Brittany Force breaks Texas Motorplex records in qualifying
ENNIS, Texas (AP) — Brittany Force broke both ends of the Texas Motorplex record in Top Fuel qualifying Friday night for the Texas NHRA…
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Masterful Webb pitches Giants past Dodgers in playoff opener
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb struck out 10 pitching masterfully in his postseason debut, Buster Posey hit a…
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A slavery petition was the latest racist incident at this school. Parents and lawmakers are fed up
By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Linh Tran, CNN Nearly two weeks after a racist petition to bring back slavery circulated at her daughter’s school,…
Continue Reading A slavery petition was the latest racist incident at this school. Parents and lawmakers are fed up
CNN By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Linh Tran, CNN Nearly two weeks after a racist petition to bring back slavery circulated at her daughter’s…
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Masterful Webb pitches Giants past Dodgers in playoff opener
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb struck out 10 pitching masterfully in his postseason debut, Buster Posey hit a…
Continue Reading Masterful Webb pitches Giants past Dodgers in playoff opener
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb struck out 10 pitching masterfully in his postseason debut, Buster Posey hit a…
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California spill not the environmental disaster first feared
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — After a crude oil sheen was detected on the waters off the Southern California coast,…
Continue Reading California spill not the environmental disaster first feared
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — After a crude oil sheen was detected on the waters off the Southern California coast,…
Continue Reading Marathon bomber faces revived death sentence in high court
By MARK SHERMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will try to persuade the Supreme Court this…
Continue ReadingHearing you’ve won a Nobel is incredible for most people. For some, it just spoils their sleep
By Rob Picheta, CNN At five o’clock in the morning, the esteemed 86-year-old astrophysicist Jim Peebles was woken suddenly by the telephone…
Continue Reading Brazilians seek pre-pandemic normalcy as deaths top 600,000
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil has topped 600,000 virus deaths as it bids to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. Relief…
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Ducey appoints Paton to fill state Court of Appeals vacancy
PHOENIX (AP) — A former law clerk for an Arizona Court of Appeals judge is returning to the mid-level appellate court as a judge. Gov. Doug Ducey…
Continue ReadingOklahoma State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister switches parties, enters 2022 gubernatorial race
By Andrew Millman, CNN Oklahoma’s two-term State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced on Thursday that she is…
Continue Reading Biden will not block documents sought by House committee
By ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK, ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will not block the handover…
Continue ReadingNets star Kyrie Irving will be able to practice with his team, but won’t be able to play home games due to vaccination status
By Jacob Lev, CNN Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving will be allowed to practice at the team’s facility in New York City, but still won’t be…
Continue Reading Taurasi leads Mercury past Aces to advance to WNBA Finals
By DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Diana Taurasi scored 14 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter, and Brittney Griner had 28…
Continue Reading California eases gang enhanced sentence rules
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has limited prison terms for those associated with street…
Continue ReadingBroadcaster Jim Kaat apologizes for insensitive remark during MLB playoff game
By David Close and Jacob Lev, CNN A broadcaster for MLB Network has apologized for using a term that referenced slavery while on-air during a playoff…
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California adds ‘ghost guns’ to violence prevention orders
California is adding a secretive but growing class of weapons to those that can legally be seized under gun violence restraining…
Continue Reading California governor vetoes bill to pay people to stay sober
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has rejected a bill that would have made California the first state to…
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