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Month: August 2025

Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Sunday, Aug. 10. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Sunday, Aug. 10. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

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National League Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Edwards, Miami, .305; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .305; Machado, San Diego, .297; Arraez, San Diego, .295; Naylor, Seattle, .292; Frelick, Milwaukee, .291; Hoerner, Chicago, .291; K.Marte, Arizona, .290; Perdomo, Arizona, .285; Stowers, Miami, .285. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 111; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 82; J.Soto, New York, 82; Tatis, San Diego, 82; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 80;

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press MLB Monday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at N.Y YANKEES -168 Minnesota +142 Detroit -136 at CHICAGO WHITE SOX +116 Boston -172 at HOUSTON +144 Tampa Bay -116 at ATHLETICS -102 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at CINCINNATI -136 Philadelphia +116 at MILWAUKEE -198 Pittsburgh +166 at ST. LOUIS

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American League Leaders

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .337; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .316; Peña, Houston, .315; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .312; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .303; Bichette, Toronto, .298; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .296; Kirk, Toronto, .296; Springer, Toronto, .291; Clement, Toronto, .289; J.Ramírez, Cleveland, .289. RUNS_Judge, New York, 92; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 80; Raleigh, Seattle, 78; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 77; J.Ramírez, Cleveland, 74; Rooker,

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Russia and Ukraine hold fast to their demands ahead of a planned Putin-Trump summit

By The Associated Press The threats, pressure and ultimatums have come and gone, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained Moscow’s uncompromising demands in the war in Ukraine, raising fears he could use a planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska to coerce Kyiv into accepting an unfavorable deal. The maximalist demands reflect

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Arizona 20, Kansas City 17

Kansas City 7 7 3 0 — 17 Arizona 0 17 0 3 — 20 First Quarter KC_Brownlee 1 pass from Mahomes (Butker kick), 14:04. Second Quarter Ari_FG Ryland 33, 14:13. KC_Minshew 2 run (Butker kick), 9:52. Ari_Demercado 43 pass from Brissett (Ryland kick), 3:18. Ari_Weaver 1 pass from Brissett (Ryland kick), :04. Third Quarter

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Hundreds cheer Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego as Democrats take offensive against Trump’s tax bill

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of people cheered Sen. Ruben Gallego at a town hall meeting in eastern Iowa Saturday as the first-term Arizona Democrat assailed the massive, Republican-backed tax bill signed by President Donald Trump as likely to make “America poorer and sicker.” Gallego’s upbeat event struck the opposite

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Hundreds cheer Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego as Democrats take offensive against Trump’s tax bill

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of people cheered Sen. Ruben Gallego at a town hall meeting in eastern Iowa Saturday as the first-term Arizona Democrat assailed the massive, Republican-backed tax bill signed by President Donald Trump as likely to make “America poorer and sicker.” Gallego’s upbeat event struck the opposite

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Thousands march against plan to build massive bridge linking Sicily to Italy’s mainland

By GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Thousands of people marched in the Sicilian city of Messina on Saturday to protest a government plan to build a bridge that would connect the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive 13.5-billion-euro ($15.5 billion) infrastructure project. Protesters staunchly oppose the Strait of Messina Bridge project over

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Armenians and Azerbaijanis greet US-brokered peace deal with hope but also caution

By LILIT MKHITARYAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Residents and politicians in Armenia and Azerbaijan responded Saturday with cautious hope — and skepticism in some cases — after their leaders signed a U.S.-brokered agreement at the White House aimed at ending decades of hostilities. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan

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Astronauts return to Earth with SpaceX after 5 months at the International Space Station

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing’s Starliner. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Pacific off the Southern California coast a day after departing the orbiting lab. “Welcome home,” SpaceX Mission

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