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Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Kamala Harris summoned Americans on Thursday to reject political division and instead chart what she called a “new way forward,” as she accepted her party’s nomination while blending biography with warnings about electing Donald Trump again to the White House. Taking the stage to a thunderous standing ovation as she

Associated Press In many communities people turn to diesel or gasoline generators for temporary power when extreme weather brings power outages. But the pollution these generate is bad for people and also contributes to climate change. That’s driving interest in cleaner alternatives. The days when backup power is needed are becoming more frequent as extreme

Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked an agreement that would spare the life of a man on death row. Instead, Marcellus Williams must now proceed in court with an innocence claim, with just a little over a month to go before his scheduled execution. The ruling late Wednesday came

AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week, but remains at healthy levels  Jobless claims rose by 4,000 to 232,000 for the week of Aug. 17, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which evens out some of the weekly gyrations, ticked down by 750

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pair of shows will take over the weekday morning timeslot on FS1 formerly occupied by Skip Bayless of “Undisputed.” Most of the time slot will be taken over by “The Facility,” which will feature former NFL players Emmanuel Acho, LeSean McCoy, James Jones and Chase Daniel. The show will air

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sphen, the elder partner in a world famous same-sex penguin couple celebrated in Australian schoolbooks and an annual gay rights parade, has died at 11 years old, a Sydney aquarium said on Thursday. Sphen and his male gentoo penguin partner Magic, now aged 8, came to international attention in

Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials in Pakistan say a court has allowed investigators to question a man in their custody for four more days about his role in spreading misinformation that sparked widespread rioting in the U.K. earlier this month. The court’s decision came a day after authorities charged the suspect Farhan Asif,

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia’s upcoming profit report on Wednesday carries big potential repercussions for the market. As one of the biggest companies in the stock market, its movements carry extra weight on the S&P 500 and other indexes. It was one of the main reasons the S&P 500 rallied to dozens

Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The deputy speaker of Parliament says Indonesian lawmakers have canceled plans to ratify revisions to the election laws after thousands of protesters rallied in front of the parliament building. If implemented, the changes could further enhance the political influence of outgoing President Joko Widodo. Parliament met in an emergency

HONOLULU (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Hone has formed in the central Pacific Ocean. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu says in an 11 a.m. advisory that the storm has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. It is centered about 1,090 miles east-southeast of Honolulu and is moving west-northwest at 14 mph. Forecasters

Associated Press GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday. The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered in a

Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is urging diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine during a visit to Poland, saying that no conflict can be solved on a battlefield. Modi held talks Thursday in Warsaw with Polish counterpart Donald Tusk, and will head to Kyiv later in the

Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a Pakistan army helicopter has evacuated two Russian climbers from the base camp of one of the highest mountains to the northern city, a week after they were stranded on a remote peak after being hit by a formation of ice. A  five-member team of Russian climbers

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A French destroyer rescued 29 mariners from an oil tanker that came under repeated attack from Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, while also destroying a bomb-carrying drone boat in the area. The Sounion is now at anchor in the Red Sea and no longer drifting.