Updated 1:50 pm PDT, Monday, August 19, 2019 U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar reacts after being introduced in the Minneapolis City Council Chambers before Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's budget address Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in Minneapolis. (Brian Peterson/Star Tribune via AP) less U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar reacts after being introduced in the Minneapolis City Council Chambers before Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's budget address Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in Minneapolis. (Brian Peterson/Star ... more Photo: Brian Peterson, AP Photo: Brian Peterson, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar reacts after being introduced in the Minneapolis City Council Chambers before Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's budget address Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in Minneapolis. (Brian … [Read more...] about The Latest: Omar calls on colleagues to visit Israel
New Mexico on pace for more record revenue thanks to oil
Updated 1:40 pm PDT, Monday, August 19, 2019 FILE - In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. A new report says New Mexico is now on track to collect an unprecedented $7.8 billion in the budget year thanks to skyrocketing oil production. less FILE - In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. A new report says New Mexico is now on track to collect an unprecedented $7.8 billion in the budget year thanks to ... more Photo: Charlie Riedel, AP Photo: Charlie Riedel, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. A new report says New Mexico is now on track to collect an unprecedented $7.8 billion in the budget year … [Read more...] about New Mexico on pace for more record revenue thanks to oil
Al Jackson, tough left-hander on original Mets, dies at 83
Updated 1:50 pm PDT, Monday, August 19, 2019 NEW YORK (AP) — Al Jackson, a tough left-hander who provided a rare glint of hope in the early days of the woebegone New York Mets, has died at 83. His death was announced by the Mets, for whom he worked for 50 years as a pitcher, major league coach, minor league pitching coordinator and front-office adviser. He died Monday at a nursing home in Port St. Lucie, Florida, after a long illness. The Mets said in a statement it would be "impossible to calculate the number of players and staff he touched and influenced during his career." Jackson pitched in the majors for 10 seasons, and no season was more challenging than the one in 1962 when the expansion Mets entered the majors and lost 120 games. "Little" Al Jackson, although he was 5-foot-10, had a record of 8-20 and 4.40 ERA. The next two years he went 13-17 and 11-16. Jackson was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1966 for Ken Boyer. He joined the majors with … [Read more...] about Al Jackson, tough left-hander on original Mets, dies at 83
Kentucky’s governor-lieutenant governor spat goes to court
Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Updated 3:35 pm CDT, Monday, August 19, 2019 Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton is flanked by her legal team on Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, in Frankfort, Ky., before a hearing in her lawsuit against Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin. Hampton is seeking a court order to restore two of her key staff aides who were fired by Bevin’s administration earlier this year. less Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton is flanked by her legal team on Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, in Frankfort, Ky., before a hearing in her lawsuit against Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin. Hampton is seeking a court order to ... more Photo: Bruce Schreiner, AP Photo: Bruce Schreiner, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton is flanked by her legal team on Monday, Aug. … [Read more...] about Kentucky’s governor-lieutenant governor spat goes to court
Salvadoran woman suspected of abortion acquitted at retrial
Updated 3:31 pm CDT, Monday, August 19, 2019 Evelyn Hernandez, 21, smiles in court after being acquitted on charges of aggravated homicide in her retrial related to the loss of a pregnancy in 2016, in Ciudad Delgado on the outskirts of San Salvador, El Salvador, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. Hernandez, who has said she did not realize she was pregnant as the result of a rape when she gave birth into a latrine at 32 weeks, was originally sentenced to 30 years under El Salvador's strict abortion laws. less Evelyn Hernandez, 21, smiles in court after being acquitted on charges of aggravated homicide in her retrial related to the loss of a pregnancy in 2016, in Ciudad Delgado on the outskirts of San Salvador, El ... more Photo: Salvador Melendez, AP Photo: Salvador Melendez, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption … [Read more...] about Salvadoran woman suspected of abortion acquitted at retrial