri Richardson,
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Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Al menos nueve personas recibieron disparos durante la noche en Cleveland, Ohio, según la policía. “El 9 de julio de 2023, aproximadamente a las 2:30 a.m. hora local, los agentes de policía de Cleveland acudieron a West 6th Street y Johnson Court, con motivo de que a varias personas les habían
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government is considering whether it can make former Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer foot at least part of the quarter-billion euro compensation it has to pay a private company over a failed plan to introduce highway tolls. Scheuer, who was in office from 2018 until 2021, had insisted on the total
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Police in Los Angeles have arrested a suspect following what appears to be a series of random shootings that wounded one victim. KTLA-TV reports the suspect allegedly fired randomly at people in East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights on Saturday between 6:20 a.m. and 7:20 a.m. Police say a man was
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