By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andy Ruiz knocked down Luis Ortiz three times on the way to a unanimous-decision victory Sunday night. Ruiz took a big step toward a chance to become a heavyweight world champion again. Ruiz had all of the big moments while grinding out a decision over
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By Luke McGee, CNN Britons will find out later Monday who will be their next prime minister as the country faces a looming economic and humanitarian crisis, almost two months after Boris Johnson quit in the wake of a series of scandals. At approximately 12:30 p.m. local time (7:30 a.m. ET) the ruling Conservative Party
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By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean leaders are trying to chart a fresh course toward updating the country’s dictatorship-era constitution after voters overwhelmingly rejected a progressive proposal that many felt went too far. The heavy loss is a a blow to youthful President Gabriel Boric, who’d backed the proposal,. He met
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An activist says he has again flown huge balloons carrying COVID-19 relief items and an anti-North Korea placard across the tense inter-Korean border despite the North’s recent warning of a deadly attack over his activities. Park Sang-hak says the 20 balloons launched Sunday carried thousands
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Kyrgios has eliminated defending U.S. Open champion and No. 1-ranked Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round. Kyrgios beat Medvedev 7-6 (11), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday night in Arthur Ashe Stadium. This is the first time Kyrgios has reached the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Las elecciones intermedias tienden a seguir un guion predecible. El partido de la Casa Blanca pierde escaños en el Senado y especialmente en la Cámara de Representantes. Los politólogos llaman a esto un “castigo presidencial”. La historia, sin embargo, sólo puede ser una fuerza orientadora. No siempre hay una analogía con
Continue Reading REGINA, Saskatchewan (AP) — Canadian police searched across the expansive province of Saskatchewan for two suspects believed to have stabbed to death 10 people in an Indigenous community and a nearby town in one of the deadliest mass killings in the country’s history. The suspects also injured 15 people in the series of knife attacks
Continue Reading By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — In her 24 years as a school board member in Florida, Marta Perez proposed a Bible study class for students, opposed a measure to boost anti-racism curricula after the killing of George Floyd and spoke out against adopting a textbook that included pictures of contraceptive methods
Continue Reading By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Republicans hoping to hold on to the Massachusetts governor’s office are choosing between a Donald Trump-backed candidate and a more moderate businessman in Tuesday’s primary election. Massachusetts is just the latest blue state to feature a top-of-the-ticket contest between a conservative candidate endorsed by Trump and a
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is making his third trip to Pennsylvania in less than a week and returning just two days after his predecessor, Donald Trump, staged his own rally there — illustrating the battleground state’s importance to both parties as Labor Day kicks off a nine-week sprint
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CARSON, Calif. (AP) — John Pulskamp saved Javier Hernández’s Panenka penalty kick in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time, preserving a 2-2 draw for Sporting Kansas City against the LA Galaxy. In a match that included three penalty kicks, two of them successful, Chicharito scored twice for the Galaxy to increase his season total
Continue Reading CARSON, Calif. (AP) — John Pulskamp saved Javier Hernández’s Panenka penalty kick in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time, preserving a 2-2 draw for Sporting Kansas City against the LA Galaxy. In a match that included three penalty kicks, two of them successful, Chicharito scored twice for the Galaxy to increase his season total
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Continue Reading By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing to search for nine people who were missing after a floatplane crashed in the waters northwest of Seattle. The body of a 10th person was recovered by a good Samaritan on Sunday. The crash was reported at 3:11 p.m. Coast
Continue Reading SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — JT Marcinkowski stopped the three shots he faced and Jeremy Ebobisse scored an early go-ahead goal as the San Jose Earthquakes earned a 2-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Earthquakes never trailed after Ebobisse made it a 1-0 game in the fourth minute. Jackson Yueill had an assist on
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shyheim Brown blocked LSU’s extra-point attempt with no time left to give Florida State a 24-23 victory Sunday night, spoiling Brian Kelly’s debut as Tigers coach. Despite a slew of mistakes including a muffed punt with 2:15 left, LSU came within the extra point of
Continue Reading By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith homered for the second consecutive game and Trayce Thompson added a pinch-hit home run as the Los Angeles Dodgers used two big innings to beat the San Diego Padres 9-4. The Dodgers, who have the best record in the MLB at 92-41, extended
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets mostly declined Monday after Wall Street ended last week lower and China tightened anti-virus controls. Tokyo, Hong Kong and South Korea declined. Shanghai gained. Oil prices rose $2 per barrel while the euro edged lower. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index ended down
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Tiger Radio Network’s Chris Gervino in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Fredy Montero scored the deciding goal in a 2-1 win for the Seattle Sounders over the Houston Dynamo. Montero’s game-winner came in the 76th minute, with an assist from Nouhou Tolo. Tolo scored the other goal for the Sounders. Daniel Steres scored for the Dynamo.
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