Afghans arrive for Paralympics; to be mostly out of sight
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Afghan athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli have arrived in Tokyo, via what’s been…
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Afghans arrive for Paralympics; to be mostly out of sight
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Afghan athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli have arrived in Tokyo, via what’s been…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Gazans protest blockade along Israeli frontier
By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians have ended a protest along Gaza’s separation fence with Israel.…
Continue ReadingCroatia thrilled at summer season success despite COVID-19
By DARKO BANDIC Associated Press DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — Summer tourism has exceeded even the most optimistic expectations in Croatia this year.…
Continue ReadingCroatia thrilled at summer season success despite COVID-19
By DARKO BANDIC Associated Press DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — Summer tourism has exceeded even the most optimistic expectations in Croatia this year.…
Continue ReadingConcerts and Covid: Can the show go on?
By Eric Berger, Kaiser Health News Fans of the band Wilco could have reasonably interpreted frontman Jeff Tweedy singing “I Am Trying to Break…
Continue ReadingLEADING OFF: Yankees seek new winning streak vs A’s
By The Associated Press A day after ending their longest winning streak in nearly 60 years, the Yankees try to get back in the win column against…
Continue ReadingStarkel passes MWC defending champ San Jose State to win
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nick Starkel threw for four touchdowns and 394 yards and defending Mountain West Conference champion San Jose State kicked…
Continue ReadingUS carries out Afghanistan drone strike as Kabul evacuation effort enters final stretch
By Laura Smith-Spark, Barbara Starr, Nick Paton Walsh and Sandi Sidhu, CNN The US military carried out a drone strike against what it said was an…
Continue ReadingUS carries out Afghanistan drone strike as Kabul evacuation effort enters final stretch
CNN By Laura Smith-Spark, Barbara Starr, Nick Paton Walsh and Sandi Sidhu, CNN The US military carried out a drone strike against what it said was an…
Continue Reading‘Dune’ and A-listers all set to launch from Venice film fest
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Dune” is just one of the high-profile premieres coming to 78th Venice International Film Festival, which begins…
Continue ReadingSeahawks thump Chargers 27-0 with most starters sitting
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Marquise Blair returned a fumble 17 yards for a touchdown, Alex Collins made a strong bid to be…
Continue ReadingDodgers rally with 3 runs in 8th to beat Rockies 5-2
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith snapped a tie with a bases-loaded, two-run single in the eighth inning and the Los…
Continue ReadingCowing had career night in UTEP’s 30-3 win over Aggies
LAS CRUSES, N.M. (AP) — Jacob Cowing had a career-high 158 yards receiving, including a 59-yard score, and UTEP opened the season with a 30-3…
Continue ReadingIda slams Louisiana hospitals brimming with virus patients
REBECCA SANTANA and MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Southern Louisiana’s hospitals are packed with patients from the latest…
Continue ReadingBrady throws touchdown pass as Buccaneers beat Texans 23-16
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Tom Brady threw for 154 yards and a touchdown in just more than a quarter and the Tampa Bay…
Continue ReadingUpton, Ohtani hit milestones in Angels’ 10-2 rout of Padres
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels snapped their three-game skid with a 10-2 victory over the San Diego…
Continue ReadingMiller, Sutton shine in Broncos’ 17-12 win over Rams
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — A trio of Broncos returning from injuries celebrated their 2021 debuts in Denver’s…
Continue ReadingHurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocks out New Orleans power
By REBECCA SANTANA, KEVIN McGILL and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana sheriff’s office has reported the first…
Continue ReadingWhite House: US has capacity to evacuate remaining Americans
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Biden administration officials say the United States has the capacity to evacuate the…
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