AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Schmidt family has helped the New York Yankees take off this year. Sure, pitcher Clarke Schmidt is expected to start Game 3 of the World Series on Monday. But his dad, Dwight Schmidt, has also helped the Yankees get to this point — he’s piloting the team’s
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces thwarted an attempt at another cross-border incursion by Ukraine into southwestern Russia, a local official reported Sunday, months after Kyiv staged a bold assault on its nuclear-armed enemy that Moscow is still struggling to halt. An “armed group” sought Sunday to breach the border between Ukraine and Russia’s Bryansk
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters are considering whether to make the state the 40th jurisdiction to legalize sports betting. The November ballot measure highlights an emerging national debate about how best to tax the growing industry. Missouri’s proposed 10% tax rate is below the national average of 19% collected last year.
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By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Israel said on Saturday it had struck military targets inside Iran in response to earlier Iranian attacks, again raising fears that the long-running confrontation between the two powerful militaries could escalate into an all-out regional war that draws in the United States. The Israeli military said it had targeted Iranian missile
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden slammed Elon Musk for hypocrisy on immigration after a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked illegally in the United States. The South Africa-born Musk denies the allegation. “That wealthiest man in the world turned out to be an illegal worker here. No, I’m serious. He was
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The Indiana Fever have fired head coach Christie Sides after two seasons, the WNBA team announced Sunday. Sides led Indiana to its first postseason appearance since 2016 with the help of the 2024 Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark, who had a historic season. The Fever were 20-20 in
Continue ReadingCHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — A small German-registered plane crashed on Sunday in a town near Moldova’s capital, killing the lone pilot onboard, aviation authorities said. The fatal accident happened shortly before 10.00 a.m. local time in the small town of Vadul lui Voda, about 23 kilometers (14 miles) east of the capital Chisinau, and the
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Venom: The Last Dance” showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, significantly down from the alien symbiote franchise’s previous entries. Projections for the third “Venom” film from Sony Pictures had been closer to $65
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Venom: The Last Dance” showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, significantly down from the alien symbiote franchise’s previous entries. Projections for the third “Venom” film from Sony Pictures had been closer to $65
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Activists say Iranian authorities have allowed imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to be hospitalized after almost nine weeks of feeling sick. Mohammadi is being held at Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, which houses political prisoners and those with Western ties. She already had been serving a 30-month sentence,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance says Russia is a U.S. adversary but suggests it’s counterproductive to approach Moscow as an enemy. The Ohio senator also said Donald Trump is committed to NATO, the transatlantic military alliance seen as the bulwark preventing further Russian aggression in Europe, although the
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — President Joe Biden has marked the sixth anniversary Sunday of a gunman’s attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11 worshippers. As Biden did so, he criticized what he called an “appalling surge of antisemitism” amid the war in Gaza. The 2018 attack claimed the lives of 11 worshippers from Dor Hadash,
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CNN By Kristen Holmes, Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is kicking off the final full week of the presidential race Sunday with a rally at Madison Square Garden, betting on his own showmanship as he seeks to fill the iconic venue and create a spectacle that will reach television and
Continue ReadingBy David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Voters in the presidential battlegrounds have seen a heavy rotation of presidential campaign ads this month, as their states have been blitzed by tens of millions of dollars in spending by the campaigns of Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and their respective allies. The ads have focused on an evolving
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Local authorities in Mexico say a car rammed into a crowd outside a cathedral and injured at least 16 people Saturday night. Guadalajara’s government in a statement on X says a person allegedly stole a pickup truck near a local market and drove into the plaza in front of Guadalajara Cathedral
Continue ReadingPolls have closed in Uzbekistan’s parliamentary election that featured no real opposition to the Central Asian country’s strongman president. That’s despite a recent overhaul of the electoral system and years of reform that have included economic liberalization and easing censorship. Shavkat Mirziyoyev retains a tight grip on power in the country of 37 million. He
Continue ReadingAP Education Writer AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The school system in Aurora, Colorado, is striving to accommodate more than 3,000 new students mostly from Venezuela and Colombia. Teachers have been helping them by translating vocabulary and handing out written instructions in Spanish. Outside the classrooms, it’s a different story. City Council has tried to dissuade
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Prince William has opened up about how a powerful childhood experience with his brother and late mother helped shape his work in combatting homelessness. In the Prince of Wales’ forthcoming documentary, “Prince William: We Can End Homelessness,” the 42-year-old heir to the British throne recalls visiting The Passage, a
Continue ReadingCAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Enthusiasts have flown kites of all kinds at an annual festival in South Africa that raises awareness for mental health. The Cape Town International Kite Festival is celebrating its 30th year. It draws people from around the world, with participants traveling from the United States, Tunisia and elsewhere. October
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Dodgers left Dodger Stadium with a 2-0 series lead over the New York Yankees, enjoying a stunning start to the World Series. But it is a lead which has come at a cost as superstar Shohei Ohtani sustained a left shoulder injury as he attempted to
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