Giants’ Blake Snell throws 1st career no-hitter in 3-0 win over the Reds
AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Blake Snell was one out away from pitching the first no-hit game in his illustrious career and had to get…
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Death toll from bridge collapse in China’s Shaanxi province raised to 38. Two dozen still missing
BEIJING (AP) — The death toll has risen to 38 from the partial collapse of a highway bridge that plunged two dozen vehicles into a rushing river…
Continue ReadingParties in lawsuits seeking damages for Maui fires reach $4B global settlement, court filings say
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The parties in lawsuits seeking damages for last year’s Maui wildfires have reached a $4 billion global…
Continue ReadingGiants left-hander Blake Snell has no-hitter through 8 innings against the Reds
CINCINNATI (AP) — San Francisco Giants left-hander Blake Snell has not allowed a hit through eight innings Friday night against the Cincinnati…
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Watsonville Strawberry Festival brings a boost for local businesses and the community
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The city of Watsonville says that this year’s Strawberry Festival will bring in over 40,000 people throughout the…
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Audit shows UC Santa Cruz not reporting crime data accurately via the Clery Act
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A California state audit released on Tuesday said that UC Santa Cruz failed to accurately report crime data. The…
Continue ReadingSome Yankee Stadium bleachers fans chant `U-S-A!’ during `O Canada’ before game against Blue Jays
NEW YORK (AP) — A segment of fans in Yankee Stadium’s right field bleachers chanted “U-S-A! “U-S-A!” during the playing of “O Canada”…
Continue ReadingAerosmith retires from touring, citing permanent damage to Steven Tyler’s voice last year
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aerosmith says Steven Tyler’s voice has been permanently damaged by a vocal cord injury last year and the band will no…
Continue ReadingDefense secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendants
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused…
Continue ReadingMrBeast’s giant reality competition faces safety complaints from initial contestants
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast is facing complaints about the safety of contestants from the preliminary…
Continue ReadingArizona governor negotiates pause in hauling of uranium ore across Navajo Nation
PHOENIX (AP) — A uranium producer has agreed to temporarily pause the transport of the mineral through the Navajo Nation after the tribe raised…
Continue Reading1 of 3 killed in Nevada prison brawl was white supremacist gang member who killed an inmate in 2016
Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — One of three inmates killed in a Nevada prison brawl this week was a member of a white supremacist prison gang…
Continue Reading1 of 3 killed in Nevada prison brawl was white supremacist gang member who killed an inmate in 2016
Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — One of three inmates killed in a Nevada prison brawl this week was a member of a white supremacist prison gang…
Continue ReadingCoca-Cola to pay $6 billion in IRS back taxes case while appealing judge’s decision
Associated Press Coca-Cola Co. says it will pay $6 billion in back taxes and interest to the Internal Revenue Service while it appeals a federal tax…
Continue ReadingMan dies parachuting on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. (AP) — A man died at Grand Canyon National Park after attempting the high-risk parachute leap from Yavapai Point on the South…
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Escápate del Verano en Rancho El Chaparral en La Rumorosa BC
Oswaldo Rivas Escápate del Verano en Rancho El Chaparral en La Rumorosa…
Continue ReadingTransgender woman’s use of a gym locker room spurs protests and investigations in Missouri
Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A transgender woman’s use of the women’s locker room at a suburban St. Louis gym is prompting protests…
Continue ReadingCalifornia inmate on death row for 33 years must either be released or retried due to prosecutorial misconduct
By Stephanie Becker, CNN (CNN) — A convicted murderer who has been on California’s death row for 33 years must either be released or retried…
Continue ReadingProposed law pushes for tougher migrant detention following Texas girl’s killing
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Family members of a 12-year-old Houston girl allegedly killed by two Venezuelans who entered the U.S. illegally are…
Continue ReadingIdaho prosecutor says he’ll seek death penalty against inmate accused of killing while on the lam
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty against an Idaho inmate charged with killing a man…
Continue ReadingCanada completes negotiations to use US space launch technology, expertise and data
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Canadian government says it has completed negotiations with the United States on an agreement that would allow the use…
Continue ReadingCanadian teen Summer McIntosh is bringing home an impressive haul of Olympic medals
AP Sports Writer NANTERRE, France (AP) — Summer McIntosh is really headed for a golden birthday. The Canadian swim star turns 18 on Aug. 18, and…
Continue ReadingFavre challenges a judge’s order that blocked his lead attorney in Mississippi welfare lawsuit
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says a Mississippi judge improperly blocked his lead attorney from…
Continue ReadingUS to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier in region
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the…
Continue ReadingUS Homeland Security halts immigration permits from 4 countries amid concern about sponsorship fraud
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has temporarily suspended permits for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to…
Continue ReadingUS Homeland Security halts immigration permits from 4 countries amid concern about sponsorship fraud
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has temporarily suspended permits for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to…
Continue ReadingExplosion and gunfire rock hotel at popular beach in Somalia’s capital, witnesses say
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Authorities and witnesses in Somalia say an explosion and gunfire has rocked a hotel by the beach in the…
Continue ReadingA humpback whale in Washington state is missing its tail. One expert calls the sight ‘heartbreaking’
Associated Press A humpback whale that is missing its tail and was spotted in Washington state’s inland waters likely lost its iconic flukes…
Continue ReadingA humpback whale in Washington state is missing its tail. One expert calls the sight ‘heartbreaking’
Associated Press A humpback whale that is missing its tail and was spotted in Washington state’s inland waters likely lost its iconic flukes…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris is interviewing six potential vice president picks this weekend, AP sources say
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is interviewing a half-dozen potential running mates this weekend ahead of a formal…
Continue ReadingUAW leader says Trump would send the labor movement into reverse if he’s elected again
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The head of the United Auto Workers union says putting Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic…
Continue ReadingCeeDee Lamb and the Dallas Cowboys remain in contact amid holdout, Jerry Jones says
Associated Press OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys remain in contact with wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, who is holding out of training camp…
Continue ReadingIndianapolis man sentenced to 145 years in prison for shooting ex-girlfriend, killings of 4 others
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis man has been ordered to spend 145 years in prison in the fatal shootings of three adults and a 7-year-old girl…
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UPDATE: Tubers found after water rescue in Big Sur
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) — Big Sure Fire confirmed Friday afternoon that there was a water rescue happening downstream of the River Inn in Big Sur…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla.; White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer; Almar Latour,…
Continue ReadingFederal judge rules that Florida’s transgender health care ban discriminates against state employees
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Florida’s transgender health care ban discriminates against state employees and violates…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects replacing counsel for man charged with shooting 3 Palestinian college students
Associated Press A Vermont judge has denied a request to replace the public defenders for the man charged with shooting and wounding three college…
Continue ReadingA North Carolina county is losing its 2 top election officials weeks before balloting begins
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina county is losing its top two election administrators mere weeks before the first general election…
Continue ReadingMexico’s largest convenience store chain will reopen 191 stores in border city hit by gang threats
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s largest convenience store chain says it will reopen 191 stores in the border city of Nuevo Laredo that it had closed…
Continue ReadingMyanmar rebels are claiming their biggest victory yet over junta forces. Could it be a turning point in the brutal civil war?
By Helen Regan and Angus Watson, CNN (CNN) — The pounding of sustained gunfire and artillery had rattled Khin Swe’s home in northeastern…
Continue ReadingAlbuquerque police commander fired, 7th officer resigns in scandal involving drunken driving unit
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Albuquerque Police Department says it has fired a former commander of its internal affairs unit amid a corruption…
Continue ReadingInternational Seabed Authority elects new secretary general amid concerns over deep-sea mining
Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Members of the International Seabed Authority have elected Leticia Carvalho of Brazil as the group’s…
Continue ReadingRookie receiver Ricky Pearsall is impressing the 49ers early in training camp
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The decision to draft receiver Ricky Pearsall 31st overall looked like a luxury more than an…
Continue ReadingOhio is expected to launch recreational marijuana sales next week
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Recreational marijuana sales in Ohio are likely to start next week at outlets around the state. Ohio’s Division of Cannabis…
Continue ReadingPeriodic flooding hurts Mississippi. But could mitigation there hurt downstream in Louisiana?
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Hundreds of homes flooded in Mississippi’s capital city in 2020. It is a periodic problem when heavy rains…
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Repeated wildfires put pressure on residents, making it difficult to recover peace of mind
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Kiley Patterson of Paradise, California, had to evacuate during the devastating 2018 Camp Fire and is working out…
Continue ReadingHarvard appoints Alan Garber as president through 2026-27 academic year
Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University has announced that its interim president Alan Garber will serve as president of the…
Continue ReadingEx-Louisiana mayor is arrested and accused of raping minor following abrupt resignation
DERIDDER, La. (AP) — A woman who abruptly resigned her mayoral seat in a small southwest Louisiana city a week ago is now facing a rape charge…
Continue ReadingJustice Dept. says it’s committed to sharing info about foreign election threats with tech companies
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is committed to sharing with social media companies information that it picks up about…
Continue ReadingDeath of a Black man pinned down by security guards outside a Milwaukee hotel is ruled a homicide
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The death of a Black man who was pinned to the ground by security guards outside a Milwaukee hotel has been ruled a homicide. An…
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