Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes kill Hezbollah leader Nasrallah
Hezbollah has confirmed that its leader of more than three decades, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. The group vowed to continue…
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2024 Varsity Blitz Week 6
Two Imperial Valley teams look to keep their perfect seasons going, and Central plays with heavy hearts as they head to…
Continue Reading At least 64 dead and millions without power after Helene’s deadly march across the Southeast
Associated Press PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue…
Continue ReadingNootbaar drives in 3, Helsley records franchise record 49th save as Cardinals beat Giants 6-3
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lars Nootbaar homered and tripled to drive in three runs, Ryan Helsley closed for his franchise-record 49th…
Continue Reading Europeans, Arab and Muslim nations launch a new initiative for an independent Palestinian state
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new initiative is underway by European, Arab and Islamic nations to strengthen support for a Palestinian…
Continue ReadingRaleigh, Garver homer to help Mariners beat Athletics, 2-0
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit his 32nd homer, Bryan Woo struck out eight in five innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the…
Continue ReadingPadres secure home Wild Card Series with 5-3 win over Diamondbacks, who slide in NL playoff race
AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Luis Arraez hit two doubles and a triple, Yu Darvish pitched 5 1/3 gritty innings and the San Diego Padres used a…
Continue ReadingPadres secure home Wild Card Series with 5-3 win over Diamondbacks, who slide in NL playoff race
AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Luis Arraez hit two doubles and a triple, Yu Darvish pitched 5 1/3 gritty innings and the San Diego Padres used a…
Continue Reading North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson treated for burns after accidentally touching exhaust pipe
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said Saturday that he was treated for burns he suffered when he…
Continue ReadingMakenna Morris scores go-ahead goal and Washington Spirit beat Angel City 2-1
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Makenna Morris scored in the 78th minute to give the short-handed Washington Spirit a 2-1 victory over Angel City on Friday…
Continue ReadingJacob deGrom pitches 4 solid innings and the Texas Rangers hit 4 homers in a 5-2 win over the Angels
AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jacob deGrom pitched four innings of one-run ball, and Wyatt Langford and Adolis GarcÃa hit back-to-back…
Continue Reading In global game of influence, China turns to a cheap and effective tool: fake news
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When veteran U.S. diplomat Kurt Campbell traveled to the Solomon Islands to counter Beijing’s influence in…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924
ATLANTA Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is about to reach the century mark. The 39th president, who…
Continue Reading Trump lists his grievances in a Wisconsin speech intended to link Harris to illegal immigration
Associated Press PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump meandered Saturday through a list of grievances against Vice President…
Continue Reading Walz has experience on a debate stage pinning down an abortion opponent’s shifting positions
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz knows how to lean into abortion rights on the debate stage.…
Continue Reading Vance exuded calm during a tense debate stage moment. Can he keep it up when he faces Walz?
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When two of his Republican rivals for an Ohio Senate seat nearly came to blows on live statewide television…
Continue Reading Daughter finds ‘earth angel’ in woman who made her dad laugh before Colorado supermarket shooting
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — In the moments before a gunman leaned on a car to steady his aim at her father, killing him as well as nine others…
Continue Reading Indicted New York City mayor adopts familiar defense: He was targeted for his politics
Associated Press For months, New York City Mayor Eric Adams — a former cop — refused to criticize the federal authorities investigating his…
Continue Reading Money Gambians send home from Europe is a lifeline for their families but the sacrifices take a toll
Associated Press KWINELLA, Gambia (AP) — The money that many young Gambian men who left as migrants seeking jobs in Europe send back home every…
Continue Reading A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wild
Associated Press By all accounts, Milagra the “miracle” California condor shouldn’t be alive today. But now at nearly 17 months old,…
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