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By Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Four people were killed and 17 others injured when multiple shooters opened fire Saturday in what police described as a targeted “hit” on one of the people killed at a popular nightlife spot in Birmingham, Alabama. The shooting happened shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday in Five Points South, a

By Associated Press PROVO, Utah — BYU’s defense forced three turnovers, Jake Retzlaff threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns and Parker Kingston had a highlight reel 90-yard punt return touchdown in a 38-9 victory over No. 13 Kansas State on Saturday night. Sione Moa added a career-high 76 yards and a touchdown on the

By Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. — There are two very different ways to look at seventh-ranked Missouri’s last two wins, a pair of come-from-behind affairs against Boston College and a double-overtime 30-27 victory over Vanderbilt in its SEC opener on Saturday night. The Tigers were good enough to overcome their mistakes. Or their opponents weren’t

By Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Blake Snell struck out nine in six strong innings and the San Francisco Giants completed a three-game series sweep with a 2-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Kansas City (82-72) moved into the second AL wild-card ahead of Detroit (82-74) because it holds the tiebreaker,

By Asher Kaufman University of Notre Dame The Conversation via AP For almost a year, Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in increasingly provocative cross-border skirmishes as onlookers warn that this escalating war of attrition could land the region in all-out conflict. The past few days have made that devastating scenario closer to a reality. First

By Associated Press NEW YORK — Vice President Kamala Harris raised $27 million at a packed New York City fundraiser on Sunday, her largest fundraising haul since she took over at the top of the ticket from President Joe Biden, according to a Harris campaign aide. Though Harris has far more money than former President

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushing final decisions until after the November election. Temporary spending bills generally fund agencies at

By Associated Press A top Donald Trump ally is pressuring Nebraska Republicans to award all of their state’s Electoral College votes to the statewide winner, a late-stage rule change that could potentially help return Trump to the White House. Nebraska and Maine are the only states that split their electoral votes by congressional district, and

By Associated Press MUNICH — Bridie O’Halloran drank the first beer of her life at Oktoberfest. The 19-year-old Australian pronounced it “the best I’ve had” after finishing roughly a quarter of her liter (33 fluid ounce) mug on Saturday. Wearing a pink dirndl dress she’d bought just a few hours earlier, O’Halloran was surrounded by

By Metro Creative Summertime is a great time to fire up the grill and toss burgers on top to sizzle to flame-licked perfection. With Canada Day and Independence Day on the horizon, you might already be planning your holiday party menu. Delicious burgers are often a given. While beef, pork and bison tend to be

By Metro Creative Tea is a versatile beverage that can be served at any time of day and has long been touted for its medicinal properties. On a cold day, a hot cup of tea can be just what people need to warm up, while few things are more refreshing than a glass of iced

By Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses of the vaccine it obtained from Nigeria under an agreement between the two countries, the African health agency said Thursday. The vaccinations started Tuesday targeting seven districts with “high risk populations” who neighbor Congo, Dr. Nicaise Ndembi from

By Associated Press Paula Nieto-Morales recalls the puzzled looks on her parents’ faces when she told them she wanted to become a neonatologist. She was 5 years old. “I was so little! And they asked, ‘Where did you learn that word?’” said Nieto-Morales, who was born and raised in Colombia. She likely picked it up

By Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — When Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen called a recent special legislative session to address soaring property taxes, it was women who largely stepped up to both advance parts of his main bill and to block his unpopular plans to raise sales and excises taxes to pay for it. Women hold

By Associated Press NEW YORK — Wall Street romped to records Thursday as a delayed jubilation swept markets worldwide following the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates. The S&P 500 jumped 1.7% for one of its best days of the year and topped its last all-time high set in July. The Dow Jones Industrial

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates was “an important signal” that inflation has eased as he poked at Donald Trump’s economic policies as a failure in the past and sure to “fail again” if revived. “Lowering interest rates isn’t a declaration of victory,”

By Associated Press The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that competing measures that would expand or limit abortion rights can appear on the November ballot. The high court’s ruling came days after it heard arguments in three lawsuits that sought to keep one or both of the competing abortion initiatives off the November ballot. Organizers