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NATO’s first drone battle pits million-dollar jets against cheap drones, exposing vulnerabilities

By EMMA BURROWS European Security Correspondent TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — For more than three years, Ukraine has waged an almost nightly battle against Russian attack drones. NATO on Wednesday got a taste of that fight. Polish authorities said they detected 19 violations of their airspace, prompting a million-dollar response as fighter jets were scrambled and

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Matthew Dowd’s firing begins flood of people facing consequences for their comments on Kirk’s death

By DAVID BAUDER and ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew Dowd opened a floodgate. The MSNBC political analyst, who lost his job shortly after on-air comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, was the first of many figures to face consequences Thursday for public statements or actions about the shooting. Indeed, raw

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Saudi Arabia to supply Syria with 1.65 million barrels of crude to aid civil war recovery

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will supply Syria with 1.65 million barrels of crude as Damascus struggles to rebuild the country’s economy and infrastructure after a nearly 14-year civil war. The state-run Saudi Press Agency announced that the CEO of the Saudi Fund for Development, Sultan Al-Marshad, and Syria’s Minister of

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Sports on TV for Friday, Sept. 12

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Sept. 12 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL Playoffs: Hawthorn at Adelaide, Semifinal 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS1 — AFL Playoffs: Gold Coast at Brisbane, Semifinal AUTO RACING 4:30 p.m. TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: Practice, Bristol Motor Speedway,

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WNBA Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Atlanta 30 14 .682 — x-New York 27 17 .614 3 x-Indiana 24 20 .545 6 Washington 16 28 .364 14 Connecticut 11 33 .250 19 Chicago 10 34 .227 20 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 34 10 .773 — x-Las Vegas 30 14

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The Latest: Pentagon 9/11 ceremony moved inside due to security concerns

By The Associated Press President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump marked 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at a service at the Pentagon on Thursday. While traditionally observed near the building’s memorial outside the Pentagon’s walls, it was moved to the internal courtyard following the “heartbreaking political assassination” of activist Charlie

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Grieving families of protesters killed in Nepal seek justice as some people try to leave

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Grieving families of protesters killed by police in Nepal gathered in the capital Thursday, expressing anger at authorities and seeking information about their missing loved ones. Families held a candlelight vigil outside a hospital morgue in Kathmandu and announced plans to meet with Nepal army officials

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Russian drone incursion in Poland prompts NATO leaders to take stock of bigger threats

By CLAUDIA CIOBANU Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European leaders on Thursday expressed alarm over growing Russian hostility threatening their countries as Moscow’s forces pursue their invasion of Ukraine — concerns exacerbated by events of the previous day when multiple Russian drones struck Polish soil. The incursion into Poland, which came during unrelenting Russian

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Baltimore 3 Pittsburgh 2 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Chicago White Sox 5 Tampa Bay 1 Final Toronto 6 Houston 0 Final Cleveland 3 Kansas City 2 Final N.Y. Yankees 9 Detroit 3 Final Seattle 7 L.A. Angels 6 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Final Miami 5 Washington 0 Final Philadelphia 6

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