Tim Walz: Road to becoming Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate
After serving as Minnesota’s governor through the turbulence of a global pandemic and civil unrest, many Democrats, including Vice President Kamala…
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Judge in Trump’s hush money case delays date for ruling on presidential immunity
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is pushing back a date for a key ruling on presidential immunity…
Continue Reading Correction: Israel-Palestinians-Hostages-Recovery story
HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — In a story Dec. 9, 2023, about hostages released by Hamas, the Associated Press incorrectly identified Yaffa Adar as a…
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Live Blog: USWNT takes on Germany in semis
Follow along as Trinity Rodman leads the U.S. women’s national team in a semifinal match against Germany at the 2024 Paris…
Continue Reading New York Film Festival sets main slate with movies by Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker and Mati Diop
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled the main slate for its 62nd edition with selections including Sean…
Continue Reading Fossils suggest even smaller ‘hobbits’ roamed an Indonesian island 700,000 years ago
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood at…
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Possible tornado spotted in Ontario
Footage filmed by Dan Chamberlain shows a funnel cloud travelling above Fort Erie, a Canadian town neighboring Buffalo, New York, where a suspected…
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Why Yuka Saso is representing a different country at this Olympic women’s golf event
This will be Yuka Saso’s second Olympic golf experience. It was also be the second different country she has…
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Perfect start leads to Olympic gold for China’s Quan Hongchan in women’s platform diving finals
China’s Quan Hongchan made a big statement on her first dive of Tuesday’s women’s 10m platform diving finals — a perfect 10 — and went on to win…
Continue Reading The Small Business Administration expands clean energy loan program
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration is looking to attract lenders to finance small businesses’ clean energy…
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Kansas prosecutors issue final report on Marion County Record raid
Last August, police raided a small town newspaper and the homes of its publisher and a local politician. Now, a report from Kansas prosecutors…
Continue Reading Fifth inmate dies at Wisconsin prison as former warden pleads not guilty to misconduct charge
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The former warden at a maximum security prison in Wisconsin where multiple inmates have died over the last year is pleading…
Continue ReadingHarris says Walz has ‘delivered for working families’ as she announces him as vice presidential pick for 2024 ticket
WASHINGTON (AP) — Harris says Walz has ‘delivered for working families’ as she announces him as vice presidential pick for 2024…
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Nikola Jokic outduels Patty Mills to lead Serbia past Australia in epic quarterfinal
Despite a huge effort from Mills and Josh Giddey, Nikola Jokic had the last laugh in…
Continue Reading One Extraordinary (Olympic) Photo: Lee Jin-man captures diver at the center of the Olympic rings
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — AP photographer Lee Jin-man explains how he took the photo of Italian diver Giovanni Tocci, symmetrically aligned…
Continue Reading 9 killed when an overloaded SUV flips into a canal in rural South Florida, authorities say
BELLE GLADE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say nine people died when an overloaded SUV went out of control on a South Florida road, hit a guardrail and…
Continue Reading First Afghan woman to compete internationally after Taliban takeover seeks Olympic gold in Paris
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Taekwondo Paralympian Zakia Khudadadi says she is competing in the name of women in Afghanistan who have gradually…
Continue ReadingSinger-songwriter Ivan Cornejo fuses alternative and regional Mexican music on new album, ‘Mirada’
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo’s world, regional Mexican music can have pop, ballads and also a bit of…
Continue Reading Singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo fuses alternative and regional Mexican music on new album, ‘Mirada’
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo’s world, regional Mexican music can have pop, ballads and also a bit of…
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New Jackie Robinson statue unveiled in Kansas
The new Jackie Robinson statue is a long-awaited replacement for the original, which was stolen from McAdams Park back in…
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