Weather slows California wildfire, but flames keep moving
By SAM METZ, JANIE HAR and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press/Report for America SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Officials say they lucked out with…
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Israel approves steps to ease Gaza Strip blockade
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel approved a series of measures easing its blockade of the Gaza Strip, including opening the main commercial crossing with…
Continue Reading China warns Kerry that bad ties could set back climate talks
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned U.S. climate envoy John Kerry that deteriorating U.S.-China relations could undermine…
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Toro slams old team, connects in 8th as M’s beat Astros 4-0
By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Abraham Toro hit a grand slam against a player he was traded for last month, connecting in the…
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Asian markets gain ahead of US report on August employment
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher as investors waited for U.S. jobs data that might influence when…
Continue Reading Asian markets gain ahead of US report on August employment
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher as investors waited for U.S. jobs data that might influence when…
Continue Reading ‘We’ll endure’: Ida leaves Gulf town of Houma in tatters
By JAY REEVES Associated Press HOUMA, La. (AP) — Main Street in the Louisiana town of Houma resembles a canyon of rubble after Hurricane Ida. Metal…
Continue Reading Seager, Dodgers beat Braves 3-2; Albies’ foul injures knee
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Corey Seager hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a…
Continue Reading Texas bans most abortions, with high court mum on appeal
By JESSICA GRESKO, PAUL J. WEBER and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press The nation’s most far-reaching curb on abortions has taken effect in Texas, with…
Continue Reading Judge conditionally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal bankruptcy judge has approved with conditions a historic opioid settlement between Purdue Pharma and…
Continue Reading Judge conditionally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal bankruptcy judge has approved with conditions a historic opioid settlement between Purdue Pharma and…
Continue Reading Snell pulled after 7 no-hit innings, Padres beat D-backs 3-0
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Blake Snell threw seven hitless innings before being pulled for a reliever, and San Diego lost its…
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After Ida, small recovery signs amid daunting destruction
By REBECCA SANTANA, MELINDA DESLATTE and JANET MCCONAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Residents of Louisiana communities hit hard by…
Continue Reading Cain homers, Woodruff pitches Brewers past Giants 6-2
MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lorenzo Cain homered and added an RBI single, and the Milwaukee Brewers won their second…
Continue Reading Ohtani steals home, Angels send Yankees to 4th straight loss
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels beat the Yankees 6-4 and sent New York to its fourth consecutive…
Continue Reading Facts about the wildfire threatening Lake Tahoe communities
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — The wildfire threatening communities around Lake Tahoe has drawn what officials call an aggressive response to try…
Continue ReadingParís establece un límite de velocidad de 30 km/h para reducir la contaminación
Ángela Reyes (CNN)– Las autoridades de París obligan a los conductores a apretar el freno con un nuevo límite de velocidad en casi todas…
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Two senior FDA vaccine leaders step down as agency faces decision on boosters
By Nadia Kounang, Virginia Langmaid and Amanda Sealy, CNN Two senior leaders in the US Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine review office are…
Continue Reading As fire nears, some Lake Tahoe residents buck order to flee
By TERENCE CHEA and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — While more than 20,000 people packed roads leading out of…
Continue Reading Milley: US coordination with Taliban on strikes ‘possible’
By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, say it’s…
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