GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — A man and his wife were shot to death in a small western Iowa town, and the man suspected of shooting them was critically injured in an explosion and subsequent fire in his own home, authorities said. Dispatchers on Wednesday night received reports of a shooting in Glenwood, a town of
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By The Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has scheduled a meeting with security officials to discuss a possible expansion of Israel’s military operation in Gaza after the breakdown of ceasefire talks last month. The meeting could result in an order for the full reoccupation of Gaza for the first time since Israel withdrew soldiers
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By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian authorities have banned 25 books in Kashmir that they say propagate “false narratives” and “secessionism” in the disputed region, where strict controls on the media have escalated in recent years. The ban threatens people with prison time for selling or owning these works by authors
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, August 8 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS1 — AFL: Essendon at Geelong FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Geelong 11 p.m. FS2 — AFL: St. Kilda at Richmond 2 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Sydney at Brisbane 5:30 a.m. (Saturday)
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 19 10 .655 — Atlanta 19 11 .633 ½ Indiana 17 14 .548 3 Washington 13 16 .448 6 Chicago 8 22 .267 11½ Connecticut 5 24 .172 14 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 25 5 .833 — Phoenix 19 11 .633
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 14 7 4 46 48 32 Vancouver 13 5 6 45 42 26 Minnesota United 12 5 8 44 42 28 Seattle 10 6 8 38 39 35 Portland 10 7 7 37 33 32 Los Angeles FC 10 6 6
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By KATIE MARIE DAVIES Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday, the latest development in the months-long effort by Trump to end the Ukraine war. The hastily arranged meeting between Putin and Trump will be the first U.S.-Russia summit since former President Joe Biden
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 65 49 .570 — New York 63 52 .548 2½ Miami 56 58 .491 9 Atlanta 48 66 .421 17 Washington 45 69 .395 20 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 70 44 .614 — Chicago 66 48 .579 4 Cincinnati 60 56 .517
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 68 48 .586 — Boston 64 52 .552 4 New York 61 54 .530 6½ Tampa Bay 57 59 .491 11 Baltimore 52 63 .452 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 66 50 .569 — Cleveland 59 55 .518 6 Kansas City 57
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 68 48 .586 — — 5-5 W-3 38-19 30-29 576 521 55 Boston 64 52 .552 4 +2½ 8-2 L-1 39-22 25-30 577 496 81 New York 61 54 .530 6½ — 4-6 W-1 34-22
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 68 48 .586 — Boston 64 52 .552 4 New York 61 54 .530 6½ Tampa Bay 57 59 .491 11 Baltimore 52 63 .452 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 66 50 .569 — Cleveland 59 55 .518 6 Kansas City 57
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 0 N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 0 New England 0 0 0 .000 0 0 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 0 0 0 .000 0
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By The Associated Press With President Donald Trump calling for a federal takeover of the nation’s capital city, the White House says there will be an increased presence of federal law enforcement on the streets of Washington, D.C., for at least the next week. “We have to run D.C.,” Trump told reporters. But doing so
Continue ReadingBy PAOLO SANTALUCIA and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press ROME (AP) — The world experienced its third-warmest July on record this year, the European Union agency that tracks global warming said Thursday, with temperatures easing slightly for the month as compared with the record high two years ago. Despite the slightly lower global average temperature, scientists
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS KOMU Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A plane belonging to an air ambulance service provider crashed in a residential area just outside Kenya’s capital on Thursday, killing at least six people, according to a local official and the aircraft’s owner. AMREF Flying Doctors said that the mid-size jet, a Cessna Citation XLS,
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Israeli airline El Al said Thursday that its Paris office was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti, calling the act a “deeply disturbing” incident as tensions between France and Israel run high. The graffiti was discovered Thursday morning. El Al said the offices were unoccupied at the time of the incident and no one
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By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan spent his political career as a Democrat, leading Michigan’s largest Democratic stronghold. But now, he’s become a target of his former party, whose leaders are furious about his decision to run for Michigan governor next year as an independent. Detroit is a power
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By MELANIE LIDMAN, WAFAA SHURAFA and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel said early Friday that it plans to take over Gaza City in another escalation of its 22-month war with Hamas. The decision, taken after a late-night meeting of top officials, came despite mounting international calls to end the war
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, DAVID KLEPPER and DIDI TANG Associated Press Shares of Intel slumped Thursday after President Donald Trump said in a social media post that the chipmaker’s CEO needs to resign. “The CEO of Intel is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “There is no other solution to this
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By JOSH BOAK, MIKE SCHNEIDER and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has instructed the Commerce Department to change the way the U.S. Census Bureau collects data, seeking to exclude immigrants who are in the United States illegally, he said Thursday. The census’ data collections will be based on “modern day
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP (GHI) on Thursday reported a loss of $7.1 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had a loss of 35 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 25 cents per share. The provider
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Evergy, Inc. (EVRG) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $171.3 million. On a per-share basis, the Kansas City, Missouri-based company said it had net income of 74 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 82 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall
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By PETER SMITH Associated Press FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration and its allies have pushed aggressively for drilling, mining and logging in Alaska. This has intensified long-standing debate over extraction projects in the nation’s largest state, particularly within Alaska Native communities. Some view such projects as key to jobs and economic development.
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By SHARON LURYE AP Education Writer Lesley Mathis knows what her daughter said was wrong. But she never expected the 13-year-old girl would get arrested for it. The teenage girl made an offensive joke while chatting online with her classmates, triggering the school’s surveillance software. Before the morning was even over, the Tennessee eighth grader
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By PETER SMITH Associated Press BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Fish camps still dot the banks of the broad Kuskokwim River in southwestern Alaska. Wooden huts and tarped shelters stand beside drying racks draped with bright red strips of salmon, which Alaska Native families have harvested for generations and preserved for the bitter winters ahead. But
Continue ReadingELKHORN, Neb. (AP) — ELKHORN, Neb. (AP) — ACI Worldwide Inc. (ACIW) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $12.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Elkhorn, Nebraska-based company said it had profit of 12 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, came to 35 cents per share. The maker of software for
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By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Nestled on a narrow, one-way street among Yale University buildings, a pizza joint and an ice cream shop, Toad’s Place looks like a typical haunt for college kids. But inside the modest, two-story building is a veritable museum of paintings and signed photos depicting the
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By DASHA LITVINOVA, BARRY HATTON and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would meet with Vladimir Putin even if the Russian leader will not meet with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in comments that suggested Washington and Moscow could soon hold a summit. Trump’s comments followed a statement from
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ESPN’s much-discussed streaming service finally has its launch date. The network announced Wednesday that its direct-to-consumer service and enhanced app will debut Aug. 21. The announcement coincided with Disney’s quarterly earning report. This week’s expanded deals with the NFL and a new partnership with WWE provides ESPN with more
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By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press Israel has routed its enemies across the region but has yet to return all its hostages from the Gaza Strip. Hamas appears to have been decimated militarily but has kept up insurgent attacks. Gaza is in ruins and experts say it is sliding into famine, and long-running ceasefire talks seem
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