By The Associated Press They were icons of the 1980s, known for their outlandish exploits onstage and in the ring, who later redefined their images in the 2000s by starring alongside their families in reality shows. And, this week, both Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan died. Hogan lived a lot of lives before his death
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Labour Party ex-leader Jeremy Corbyn said Thursday that he’s forming a new left-leaning U.K. political party to advocate “mass redistribution of wealth and power” and take on his former colleagues at the ballot box. The new formation has a website — yourparty.uk — but doesn’t have a
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By JOHN O’CONNOR and SARAH RAZA Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will move thousands of employees out of the nation’s capital in a reorganization the agency says will put them closer to customers while saving money, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Thursday. Around 2,600 workers — more than half
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By RAÚL MENDOZA and ISABEL MATEOS Associated Press CINTALAPA, Mexico (AP) — With Mexican cattle again barred this month from entry to the United States over fears of spreading a flesh-eating parasite, ranchers and veterinarians in Mexico hundreds of miles from the border are fighting what has U.S. agricultural authorities so on edge. In the
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Three workers remain trapped at a gold and copper mine in Western Canada on Thursday as a remote-controlled scoop began removing debris from rockfalls to gain access to them, a mine company said in a statement. The heap of rocks is 20 to 30 meters (65 to 100 feet) long
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By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A baby born at only 21 weeks of gestation last July in Iowa City, Iowa, has just celebrated his first birthday, and among his gifts is a Guinness world record for most premature baby. Nash Keen was born on July 5, 2024 — 133 days earlier than the expected
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time Grammy Award-winning musician Chuck Mangione, who achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-flavored single “Feels So Good” and later became a voice actor on the animated TV comedy “King of the Hill,” has died. He was 84. Mangione died at his home in
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To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–FEMA-Texas Floods FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response ‘a model’ for dealing with disaster SUMMARY: The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency
Continue Reading To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–FEMA-Texas Floods FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response ‘a model’ for dealing with disaster SUMMARY: The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency
Continue Reading To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–FEMA-Texas Floods FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response ‘a model’ for dealing with disaster SUMMARY: The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency
Continue Reading To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–FEMA-Texas Floods FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response ‘a model’ for dealing with disaster SUMMARY: The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing its negotiating team home from Qatar to discuss next steps after Hamas’ latest response “shows a lack of desire” to reach a truce, President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday.
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer CBS News said Thursday it has selected Tanya Simon as the top producer at “60 Minutes,” elevating a respected insider in a closely-watched appointment given the turmoil that enveloped the newsmagazine with the settlement of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit. Simon, daughter of the late “60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon,
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer CBS News said Thursday it has selected Tanya Simon as the top producer at “60 Minutes,” elevating a respected insider in a closely-watched appointment given the turmoil that enveloped the newsmagazine with the settlement of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit. Simon, daughter of the late “60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon,
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By CURT ANDERSON and ED WHITE Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing, bicep-busting icon of professional wrestling who turned the sport into a massive business and stretched his influence into TV, pop culture and conservative politics during a long and scandal-plagued second act, died Thursday in Florida at age 71.
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic governor, Tony Evers, announced Thursday that he will not seek a third term in 2026, creating the first open race for governor in the battleground state in 16 years. It will be Wisconsin’s highest profile race next year, as Democrats also angle to take
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By The Associated Press Hulk Hogan, perhaps the most recognizable showman of professional wrestling with his muscles for miles, long blond locks and handlebar mustache, has died. He was 71. Hogan, whose given name was Terry Bollea, was WWE’s biggest star and an actor who once had his own reality show, “Hogan Knows Best.” He
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ISTANBUL (AP) — The funerals of 10 rescue volunteers and forestry workers killed while battling a wildfire were held on Thursday in Turkey. Grieving family and friends of the five members of the AKUT rescue organization were joined by leading politicians and crowds of mourning citizens at the Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque in Ankara. Meanwhile,
Continue Reading MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin won’t seek a third term, creating an open 2026 race in the battleground state.
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 —————————— BKL–ACES-LYNX DESCRIPTION: The Las Vegas Aces visit the Minnesota Lynx. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
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 —————————— BKL–ACES-LYNX DESCRIPTION: The Las Vegas Aces visit the Minnesota Lynx. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
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 —————————— BKL–ACES-LYNX DESCRIPTION: The Las Vegas Aces visit the Minnesota Lynx. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
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 —————————— BKL–ACES-LYNX DESCRIPTION: The Las Vegas Aces visit the Minnesota Lynx. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A replica Oval Office on display near the White House now looks exactly like President Donald Trump’s. But it is not the blingy version he is currently using. Visitors starting Thursday will experience the mock Oval Office as it was in the Republican president’s first term, until
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — A passenger plane crashed Thursday in Russia’s Far East, killing all 48 passengers and crew on board, officials said. The Angara Airlines flight disappeared from radar, and searchers later found the burning wreckage of the plane on a hillside south of its planned destination in Tynda, more than 7,000 kilometers (4,350 miles)
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By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Verdi can be played on original instruments, too. While historically informed performances of Baroque music are not surprising, Will Crutchfield and Teatro Nuovo are using period pieces for the rarely heard initial version of “Macbeth.” “You wouldn’t think that architecture from the mid-19th century would resemble
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By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The revelation that Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump that his name was in the Jeffrey Epstein files has focused fresh attention on the president’s relationship with the wealthy financier and the Justice Department’s announcement this month that it would not be releasing any additional
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By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court judges convicted two leaders of a predominantly Christian rebel group in the Central African Republic of multiple counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity on Thursday, sentencing each to more than a decade in prison. Former Central African Republic soccer federation
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, July 25 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:05 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Western at Essendon 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Geelong at North Melbourne AUTO RACING 6:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 10:55 a.m. ESPNU
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 16 6 .727 — Atlanta 14 10 .583 3 Indiana 13 12 .520 4½ Washington 11 12 .478 5½ Chicago 7 16 .304 9½ Connecticut 3 20 .130 13½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 21 4 .840 — Phoenix 15 8 .652
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