By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The highest-profile detainee that the United States seeks to deport, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, appears to be headed to Uganda, where critics claim that a deal with the Trump administration eases political pressure on a president who’s ruled for nearly four decades. Ugandan officials have released few
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two police officers were killed and another seriously wounded in a shooting Tuesday at a property in a rural part of Australia. The gunman remained at large as police scoured a vast remote area. The shooting occurred in midmorning when 10 armed police officers tried
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 5 Washington 1 Final Colorado 6 Houston 1 Final San Diego 7 Seattle 6 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Cleveland 3 Tampa Bay 0 Final Boston 5 Baltimore 0 Final Minnesota 7 Toronto 5 Final Kansas City 5 Chicago White Sox 4 Final Texas 7 L.A. Angels 3
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Tuesday, Aug. 26. 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 Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Tuesday, Aug. 26. 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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By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press PORTO RAFTI, Greece (AP) — Bus coupon in hand, Diamantoula Vassiliou headed for the sea, determined to make the most of her brief beach excursion. The Athens resident was among thousands who took a four-hour tour this month to Avlaki Beach, one hour north of Greece’s capital, many hauling plastic
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (67-65, second in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (48-83, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (5-8, 4.50 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 94 strikeouts); White Sox: Martin Perez (1-3, 2.51 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 27 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals
Continue ReadingBy STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Representatives of three European countries threatening to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program failed to agree with their Iranian counterpart on Tuesday on how to avoid the measures days ahead of a deadline, a diplomat said. The diplomat said efforts would
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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has accused Iran of organizing two antisemitic attacks in Australia and said the country was cutting off diplomatic relations with Tehran in response on Tuesday. The Australian Security Intelligence Organization, or ASIO, concluded that Iran had directed arson attacks on the
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By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press BOLIVAR, Missouri (AP) — One of the few Republican U.S. House members making in-person appearances embarked on a town hall tour of his district to meet with constituents Monday, and a civil conversation broke out. Rep. Mark Alford and an audience of about 100 in west central Missouri spent an
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–MINNESOTA-PLAYING IT KOI DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Koi Perich didn’t give his home-state Gophers much attention growing up.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–MINNESOTA-PLAYING IT KOI DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Koi Perich didn’t give his home-state Gophers much attention growing up.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–MINNESOTA-PLAYING IT KOI DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Koi Perich didn’t give his home-state Gophers much attention growing up.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–MINNESOTA-PLAYING IT KOI DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Koi Perich didn’t give his home-state Gophers much attention growing up.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at PHILADELPHIA 6½ 6½ (46½) Dallas Friday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Kansas City 2½ 3 (45½) at LA CHARGERS Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Pittsburgh 3 3 (37½) at NY JETS at WASHINGTON 6½ 6½ (45½) NY Giants Cincinnati 5½ 5½ (45½)
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .323; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .316; Peña, Houston, .306; Bichette, Toronto, .304; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .298; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .297; Witt, Kansas City, .297; Kirk, Toronto, .296; Springer, Toronto, .294; Goldschmidt, New York, .285. RUNS_Judge, New York, 101; Raleigh, Seattle, 86; Witt, Kansas City, 85; Ju.RodrÃguez, Seattle, 84; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 83; Rooker,
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .302; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .299; Frelick, Milwaukee, .295; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .294; Burleson, St. Louis, .291; Hoerner, Chicago, .291; Edwards, Miami, .290; K.Marte, Arizona, .290; Perdomo, Arizona, .290; Machado, San Diego, .289. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 122; J.Soto, New York, 95; Tatis, San Diego, 91; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 90; Schwarber, Philadelphia,
Continue ReadingBy HAU DINH Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Heavy rain fell Tuesday in parts of Southeast Asia after a tropical storm made landfall in Vietnam, causing at least four deaths, damage to homes and flooding in the capital and coastal areas. State television network VTV said the remnants of Typhoon Kajiki were moving over
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By NICHOLAS KOMU Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — For the first time, Britain’s government has agreed to pay out millions in pounds to Kenyans to settle a civil lawsuit after its military forces had their legal immunity in Kenya lifted. The payout of 2.9 million British pounds ($3.9 million) to settle damages for a
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By TERRY TANG Associated Press For Rebecca F. Kuang, who has had six bestsellers before the age of 30, an eternal afterlife of leisure scares her more than the idea of going to hell. “As a child, I was told when you die you go to heaven and heaven is where you eat cake all
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are heading to Venice, Italy, for the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival, which kicks off on Wednesday. Here’s a rundown of everything you need to know about the festival, the Oscar buzz and who’s going. What is the
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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state’s congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body circumvented safeguards put in place by voters to ensure districts aren’t drawn to favor any party. The current map, adopted in 2021, divides Salt
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — V of K-pop sensation BTS threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Los Angeles Dodgers game on Monday night after meeting two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani. After taking the mound, the singer bowed slightly in the direction of Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who then caught a
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By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press BOLIVAR, Missouri (AP) — One of the few Republican U.S. House members making in-person appearances embarked on a town hall tour of his district to meet with constituents Monday, and a civil conversation broke out. Rep. Mark Alford and an audience of about 100 in west central Missouri spent an
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CHICAGO (AP) — Shane Smith allowed one hit in a career-high seven innings, Korey Lee hit a two-run homer, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-0 on Monday night. Smith (4-7) pitched into the seventh inning for the first time in his career, facing just 23 batters on 80 pitches. Lee,
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday night that he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics. Trump said
Continue ReadingAMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .324; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .316; Peña, Houston, .306; Bichette, Toronto, .304; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .300; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .297; Witt, Kansas City, .297; Kirk, Toronto, .296; Springer, Toronto, .294; J.RamÃrez, Cleveland, .286. RUNS_Judge, New York, 100; Raleigh, Seattle, 85; Witt, Kansas City, 85; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 83; Ju.RodrÃguez, Seattle, 83; Rooker, Athletics,
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .302; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .299; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .297; Frelick, Milwaukee, .295; Machado, San Diego, .292; Burleson, St. Louis, .291; Edwards, Miami, .291; Hoerner, Chicago, .291; K.Marte, Arizona, .290; Perdomo, Arizona, .290. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 122; J.Soto, New York, 95; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 90; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 90; Tatis, San Diego,
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