Duckworth to play Kwon for Astana Open title
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP) — There will be a first-time title winner at the Astana Open after two players who had never reached a tour final won…
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Syrian dies of swallowing gasoline in fuel-strapped Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s national news agency says a Syrian man has died after swallowing gasoline he was siphoning out of his vehicle’s…
Continue Reading NTSB: Broadcasting only boat size led to fatal towboat crash
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board says a fatal head-on crash between two towboats…
Continue Reading Georgia rally marks debut of GOP primary ‘Trump ticket’
By JEFF AMY Associated Press PERRY, Ga. (AP) — The rewards of an early Donald Trump endorsement were on display Saturday evening in Georgia. A…
Continue Reading Lawyers to urge no restrictions for Reagan shooter Hinckley
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press Lawyers for the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan are scheduled to argue in court that 66-year-old…
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Shooting outside of Alabama high school football game halts the contest and causes alarm in the stands
By Andy Rose and Jason Hanna, CNN A man was wounded in a shooting outside a central Alabama high school football game Friday night, halting the game…
Continue Reading Govt offices in Kosovo targeted as tensions soar with Serbia
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo government officials say a public building was set on fire…
Continue Reading States at disadvantage in race to recruit cybersecurity pros
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Hiring and retaining people capable of helping fend off a constant stream of cyberattacks and…
Continue Reading Poll numbers down, justices say they aren’t politicians
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — To some observers, the Supreme Court is facing the most serious threat to its…
Continue Reading Canadians, Chinese executive return home in prisoner swap
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — China, the U.S. and Canada completed a high-stakes prisoner swap Saturday with joyous homecomings…
Continue Reading Demons end 57-year Australian rules football title drought
PERTH, Australia (AP) — The Melbourne Demons have kicked 12 straight goals in the third and fourth quarters to beat the Western Bulldogs by 74…
Continue Reading Catalonia’s Puigdemont to attend October extradition hearing
By ANDREA ROSA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ALGHERO, Sardinia (AP) — Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont is vowing to keep…
Continue Reading Heinz releases gadget to put the squeeze on ketchup packets
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Kraft Heinz has just rolled out a new product that the condiment company says is the “biggest innovation in sauce since…
Continue Reading 8 dead as al-Shabab claims blast in Somalia’s capital
By HASSAN BARISE Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police said a vehicle laden with explosives rammed into cars and trucks at a checkpoint…
Continue ReadingNonbinary characters like ‘Gonzo-rella’ are lighting up children’s TV and encouraging self-acceptance
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Earlier this summer, a new princess giddily square-danced onto the scene. They’ve got blue fur, a nose shaped like a…
Continue Reading 5 residents of a nursing home in Washington have died after a Covid-19 outbreak
By Carma Hassan, CNN Five residents of a nursing home in Colville, Washington, have died of Covid-19 after an outbreak last month that infected 74…
Continue Reading A Montana VA medical center has opened beds to non-eligible patients to help relieve nearby hospitals during Covid-19 surge
By Aya Elamroussi and Carma Hassan, CNN A veterans medical facility in Montana is planning to accept non-eligible patients in an effort to alleviate…
Continue Reading Volcanic ash cloud closes La Palma airport; new vent emerges
MADRID (AP) — Flights to and from the Spanish island of La Palma have been canceled because of an ash cloud spewing out of a volcano that has been…
Continue Reading Taliban hang body in public; signal return to past tactics
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have hanged a dead body from a crane in a main city square in Afghanistan. The gruesome display in the…
Continue Reading More than 190 fugitives arrested in New Jersey operation dubbed ‘Clean Sweep’
By Alaa Elassar, CNN A multi-agency law enforcement operation in New Jersey resulted in the arrest of more than 190 fugitives, according to the US…
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