Braves salvage playoff berth with 3-0 win over the Mets, who win thrilling opener 8-7 to clinch
AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A final day that wasn’t on the schedule and won’t soon be forgotten. An improbable comeback by the New…
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Gavin Creel, Tony Award winner and musical Broadway veteran, dies at 48
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gavin Creel, a Broadway veteran who won a Tony Award for “Hello, Dolly!” and nominations for “Hair”…
Continue Reading‘Sing Sing’ actor exonerated of murder after nearly 24 years in prison
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A criminal justice reform advocate featured in the movie “Sing Sing” has been exonerated in the 1998 killing…
Continue ReadingBelarusian authorities pressure pardoned political prisoners, rights groups say
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian human rights activists have accused the authorities of pressuring political prisoners pardoned…
Continue ReadingBiden says Olympians represented ‘the very best of America’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the U.S. the “greatest sports nation in the history of the world,” President Joe Biden welcomed…
Continue ReadingUN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines call for UN peacekeepers
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force…
Continue ReadingAppeal delays $600 million class action settlement payments in fiery Ohio derailment
Associated Press Settlement checks related to Norfolk Southern’s disastrous 2023 derailment could be delayed up to two years now because an appeal…
Continue ReadingAncestral land returned to Onondaga Nation in upstate New York
ONONDAGA NATION TERRITORY (AP) — The Onondaga Nation has regained 1,000 acres of its ancestral land in upstate New York. The heavily forested land…
Continue ReadingCutting food waste would lower emissions, but so far only one state has done it
Associated Press A study out in Science this month finds that states’ attempts to cut the amount of food waste going into landfills are rarely…
Continue ReadingThe US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are closed due to a strike by the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers.…
Continue ReadingMan accused of attempting to assassinate Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man who authorities say spent 12 hours camped outside Donald Trump’s golf course before Secret…
Continue ReadingMovie armorer’s conviction upheld in fatal ‘Rust’ set shooting by Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge has rejected a request to throw out the conviction of a movie armorer in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by…
Continue ReadingEuropean far right celebrates Austrian election win. But Austria’s political future is uncertain
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — European far-right and nationalist parties are celebrating the far-right Freedom Party’s win in Austria’s…
Continue ReadingThe US is sending a few thousand more troops to the Middle East to boost security
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending an additional “few thousand” troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be…
Continue ReadingBalenciaga upturns luxury in Paris as McCartney puts on high-octane fashion with playful, eco twist
AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Stella McCartney’s high-octane Paris show transformed an ordinary rainy market street into a dazzling runway…
Continue ReadingBarbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Martin Scorsese and more stars pay tribute to Kris Kristofferson
NEW YORK (AP) — Reaction to the death of Kris Kristofferson. The singer-songwriter and actor died Saturday at his home in Hawaii surrounded by…
Continue ReadingDikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer
AP Basketball Writer Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global…
Continue ReadingItalian police arrest 19 people in massive probe targeting mafia links to Milan soccer ‘ultra’ fans
ROME (AP) — Italian police have arrested 19 people accused of criminal ties with the powerful ’Ndrangheta mafia group. The move decimated the fan…
Continue Reading81-year-old South Korean falls short in a bid to become oldest Miss Universe contestant
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An 81-year-old South Korean fashion model fell short in her bid to become the oldest Miss Universe contestant. She…
Continue ReadingFBI to pay $22M to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were…
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