CLEVELAND, Ohio (KMIZ) Despite trailing by two runs after five frames, the Royals erased that deficit with three unanswered runs in the final four innings, defeating the Guardians 4-3 on Thursday to secure a split of their abbreviated two-game series. Wednesday’s game was postponed due to weather and will be made up on Aug. 26.
Continue ReadingBy BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Associated Press analysis found the number of publicly-traded “zombie” companies — those so laden with debt they’re struggling to pay even the interest on their loans — has soared to nearly 7,000 around the world, including 2,000 in the United States. And many of them
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By Jessie Yeung and Himari Semans, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s fertility rate, which has seen a precipitous fall for many years, has reached another record low as the government ramps up efforts to encourage young people to get married and start families — even launching its own dating app. The nation of 123.9 million people only
Continue ReadingBy BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — They are called zombies, companies so laden with debt that they are just stumbling by on the brink of survival, barely able to pay even the interest on their loans and often just a bad business hit away from dying off for good. An Associated Press
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Organizers have unveiled a display of the five Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower as the French capital marks 50 days until the start of the Paris Games. The structure of rings, made of recycled French steel, was displayed on Friday on the south side of the 135-year-old landmark in central
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Los Boston Celtics se impusieron 107-89 a los Dallas Mavericks en el primer partido de las finales de la NBA. La primera mitad fue toda de los Celtics, liderados por el pívot Kristaps Porzingis, que anotó 18 puntos. El jugador de 28 años se perdió los últimos 10 partidos de
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian voters return to the polls on Sunday while both the far-right and the far-left are rising in the country. The vote could mean complex negotiations ahead in a country of 11.5 million people who are divided by language and deep regional identities. The last time federal
Continue ReadingBy ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A dozen masked men jump out of two SUVs and a white pickup and storm a KFC in Baghdad, smashing everything in sight before fleeing the scene. A few days earlier, similar violence played out at Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken and Chili House —
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fresh off a victory in their home opener, the Missouri Reign erased a second half deficit on Thursday night to stay undefeated at R. Marvin Owens Field. Dakota Acock’s crew secured a 1-1 draw against Lou Fusz, moving the Reign’s home record to 1-0-1 overall. After Lou Fusz’s Maggie Illig broke a
Continue ReadingBy CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A Samoan author is charged with killing another prominent Samoan writer and academic, who also was the aunt of former U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. Investigators in Samoa say Papalii Sia Figiel killed Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard after an argument in May. Police say the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Associated Press analyzed the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war using data provided by the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip. It found that the proportion of women and children killed has declined over time. The ministry, which is part of the Hamas-run government in Gaza, does not distinguish between
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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The University of Oklahoma Sooners seized a victory over the Texas Longhorns Thursday night, becoming the first NCAA Division I softball team to win four consecutive Women’s College World Series national championships. Sooners players rushed the pitching circle after securing the 8-4 win in Game 2 of the best-of-three
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israel-Hamas war appears to have become much less deadly for Palestinian women and children, according to an AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data. The shift is significant because the death rate for women and children is the best available proxy for civilian casualties in one
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Boston Celtics blew out the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 to take Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. The first half was all Celtics, led by center Kristaps Porzingis, scoring 18 points in the half off the bench. The 28-year-old missed Boston’s last 10 playoff games after straining
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and LARRY FENN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Associated Press analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data finds the proportion of Palestinian women and children being killed in the Israel-Hamas war appears to have declined sharply. The trend both coincides with Israel’s changing battlefield tactics and contradicts the ministry’s own public statements.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s 7th District is a must-win for Democrats looking to regain control of the House of Representatives. Abigail Spanberger, one of the state’s most popular politicians, has decided to run for governor next year rather than seek re-election and a seven-person field is running for the
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — A contingent of U.S. lawmakers from the House of Representatives has made a commemorative parachute jump at Normandy marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The 10 congressmen are all veterans and made the trek to France to pay tribute Friday. The parachute jump was organized by
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press POINTE DU HOC, France (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday summoned Americans to defend democracy from threats at home and abroad — and cast an implicit contrast with Donald Trump — as he drew on the heroism of Army Rangers who scaled the seaside cliffs of
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press KENT, Wash. (AP) — Kabongo Kambila Ringo stood outside the tent where he has been staying with his pregnant wife and ate from a clear plastic tray of Girl Scout cookies melting in the midday sun. He was one of around 240 asylum-seekers camping in a grassy lot along a
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden’s daughter Naomi testified Friday in his federal gun trial about visiting her father while he was at a California rehab center, telling jurors that he seemed to be improving in the weeks before he bought the revolver
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