NEW YORK (AP) — All-Star slugger Salvador Perez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer for the Kansas City Royals in his return from the injured list against the New York Yankees. Last year’s major league home run champion batted third as the designated hitter barely a month after surgery to repair a torn ligament in his
Continue ReadingBy Mary Alice Royse Click here for updates on this story GATLINBURG, Tennessee (WSMV) — A woman died at Anakeesta on Thursday after jumping from a chairlift, according to Gatlinburg officials. City officials told WVLT that the Gatlinburg Fire and Rescue Department responded to the theme park around 7:41 p.m. regarding an incident on the
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By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed top pick Termarr Johnson. Pittsburgh used a $7.219.000 bonus to lock down the 18-year-old infielder, going a little over slot value to make sure they inked what they consider the best hitter in the draft. Johnson hit .417 during his senior
Continue ReadingBy KCTV Staff Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — An apartment fire that took firefighters more than two hours to get under control has displaced more than a dozen people. The Overland Park Fire Department stated a firefighter was also taken to the hospital, and one dog died as
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge became the first player in the majors with 40 home runs this season with a two-run drive for the New York Yankees against the Kansas City Royals. The 6-foot-7 Judge robbed a home run from MJ Melendez to begin the game, then hit
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge became the first player in the majors with 40 home runs this season with a two-run drive for the New York Yankees against the Kansas City Royals. The 6-foot-7 Judge robbed a home run from MJ Melendez to begin the game, then hit
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ primary company filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday, an unexpected move that comes as a trial is underway in Texas to determine how much in damages he will have to pay the families of two Sandy Hook victims who sued and won a default judgment
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By Sawyer Buccy Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A Georgia teenager turned to plants to help her through the pandemic. Now, she has turned her passion into a business, a platform and found her own community along the way. In a pandemic world, when life went virtual, 15-year-old Azlin Dowling
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Wayne Chang, CNN In March, amid growing fears of a Russian attack on Ukraine’s cultural capital Lviv, staff at the city’s National Museum frantically packed up and hid thousands of its treasures. Now, more than 5,000 miles away, another globally acclaimed institution is also preparing for the threat of a possible invasion. Taiwan’s National Palace
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The University of Missouri announced it will restart a demolition plan for Pickard Hall, a building that held radioactive chemistry experiments in the early 20th century.
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Taylor Pendrith of Canada shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-shot lead over Tony Finau into the weekend in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.Pendrith and Finau shared the first-round lead at 8 under and will be in the final group Saturday, pairing a 31-year-old
Continue Reading BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Henrik Stenson turned his focus to golf and it was good. The Swede made his debut in the LIV Golf series with a 64 to share the lead with Patrick Reed. Stenson is among the latest additions to the Saudi-funded league and it cost him the Ryder Cup captaincy for Europe.
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Tuesday morning the 26th would see record breaking flooding in the St. Louis region thanks to a stationary front stalling strong showers and storms overhead. Totals would surpass a foot in some areas leading to two deaths. This same system that brought so much rainfall to Missouri has now moved to the southeast causing more
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By Rosa Flores and Amir Vera, CNN Mandy Gutierrez, the Robb Elementary School principal who was suspended with pay earlier this week has been informed that she may return to work, according to her attorney Ricardo Cedillo. Gutierrez was placed on administrative leave Monday during a Uvalde School Board meeting. The principal has faced criticism
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coaching changes in the Pac-12 are a given, but it is rare when it happens to three of the most recognizable programs in the conference. Such is the case with Southern California, Oregon and Washington, which have new coaches on the sideline this season. The
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Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Minneapolis (CNN Business) — La inflación ha llegado a casi todos los rincones de la vida de los estadounidenses. En Queens, Nueva York, la propietaria de un taller de reparación de automóviles, Audra Fordin, dice que algunos clientes han optado por ahorrar dinero poniendo un parche a su llanta ponchada, solo para tener
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By Jen Christensen, CNN When Samuel Garrett-Pate went to get a monkeypox vaccine a couple of weeks ago, it took hours in line, filling out paperwork, running home to get more paperwork and standing in line again at the Los Angeles County Public Health Department. In total, he says, it took him five hours to
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By Paradise Afshar and Steve Almasy, CNN Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday declared a state of emergency for the northeastern New Mexico city of Las Vegas due to flooding of a wildfire burn scar that is threatening the area’s drinking water supply. The scar from a fire that burned more than 340,000 acres has
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Wisconsin Elections Commission plans to meet next week to consider making a criminal referral against a Racine County man who ordered absentee ballots in the names of a top state lawmaker and other voters in what he says was an effort to expose vulnerabilities in Wisconsin’s voting system. In a
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