By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Amid another lost year for the Kansas City Royals, Salvador Perez is giving fans a reason to pay attention. The veteran catcher is on a historic home run-hitting pace as the stretch run begins. The 31-year-old is setting his sights not only on the
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Amid another lost year for the Kansas City Royals, Salvador Perez is giving fans a reason to pay attention. The veteran catcher is on a historic home run-hitting pace as the stretch run begins. The 31-year-old is setting his sights not only on the
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business America’s workforce is considerably older and more diverse than it was 40-some years ago. Federal labor economists recently analyzed federal labor data to see just how much the nation’s labor force has changed in recent decades, according to a Sept. 1 blog post on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics
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By ALEX SANZ Associated Press An Afghan national police officer who narrowly escaped being captured by the Taliban has started a new life in the United States. Mohammad Khalid Wardak spent years working alongside the American military and had to go on the run last month after the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Less than three
Continue Reading ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say law enforcement officers used a chemical spray to disperse a crowd creating a disturbance at the main gate to the Minnesota State Fair as it was drawing to a close. A Ramsey County Sheriff’s official say one man who was part of the disturbance Monday night had
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By Merlin Delcid, CNN Business El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as a national currency on Tuesday, kicking off a radical monetary experiment that could pose risks to the fragile economy. President Nayib Bukele announced late Monday that his government purchased 200 bitcoins ahead of El Salvador’s formal adoption of the currency.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MUSTANG, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A lifelong cheerleader almost lost her hand after being pinned under an ATV. Two years and 17 surgeries later, she’s back on the sidelines for Mustang High with a newfound passion. Avery Fulton is full of spirit and spunk, you wouldn’t
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El gobernador republicano de Texas, Greg Abbott, promulgó este martes un proyecto de ley que prohÃbe las votaciones anticipadas de 24 horas y desde el automóvil, impone nuevos obstáculos a las boletas electorales por correo y empodera a los observadores electorales partidistas. La medida restrictiva de la votación agrega a
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Whether it’s signing up for a credit card they don’t need, buying a random product, or filling out endless surveys, most travelers have attempted some type of hack to earn themselves extra air miles. Some dedicated flIers even take specific trips, known as mileage runs, for the sole purpose of gaining miles
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story REVERE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Revere man was charged with animal cruelty after police say he chained a dog to a steel rod embedded in cement at the edge of a Massachusetts beach and then walked away. Massachusetts State Police said the actions left the
Continue Reading LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Julian Baumgartlinger is set to miss at least three months after undergoing another knee operation. The German club says the 33-year-old Austria international had surgery on Monday and could return in January following the Bundesliga’s winter break. Baumgartlinger was a regular for Leverkusen and captain of Austria before
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest Mars rover has completed its first sample grab, tucking away the tube of rock for return to Earth. The Perseverance rover team confirmed last week’s successful collection, after reviewing photos of the core sample. NASA wanted to be certain the sample was
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Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz will take questions at noon Tuesday ahead of the Tigers’ game at Kentucky.
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By Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden will travel to California “early next week” to campaign for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom ahead of the September 14 recall election, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. Newsom is attempting to stave off a Republican-backed effort to oust him, which is motivated in part
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA playoff chase may come down to the final day of the regular season on Sept. 19. Six teams have already clinched postseason spots, although where they will finish in the standings is still up for grabs. Connecticut, which remained the unanimous choice atop
Continue ReadingBy Nancy Laflin Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — On the steps of city hall Monday, Tryna Verbeck didn’t hold back. “My family and what I now know to be my countless brothers and sisters in blue hold you both equally accountable for the nightmare my family will never
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Faulk Click here for updates on this story PLACERVILLE, California (KCRA) — Some volunteers are hoping to bring a little joy to children affected by the Caldor Fire affecting many communities in the Sierra. “Ashlee’s Toy Closet” on Monday stopped by the Green Valley Community Church in Placerville with a truck full of
Continue Reading By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ordered a state mental health evaluation for the man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in March to determine whether he is competent to proceed with the case. Judge Ingrid Seftar Bakke ordered that one or more state psychiatrists
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El lÃder de los Proud Boys, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, se entregó en una prisión de Washington este lunes, para comenzar a cumplir su sentencia de más de 5 meses por quemar la pancarta de Black Lives Matter de una iglesia y traer cargadores de rifles a la capital estadounidense dÃas
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (WLWT) — A Butler County judge has denied a preliminary injunction request that would have ordered West Chester hospital to treat a COVID-19 patient with Ivermectin, despite a CDC warning against it. Butler County Judge Michael Oster issued the ruling Monday, saying
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