By The Associated Press Maximiliano Urruti scored twice to lead Austin past Los Angeles FC on Friday, 4-1. After the win , Austin moved to 15-6-6, while LAFC dropped to 18-6-3.
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By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. coast guard cutter conducting patrols as part of an international mission to prevent illegal fishing was recently unable to get clearance for a scheduled port call in the Solomon Islands. The incident comes amid growing concerns of Chinese influence on the Pacific nation. The cutter
Continue Reading MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine coast guard personnel and volunteers have rescued all but two of more than 80 passengers and crew of an inter-island ferry that caught fire as it approached a port. The incident Friday south of Manila prompting many people onboard to jump into the water as flames spread fast in windy
Continue Reading By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper hit a two-run single in his first at-bat after a 52-game absence due to a broken left thumb, helping the streaking Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Harper grounded out twice and lined out sharply in his three other at-bats in
Continue Reading By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Things got sticky when a fan at a Philadelphia Phillies game caught Oneil Cruz’s bat and didn’t want to give it back. Cruz’s bat slipped out of his hands and went flying into the stands after the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie struck out Friday night. The lumber landed
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Freddy Peralta threw six hitless innings for Milwaukee before Ian Happ homered against Matt Bush in the seventh, breaking up the Brewers’ no-hit bid against the Chicago Cubs. Happ connected for a two-run shot with one out, lifting Chicago to a 2-1 lead. Peralta struck out
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers backup quarterback Sam Darnold and kicker Zane Gonzalez were both carted off the field in the third quarter of Carolina’s preseason game Friday night against the Buffalo Bills. Darnold’s left ankle twisted awkwardly after Bills defensive tackle C.J. Brewer landed on him as the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una mujer embarazada de Louisiana que afirma que se le negó un aborto a pesar de que el feto fue diagnosticado con una condición fatal dice que otras mujeres no deberían tener que experimentar su difícil situación. Nancy Davis asegura que planea abortar en otro estado después de que un hospital
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By Melissa Alonso and Jennifer Henderson, CNN A Louisiana man has been exonerated after spending more than 36 years in jail for rape, according to court documents. Sullivan Walter, now 53, was “exonerated after 36 years, 1 month, and 30 days incarcerated for a rape he did not commit,” Innocence Project New Orleans (IPNO) said
Continue Reading By JILL COLVIN and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While the FBI affidavit justifying the search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is highly redacted, it includes new details about the classified information that was stored at the former president’s home. Among the top takeaways revealed by the document is that Trump had “a
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Cancillería de Ecuador informó este viernes los detalles del proceso para lograr la regularización migratoria de miles de ciudadanos venezolanos que se han radicado en Ecuador. El proceso comienza este 1 de septiembre con el denominado “registro migratorio” que permitirá crear una amplia base de datos, según
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN For more than 30 years, British veteran James Grundy made an annual 5,500-mile journey to South Korea, to visit the graves of bodies he had recovered as a young man thrust into war. Grundy was just 19 when he joined the Korean War in 1951, according to the United Nations Memorial
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is preparing to spend up to $20 million to bring women from other states to its abortion clinics. The policy is aimed at increasing access to a procedure that has been outlawed or restricted in many states since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN The ashes of the late trailblazing “Star Trek” actor Nichelle Nichols will take flight when they are released into space from a Vulcan Centaur rocket by United Launch Alliance later this year. Nichols — who died at 89 on July 30 — is best known for playing Lt. Nyota Uhura in
Continue Reading By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The NAACP is supporting efforts to bar a New Mexico-based county commissioner from holding public office, alleging that the Cowboys for Trump cofounder has sought to disenfranchise voters — including people of color — and stoke insurrection. The nation’s oldest civil rights organization is urging
Continue Reading By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Seventh-seeded Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus moved within one win of her first WTA Tour title, rallying to beat eighth-seeded Alizé Cornet 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-3 on Friday in the semifinals at Tennis in The Land. Sasnovich, ranked 36th in the world, won the final three games in
Continue Reading OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Narin An shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to top the leaderboard Friday in the suspended second round of the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open. An had her second straight bogey-free round at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club after opening with a 64 on Thursday. An LPGA Tour rookie after winning twice
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By Laura Ly, CNN A union representing about 2,000 Philadelphia School District employees said Friday it has averted a strike by reaching a tentative contract agreement just three days before the start of the school year. In a news release, local 32BJ SEIU officials said the new deal achieves “historic” wage increases, millions of dollars
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By Jacob Lev, CNN The Instagram account set up to provide updates on injured Little Leaguer Easton Oliverson posted Friday that Easton was out of surgery and that doctors were “happy with the outcome.” “We couldn’t be more thrilled to let everyone know that his surgery went perfect,” the post said. The 12-year-old had surgery
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — New York Yankees reliever Greg Weissert says he is ‘OK’ after a wild major league debut. He hit batters with his first two pitches, with a balk sandwiched in between. After two more walks, the 27-year-old right-hander was pulled in a game at Oakland. Weissert
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