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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A space station astronaut is celebrating her 50th birthday with the coolest present…
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A space station astronaut is celebrating her 50th birthday with the coolest present…
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — Authorities say the body of a 5-year-old boy was found in the Colorado mountains last week, about a month after they believe he was…
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Ida downgraded to a tropical storm, 16 hours after striking in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane, forecasters…
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A dozen historically Black colleges and universities will join Tennessee State University’s national coding hub as…
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA and JAY REEVES Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks have brought hundreds of…
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ricardo Pepi and Jesús Ferreira each scored two first-half goals to help FC Dallas beat Austin FC 5-3 on Sunday night. The…
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Trevor Lawrence threw for a pair of touchdowns in the preseason finale after…
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — With more than 1 million customers in Louisiana and Mississippi having lost…
Continue ReadingPLANO, Texas (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine if there is a connection between a confrontation at a Dallas suburb in which police…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García hit the first grand slam by a Texas batter this season and DJ Peters…
Continue ReadingBy SARA BURNETT Associated Press Federal officials say hundreds of emergency responders are in place in Louisiana and the U.S. Army Corps of…
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer A person with knowledge of the decision says the New Orleans Saints are planning to practice this week at the home…
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the deal says the New York Jets have…
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Hurricane Ida tied for fifth strongest storm to hit the United States based on wind speed, but the whopper of a…
Continue ReadingPORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever strike US with 150 mph…
Continue ReadingNORFORK, Ark. (AP) — The search continues in north Arkansas for a Texas man who went missing while kayaking on the White River. Baxter County…
Continue ReadingSAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — A man who led efforts in his Central Texas community against mask wearing and other preventative measures during the…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE LIU Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — States have begun to ramp up the amount of rental assistance reaching…
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Hurricane Ida has rapidly intensified with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, a Category 4…
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Ida strengthens into a major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph, forecasters…
Continue ReadingLAS CRUSES, N.M. (AP) — Jacob Cowing had a career-high 158 yards receiving, including a 59-yard score, and UTEP opened the season with a 30-3…
Continue ReadingREBECCA SANTANA and MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Southern Louisiana’s hospitals are packed with patients from the latest…
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Tom Brady threw for 154 yards and a touchdown in just more than a quarter and the Tampa Bay…
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA, KEVIN McGILL and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana sheriff’s office has reported the first…
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Adrien Humou broke a tie in the 73rd minute with his second goal of the game and Minnesota United beat Houston 2-1 on Saturday night…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Natasha Cloud scored 21 points and Shavonte Zellous hit a pair of free throws with 4.7 seconds left to cap a second-half comeback…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yordan Álvarez and Carlos Correa both homered as the AL West-leading Houston Astros…
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN SLODYSKO and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of voting rights advocates are rallying across the country…
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN Science Writer Sure, Hurricane Ida looks an awful lot like Hurricane Katrina, bearing down on the same part of Louisiana on the…
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press A Marine sergeant who cradled a baby in her arms at the airport and posted on social media that…
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