KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Yu Darvish retired the first 17 batters, Texas hit five home runs and the Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 Monday in a game that turned testy. Adrian Beltre and Nelson Cruz homered on consecutive pitches in the sixth inning. Cruz watched his drive sail over the wall, then was hit by Louis Coleman’s first pitch leading off the ninth. Cruz took a few steps to the mound and was restrained by catcher Brayan Pena. The dugouts and bullpens emptied, but only words were exchanged. Both teams were issued a warning by plate umpire Mike…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs might be the only NFL team that has more questions heading into the regular season than they had at the start of training camp. Most of it pertains to injuries. Linebacker Derrick Johnson has been hobbling around on a bad ankle, cornerback Brandon Flowers has a bum heel, safety Kendrick Lewis is dealing with a shoulder injury. and backup cornerback Jalil Brown has been trying to recover from a groin strain. That’s just on defense, where the Chiefs are also without Pro Bowl linebacker Tamba Hali for Sunday’s game against Atlanta. …
The Fuego volcano in central Guatemala has resumed activity, shooting lava and columns of ash into the air on Monday. It overlooks the tourist city of Antigua and is one of Central America’s most-active volcanoes.
Residents of towns west of New Orleans are still drying out, days after Hurricane Isaac passed through.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on an Asian tour, is condemning a suicide bomber for ramming his car into a U.S. government vehicle in northwestern Pakistan, injuring two Americans.
First lady Michelle Obama took a brief tour of the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. She will address the delegates Tuesday night.
On Tabor Valley road, about one mile east of Pillsbury Crossing Road, at 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning, a one vehicle traffic accident took place. Zachary Goldsmith (20), of Germantown, Tennessee, was driving his 2004 Nissan northbound on Tabor Valley Road when he lost control and entered the ditch and overturned. There were five passengers in Goldsmith’s vehicle: Lane Giess (19) of Pierz, Minnesota, Luke Dyleski (19) of Tonganoxie, Victoria Utz (19) of Kansas City, Jessica Warren (19) of Kiowa, and Kayla McKinzie (19) of Bucyrus. Gies and Goldsmith were the only two individuals wearing a seat belt. Warren and Utz…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Federal investigators believe there could be more victims of child molestation in the Kansas City area after a second man was charged as part of an international child pornography ring. Homeland Security Investigations special agent Gary Hartwig says the arrest of Michael Arnett (38) in May prompted others to come forward and accuse Robert Poe III (38) of molesting them. Poe was arrested Aug. 10 in Laredo, Texas, on three counts of traveling to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity. Prosecutors say Poe was a close friend of Arnett, who is facing federal charges…
The National Transportation Safety Board says the investigation into a fatal crash at an air show in Iowa could take months. The 59-year-old pilot was the only person killed.
A suicide bomber rammed a car filled with explosives into a U.S. government vehicle in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing two Pakistanis and wounding 19 others including two Americans, officials said.