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Seoul: North Korea launched 2 short-range ballistic missiles
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast Wednesday in defiance of U.N. resolutions, South Korea’s military said, less than a week after Pyongyang’s first weapons tests in more than two months. Observers say the launches were aimed at ramping up pressure on...
Andrew Luck to miss next 2 practices, Colts preseason openerVideo
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Andrew Luck’s injured left leg isn’t getting any better. So the Indianapolis Colts are sitting down their biggest star. Luck missed Tuesday’s practice in suburban Indianapolis after telling coaches his strained calf felt worse after the first week of training camp. Coach Frank Reich announced Luck would...
Kentucky miners block train tracks to protest bankrupt coal companyVideo
HARLAN, Ky. — Former Kentucky miners who say they haven’t been paid by bankrupt coal operator Blackjewel LLC were blocking train tracks Tuesday as part of a protest against the company. More than 20 miners and their families camped on tracks near Cumberland on Monday night to try to block...
3 QBs to make Broncos debut in Hall of Fame GameVideo
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — None of the Broncos’ four quarterbacks have taken a snap for them in a game. Three will make their Denver debut Thursday night against the Atlanta Falcons in Canton, Ohio. Joe Flacco, acquired in a trade with Baltimore last winter, will sit out the Hall of Fame...
Contenders race to find pitching by MLB trade deadline
NEW YORK — If Madison Bumgarner, Noah Syndergaard, Trevor Bauer, Mike Minor or Robbie Ray is going to get dealt to a contender desperate for arms, it will happen this week or not at all. Baseball’s trade window shuts Wednesday afternoon — completely, not like in years past. Marcus Stroman,...
Jill Ellis stepping down as U.S. women’s national soccer team coach
National team coach Jill Ellis is stepping down after leading the United States to back-to-back Women’s World Cup titles. Ellis has been coach of the team since 2014 and has led it to eight overall tournament titles, including victories at the World Cup in 2015 in Canada and earlier this...
Bengals’ A.J. Green undergoes ankle surgery, will miss start of seasonVideo
CINCINNATI — A.J. Green had ankle surgery Tuesday and is expected to miss the start of the season, another significant setback for the Cincinnati Bengals offense. The Bengals visit the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4. Green hurt his left ankle during the opening practice of camp Saturday in Dayton, landing...
ACLU: More than 900 children split at border since 2018 court order
SAN DIEGO — More than 900 children have been separated from their families at the border since a judge ordered that the practice be sharply curtailed, the American Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday. One parent was separated for property damage valued at $5, the ACLU said. Six parents were separated...
Escaped calf killed behind Connecticut Home Depot sparks outrageVideo
BLOOMFIELD, Conn. — The slaughter in a Home Depot parking lot of a calf that escaped a butcher shop and led employees on a chase has sparked outrage by animal lovers and elicited racist messages online. The calf broke out of the Saba Live Poultry store in Bloomfield, Connecticut, on...
Ex-Attorney General Kathleen Kane set for release from jail
A former Pennsylvania attorney general will be released from a county jail after serving about eight months for leaking grand jury material and lying about it, the warden said Tuesday. Montgomery County Correctional Facility Warden Julio Algarin said Kathleen Kane shaved about two months off her minimum sentence by serving...
Zion Williamson embraces his new normal
The past few weeks have been a blur to Zion Williamson. Picked No. 1 in the NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Signed his first pro contract that could be worth as much as $45 million over the next four years. Went to summer league and got hurt after...
Trump hails ‘righteous cause of American self-government’
JAMESTOWN, Va. — President Donald Trump marked the 400th anniversary of the rise of American democracy on Tuesday by celebrating “four incredible centuries of history, heritage and commitment to the righteous cause of American self-government.” His speech in historic Jamestown played out against a backdrop of tension over his recent...
Georgia, South Carolina commit $1.29M more to joint port
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Georgia and South Carolina are committing an additional $1.29 million toward developing a port terminal on the Savannah River that would be jointly operated by the neighboring states. Port officials from each state approved the fiscal 2020 budget Tuesday. Most of the money will pay for a...
Border Patrol detains adults with no end – until lawyers sue
HOUSTON — In early June, twin brothers from Guatemala let their sister in California know they were about to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Then they vanished for almost a month. She couldn’t find them in online databases and the local Guatemalan consulate had no information. She feared they had been...
Prince Harry says he and Meghan will have 2 kids ‘maximum’
LONDON — Prince Harry says he and his wife Meghan will have no more than two children because of concerns for the environment. In an interview with primatologist Jane Goodall for British Vogue, Harry said becoming a father in May had changed his perspective. He said “I view it differently...
Gov. DeWine signs measure legalizing hemp cultivation in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill that allows for the cultivation of industrial hemp and legalizes the manufacture and sale of CBD products derived from the plant. Ohio’s leading farm group applauded the signing of the bill Tuesday by the Republican governor. The Ohio Farm...
Man tells police he found a baby while cleaning out his mom’s freezer
ST. LOUIS — Authorities are investigating after a man said he found the body of an infant in a freezer while cleaning out his mother’s St. Louis apartment after she died. Adam Smith told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he made the discovery when he opened a cardboard box Sunday...
Brazilian police dismiss rape claim against soccer star Neymar
SAO PAULO — Brazilian police said Tuesday they’ve decided there are no grounds to bring rape charges against soccer star Neymar. And they’re investigating whether his accuser filed a false report. “We checked all the possibilities. I did not see enough elements to indict,” Sao Paulo police investigator Juliana Lopes...
Body of 1930s gangster John Dillinger to be exhumed
INDIANAPOLIS — The body of notorious 1930s gangster John Dillinger is expected to be exhumed from an Indianapolis cemetery in September more than 85 years after he was killed by FBI agents outside a Chicago theater. The Indiana State Department of Health approved a permit July 3 sought by Dillinger’s...
South Africa says unemployment at highest level in a decade
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa says unemployment has reached its highest level in a decade at 29%. Second-quarter figures released Tuesday show the number of unemployed rose by 573,000 over the past year, with only 21,000 jobs created. It is the latest grim report for Africa’s most developed economy, which in...
2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Walmart in Mississippi
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — A gunman described as a disgruntled Walmart employee fatally shot two co-workers and wounded a police officer before he was shot and arrested Tuesday morning at a Walmart store in northern Mississippi, authorities said. DeSoto County District Attorney John Champion said 39-year-old Martez Tarrell Abram shot a...
NH officer trying to rescue kitten finds a bobcat instead
STRATHAM, N.H. — A New Hampshire police officer says the kitten he was trying to pick up in a parking lot turned out to be a bobcat, which then jumped onto the roof of a Burger King. Stratham Officer Matt Callahan tells Seacoastonline.com he was on patrol Saturday and saw...
Trump claims black people love his comments about Baltimore
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is claiming a groundswell of African American support in response to his comments denigrating Rep. Elijah Cummings and his majority-black Baltimore district, despite polling showing consistently negative numbers. Speaking to reporters at he left the White House on Tuesday, Trump claimed the building had been...
Pennsylvania dad dies after saving drowning 11-year-old son
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Authorities say a Pennsylvania father died while rescuing his son who was struggling in rip currents while swimming in the ocean off Atlantic City. Emergency responders went to the beach around 9:30 a.m. Monday for a report of a child drowning. Before they arrived, the 59-year-old...
2 men arrested in West Virginia internet predator operation
GRANVILLE, W.Va. — Police in a West Virginia town say that one month after learning how to conduct undercover operations against internet predators, they have arrested two men. The Dominion Post reports 48-year-old James Lee Metz of Fairmont and 23-year-old Nolan Thomas Mowad of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, were charged Saturday with...
