Matured Mayfield leading Browns amid ‘Super’ expectations
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield has grown up. After three up-and-down seasons with the Browns, their 25-year-old…
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At least 15 dead after landslide hits highway in northern India
By Jessie Yeung and Swati Gupta, CNN Two more bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a landslide in the northern Indian state of Himachal…
Continue ReadingTaliban seizes Afghanistan’s second-largest city
By Clarissa Ward and Brad Lendon, CNN The Taliban has taken control of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Afghan Member…
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Police chief in Chinese industrial center suspected of graft
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party says the police chief and vice mayor of a northeastern industrial city is under investigation…
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Police chief in Chinese industrial center suspected of graft
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party says the police chief and vice mayor of a northeastern industrial city is under investigation…
Continue Reading Fred may regain tropical storm strength as it nears Florida
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Forecasters say tropical depression Fred is slowly strengthening and could regain tropical…
Continue Reading In Yemen’s north, Houthis face virus with outright denial
By SAMY MAGDY The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Yemenis in the country’s north are dying because of a lack of hospital beds, many at home.…
Continue Reading Darvish (back) exits early, Diamondbacks beat Padres 12-3
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Yu Darvish left a rocky start early with lower back tightness, and the Arizona Diamondbacks took…
Continue Reading Darvish (back) exits early, Diamondbacks beat Padres 12-3
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Yu Darvish left a rocky start early with lower back tightness, and the Arizona Diamondbacks took…
Continue Reading Darvish (back) exits early, Diamondbacks beat Padres 12-3
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Yu Darvish left a rocky start early with lower back tightness, and the Arizona Diamondbacks took…
Continue Reading Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 38
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The death toll from floods and mudslides in northern Turkey has risen to at least 38 as…
Continue Reading Taliban sweep across Afghanistan’s south, take 4 more cities
By TAMEEM AKHGAR, RAHIM FAIEZ and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have completed their sweep of…
Continue Reading Climate-fueled wildfires take toll on tropical Pacific isles
By CALEB JONES and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press WAIMEA, Hawaii (AP) — Huge wildfires highlight the dangers of climate change-related heat and…
Continue Reading Climate-fueled wildfires take toll on tropical Pacific isles
By CALEB JONES and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press WAIMEA, Hawaii (AP) — Huge wildfires highlight the dangers of climate change-related heat and…
Continue Reading NY let childhood sex abuse victims sue; 9,000 went to court
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s two-year “look-back window” closes this week. It allows people who claim they…
Continue Reading Ohtani hurls 6 innings, doubles in Angels’ 6-3 win over Jays
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani pitched six innings of three-hit ball to win his third consecutive start, and…
Continue Reading Ohtani hurls 6 innings, doubles in Angels’ 6-3 win over Jays
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani pitched six innings of three-hit ball to win his third consecutive start, and…
Continue Reading Australia chides China over journalist’s yearlong detention
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government says it remains seriously concerned about the welfare of a…
Continue Reading Census data: US is diversifying, white population shrinking
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press No racial or ethnic group dominates for people under age 18 in the newly released 2020 census figures. In the…
Continue Reading Census data: US is diversifying, white population shrinking
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press No racial or ethnic group dominates for people under age 18 in the newly released 2020 census figures. In the…
Continue Reading Federal lawsuit filed against Las Vegas school mask mandate
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A coronavirus pandemic mask mandate in Nevada has drawn a federal lawsuit from attorneys seeking…
Continue Reading Police: Toddler fatally shot woman during work video call
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Police in central Florida say a toddler fatally shot a woman while she was on a work-related video call. News…
Continue Reading Wade’s 3-run homer leads Giants to fifth straight win
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a three-run homer in the fourth, pitcher Logan Webb added a two-run…
Continue Reading Wade’s 3-run homer leads Giants to fifth straight win
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a three-run homer in the fourth, pitcher Logan Webb added a two-run…
Continue Reading Fresh flooding in central China kills another 21 people
BEIJING (AP) — Flooding in central China continues to cause havoc in both cities and rural areas. Authorities said Friday that another 21 people…
Continue Reading Officials: Northwest heat may have killed 1; ER visits spike
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials are investigating one possible heat-related death in Oregon from a Pacific…
Continue Reading Forest Service maxed out as wildfires break across US West
By EUGENE GARCIA and DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press WESTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service said Friday it’s operating in crisis mode,…
Continue Reading Forest Service maxed out as wildfires break across US West
By EUGENE GARCIA and DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press WESTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service said Friday it’s operating in crisis mode,…
Continue Reading Prospects ever fainter for bipartisan policing overhaul deal
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prospects seem increasingly dicey for a bipartisan Senate deal on overhauling policing practices.…
Continue Reading Authorities investigate pipe bomb found on Sierra Vista road
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Cochise County authorities are investigating the discovery of a pipe bomb on a road in Sierra Vista. They say a man…
Continue Reading Thieves in California are stealing scarce water amid extreme drought, ‘devastating’ some communities
By Brisa Colon, CNN As an extreme drought grips California, making water increasingly scarce, thieves are making off with billions of gallons of the…
Continue Reading Biden eyes tougher vaccine rules without provoking backlash
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as President Joe Biden becomes more aggressive in pressuring Americans to get vaccinated, he…
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FDA authorizes additional Covid-19 vaccine doses for certain immunocompromised people
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration authorized an additional Covid-19 vaccine dose for certain immunocompromised people on…
Continue Reading Olympics now ended, Japan races to vaccinate as virus surges
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it’s still vacation season in Japan and many people are…
Continue Reading Olympics now ended, Japan races to vaccinate as virus surges
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it’s still vacation season in Japan and many people are…
Continue Reading Reporters describe ‘palpable fear’ in Afghanistan as Taliban continues to sweep across the country
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading Reporters describe ‘palpable fear’ in Afghanistan as Taliban continues to sweep across the country
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading Extra COVID vaccine OK’d for those with weak immune systems
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators have authorized an extra dose of the Pfizer or…
Continue Reading Lawsuit: US withholding wildfire fuel break information
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are accusing federal land managers of illegally withholding information about…
Continue Reading Lawsuit: US withholding wildfire fuel break information
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are accusing federal land managers of illegally withholding information about…
Continue Reading Santa Fe propels urbanization trend in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Among four major cities in New Mexico, the state capital of Santa Fe was the fastest growing over the past decade. The Census…
Continue Reading Santa Fe propels urbanization trend in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Among four major cities in New Mexico, the state capital of Santa Fe was the fastest growing over the past decade. The Census…
Continue Reading New Zealand loses its precious ‘Rings’ series to Britain
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has long been associated with “The Lord of the Rings” but with the…
Continue Reading New Zealand loses its precious ‘Rings’ series to Britain
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has long been associated with “The Lord of the Rings” but with the…
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Extra COVID vaccine OK’d for those with weak immune systems
WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. health regulators have authorized an extra dose of the COVID-19 vaccines in people with weakened immune systems to better…
Continue Reading Extra COVID vaccine OK’d for those with weak immune systems
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators have authorized an extra dose of the Pfizer or…
Continue Reading Anderson HR for Chisox, walkoff end in Field of Dreams game
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Tim Anderson hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning into the cornfield to end the Field…
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Proposed ‘Casa Boronda’ project to be determined at a later date
Monterey, Calif. (KION) A proposed events venue, Casa Boronda, in Monterey has been tabled for a later date. The City of Monterey’s Planning Office…
Continue Reading Anderson HR for Chisox, walkoff end in Field of Dreams game
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Tim Anderson hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning into the cornfield to end the Field…
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Cinco muertos y el sospechoso fallecido es el saldo de un “grave incidente con armas de fuego” en el suroeste de Inglaterra
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Al menos cinco personas fallecieron en el lugar de un “grave incidente con armas de fuego” ocurrido este…
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