AP Briefs

By Associated Press In 1777, American forces won the Battle of Bennington in what was considered a turning point of the Revolutionary War. In 1812, Detroit fell to British and Native American forces in the War of 1812. In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued Proclamation 86, which prohibited the states of the Union from engaging

By NewsPress Now Vikings QB McCarthy needs surgery on meniscus tear in right knee MINNEAPOLIS | Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy has a torn meniscus in his right knee that will require surgery, derailing the rookie’s preseason progress and putting his status for the regular season in question. Coach Kevin O’Connell announced the diagnosis Tuesday.

By The Associated Press Google, Selena Gomez partner to fund teen mental health in classrooms The unprecedented mental health crisis for children in the United States often surfaces where they spend much of their days: school. With that in mind, Google’s philanthropic arm is directly financing high school wellbeing projects on a classroom crowdfunding platform.

By NewsPress Now Jets GM says the team won’t honor Haason Reddick’s trade request FLORHAM PARK, N.J. | Haason Reddick’s holdout from the New York Jets has gotten ugly as it enters its third week. Shortly after a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that the star edge rusher requested a trade

By NewsPress Now Deshaun Watson cleared for contact, but will sit out second preseason game CLEVELAND | Browns starting quarterback Deshaun Watson has been cleared for contact to his surgically repaired shoulder, but he’ll sit out his second straight preseason game when Cleveland hosts Minnesota this week. Watson spent Saturday night’s preseason opener against Green

By The Associated Press Trump reportedly used slur against Harris in private conversations Former President Donald Trump reportedly has used a slur often targeted at women to describe Vice President Kamala Harris during at least two private conversations. His campaign denies it. The New York Times cited two people who, on different occasions, heard Trump

By NewsPress Now Third person dies in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meats Three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats, federal food safety officials announced Thursday, and the overall number of people sickened rose to 43. The additional death happened in Virginia, the

By The Associated Press Minnesota Supreme Court upholds law restoring right to vote to felons The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a 2023 state law that restores voting rights for felons once they have completed their prison sentences. The new law was popular with Democrats in the state, including Gov. Tim Walz, who signed

By The Associated Press Utah bans 13 books at schools under new law Thirteen popular books have been banned from all public schools in Utah in the first wave of bans expected under a new law that prohibits books when at least three of the state’s 41 school district boards claim they contain pornographic or

By NewsPress Now Quarterback Nick Foles announces his retirement PHILADELPHIA | Nick Foles, who led the Philadelphia Eagles to their only Super Bowl win during his 11-year NFL career, announced his retirement on Thursday. The 35-year-old Foles was a third-round draft pick by the Eagles in 2012 and played five years over two stints in

By The Associated Press Former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with murder MADISON, Wis. | Prosecutors in Milwaukee have charged four former hotel workers with being a party to D’Vontaye Mitchell’s murder after a bystander’s video showed them piling on the Black man as they tried to remove him from the lobby. According to a criminal

By The Associated Press Lawsuit: Titan crew knew they were going to die The family of a French explorer who died in a submersible implosion has filed a more than $50 million lawsuit, saying the crew experienced “terror and mental anguish” before the disaster and accusing the sub’s operator of gross negligence. Paul-Henri Nargeolet was

By Associated Press Aug. 9 In 1173, construction began on the campanile of Pisa Cathedral—better known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa. In 1854, Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden,” which described Thoreau’s experiences while living near Walden Pond in Massachusetts, was first published. In 1936, Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Berlin Olympics

By The Associated Press X sues advertisers over alleged ‘massive advertiser boycott’ WICHITA FALLS, Tex. | Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws. The company formerly known as Twitter filed the

By The Associated Press Hospitality workers’ union endorses Harris WASHINGTON | The hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president. It’s a rejoinder to Republican Donald Trump’s effort to woo restaurant and hotel workers by promising to make their tips tax-free. The endorsement includes a commitment by the union to

By NewsPress Now Intel to cut roughly 15,000 jobs Chipmaker Intel Corp. is cutting 15% of its massive workforce — about 15,000 jobs — as it tries to turn its business around to compete with more successful rivals like Nvidia and AMD. In a memo to staff, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said Thursday the company

By The Associated Press Japan Osprey crash caused by cracks in a gear, pilot’s decision to keep flying WASHINGTON | The Air Force says a deadly Osprey aircraft crash last November off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and the pilot’s decision to keep flying instead of heeding multiple warnings that he

By NewsPress Now Georgia coach announces dismissal of Rara Thomas following arrest ATHENS, Ga. | Georgia opened practice on Thursday without wide receiver Rara Thomas, who has been dismissed from the team following his arrest on charges of cruelty to children and battery. Coach Kirby Smart said before Thursday’s practice he met with Thomas on

By The Associated Press Harris celebrates late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee HOUSTON | Vice President Kamala Harris has eulogized U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a “force of nature.” Harris described Jackson Lee as a mentor who “always expected in all of us that we would rise to a point of excellence, knowing that life