Afghan officer rescued from Kabul starts new life in U.S.
By ALEX SANZ Associated Press An Afghan national police officer who narrowly escaped being captured by the Taliban has started a new life in the…
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Crowd creates disturbance as Minnesota State Fair closes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say law enforcement officers used a chemical spray to disperse a crowd creating a disturbance at the…
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BP: More than 2,500 migrants caught over Labor Day weekend
The U.S. Border Patrol announces Tuesday morning they apprehended over 2,500 migrants, whom attempted to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally,…
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Baumgartlinger faces another layoff after 2nd knee surgery
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Julian Baumgartlinger is set to miss at least three months after undergoing another knee…
Continue Reading NASA confirms Mars rover’s 1st rock sample grab, 40 to go
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest Mars rover has completed its first sample grab, tucking away the…
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NASA confirms Mars rover’s 1st rock sample grab, 40 to go
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest Mars rover has completed its first sample grab, tucking away the…
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WNBA playoff seeds up for grabs as teams enter home stretch
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA playoff chase may come down to the final day of the regular season on Sept. 19. Six…
Continue Reading WNBA playoff seeds up for grabs as teams enter home stretch
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA playoff chase may come down to the final day of the regular season on Sept. 19. Six…
Continue Reading WNBA playoff seeds up for grabs as teams enter home stretch
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA playoff chase may come down to the final day of the regular season on Sept. 19. Six…
Continue Reading Minneapolis scrambles to save November vote on policing
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council has approved new ballot language that aims to replace the…
Continue Reading Mental health exam ordered for supermarket shooting suspect
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ordered a state mental health evaluation for the man accused of killing…
Continue Reading Spanish hospital baby switch discovered two decades later
MADRID (AP) — Health authorities in Spain are blaming human error for the switching of two baby girls in a maternity ward almost 20 years ago. The…
Continue Reading Steelers optimistic Watt’s status will be resolved by Sunday
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is optimistic All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt will be available when the defending AFC…
Continue Reading Clemson S Zanders out for season with shoulder injury
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson starting safety Landen Zanders will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury suffered in loss to Georgia…
Continue Reading Spanish league postpones pair of games because of qualifiers
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spain’s top sports authority has accepted the Spanish league’s request to postpone a pair of…
Continue Reading Texas governor signs new GOP voting restrictions into law
By PAUL J. WEBER and LM OTERO Associated Press TYLER, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law an overhaul of the state’s election…
Continue Reading Packers’ Jenkins eager for toughest challenge of his career
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Green Bay’s Elgton Jenkins has spent his NFL career demonstrating he can thrive at just about every spot on the…
Continue Reading Tears triggered at filming of stage musical ‘Come From Away’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Many months into the global pandemic, a Broadway musical about another horrific event that…
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Elizabeth Holmes’ trial to dissect downfall of a tech star
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Elizabeth Holmes once seemed destined to fulfill her dream of becoming Silicon Valley’s next superstar.…
Continue Reading Unruly passenger arrested after growling, swearing on flight
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Nevada man berated a flight crew and fellow passengers on a plane, growling like a dog and swearing at flight attendants.…
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