New York police agree to reform protest tactics in settlement over 2020 response
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s police department has agreed to establish new protocols intended to safeguard…
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El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar rescues dog near border barrier
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar found and rescued a dog that had become trapped by concertina wire near the…
Continue Reading Fierce storm in southern Brazil kills 21 people and displaces more than 1,600
SAO PAULO (AP) — Authorities in southern Brazil say at least 21 people have died due to a fierce storm that caused floods in several cities in the…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Lee forms in Atlantic, forecast to become major hurricane heading to the Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Lee formed Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean and was forecast to become a major hurricane as it approaches…
Continue Reading No. 22 Colorado off to flying start by following lead of unconventional coach Deion Sanders
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders wants his players reading all those stories about how good they are. He wants…
Continue Reading UN releases $125 million for 14 underfunded humanitarian crises around the world
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has released $125 million from its emergency relief fund to boost underfunded humanitarian operations in…
Continue Reading Design approved for memorial to the victims and survivors of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials in Las Vegas have approved a plan for a permanent memorial to the victims and survivors of…
Continue Reading Minnesota seeks unifying symbol to replace state flag considered offensive to Native Americans
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A state commission has begun designing a new state flag and seal for Minnesota. They depict…
Continue Reading All-Star right-hander Eovaldi of Texas allows 2 HRs to Altuve, Astros tag him for 4 runs
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers All-Star right-hander Nathan Eovaldi gave up two homers to Houston’s Jose Altuve in his return from the…
Continue Reading Swiss parliamentary panel urges expulsions of Russian, other spies who threaten national security
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss parliamentary commission has voted to urge the government to systematically expel Russian and other spies who threaten…
Continue Reading Colorado, Duke surge into the AP Top 25 after huge upsets; Florida State climbs into top five
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer No. 21 Duke and No. 22 Colorado moved into the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Tuesday…
Continue Reading Georgia can resume enforcing ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender youth, judge says
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge in Atlanta has allowed Georgia to resume enforcing a ban on hormone replacement…
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Plant-based sources of probiotics to boost gut health
Thistle compiled a list of plant-based fermented foods that are a rich source of…
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How sustainable is your company? 8 things to look for
At home, you ensure to recycle and curb one-time plastic use. But is your office sustainable? Firmspace compiled this list of what to look…
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Teachers are becoming more educated, but salaries aren't keeping up
TeacherCertification.com explored how salaries aren’t keeping up even as more teachers earn post-baccalaureate degrees, citing National Center for…
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What the Hollywood strikes tell us about the state of unions in the US
Stacker analyzed NLRB data from the past two decades to measure how high-profile labor actions are shifting the power balance in the…
Continue Reading Disney, Spectrum direct customers to other TV services as dispute keeping ESPN off air continues
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A business dispute that has pulled ESPN and other Disney-owned companies off the air for nearly 15…
Continue Reading USDA designates July flooding a disaster in Vermont, making farmers eligible for emergency loans
MONTPELIER Gov. Phil Scott says the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Vermont a natural disaster area from the catastrophic July…
Continue Reading CJ Cup goes to a 5th course in 5 years. This time it stays in Dallas as Byron Nelson sponsor
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer South Korea-based CJ Group will have its fifth straight PGA Tour event in a different city, only this time it’s…
Continue Reading Guatemala prosecutor seeks to strip electoral authorities of immunity after election
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s prosecutor for electoral crimes has asked the Supreme Court of Justice to…
Continue Reading Voting rights groups ask to dismiss lawsuit challenging gerrymandered Ohio congressional map
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voting-rights groups want to dismiss their lawsuit against Ohio’s…
Continue Reading Shabtai Shavit, Israeli spymaster who led Mossad in 1990s, dies at 84
JERUSALEM (AP) — Shabtai Shavit, the Israeli spymaster who was credited with advancing Israel’s historic peace treaty with Jordan during his…
Continue Reading Complaints over campaign comments by Wisconsin Supreme Court justice are dismissed
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state judiciary disciplinary panel has rejected several complaints lodged against Wisconsin…
Continue Reading Family beckoned Georgia hero Adonai Mitchell home to Texas. The Longhorns are loaded at receiver
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For a guy who made two of the biggest plays in Georgia history the past two seasons, Adonai…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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