By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he still has good memories of U.S. President Donald Trump and urged Washington to drop its demand the North surrender its nukes as a precondition for resuming long-stalled diplomacy. Speaking to Pyongyang’s rubber-stamp parliament on Sunday, Kim stressed
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader on Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, but the winner must quickly restore political stability and regain public support for the struggling party to stay in power. Three of the five candidates in Saturday’s intraparty vote
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By GERALD IMRAY and ALFONSO NQUNJANA Associated Press DINOKENG GAME RESERVE, South Africa (AP) — The Dinokeng Game Reserve in South Africa has a thriving rhino population, but their exact numbers and the details of the security operation that keeps them safe from poaching are closely guarded secrets. They are the protocols that reserves with
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Sunday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 0, 0, 2 (zero, zero, two) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press All Times EDT (x-if necessary) First Round (Best-of-3) Minnesota 2, Golden State 0 Sunday, Sept. 14: Minnesota 101, Golden State 72 Wednesday, Sept. 17: Minnesota 75, Golden State 74 Las Vegas 2, Seattle 1 Sunday, Sept. 14: Las Vegas 102, Seattle 77 Tuesday, Sept. 16: Seattle 86, Las Vegas 83 Thursday,
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All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div Buffalo 3 0 0 1.000 102 71 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 New England 1 2 0 .333 60 68 0-2-0 1-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Miami 0 3 0 .000 56 97 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 N.Y.
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 3 0 0 1.000 102 71 New England 1 2 0 .333 60 68 Miami 0 3 0 .000 56 97 N.Y. Jets 0 3 0 .000 69 93 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 3 0 0 1.000 103
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in New York on Sunday to take part in the U.N. General Assembly, the first president of Syria to do so in nearly six decades. The last time a Syrian head of state attended the General Assembly was in 1967. That was before the 50-year rule
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By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Andres Gimenez drove in two runs apiece as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 Sunday and clinched a playoff berth. Toronto is the first team in the American League to secure a spot in the playoffs, returning
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By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays became the first American League team to secure a spot in the postseason on Sunday with an 8-5 win over the Kansas City Royals. The AL-best and AL East-leading Blue Jays locked up a playoff spot with a week remaining in
Continue ReadingGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika, says at memorial ‘I forgive him’ of the gunman accused of killing the conservative activist.
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The Associated Press President Donald Trump and his supporters are paying tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, whose assassination has intensified political tensions in the United States. The 63,400-seat State Farm Stadium in Arizona quickly filled up Sunday with people dressed in red, white and blue, as organizers suggested. ___ This is a photo gallery
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By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed five people Sunday, including three children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said. Two others were wounded, including the mother in the family. The Israeli military said it was targeting a Hezbollah militant, and that he “operated from within a civilian population.”
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Sunday they have confiscated some of the cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. Navy, as the Trump administration carries out a controversial anti-narcotics mission in the southern Caribbean. In a press conference, the Dominican
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Eight months into his second term, President Donald Trump’s long-standing pledge to take on those he perceives as his political enemies has prompted debates over free speech, media censorship and political prosecutions. From late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension to Pentagon restrictions on reporters and an apparent public appeal to Attorney
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Neither a Jordan Peele-produced horror nor a Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell romantic drama were enough to continue the September hot streak at the movies. After back-to-back weekends that had films majorly overperforming, first “The Conjuring: Last Rights” followed by the anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity
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By ALAN SUDERMAN AP Business Writer President Donald Trump said prominent billionaires – including media mogul Rupert Murdoch and tech founder Michael Dell – could be part of a deal in which the U.S. will take control of the social video platform TikTok. Trump namedropped the 94-year-old Murdoch and his son Lachlan Murdoch, the head
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By ALAN SUDERMAN AP Business Writer President Donald Trump said prominent billionaires – including media mogul Rupert Murdoch and tech founder Michael Dell – could be part of a deal in which the U.S. will take control of the social video platform TikTok. Trump namedropped the 94-year-old Murdoch and his son Lachlan Murdoch, the head
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Air force fighter jets from Germany and Sweden were scrambled Sunday to intercept and track a Russian surveillance plane that was flying unidentified over the Baltic Sea, military officials said. Two Swedish Gripen jets and two German Eurofighter jets deployed in international airspace to monitor and photograph the Russian IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft.
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Christopher Nolan has been elected to lead the Directors Guild of America, the organization said late Saturday. The Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” filmmaker said in a statement that it is, “one of the greatest honors of my career.” The guild represents the interests of some 19,500 film and television directors in
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Bad Bunny fans drowned out memories of Hurricane Maria in one booming voice on the anniversary of the devastating storm. Saturday was a concert for Puerto Ricans by Puerto Ricans to remind the world about the power of “la isla del encanto” (“the island
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s Belgorod border region killed two civilians while Russian shelling of eastern Ukraine left a man dead, officials said Sunday. Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Belgorod, wrote on the Telegram messaging app that a woman was killed when shelling struck a private home in the border town of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Sept. 22 MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m. MLBN — Washington at Atlanta (7:15 p.m.) 10 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Milwaukee at San Diego (9:40 p.m.) OR St. Louis at San Francisco (9:45 p.m.) NFL FOOTBALL 8:15 p.m. ABC — Detroit at
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 17 8 6 57 56 38 Vancouver 16 6 7 55 56 31 Minnesota United 15 7 9 54 51 36 Los Angeles FC 14 7 8 50 57 37 Seattle 12 9 9 45 52 45 Austin FC 12 10
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB z-Toronto 90 66 .577 — New York 88 68 .564 2 Boston 85 70 .548 4½ Tampa Bay 75 80 .484 14½ Baltimore 73 83 .468 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 85 71 .545 — Cleveland 84 72 .538 1 Kansas City 78
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB x-Philadelphia 92 63 .594 — New York 80 76 .513 12½ Miami 76 80 .487 16½ Atlanta 73 83 .468 19½ Washington 64 92 .410 28½ Central Division W L Pct GB x-Milwaukee 95 61 .609 — z-Chicago 88 68 .564 7 Cincinnati 80 76 .513
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF z-Toronto 90 66 .577 — — 6-4 W-1 50-25 40-41 768 702 66 New York 88 68 .564 2 +3½ 7-3 W-2 44-31 44-37 816 672 144 Boston 85 70 .548 4½ +1 5-5 W-2 46-32
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB z-Toronto 90 66 .577 — New York 88 68 .564 2 Boston 85 70 .548 4½ Tampa Bay 75 80 .484 14½ Baltimore 73 83 .468 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 85 71 .545 — Cleveland 84 72 .538 1 Kansas City 78
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Toronto 1 1 0 0 2 4 3 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 2 0 2 0 0 3 10 Tampa
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Toronto 1 1 0 0 2 4 3 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Montreal 0 0 0 0
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