By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are making progress in stadium negotiations with lawmakers on both sides of the Kansas-Missouri state line, though it remains unclear whether the team will stay at Arrowhead Stadium or ultimately move elsewhere. The Chiefs recently were granted an extension to
Continue Reading
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are making progress in stadium negotiations with lawmakers on both sides of the Kansas-Missouri state line, though it remains unclear whether the team will stay at Arrowhead Stadium or ultimately move elsewhere. The Chiefs recently were granted an extension to
Continue Reading
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. government employee has been banned from leaving China after traveling there in a personal capacity, the State Department said Tuesday, marking the latest case where Beijing has stopped U.S. nationals from departing the country. The State Department did not reveal the identity of the employee
Continue Reading
By SYLVIA HUI and SAM McNEIL Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain threatened Tuesday to take further action against Israel if it does not agree to end the war in Gaza, a day after two dozen mostly European countries condemned Israel’s restrictions on aid shipments into the territory and the killings of hundreds of Palestinians
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–TWINS-DODGERS DESCRIPTION: LOS ANGELES — Chris Paddack starts for the Minnesota Twins against Tyler Glasnow and the
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–TWINS-DODGERS DESCRIPTION: LOS ANGELES — Chris Paddack starts for the Minnesota Twins against Tyler Glasnow and the
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–TWINS-DODGERS DESCRIPTION: LOS ANGELES — Chris Paddack starts for the Minnesota Twins against Tyler Glasnow and the
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–TWINS-DODGERS DESCRIPTION: LOS ANGELES — Chris Paddack starts for the Minnesota Twins against Tyler Glasnow and the
Continue Reading
By MEG KINNARD and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, seen by some as the problem child of the Democratic Party for legal and drug-related woes that brought negative attention to his father, is lashing out against Democratic “elites” and others over the way he says his father
Continue Reading
By MEG KINNARD and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, seen by some as the problem child of the Democratic Party for legal and drug-related woes that brought negative attention to his father, is lashing out against Democratic “elites” and others over the way he says his father
Continue Reading
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer Stephen Colbert returned for his first full program after last week’s announcement that CBS was canceling his “Late Show” with some supportive late-night guests, a joke about cancel culture and an extremely pointed remark directed at President Donald Trump. “I’m going to go ahead and say it: Cancel culture’s
Continue Reading
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Renée Fleming’s “Così fan tutte” was ready to rumble. Long a star soprano, Fleming made her directing debut Monday night at the Aspen Music Festival and School by transporting Mozart’s masterpiece from 18th century Naples, Italy, to a gym in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, amid professional wrestling’s rise
Continue Reading
By CRISTINA JALERU Associated Press LONDON (AP) — “Washington Black” just seemed destined for a screen adaptation. The 2018 novel by Canadian writer Esi Edugyan caught actor Sterling K. Brown’s eye. As he put the wheels in motion, things just started to line up in a most un-Hollywood fashion — so much so that Brown
Continue Reading
By JAMEY KEATEN and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press For months, U.N. officials, aid groups and experts have warned that Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are on the brink of famine without formally declaring one. Even though Israel eased a 2 1/2-month blockade on the territory in May, aid groups say only a trickle of assistance
Continue Reading
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Ethics Commission on Monday declined to investigate whether Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones broke state law when he loaned $10 million to a campaign committee after showing far less cash on an earlier financial disclosure. However, a request for a legal opinion on whether such
Continue Reading
By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, July 23 BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. FS1 — The Basketball Tournament: Stars of Storrs (UCONN) vs. We Are D3, Round of 16, Syracuse, N.Y. 9 p.m. FS1 — The Basketball Tournament: Sideline Cancer vs. LA Ignite, Round of 16, Louisville, Ky.
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 16 6 .727 — Atlanta 13 10 .565 3½ Indiana 12 12 .500 5 Washington 11 12 .478 5½ Chicago 7 16 .304 9½ Connecticut 3 19 .136 13 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 21 4 .840 — Phoenix 15 7 .682
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 13 7 4 43 47 32 Vancouver 12 5 6 42 39 26 Minnesota United 11 5 8 41 40 27 Seattle 10 6 7 37 37 33 Los Angeles FC 10 5 6 36 39 27 Portland 9 7 7
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 59 42 .584 — New York 56 45 .554 3 Boston 54 49 .524 6 Tampa Bay 53 49 .520 6½ Baltimore 44 56 .440 14½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 60 42 .588 — Cleveland 50 50 .500 9 Minnesota 49 52
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 58 43 .574 — New York 58 44 .569 ½ Miami 47 53 .470 10½ Atlanta 44 56 .440 13½ Washington 41 60 .406 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 60 41 .594 — Milwaukee 60 41 .594 — Cincinnati 52 50 .510
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 59 42 .584 — New York 56 45 .554 3 Boston 54 49 .524 6 Tampa Bay 53 49 .520 6½ Baltimore 44 56 .440 14½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 60 42 .588 — Cleveland 50 50 .500 9 Minnesota 49 52
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 59 42 .584 — — 6-4 L-1 36-17 23-25 466 438 28 New York 56 45 .554 3 +3 6-4 W-1 30-19 26-26 526 416 110 Boston 54 49 .524 6 — 6-4 L-2 32-20
Continue Reading
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Emma Stone, Dwayne Johnson, Adam Sandler and Idris Elba are just some of the celebrities headlining films at this year’s Venice International Film Festival. Organizers on Tuesday unveiled the starry lineup for its 82nd edition, which kicks off a busy fall film festival season in
Continue Reading
By The Associated Press President Donald Trump on Tuesday deflected questions over the Justice Department’s decision to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of helping the financier sexually abuse underage girls and is now serving a lengthy prison sentence. Trump instead lashed out at old grievances following a new report from
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s far-right populist Sanseito party was one of the biggest winners in the weekend’s upper house election, attracting many voters with its “Japanese First” platform that included calling for tougher restrictions on foreigners and the curtailment of gender equality and diversity policies. Sanseito added 14 seats in
Continue Reading
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press The United States announced Tuesday it will again pull out of the U.N.’s educational, scientific and cultural agency because it believes that its involvement is not in the country’s national interest, and that the agency promotes anti-Israel speech. This decision comes only two years after the United States rejoined UNESCO
Continue Reading
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will once again withdraw from the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, an expected move that has the U.S. further retreating from international organizations. The decision to pull U.S. funding and participation from UNESCO comes two years after
Continue Reading
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press United Nations (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will once again withdraw from the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, an expected move that has the U.S. further retreating from international organizations. The decision to pull U.S. funding and participation from UNESCO comes two years after
Continue Reading
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point” where solar and wind power will become even cheaper and more widespread, according to two United Nations reports released Tuesday, describing a bright spot amid otherwise gloomy progress to curb climate change. Last
Continue Reading
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that punishes online searches for information that is deemed “extremist,” the latest move by government authorities in their relentless crackdown on dissent. The bill passed by the lower house, the State Duma, moves to its all-but-certain endorsement in the upper house and then goes to
Continue Reading