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Chinese and Philippine ships collide again in disputed waters, and the countries are trading blame
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided at sea, damaging at least two vessels, in an encounter early Monday near a new flashpoint in their increasingly alarming confrontations in the disputed South China Sea. Each blamed the other for the collision near Sabina Shoal, a disputed atoll...
Ex-Rep. George Santos expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in fraud case
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case, according to a person familiar with the matter. Santos, a Republican from New York, is expected to enter the plea at a court hearing planned for Monday on Long Island, the person...
Antony Blinken, on 9th Mideast trip since Gaza war began, seeks cease-fire momentum as talks to resume
TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will use his ninth diplomatic mission to the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to press for the quick conclusion of an elusive cease-fire agreement. Blinken arrived in Israel on Sunday before what mediators have billed as...
Brooks Koepka wins LIV Golf Greenbrier in a playoff over RahmVideo
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Brooks Koepka picked up his second LIV Golf League victory of the year Sunday when he shot 7-under-par 63 at The Greenbrier and beat Jon Rahm with a par on the first playoff hole. Rahm, who lost a four-shot lead on the back nine at...
Hideki Matsuyama avoids collapse and rallies to win FedEx Cup playoffs opener
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hideki Matsuyama could feel the tournament getting away from him, an odd sensation considering he had gone 27 holes without a bogey and had a five-shot lead just an hour earlier. Even more improbable was how it ended Sunday. On the verge of a collapse, Matsuyama rolled...
Ukrainian president says push into Russia’s Kursk region is to create a buffer zone thereVideo
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday the daring military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across the border. It was the first time Zelenskyy clearly stated the aim of the operation, which was launched on Aug....
Perdue recalls 167,000 pounds of chicken nuggets after consumers find metal wire in some packages
NEW YORK — Check your freezer. Perdue Foods is recalling more than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets and tenders after some customers reported finding metal wire embedded in the products. According to Perdue and the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the recall covers select lots of...
Volcano erupts after powerful earthquake in Russia’s Far East and scientists warn of a stronger one
PETROPAVOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia — One of Russia’s most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 5 kilometers (3 miles) into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly triggering a “code red” warning for aircraft. The Shiveluch volcano began sputtering shortly after a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck...
The Democratic National Convention is here. Here’s how to watch it
CHICAGO — The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday, with delegates and officials descending on Chicago after a wild few weeks that saw the party switch out its nominee, upending what had already been an unprecedented campaign year. With the departure of President Joe Biden from the campaign, and Vice...
Ernesto strengthens back into a hurricane, sends powerful swells, rip currents to East Coast
Tropical Storm Ernesto became a hurricane again Sunday as it churned away from Bermuda and headed further out in the northeastern Atlantic, sending powerful swells toward the U.S. East Coast, generating rip currents associated with at least one death and prompting many rescues. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said...
Trump zigzags between economic remarks and personal insults at rally in critical Pennsylvania
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday repeatedly swerved from a message focused on the economy into non sequiturs and personal attacks, including thrice declaring that he was better looking than Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump wound back and forth between hitting his points on economic policy and...
Thousands of activists expected in Chicago for Democratic convention to call for Gaza ceasefire
CHICAGO — Thousands of activists are expected to converge on Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention, hoping to call attention to abortion rights, economic injustice and the war in Gaza. While Vice President Kamala Harris has energized crowds of supporters as she prepares to accept the Democratic nomination,...
Caleb Williams runs for TD, leads 2 scoring drives as Bears beat Bengals 27-3Video
CHICAGO — Caleb Williams looked downfield and saw nobody open. He spun and hit Rome Odunze deep on the run, one prized rookie connecting with another on a 45-yard pass. It was just the sort of play Chicago hopes to see on a consistent basis. Williams made another good impression...
Hideki Matsuyama surges to a 5-shot lead in steamy MemphisVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hideki Matsuyama felt his lower back starting to act up. On a whim, he decided to put a new putter in his bag for the start of the PGA Tour postseason. And now the Japanese star has a five-shot lead going into the final round of the...
Backup QB Nick Mullens throws TD pass in Vikings’ 27-12 win over Browns in battle of roster reservesVideo
CLEVELAND — Nick Mullens threw a touchdown pass on the heels of Minnesota’s quarterback rotation getting jumbled this week by J.J McCarty’s season-ending injury, and the Vikings beat the Cleveland Browns, 27-12, in a preseason game Saturday. Mullens connected with wide receiver Trishton Jackson on a 14-yard TD in the...
NASCAR’s Austin Dillon goes to Michigan with no regrets for wrecking Joey Logano and Denny HamilinVideo
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Austin Dillon has no regrets over his aggressive actions that triggered last-lap wrecks for Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin before Dillon went on to win at Richmond Raceway and had NASCAR later revoke his automatic spot in the playoffs. “You don’t hate the player,” Dillon said Saturday,...
Backup QB Josh Johnson goes 11 for 11 as the Ravens hold off the Falcons 13-12Video
BALTIMORE — Josh Johnson completed all 11 of his pass attempts, and Emory Jones added a long touchdown throw in the second half to lift the Baltimore Ravens to a 13-12 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday. The Falcons scored with 36 seconds remaining on a 3-yard run by...
Tim Walz is returning to his home state where there’s a battle over a key Nebraska electoral vote
OMAHA, Neb. — Thousands of Nebraskans are expected to turn out on Saturday for native son Tim Walz on his first trip back to his home state since becoming the Democratic vice presidential nominee. Supporters hope Walz’s rural roots — he grew up in the small towns of Valentine and...
Biden plans to use his convention speech to hand off to Harris and make case against Trump
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will give the keynote address Monday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, making a symbolic handoff of his party to Vice President Kamala Harris and pressing the case for what he says is the threat to the country if Donald Trump returns to...
Rangers’ Max Scherzer says he can still pitch at a high level despite recent injury history
ARLINGTON, Texas — Three-time Cy Young Award winner and active strikeout leader Max Scherzer, who has started only once for the Texas Rangers since turning 40 last month, threw a 25-pitch bullpen session Friday and said his injuries this season haven’t made him reconsider whether he wants to keep pitching....
Dodgers place Tyler Glasnow on IL with right elbow tendinitisVideo
ST. LOUIS — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday with right elbow tendinitis. It’s the second IL stint this season for the 31-year-old right-hander. Glasnow, a former Pirate, is 9-6 with a 3.49 ERA over 22 starts in his first season with...
What is ‘price gouging,’ and why is Vice President Kamala Harris proposing to ban it?
With inflation and high grocery prices still frustrating many voters, Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday proposed a ban on “price gouging” by food suppliers and grocery stores, as part of a broader agenda aimed at lowering the cost of housing, medicine and food. It’s an attempt to tackle a...
Border arrests drop 33% to 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold
WASHINGTON — Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plummeted 33% in July to the lowest level since September 2020, a result of asylum being temporarily suspended, authorities said Friday. The Border Patrol made 56,408 arrests last month, down from 83,536 arrests in June, according to U.S. Customs and...
Hideki Matsuyama, Denny McCarthy tied for lead in opening PGA Tour playoff eventVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn.— Hideki Matsuyama and Denny McCarthy combined to make nearly 300 feet of putts Friday, so it was no surprise to see them sharing the lead going into the steamy weekend of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Matsuyama recovered from a shaky start — he missed a 4-foot birdie...
As college football evolves, so does relationship between players, CEO-like coaches
Ra’Shaad Samples was a reticent and newly appointed student-assistant, shagging balls at practice with a group of wide receivers who were recently his teammates, when he received one of his first important lessons about coaching. “Ra’Shaad, you have to talk to coach,” Samples recalls then-Houston coach Tom Herman yelling at...
