By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University professor Josh Cowen announced Thursday that he is running for one of the battleground state’s most competitive congressional districts, joining a crowded field of Democrats seeking to challenge Republican Rep. Tom Barrett. In an interview with The Associated Press, Cowen said federal worker
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By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–PIRATES-TWINS DESCRIPTION: Pittsburgh plays Minnesota at Target Field. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/11/2025 07:10
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–PIRATES-TWINS DESCRIPTION: Pittsburgh plays Minnesota at Target Field. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/11/2025 07:10
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–PIRATES-TWINS DESCRIPTION: Pittsburgh plays Minnesota at Target Field. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/11/2025 07:10
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–PIRATES-TWINS DESCRIPTION: Pittsburgh plays Minnesota at Target Field. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/11/2025 07:10
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen King has a rule for anyone wanting to adapt one of his books for the big or small screen. It’s basically the Hippocratic oath for intellectual property — first, do no harm. “When you deviate from the story that I wrote, you do so
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge in New Hampshire said Thursday he will certify a class action lawsuit including all children who will be affected by President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship and issue a preliminary injunction blocking it.
Continue Reading CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Judge to temporarily block Trump order ending birthright citizenship in nationwide class action lawsuit.
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By ARMIN DURGUT Associated Press SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Broken glasses, watches, combs and crumpled, faded identification documents. They were among the personal items belonging to the victims of the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica that were displayed at an exhibition on Thursday before the 30th anniversary of Europe’s only acknowledged post-World War II genocide. More
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, July 11 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 11 p.m. FS2 — AFL: Adelaide at Western 2 a.m. (Saturday) FS1 — AFL: Geelong at Greater Western Sydney 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Richmond AUTO RACING 2:30 p.m. FS2 — Indy
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 13 6 .684 — Atlanta 12 7 .632 1 Washington 10 10 .500 3½ Indiana 9 10 .474 4 Chicago 6 13 .316 7 Connecticut 3 16 .158 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 18 3 .857 — Phoenix 14 6 .700
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 12 6 3 39 44 29 Vancouver 11 4 5 38 35 22 Minnesota United 10 4 7 37 35 24 Portland 9 5 6 33 30 28 Seattle 8 6 6 30 28 26 Los Angeles FC 8 5 5
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Jack Nicholson did not want to go to the Oscars. It was 1976 and he was nominated for best actor in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” The Miloš Forman film, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a nationwide theatrical re-release on July 13 and July 16, had
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 54 39 .581 — New York 52 41 .559 2 Tampa Bay 50 44 .532 4½ Boston 50 45 .526 5 Baltimore 42 50 .457 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 35 .628 — Kansas City 46 48 .489 13 Minnesota 45
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 54 39 .581 — New York 53 41 .564 1½ Miami 42 50 .457 11½ Atlanta 40 52 .435 13½ Washington 38 55 .409 16 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 55 38 .591 — Milwaukee 53 40 .570 2 St. Louis 50 44
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 54 39 .581 — New York 52 41 .559 2 Tampa Bay 50 44 .532 4½ Boston 50 45 .526 5 Baltimore 42 50 .457 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 35 .628 — Kansas City 46 48 .489 13 Minnesota 45
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 54 39 .581 — — 9-1 L-1 32-16 22-23 427 407 20 New York 52 41 .559 2 +3 4-6 W-4 29-17 23-24 487 381 106 Tampa Bay 50 44 .532 4½ +½ 3-7 L-1
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By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Natanael Cano was not afraid to leave the terrain of corridos tumbados that made him famous to experiment with trap, reggaeton, Afrobeats and other urban genres in his new album. Cano had tried out some of this genres in albums like “NataKong” and “Trap Tumbado,” but
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By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special tribunal indicted Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday by accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year. A three-member panel, headed by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press A U.N. special rapporteur has been sanctioned by the United States over her work as an independent investigator scrutinizing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, with Washington decrying what it called a “campaign of political and economic warfare” against the U.S. and Israel. Francesca Albanese is a high-profile member of
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The audio edition of an upcoming re-telling of the Grimm fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel,” which combines the renowned sensibilities of Stephen King ‘s words and the late Maurice Sendak ‘s illustrations, will be narrated by an author who knows the material well. Stephen King.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Olympic wrestler and MMA star Ben Askren, who has been hospitalized in Wisconsin after a severe case of pneumonia, said in a post on social media Wednesday that he had undergone a double lung transplant and is in recovery. Askren said during the Instagram video that he recalls very little of
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Olympic wrestler and MMA star Ben Askren, who has been hospitalized in Wisconsin after a severe case of pneumonia, said in a post on social media Wednesday that he had undergone a double lung transplant and is in recovery. Askren said during the Instagram video that he recalls very little of
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump posted a letter to social media Thursday evening announcing Canadian goods will be subject to a 35% tariff rate starting Aug. 1, an aggressive increase to the 25% tariff first announced by Trump in February. Trump justified the tariffs as necessary to manage America’s opioid crisis, which he
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, SARAH EL DEEB, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAM MCNEIL Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — European officials reached a new deal with Israel to allow desperately needed food and fuel into Gaza, the European Union’s foreign policy chief said Thursday, hours after an Israeli airstrike killed 14 people, including 9 children,
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A book of Beatles -era photographs taken by George Harrison, many of them never published, will be released next year. Random House announced Thursday that “The Third Eye,” which includes more than 250 black and white and color images, is scheduled for Fall 2026. Harrison’s
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — No one could replace the inimitable talent that was Whitney Houston. But when you need someone to sing her timeless tracks, the great EGOT (that’s Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winner) Jennifer Hudson has proven time and time again that she’s up for the job.
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By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His nation is still feeling the reverberations today. The law books record it as State of Tennessee v. John T. Scopes. History remembers it as the “ Monkey
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By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels seen in more than three decades and provided life-saving medicines for some of the world’s most vulnerable. But in the last six months, the sudden
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Baltimore 3 N.Y. Mets 1 Final Chicago Cubs 8 Minnesota 1 Final Baltimore 7 N.Y. Mets 3 Final Athletics 5 Atlanta 4 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland at Chi White Sox 3:10 p.m. (Postponed) Final Boston 4 Tampa Bay 3 Final N.Y. Yankees 6 Seattle 5 Final Texas 11 L.A.
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