KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals took advantage of a pair of errors by the Chicago White Sox to score three times in the eighth inning Sunday and rally for a 7-6 win that avoided a three-game sweep. The Royals trailed by two when they got consecutive singles by Mike Moustakas and David Lough off ace White Sox reliever Jesse Crain (2-2) to start the eighth. An error by Crain while trying to field a bunt by Elliot Johnson loaded the bases with nobody out. Crain struck out George Kottaras and Jarrod Dyson to breathe a bit…
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Aerialist Nik Wallenda crossed the Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon on Sunday. The stunt took him about 1,500 feet above the river. It took him 22 minutes to cross the quarter-mile gorge.
A wildfire threatening a tourist region in southwestern Colorado has mushroomed to nearly 100 square miles. But fire officials said Saturday night that they are still optimistic they can protect the town of South Fork.
Russia’s ITAR-Tass news agency says Edward Snowden has arrived in Moscow, on his way to Venezuela. He’d been hiding in Hong Kong for several weeks.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Authorities have arrested a 26-year-old mother suspected of abandoning her 2-week-old baby inside a Wichita Wal-Mart. The Wichita Eagle reports that the woman roamed around the store between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. yesterday before leaving the infant behind inside a child carrier. The woman was booked on suspicion of a child abandonment charge, along with an unrelated felony warrant. The infant was taken into police protective custody.
For many people, the upcoming fourth of July holiday means fireworks, but there is at least one place in the local area where fireworks are not welcome. The Corps of Engineers at Tuttle Creek Lake has issued a reminder that fireworks are not permitted on public property anywhere at the lake. This includes all Corps parks, all areas outside of the parks, and the lake itself. Fireworks are prohibited since they can result in wildfires. Also, concerns about user safety, and noise and litter resulting from fireworks use, can be a problem. Signs have been posted in high-use areas to…
State police officers and dogs searched the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez again Saturday as they continue to investigate the killing of a semi-pro football player whose body was found about a mile away.
Police in Istanbul used water cannon on Saturday to disperse thousands of people who returned to the city’s central square.
The Food Network said Friday it’s dumping Paula Deen, barely an hour after the celebrity cook posted a videotaped apology online begging forgiveness from fans and critics troubled by her admission to having used racial slurs in the past.
Members of the Manhattan Area Amateur Radio Society gathered under a shelter at Tuttle Creek State park this weekend to spend twenty four hours testing their equipment and making some important contacts. From noon Saturday until noon Sunday, members of the society ran their radios and other equipment off of solar power and generators, making sure that everything worked on power that did not come from the main source of power. Member Dave Mills says the reason for doing this is to make sure that in the event of a natural disaster or other catastrophe, their equipment can still work…