By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cincinnati will be playing a home game in Nebraska’s own backyard Thursday night. The crowd, most of which will be making a relatively short drive south to Arrowhead Stadium, will be almost entirely behind the Huskers. So, why did the Bearcats agree to play
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cincinnati will be playing a home game in Nebraska’s own backyard Thursday night. The crowd, most of which will be making a relatively short drive south to Arrowhead Stadium, will be almost entirely behind the Huskers. So, why did the Bearcats agree to play
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least five children were injured in a shooting Wednesday during the first week of classes at a Minneapolis Catholic school, authorities and a hospital said.
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By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A Democrat has won a special election for an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that had been held by Republicans and had voted heavily for President Donald Trump in 2024, adding to the Democratic Party’s hope that it can flip more seats during the 2026 midterm elections.
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Aug. 28 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 5 a.m. (Friday) FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Richmond AUTO RACING 6:25 a.m. (Friday) ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands COLLEGE FOOTBALL 5:30 p.m. ESPN — Boise St. at South Florida 6
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 24 14 .632 — New York 23 15 .605 1 Indiana 20 18 .526 4 Washington 16 22 .421 8 Connecticut 9 28 .243 14½ Chicago 9 28 .243 14½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 30 7 .811 — x-Las Vegas 26 14
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 16 7 5 53 52 33 Minnesota United 14 6 8 50 47 31 Vancouver 14 6 7 49 47 31 Seattle 12 7 8 44 48 38 Los Angeles FC 11 6 8 41 44 31 Portland 10 9 8
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 78 56 .582 — Boston 74 60 .552 4 New York 73 60 .549 4½ Tampa Bay 64 69 .481 13½ Baltimore 60 73 .451 17½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 78 57 .578 — Kansas City 69 65 .515 8½ Cleveland 66
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 76 57 .571 — New York 72 61 .541 4 Miami 62 71 .466 14 Atlanta 61 72 .459 15 Washington 53 80 .398 23 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 83 51 .619 — Chicago 76 57 .571 6½ Cincinnati 68 66 .507
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 78 56 .582 — Boston 74 60 .552 4 New York 73 60 .549 4½ Tampa Bay 64 69 .481 13½ Baltimore 60 73 .451 17½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 78 57 .578 — Kansas City 69 65 .515 8½ Cleveland 66
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 78 56 .582 — — 5-5 W-1 44-22 34-34 664 604 60 Boston 74 60 .552 4 +2 6-4 W-3 41-25 33-35 665 558 107 New York 73 60 .549 4½ +1½ 7-3 W-4 41-28
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Adv30-31 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Sept. 1 AUTO RACING Noon FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis (Taped) 2 p.m. FOX — NHRA: The Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8 p.m. ESPN —
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By The Associated Press As President Donald Trump asserts his power to control the nation’s capital, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that his department will manage Union Station, taking control away from Amtrak. Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, now the face of Trump’s hardline immigration agenda, told a federal judge on Wednesday that the
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAM METZ and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli and U.S. officials met Wednesday in Washington to discuss post-war Gaza, even as Israel’s military called the evacuation of Gaza City “inevitable” ahead of a new offensive and no sign of a ceasefire was in sight. The
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Intense rains have left at least 34 people dead after lashing parts of Pakistan and India and triggering flash floods and landslides in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Wednesday. Over 210,000 people in Pakistan have been displaced, and the shrine of the founder of
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By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer The Kansas City Chiefs have won three of the last six Super Bowls, played in seven straight AFC championship games and won the AFC West nine consecutive seasons. Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid are two titles shy of the record 11 straight AFC East crowns Tom Brady and
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog warned Wednesday that the agency is not yet satisfied with Iran’s cooperation with international inspectors, just as European leaders appeared poised to reimpose sanctions on Tehran after a series of last-minute meetings failed to reach
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s invading forces have broken into an eighth region of Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said Wednesday, seeking to capture more ground in their three-year war of attrition as U.S.-led peace efforts struggle to gain traction. Some Russian troops have entered the villages of Novoheorhiivka and
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By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Immigration advocates gather like clockwork outside Seattle’s King County International Airport to witness deportation flights and spread word of where they are going and how many people are aboard. Until recently, they could keep track of the flights using publicly accessible websites. But the monitors and others
Continue ReadingDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli drone strikes on a southern suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus killed eight soldiers and wounded others, officials and a war monitor reported Wednesday. Syria’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that drone strikes Tuesday in the southern Damascus suburb of Kiswah killed eight soldiers. It called the attack “a
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By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats were plunged into political crisis, especially splintered on immigration and border security, after their thorough defeat last year in an election in which President Donald Trump made hard-line immigration action a centerpiece of his campaign. That may be changing. From New York to California, Democratic lawmakers
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV demanded Wednesday that Israel stop the “collective punishment” and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza as he pleaded for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the besieged territory amid preparations by Israel for a new military offensive. Leo was interrupted twice by applause as
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A 52-year-old woman who was adopted to a French family in 1984 without her biological parents’ consent has filed for compensation from South Korea’s government, citing how authorities at the time fraudulently documented her as an orphan although she had a family. The rare petition
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By BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has a message for critics who think turning the U.S. government into a major stockholder of Intel is a “socialist” move: More is coming. “I will make deals like that for our Country all day long,” the president posted on Truth Social after
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 11 Washington 2 Final Seattle 4 San Diego 3 Final Houston 4 Colorado 0 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Cleveland 4 Tampa Bay 3 Final Boston 3 Baltimore 2 Final Toronto 9 Minnesota 8 Final Kansas City 12 Chicago White Sox 1 Final Texas 20 L.A. Angels 3
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Wednesday, Aug. 27. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Wednesday, Aug. 27. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland. In a lengthy written statement, the U.S. State Department confirmed that
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