KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals infielder Whit Merrifield’s streak of playing in a franchise-record 553 straight games ended when he missed the opener of a doubleheader against Detroit because of a toe injury. Merrifield’s string dated to June 24, 2018, and was the longest active streak in the majors. Merrifield exited Sunday’s game with
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals infielder Whit Merrifield’s streak of playing in a franchise-record 553 straight games ended when he missed the opener of a doubleheader against Detroit because of a toe injury. Merrifield’s string dated to June 24, 2018, and was the longest active streak in the majors. Merrifield exited Sunday’s game with
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By Natasha Bertrand and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Newly declassified US intelligence indicates that Iran is expected to supply Russia with “hundreds” of drones — including weapons-capable drones — for use in the war in Ukraine, with Iran preparing to begin training Russian forces on how to operate them as early as late July, according to
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk wants to cancel his deal to buy Twitter, but the social media company is having none of it. On Friday, Musk moved to terminate the $44-billion acquisition agreement, alleging that Twitter breached the deal by failing to hand over data he says he needs to evaluate the number
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Cada vez está más cerca el Mundial de Qatar 2022, que se celebrará del 21 de noviembre al 18 de diciembre, y poco a poco las 32 mejores selecciones del mundo que se enfrentarán en la cancha comienzan a revelar las camisetas que vestirán durante el torneo. Estos son los
Continue Reading SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have signed forward Christian Fischer to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not released. The 25-year-old Fischer has developed into a team leader in five seasons with the Coyotes with his work ethic and physical presence. Fischer had five goals and five assists in 53 games
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By Lauren Delvalle, CNN Attorneys for Johnny Depp have asked a Virginia judge to deny Amber Heard’s post-trial motions asking for a mistrial, calling the legal arguments “frivolous.” Heard and Depp were both found liable for defamation in their lawsuits against each other last month. The jury initially awarded $15 million in damages to Depp
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A judge declared most of Minnesota’s restrictions on abortion unconstitutional on Monday, including the state’s mandatory 24-hour waiting period and a requirement that both parents be notified before a minor can get an abortion. Ramsey County District Judge Thomas Gilligan also struck down Minnesota’s requirements
Continue Reading EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Forwards Carl Grundström and Lias Andersson have agreed to contract extensions with the Los Angeles Kings. Grundström got a two-year, $1.3 million deal, and Andersson got a one-year deal for $750,000. Grundström scored a career-high 15 points in 54 games last season with the Kings. The 24-year-old Swede also scored
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Dominguez and Steve Almasy, CNN The Tops Friendly Markets store in Buffalo, New York, where 10 people were shot and killed in May will “quietly and respectfully” reopen Friday morning, company officials said Monday. The day before the official reopening, the store will hold a gathering in the afternoon to remember the victims
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The largest trees on Earth by volume, giant sequoias soar upward like natural skyscrapers and are simply mesmerizing in their immensity. These trees have a limited range, though: They’re found only on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. And that’s put some of
Continue Reading By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court based in Denver has agreed with six of the nation’s other 12 appeals courts that the First Amendment guarantee of free speech gives people the right to film police as they do their work in public. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Vasconcelos Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — The Artist Tree is planting roots in Fresno. The cannabis dispensary, which doubles as an art gallery, will be the first to open within city limits. “It’s really bright, beautiful, we like to enhance the local community by bringing its own
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Gov. Mike Parson will forgo appointing a replacement for former Boone County prosecutor Dan Knight, a spokesperson said Monday.
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA brought 28 players from historically Black colleges and universities for a showcase at summer league. It could help give those players opportunities at playing professional basketball somewhere. NBA, G League and international scouts watched the workout, which was run by four former NBA
Continue ReadingBy KFSN Staff Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A man is in custody after an armed carjacking in Central Fresno. It happened around four Saturday afternoon in the area of Fruit and Shields Avenues. Police say a 45-year-old man pulled out a gun and demanded a FedEx driver get
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jim Montgomery has a lot of work to do to prepare for his first season as the Boston Bruins’ head coach. And he knew just where to start. Montgomery made his first phone call to captain Patrice Bergeron to make sure the five-time Selke Award winner
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has disclosed he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child. “The truth is I’m not who you think I am,” the 39-year-old Farah told the BBC in a documentary called “The Real Mo Farah.” Farah, who became the first British track
Continue ReadingBy Flora Charner and Shasta Darlington, CNN It should have been a happy occasion as Marcelo Arruda, a member of Brazil’s left-wing Worker’s Party, celebrated his 50th birthday with a politically-themed party over the weekend. Instead, deadly gunfire erupted at the gathering in the southern Brazilian city of Foz de Iguaçu, claiming Arruda’s life in
Continue ReadingBy Susannah Cullinane, CNN A World War II landing craft is emerging from Lake Mead as water levels at the United States’ largest man-made water reservoir continue to drop in extreme drought conditions. The prolonged megadrought in the Southwest has seen the lake — a water source for around 25 million people — reach an
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