Over 600 drones seized by FBI during World Cup
Federal authorities have seized more than 600 drones for violating flight restrictions around World Cup games.
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Marta Kostyuk beats Jasmine Paolini to reach Wimbledon semifinals
LONDON (AP) — Marta Kostyuk made a big impression in her Centre Court debut by beating Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-2 to reach her first Wimbledon semifinals on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Ukrainian also reached the last four at the French Open, losing to eventual champion Mirra Andreeva in Paris. Kosty...
Stabilization underway at NYC building with buckled columns
City leaders in NYC say they are confident in ongoing stabilization efforts at the buckling high-rise that sparked chaos across Midtown.
Zlatko Dalić steps down as Croatia's coach after World Cup exit
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Zlatko Dalić is out as Croatia's coach after a spell that included leading the team to two consecutive top-three finishes at World Cups. “I leave with a fulfilled heart, proud of my contribution to the greatest successes of Croatian soccer in history, and I wish my successo...
Kylian Mbappé condemns Paraguayan senator over racist remarks after World Cup match
France star Kylian Mbappé on Monday condemned a Paraguayan senator over racist remarks she made following Paraguay’s loss to France in the round of 16 at the World Cup. Mbappé called Celeste Amarilla, a senator from Paraguay’s Liberal Radical Party, a “despicable woman” who was “unworthy” of serv...
Oil prices jump 5 percent after US revokes Iran oil sanctions waiver
Oil prices on Tuesday jumped over 5 percent after the U.S. revoked its waiver on Iranian oil sanctions following strikes on three commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz.
Ruben Vargas sends Switzerland to the World Cup quarterfinals with shootout win over Colombia
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — In a match with few fireworks, the Swiss were patient against the Colombians and their enthusiastic fans. After a scoreless draw, Ruben Vargas converted the decisive penalty and Switzerland advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals, beating Colombia 4-3 in a shoot...
Shohei Ohtani hits his 300th career homer, becoming first Japanese-born MLB player to reach mark
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 300th career homer on Tuesday night, a leadoff shot against Colorado Rockies pitcher Michael Lorenzen that made him the first Japanese-born player in the majors to reach the milestone. The Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way superstar blasted a 409-foot line driv...
Royals' Tyler Tolbert ties MLB record with hits in 12 straight plate appearances
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Tolbert grinned late Tuesday night and said he’d give himself until midnight before turning the page on one of the most historic stretches a batter has ever enjoyed. His place in the record books will probably last a lot longer. The Kansas City Royals outfielder, typically a...
Over 600 drones seized by FBI during World Cup
Federal authorities have seized more than 600 drones for violating flight restrictions around World Cup games.
Pirates' Ryan O'Hearn sets club record with 10 RBIs during 3-homer night vs. Braves
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Ryan O'Hearn has been playing baseball nearly all his life. Never has the left-handed slugger had a game quite like Tuesday's 12-4 win over Atlanta. Not in Little League. Not in high school. Not at Sam Houston State. Not in the minors. Not in Bal...
What SpaceX's IPO may mean for Brownsville housing market
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Thousands of SpaceX employees became millionaires when the company issued its highly-anticipated initial public offering last month - and many of those employees call the Valley home. While their newfound wealth won't materialize overnight, it could have an ev...
'It's slowing down the entire industry': South Texas builders say ICE operations delaying construction
DONNA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — South Texas builders say increased immigration enforcement across the Rio Grande Valley is creating delays at construction sites, driving up building costs and worsening an ongoing labor shortage. Industry leaders with the South Texas Builders Association say immigr...
Knicks, Taylor Swift, World Cup: Is Serena Williams at the US Open next in the Summer of New York?
LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams could be up next in the Summer of New York. After the Knicks’ first NBA championship in more than 50 years, Taylor Swift’s wedding at Madison Square Garden and the World Cup final to be played just across the Hudson River, it looks like another circus is coming to to...
Posey's Pedigree: Jace Posey brings championship DNA to UTRGV men's basketball
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — UTRGV men's basketball added TCU transfer Jace Posey to Brandon Chambers' revamped roster, and the redshirt junior guard is already making a name for himself. His last name, though, might be one Vaqueros fans recognize. Jace's father James Posey won two NBA champ...
Heat, haze and a bit of rain are all in the mix this week
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Temperatures stay true to our typical summer pattern in the Valley, climbing into the upper 90s and low 100s on Wednesday, with heat index values pushing into the triple digits. This means a minor to moderate heat risk for most of the area, so keep your usual wa...
Dozens arrested in Edinburg DWI enforcement wave
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Edinburg Police Department concluded its safety initiative aimed at cracking down on impaired drivers. The initiative was funded by the Texas Department of Transportation, granting the Edinburg Police Department to ramp up its patrols during a two-week peri...
AP honors Breanna Stewart as one of the top women’s college players during the Top 25 poll era
NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press honored Breanna Stewart before the New York Liberty's game Tuesday night for being one of the greatest women's college basketball players during the Top 25 poll era. The AP celebrated the 50th anniversary of the women's basketball poll last season. As part of ...
Djokovic outlasts Auger-Aliassime after more than 5 hours to reach Wimbledon semifinals at age 39
LONDON (AP) — Side to side. Corner to corner. Novak Djokovic kept pushing Felix Auger-Aliassime back and forth along the Centre Court baseline at Wimbledon to retrieve one shot after another. Finally, on the 22nd shot of a grueling rally deep in a fifth-set super tiebreaker, Auger-Aliassime had a...
Abbott directs investigation on Mission Regional Medical Center for alleged 'birth packages'
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to launch an investigation of the Mission Regional Medical Center. The investigation is followed by claims that the Mission Regional Medical Center targets foreign nationals wit...
Atlanta Dream trio of Angel Reese, Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray among All-Star reserves
Angel Reese felt that Atlanta Dream teammates Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray were snubbed by not being selected as All-Star starters. Now the Dream trio will get to play together in Chicago at the WNBA All-Star Game on July 25 after all three players were selected as reserves by the league's coach...
Edinburg animal care, Magic Valley Electric Co-op save kitten from power box
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — City of Edinburg Animal Care officers and Magic Valley Electric Co-op teamed up to rescue a kitten from 7,500 volts on a power box. According to a social media post from the city of Edinburg, a small black kitten was found trapped inside a high-voltage electrica...
TxDOT to begin 3 month reconstruction project in Alton
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Transportation has a three-month-long reconstruction project at FM 494 on Shary Road in Alton. According to a news release from TxDOT, the reconstruction project is planned on the east side of FM 494 and Mile 4 East of Alton, which will a...
TxDOT: US 281 Brooks Co. rest stop closed until further notice
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Transportation has announced that the U.S. 281 Brooks County rest area is temporarily closed. According to a social media post from TxDOT, the rest area has been temporarily closed for maintenance. A TxDOT spokesperson said the rest stop ...
Same old story: US men's soccer team has been stagnant for quarter century
SEATTLE (AP) — For all the growth in American soccer over the past quarter-century, the U.S. men's national team remains stagnant. Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie fared no better at the World Cup in 2022 and 2026 than Tim Howard, Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore did in 2010 an...
Weslaco Police offer free women's self-defense class
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Weslaco Police Department is hosting a free women's self-defense class. The class is taking place from 6 to 7 p.m. on Monday, July 20, at the Weslaco Police Department, located at 300 S. Bridge Ave. The department hopes the class can help the community learn...
Clark hopeful of returning for Fever against Sparks but may avoid back-to-back against Storm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlin Clark says she feels good enough to return from her back injury Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Sparks. If she does, the Indiana Fever All-Star doesn't expect to play in Thursday's highly anticipated rematch at Phoenix. Clark has spent the last two weeks rehabbi...
Big 12 commissioner declines to address Sorsby gambling saga and describes league as `16 strong'
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark wanted to talk Tuesday about the league's upcoming season, not the Brendan Sorsby gambling saga at Texas Tech that led to a lot of legal wrangling and a since-dismissed court order that had sent shockwaves through college sports. Even though ...
A Cairo coffee house erupts, then goes silent as Egypt’s World Cup run meets Argentina
CAIRO (AP) — The small coffee house in Cairo was turned Tuesday into a tiny stadium. Several hundred people, mostly men and boys as young as 7, gathered around wall-mounted screens ahead of the kickoff whistle. The scene played out across the soccer-mad nation as Egypt faced the defending World C...
Jalen Brunson has left wrist surgery, Knicks star expected back on court this summer, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson has undergone left wrist surgery and is expected to be back on the court when the New York Knicks begin defense of their NBA title, a person with knowledge of the details said Tuesday. The NBA Finals MVP is expected to resume basketball activities later this summer, ...
Tri-City Bombers ‘henchman’ sentenced to 21 months in prison
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A member of the Tri-City Bombers was sentenced to 21 months in prison Tuesday after the FBI caught him with one pound of cocaine. Jose Luis Casares II, 29, of Donna worked for a drug dealer known as “D Money,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southe...
IOC eases path toward Russia returning with full team at 2028 LA Olympics
GENEVA (AP) — Russia moved closer Tuesday toward having a full team with its national flag and anthem at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted a suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee and advised Olympic sports bodies to end a three-year prog...
Pirates star rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin out 8-10 weeks with injury to his left ring finger
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates will have to try to stay in postseason contention without rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin. The club placed the 20-year-old rising star on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday due to an issue with the knuckle on the ring finger on his left hand. Pirates direc...
Lionel Messi scores his eighth goal of this year's World Cup, takes lead in Golden Boot race
ATLANTA (AP) — Lionel Messi let the tears flow at the final whistle, succumbing to emotion after Argentina conjured up an incredible two-goal comeback to beat Egypt 3-2 on Tuesday and advance to the World Cup quarterfinals. Argentina's three goals came in the final 11 minutes of regulation and in...
Second arrest made in deadly hit-and-run crash involving bicyclist
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A second person connected to a deadly hit-and-run crash that occurred in Edinburg last month surrendered to police on Tuesday morning. Edinburg resident Jezaie Luis Gonzalez, 17, has been charged with false report to a police officer, a class B misdemeanor. A ju...
TxDOT suspends nightly road closure on I-69C
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A road closure that was scheduled to take place this week on the southbound I-69C main lane will not be in effect. A spokesperson with the Texas Department of Transportation Pharr District confirmed the details with ValleyCentral on Tuesday night. An interactive...
Naomi Osaka laments sore feet and 'getting old' after Wimbledon quarterfinal loss
LONDON (AP) — Sure, Naomi Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam champion who also impresses with her fashionable outfits. On Tuesday, she sounded like the rest of us. The plantar fasciitis was acting up. She’s working too much. “I’m just getting old,” Osaka said. The 28-year-old Osaka’s Wimbledon run a...
Rep. Gonzalez secures $850K for Mercedes sewer upgrade
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D), Texas 34, presented the city of Mercedes on Tuesday morning with $850,000 in federal funding to expand and improve its sewer system. Mercedes City Commissioner, Ruben Saldana, opened the event, stating the city is working to addre...
Brewers call up outfield prospect Luis Lara before DH vs. Cardinals, send Blake Perkins to minors
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfield prospect Luis Lara has been called up to the major leagues nearly a month after signing a seven-year, $31 million contract. The NL Central-leading Brewers announced before their doubleheader Tuesday with the St. Louis Cardinals that they had promoted La...
Diesel spill causes road closure near Progreso Bridge
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Drivers are being advised to avoid both north and southbound lanes of FM 1015 near the Progreso International Bridge due to a diesel spill, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The north and southbound lanes of FM 1015 south of Military in Progres...
Kyle Lowry makes good on a promise: He signs with the Raptors so he can retire
Kyle Lowry delivered on his final promise as a player: He long vowed to re-sign with the Toronto Raptors so he could retire as a member of that franchise. And Tuesday was the perfect day for he and the Raptors to make that happen. The sides picked July 7 — 7/7 — as the day [...]