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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and NADIA LATHAN, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Texas Democrat who represents a slice of the Rio Grande Valley along the border with Mexico, won his last congressional election by just over 5,000 votes. That makes him a tempting target for Republicans, who are poised to redraw the state’s congressional maps this coming week and devise five new winnable seats for the GOP that would help the party avoid losing House control in the 2026 elections. Adjusting the lines of Gonzalez’s district to bring in a few thousand more Republican voters,…

By JOSH BOAK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New research finds that more Americans are shifting their money from checking and savings accounts into financial vehicles that pay an investment income — a trend that helps to explain the resilience of the U.S. economy after a bout of high inflation and recent uncertainty due to tariffs. The analysis by JPMorganChase Institute examined the accounts of 4.7 million households and found that people’s total cash reserves are increasing when including new amounts going into brokerage accounts, money market funds and certificates of deposit to assess people’s well-being. Inflation-adjusted cash balances in checking…

By JOE REEDY and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a new stadium deal for Washington’s NFL team if it does not restore its old name of the Redskins, which was considered offensive to Native Americans. Trump also said Sunday that he wants Cleveland’s baseball team to revert to its former name, the Indians, saying there was a “big clamoring for this” as well. The Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians have had their current names since the 2022 seasons and both have said they have no plans to change them…

By MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University will appear in federal court Monday to make the case that the Trump administration illegally cut $2.6 billion from the storied college — a pivotal moment in its battle against the federal government. If U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs decides in the university’s favor, the ruling would reverse a series of funding freezes that later became outright cuts as the Trump administration escalated its fight with the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university. Such a ruling, if it stands, would revive Harvard’s sprawling scientific and medical research operation and hundreds of…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, Associated Press Business Writer Ford is recalling more than 694,000 Bronco Sport and Escape vehicles because the fuel injector may crack and leak, which may cause a fire. If fuel leaks inside the engine compartment and there’s a hot engine or exhaust components, it could increase the risk of a fire. The recall impacts certain 2021-2024 Bronco Sport and 2020-2022 Escape vehicles equipped with 1.5L engines. Ford has been looking into the fuel injector issue since 2022, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The company’s field review committee approved recalls in November 2022, March 2024…

Alaska Airlines has resumed operations following an undisclosed technical error affecting its entire system for approximately three hours, the company announced. The carrier experienced an “IT outage that resulted in a temporary, system-wide ground stop for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights” around 8 p.m. Pacific time Sunday. The stop was lifted at 11 p.m., the Seattle-based company said in a social media post. “As we reposition our aircraft and crews, there will most likely be residual impacts to our flights. It will take some time to get our overall operations back to normal,” the post said. The Federal Aviation…

LAS VEGAS — The Clippers dug themselves a deep hole with a poor second quarter and never recovered, losing to the Memphis Grizzlies, 105-82, in the NBA Summer League finale for both teams on Sunday at the Thomas & Mack Center. Jordan Miller capped a strong summer showing with 24 points and six rebounds while shooting 8 for 11 from the field to lead the Clippers (3-2), and Cam Christie added 15 points and five rebounds. Patrick Baldwin Jr. and Juwan Gary each had 10 points. The Clippers led 23-22 after the first quarter but were outscored 33-11 in the…

JURUPA VALLEY — A 21-year-old man hospitalized after a Jurupa Valley shooting later died and a second suspect was arrested, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced Sunday. The shooting was reported Monday around 12:20 a.m. in the area of Golden West Avenue and Condor Drive in Jurupa Valley, south of Mission Boulevard and the 60 Freeway. Responding deputies found a man suffering from a gunshot wound and provided medical aid before paramedics rushed him to a hospital, sheriff’s officials said. Twenty-one-year-old Jose Martinez-Contreras died from his wounds, sheriff’s officials said Sunday. The department’s Homicide Unit assumed the investigation and identified…

LOS ANGELES – Nine years ago, Kyree Walker went viral. Thirteen million people have watched the video of him at the famed MSHTV Camp in 2016 — then the No. 1 freshman in the country — dueling fellow young internet hooper sensation Julian Newman in front of a packed gym of peers. Walker already looked grown for a 15-year-old: nearly 6-foot-6, 220 pounds, playing like a man among boys. And he knew it. He taunted defenders, played to the crowd, and barked at anyone who spoke. At one point, he brought the ball up the floor, beckoning his man to…

AGUANGA >> Firefighters reached 90% containment Sunday of a brush fire that burned 1,096 acres near Highway 371 in Aguanga. “Crews today will be prepared for the weather to change back to normal conditions. They will hit any flare ups or new starts and continue working in heavy vegetation buildup areas of the fire line. They will be girding the interior of the fire’s perimeter for smoldering vegetation,” Cal Fire Riverside stated Sunday morning. As of Sunday afternoon, the last evacuation order that remained was downgraded to an evacuation warning for the area north and south of Tribal Road, east…