NFL Glance
All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 2 0 0 1.000 68 30 Miami 1 0 1 .750 48 41 N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 42 41 Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 25 34 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 1 1 0 .500 30
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In Trump’s redistricting push, Democrats find an aggressive identity and progressives are on board
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Fight! Fight! Fight! It’s not just Donald Trump’s mantra anymore. As the Republican president pushes states to redraw their congressional districts to the GOP’s advantage, Democrats have shown they are willing to go beyond words of outrage and use whatever power they do have to win. Democrats
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A quick look back at this week’s biggest stories
The Associated Press Here is a look back at the top stories of the week, if you’re looking for a quick recap — as well as our best photo galleries and some stories away from the headlines. — Trump and Putin meet about Ukraine A much-anticipated meeting between the U.S. and Russian leaders on Friday
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Trump reverses on the need for a ceasefire before a potential peace deal ending the war in Ukraine
By SAMYA KULLAB, JOHN LEICESTER and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump reversed course in the wake of his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to say an overall peace agreement — not the ceasefire that he has long championed — is the next step in ending the 3
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Category 4 Hurricane Erin buffets northern Caribbean islands but not forecast to hit land
By DÁNICA COTO and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day and bringing heavy rains and high winds to islands in
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Boston 7 Miami 5 Final N.Y. Mets 3 Seattle 1 Final Atlanta 10 Cleveland 1 Final N.Y. Yankees 12 St. Louis 8 Final Tampa Bay 2 San Francisco 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Toronto 14 Texas 2 Final Kansas City 6 Chicago White Sox 2 Final Detroit 8 Minnesota
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Kansas Daybook
Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 16. 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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Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 16. 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 Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
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Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 16. 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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Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 16. 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 Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
Continue Reading White Sox look to end 5-game road losing streak, play the Royals
By The Associated Press Chicago White Sox (44-78, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (61-61, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Sean Burke (4-9, 4.26 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 107 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Lorenzen (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -181, White Sox +151;
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Pakistan’s monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 as forecasters warn of more rain to come
By MUHAMMAD SAJJAD and RIAZ KHAN Associated Press BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, with forecasts of more rain in the coming days. One eyewitness, who escaped
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Government forces Air Canada and flight attendants back to work and into arbitration
By ROB GILLIES and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel season. Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said now is not
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Kansas City 0 7 3 6 — 16 Seattle 7 16 7 3 — 33 First Quarter Sea_Charbonnet 15 run (Myers kick), 9:31. Second Quarter Sea_Bobo 12 pass from Lock (Myers kick), 14:16. KC_Tonyan 1 pass from Minshew (Butker kick), 9:54. Sea_safety, 3:38. Sea_Bobo 12 pass from Lock (Myers kick), :34. Third Quarter KC_FG Butker
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NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_W.Smith, Los Angeles, .308; Edwards, Miami, .304; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .299; Frelick, Milwaukee, .298; K.Marte, Arizona, .297; Hoerner, Chicago, .294; Machado, San Diego, .294; Naylor, Seattle, .292; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .289; Arraez, San Diego, .288; Stowers, Miami, .288. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 115; J.Soto, New York, 87; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 85; Tatis, San Diego,
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AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .330; Peña, Houston, .318; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .316; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .312; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .301; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .298; Bichette, Toronto, .295; J.Ramírez, Cleveland, .295; Kirk, Toronto, .292; Springer, Toronto, .290; Witt, Kansas City, .290. RUNS_Judge, New York, 94; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 82; Raleigh, Seattle, 81; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 80; J.Ramírez, Cleveland, 79;
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Sam Darnold impresses in preseason debut with Seattle Seahawks, win against Kansas City Chiefs
By ANDREW DESTIN AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Sam Darnold looked the part of a franchise quarterback in his first appearance at Lumen Field as the Seattle Seahawks beat the Kansas City Chiefs 33-16 in a preseason game on Friday night. Darnold, who did not appear in the Seattle Seahawks’ preseason opener against the
Continue Reading 100 days of Pope Leo XIV: A calm papacy that avoids polemics is coming into focus
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young people at a recent Holy Year celebration with an impromptu popemobile romp around St. Peter’s Square, it almost seemed as if some of the informal spontaneity that characterized Pope Francis’ 12-year papacy had returned to the
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All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 30 10 New England 1 0 0 1.000 48 18 Miami 0 0 1 .500 24 24 Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 25 34 South W L T Pct PF PA Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 30
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All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 30 10 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 New England 1 0 0 1.000 48 18 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Miami 0 0 1 .500 24 24 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0
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By The Associated Press MLB Sunday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Texas -116 at TORONTO -102 at MINNESOTA OFF Detroit OFF at HOUSTON -138 Baltimore +118 at KANSAS CITY -164 Chicago White Sox +138 LA Angels -110 at ATHLETICS -106 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Philadelphia -180 at WASHINGTON +152 Milwaukee -110 at
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Things to know about the indictment against the New Orleans mayor
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Months before New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was set to leave office because of term limits, she has been indicted in what prosecutors allege was a yearslong scheme to conceal a romantic relationship with her bodyguard. Prosecutors say bodyguard Jeffrey Vappie was being paid as if he was working when he
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Trump’s aggressive push to take over DC policing may be a template for an approach in other cities
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The left sees President Donald Trump’s attempted takeover of Washington law enforcement as part of a multifront march to autocracy — “vindictive authoritarian rule,” as one activist put it — and as an extraordinary thing to do in rather ordinary times on the streets of the capital.
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Salvador Perez hits go-ahead homer as Royals continue dominance over White Sox with 3-1 victory
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Noah Cameron pitched into the sixth inning, Salvador Perez hit a go-ahead homer, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Friday night to continue their mastery of their AL Central rivals over the past couple of years. The Royals
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For Trump and Putin, handshakes on a red carpet and a joint limo ride, then an abrupt ending
By JILL COLVIN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — First came the red carpet, then the warm handshakes, friendly smiles and military planes flying overhead. Finally, President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin climbed into the back seat of Trump’s presidential limousine, casually chatting like reunited friends as
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Tristan Rogers, who played super spy Robert Scorpio on ‘General Hospital,’ has died at 79
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Tristan Rogers, who played legacy character Robert Scorpio on ABC’s “General Hospital,” died Friday, less than one month after he made a special appearance on the soap opera. He was 79. “The entire ‘General Hospital’ family is heartbroken to hear of Tristan Rogers’ passing,” said Frank Valentini, the show’s executive
Continue Reading Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Qualifying
By The Associated Press Friday At Brainerd International Raceway Brainerd, Minn. Qualifying after two rounds Top Fuel 1. Antron Brown, 3.742 seconds, 334.90 mph; 2. Clay Millican, 3.746, 330.96; 3. Shawn Langdon, 3.753, 334.82; 4. Doug Kalitta, 3.758, 329.75; 5. Brittany Force, 3.766, 332.10; 6. Tony Stewart, 3.799, 326.40; 7. Jordan Vandergriff, 3.800, 328.30; 8.
Continue Reading Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Kansas Pick 3 Midday
By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 3, 5, 6 (three, five, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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‘Devil in the Ozarks’ planned prison escape for months, cited lax security in kitchen, report says
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” spent months planning his escape from an Arkansas prison, and said lax security in the kitchen where he worked allowed the convicted murderer to gather the supplies he needed, an internal review by prison
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‘Devil in the Ozarks’ planned prison escape for months, cited lax security in kitchen, report says
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” spent months planning his escape from an Arkansas prison, and said lax security in the kitchen where he worked allowed the convicted murderer to gather the supplies he needed, an internal review by prison
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