By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker’s Hall of Fame broadcasting career began only after the Milwaukee Brewers initially hired him as a scout. Former Brewers owner and MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said it didn’t take long to realize Uecker might be better suited for a different role. “The first scouting
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By ITZEL LUNA and JAKE COYLE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix appears to have its first No. 1 box-office title in the streaming company’s 18-year history thanks to the sensation of “KPop Demon Hunters.” Rival studios on Sunday estimated “KPop Demon Hunters” led all films over the weekend with $16-18 million in ticket
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By SAMY MAGDY, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAM METZ Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen ’s capital days after the Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that its military described as the first cluster bomb the rebels had launched at it since 2023. The Iranian-backed Houthis said multiple areas across Sanaa were
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Law enforcement ramped up DUI enforcement Saturday night, joining a national effort to stop impaired drivers before tragedy strikes
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By Chierstin Susel Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — A Colorado father with a spinal cord injury is working to fulfill his dream of walking his daughter down the aisle. Thanks to a Denver neurosurgeon, it might just be possible. Every father’s wish is to walk his daughter down the
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By Derek James Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A new beer at the Minnesota State Fair is making waves for more than just its taste. Behind it is a brewer with a powerful story — and a mission to give back. This year’s Minnesota State Fair features 70 brand-new
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By Doug Myers Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — Dallas police have added cowboy hats to their recruiting sales pitch to potential officers. This week, the Dallas Police Department announced that officers are now approved to wear cowboy hats while on duty. The update was shared via the department’s official
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous and “unsparing” memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, will be published this fall, publishing house Alfred A. Knopf said Sunday. “Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice” is scheduled for release Oct. 21,
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous and “unsparing” memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, will be published this fall, publishing house Alfred A. Knopf said Sunday. “Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice” is scheduled for release Oct. 21,
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By Lauren Linder Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The Aliquippa School District said one player on the junior high football team is in critical condition at UPMC Children’s Hospital after a school bus crash Saturday morning in Economy Borough, with the rest discharged. A spokesperson at Allegheny Health Network
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By Steve Maugeri Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — Big Brothers Big Sisters Miami is sounding the alarm on human trafficking signs at the start of the school year. The organization held a panel discussion on Saturday, where a survivor decided to share her story and told CBS News Miami
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By Eyad Kourdi and Darna Karni, CNN (CNN) — Israel struck Yemen’s Houthis on Sunday after the Iran-backed rebels fired a new type of missile at Israel. The Israeli military said it struck a military site where the presidential palace is located, as well as two power plants and a fuel storage site. At least
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By Paul Burton Click here for updates on this story FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The mother who was struck by a car in a Framingham crosswalk with her baby in the stroller is speaking out and said she is thankful to be alive. Mother recovering from injuries Maribel Cando said it’s a miracle her 7-month-old
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Carson Wentz is back in the NFL and Sam Howell is on the move again. The Minnesota Vikings have signed Wentz to back up quarterback J.J. McCarthy and traded Howell to the Philadelphia Eagles. The reigning Super Bowl champion Eagles are sending a 2026 fifth-round pick and 2027
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By Ivana Kottasová, Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian journalist who was held incommunicado by Russia for more than three years has been released on Sunday as part of the latest prisoner exchange between Moscow and Kyiv. For more than three years, Dmytro Khilyuk, 50, was one of the thousands of Ukrainian civilians detained
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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump says he will be at the opening round of the high-charged Ryder Cup next month in New York, and he thinks U.S. captain Keegan Bradley should be playing. Trump posted Saturday night on his social media site that he would be there on
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By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 76 hostages, including children, have been freed after Nigeria’s military targeted militants with precision airstrikes in the country’s northwest, local authorities said. The airstrikes were launched on targets around Pauwa Hill, located in the Kankara area of Katsina state, in the early hours of
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Aug. 25 COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S) 7 p.m. ACCN — Michigan St. at Pittsburgh COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 8 p.m. SECN — Wake Forest at Mississippi St. COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S) 6:30 p.m. BTN — AVCA First Serve: Kansas vs. Penn St., Sioux Falls,
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 24 13 .649 — New York 22 15 .595 2 Indiana 19 18 .514 5 Washington 16 22 .421 8½ Connecticut 9 27 .250 14½ Chicago 9 27 .250 14½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 30 7 .811 — Las Vegas 24 14
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Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 76 54 .585 — New York 69 61 .531 7 Miami 61 69 .469 15 Atlanta 59 71 .454 17 Washington 53 77 .408 23 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 81 50 .618 — Chicago 76 55 .580 5 Cincinnati 68 63 .519
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By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — Have you ever wanted to burn a man? In June 1986, the founders of the Burning Man project and nonprofit, Larry Harvey and Jerry James, built a wooden human effigy and set it on fire on San Francisco’s Baker Beach as a symbolic act of letting go of their
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 76 55 .580 — — 6-4 L-1 42-21 34-34 640 585 55 Boston 71 60 .542 5 +1 5-5 L-1 41-25 30-35 651 546 105 New York 70 60 .538 5½ +½ 6-4 W-1 38-28
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 76 55 .580 — Boston 71 60 .542 5 New York 70 60 .538 5½ Tampa Bay 63 67 .485 12½ Baltimore 60 70 .462 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 78 54 .591 — Kansas City 67 64 .511 10½ Cleveland 64
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Miami 2 0 1 .833 62 47 New England 2 1 0 .667 78 72 Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 48 91 N.Y. Jets 1 2 0 .333 59 60 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 2 1 0 .667 56
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve gotten to the end of the CNN Original Series “American Prince: JFK Jr.” and want more, there’s a lavish dramatic retelling of his life, love and tragic death coming, but you’ll have to wait a bit. In the tradition of his Emmy-winning anthologies “American Horror Story” and
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By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind the scenes of storied Broadway productions before pivoting to acting in his 60s, has died at 96. Adler died Saturday, according to a brief family announcement confirmed by the Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York. Adler “passed peacefully in his
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By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Three young sisters have died after an overcrowded rubber dinghy took on water in bad weather while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy, a German nonprofit organization reported Sunday. The sisters from war-torn Sudan, who were 9, 11 and 17 years old, are the
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By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Cute and adorable Welsh corgis, widely known for their association with the British royal family, are in fact a breed of passionate racers. That’s at least according to the 120 teams from around Europe taking part in the Corgi Race Vilnius, in Lithuania’s capital, which drew
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