By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Pavin Smith started this season in Triple-A. Drey Jameson spent a stretch down in Reno, too. The Arizona Diamondbacks’ rapid improvement into one of the better teams in the National League has created competition to stay on the team’s big league roster. Now that Smith and
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By CARLOS VALDEZ and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A prosecutor in Bolivia has launched an investigation into the mysterious death of the trustee of a bankrupt bank who fell from the 15th floor of a building and his family disputed claims he took his own life. Several of Bolivia’s top
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it plans to launch its first military spy satellite in June. A military official described space-based reconnaissance as crucial for monitoring the United States’ military exercises with South Korea. North Korea had told Japan’s coast guard on Monday that it planned to
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Breezy to locally windy conditions are expected during the afternoon/evenings through at least mid-week. Cooler than normal temperatures will also persist through the majority of the week.
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Hot conditions are likely to return later in the week as strong winds come through the area
Continue Reading HOULTON, Maine (AP) — Officials say the driver of vehicle with a sign indicating there was an explosive device on board led Maine State Police on a chase on Interstate 95 to the Canadian border. State Police say a trooper fired shots late Monday morning after the driver attempted to maneuver toward the Canadian port
Continue Reading By BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — As the final pre-competition meeting of the Scripps National Spelling Bee’s word selection panel stretches into its seventh hour, the pronouncers no longer seem to care. Before panelists can debate the words picked for the bee, they need to hear each word and its language
Continue Reading By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Police fired tear gas and demonstrators burned cars Monday near the home of Senegal’s main opposition leader, as tensions rise in the capital days before a court verdict is expected on charges against the politician. Ousmane Sonko is being tried for rape and death threats against
Continue Reading The Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A cruise ship that navigated rough seas off the South Carolina coast over the Memorial Day weekend has resumed sailing on its next cruise, Carnival Cruise Lines said Monday. Terrified passengers on the Carnival Sunshine took to social media to post video of water pouring through a flooded
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Many people headed to the Colorado River to have fun on the water this Memorial Day. But it’s important for boaters to use caution because there is potential for danger.
Continue Reading By ANNA FURMAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pro soccer player Jess McDonald was traded across six teams in her first five years as a single parent, making it difficult to find, let alone afford, child care in new cities. She and her then-8-month-old son were often forced to share a hotel room with
Continue Reading By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers questioned whether a proposal to subsidize a new MLB stadium with tax credits and bonds would further boost Las Vegas’ economy, or serve as a handout for a big business that could strain government resources. In a committee hearing on Monday
Continue Reading By JAVIER COLÓN DAVILA Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico say that drug trafficking was behind a mass shooting over the weekend outside a bar that killed two people and injured 13 others. No arrests have been made. Col. Roberto Rivera told The Associated Press that police believe the
Continue Reading PARACHUTE, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado student barred from wearing a sash representing the flags of Mexico and the United States to her high school graduation did so anyway, partially covering it with another sash. Grand Valley High School graduate Naomi Peña Villasano told a local newspaper she was standing up for what she believes
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For Memorial Day, Imperial County residents honor and remember veterans who lost their lives.
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El servicio médico forense ha reportado un incremento considerado en muertes violentas.
Continue Reading OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A converted artists’ warehouse in Oakland that burned down in 2016, killing 36 people, was quietly razed this month in preparation for possible development into badly needed low-income housing. The property that housed the Ghost Ship warehouse was acquired by The Unity Council, a nonprofit community development organization based in Oakland.
Continue Reading By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has unveiled plans to send a spaceship to explore the galaxy’s main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020. Dubbed the Emirates Mission to the
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s interior minister and security officials say assailants have kidnapped a Saudi Arabian citizen in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. But they say the motive behind the abduction was not immediately clear. State-run Saudi TV station Al-Ekhbariya reported Monday that the kidnapped man works for Saudi national
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As he arrived, McCarthy was asked by NBC whether he’s concerned about the optics of losing Republican support and needing Democratic help to push it through. He said he was not worried about hypotheticals.
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