TOKYO (AP) — Top-ranked Elena Rybakina secured the year-end No. 1 ranking with a last-16 win at the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday, while Naomi Osaka lost in front of her home crowd. Rybakina beat Yulia Putintseva 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals and will stay the world No. 1 at the conclus...
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Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker highlighted the complexity of facing the Arizona Cardinals' quick-passing offense ahead of their next matchup....
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Russia must be allowed to return to ice hockey's international tournaments, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on Friday, overturning an exclusion in place since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The ruling is a major win for Russia against efforts to bar it from ...
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HOUSTON (AP) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of intentionally ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker in Houston was indicted by a grand jury Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, prosecutors said. The officer, Mari...
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A t Monday’s McAllen commissioner meeting, the family of a man who died in a drunk driving crash in early 2025 pushed against the opening of a new bar in downtown McAllen. Mark Watts, owner of Santa Diabla, a downtown bar, said he applied for a conditional use permit (CUP) to mov...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — It was only fitting that the Milwaukee Brewers celebrated their first World Series title with a beer-soaked celebration worthy of their name. “We’ve had way too many parade beers,” team captain and designated hitter Christian Yelich said Friday at a rally that ca...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The sister of the gunman in an officer-involved shooting is being credited with saving the life of an Edinburg police officer. Edinburg police Chief Jaime Ayala recognized 21-year-old Clarissa Ledezma for running straight into the line of fire t...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers fired defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and defensive passing game coordinator Jonathan Cooley following the team’s 27-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. Evero is the first NFL coordinator to be fired this season. Caro...
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E DINBURG — Dia de los Muertos can have different meanings to those who celebrate. For many who practice, the day is seen as less a day of mourning and more of a day of celebrating the lives of loved ones who have died. It’s a way of memorializing the dearly departed without the ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Flu season is here and now is the time to protect yourself and your loved ones from the virus. As of Oct. 21, influenza cases were increasing or expected to increase in 44 states, including Texas, according to estimates from the Centers for Dis...
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A LTON — Drums are pounding in rhythm, Native Americans sing and dance in their colorful regalia and the aroma of frybread fills the space. You just stepped into the 56th annual Dak’éé Sí Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Fall powwow. A powwow is a Native American social gathering wher...
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D olores Huerta, the iconic labor leader and civil rights activist, died Wednesday at the age of 96. Throughout her life, she served as a force for the disenfranchised and gave a voice to generations of farmworkers with the phrase, “Sí, se puede.” Her life had a resounding impact...
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I was introduced to the Day of The Dead (an ancient nahual celebration) when I was quite young. It was not something the adults talked about freely since it did not have the approval of the Catholic Church back in the 50s in south Texas (and is still frowned upon today in some pa...
