By JEANS-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Suspected Islamist rebels have killed at least 30 people in a series of attacks in Congo’s North Kivu province in recent days, a Congolese military official said Saturday. The killings took place in Bapere village between Wednesday and Friday, according to Col. Alain Kiwawa, the military
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Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Greg Iles, the Mississippi author of the “Natchez Burning” trilogy and other works, has died. He was 65. Iles died Friday after a decades-long battle with the blood cancer multiple myeloma, his literary agent Dan Conaway posted Saturday on Facebook. Initially diagnosed with the incurable condition in 1996, he
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By Lisa France, CNN (CNN) — “Love Island USA” has become an obsession for viewers, with one couple in particular capturing hearts. It’s been quite the summer for Olandria Carthen, 27, and Nic Vansteenberghe, 24, a couple who met on the show and have been dubbed “Nicolandria.” Not only are they objectively (and ridiculously) attractive,
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All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 21 12 .636 — New York 21 13 .618 ½ Indiana 18 16 .529 3½ Washington 15 18 .455 6 Chicago 8 25 .242 13 Connecticut 6 26 .188 14½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 28 5 .848 — Phoenix 19 13 .594
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, August 17 AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Grand Prix of Austria, Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria 11 a.m. CBSSN — FIM Motocross World Championship: The MXGP, Uddevalla, Sweden 2 p.m. FS1 — ARCA Menards Series: The Springfield
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 15 7 4 49 50 32 Minnesota United 13 6 8 47 44 30 Vancouver 13 6 6 45 43 28 Seattle 11 7 8 41 43 36 Los Angeles FC 11 6 7 40 43 30 Portland 10 9 7
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 73 51 .589 — Boston 68 56 .548 5 New York 66 57 .537 6½ Tampa Bay 61 63 .492 12 Baltimore 56 67 .455 16½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 73 52 .584 — Cleveland 63 59 .516 8½ Kansas City 62
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 70 52 .574 — New York 64 58 .525 6 Miami 58 64 .475 12 Atlanta 54 68 .443 16 Washington 49 73 .402 21 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 77 44 .636 — Chicago 69 53 .566 8½ Cincinnati 64 59 .520
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 73 51 .589 — — 7-3 W-3 42-20 31-31 611 552 59 Boston 68 56 .548 5 +1½ 5-5 W-2 41-22 27-34 623 527 96 New York 66 57 .537 6½ — 6-4 W-2 37-25
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 73 51 .589 — Boston 68 56 .548 5 New York 66 57 .537 6½ Tampa Bay 61 63 .492 12 Baltimore 56 67 .455 16½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 73 52 .584 — Cleveland 63 59 .516 8½ Kansas City 62
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 2 0 0 1.000 68 30 Miami 1 0 1 .750 48 41 N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 42 41 Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 25 34 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 1 1 0 .500 30
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By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Fight! Fight! Fight! It’s not just Donald Trump’s mantra anymore. As the Republican president pushes states to redraw their congressional districts to the GOP’s advantage, Democrats have shown they are willing to go beyond words of outrage and use whatever power they do have to win. Democrats
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The Associated Press Here is a look back at the top stories of the week, if you’re looking for a quick recap — as well as our best photo galleries and some stories away from the headlines. — Trump and Putin meet about Ukraine A much-anticipated meeting between the U.S. and Russian leaders on Friday
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By SAMYA KULLAB, JOHN LEICESTER and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump reversed course in the wake of his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to say an overall peace agreement — not the ceasefire that he has long championed — is the next step in ending the 3
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By DÁNICA COTO and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day and bringing heavy rains and high winds to islands in
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Boston 7 Miami 5 Final N.Y. Mets 3 Seattle 1 Final Atlanta 10 Cleveland 1 Final N.Y. Yankees 12 St. Louis 8 Final Tampa Bay 2 San Francisco 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Toronto 14 Texas 2 Final Kansas City 6 Chicago White Sox 2 Final Detroit 8 Minnesota
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Kansas Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 16. 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
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 16. 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 ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 16. 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 ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 16. 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
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Chicago White Sox (44-78, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (61-61, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Sean Burke (4-9, 4.26 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 107 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Lorenzen (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -181, White Sox +151;
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By MUHAMMAD SAJJAD and RIAZ KHAN Associated Press BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, with forecasts of more rain in the coming days. One eyewitness, who escaped
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By ROB GILLIES and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel season. Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said now is not
Continue Reading Kansas City 0 7 3 6 — 16 Seattle 7 16 7 3 — 33 First Quarter Sea_Charbonnet 15 run (Myers kick), 9:31. Second Quarter Sea_Bobo 12 pass from Lock (Myers kick), 14:16. KC_Tonyan 1 pass from Minshew (Butker kick), 9:54. Sea_safety, 3:38. Sea_Bobo 12 pass from Lock (Myers kick), :34. Third Quarter KC_FG Butker
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_W.Smith, Los Angeles, .308; Edwards, Miami, .304; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .299; Frelick, Milwaukee, .298; K.Marte, Arizona, .297; Hoerner, Chicago, .294; Machado, San Diego, .294; Naylor, Seattle, .292; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .289; Arraez, San Diego, .288; Stowers, Miami, .288. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 115; J.Soto, New York, 87; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 85; Tatis, San Diego,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .330; Peña, Houston, .318; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .316; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .312; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .301; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .298; Bichette, Toronto, .295; J.Ramírez, Cleveland, .295; Kirk, Toronto, .292; Springer, Toronto, .290; Witt, Kansas City, .290. RUNS_Judge, New York, 94; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 82; Raleigh, Seattle, 81; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 80; J.Ramírez, Cleveland, 79;
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By ANDREW DESTIN AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Sam Darnold looked the part of a franchise quarterback in his first appearance at Lumen Field as the Seattle Seahawks beat the Kansas City Chiefs 33-16 in a preseason game on Friday night. Darnold, who did not appear in the Seattle Seahawks’ preseason opener against the
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young people at a recent Holy Year celebration with an impromptu popemobile romp around St. Peter’s Square, it almost seemed as if some of the informal spontaneity that characterized Pope Francis’ 12-year papacy had returned to the
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 30 10 New England 1 0 0 1.000 48 18 Miami 0 0 1 .500 24 24 Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 25 34 South W L T Pct PF PA Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 30
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 30 10 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 New England 1 0 0 1.000 48 18 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Miami 0 0 1 .500 24 24 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0
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