By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JUAN ARRAEZ Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said his country was at “maximum preparedness” and ready to respond if attacked by forces that the United States government has deployed to the Caribbean. His comments during a news conference come as the U.S. government
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By The Associated Press Monday At Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Indianapolis, Ind. Final finish order TOP FUEL: 1. Justin Ashley; 2. Tony Stewart; 3. Tripp Tatum; 4. Jasmine Salinas; 5. Kyle Wurtzel; 6. Doug Kalitta; 7. Clay Millican; 8. Brittany Force; 9. Antron Brown; 10. Tony Schumacher; 11. Steve Torrence; 12. Shawn Langdon; 13.
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_T.Turner, Philadelphia, .301; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .300; Frelick, Milwaukee, .298; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .293; K.Marte, Arizona, .290; Hoerner, Chicago, .289; Turang, Milwaukee, .289; Stowers, Miami, .288; Burleson, St. Louis, .286; Arraez, San Diego, .285; Perdomo, Arizona, .285. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 124; J.Soto, New York, 104; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 96; Lindor, New York, 95; E.De
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .324; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .318; Bichette, Toronto, .310; Peña, Houston, .307; Springer, Toronto, .300; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .298; Witt, Kansas City, .296; Kirk, Toronto, .295; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .287; Y.Díaz, Tampa Bay, .286. RUNS_Judge, New York, 110; Raleigh, Seattle, 88; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 88; Witt, Kansas City, 88; Rooker, Athletics, 86; V.Guerrero, Toronto,
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A strong earthquake killed some 800 people and injured more than 2,500 in eastern Afghanistan, according to figures provided Monday by the Taliban government.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he will award former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, two days after his longtime political ally was seriously injured in a car crash. The decision places the award on a man once lauded for leading New York
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated her government’s handling of its tumultuous relations with the Trump administration, progressive gains and controversial judicial reforms in her first state of the nation address Monday. Sheinbaum, who is nearing the end of her first year in office, notably left out
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs will be starting a new left guard and tackle, the latter coming off a major knee injury, when they travel nearly 12 hours to play their season opener on foreign soil against one of the NFL’s best defenses. If that
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By RENATA BRITO and HERNÁN MUÑOZ Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A flotilla carrying activists and humanitarian aid for Gaza left Barcelona’s port on Monday for a second time after the vessels were forced to return a day earlier because of bad weather conditions. The Global Sumud Flotilla had departed Sunday under much fanfare
Continue Reading 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 ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Media-Public Broadcasting PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts SUMMARY: A month after Congress voted to strip public media of public money,
Continue Reading 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 ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Media-Public Broadcasting PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts SUMMARY: A month after Congress voted to strip public media of public money,
Continue Reading 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 ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Media-Public Broadcasting PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts SUMMARY: A month after Congress voted to strip public media of public money,
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By DEREK GATOPOULOS and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — With jerky determination, robots played soccer, wowed children with shadow-boxing skills and shot arrows on Monday at the birthplace of the Olympic Games. As they shuffled and occasionally froze for a battery change, their creators and futurologists debated the central question of
Continue Reading 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 —————————— BBO–WHITE SOX-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos.
Continue Reading 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 —————————— BBO–WHITE SOX-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos.
Continue Reading 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 —————————— BBO–WHITE SOX-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos.
Continue Reading 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 —————————— BBO–WHITE SOX-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos.
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals reinstated top prospect Jac Caglianone from the injured list and promoted Carter Jensen, their second-ranked prospect, from Triple-A Omaha on Monday to build out their roster for the final month of the season. The Royals also placed second baseman Jonathan
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Dwayne Johnson takes a serious turn as UFC fighter Mark Kerr in “The Smashing Machine,” which had its world premiere Monday at the Venice Film Festival. “I have for a long time wanted this,” Johnson said before the premiere. “The transformation part was something I
Continue Reading By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and SAM METZ Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel launched strikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 31 people as it presses ahead with a major offensive in the territory’s largest city, according to health officials. Leading genocide scholars, meanwhile, accused Israel of genocide,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, Sept. 2 MLB BASEBALL 8 p.m. TBS — N.Y. Yankees at Houston TRUTV — N.Y. Yankees at Houston 10:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Baltimore at San Diego (9:40 p.m.) OR Texas at Arizona (9:40 p.m.) SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 7 p.m. CBSSN
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 26 14 .650 — New York 24 16 .600 2 Indiana 21 19 .525 5 Washington 16 25 .390 10½ Connecticut 10 30 .250 16 Chicago 9 30 .231 16½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 32 8 .800 — x-Las Vegas 26 14
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 17 7 5 56 54 34 Minnesota United 14 6 9 51 48 32 Vancouver 14 6 7 49 47 31 Seattle 12 7 8 44 48 38 Los Angeles FC 11 7 8 41 45 33 Portland 10 9 9
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By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide said Monday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The determination by the International Association of Genocide Scholars — which has around 500 members worldwide, including a number of Holocaust experts — could serve to further isolate
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 79 59 .572 — — 5-5 L-1 45-24 34-35 679 624 55 New York 76 61 .555 2½ +3½ 7-3 L-1 41-28 35-33 719 585 134 Boston 77 62 .554 2½ +3½ 7-3 W-2 43-27
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 79 59 .572 — New York 76 61 .555 2½ Boston 77 62 .554 2½ Tampa Bay 68 69 .496 10½ Baltimore 62 76 .449 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 80 59 .576 — Kansas City 70 67 .511 9 Cleveland 68
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 79 59 .572 — New York 76 61 .555 2½ Boston 77 62 .554 2½ Tampa Bay 68 69 .496 10½ Baltimore 62 76 .449 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 80 59 .576 — Kansas City 70 67 .511 9 Cleveland 68
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 80 58 .580 — New York 74 64 .536 6 Miami 65 73 .471 15 Atlanta 62 76 .449 18 Washington 54 83 .394 25½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 85 54 .612 — Chicago 79 59 .572 5½ Cincinnati 70 68 .507
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By OMAR SANADIKI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December, some 850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home from neighboring countries and the figure could reach 1 million in the coming weeks, a top official with the U.N. refugee agency said Monday. Deputy High Commissioner of UNHCR Kelly
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