TROY, Ala. (AP) — There’s now a historic marker at the one-story brick house in Alabama where the late civil rights leader and Georgia Congressman John Lewis grew up as one of 11 children. WSFA-TV reports that the marker was unveiled Saturday in Troy. Lewis’ family said at the ceremony that they believe it’s their
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and Homero De la Fuente, CNN A player on the Duke University women’s volleyball team says Brigham Young University officials in Utah did not act quick enough to stop the racist harassment she and other Black players were subject to during a Friday game. Rachel Richardson, a sophomore outside hitter for Duke,
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Nota: Este artÃculo contiene ligeros spoilers de “House of the Dragon” y “Game of Thrones”. Cada vez que una historia de fantasÃa se adentra demasiado en la violencia atroz o en la explotación humana, a los narradores les gusta sacar a relucir cuatro pequeñas palabras: “Pero es históricamente correcto”. Esa fue la
Continue ReadingTonight: Showers and storms will continue to push to the southeast with a few isolated showers remaining along or south of I-44. Overnight lows cool to just above 70 degrees with winds out of the southwest. Tomorrow: A few isolated storms will begin to the southeast of I-44 by the early morning hours. As noon
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By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael A. Taylor homered and drove in four runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres 15-7. Salvador Perez also went deep for Kansas City, and Hunter Dozier had four of the Royals’ 18 hits. Nick Pratto drove in three runs, including
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ATLANTA (AP) — Josef MartÃnez and Juan José Purata scored back-to-back goals midway through the second half and Atlanta United rallied to beat D.C. United 3-2. Ravel Morrison scored his first goal of the season to give D.C. United a 1-0 lead in the 47th minute. Alan Franco picked up his first netter of the
Continue Reading By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Germán Márquez outpitched Max Scherzer, allowing one hit over seven sparkling innings and denying the New York Mets’ ace his 200th career win as the Colorado Rockies eked out a 1-0 victory to prevent a four-game sweep by the NL East leaders. Brian Serven’s sacrifice fly
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Rory McIlroy is the FedEx Cup champion for the third time. He stormed from a record-tying six shots behind to win the Tour Championship and capture the $18 million prize. Scottie Scheffler never trailed all week until the 70th hole. He built the six-shot lead Sunday
Continue Reading By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Isaac Paredes homered over the Green Monster in each of his first two at-bats and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Boston Red Sox 12-4. Randy Arozarena hit three doubles off the left-field wall at Fenway Park and David Peralta had a
Continue Reading W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jewell Lloyd scored 26 points, including Seattle’s final six, and the Storm edged the Las Vegas Aces 76-73 to take a 1-0 lead in the WNBA semifinals. Lloyd made a go-ahead free throw with 1:16 to play, then a jumper for a three-point lead before the Storm
Continue Reading GRAND BLANC, Mich. (AP) — Steve Stricker won The Ally Challenge on Sunday at Warwick Hills for his second PGA Tour Champions victory of the season and ninth overall. Stricker closed with a 5-under 67 — rebounding from a bogey on the 12th with four straight birdies — for a one-stroke victory over Brett Quigley.
Continue Reading By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout homered, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 to complete a three-game sweep. Ohtani had three hits and scored twice one day after he pitched seven crisp innings in a 2-0 victory. Trout went 2 for 5 with
Continue Reading By ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich and Kolten Wong each homered for the second straight game and 2020 first-round draft pick Garrett Mitchell drove in two runs with the first hit of his big league career, leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago Cubs 9-7. Brewers starter Eric Lauer worked five
Continue Reading By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jake Cave homered, doubled and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3 to finish a three-game sweep. Cave gave the Twins a 3-2 lead with his second homer of the season in the fourth inning. He added a two-run double
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By Nadia Kounang and Donald Judd, CNN The federal government is ending its free at-home Covid-19 test program this week, citing a lack of funding and efforts to preserve supply ahead of an anticipated fall surge in cases, a White House official told CNN on Sunday. Both the White House and the website where people
Continue Reading By JAKE STARR Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — For a week and a half at the Little League World Series, no team came close to Hawaii. The championship Sunday was no different. Hawaii got back-to-back homers from Kekoa Payanal and Kama Angell in the first inning, sparking a 13-3 win in just four
Continue ReadingBy Rashard Rose and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Nearly two decades after a serial sniper spree that terrorized the Washington, DC, area and left 10 people dead, a Maryland appeals court ruled that Lee Boyd Malvo, who was convicted for his role in the shootings, must be resentenced. Malvo was 17 years old when the crimes
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beto O’Rourke said Sunday that he had cleared his campaign schedule after receiving treatment at a San Antonio hospital for an unspecified bacterial infection. In a statement tweeted Sunday by his campaign, O’Rourke said he sought treatment at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio after feeling ill Friday.
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By Paul LeBlanc and Ethan Cohen, CNN Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with a “bacterial infection” and after receiving care at the hospital, he will be “resting at home,” postponing events in his campaign against GOP Gov. Greg Abbott. “After feeling ill on Friday, I went to Methodist Hospital
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Harry Kane used to be regarded as a slow starter to Premier League seasons. Not this time. The England captain scored for the third straight game on Sunday with his double earning Tottenham a 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest and taking Kane to third in the all-time Premier League scoring charts. Kane
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