EU reshuffles Commission as antitrust chief Vestager vies for bloc’s top banking job
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s Commission is reshuffling more of its top management because antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager of Denmark…
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The films coming to theaters and streaming soon, from ‘Dumb Money’ to ‘The Hunger Games’
By The Associated Press Fall is coming, and so are the movies. OK, not all the movies. Some of them, like “Dune: Part Two,” have been postponed…
Continue Reading Belarus bans citizens from renewing passports abroad, spreading fear among those who fled repression
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian president banned citizens from renewing their passports while staying abroad, which could force…
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Big 12 faces a week of big-time matchups after a tough start to the college football season
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — There are some heavyweight matchups for Big 12 schools in Week 2 of the college football…
Continue Reading Milwaukee suburb to begin pulling millions of gallons a day from Lake Michigan
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee suburb is finally set to start pulling millions of gallons of water a day from Lake Michigan after years of…
Continue Reading MLB investigating after Urías’ arrest on felony charge of corporal injury on a spouse
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major League Baseball has opened an investigation into Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías…
Continue Reading TV anchor Ruschell Boone, who spotlighted NYC’s diverse communities, dies of pancreatic cancer at 48
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ruschell Boone, an award-winning reporter and anchor for New York City TV station NY1, has died…
Continue Reading At least 7 people die as severe rainstorms trigger flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fierce rainstorms are battering neighboring Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, causing at least seven deaths. In northwestern…
Continue Reading Column: Ryder Cup is the ultimate test for the unflappable Swedish rookie Ludvig Aberg
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The comparisons with Sergio Garcia are inevitable and appropriate based on the sheer skill and rapid rise. Just…
Continue Reading A Georgia redistricting trial begins with a clash over what federal law requires for Black voters
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Challengers to Georgia’s voting district maps are telling a federal judge that the state is legally…
Continue Reading Aid group official warns the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine risks becoming “normalized”
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the aid group International Rescue Committee in Ukraine says he is bracing for…
Continue Reading New book details Biden-Obama frictions and says Harris sought roles ‘away from the spotlight’
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new book about Joe Biden portrays the president as someone whose middle-class upbringing…
Continue Reading Maker of rapid-fire triggers falsely told customers they are legal, judge says in preliminary ruling
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A company that sold triggers that make semi-automatic, AR-15-style rifles fire like automatic weapons likely misled…
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Mother of drowned 3-year-old facing criminal charge, will be extradited back to El Paso
UPDATE: District Attorney Bill Hicks held a press conference Tuesday to discuss Weavers case. Hicks said Weaver has been arrested and is in the…
Continue Reading 61 indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges connected to ‘Stop Cop City’ movement
By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Sixty-one people have been indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges following a long-running state…
Continue Reading United Airlines says the outage that held up departing flights was not a cybersecurity issue
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer United Airlines said Tuesday that a software update triggered a glitch that forced it to halt departures…
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Juarez mayor says city is “saturated” with incoming migrants
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juarez mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar confirmed in a morning news conference that the city has seen an increase in migrant…
Continue Reading Open Society Foundations pledge €100 million to start new Roma foundation
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Open Society Foundations will spin off its support for Europe’s Roma communities into a new foundation to which it…
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Be Mindful: Examining the detrimental impact of criminal trials on jurors
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Mental health is a concern for every job, but what about citizens called to serve on a jury? Often, jurors are…
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United Airline’s nationwide ‘equipment outage’ resolved
Update: United Airlines says the outage has been resolved. Originally Published: 05 SEP 23 13:33 ET By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — United Airlines is…
Continue Reading Mark Meadows pleads not guilty to charges in Georgia election case and waives right to arraignment
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of…
Continue Reading No longer stranded, tens of thousands clean up and head home after Burning Man floods
By SCOTT SONNER, ED KOMENDA and GABE STERN Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The traffic jam leaving the Burning Man festival eased up…
Continue Reading US steps toward forcing recall of 52 million air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government is taking a big step toward forcing a defiant Tennessee company to recall 52…
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WNBA playoff spots still up for grabs with less than one week left in regular season
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer There are several playoff spots still up for grabs in the final week of the WNBA’s regular season. Only…
Continue Reading Pier collapses on University of Wisconsin campus. One hospitalized, 20 others slightly injured
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Part of a pier where dozens of University of Wisconsin students and others were celebrating Labor Day collapsed into a lake,…
Continue Reading Soccer player’s killing draws attention to struggles in one of Panama’s principal ports
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press COLON, Panama (AP) — The killing of a member of Panama’s national soccer team in this rough Caribbean port has…
Continue Reading Israel’s Supreme Court delays pivotal judicial overhaul hearing after attorney general opposes plan
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court has delayed the first of three pivotal hearings on the legality of the…
Continue Reading Jury selection begins in contempt case against ex-Trump White House official Peter Navarro
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the case against former Trump White House official Peter…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers want a new trial. They say the court clerk told jurors not to trust him
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh want a new trial, accusing the court clerk…
Continue Reading More than 50 security forces killed by jihadis in Burkina Faso, as violence inches closer to capital
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s military says that more than 50 security forces were killed during…
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