By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of former Senegalese minister and U.N. diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily to be the new U.N. envoy to Libya after the Security Council gave its approval, ending a nine-month search amid increasing chaos in the oil-rich north African nation.
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Leave it to Serena Williams to not want to go quietly, to not want this match, this trip to the U.S. Open, this transcendent career of hers, to really, truly end. Right down to what were, barring a change of heart, the final minutes of
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jalon Daniels threw for 182 yards with touchdowns on the ground and through the air, Kansas piled up 297 yards rushing against overmatched Tennessee Tech, and the Jayhawks rolled to a season-opening 56-10 victory Friday night. Devin Neal took a handoff 80 yards for a
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Serena Williams’ loss in the third round of the U.S. Open brings an end to her tennis career. She turns 41 this month and wants to focus on having a second child and pursuing her business interests. Williams has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles along with 14 major
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By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Blake Watson scored on a 1-yard run with 33 seconds to play and Old Dominion beat Virginia Tech for the second time in as many tries on its home field, 20-17. The Monarchs made a big splash in their debut as a member of
Continue Reading By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Ryan Kreidler scored twice in his major league debut including the go-ahead run on pinch-hitter Harold Castro’s seventh-inning single and the Detroit Tigers edged the Kansas City Royals 5-4. Kreidler was promoted from Triple-A Toledo on Thursday and drew two walks. Javier Baez hit a two-run homer
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Leave it to Serena Williams to not want to go quietly, to not want this match, this trip to the U.S. Open, this transcendent career of hers, to really, truly end. Right down to what were, barring a change of heart, the final minutes of
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Darius Wilson passed for two touchdowns, Bronson Yoder rushed for 120 yards and a score, and FCS member William & Mary scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to beat FBS school Charlotte 41-24. The Tribe gained 560 total yards in posting its first FBS win since topping Virginia in
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Earl has formed east of the Northern Leeward Islands and is threatening to unleash heavy rains and gusty squalls in the region. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Earl formed late Friday and was headed west-northwest on a course expected to take it near or just
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ WEED, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire in rural Northern California injured several people Friday, destroyed multiple homes and forced thousands of residents to flee, jamming roadways at the start of a sweltering Labor Day weekend. The blaze dubbed the Mill Fire started on or near the property
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Matteo Berrettini has ended Andy Murray’s bid to return to the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament by beating the the three-time major 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-3 at the U.S. Open. Murray hasn’t reached the round of 16 in one of tennis’ four
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La legendaria carrera de tenis de Serena Williams probablemente haya llegado a su fin después de caer ante la australiana Ajla Tomljanović en la tercera ronda del US Open en el Arthur Ashe Stadium en Flushing, Nueva York. La 23 veces campeona de Grand Slam en individuales deja una
Continue Reading By MAUREEN MULLEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Connor Wong hit his first major league homer, Kiké Hernández doubled twice and the Boston Red Sox overcame an early injury to starting pitcher Nick Pivetta to beat Texas 9-1. The Rangers lost their season-worst sixth in a row. Pivetta exited with a bruised left calf after
Continue Reading By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the sixth inning, and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 7-3. Alonso’s high drive to left field off Josiah Gray made it 4-3 and kicked off a four-run inning. He has 32 homers and his 106
Continue Reading By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press At least eight migrants were found dead in the Rio Grande after dozens attempted a hazardous crossing near Eagle Pass, Texas, officials said Friday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Mexican officials made the discovery Thursday while responding to a large group of people crossing the river following days of
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has approved U.N. diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily as the new U.N. envoy to Libya, ending a nine-month search amid increasing chaos in the oil-rich north African nation. The vote came a day after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had nominated the former Senegalese minister.
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN The autopsy report for Elijah McClain, an unarmed Black man who died after a struggle with police in Colorado, was changed in response to new evidence from a grand jury investigation, Adams County Chief Coroner Monica Broncucia-Jordan confirmed on Friday. However, she said she cannot release the amended report because of
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La NASA no intentará el lanzamiento de Artemis I durante el resto del perÃodo de lanzamiento, que finaliza el martes, según una actualización de la agencia después de un segundo intento de lanzamiento cancelado el sábado. Los futuros perÃodos de lanzamiento, incluidos los de septiembre y octubre, dependen de lo que
Continue Reading By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Ryan Kreidler scored twice in his major league debut including the go-ahead run on pinch-hitter Harold Castro’s seventh-inning single and the Detroit Tigers edged the Kansas City Royals 5-4. Kreidler was promoted from Triple-A Toledo on Thursday and drew two walks. Javier Baez hit a two-run homer
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran says its navy seized two American sea drones in the Red Sea before letting them go, the latest maritime incident involving the U.S. Navy’s new drone fleet in the Mideast. Iranian state television aired footage it said came from the deck of an
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