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Soto has 1st career 3-homer game as Yankees beat White Sox 4-1 behind Cortes 08/14/2024 12:26am • CHICAGO (AP) — Juan Soto had his first career three-homer game, Nestor Cortes tossed seven shutout innings and the New York Yankees held off the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Tuesday night to take sole possession of the AL East lead. Soto tagged starter Jonathan Cannon (2-6) for a two-run shot to left California Gov. Gavin Newsom nudges school districts to restrict student cellphone use 08/14/2024 12:06am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent letters Tuesday to school districts, urging them to restrict students’ use of smartphones on campus — a move that comes amid an ongoing nationwide debate about the mental health impacts of social media on teens and young children. In Longest-held Russian dissident freed in swap says ‘colors get brighter by the day’ in his new life 08/14/2024 12:02am • BERLIN (AP) — Andrei Pivovarov knows there are about 1,000 hours in 42 days. Doing the math in his head and quietly marking milestones left in his sentence helped the Russian opposition politician survive more than three years in prison, much of it spent in complete isolation. “You have no one t Yankees slugger Juan Soto hits 3 homers in a game for the 1st time 08/13/2024 11:57pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Juan Soto hit three home runs in a game for the first time in his career Tuesday night, connecting in three consecutive at-bats for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox. The slugger began his outburst with a two-run shot to left field off starter Jonathan Cannon in the Olympic women's silver medalist Vekic knocked off by Krueger, Fritz also upset at Cincinnati Open 08/13/2024 11:56pm • MASON, Ohio (AP) — Donna Vekic was defeated in her first match since winning the silver medal in the Olympics, falling to Ashlyn Krueger 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Tuesday at the Cincinnati Open. Krueger played her win into the field through the qualifying rounds, where she defeated Naomi Osaka. The Am Shohei Ohtani hits NL-leading 37th homer, Dodgers defeat Brewers 7-2 for 5th straight victory 08/13/2024 11:55pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his National League-leading 37th home run and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished with four homers in a 7-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night that extended their winning streak to five games. Gavin Lux and Andy Pages each hit a two-run home run during Connecticut Republicans tap restaurant owner Matt Corey to challenge Sen. Chris Murphy in a rematch 08/13/2024 11:25pm • Matt Corey, a Connecticut entrepreneur who unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House and Senate in the past, won the Republican nomination Tuesday to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy again, saying he believes voters are more receptive to his message. Corey, whose victory in the primary came aga A strengthening Ernesto is poised to become a hurricane after brushing past Puerto Rico 08/13/2024 10:57pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Ernesto was poised to become a hurricane shortly after brushing past Puerto Rico late Tuesday as officials closed schools, opened shelters and moved dozens of the U.S. territory's endangered parrots into hurricane-proof rooms. Ernesto is forecast to beco Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran rejects European leaders' call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks 08/13/2024 10:36pm • Iran rejected a call Tuesday by three European countries urging it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that would further escalate regional tensions. Iran calls it an “excessive request.” The leaders of Britain, France and Germany in a joint statement Monday asked Iran and its allies to refr UCLA can't allow protesters to block Jewish students from campus, judge rules 08/13/2024 10:10pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the University of California, Los Angeles, cannot allow pro-Palestinian protesters to block Jewish students from accessing classes and other parts of campus. The preliminary injunction marks the first time a U.S. judge has ruled against a univ Greene allows one run through seven innings, Candelario homers as Reds beat Cardinals 4-1 08/13/2024 09:37pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — Hunter Greene allowed one run through seven innings, Jeimer Candelario hit a two-run homer and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Tuesday night to secure a win of the series between the NL Central rivals. The hard-throwing Greene (9-4) allowed four hits while Russia says it thwarted a Ukrainian charge to expand its incursion. Kyiv says it won't occupy land 08/13/2024 09:23pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said Tuesday that its forces checked an effort by Ukrainian troops to expand a stunning weeklong incursion into the Kursk region, as a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Kyiv has no intention of occupying Russian territory. Russian army units, including fresh Ferguson police release body camera footage showing protester knocking officer to sidewalk 08/13/2024 08:38pm • FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Ferguson police on Tuesday released officer-worn body camera footage showing a protester knocking a Black police officer to the ground on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, leaving the Missouri officer with a life-threatening brain injury. Police Chief Troy Doyle 6 Signs It's Time for Memory Care 08/13/2024 08:00pm • It's bittersweet to see your loved ones age. Your mom, once a prolific baker, still makes her way around the kitchen but occasionally mixes up the steps in her favorite recipes. Or, your dad doesn't notice he's no longer writing the answers to his daily crossword puzzle neatly inside the boxes. Thes What Not to Say in an Interview -- Even If It's True 08/13/2024 08:00pm • Honesty isn't always the best policy when it comes to your answers in a job interview. Ideally, an interview is a candid discussion between the candidate and interviewer to determine fit on both sides, but some disclosures can hurt your odds of being offered the position if you share them with your