Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country’s democracy as he laid out in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. Insisting that “the defense of democracy is more
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia state Superintendent Richard Woods said Wednesday that the state will pay for districts to teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, a day after he said districts could only teach the course using local funds. In the face of blossoming outrage, the Georgia Department of Education
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hunter Brown had eight strikeouts in six innings to remain one of the hottest pitchers in baseball, helping the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Wednesday. Chas McCormick homered for the first time in more than a month and Jose Altuve had three hits and two RBIs
Continue ReadingLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year NiJaree Canady will be pitching for Texas Tech after two seasons at Stanford. Canady announced her commitment on social media Wednesday. ESPN, citing unnamed sources, reported that Canady will receive a name, image and likeness deal worth seven figures. “These past two years have
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fires burning in California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington and other western states, as well as Canada, have filled the skies in regions of the western U.S. with smoke and haze, forcing some affected areas to declare air quality alerts or advisories. As of Wednesday morning, there were 79 large active
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bill O’Brien arrived at Boston College with a high-profile resume that included a stint as an NFL head coach, as well as work with some of college football’s biggest brand names in Penn State and Alabama. Manny Diaz was in similar position as the former Miami head coach
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Justice watchdog investigation has found no evidence that politics played an improper role in a decision to propose a lighter prison sentence for Roger Stone, a close ally of former President Donald Trump. The inspector general launched the investigation after four lawyers who prosecuted Stone quit the
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer More than 100 WNBA regular-season games will be broadcast each season through an 11-year media rights deal with Disney, Amazon Prime and NBC that the league announced Wednesday. While the league didn’t reveal the value, a person familiar with the deal confirmed to The Associated Press that the WNBA would receive about
Continue Reading
Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A judge has rejected Texas’ attempts to compel a deposition from one of the largest migrant shelters on the U.S.-Mexico border. Wednesday’s ruling dealt the latest legal setback for a widening Republican-led investigation into migrant aid groups. Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley is among several nonprofits targeted
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Southern California coach Lincoln Riley strolled across the Lucas Oil Stadium stage for the first time Wednesday, greeted by a familiar tune — “Fight On.” He was nowhere near the only newcomer to this week’s Big Ten Media Days. Riley’s remarks were preceded by those of first-year UCLA coach
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have signed their first 17 draft picks, including first-rounder Malcolm Moore. Moore, a catcher out of Stanford, was the 30th overall pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft, which was held during the All-Star festivities hosted by the Rangers. The team announced the signings Wednesday, eight days after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — Police say two more state troopers who were part of the Karen Read murder trial over the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend are now facing an internal affairs investigation. The Massachusetts State Police announced Wednesday that Detective Lt. Brian Tully and Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik are under investigation along
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Families of people incarcerated in Alabama prisons have described assaults, rapes, extortions, deaths and rampant drug availability and overdoses behind bars at a legislative public hearing. The Joint Legislative Prison Committee held the hearing Wednesday to take public input amid Alabama’s ongoing prison crisis. At least four speakers described
Continue ReadingAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate, according to two people familiar with the matter, as she approaches one of the most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy. Harris launched her campaign Sunday after President Joe
Continue ReadingAssociated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a Texas woman who was jailed and charged with murder over self-managing an abortion in 2022 can move forward with her lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton on Wednesday denied a motion from prosecutors and the sheriff to dismiss the lawsuit during a
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris is less than two weeks away from naming her own running mate. That’s the timeline the presumptive Democratic nominee has given to a team of lawyers and advisers who are conducting one of the most accelerated vice presidential searches in modern American history, people familiar
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans has ruled unconstitutional a method the Federal Communications Commission uses to fund telephone and broadband services for rural and low-income users. The immediate implications of Wednesday’s 9-7 ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals were unclear. Dissenting judges said the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Air Force commander at the North American Aerospace Defense Command has been nominated to be the next chief of the National Guard Bureau. The nomination comes just a bit more than a week before the current chief retires. If confirmed, Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Nordhaus would be
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Lorrie Moore, Attica Locke and Edwidge Danticat will be among hundreds of writers attending this September’s Brooklyn Book Festival, for years one of the literary world’s most anticipated gatherings. Others expected range from poets Jenny Xie and Terrance Hayes to crime writer George Pelecanos and children’s author R.L. Stine. Cartoonist Roz
Continue Reading