Yahoo Movies Sports shine a light on recovering communities after deadly March 24 tornado
Sports shine a light on recovering communities after deadly March 24 tornado
Sports shine a light on recovering communities after deadly March 24 tornado
China's factory activity expanded for the first time in six months in September, an official factory survey showed on Saturday, adding to a run of indicators suggesting the world's second-largest economy has begun to stabilise. The official purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 50.2 in September from 49.7, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, edging above the 50-point level demarcating contraction from expansion.
Juan Soto. Blake Snell. Manny Machado. Fernando Tatis Jr. Josh Hader. Xander Bogaerts. None of them will play in the postseason.
Fresno, California, became only the second U.S. city to ban caste discrimination after a unanimous city council vote that added caste and indigeneity as two new protected categories into its municipal code. A movement against caste discrimination has picked up some momentum in recent months in North America. Earlier this year, Seattle became the first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination after a city council vote and Toronto's school board became the first in Canada to recognize that caste discrimination existed in the city's schools.
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will experiment with an 18-second pitch clock with runners on base at the Arizona Fall League, which starts Monday. The pitch clock was instituted in the major leagues this season at 15 seconds with no runners and 20 with runners. The rule was outlined in a call Friday night among the commissioner's office, farm directors and AFL staff. The timer will reset immediately after a timeout rather than when a hitter approaches the batter's box. In addition, umpire
BALTIMORE (AP) — Nick Pivetta allowed two hits in seven impressive innings and Trevor Story hit a two-run homer in the fifth to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 3-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. A day after winning the AL East title, the Orioles did little offensively but had to be encouraged by their own starter's effort. John Means (1-2) pitched into the seventh inning and looked like a solid option for Baltimore when it sets up its postseason rotation. Means was Baltimore's
MONTREAL — Rookie Matthew Knies scored a short-handed game-winning goal as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in NHL pre-season action Friday night. Defenceman Mikko Kokkonen also scored for Toronto (2-1-1). Forward Noah Gregor, who’s impressed so far in training camp on a professional tryout, pitched in with an assist. Starter Ilya Samsonov made 17 saves in two periods without allowing a goal before giving way to backup Keith Petruzzelli, who made six stops. Josh Anders
In 2021, a young Arizona geologist vanished in Buckeye, miles from his work site. Years later, Daniel Robinson's father hasn't given up hope of finding him, telling ABC15 that new evidence suggests foul play.
A sea lion managed to swim out of its Central Park Zoo pool thanks to the flooding of the plaza caused by torrential rains in New York City.
Kerdiles died in a motorcycle crash Saturday morning in Nashville
Flags are flying at half-staff at Sacramento City Hall, paying tribute to long-time California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died Thursday night. Mayor Darrell Steinberg and former Mayor Heather Fargo said she made them both better leaders.
LAXGALTS'AP, B.C. — Children placed cedar boughs on the ground in front of a memorial totem pole to allow people to take a closer look without touching the long-lost treasure. Hundreds of people took the cedar path walkway Friday during a celebration in British Columbia's remote northwest that marked the coming home of the Nisga'a Nation's memorial totem pole stolen and sold to Scotland's National Museum almost 100 years ago. The memorial totem was carved to honour one of Amy Parent's relatives
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors pressed their case Friday for a limited gag order on former President Donald Trump, citing what they said was a continuing pattern of incendiary and intimidating statements in the case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Special counsel Jack Smith's team earlier this month requested an order aimed at reining in Trump's attacks on prosecutors, potential witnesses and other people involved in the case. Trump's lawyers have
In an occasionally dark and profane speech, Donald Trump on Friday sought to win over Republicans in California by complaining that rich people in Beverly Hills smell bad because they're denied water, reiterating lies about widespread election fraud and calling on police to shoot people robbing stores.
Politics, Posh Spice and pineapples on pizzas take centre stage on the front pages of Saturday’s newspapers.
California Governor Gavin Newsom must appoint a replacement just months before a scheduled primary.
Washington state announced a raise to its minimum wage starting in 2024 on Friday. The new minimum will be $16.28 per hour.
A report from the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. criticized the storage of weapons at an RCMP detachment in Prince George, but ultimately says there does not appear to be evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the case of a man who was shot in the groin while in custody.The report, released Friday, stems from an incident that occurred in the north-central B.C. city on July 11, 2022 while an arrested man was being processed in the booking area of the RCMP detachment."In the course of his p
An annual rivalry high school football game between Monroe and Forest Hills had to be stopped Friday night after a brawl broke out in the stands.
More than 7,200 runners are signed up for the 21st annual Akron Marathon, half marathon and team relay, which starts at 7 a.m. Saturday.
PHOENIX@ (AP) — The Houston Astros had to shuffle their pitching staff during some of the most important games of the season. Right-hander J.P. France was scratched from Friday's start against the Arizona Diamondbacks because of a family emergency. Manager Dusty Baker didn't elaborate on France's situation but said he wasn't sure whether the pitcher would be able to return to the team this weekend. France is 11-6 with a 3.83 ERA this season. The Astros replaced him with right-hander José Urquidy