Associated Press stories, Page 459
Dick Cheney says he will back Kamala Harris
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will vote for Kamala Harris for president, he announced Friday. Liz Cheney, who endorsed Harris on Wednesday, first announced her father’s endorsement when asked by Mark Leibovich of the Atlantic magazine during an onstage interview at the Texas Tribune...
RFK Jr. notches wins in North Carolina, Michigan in effort to get off ballots
RALEIGH, N.C. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scored a pair of legal victories Friday in the battleground states of North Carolina and Michigan, and a setback in Wisconsin, in his quest to get his name off of the ballots in some states after he suspended his campaign and endorsed former...
Judge delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election
NEW YORK — A judge agreed Friday to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election, granting him a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential campaign. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan, who is...
Linkin Park reunite 7 years after Chester Bennington’s death with new singer, music
NEW YORK — Linkin Park is back with a new lineup and debuting their first new music since the 2017 death of lead singer Chester Bennington. On Thursday, the band kicked off a livestream showcasing new singer Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain, who will join returning members Mike Shinoda,...
Movie Review: Bring your global entry card — ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel’s a soul train ride to comedy joyVideo
“I have global entry!” Now, does that sound like a funny line? Of course it doesn’t. Whatever in the history of mankind and airport lines could be funny about global entry? But put it in the mouth of comedy goddess Catherine O’Hara, and place it in the singularly inventive world...
Michigan judge loses docket after she’s recorded insulting gay people and Black people
PONTIAC, Mich. — A suburban Detroit judge is no longer handling cases after a court official turned over recordings of her making anti-gay insults and referring to Black people as lazy. Oakland County Probate Judge Kathleen Ryan was removed from her docket on Aug. 27 for unspecified misconduct. Now the...
Fire at a school dormitory in Kenya kills 17 students, seriously burns 13 others
NAIROBI, Kenya — A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police said Friday, and they feared the death toll may rise. The cause of the fire Thursday night at Hillside Endarasha Primary school in Nyeri County was being investigated, police spokesperson...
Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high wealth tax dodgers
WASHINGTON — The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden’s signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS...
No. 8 Penn State’s confidence is soaring on defense as Bowling Green comes to town
STATE COLLEGE — Zakee Wheatley already feels like Penn State’s defense has generated a stadium full of swagger. The junior safety experienced it in last week’s season-opening win and again when the No. 8 Nittany Lions gathered to study their drubbing of West Virginia. “I look at the D-line, I...
Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings
WINDER, Ga. — The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed four people at a Georgia high school and his father will stay in custody after back-to-back court hearings Friday morning where their lawyers declined to seek bail. At Colt Gray’s hearing, the teen was advised of his rights along...
U.S. hiring rebounds slightly and unemployment rate dips in sign of still-slowing job market
WASHINGTON — Hiring by America’s employers picked up a bit in August from July’s sluggish pace, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first time since March in a sign that the job market may be cooling but remains sturdy. Employers added 142,000 jobs last month, up from just 89,000...
Duquesne to face FBS foe for 2nd straight week, this time Boston CollegeVideo
Duquesne (0-1) at Boston College (1-0) When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday TV: ACC Network Series record: First meeting. What’s at stake After beating No. 10 Florida State in the first game under Bill O’Brien, Boston College returns to Chestnut Hill for the new coach’s home debut. The victory was the biggest...
WVU looks to bounce back from lopsided loss to Penn State by hosting FCS AlbanyVideo
Albany (1-0) at West Virginia (0-1) When: 6 p.m. Saturday TV: ESPN+ Series record: First meeting. What’s at stake? West Virginia came out flat in the season opener, so it’s important to get things fixed heading into the rest of a schedule that doesn’t get any easier after this week....
Chiefs hold off Ravens by inches on final play of NFL season opener
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes threw for 291 yards and a touchdown, and the Kansas City defense kept Lamar Jackson and the Ravens out of the end zone on three heart-stopping plays in the final seconds, allowing the Chiefs to begin the pursuit of a record third straight Super...
Chiefs hold off Ravens when review overturns a TD on final play of NFL’s season openerVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes threw for 291 yards and a touchdown, and the Kansas City defense kept Lamar Jackson and the Ravens out of the end zone on three heart-stopping plays in the final seconds, allowing the Chiefs to begin the pursuit of a record third straight Super...
U.S. Open: Jessica Pegula beats Karolina Muchova and will face Aryna Sabalenka in women’s finalVideo
NEW YORK — Jessica Pegula could do no right at the outset of her first Grand Slam semifinal. Her opponent at the U.S. Open on Thursday night, Karolina Muchova, could do no wrong. “I came out flat, but she was playing unbelievable. She made me look like a beginner,” Pegula...
Francisco Lindor is challenging Shohei Ohtani for NL MVP
NEW YORK — Most of this summer, the NL MVP race looked like a one-man Sho. Francisco Lindor has turned it into a hot topic. With his laudable leadership and everyday brilliance on both sides of the ball, the New York Mets’ streaking shortstop is giving Los Angeles Dodgers designated...
Former 2016 Trump campaign adviser is charged over his work for sanctioned Russian TV
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has charged a Russian-born U.S. citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign with working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds. Indictments announced Thursday allege that Dimitri Simes and his wife received over $1 million dollars and a...
Aryna Sabalenka beats Emma Navarro to reach U.S. Open finalsVideo
NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka moved into her second consecutive U.S. Open final by taking the last seven points and beating Emma Navarro, 6-3, 7-6 (2), on Thursday night with her usual brand of high-risk, high-reward tennis. The No. 2-seeded Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus who won each of the...
Trump suggests tariffs can help solve rising child care costs in a major economic speechVideo
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump suggested to business leaders Thursday that his plans to increase tariffs on foreign imports would solve seemingly unrelated challenges such as the rising cost of child care in the U.S. The GOP presidential nominee promised to lead what he called a “national economic...
JD Vance says school shootings are a ‘fact of life,’ calls for better security
PHOENIX — School shootings are a “fact of life,” so the United States needs to harden security to prevent more carnage like the shooting this week that left four dead in Georgia, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said Thursday. “If these psychos are going to go after our kids...
Aaron Rodgers might have ‘a little smirk’ before his 5th snap in Jets’ openerVideo
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Robert Saleh chuckled as a reporter finished asking a question that was no laughing matter a year ago. Did the New York Jets coach think he — and perhaps the rest of the franchise — might exhale a bit when Aaron Rodgers and the offense reach...
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark says conversations about inviting UConn on holdVideo
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark announced Thursday the conference is pausing conversations about possibly inviting UConn to the league. “As commissioner, it is my responsibility to explore a variety of value-creating opportunities on behalf of the Big 12,” Yormark said in a statement. “Following detailed discussions with my conference colleagues...
North Carolina judge rejects RFK Jr.’s request to remove his name from state ballots
RALEIGH — A North Carolina judge refused to take Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name off presidential ballots in the battleground state on Thursday, a day before the first batches of November absentee ballots are slated to be sent to registered voters who requested them. Wake County Superior Court Judge Rebecca...
Pennsylvania voters can cast a provisional ballot if their mail ballot is rejected, court says
HARRISBURG — A court decided Thursday that voters in the presidential battleground of Pennsylvania can cast provisional ballots in place of mail-in ballots that are rejected for a garden-variety mistake they made when they returned it. Democrats typically outvote Republicans by mail by about 3-to-1 in Pennsylvania, and the decision...
