Damar Hamlin puts aside fear and practices in pads for the first time since cardiac arrest
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin says he’s put aside his fear to find joy after…
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Mom of Colorado teen accused of trying to join Islamic State blames FBI ‘encouragement’
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The mother of an 18-year-old who is accused of trying to become a fighter for the Islamic State…
Continue ReadingBeijing has invested $25.4B in Pakistan over the last decade, Chinese vice premier says
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng says Beijing has invested $25.4 billion dollars in Pakistan in the…
Continue ReadingTrump’s campaign finances are strained as legal peril mounts
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s political operation enters the second half of the year in a…
Continue ReadingJury poised to deliberate death penalty or life sentence for gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
By PETER SMITH and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — A jury is set to deliberate whether to impose the death penalty or a…
Continue ReadingPhoenix has ended 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees as rains ease a Southwest heat wave
BY ANITA SNOW and DREW COSTLEY Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A record string of daily highs over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) in…
Continue ReadingPolice were calling owner to shut down party when gunfire killed 1, wounded 17, chief says
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Police say a shooting that killed one person and wounded 17 others early Sunday in a central Indiana city unfolded at a block…
Continue Reading$1.05 billion Mega Million jackpot is among a surge in huge payouts due to more than just luck
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — If it seems like lottery jackpots topping $1 billion are more common nowadays,…
Continue ReadingNative American tribes in Oklahoma will keep tobacco deals, as lawmakers override governor’s veto
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma House has voted to override Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto of a bill to extend…
Continue ReadingPee-wee Herman actor and creator Paul Reubens dies from cancer at 70
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian whose Pee-wee Herman character — an overgrown…
Continue ReadingHaitians, weary of gang violence, protest the kidnapping of an American nurse and her daughter
By EVENS SANON and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of Haitians have marched through the capital,…
Continue ReadingLawyers for tech consultant Nima Momeni say he had no reason to kill Cash App founder Bob Lee
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Attorneys for the tech consultant charged in the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee say their…
Continue ReadingCrews are battling ‘fire whirls’ in California’s Mojave Desert
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Crews battled “fire whirls” in California’s Mojave National Preserve as a massive wildfire crossed…
Continue ReadingAlabama health care providers sue over threat of prosecution for abortion help
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Health care providers in Alabama have filed lawsuits against state Attorney General Steve…
Continue ReadingChurchill Downs to improve track maintenance, veterinary resources for fall meet after horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs will implement safety measures for its September meet including new track surface maintenance equipment and…
Continue ReadingNathalie Stutzmann become second woman to conduct at Bayreuth, 2 years after gender barrier broken
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Nathalie Stutzmann has become the second woman to lead a Richard Wagner opera at the…
Continue Reading8-year-old survives cougar attack in Washington state national park
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — An 8-year-old child survived a cougar attack with minor injuries while camping in Olympic National Park in Washington…
Continue ReadingNew Relic, Nikola rise; Tempur Sealy falls, Monday, 7/31/2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: New Relic, Nikola rise; Tempur Sealy…
Continue ReadingBrain fog and other long COVID symptoms affect millions. New treatment studies bring hope
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible…
Continue ReadingDeSantis unveils new economic policy that targets China, taxes and regulations
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — In a new policy plan unveiled Monday, Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis took aim…
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