By OPE ADETAYO and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died aged 82, his press secretary said Sunday. Buhari died Sunday in London, where he had been receiving medical treatment. He first
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In a bid to kickoff a new era for DC Studios, James Gunn’s “Superman” opened with $122 million in U.S. and Canada ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. DC and Warner Bros. had a lot riding on “Superman.” While the Walt
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Andy Reid remains the standard for NFL coaches. Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs fell short in their quest to become the first team to three-peat in the Super Bowl era and were dominated by the Philadelphia Eagles for the NFL title. Still, Reid was a near-unanimous choice
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, July 14 CYCLING 6:30 a.m. PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de France, Stage 10, Ennezat Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy, France MLB BASEBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby: From Atlanta ESPN2 — 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby:
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 14 6 .700 — Atlanta 12 9 .571 2½ Indiana 11 10 .524 3½ Washington 11 10 .524 3½ Chicago 7 13 .350 7 Connecticut 3 18 .143 11½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 18 4 .818 — Phoenix 14 6 .700
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 13 6 3 42 46 30 Minnesota United 11 4 7 40 39 25 Vancouver 11 5 5 38 35 25 Seattle 9 6 6 33 31 28 Portland 9 6 6 33 31 30 Los Angeles FC 9 5 5
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By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is set to meet President Donald Trump this week on the heels of the U.S. leader announcing plans to sell NATO allies weaponry that they can then pass on to Ukraine. Rutte will be in Washington on Monday and Tuesday and plans
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 55 41 .573 — New York 53 43 .552 2 Boston 53 45 .541 3 Tampa Bay 50 47 .515 5½ Baltimore 43 52 .453 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 38 .608 — Minnesota 47 49 .490 11½ Kansas City 47
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 55 41 .573 — New York 55 42 .567 ½ Miami 44 51 .463 10½ Atlanta 42 53 .442 12½ Washington 38 58 .396 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 57 39 .594 — Milwaukee 56 40 .583 1 St. Louis 51 46
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 55 41 .573 — — 7-3 L-2 32-16 23-25 440 423 17 New York 53 43 .552 2 +2 5-5 L-2 30-19 23-24 501 390 111 Boston 53 45 .541 3 +1 10-0 W-10 32-20
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 55 41 .573 — New York 53 43 .552 2 Boston 53 45 .541 3 Tampa Bay 50 47 .515 5½ Baltimore 43 52 .453 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 38 .608 — Minnesota 47 49 .490 11½ Kansas City 47
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By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In many ways, the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign stop was a perfect storm of failings coming together that allowed 20-year-old Michael Thomas Crooks to climb on top of a nearby building and take eight shots at the once and future president. One
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By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The European Union will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods scheduled to take effect Monday in hopes of reaching a trade deal with the Trump administration by the end of the month. ″This is now the time for negotiations,″ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and IMAD ISSEID Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 32 people on Sunday, including six children at a water collection point, while the Palestinian death toll passed 58,000 after 21 months of war, local health officials said. Israel and Hamas appeared
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By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump’s attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration. Facilities for older adults and disabled people are reporting the sporadic loss of employees who have had their legal status
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday will attend the FIFA Club World Cup final, a match that will offer Trump a preview of the globe’s premier soccer tournament that North America will host next year. Trump and first lady Melania Trump will travel from their golf club
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By BILL BARROW, JONATHAN J. COOPER and JACK BROOK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Debate over President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget-and-policy package is over on Capitol Hill. Now the argument goes national. From the Central Valley of California to Midwestern battlegrounds and suburban districts of the northeast, the new law already is shaping the 2026
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN, JOSH BOAK and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump prides himself on being a dealmaker, but his negotiating style is more ultimatum than compromise. In the last week, Trump has slapped trading partners with tariffs rather than slog through prolonged talks to reach agreements. He ratcheted up the
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s security agency said Sunday it tracked down and killed Russian agents suspected of shooting one of its senior officers to death in the Ukrainian capital. The Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, said in a statement that the suspected Russian agents were killed in the Kyiv region after they offered
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Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Sunday, Jul. 13. 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
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Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Sunday, Jul. 13. 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 Sunday, Jul. 13. 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 TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Chicago Cubs 4 N.Y. Yankees 1 Final Miami 11 Baltimore 1 Final Pittsburgh 2 Minnesota 1 Final Kansas City 3 N.Y. Mets 2 Final Arizona 5 L.A. Angels 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Boston 4 Tampa Bay 1 Final Texas 5 Houston 1 Final Seattle 8 Detroit 4 Final
Continue Reading By The Associated Press New York Mets (55-41, first in the NL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (46-50, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Clay Holmes (8-4, 3.29 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 81 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (3-4, 2.56 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 50 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:
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By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Love Island USA” culminated a tumultuous summer full of explosive breakups and shock exits in its season finale Sunday. A public vote (spoilers ahead) crowned Amaya Espinal, 25, and Bryan Arenales, 28, as the winning couple of its seventh season. The Peacock reality series has had
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_W.Smith, Los Angeles, .323; Donovan, St. Louis, .297; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .297; Frelick, Milwaukee, .294; Naylor, Arizona, .294; Burleson, St. Louis, .293; Stowers, Miami, .293; Machado, San Diego, .292; Busch, Chicago, .290; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .289. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 91; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 72; Soto, New York, 70; Tucker, Chicago, 68; Crow-Armstrong, Chicago,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .355; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .332; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .324; Peña, Houston, .322; Meyers, Houston, .308; Kirk, Toronto, .303; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .297; Ramírez, Cleveland, .295; Witt, Kansas City, .294; Crawford, Seattle, .290. RUNS_Judge, New York, 85; Raleigh, Seattle, 65; Buxton, Minnesota, 64; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 63; Neto, Los Angeles, 61; Rooker, Athletics,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MLB Sunday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Tampa Bay -120 at BOSTON +102 Seattle OFF at DETROIT OFF at HOUSTON -136 Texas +116 Cleveland -134 at CHICAGO WHITE SOX +114 Toronto -126 at ATHLETICS +108 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at CINCINNATI -245 Colorado +200 at MILWAUKEE -245 Washington
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By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has fired additional lawyers and support staff who worked on special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecutions of President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the matter. The overall number of terminations was not immediately clear but they cut across
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