Rev It Up: MLB to hold Braves-Reds game at Bristol Motor Speedway next August
AP Sports Writer Major League Baseball is coming to Bristol Motor Speedway with the Braves and the Reds taking part in the Speedway Classic in August…
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Murder case dismissed against man charged in death of Detroit synagogue leader
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The case against a man accused of killing of a Detroit synagogue leader is over. A judge dismissed a murder charge…
Continue Reading Women rally around Algerian boxer Imane Khelif at Paris Olympics as she has faced backlash
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Crowds of women have shown up at Imane Khelif’s fights during the Paris Olympics to rally around the Algerian boxer…
Continue Reading The last known intact US slave ship is too ‘broken’ and should stay underwater, a report recommends
Report for America/Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An investigation funded by the state of Alabama says the last known U.S. slave ship is too…
Continue Reading Union Pacific hasn’t yet lived up to deal to give all its engineers predictable schedules
AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The union that represents train engineers says Union Pacific is holding back on its promises to make their…
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Betty Prashker, publisher of the feminist classics ‘Sexual Politics’ and ‘Backlash,’ dies at age 99
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Betty Prashker, a pioneering editor of the 20th century who as one of the first women with the power to acquire…
Continue Reading Georgia lawmaker charged with driving under influence after hitting bicycle in bike lane of street
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia state Rep. Devan Seabaugh is accused of driving under the influence. Authorities say he ran into a bicyclist who was riding…
Continue Reading Record-breaking wildfires scorch more than 1.4 million acres in Oregon, authorities say
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Wildfires in Oregon have burned more acres of land in 2024 than in any other year since reliable records…
Continue Reading A homemade aquarium appeared in a Brooklyn tree bed. Then came the goldfish heist
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A makeshift aquarium established by two longtime Brooklyn residents in a sidewalk tree pit often flooded by a…
Continue Reading Sentence overturned in border agent’s killing that exposed ‘Fast and Furious’ sting
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An appeals court on Friday overturned the conviction and life sentence of a man found guilty of killing a U.S.…
Continue Reading Attack on Pakistani army posts leaves 3 soldiers and 4 insurgents dead
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities say a group of militants have attacked three Pakistan army posts in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan,…
Continue Reading US will keep aid flowing to an Israeli unit accused of rights abuses, citing remediation efforts
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it’s opted against what would have been its first-ever blocking of aid to an…
Continue Reading Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man with a history of political violence has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attacking…
Continue Reading For freed Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin, resuming work against Putin is his priority
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — All Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin had with him when he was released from his penal colony in a swap was…
Continue Reading Meet the press? Hold that thought. The candidate sit-down interview ain’t what it used to be
AP Media Writer During Kamala Harris’ thrill ride that has upended the 2024 presidential campaign, journalists for the most part have been on…
Continue Reading Dead woman found entangled in O’Hare baggage machinery was from North Carolina, authorities say
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities have identified the dead woman who was found entangled in a baggage conveyor belt at Chicago’s O’Hare…
Continue Reading The UN is moving to fight cybercrime but privacy groups say human rights will be violated
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is imposing the rule of law on cyberspace with a new global deal requiring a crackdown on…
Continue Reading Man who encouraged torching hotels for asylum seekers in Britain gets 3 years in prison
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man who used social media to stoke racial hatred during far-right violence in Britain and encouraged people to…
Continue Reading Trump-endorsed Senate candidate Bernie Moreno faults rival for distancing himself from Harris
Associated Press LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) — Republican Bernie Moreno is accusing Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown of trying to distance himself from Vice…
Continue Reading Marathon swimmer ends his quest to cross Lake Michigan after two days
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A swimmer who crossed Lake Michigan in 1998 has apparently ended his effort to repeat the feat. An online tracking device…
Continue Reading Noah Lyles decided to race with COVID-19. The USOPC’s CEO is ‘100% comfortable’ with that decision
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — The head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says she is “100% comfortable” with Noah Lyles’…
Continue Reading FDA approves first nasal spray to treat dangerous allergic reactions
AP Health Writer U.S. health officials have approved the first nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, offering an alternative to injectable…
Continue Reading Amanda Knox wasn’t coerced but ‘freely’ accused a bar owner in roommate’s murder, Italian court says
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Amanda Knox’s hand-written memo at the center of her latest retrial for falsely accusing a Congolese bar owner in…
Continue Reading Ahead of Olympic women’s boxing title bouts, IOC president again defends Imane Khelif and Li Yu-ting
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was preparing to fight for an Olympic title when IOC president Thomas Bach again defended…
Continue Reading Plane crashes in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says
Associated Press VINHEDO, Brazil (AP) — A passenger plane crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, killing…
Continue Reading Body camera footage shows local police anger at Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the chaotic aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last month, a…
Continue Reading Breanna Stewart, US women’s basketball team advance to gold medal game at Paris Olympics
AP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the U.S. women’s basketball team cruised to a familiar place — the Olympic gold medal…
Continue Reading Like Noah Lyles, Olympians with COVID are competing in Paris. Restrictions are a thing of the past
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris Olympics organizers have issued health recommendations, but no restrictions, for dozens of athletes who tested…
Continue Reading Former tennis coach sentenced to 25 years for taking girl across state lines for sex
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama tennis coach was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for taking a minor across state lines with the intent…
Continue Reading Mali ousts Swedish ambassador amid strained relations with the West
Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government says Sweden’s ambassador was ordered to leave the country within 72 hours following…
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