By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer Major League Baseball’s postseason has a little more heft this year. The playoffs are rapidly approaching, with the final regular season games set for Oct. 5. The postseason begins two days later with a field of 12 teams, up from last year’s 10. The playoffs include a best-of-three format
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Christian Pulisic, Ricardo Pepi, DeAndre Yedlin and Kellyn Acosta entered the starting lineup as U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter made four changes for an exhibition against Saudi Arabia. The match is the last for the Americans before the World Cup in Qatar. Matt Turner remained in goal and Yedlin started at right
Continue ReadingBy James Felton Click here for updates on this story Genesee County, Michigan (WNEM) — Attorney Thom Waun is representing Tina Birnie in a civil lawsuit against the driver that killed her husband, Flint Police Captain Collin Birnie. The driver, who was 16 at the time of the incident, lost control of his vehicle on
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By Daniel Dale, CNN The official campaign arm of Senate Republicans has been running attack ads that mislead viewers about how a law signed by President Joe Biden in August will affect seniors enrolled in Medicare. One of the National Republican Senatorial Committee ads shows a senior sitting alone, looking sad, as a narrator claims
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By Daniel Dale, CNN The official campaign arm of Senate Republicans has been running attack ads that mislead viewers about how a law signed by President Joe Biden in August will affect seniors enrolled in Medicare. One of the National Republican Senatorial Committee ads shows a senior sitting alone, looking sad, as a narrator claims
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EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Economy and Energy Minister says the country will keep two of its remaining three nuclear power plants running until April to help prevent an energy shortage in the coming months. Tuesday’s announcement officially, albeit temporarily, reverses Germany’s long-held plan of shutting down its remaining nuclear plants by
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story TREMONT, Bronx, New York (WABC) — A 75-year-old man believed to be an innocent bystander was shot by two men on a moped in the Bronx over the weekend, and police are hoping a surveillance image of the gunmen will lead to an arrest. It
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz told his jury about his use of racist language and symbols while on the internet. They also told the jury Tuesday during their rebuttal case about his use of misogynistic language and his search
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story ORANGETOWN, New York (WABC) — A man was arrested for desecrating his ex-wife’s grave and now her family is demanding answers. The Orangetown Police Department arrested a 68-year-old man for allegedly urinating on his ex-wife’s grave. Her family called the disgusting act outrageous. “This is
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story HOBOKEN, New Jersey (WABC) — Police in Hoboken are investigating the murder of a man who was gunned down on a local basketball court over the weekend. Officers responded to a call around 3:30 a.m. Sunday about a shooting near Marshall Drive between 5th and
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — La mayor amenaza por el paso de un huracán son las marejadas ciclónicas. En el caso de huracán Ian, que se aproxima a Florida, Estados Unidos, hay amplias zonas de la costa que están bajo advertencia y órdenes de evacuación. Cómo prepararse para un huracán: qué hacer, plan de evacuación y
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British pound has stabilized as U.K. authorities tried to ease investor concerns after the biggest tax cuts in 50 years sent the currency tumbling to a record low. Some businesses are predicting a devastating combination of a weak currency and rising
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story MACON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — It was a night like any other for Nick, who’s mostly been on the road for the past year, until he couldn’t find his best friend. Now, a community in Western North Carolina is coming together to help find
Continue Reading By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Years before people in Jackson were recently left without running water for several days, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves claimed to have helped block money to fund water system repairs in the capital city. Reeves, a Republican, blames Jackson’s water crisis on mismanagement at the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Si bien la producción de la sexta temporada de “The Crown” se detuvo brevemente tras la muerte de la reina Isabel II, la quinta temporada se prepara para su estreno el 9 de noviembre. Cuando la popular serie regrese a Netflix, Imelda Staunton tomará la batuta en el papel de la
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The pound may have paused its headlong crash toward parity with the US dollar, but the damage to the UK economy sparked by Prime Minister Liz Truss’ huge tax-cutting gamble is still rippling through financial markets. Sterling stabilized early Tuesday to trade near $1.08, bouncing off Monday’s record low of
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Encuentra aquí un vistazo a la historia de los huracanes en Estados Unidos, incluyendo aquellos que causaron más muertos y provocaron más daños. Huracanes más relevantes en la historia reciente de Estados Unidos Huracán Michael Fecha: 7 al 11 de octubre de 2018 Este huracán de categoría 5 tocó tierra
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Veteran New York Giants receiver Sterling Shepard has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Coach Brian Daboll confirmed the injury on Tuesday. Shepard was hurt on the Giants’ final offensive play of their 23-16 loss to Dallas on Monday night. Shepard
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Warner University football coach Dialleo Burks channeled his inner P.T. Barnum after his team was the loser in one of the most lopsided college games of all time. Barnum was the 19th-century circus impresario who said there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Burks agrees after his team
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN US officials and representatives of more than a dozen countries in the Western Hemisphere gathered at the White House this week amid concerns over mass migration in the region, a senior administration official told CNN. Monday’s meeting was a follow up to the Summit of the Americas in June when 21
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