Former Kern County congressman T.J. Cox facing fraud, money laundering charges
The U.S. Attorney's Office said a 28-count indictment against former congressman TJ Cox was unsealed Tuesday with allegations of wire fraud and money laundering.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said a 28-count indictment against former congressman TJ Cox was unsealed Tuesday with allegations of wire fraud and money laundering.
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays warmed up for the playoffs Sunday with a matchup that meant little on the field but had an impact on post-season seeding. Tampa Bay outscored Toronto 12-8 at Rogers Centre in a game that had a pre-season feel with several regulars out of the lineup. Toronto will be seeded sixth in the American League and open the best-of-three wild-card series Tuesday at Minnesota. Since the Blue Jays clinched a post-season spot a few hours after their game fini
TORONTO — Jonathan Aranda's second-inning grand slam spearheaded the Tampa Bay Rays to a regular season-ending 12-8 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Aranda had three hits and knocked in six runs for the Rays (99-63), who will join the Blue Jays (89-73) in the American League wild-card round beginning Tuesday. The Blue Jays will travel to Minnesota to take on the Twins, while the Rays will face the Texas Rangers. Tampa Bay enjoyed a 16-hit offensive outburst, three more than the home sid
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sam Howell stepped up in the pocket, made quick, decisive throws, and played with the confidence needed to throw a tying touchdown pass on the final play of regulation. Howell couldn't lead the Commanders to an overtime upset in Philadelphia, though. The NFC champions did what they do best and made the clutch plays, including a 54-yard field goal from Jake Elliott in OT, to beat Washington 34-31 on Sunday. It wasn't a total loss for Howell. The second-year quarterback shed la
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyrone Taylor homered and Adrian Houser pitched five sharp innings as the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0 on Sunday in their final playoff tune-up. After wrapping up their third division title in six years last week, the Brewers will host the Arizona Diamondbacks in a best-of-three postseason series beginning Tuesday. Chicago heads home for the winter after falling short down the stretch in a crowded NL wild-card race. Cody Bellinger and the Cubs
TORONTO (AP) — Jonathan Aranda hit his first career grand slam and drove in six runs, Tampa Bay homered three times to set a single-season team record and the Rays roughed up the Toronto Blue Jays 12-8 on the final day of the regular season Sunday, helping to set up a wild card meeting with the Texas Rangers. Toronto’s loss and Houston’s win at Arizona means the Rays will host the Rangers while the Blue Jays visit Minnesota in the AL wild card series beginning Tuesday. Junior Caminero hit his fi
PHOENIX (AP) — The Houston Astros rallied to clinch their third straight AL West title, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1 on Sunday behind Christian Javier's six strong innings and Alex Bregman's two-run homer. Needing a win and a Texas loss to win the division, the Astros did their part by jumping on Kyle Nelson (7-4) from the first pitch. Houston had a 5-0 lead after two innings and Javier (10-5) held an Arizona lineup mostly devoid of everyday players to three hits. Kyle Tucker had a sacri
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brandon Crawford came off the injured list to play what might have been his final game after 13 seasons with the Giants, and Kiké Hernández spoiled the veteran shortstop's likely farewell by hitting a three-run homer to lead the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers past San Francisco 5-2 on Sunday. Dodgers slugger Freddie Freeman fell one double short of becoming the first player with 60 or more doubles since Charlie Gehringer (60) and Joe Medwick (64) in 1936. Freeman was h
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen threw four touchdown passes and ran for a score, and the Buffalo Bills brought Miami’s unbeaten start to an emphatic end, beating the division rival Dolphins 48-20 on Sunday. A week after the Dolphins had one of the most impressive offensive performances in NFL history in a 70-20 win over Denver, Buffalo (3-1) showed Miami (3-1) a thing or two about efficient offense, scoring on eight of its first nine possessions while taking over first place in the AFC East
SEATTLE (AP) — George Kirby allowed only three hits in six innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 1-0 on Sunday and allowed Houston to win the American League West title. A day after clinching the ninth postseason berth in franchise history, Texas only needed a win over the Mariners to wrap up the AL West. But the loss opened the door for Houston to draw even on the final day and grab the division title thanks to holding the tiebreaker over the Rangers. The Astros beat Arizona
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright made one final appearance in his 18-year big league career, striking out as a pinch hitter on Sunday in the St. Louis Cardinals' 4-3 season-ending loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati first baseman Joey Votto, playing perhaps his final game with the Reds, struck out in the first inning, then was ejected before the top of the second by plate umpire Shane Livensparger. Wainwright, a 42-year-old right-hander, went 200-128 with a 3.53 ERA in 18 major league season
Halifax Regional Police responded to a large street party near Dalhousie University on Sunday afternoon.In posts on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, police said a number of arrests have been made and tickets issued.Police said any action that "unreasonably disturbs the neighbourhood" would result in charges.According to a post, severe incidents could result in criminal charges and warnings do not have to be given before a ticket is issued.The street parties have been an ongoing problem
BALTIMORE (AP) — Tanner Houck threw six innings of one-hit ball and the last-place Boston Red Sox earned a split in the four-game series against the AL East champion Baltimore Orioles with a 6-1 victory Sunday in the regular-season finale. The Orioles have home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs and will host a Division Series opener starting Oct. 7. Houck (6-10) did not allow a hit until Anthony Santander singled up the middle with two outs in the sixth. Houck had six strik
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A series of overdoses over the weekend led Red Pheasant Cree Nation to declare a state of emergency.In a news release Saturday, the Cree Nation in Saskatchewan declared a state of emergency after seven overdoses were reported in one day in the community.Audrey Bouvier, health director at Red Pheasant Cree Nation, said the community had four overdoses on Friday, three on Saturday and one on Sunday. None of the eight overdoses were fatal as emergency services responded in time."We're sitting at ei