By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A visit to Houston by the Dutch queen has highlighted a long friendship between Texas and the Netherlands that grew from their fight against a mutual enemy: flooding. Queen Maxima on Friday visited Houston, where she met with the mayor and other officials and heard about
Continue Reading By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon utilities shut down power to tens of thousands of customers on Friday as dry easterly winds swept into the region, raising the risk of wildfire danger. Portland General Electric halted power to about 30,000 customers in 12 service areas — including the posh West Hills
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to reinstate a drilling lease that has been in dispute for decades on land near the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The energy lease in the Badger-Two Medicine area in northwestern Montana was cancelled in 2016. Badger-Two-Medicine is the site
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CHICAGO (AP) — Drew Smyly allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings and Yan Gomes and Nico Hoerner homered in the Chicago Cubs’ 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday. Smyly (6-8) struck out eight and walked two. The left-hander departed after Austin Dean reached on a fielding error to start the eighth.
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — Jeongeun Lee6 has the 36-hole lead after a 63 at the LPGA Tour event in Cincinnati. Lee6 hasn’t had a top 10 in six months, and her only LPGA win was the 2019 U.S. Women’s Open. But she’s been working on her swing and it paid off at the Kroger Queen City
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Brent Jones says the district and the Seattle Education Association have made “tremendous progress” toward ending a strike that has delayed the start of school since Wednesday for about 49,000 students. The union began picketing Wednesday over issues that include pay, class size,
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former Saints quarterback Drew Brees says New Orleans offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr. has long been an “unsung hero” of the coaching staff. The Saints regular season opener at Atlanta marks the first game of a new era for a New Orleans offense that was
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Vientos feroces, algunos con ráfagas de hasta 160 km/h (100 mph) han comenzado a golpear el sur de California, aumentando las temperaturas de por sí sofocantes este viernes, a medida que una tormenta tropical que podría hacer caer el equivalente a un año de lluvia se aproxima y amenaza con peligrosas
Continue Reading By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is making $35 million available in grants to Native Americans to help implement a nationwide mental health crisis hotline. The announcement Friday came after federal officials visited pueblos in New Mexico to hear from the communities about health
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By Paradise Afshar, CNN Two men were arrested and a “substantial cache of illegal material” to manufacture ghost guns was recovered in Southern California on Thursday, police said. About 200 ghost gun frames, handgun slides, two assault weapons, a rifle, firearms magazines, ammunition and numerous parts and tools for manufacturing ghost guns were recovered as
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, Andi Babineau and Jon Passantino, CNN The South Carolina Republican-led Senate was unable to pass a bill Thursday that sought to ban nearly all abortions at every stage of pregnancy without exceptions for rape and incest, instead choosing to amend the state’s already restrictive abortion law, after a handful of GOP senators
Continue Reading WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens of others by driving an SUV through a Christmas parade in Wisconsin last year withdrew his insanity plea Friday. Forty-year-old Darrell Brooks Jr. appeared in Waukesha County Circuit Court where he’s facing nearly 80 charges in the Nov. 21 incident in
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Republican candidate for Kansas attorney general has resigned from the board of directors of “We Build the Wall,” a nonprofit that raised money it told donors would be used to build a wall along the U.S. southern border. The Kansas City Star reported Friday that Kris Kobach resigned after
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Republican candidate for Kansas attorney general has resigned from the board of directors of “We Build the Wall,” a nonprofit that raised money it told donors would be used to build a wall along the U.S. southern border. The Kansas City Star reported Friday that Kris Kobach resigned after
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Scott Dixon knows IndyCar’s tightest championship race in nearly 20 years would have probably been long decided if not for a rare gaffe by The Iceman in the Indianapolis 500. Dixon was the dominant car at Indianapolis in May and led 95 laps until
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Nate Diaz will take on fellow veteran welterweight Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 after Khamzat Chimaev badly missed weight for his main-event showdown with Diaz. The top three fights on the pay-per-view card were shuffled because of Chimaev’s failed weight cut, but all six fighters will still fight Saturday
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer Former President Barack Obama told the Harvard men’s basketball team that the sport taught him “it wasn’t just about me.” He wants the players to remember that when they move on to other, more consequential, endeavors. Obama said it’s unlikely they will become the next LeBron James or Stephen
Continue Reading By SCOTT ORGERA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Shortstop Wander Franco was activated from the 10-day injured list by the Tampa Bay Rays after missing two months with a right hamate bone injury that required surgery. The 21-year-old was batting second in a series opener against the AL East-leading New York Yankees. Franco went
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, CNN Educators in a Washington state school district went on strike Friday because the teachers’ union and the Ridgefield School District (RSD) remain at loggerheads following months of collective bargaining negotiations. It’s not the only school district in Washington state that went on strike this week. Seattle teachers also walked. In separate
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