By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Police in Sri Lanka arrested former President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday over allegations that the senior opposition politician misused public funds during his presidency, police said. Wickremesinghe, who was president from 2022 to 2024, is accused of using the funds to attend his wife’s graduation
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By AAMER MADHANI and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump started the week declaring a diplomatic breakthrough in his bid to prod Moscow and Kyiv closer to peace, announcing he had begun arranging for direct talks between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Four days later, the Republican president’s
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, Eugenia Yosef, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Parts of Gaza are officially experiencing a “man-made” famine, according to a Friday report by a United Nations-backed initiative, which added that the situation is expected to worsen after months of relentless conflict. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reported that famine has been
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By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Every superhero has an origin story and Scottie Scheffler’s narrative arc can be traced back to November 15, 2020 – a series of events that barely anybody noticed at the time. That was the day Scheffler and Tiger Woods played together in the Masters tournament: the first and only
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Toronto 5 Miami 2 Final Tampa Bay 10 St. Louis 6 Final Chicago Cubs 3 L.A. Angels 2 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Boston 1 N.Y. Yankees 0 Final Detroit 7 Kansas City 5 Final Houston 10 Baltimore 7 Final Texas 4 Cleveland 3 Final Minnesota 9 Chicago White Sox
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Friday, Aug. 22. 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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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Friday its foreign minister spoke by phone with his French, German and British counterparts to avoid the reimposition of U.N. sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear program, just days ahead of a European deadline. The call by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi came as the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (66-62, second in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (76-53, first in the AL Central) Detroit; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Ryan Bergert (1-1, 2.75 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Tigers: Casey Mize (12-4, 3.63 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 103 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -159, Royals
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 0, 2, 7, 8 (zero, two, seven, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Eleven has become a mom, at 21. Millie Bobby Brown, who found fame playing the character Eleven on the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things,” and her husband Jake Bongiovi announced via social media on Thursday that they have adopted a baby girl. “This summer we welcomed our sweet
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAM METZ Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s defense minister warned Friday that Gaza’s largest city could be destroyed unless Hamas yields to his country’s terms, as the world’s leading authority on food crises said the city is gripped by famine from fighting and an Israeli blockade. A
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By KATIE MARIE DAVIES Associated Press The immigrant worker from Uzbekistan entered the bank in Moscow, but when he reached the teller, she refused to serve him and she wouldn’t say why. For him and others from impoverished countries across Central Asia who seek better lives in Russia, such hostility is woven into everyday life.
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NINE NEWS, VERRITY WANDEL, CNN By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A postman has been hailed a hero for performing an extraordinary act perhaps only fully appreciated by people who dry their bed sheets outside in the sun. Gurpreet Singh was caught on a homeowner’s security camera making a delivery to a suburban
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By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was acquitted of a royal defamation charge by a court on Friday, in a case that could have sent him to prison for up to 15 years. The 76-year-old Thaksin, smiling as he walked away from the courtroom,
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — At an obstacle course in the humid Georgia heat, an instructor shows recruits how to pull a wounded partner out of danger. In a classroom with desks cluttered with thick legal books about immigration law, recruits learn about how the Fourth Amendment governs their work. And
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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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–T25-IOWA STATE-KANSAS STATE DESCRIPTION: Iowa State plays Kansas State at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. By Avery
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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–T25-IOWA STATE-KANSAS STATE DESCRIPTION: Iowa State plays Kansas State at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. By Avery
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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–T25-IOWA STATE-KANSAS STATE DESCRIPTION: Iowa State plays Kansas State at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. By Avery
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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–T25-IOWA STATE-KANSAS STATE DESCRIPTION: Iowa State plays Kansas State at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. By Avery
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