By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution condemning all forms of sexual and gender-based violence. It urges all countries to provide victims and survivors access to justice, reparations and assistance. The resolution was adopted by consensus and a bang of the gavel Friday by
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By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alek Manoah pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning and Bo Bichette homered, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Manoah (13-7) allowed five hits and struck out six in 7 1/3 innings, retiring 15 of the final 18 batters he
Continue Reading By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunnar Henderson doubled twice in his home debut, Jorge Mateo had a two-run single in a three-run eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2. Adley Rutschman put the Orioles in front with a bases-loaded walk as a pinch-hitter in the eighth. Dean Kremer
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cal Raleigh homered twice, Luis Castillo pitched six solid innings and the Seattle Mariners pushed their winning streak to five by beating the slumping Cleveland Guardians 6-1. Raleigh hit a solo homer in the second inning off rookie Cody Morris and connected for a three-run shot
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Several law enforcement agencies had blocked off a large area along a road south of Ashland on Friday night.
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — Jonathan India drove in Spencer Steer from third base with a game-ending chopper against Colorado’s five-man infield, sending the Cincinnati Reds past the Rockies 3-2. Steer, who hit his first career home run in the fifth in his major league debut, led off the ninth with a double against Alex Colomé and
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) – A jury this week said Cooper County’s health board violated the state’s open meetings laws when debating possible farming rules. The jury heard arguments from a group of farmers opposed to rules the county’s heath board were crafting in 2018 over concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. That group accused the
Continue Reading EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — At least eight migrants were killed as dozens attempted a hazardous crossing of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, officials said Friday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported that it responded to the report Thursday of a large crossing of the Mexican border in the Rio Grande. U.S. officials
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Connor Watkins was 11-of-15 passing for 298 yards and three touchdowns, and Villanova scored the opening 24 points in routing Lehigh 45-17. Villanova, which has won 10 straight in the series, is coming off a 10-3 season that ended in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs. Watkins took over for three-year starter
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By Jamie Gangel, Kristen Holmes, Jeremy Herb and Evan Perez, CNN Within a week of the FBI search of former President Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago resort, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows handed over texts and emails to the National Archives that he had not previously turned over from his time in the administration,
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Water pressure slowly improved in Mississippi’s capital city Friday but officials outlined numerous challenges and occasional setbacks as they worked to restore running water from the city’s aging, neglected water system to all in the city of 150,000. A minor leak in
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Nine Boone County pharmacies and health care providers are among those that preordered doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine tailored to omicron variants.
Continue Reading By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giants first baseman Brandon Belt will undergo season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Saturday in San Francisco. Belt had surgery on the same knee in 2015 and 2018. The 34-year-old has faced multiple stints on the injured list with knee inflammation this season, missing 23
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Tutu Atwell didn’t get to play for the Los Angeles Rams during the preseason and that’s how he knows his second NFL season is off to an excellent start. Coach Sean McVay shows his disdain for the injury risks in the NFL’s exhibition schedule
Continue Reading By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Cocopah Indian Tribe says the state of Arizona acted against its wishes by stacking shipping containers on its land to prevent illegal border crossings. The tribe said Friday that it told the governor’s office that the state put 42 double-stacked containers on its land near
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Amazon’s $3.9 billion acquisition of the primary health organization One Medical, a move that could delay the completion of the deal. According to a regulatory filing, both One Medical and Amazon received a request for additional information on Friday in connection with an FTC review
Continue Reading WEED, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving fire in Northern California injured several people, a fire official said, and destroyed multiple homes Friday as thousands of residents were forced to leave immediately, jamming roadways at the start of a sweltering Labor Day weekend. The Northern California blaze destroyed multiple homes Friday and forced as many as
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER TAMPA, Fla. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo will miss a pivotal three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays this weekend after getting an epidural shot for lingering lower back pain. DJ LeMahieu started in place of Rizzo, who got the injection Thursday in California where
Continue ReadingBy Paul P. Murphy, CNN During a March 2022 site visit, US Environmental Protection Agency staff found that the City of Jackson, Mississippi, did not have adequate staffing for its water system and that as a result of that, routine and preventative maintenance on parts of the system were not being performed. The findings of
Continue ReadingBy Paul P. Murphy, CNN During a March 2022 site visit, US Environmental Protection Agency staff found that the City of Jackson, Mississippi, did not have adequate staffing for its water system and that as a result of that, routine and preventative maintenance on parts of the system were not being performed. The findings of
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