By Elizabeth Joseph and Christina Maxouris, CNN The Uvalde, Texas, City Council on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Councilman Pedro “Pete” Arredondo. Arredondo, who is the Uvalde school district police chief, said in his resignation letter earlier this month he was stepping down from the city council position to “minimize further distractions.” “The Mayor, the
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN In a rare move, more than 200 congressional staffers have sent a letter to Democratic leadership in the House and Senate, demanding they close the deal on a climate and clean energy package and warning that failure could doom younger generations. “We’ve crafted the legislation necessary to avert climate catastrophe. It’s
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Santi Aldama scored 31 points, David Roddy added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies tied the Las Vegas Summer League record for points in a game in a 120-84 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. The Grizzlies (2-1), who never trailed and led by double figures for more than 33 minutes, hit 12
Continue Reading By BOBBY BANCROFT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday’s game between the Seattle Mariners and Washington Nationals was postponed because of thunderstorms. MLB approved the postponement after a 1-hour, 4-minute delay from the scheduled 7:05 p.m. first pitch. The teams will play a split doubleheader on Wednesday. Seattle has won eight straight and began Tuesday
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A Macks Creek man is charged after allegedly sexually abusing a family member for the past six years.
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 27 points and A’ja Wilson added 23 to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the New York Liberty 107-101. Wilson also had 14 rebounds for the Aces. The two teams played last week before the All-Star break and combined for the highest
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA has completed the process of changing the transition take foul rule, ending years of discussion about what to do with the long-maligned tactic. And, also as expected, the play-in tournament is going to be around for the foreseeable future. The league’s board of
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Boston Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story left a game at Tampa Bay after being hit by a ball in the hand while swinging. Story has a bruised right hand after being struck there in the fifth inning while offering at a pitch from Rays right-hander Corey Kluber. He dropped
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — California prosecutors say a man with a criminal history has been charged with assaulting a former Olympic volleyball player last week in downtown Los Angeles. Kim Glass was a silver medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and said she suffered multiple facial bone fractures when someone hurled a metal object, possibly
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Joseph and Christina Maxouris, CNN The Uvalde, Texas, City Council on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Councilman Pedro “Pete” Arredondo. Arredondo, who is the Uvalde school district police chief, said in his resignation letter earlier this month he was stepping down from the city council position to “minimize further distractions.” “The Mayor, the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Cooper Roberts, el niño de 8 años que quedó paralizado de la cintura para abajo después de recibir un disparo en el desfile del 4 de julio de Highland Park, se encuentra nuevamente en estado crÃtico y enfrentó una cirugÃa “urgente, compleja y prolongada”, dijo un portavoz de la familia el
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Defending IndyCar champion Alex Palou says he’s leaving Chip Ganassi Racing after this season. His announcement came after Ganassi sent out a news release saying it was keeping Palou for 2023. Now confusion reins in America’s top open-wheel series. Arrow McLaren SP and Palou say they’ve reached a deal that would allow
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough and Christina Maxouris, CNN Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy who is paralyzed from the waist down after getting shot at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade, underwent a critical surgery Tuesday and is “still fighting,” a family spokesperson said in an update. Cooper, who was attending the parade with his family,
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays’ injured list increased to a major league-high 16 when left-hander Josh Fleming was placed on the IL with right oblique tightness. Fleminig was hurt in Monday night’s game against Boston and became Tampa Bay’s 11th player on the IL, most in the AL. Shortstop Wander Franco
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves, Andy Rose and Steve Almasy, CNN The Austin American-Statesman newspaper published Tuesday edited portions of school surveillance video showing officers retreating from gunfire in the hallway of Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, during the fatal shooting May 24. The edited video on the newspaper’s website is just more than four
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW and DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writers The Minnesota Wild added another shift to the NHL’s offseason goalie shuffle when they traded Cam Talbot to the Ottawa Senators for Filip Gustavsson. The Senators had an opening after dealing Matt Murray to Toronto. The Wild intended to bring back Talbot in the same timeshare
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi said Tuesday that the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, has “started producing information” for the Department of Justice relevant to its request for transcripts of interviews the committee has conducted. “We have started producing information about who we have interviewed and that kind
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Department of Natural Resources awards $1.1 million to improve outdoor recreation
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Shohei Ohtani makes his final start before heading to the All-Star Game and hopes to lead Los Angeles to a better result against Houston’s Cristian Javier, who struck out 14 Angels on July 1. One start after striking out 13 in seven innings to begin a combined no-hitter against the Yankees,
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By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Editor’s Note: This story is part of CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. Good news and bad news, America: The US dollar and the euro are officially even, which should make your European summer vacay easier on the budget. A croissant
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