By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs knew that Rashee Rice’s six-game suspension was coming down from the NFL this week. That’s why they kept eight wide receivers on cutdown day. Now, they believe they are better suited to deal with the absence of their No. 1
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs knew that Rashee Rice’s six-game suspension was coming down from the NFL this week. That’s why they kept eight wide receivers on cutdown day. Now, they believe they are better suited to deal with the absence of their No. 1
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By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Amsterdam museum that displays a priceless collection of works by one of the world’s most popular artists, Vincent van Gogh, may have to close if the Dutch government doesn’t help foot the bill for major repairs to its aging building, the museum’s director said
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Aug. 29 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 5 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Richmond 1 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Sydney at Geelong AUTO RACING 6:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands 9:55 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 24 14 .632 — New York 24 15 .615 ½ Indiana 20 18 .526 4 Washington 16 23 .410 8½ Connecticut 10 28 .263 14 Chicago 9 29 .237 15 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 30 8 .789 — x-Las Vegas 26 14
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All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 16 7 5 53 52 33 Minnesota United 14 6 8 50 47 31 Vancouver 14 6 7 49 47 31 Seattle 12 7 8 44 48 38 Los Angeles FC 11 6 8 41 44 31 Portland 10 9 8
Continue Reading By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Many fled when wildfires devastated Los Angeles earlier this year, but Guillermo del Toro rushed back in, determined to save his lifelong collection of horror memorabilia. It’s the same loyalty that finds him making another tough decision to protect the items he loves like family:
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 78 56 .582 — Boston 75 60 .556 3½ New York 74 60 .552 4 Tampa Bay 64 69 .481 13½ Baltimore 60 74 .448 18 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 78 57 .578 — Kansas City 69 65 .515 8½ Cleveland 66
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 77 57 .575 — New York 72 61 .541 4½ Miami 62 71 .466 14½ Atlanta 61 73 .455 16 Washington 53 80 .398 23½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 83 52 .615 — Chicago 76 58 .567 6½ Cincinnati 68 66 .507
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 78 56 .582 — — 5-5 W-1 44-22 34-34 664 604 60 Boston 75 60 .556 3½ +2½ 7-3 W-4 41-25 34-35 668 560 108 New York 74 60 .552 4 +2 7-3 W-5 41-28
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 78 56 .582 — Boston 75 60 .556 3½ New York 74 60 .552 4 Tampa Bay 64 69 .481 13½ Baltimore 60 74 .448 18 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 78 57 .578 — Kansas City 69 65 .515 8½ Cleveland 66
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has sued the Trump administration in an effort to overturn the president’s attempt to fire her, launching an unprecedented legal battle that could significantly reshape the Fed’s longstanding political independence. The lawsuit seeks an emergency injunction to block her firing and
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Fed Gov. Lisa Cook sues Trump administration to block her attempted firing, launching unprecedented legal fight.
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By SOPHIE BATES Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The gun used in the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till is now on display for the public to see, 70 years after the killing. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History unveiled the .45-caliber pistol and its holster during a news conference Thursday, which is the
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By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Guillermo del Toro is an acclaimed master of horror and has built a huge memorabilia collection throughout his decades-long career. A close brush with California’s devastating wildfires has led him to do what was once unthinkable — auction some of the 5,000 items in his
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By The Associated Press Jim O’Neill, a top deputy to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official who requested anonymity to discuss a personnel change that has not been formally announced. The director of the nation’s top public
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — In the new Yorgos Lanthimos film “Bugonia,” a disturbed, conspiracy obsessed man kidnaps the head of a pharmaceutical company and tortures her in an attempt to save humanity. The kidnapper, played by Jesse Plemons, believes his hostage, played by Emma Stone, is an alien. While
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BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S. diplomat apologized Thursday for using the word “animalistic” while calling for a gaggle of reporters to quiet down during a news conference in Lebanon earlier this week. Tom Barrack, who is the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and envoy to Syria and has also been on a temporary assignment in Lebanon,
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By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press People from all over the world lined up to pay tribute to Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge who found online fame as an empathetic jurist and host of “ Caught in Providence,” at memorial services beginning Thursday in his home state of Rhode Island. Caprio, who won hearts with
Continue Reading By GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — An internet site which showed photos of thousands of Italian women without their consent and attracted obscene and explicit comments was forced to shut down on Thursday after a backlash. The site, which featured prominent women, including Premier Giorgia Meloni and European Parliament member Alessandra Moretti, also
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. (BBW) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $12.4 million. On a per-share basis, the St. Louis-based company said it had net income of 94 cents. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was
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BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A paramilitary group fighting against Sudan’s military shelled a besieged city in the western region of Darfur, killing at least 24 people, a medical group said Thursday. The Rapid Support Forces shelled the densely populated areas of the central market and Awlad al-Reef neighborhood in el-Fasher, the
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SYDNEY (AP) — Iran’s ambassador to Australia was seen preparing to leave the country on Thursday, days after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ordered him to leave over accusations that Tehran masterminded at least two antisemitic arson attacks in the country. Local television stations Network Seven and Network Nine spoke to Ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi as he
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British actor Micheal Ward was granted bail Thursday after appearing at a central London court to face charges of rape and sexual assault. The 27-year-old, who has starred in the Netflix crime drama “Top Boy,” faces two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The offenses reportedly took place in
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Online age checks are on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere, asking people for IDs or face scans to prove they are over 18 or 21 or even 13. To proponents, they’re a tool to keep children away from adult websites and other material that might be harmful
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By BABAR DOGAR and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press NAROWAL, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers in boats raced to reach stranded families in Pakistan’s populous eastern Punjab province Thursday, after three major rivers burst their banks because of heavy rain and the release of water from overflowing dams in neighboring India. The floods displaced nearly 250,000 people
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Houston 4 Colorado 3 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Boston 3 Baltimore 2 Final N.Y. Yankees 10 Chicago White Sox 4 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Final St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 1 Final Arizona 6 Milwaukee 4 Final San Francisco 4 Chicago Cubs 3 Final Philadelphia 19 Atlanta 4 Final Miami 7
Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Thursday, Aug. 28. 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 Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Thursday, Aug. 28. 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
Continue Reading Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Thursday, Aug. 28. 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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