It was a beautiful sunny day for getting active on Saturday. The Central Oregon nonprofit Destination Rehab held its fifth annual SOAR at the Bend Pavilion. It’s an activity day for adults with disabilities to do wellness, sport and outdoor activities. Participants may have conditions such as Parkinson’s disease or cerebral palsy. There was table tennis, rock climbing,
Continue ReadingSANDY, Utah (AP) — Pablo Ruiz had three assists as Real Salt Lake got goals from four different players in a 4-0 victory over Orlando City. Zac MacMath finished with four saves to earn the clean sheet for Real Salt Lake (9-7-6) as the club upped its unbeaten run in all competitions to eight straight.
Continue ReadingBy MELINA WALLING and ISABELLA O’MALLEY CHICAGO (AP) — With Earth breaking average heat records, cities are sure to be giving a fresh look at their readiness plans for temperatures that can kill. Dire heat waves in the past have prompted effective efforts by cities to do better at protecting people — especially their most
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has assumed one of the most influential political offices this month. He succeeded Speaker Anthony Rendon after a monthslong bitter fight last year that fractured the caucus. Rendon is still not happy about the power struggle. As speaker, Rivas wields tremendous
Continue ReadingCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Braian Galván scored on a second-half penalty kick and the Colorado Rapids won at home for the first time this season, beating FC Dallas 2-1. Galván’s PK score was his first goal this season and it came in the 62nd minute for the Rapids (3-10-8), who tied but didn’t break
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Nine people are missing in central China after a landslide sparked by heavy rains amid flooding and searing temperatures across much of the country, authorities said Sunday. Five people were rescued from under the rubble at a highway construction site in the central province of Hubei, where the accident occurred on Saturday.
Continue ReadingSAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sebastián Driussi scored a pair of goals, the first one on a penalty kick, and Austin FC breezed to a 4-1 victory over Minnesota United. Diego Fagundez staked Austin (8-8-5) to a 1-0 lead in the 35th minute when he used an assist from Daniel Pereira to score for a
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Taylor Kornieck scored on a header in the 90th minute to pull the San Diego Wave into a 2-2 draw with the Washington Spirit in the National Women’s Soccer League on Saturday night. The draw at Snapdragon Stadium snapped a three-game league losing streak for the Wave. Ashley Hatch scored on
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL PHILLIS and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press Even though lead in drinking water damages children’s development, the Environmental Protection Agency has forced very few cities to replace their lead pipes. Consider Chicago, with more water pipes made out of lead than any U.S. city, some 400,000. About 7% of homes that requested sampling last
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — All-Star Mookie Betts has hit his 10th leadoff homer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, tying him for the most in the first half in major league history. Betts’ 408-foot solo shot, his 26th of the season, came on the second pitch of the game by Angels starter Reid Detmers. Betts tied
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — All-Star Mookie Betts hit his 10th leadoff homer — tying the most in the first half in major league history — and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the slumping Angels 10-5 on Saturday night. The Dodgers had five homers for the second straight game in
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A new wildfire that broke out southeast of Mt. Hood on Saturday afternoon has burned over 60 acres in a steep, heavily forested area, prompting the evacuation of several campgrounds and closure of three Forest Service roads, officials said Sunday.
Continue ReadingBy JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press COLDSPRING, Texas (AP) — Sheriff Greg Capers was the picture of a Texas lawman as he announced the capture of a suspected mass shooter. But his turn in the national spotlight belied years of complaints about corruption and dysfunction previously unknown outside San Jacinto County. An Associated Press investigation led
Continue ReadingBy JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press COLDSPRING, Texas (AP) — Sheriff Greg Capers was the classic picture of a Texas lawman as he announced the capture of a suspected mass killer: white cowboy hat on his head, gold star pinned to his chest, white cross on his belt and a large pistol emblazoned with his name
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The National Basketball Association on Saturday unveiled the format and groups for its in-season tournament set to debut next season. The new annual competition will tip off on November 3 with group play and run through December 9 with the championship game. All 30 NBA teams will participate in
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Ibrahim Aliyu and Iván Franco scored stoppage-time goals in each half for the Houston Dynamo to offset a two-goal effort from Sporting Kansas City’s red-hot Alan Pulido as the two clubs played to a 2-2 draw. Franco’s equalizer came in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage for Houston (8-9-4) with assists from
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Prandy Tavarez and his wife were expecting a baby when they bought a four-bedroom house in a well-kept neighborhood of century-old homes here. They got to work making it theirs, ripping off wallpaper, upgrading the electrical and replacing windows coated in paint that contained lead, a
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — It was a double helping of Taylors on Friday night, when superstar Taylor Swift welcomed her ex, Twilight heartthrob Taylor Lautner, on stage at her “Eras” tour stop in Kansas City. The occasion was to debut the new music video for “I Can See You,” one of the songs
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Orbelín Pineda scored on a penalty kick in the 52nd minute, Érick Sánchez added a goal in the 87th and Mexico beat Costa Rica 2-0 to reach the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals. Mexico will play Guatemala or Jamaica on Wednesday at Las Vegas for a berth in the final on July
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Fabian Herbers scored a first-half goal and Chris Brady made it stand up in the Chicago Fire’s 1-0 victory over Nashville SC. Herbers scored the lone goal when he took a pass from Maren Haile-Selassie in the 34th minute and found the net for a fourth time this season. Brady finished with
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