SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish had his best outing since being sidelined for more than three months, and rookies Jackson Merrill and Jurickson Profar each hit a home run as the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Monday night. The Padres took a 2 1/2 game lead, secured the top NL […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday that the death of a young Georgia mother who died after waiting 20 hours for a hospital to treat complications from an abortion pill highlights the consequences of Donald Trump’s actions. Amber Thurman’s death, first reported by ProPublica on Mondayhappened just two weeks after Georgia’s strict […]
LA PORTE, Texas (AP) — A massive pipeline fire sent a column of fire looming over some Houston suburbs Monday as emergency workers evacuated surrounding neighborhoods and tried to prevent more nearby homes from catching fire. The fire in a 20-inch liquefied natural gas pipeline must burn out on its own, according to Dallas-based operator […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Caleb Williams and Chicago’s offense were able to pull off a win over Tennessee in their opener last week thanks to scoring from defense and special teams. The first overall pick in this year’s draft was not so lucky on Sunday night against the Houston Texans. Williams completed 23 of 37 passes […]
Texas is number 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 College Football Poll for the first time in 16 years, replacing Georgia on Sunday after the Bulldogs struggled to remain undefeated. The Longhorns moved up one spot from No. 2, receiving 35 first-place finishes and 1,540 points. The Bulldogs, who have been No. 1 since […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Arch Manning threw four touchdowns and ran 67 yards for another touchdown after being injured starter Quinn Ewers in the second quarter, leading No. 2 Texas to a 56-7 victory over UTSA on Saturday night. Texas (3-0) led 14-0 when Ewers left the field with what coach Steve Sarkisian described as […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Texas A&M-Florida game was halted Saturday due to a 45-minute lightning delay. The game was stopped at the end of the first quarter with the Aggies leading 10-0. Southeastern Conference policy dictates that games must be stopped for at least 30 minutes if lightning is detected within 8 miles of […]
DULAC, Louisiana (AP) – Shortly after Hurricane Francine As a storm surge inundated a cemetery in the Louisiana bayou town of Dulac, Lori-Ann Bergeron came Thursday to check the graves of three generations of families. Their headstones were fine, but coffins lay next door next to broken crosses and soggy bouquets. “It’s like this almost […]
MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Francine weakened Thursday after Louisiana hit as Category 2 hurricane Hundreds of thousands of customers lost power, a storm surge swept through coastal communities, and fears of flooding grew in New Orleans and elsewhere. As the system moved inland, emergency crews began clearing roads and restoring power while neighborhoods and […]
HOUSTON (AP) — A tropical system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm later this week and dump heavy rains across Mexico and Texas before reaching the U.S. as a potential hurricane, the National Weather Service said Sunday. The system, located about 340 miles (545 kilometers) south-southeast of […]
