Half of US offers legal sports betting as NFL season begins
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys kick off the NFL season Thursday…
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AP source: Trump to endorse GOP challenger to Cheney
By JILL COLVIN and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has chosen a favored candidate in his bid to unseat…
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West, Sweeney win USA Luge national start championships
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — USA Luge’s competitive season began with Tucker West winning his ninth national start championship and Emily Sweeney…
Continue Reading Study calls for strict limits on oil, coal to curb warming
By DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Climate scientists from University College London say strict limits on fossil fuels taken from the ground are…
Continue Reading Ex-prosecutor charged in Ahmaud Arbery case booked at jail
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The former prosecutor charged with misconduct for her handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case has…
Continue Reading Florida man fed up with potholes plants banana tree in road
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man fed up with repeated potholes near his place of business has planted a banana tree in one of them to warn…
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Majority of remaining fossil fuels must stay in the ground to limit climate crisis below critical threshold, study shows
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN To avoid the worst consequences of climate change — worsening extreme weather, irreversible ecosystem shifts, loss of life…
Continue Reading Syria troops enter rebel-held district as part of truce
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — State media and the opposition say Syria forces have entered a rebel-held district in a volatile…
Continue Reading Chinese regulators urge gaming companies to protect children
BEIJING (AP) — State media say Chinese regulators have summoned gaming companies including Tencent Holdings and NetEase Inc. and urged them to…
Continue ReadingPro-China misinformation operation attempting to exploit US Covid divisions, report says
By Zachary Cohen, CNN A pro-Chinese government online influence operation is targeting Americans in an effort to exploit divisions over the Covid-19…
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US Navy helicopter was vibrating before crash that killed 5
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Navy narrative of a fatal helicopter crash off Southern California last week says the aircraft experienced side-to-side…
Continue Reading US Navy helicopter was vibrating before crash that killed 5
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Navy narrative of a fatal helicopter crash off Southern California last week says the aircraft experienced side-to-side…
Continue Reading WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization is calling on rich countries with large supplies of…
Continue Reading Nature meets nostalgia: Treehouses return in style
By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH Associated Press Anthropologists believe our ancient human ancestors spent their time in trees, so it should be no surprise we…
Continue Reading UK watchdog calls out Kardashian West’s Instagram crypto ad
LONDON (AP) — A British financial regulator, raising concern about the lack of rules for online promotion of cryptocurrencies, has called out…
Continue Reading PSG writes to Spanish league head to protest attacks on club
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Paris Saint-Germain’s leadership has written to Spanish league president Javier Tebas to protest about his…
Continue Reading Watt, ‘worth every penny,’ returns to practice for Steelers
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt has found an ally in his contract negotiations with the…
Continue Reading Shrine to replace church destroyed on 9/11 nears completion
By PETER SMITH Associated Press A ceremonial lighting on Sept. 10 will be a milestone in the reconstruction of the only house of worship to be…
Continue Reading Rights experts express regret over Myanmar uprising call
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Several prominent former U.N. human rights experts have expressed regret that a leading resistance…
Continue Reading Yellen warns US may hit debt limit in October
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning Congress that she will run out of…
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