By Dan Merica, CNN Karoline Leavitt, a former aide in Donald Trump’s White House whom CNN projected would win the Republican nomination in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, could become one of the first members of Generation Z elected to Congress this year. Leavitt’s victory is the latest result in the trend of Gen Z
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military has claimed for the first time that it encountered an Iranian-supplied suicide drone used by Russia on the battlefield. The Ukrainian military’s Strategic Communications Directorate published images Tuesday of the wreckage of the drone. It resembled a triangle, or delta-shaped, drone flown by Iran
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By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Clayton Kershaw pitched seven dominant innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL West for the ninth time in 10 seasons, blanking the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0. Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy and Joey Gallo homered as the Dodgers boosted the best record in the majors to 98-43.
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Yu Darvish limited Seattle to two hits over eight innings, Wil Myers provided the primary offensive highlight with an RBI double and the San Diego Padres beat the Mariners 2-0 on Tuesday night. Darvish pitched at least eight shutout innings for the eighth time, but the
Continue Reading By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Whit Merrifield drove in two runs with a seventh-inning double, George Springer added a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 to gain a doubleheader split betwen AL wild card contenders. Toronto is 80-62 and is a half-game ahead of
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Gonzalo Higuain’s goals lead Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew on Tuesday. Miami improved to 11-13-6 and the Crew fell to 9-7-14.
Continue Reading VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California high school staff member was shot after breaking up a fight on campus. Police say the Vallejo High School staff member was struck at least once Tuesday and is expected to survive. The staff member had just broken up a fight among several students and “some unknown males”
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, a gearhead with his own vintage Corvette, will showcase his administration’s efforts to promote electric vehicles during a visit to the Detroit auto show. The Democratic president, who recently took a spin in his pine-green 1967 Stingray with Jay Leno for
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The White Sox say manager Tony La Russa will watch the team’s home series against Colorado from a suite while he awaits clearance to return to the dugout. The 77-year-old La Russa is on the mend after leaving the White Sox on Aug. 30 to deal
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Friedman and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN The Texas Department of Public Safety referred two more officers to the agency’s Office of Inspector General late last week for formal investigation over their responses to the Robb Elementary massacre in Uvalde, a department spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday. This brings the total number of officers under
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation is showing signs of entering a more stubborn phase that will likely require drastic action by the Federal Reserve, a shift that has panicked financial markets and heightens the risks of a recession. Some of the longtime drivers of higher inflation — spiking gas
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jurors at R. Kelly’s federal trial are deliberating for a second day in Chicago Wednesday, sorting through a month of evidence and arguments on 13 charges accusing the R&B singer of producing child pornography, enticing minors for sex and rigging his 2008 child porn
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian markets skidded lower on Wednesday after Wall Street fell the most since June 2020 as a report showed inflation has kept a surprisingly strong grip on the U.S. economy. Most regional benchmarks fell more than 2%, but were holding steady. U.S. futures edged higher, with the contracts for
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN The plane carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin has broken records to become the most-tracked flight ever. According to aviation tracker website Flightradar24, about five million people followed along online as the deceased Queen was flown from Edinburgh to London on September 13. That number is derived from two sources — 4.79
Continue Reading By Evan Perez, Sara Murray and Jeremy Harlan, CNN Mike Lindell, CEO of My Pillow and prominent backer of former President Donald Trump‘s false voter fraud claims, said Tuesday the FBI served him with a grand jury subpoena for the contents of his phone as part of an investigation into a Colorado election security breach.
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mark Mathias hit a solo home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth for his second homer, third extra-base hit and fourth RBI of the game as the Texas Rangers rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7 on Tuesday night. Mathias pulled the ball
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 56th and 57th home runs, Gleyber Torres had a go-ahead three-run double in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6. Judge, playing in New York’s 142nd game, is four from
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Dan Merica, CNN New Hampshire state Senate President Chuck Morse conceded the Republican Senate primary Wednesday morning to Don Bolduc, a retired Army brigadier general and election denier who has embraced former President Donald Trump’s approach to politics — a letdown for the GOP establishment in the race to
Continue Reading By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee eked out a victory in his Democratic primary on Tuesday, beating back strong challenges from a pair of opponents as he seeks his first full term in office. The former lieutenant governor became the state’s chief executive a year and a
Continue Reading W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to an 85-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. The Aces are now one victory away from the franchise’s first championship with Game 3 on Thursday in
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