August 30, 2015

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s hard enough to redefine a genre once in a career, but horror virtuoso Wes Craven managed to do it twice. The prolific writer-director, who died Sunday at age 76, ushered in two distinct eras of suburban slashers, first in the 1980s with his iconic “Nightmare on Elm Street” and its […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call for mass deportation of millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, as well as their American-born children, bears similarities to a large-scale removal that many Mexican-American families faced 85 years ago. During the Great Depression, counties and cities in the American Southwest and Midwest […]

ARCADIA, Fla. – A Desoto County neighborhood near Gator Trail is dealing with nearly four-feet deep of floodwater and are working on preparing their homes for the worst. Ted Wentzel and his family took matters into their own hands this morning when their daughter called saying the water was seeping into her home. “Just trying […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s memories of his lone match against Borna Coric are a bit fuzzy, which is understandable. When the two met in the Swiss Indoors last October, Nadal had just decided to undergo season-ending appendix surgery once his run in the tournament ended. That would come against Coric, a gifted teen […]

EDISON, N.J. (AP) — Jason Day, so poor as a kid that he shopped at a store where he stuffed as much used clothing as he could into a bag for $5, is trying not to think about the potential of a $10 million bonus for winning the FedEx Cup. That’s still four weeks away. […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jake Arrieta had been building toward this moment. He’d come achingly close to holding opponents hitless three times last year in a breakout season with the Chicago Cubs. Finally, it happened. And near Hollywood, no less. Arrieta threw the second no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 10 days, leading the […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan Taliban have published a biography of their new leader as hundreds of insurgents meet to resolve a dispute over his appointment following the death of figurehead Mullah Mohammad Omar. The detailed biography, emailed Monday to journalists in five languages, offers the story of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, who now leads […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even after pitching his first career no-hitter, Jake Arrieta wasn’t too big to wear his PJs. He threw the second no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 10 days, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 2-0 victory Sunday night. Arrieta was lights-out on the mound, striking out a season-high 12. He […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s prime minister vowed he would not quit over a $700-million financial scandal, and accused protesters of showing “poor national spirit” by holding a massive rally to demand his resignation on the eve of the country’s National Day on Monday. After a weekend of demonstrations, the government took back the […]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Even though Carson Palmer spent much of the first half on his back and running from the Oakland defense, Arizona coach Bruce Arians is not concerned about his offensive line. Palmer was sacked three times and threw two interceptions before the Cardinals rallied in the second half to beat the Raiders […]