McDowell overcomes trouble, jail stay; wins spot with Browns
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Malik McDowell is making the most of a last chance with the Browns. Drafted four years ago by…
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LEADING OFF: Braves’ Albies out, Bogaerts tests positive
By The Associated Press The NL East-leading Braves will be minus All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies for a bit after he fouled a ball off his left…
Continue Reading Transfer time: New rule brings college football free agency
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer This season will be the first since the NCAA tweaked its rules to give all football players the freedom…
Continue Reading Malaysian shot putter disqualified after winning gold medal
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Controversy has broken out at the Paralympic Games. Malaysian shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli…
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Micronesia’s president says he mandated vaccines to protect
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Micronesia’s leader says he’ll continue to walk around his island nation…
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Un helicóptero de la Marina de EE.UU. se estrella en la costa de San Diego
olivertapia (CNN) — Un helicóptero de la Marina de Estados Unidos se estrelló frente a la costa de San Diego el martes, lo que provocó un…
Continue Reading India schools cautiously reopen even as COVID warnings grow
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — More students in India will be able to step inside a classroom for the first time in nearly 18…
Continue Reading 2 Alabama electric company employees killed while on duty
ADGER, Ala. (AP) — Two electric company employees contracted to work with Alabama Power were killed while working on storm restoration. WBMA-TV…
Continue Reading Hezbollah hammered with criticism amid Lebanon’s crises
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Many Lebanese are more openly criticizing the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah group as the country…
Continue Reading 5 crew members unaccounted for after US Navy helicopter crashes off the San Diego coast
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Search and rescue efforts are underway after a US Navy helicopter crashed off the San Diego coast Tuesday, officials said.…
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Weather slows California wildfire, but flames keep moving
By SAM METZ, JANIE HAR and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press/Report for America SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Officials say they lucked out with…
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Weather slows California wildfire, but flames keep moving
By SAM METZ, JANIE HAR and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press/Report for America SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Officials say they lucked out with…
Continue Reading Weather slows California wildfire, but flames keep moving
By SAM METZ, JANIE HAR and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press/Report for America SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Officials say they lucked out with…
Continue Reading Israel approves steps to ease Gaza Strip blockade
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel approved a series of measures easing its blockade of the Gaza Strip, including opening the main commercial crossing with…
Continue Reading China warns Kerry that bad ties could set back climate talks
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned U.S. climate envoy John Kerry that deteriorating U.S.-China relations could undermine…
Continue Reading Toro slams old team, connects in 8th as M’s beat Astros 4-0
By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Abraham Toro hit a grand slam against a player he was traded for last month, connecting in the…
Continue Reading Asian markets gain ahead of US report on August employment
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher as investors waited for U.S. jobs data that might influence when…
Continue Reading Asian markets gain ahead of US report on August employment
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher as investors waited for U.S. jobs data that might influence when…
Continue Reading ‘We’ll endure’: Ida leaves Gulf town of Houma in tatters
By JAY REEVES Associated Press HOUMA, La. (AP) — Main Street in the Louisiana town of Houma resembles a canyon of rubble after Hurricane Ida. Metal…
Continue Reading Seager, Dodgers beat Braves 3-2; Albies’ foul injures knee
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Corey Seager hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a…
Continue Reading Seager, Dodgers beat Braves 3-2; Albies’ foul injures knee
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Corey Seager hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a…
Continue Reading Texas bans most abortions, with high court mum on appeal
By JESSICA GRESKO, PAUL J. WEBER and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press The nation’s most far-reaching curb on abortions has taken effect in Texas, with…
Continue Reading Judge conditionally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal bankruptcy judge has approved with conditions a historic opioid settlement between Purdue Pharma and…
Continue Reading Judge conditionally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal bankruptcy judge has approved with conditions a historic opioid settlement between Purdue Pharma and…
Continue Reading Snell pulled after 7 no-hit innings, Padres beat D-backs 3-0
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Blake Snell threw seven hitless innings before being pulled for a reliever, and San Diego lost its…
Continue Reading Snell pulled after 7 no-hit innings, Padres beat D-backs 3-0
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Blake Snell threw seven hitless innings before being pulled for a reliever, and San Diego lost its…
Continue Reading Snell pulled after 7 no-hit innings, Padres beat D-backs 3-0
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Blake Snell threw seven hitless innings before being pulled for a reliever, and San Diego lost its…
Continue Reading After Ida, small recovery signs amid daunting destruction
By REBECCA SANTANA, MELINDA DESLATTE and JANET MCCONAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Residents of Louisiana communities hit hard by…
Continue Reading Cain homers, Woodruff pitches Brewers past Giants 6-2
MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lorenzo Cain homered and added an RBI single, and the Milwaukee Brewers won their second…
Continue Reading Cain homers, Woodruff pitches Brewers past Giants 6-2
MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lorenzo Cain homered and added an RBI single, and the Milwaukee Brewers won their second…
Continue Reading Ohtani steals home, Angels send Yankees to 4th straight loss
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels beat the Yankees 6-4 and sent New York to its fourth consecutive…
Continue Reading Ohtani steals home, Angels send Yankees to 4th straight loss
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels beat the Yankees 6-4 and sent New York to its fourth consecutive…
Continue Reading Facts about the wildfire threatening Lake Tahoe communities
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — The wildfire threatening communities around Lake Tahoe has drawn what officials call an aggressive response to try…
Continue Reading Facts about the wildfire threatening Lake Tahoe communities
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — The wildfire threatening communities around Lake Tahoe has drawn what officials call an aggressive response to try…
Continue Reading París establece un límite de velocidad de 30 km/h para reducir la contaminación
Ángela Reyes (CNN)– Las autoridades de París obligan a los conductores a apretar el freno con un nuevo límite de velocidad en casi todas…
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Two senior FDA vaccine leaders step down as agency faces decision on boosters
By Nadia Kounang, Virginia Langmaid and Amanda Sealy, CNN Two senior leaders in the US Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine review office are…
Continue Reading As fire nears, some Lake Tahoe residents buck order to flee
By TERENCE CHEA and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — While more than 20,000 people packed roads leading out of…
Continue Reading As fire nears, some Lake Tahoe residents buck order to flee
By TERENCE CHEA and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — While more than 20,000 people packed roads leading out of…
Continue Reading As fire nears, some Lake Tahoe residents buck order to flee
By TERENCE CHEA and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — While more than 20,000 people packed roads leading out of…
Continue Reading Milley: US coordination with Taliban on strikes ‘possible’
By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, say it’s…
Continue Reading Even in backup role, federal government supports Ida victims
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Response to disasters such as Hurricane Ida falls primarily to state and local officials, but…
Continue Reading Police: Body recovered from canal in Phoenix; Not identified
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a body has been recovered from a canal in west Phoenix. Phoenix Fire Department officials say crews responded Monday…
Continue Reading Biden meets Ukraine leader in long-sought Oval Office visit
By AAMER MADHANI, LYNN BERRY and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden used his first meeting with a foreign leader…
Continue Reading Black US farmers awaiting billions in promised debt relief
By ROXANA HEGEMAN and ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press BOYDTON, Va. (AP) — U.S. farmers of color are battling in the courts to save a $4 billion…
Continue Reading Black US farmers awaiting billions in promised debt relief
By ROXANA HEGEMAN and ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press BOYDTON, Va. (AP) — U.S. farmers of color are battling in the courts to save a $4 billion…
Continue Reading Tea party 2.0? Conservatives get organized in school battles
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press MEQUON, Wis. (AP) — A loose network of conservative groups with ties to major Republican…
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Hostages strapped to getaway cars as robbers target banks in Brazil
By Rodrigo Pedroso and Lianne Kolirin, CNN A gang of armed robbers in Brazil carried out a series of deadly bank heists using human shields strapped…
Continue Reading Hostages strapped to getaway cars as robbers target banks in Brazil
By Rodrigo Pedroso and Lianne Kolirin, CNN A gang of armed robbers in Brazil carried out a series of deadly bank heists using human shields strapped…
Continue Reading Diggins-Smith, Mercury top Sky 103-83, win 7th straight game
PHOENIX (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith had 20 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 103-83 to win…
Continue Reading Vaccinations in rural India increase amid supply concerns
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and RISHABH R. JAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has dramatically increased COVID-19 vaccination rates in its vast…
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