EXPLAINER: Is New Orleans protected from a hurricane?
By JEFF AMY Associated Press New Orleans finds itself in the path of Hurricane Ida 16 years to the day after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina caused…
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‘We can’t do enough’: Lawmakers flooded by evacuation pleas
The lawmakers are being flooded with requests for help getting people onto one of the last flights coming out of the Kabul airport before…
Continue Reading Biden: Another attack likely, pledges more strikes on IS
By ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is warning that it’s “highly likely” an Islamic State affiliate…
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Musgrove throws 3-hitter, Padres top Angels 5-0 to snap skid
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Joe Musgrove pitched a three-hitter for his first complete game since his no-hitter and the…
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Musgrove throws 3-hitter, Padres top Angels 5-0 to snap skid
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Joe Musgrove pitched a three-hitter for his first complete game since his no-hitter and the…
Continue Reading Harris holds steady on Southeast Asia trip as crises loom
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Singapore and Vietnam was overshadowed by global…
Continue Reading Grandal 8 RBIs in return from IL, White Sox beat Cubs 17-13
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Yasmani Grandal homered twice and drove in eight runs in his return from the injured list, and the…
Continue Reading GOP rift widens amid growing hostility to Afghan refugees
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. rushes to evacuate Americans and allies from Afghanistan, a growing number of…
Continue Reading Copper scores 26 points, Sky rally to beat Storm 73-69
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Kahleah Copper matched her career high with 26 points on 10-for-16 shooting and the Chicago Sky rallied to beat the Seattle…
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California police officer charged in 2018 shooting
A Southern California police officer is charged with using excessive force against a man during a 2018…
Continue Reading ‘We can’t do enough’: Lawmakers flooded by evacuation pleas
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Across the county, the offices of members of Congress have become makeshift…
Continue Reading China protests US Navy, Coast Guard ships in Taiwan Strait
BEIJING (AP) — China’s defense ministry has protested the passage of a U.S. Navy warship and Coast Guard cutter through the waters between China…
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Segura’s single in 11th lifts Phillies over Diamondbacks 7-6
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jean Segura singled with one out in the 11th inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 7-6…
Continue Reading Segura’s single in 11th lifts Phillies over Diamondbacks 7-6
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jean Segura singled with one out in the 11th inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 7-6…
Continue Reading Asian tourism sees ups, downs in 2nd year of pandemic
By The Associated Press From the Great Wall of China to the picturesque Himalayan mountains of India, Asia’s tourist destinations are looking to…
Continue Reading Bridge project to close Arizona highway during mid-September
PHOENIX (AP) — Part of a major highway between metro Phoenix and eastern Arizona’s high country will be closed in mid-September for roughly five…
Continue Reading Board says RFK assassin Sirhan changed man; grants parole
By JULIE WATSON and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin has been granted parole. The decision…
Continue Reading Board says RFK assassin Sirhan changed man; grants parole
By JULIE WATSON and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin has been granted parole. The decision…
Continue Reading Hurricane Nora sweeps past Puerto Vallarta, heads north
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Newly formed Hurricane Nora has swept past Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta area and is heading north for possible close…
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Bodycam shows police use stun gun on NBA’s Jaxson Hayes
Body camera video shows a Los Angeles police officer briefly pressing a knee to the neck of New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes as he struggled…
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