Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s family are calling for him to step down as health secretary following a contentious congressional hearing this past week, during which the Trump Cabinet official faced bipartisan questioning about his tumultuous leadership of federal health agencies. Kennedy’s sister, Kerry Kennedy, and his nephew, Joseph
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By MIKE PESOLI and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched across Washington, D.C., on Saturday in one of the largest demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital. Behind a bright red banner reading “END THE D.C. OCCUPATION” in English and Spanish, protesters marched over
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By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump will watch the U.S. Open men’s final from Rolex’s suite in Arthur Ashe Stadium, a person with knowledge of the details said Saturday. Trump’s first appearance at the Grand Slam tournament in New York since 2015 — before his first run for
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EAST Bluefield State 38, Concord 31 Bowie St. 23, Shippensburg 7 Bryant 27, Umass 26 Bucknell 34, Marist 23 Buffalo 45, St. Francis (Pa.) 6 CCSU 34, American International 7 Castleton 16, Westfield St. 12 Christopher Newport 38, Trine 7 College of NJ 27, Lycoming 24 Delaware St. 37, Albany (NY) 32 Denison 35, Allegheny
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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday amplified his promises to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to Chicago by posting a parody image from “Apocalypse Now” featuring a ball of flames as helicopters zoom over the nation’s third-largest city. “’I love the smell of deportations in the
Continue Reading No. 1 Ohio St. (2-0) beat Grambling St. 70-0. Next: vs. Ohio, Saturday. No. 2 Penn St. (2-0) beat FIU 34-0. Next: vs. Villanova, Saturday. No. 3 LSU (2-0) beat Louisiana Tech 23-7. Next: vs. No. 13 Florida, Saturday. No. 4 Georgia (2-0) beat Austin Peay 28-6. Next: at No. 22 Tennessee, Saturday. No. 5
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There are two ways to look at the Kansas City Chiefs’ season-opening loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Brazil. The pessimist will say that the Chiefs hardly looked like Super Bowl contenders. Their defense allowed Justin Herbert to throw for more than 300
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By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police scuffled with protesters outside Parliament on Saturday as they arrested more than 400 demonstrators who gathered to defy a ban on the group Palestine Action, which has been deemed a terrorist organization by the government. Defend Our Juries, the campaign group organizing
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The political pitch sounded familiar: The country is in crisis. The government must slash immigration, crack down on crime, ditch green energy targets and reopen factories to “make Britain great again.” The words of Nigel Farage to his Reform UK party’s two-day annual convention that ended Saturday
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Sept. 7 AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Monster Energy Grand Prix of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain 8:55 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: The Pirelli Italian Grand Prix, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy 3 p.m. USA — NASCAR Cup
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Atlanta 28 14 .667 — x-New York 25 17 .595 3 Indiana 22 20 .524 6 Washington 16 26 .381 12 Connecticut 10 31 .244 17½ Chicago 10 31 .244 17½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 32 9 .780 — x-Phoenix 27 14 .659
Continue ReadingAll 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 DAVID FISCHER Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A federal trial is scheduled to begin Monday for a man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump as he played golf in Florida in September 2024. Jury selection is expected to take three days, with attorneys questioning three sets of 60 prospective jurors. They’re
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 82 60 .577 — New York 79 63 .556 3 Boston 78 65 .545 4½ Tampa Bay 71 71 .500 11 Baltimore 66 76 .465 16 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 82 61 .573 — Kansas City 73 69 .514 8½ Cleveland 71
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 83 59 .585 — New York 76 66 .535 7 Miami 65 77 .458 18 Atlanta 64 77 .454 18½ Washington 57 84 .404 25½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 88 55 .615 — Chicago 81 61 .570 6½ Cincinnati 71 71 .500
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 82 60 .577 — New York 79 63 .556 3 Boston 78 65 .545 4½ Tampa Bay 71 71 .500 11 Baltimore 66 76 .465 16 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 82 61 .573 — Kansas City 73 69 .514 8½ Cleveland 71
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 82 60 .577 — — 5-5 L-1 45-24 37-36 712 646 66 New York 79 63 .556 3 +5 7-3 W-1 42-29 37-34 745 606 139 Boston 78 65 .545 4½ +3½ 5-5 L-3 44-28
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By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden has decided to build his presidential library in Delaware and has tapped a group of former aides, friends and political allies to begin the heavy lift of fundraising and finding a site for the museum and archive. The Joe and Jill Biden Foundation
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By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, once a casino owner and always a man in search of his next deal, is fond of a poker analogy when sizing up partners and adversaries. “We have much bigger and better cards than they do,” he said of China last month. Compared
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By GENE PUSKAR, MINGSON LAU and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press OREFIELD, Pa. (AP) — In a romance and adventure worthy of the big screen, a Pennsylvania couple is preserving the past and forging a future as the owners of the world’s oldest operating drive-in movie theater. Lauren McChesney got more than admission to a double
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli army issued evacuation orders and targeted high-rise buildings in Gaza City on Saturday, urging Palestinians to flee south ahead of an escalating offensive to seize the city of nearly 1 million. Aid groups warn that a large-scale evacuation would
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By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Thousands of ordinary admirers and VIPs paid their last respects Saturday to Giorgio Armani, remembered by Milan’s mayor as a “man of extraordinary elegance” who left an indelible mark on the city and the global fashion world. Armani died Thursday at 91 at his home in
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Baltimore 4 L.A. Dodgers 3 Final Seattle 10 Atlanta 2 Final Arizona 5 Boston 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 3 Toronto 1 Final Detroit 6 Chicago White Sox 0 Final Cleveland 3 Tampa Bay 2 Final Kansas City 11 Minnesota 2 Final Houston 11 Texas 0 Final
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Sep. 06. 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, Sep. 06. 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 ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Saturday, Sep. 06. 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 Kansas Daybook for Saturday, Sep. 06. 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 Reading By The Associated Press Minnesota Twins (62-79, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (72-69, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Joe Ryan (13-7, 3.08 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 174 strikeouts); Royals: Stephen Kolek (4-5, 3.99 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 59 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins
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SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — A shark fatally mauled a man in his 50s at a beach near Sydney, Australia, and area beaches were closed on Saturday as drones searched for the predator, authorities said. Emergency crews were dispatched to Long Reef Beach shortly after 10 a.m. local time Saturday, responding to reports that a man
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