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By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — MGM Resorts brought to an end a 10-day computer shutdown prompted by efforts to shield from a cyberattack data including hotel reservations and credit card processing, the casino giant said Wednesday, as analysts and academics measured the effects of the event. “We are pleased that all

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander J.C. Mejía was suspended 162 games by Major League Baseball on after his second positive for a performance-enhancing drug. The 27-year-old tested positive for Stanozolol and became the first player suspended under the major league drug agreement since San Diego’s Fernando Tatis Jr. was suspended for 80 games

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nelson Velázquez hit a three-run homer, Angel Zerpa shut down Cleveland in relief of Zack Greinke and the Royals rolled to a 6-2 win that completed a three-game sweep. Zerpa got the final out of the fourth inning and allowed just three hits the

By TARA COPP Associated Press KANSAS CITY NATIONAL SECURITY CAMPUS, Mo. (AP) — The Associated Press has been granted rare access to U.S. nuclear missile bases and weapons production facilities to see how technicians keep the arsenal working while starting the government’s biggest nuclear overhaul since the Cold War. Because the U.S. no longer conducts

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes says he is happy with a reworked contract that makes him the league’s highest-paid player over the next four years, but also pleased in the way the deal is structured. Mahomes said Wednesday in his first comments since the deal

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Budweiser parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev announced Wednesday that its iconic Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened using a common, yet controversial, procedure that has drawn the ire of animal activists. The brewer said in a statement that the change was made earlier this year, stressing that the safety

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Georgia found itself in a rare situation against South Carolina last weekend, when the unranked and largely unheralded Gamecocks jumped out to a 14-3 lead against the two-time defending national champions. Sure, the Bulldogs rallied with three unanswered touchdowns in the second half to keep their win streak going.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals are pushing back their self-imposed deadline of the end of September for deciding on a location for their new ballpark. They also said in a statement Wednesday that they remain confident that their final proposal will be put before voters

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A white 84-year-old homeowner who is accused of shooting a Black teenager after the high-schooler mistakenly came to his Kansas City home entered a not guilty plea Wednesday. Andrew Lester is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the April 13 shooting of Ralph

By TARA COPP Associated Press KANSAS CITY NATIONAL SECURITY CAMPUS, Mo. (AP) — In an ultra-sterile room at a secure factory in Kansas City, U.S. government technicians refurbish the nation’s nuclear warheads. The job is exacting: Each warhead has thousands of springs, gears and copper contacts that must work in conjunction to set off a

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Book bans and attempted bans continue to hit record highs, according to the American Library Association. And the efforts now extend as much to public libraries as school-based libraries. Through the first eight months of 2023, the ALA tracked 695 challenges to library materials and

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — William Contreras homered and Tyrone Taylor scored twice and drove in a run as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3. Milwaukee stopped a two-game skid and reduced its magic number to clinch the NL Central to six. Richie Palacios homered for the last-place

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MJ Melendez homered and drove in three runs, James McArthur struck out three straight batters to end an eighth-inning threat, and the Royals held on to beat the  Guardians 7-6 on Tuesday night. Kansas City has won five of its last six and ended

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals are shutting down Brady Singer for the remainder of the season after the young right-hander complained of back pain following his shaky outing against the Cleveland Guardians. Singer was expected to be one of the Royals’ front-line starters, but he went 8-11 with a career-worst 5.52

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Historically Black land-grant universities in Tennessee and 15 other states have missed out on $12.6 billion in funding over the last three decades, according to the Biden administration. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack sent letters to the governors of each state asking them to increase

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man who was 16 years old when he fatally shot a retired St. Louis police sergeant has been sentenced to 20 years on prison. Ralph E. Harper was 67 when he was killed during the October 2018 carjacking attempt. Twenty-one-year-old Jalynn Garner pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, robbery and two

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright earned his 200th win, pitching seven innings of four-hit ball in a vintage performance as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0. It was the longest outing this season for the 42-year-old Wainwright, who struck out three and walked two. He has

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Former President Donald Trump will travel to the battleground state of Michigan next week to meet with striking autoworkers instead of participating in the second Republican presidential debate. His September 27 trip will also include a primetime speech. That’s according to a person familiar with his plans who spoke to

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Drew Waters drove in the go-ahead run during a two-out rally in the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-4 in their series-opening matinee on Monday. The rally came against Guardians reliever Trevor Stephan, who had all

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday that the Chiefs and NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes had agreed to a restructured contract. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the