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Taliban investigating death threats against United Nations’ Afghan female staff, report says

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban are investigating explicit death threats against dozens of Afghan women working for the United Nations, according to a report published Sunday. In its latest update on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, the U.N. mission to the country said that dozens of female national staff were subjected to explicit death

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UK police say more than 500 people arrested in pro-Palestinian events over weekend

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London police said Sunday that 532 people were arrested the previous day when supporters of a pro-Palestinian group recently outlawed as a terrorist organization intentionally broke the law to test the government’s ability to enforce the ban. The Metropolitan Police Service released the updated figures as protesters

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Philadelphia 4 Texas 2 Final San Diego 6 Boston 2 Final Toronto 5 L.A. Dodgers 4 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Minnesota 5 Kansas City 3 Final Houston 7 N.Y. Yankees 1 Final Athletics 3 Baltimore 2 Final Detroit 9 L.A. Angels 5 Final Chicago White Sox 6 Cleveland 4

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska 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 Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri 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 Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see

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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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