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Argentina’s Milei vetoes pension and disability spending increases, citing fiscal deficit pledge

August 4, 2025 3:06 pm Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Libertarian President Javier Milei on Monday vetoed an attempt to increase spending on pensions in Argentina and a law expanding protections for people with disabilities, saying the legislation would have undermined his flagship pledge to eliminate the country’s chronic fiscal deficit before October’s midterm elections. In publishing the veto decisions,

Texas House falls short of quorum after Democrats leave state to prevent Trump-backed redraw of US House maps

August 4, 2025 3:06 pm Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas House falls short of quorum after Democrats leave state to prevent Trump-backed redraw of US House maps.

In his own words: Trump’s comments over the past year on the jobs report

August 4, 2025 2:15 pm Associated Press

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In firing the head of the agency that produces monthly jobs figures, President Donald Trump alleged that the recent weaker-than-expected numbers were phony and that positive numbers reported before the 2024 election were manipulated to make him look bad. It’s a familiar cadence Trump has adopted in

Faced with hardships at home, Ethiopians risk dangerous seas for a better life elsewhere

August 4, 2025 2:01 pm Associated Press

By AMANUEL GEBREMEDHIN BIRHANE and SAMUEL GITACHEW Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The deadly shipwreck in waters off Yemen’s coast over the weekend is weighing heavily on the hearts of many in Ethiopia. Twelve migrants on the boat that carried 154 Ethiopians survived the tragedy — at least 68 died and 74 remain

August recess can’t hide tensions ahead for Congress on spending and Trump nominations

August 4, 2025 1:41 pm Associated Press

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet on the U.S. Capitol grounds can’t mask the partisan tensions that are brewing on government funding and President Donald Trump’s nominees. It could make for a momentous September. Here’s a look

Great Plains News Digest

August 4, 2025 1:00 pm Associated Press

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Democrats-Governors Democratic governors may offer a path forward for a party out of power in Washington SUMMARY: Democrats are out of power in Washington

Great Plains News Digest

August 4, 2025 1:00 pm Associated Press

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Democrats-Governors Democratic governors may offer a path forward for a party out of power in Washington SUMMARY: Democrats are out of power in Washington

Great Plains News Digest

August 4, 2025 1:00 pm Associated Press

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Democrats-Governors Democratic governors may offer a path forward for a party out of power in Washington SUMMARY: Democrats are out of power in Washington

Mitch McConnell’s legacy comes under fire in Kentucky race to replace him in the Senate

August 4, 2025 12:58 pm Associated Press

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press CALVERT CITY, Ky. (AP) — Republican Nate Morris had deftly warmed up a crowd of party faithful, gushing about President Donald Trump and recounting his own life’s journey — from hardscrabble childhood to wealthy entrepreneur — when he turned his attention to the man he wants to replace, Sen. Mitch

Why dozens of Democrats left Texas and how Republicans are trying to punish them

August 4, 2025 12:34 pm Associated Press

By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A walkout by Texas House Democrats is stalling redrawn political maps that President Donald Trump wants before the 2026 elections to bolster Republican chances of keeping its U.S. House majority. Since leaving the state on Aug. 3 to block a vote in the Texas Capitol, dozens

From a job at a meat processing plant to country music stardom, Bailey Zimmerman is figuring it out

August 4, 2025 12:21 pm Associated Press

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — His is a Cinderella story. Before the big tours and country music award nominations, Bailey Zimmerman was growing up in the small town of Louisville, Illinois, working at the local meat processing plant and laying gas pipeline. Then, in 2020, he decided to upload videos

Hank Hill returns to a changed world in new ‘King of the Hill’ episodes

August 4, 2025 12:15 pm Associated Press

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hank Hill is back and he’s the same ol’ Hank Hill, but a lot of things around him have changed. The lovable animated hero of “King of the Hill” has returned from a 15-year lull and he isn’t sure what boba tea is, how ridesharing

Texas dispute highlights nation’s long history of partisan gerrymandering. Is it legal?

August 4, 2025 12:07 pm Associated Press

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press When Democratic lawmakers left Texas to try to prevent the Republican-led Legislature from redrawing the state’s congressional districts, it marked the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering. The word “gerrymander” was coined in America more than 200 years ago as an unflattering means of describing political

Great Plains Lookahead Digest

August 4, 2025 12:00 pm Associated Press

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–THE OLD GUYS DESCRIPTION: EAGAN, Minn. — Harrison Smith has entered his 14th season with the Minnesota

Great Plains Lookahead Digest

August 4, 2025 12:00 pm Associated Press

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–THE OLD GUYS DESCRIPTION: EAGAN, Minn. — Harrison Smith has entered his 14th season with the Minnesota

Great Plains Lookahead Digest

August 4, 2025 12:00 pm Associated Press

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–THE OLD GUYS DESCRIPTION: EAGAN, Minn. — Harrison Smith has entered his 14th season with the Minnesota

Great Plains Lookahead Digest

August 4, 2025 12:00 pm Associated Press

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–THE OLD GUYS DESCRIPTION: EAGAN, Minn. — Harrison Smith has entered his 14th season with the Minnesota

Tenor Piotr Beczała sings different productions of Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’ 41 hours apart

August 4, 2025 11:58 am Associated Press

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Less than 41 hours after his final bows for singing the title role of “Lohengrin” at Munich’s Bavarian State Opera, Piotr Beczała was 150 miles (241 kilometers) away at the Bayreuth Festpielhaus for a different production of the same Wagner opera. Wagner’s roles are among the

Former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley announces 2026 Senate bid in Georgia

August 4, 2025 11:53 am Associated Press

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley on Monday announced his 2026 Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in Georgia against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff. The 57-year-old Dooley is backed by Gov. Brian Kemp and has been teasing a bid since June. He joins a GOP

Storm Floris batters Scotland with 90 mph winds, disrupts travel and festivals

August 4, 2025 11:51 am Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Authorities in Scotland canceled trains, closed parks and warned people to tie down backyard trampolines as an unusually strong summer storm toppled trees, felled power lines and disrupted travel across northern Britain. The U.K.’s Meteorological Office on Monday issued an “amber” wind warning in Scotland for Storm Floris, meaning there is potential

Former SAG-AFTRA executive director David White is interim executive director of the NFLPA

August 4, 2025 11:40 am Associated Press

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Former SAG-AFTRA executive director David White was elected interim executive director of the NFL Players Association on Sunday night. White replaces Lloyd Howell, who stepped down last month amid a series of revelations that created a distraction for the players’ union. “We have full faith in David to

In Ecuador, environmentalists worry Noboa is unwinding nation’s green reputation

August 4, 2025 11:37 am Associated Press

By STEVEN GRATTAN Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — When Ecuadorians voted two years ago to block oil drilling in Yasuni National Park, it was a triumph for environmentalists seeking to protect one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. And it was in character for a country that was first to enshrine the “rights

Dozens killed as Palestinians in Gaza scramble for aid from air and land

August 4, 2025 10:54 am Associated Press

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians were killed or wounded on Monday as desperate crowds headed toward food distribution points and airdropped parcels in the Gaza Strip, according to witnesses and local health officials. Israel’s blockade and military offensive have made it nearly impossible

What to Stream: Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson team up and ‘King of the Hill’ and ‘Wednesday’ return

August 4, 2025 9:27 am Associated Press

By The Associated Press New Orleans legend Big Freedia returning with a new gospel album and the acting trio of Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson and Keke Palmer teaming up for the armored truck action comedy “The Pickup” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among

Sports on TV for Tuesday, August 5

August 4, 2025 9:10 am Associated Press

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, August 5 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL 11 a.m. ESPN — Little League World Series Regional: TBD, Mid-Atlantic Region, Bristol, Conn. 1 p.m. ESPN — Little League World Series Regional: TBD, Great Lakes Region, Whitestown, Ind. 3 p.m. ESPN — Little League World

WNBA Glance

August 4, 2025 9:09 am Associated Press

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 18 10 .643 — Atlanta 18 11 .621 ½ Indiana 17 12 .586 1½ Washington 13 15 .464 5 Chicago 7 21 .250 11 Connecticut 5 22 .185 12½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 24 5 .828 — Phoenix 17 11 .607

MLS Glance

August 4, 2025 9:05 am Associated Press

All 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

Baseball Glance

August 4, 2025 9:02 am Associated Press

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 66 48 .579 — Boston 63 51 .553 3 New York 60 53 .531 5½ Tampa Bay 55 59 .482 11 Baltimore 51 62 .451 14½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 66 48 .579 — Cleveland 57 55 .509 8 Kansas City 56

National League Glance

August 4, 2025 9:01 am Associated Press

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 64 48 .571 — New York 63 50 .558 1½ Miami 55 56 .495 8½ Atlanta 47 64 .423 16½ Washington 44 67 .396 19½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 68 44 .607 — Chicago 65 47 .580 3 Cincinnati 59 54 .522

Baseball Expanded Glance

August 4, 2025 9:01 am Associated Press

All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 66 48 .579 — — 4-6 W-1 38-19 28-29 546 516 30 Boston 63 51 .553 3 +2½ 8-2 W-6 38-21 25-30 568 487 81 New York 60 53 .531 5½ — 4-6 L-4 34-22