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Harris, Walz travel by bus in southeast Georgia to reach out to voters in GOP strongholds
HINESVILLE, Ga. — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, dropped in on a high school band practice Wednesday as part of a two-day bus tour through southeast Georgia campaigning for the critical battleground state, as the students performed their school fight song for the...
Browns cornerback Denzel Ward is back practicing after suffering 5th known concussion in NFLVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Denzel Ward has almost moved past another concussion. Cleveland’s three-time Pro Bowl cornerback returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since suffering at least his fifth documented concussion while playing in the NFL. Ward remains in the league’s concussion protocol, but he has entered the final...
Breaks in main water pipeline for Grand Canyon prompt shutdown of overnight hotel stays
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Visitors won’t be able to stay overnight in hotels at Grand Canyon National Park after a series of breaks in the only pipeline that serves the popular tourist destination. The restrictions will run throughout the Labor Day holiday when hotels are near or at...
A second elephant calf in 2 weeks is born at a California zoo
FRESNO, Calif. — The second elephant calf in two weeks has been born at a California zoo. African elephant Amahle gave birth early Monday morning, according to the Fresno Chaffee Zoo. The event came 10 days after Amahle’s mother, Nolwazi, gave birth to another male calf. The new additions are...
49ers star receiver Brandon Aiyuk misses practice despite being cleared by team doctorsVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco star receiver Brandon Aiyuk wasn’t at the start of practice on Wednesday despite the team saying he was cleared by doctors to participate, raising the temperature of a contract “hold in” that has been a cloud over the 49ers since the offseason. Aiyuk had...
French authorities issue preliminary charges against Telegram messaging app CEO
PARIS — French authorities handed preliminary charges to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday for allowing alleged criminal activity on his messaging app, and barred him from leaving France pending further investigation. Both free-speech advocates and authoritarian governments have spoken out in Durov’s defense since his weekend arrest. The case...
2 men from Europe charged with ‘swatting’ plot targeting former U.S. president and members of Congress
WASHINGTON — A former U.S. president and several members of Congress were targets of a plot carried out by two European men to intimidate and threaten dozens of people by calling in bogus reports of police emergencies at their homes, according to court records unsealed on Wednesday. Thomasz Szabo, 26,...
West Virginia RB Jahiem White has Penn State alum to thank for finding his wayVideo
Jahiem White’s ascension as one of the nation’s top freshman running backs at West Virginia had its origins in the kindness of a new school teacher and her family. White grew up in Miami, raised by a single mom simply trying to make ends meet. He wasn’t happy when La’Doria...
Ex-politician convicted in 2022 killing of Vegas reporter, jury sets sentence at 20 years to life
LAS VEGAS — A Democratic former politician was found guilty of murder on Wednesday by a Nevada jury that decided he’ll serve 20 years to life in prison for killing an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in office two years ago. Robert Telles hung his head,...
Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration that would have lowered payments for millions of borrowers, while lawsuits make their way through lower courts. The justices rejected an administration request to put most of it back into effect. It...
Once teammates, wrestler Bill Goldberg and Deion Sanders reunite at Colorado through Goldberg’s sonVideo
BOULDER, Colo. — Hall of Fame pro wrestler Bill Goldberg isn’t just another celebrity whom coach Deion Sanders has walking along the Colorado sideline. He’s not just another big name brought in to deliver motivational speeches. Goldberg’s got a vested interest in the program with his son, Gage, a freshman...
Death toll now 9 in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meat, CDC saysVideo
At least nine people have died after being infected with listeria from Boar’s Head deli meats tied to a massive recall last month, federal health officials said Wednesday. The new food poisoning toll includes two deaths in South Carolina plus one each in Florida, New Mexico, Tennessee and New York,...
Trump campaign was warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation, defense official says
Donald Trump’s campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony earlier this week to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to...
Donating a kidney is even safer now than long thought, U.S. study shows
WASHINGTON — People who volunteer to donate a kidney face an even lower risk of death from the operation than doctors have long thought, researchers reported Wednesday. The study tracked 30 years of living kidney donation and found that by 2022, fewer than 1 of every 10,000 donors died within...
Having a family is expensive. Here’s what Harris and Trump have said about easing costs
WASHINGTON — The high cost of caring for children and the elderly has forced women out of the workforce, devastated family finances and left professional caretakers in low-wage jobs — all while slowing economic growth. That families are suffering is not up for debate. As the economy emerges as a...
Edmunds: The 5 biggest mistakes people make when buying a new car
Car buyers have more tools than ever to get the right vehicle at the right price. Still, mistakes can happen quite easily. Often, car buyers get blinded by emotion or rushed timing. Edmunds’ experts reveal the five biggest mistakes car shoppers often make and offer tips to avoid them. Trading...
Ukraine’s Russia offensive is risky. To get a boost, it wants less U.S. caution on weapons
WASHINGTON — Ukraine’s daring ground offensive has taken the fight to Russia, but not nearly as much as its leaders would like because, they say, the United States won’t let them. The U.S. restricts the use of long-range ballistic missiles it provides to Ukraine, which wants to aim them at...
Residents in Boston suburb raised $20K after town officials shut down boy’s ice cream stand
NORWOOD, Mass. — Bored and looking for something to do this summer, Danny Doherty hatched a plan to raise money for his brother’s hockey team by selling homemade ice cream. But a few days after setting up a stand and serving up vanilla, shaved chocolate and fluffernutter to about 20...
Kamala Harris’ election would defy history. Just 1 sitting VP has been elected president since 1836
NEW YORK — As Vice President Kamala Harris begins her fall campaign for the White House, she can look to history and hope for better luck than others in her position who have tried the same. Since 1836, only one sitting vice president, George H.W. Bush in 1988, has been...
Israel launches a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank, killing 9 Palestinians
AL-FARAA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank — Israel launched a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, where its forces killed at least nine Palestinians and sealed off the volatile city of Jenin, according to Palestinian officials. Israel has carried out near-daily raids across the West Bank since...
1st rioter to enter Capitol during Jan. 6 attack is sentenced to over 4 years in prisonVideo
WASHINGTON — A Kentucky man who was the first rioter to enter the U.S. Capitol during a mob’s attack on the building was sentenced on Tuesday to more than four years in prison. A police officer who tried to subdue Michael Sparks with pepper spray described him as a catalyst...
2 workers killed and 1 injured in tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines facility in Atlanta
ATLANTA — Two workers were killed and another seriously injured Tuesday in a tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport. Delta said the explosion occurred while wheel components were being disassembled for maintenance at a wheel and brake shop. The parts were not attached...
Lowe’s changes some DEI policies amid legal attacks on diversity programs and activist pressure
NEW YORK— Home improvement chain Lowe’s is scaling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining the ranks of several other companies that altered their programs since the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed affirmative action in college admissions or after facing a conservative backlash online. In an internal memo shared by...
‘ER’ creator Michael Crichton’s estate sues Warner Bros. over upcoming hospital drama ‘The Pitt’
LOS ANGELES — The estate of Michael Crichton, who wrote the screenplay for what became the pilot episode of “ER,” has sued Warner Bros. Television over a dispute about an upcoming medical drama it says is a rebranded version of an unauthorized reboot. After Crichton’s estate, led by his widow,...
Kadarius Toney and Caleb Farley, 1st-rounders from 2021, let go on NFL roster cutdown dayVideo
Kansas City receiver Kadarius Toney and Tennessee cornerback Caleb Farley, both first-round picks in the 2021 NFL Draft, were among the cuts Tuesday as teams trimmed their rosters for the regular season. Toney, who figured to be on the roster bubble, was on his second team since the New York...
