BERLIN (AP) — The United States faced its stiffest challenge in nearly two decades in the women's FIBA World Cup and escaped with a win over Italy thanks to a few timely baskets late and a key defensive play by Chelsea Gray. Jackie Young scored 10 points to lead the struggling offense in the 55-5...
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels' new era of ownership will begin with yet another new manager. The Angels fired Kurt Suzuki on Wednesday after they lost 100 games in his only season in charge of the long-struggling club. Baseball operations consultant John Mozeliak ...
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ROME (AP) — A goal and an assist from Harry Kane wasn't enough for Bayern Munich to beat Arsenal. Kane's England teammate Declan Rice scored a second-half equalizer for last season's runner-up to secure a 2-2 draw at six-time winner Bayern in a matchup of two European heavyweight...
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San Benito Mayor Pedro “Pete” Galvan S AN BENITO — In a courtroom-like setting, the city commission’s majority reprimanded Mayor Pete Galvan for “threatening” city Economic Development Corporation officials, warning he could pull the agency’s funding. During a tense meeting Tuesd...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two men have been indicted on capital murder charges in connection with a deadly drug deal at an H-E-B parking lot in San Juan over the summer. Michael Anthony Lopez, 18, and Juan Samuel Olguín, 19, were arrested in July in connection with the s...
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B ROWNSVILLE — The last quarter of the 2026 fiscal year was a mixed bag for crossings at Cameron County’s international bridges, with some showing big gains and even bigger losses compared to their performance a year prior. County Administrator Pete Sepulveda Jr. updated county c...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The businessman who owns McAllen Gold & Silver laundered money for an illegal gambling ring, according to federal prosecutors. Patrick Curry, 46, of McAllen accepted more than $750,000 for “Individual A” from 2021 to 2024, according to a federal c...
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A nyone wanting to know more about the city of Brownsville’s proposed Municipal Drainage Fee should attend the Oct. 21 “community fair” at the Brownsville Public Library Main Branch, 2600 Central Blvd. The free public information session takes place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. On hand wi...
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Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner blamed New York's players for the team's failure to win the World Series and defended manager Aaron Boone and general manager Brian Cashman, who is getting a new contract as he enters his 30th season in charge of baseball operations. “I thought Boon...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to let it resume building a border wall project through the Big Bend region of Texas. The government filed an emergency appeal asking the justices to lift a lower court decision halting construction. ...
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Tennessee Titans coach Robert Saleh confirmed Wednesday that defensive tackle Jordan Elliott was released after pulling a gun in the parking lot of the team facility but said it was a "terrible lapse in judgment that I recognize as a call for help more than a criminal act.” The T...
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Pope Leo’s doctors say that final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed that his lung cancer was localized and that no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday....
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Lt. Orlando Garcia T he city of Edinburg named their next interim chief of police following Edinburg Police Chief Jaime Ayala’s retirement announcement. Lt. Orlando Garcia will officially succeed Ayala once he retires on Oct. 30 , according to a city news release. Garcia was born...
