Seattle to be sanctuary for abortion providers, patients
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council has voted to make the city a sanctuary for abortion providers and patients, meaning Seattle police will not…
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Ex-cops Kueng, Thao sentenced for violating Floyd’s rights
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced two former Minneapolis police officers who were…
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Shohei Ohtani homers, Angels shut down Royals in 6-0 victory
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Angels’ Shohei Ohtani fanned on three pitches during his first at-bat against…
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Shohei Ohtani homers, Angels shut down Royals in 6-0 victory
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Angels’ Shohei Ohtani fanned on three pitches during his first at-bat against…
Continue Reading Alfaro gets key 10th-inning hit as Padres beat Tigers 6-4
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jorge Alfaro capped San Diego’s three-run 10th inning with a two-run single, and the Padres beat…
Continue Reading Alfaro gets key 10th-inning hit as Padres beat Tigers 6-4
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jorge Alfaro capped San Diego’s three-run 10th inning with a two-run single, and the Padres beat…
Continue Reading Plum’s 3s lead Aces over Sky in WNBA Commissioner’s Cup
MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 12 of her 24 points in the first quarter as the Las Vegas Aces raced to an early…
Continue Reading Plum’s 3s lead Aces over Sky in WNBA Commissioner’s Cup
MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 12 of her 24 points in the first quarter as the Las Vegas Aces raced to an early…
Continue Reading Pacific defense chiefs meet against backdrop of rising China
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Defense chiefs from across the Indo-Pacific gathered this week to bolster their connections…
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MPUSD getting ready for back-to-school with latest COVID protocols and later start times
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey’s new school year starts next week. Teachers and staff at the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District are…
Continue Reading Pope in headdress stirs deep emotions in Indian Country
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press It was a stunning image: Pope Francis briefly wearing a full Indigenous headdress, its rows of soft white feathers…
Continue ReadingUvalde City Council to investigate every city officer who responded to school massacre
By Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Steve Almasy, CNN The Uvalde City Council vowed Tuesday to investigate every city police officer who responded to…
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7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Philippines
(CNN)A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake struck in northern Luzon,…
Continue Reading No. 2 pick Druw Jones injures shoulder in first Dbacks’ BP
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Druw Jones, the No. 2 pick in last week’s amateur draft, was sent for an MRI after injuring…
Continue Reading Biden, Xi to hold talks amid new tensions over Taiwan
By AAMER MADHANI and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will speak Thursday, according to a U.S.…
Continue Reading After McClanahan leaves, Orioles rally to beat Rays 5-3
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Ramón UrÃas hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning off reliever Colin Poche to undo a…
Continue Reading 11 injured as truck crashes at Los Angeles gas station
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pickup truck crashed Tuesday into a Los Angeles gas station. knocking over a fuel pump and slightly injuring 11 people,…
Continue Reading7.0-magnitude earthquake kills five, injures 130 in northern Philippines
By Jessie Yeung and Kathleen Magramo, CNN At least five people died and 130 others were injured after a powerful earthquake struck the northern…
Continue ReadingRussia says it will quit the International Space Station after 2024
By Uliana Pavlova and Kristin Fisher, CNN Russia says it is planning to pull out of the International Space Station and end its decades-long…
Continue Reading Grass fires burn more homes in drought-ravaged North Texas
By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press A grass fire spread to at least nine homes in a rural North Texas subdivision in the second such fire in as many…
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Greenfield hit-and-run victim dies, suspect still on the run from police
Greenfield Police are looking for the suspect involved in a hit-and-run collision Friday that left a pedestrian badly…
Continue Reading Strong quake kills 5, injures dozens in northern Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ and AARON FAVILA Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A strong earthquake set off landslides and damaged buildings in the…
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Invasive insect formerly known as ‘murder hornet’ gets new name
By Rachel Fadem, CNN The “murder hornet” is no more. At least, its name is gone. The Entomological Society of America and the…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: Japan minister says women ‘underestimated’
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and FOSTER KLUG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s minister for gender equality and children’s issues called the…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: Japan minister says women ‘underestimated’
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and FOSTER KLUG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s minister for gender equality and children’s issues called the…
Continue Reading Prime-time network, cable viewership for the week of July 18
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game topped last week’s TV ratings. An audience of 7.5 million watched the American…
Continue Reading Oakland to pay $1.5M to fired police chief after verdict
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland City Council approved on Tuesday a $1.5 million payout for a former police chief who won her whistleblower claim…
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2 Black girls were charged with hate crimes after allegedly hitting a woman on a bus and making ‘anti-White’ statements, police say
By Amir Vera and Rob Frehse, CNN Two Black girls have been charged with hate crimes after the New York City Police Department says they assaulted a…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Mets aces Scherzer, deGrom pitch far apart
By The Associated Press Mets star pitchers Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom are both set to start, albeit not in the same ballpark. Scherzer faces the…
Continue Reading Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. takes BP, MacKenzie Gore to IL
DETROIT (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. is back in the batter’s box, and the San Diego Padres’ $340 million star could face live pitching…
Continue Reading Saudi crown prince: First EU visit since Khashoggi killing
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Greece on his first trip to a…
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Twitter has set a date for its shareholders to vote on Elon Musk acquisition
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter has set a date for its shareholders to vote to approve its $44 billion acquisition deal by Elon Musk, despite…
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New studies agree that animals sold at Wuhan market are most likely what started Covid-19 pandemic
By Jen Christensen, CNN In June, the World Health Organization recommended that scientists continue to research all possible origins of the Covid-19…
Continue Reading Drugmaker Teva latest to settle opioid lawsuits nationally
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Drugmaker Teva has announced an agreement to settle lawsuits over the allegations that it helped fuel the U.S.…
Continue Reading Drugmaker Teva latest to settle opioid lawsuits nationally
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Drugmaker Teva has announced an agreement to settle lawsuits over the allegations that it helped fuel the U.S.…
Continue Reading Pope in headdress stirs deep emotions in Indian Country
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press It was a stunning image: Pope Francis briefly wearing a full Indigenous headdress, its rows of soft white feathers…
Continue Reading Luis Suárez looks to return to his soccer roots in Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Luis Suárez says he wants to return to his soccer roots in Uruguay. The 35-year-old striker announced Tuesday that he…
Continue Reading Family of intoxicated California man killed by police sues
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawyers filed a wrongful death and excessive force lawsuit against the city of Modesto after police fatally shot an…
Continue Reading Mexico City police find 1.6 tons of cocaine in 2 trucks
Officials in Mexico City say police made one of the biggest drug busts in recent memory in the capital when they stopped two freight trucks carrying…
Continue Reading Case of mother burned to death takes new twist in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico was outraged when a woman who had reported threats from her neighbors because of her autistic son’s loudness was set…
Continue Reading Prisons chief deflects blame for failures, angering senators
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With just days left in his tenure, the embattled director of the federal…
Continue Reading Massachusetts lawmakers OK sweeping abortion access bill
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers have approved a sweeping abortion bill. It aims in part to build a firewall…
Continue Reading Serial bank robber who shouted “Dillinger lives!” sentenced
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California bank robber who gleefully yelled “John Dillinger lives!” during a holdup was sentenced to nearly…
Continue Reading Union Pacific to spend $1B to upgrade 600 older locomotives
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific will spend more than $1 billion to upgrade 600 of its old diesel locomotives over…
Continue Reading Union Pacific to spend $1B to upgrade 600 older locomotives
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific will spend more than $1 billion to upgrade 600 of its old diesel locomotives over…
Continue Reading Union Pacific to spend $1B to upgrade 600 older locomotives
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific will spend more than $1 billion to upgrade 600 of its old diesel locomotives over…
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Dallas police release video of officer shooting woman who fired gun at Dallas airport
By Amy Simonson, CNN The Dallas Police Department released edited surveillance and body camera video of a woman who fired a gun at Dallas Love Field…
Continue Reading Police chief back on job after leave over alleged threats
RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — A police chief in the San Francisco Bay Area who was put on administrative leave after a relative accused her and her…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Man starts wildfires, detained by locals in Oregon
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An alleged arsonist who reportedly ignited wildfires in a remote, forested corner of Oregon…
Continue Reading Judge: Uber doesn’t have to offer wheelchair accessibility
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California federal judge has rejected a legal push to require Uber to provide wheelchair-accessible vehicles, finding that…
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