AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Travis Kelce not only showed that rumors of his demise were a little exaggerated, he became the Kansas City Chiefs’ career receptions leader. Kelce had seven receptions for 89 yards as the Chiefs rallied for a 17-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. With his second
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kansas City’s Rashee Rice might be lost for the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury on a bizarre play against the Los Angels Chargers. Rice was carted to the team bus after the Chiefs’ 17-10 victory with his right knee in a brace that had
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has a reshuffled offensive line protecting him against the Kansas City Chiefs. That’s not encouraging news for Herbert, who is still hampered by a high right ankle sprain that occurred two weeks ago at Carolina. The Chargers are missing both starting offensive
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Rookie AP photographer Stephanie Scarbrough joined the company in June, shortly after completing a 10-month photojournalism internship in Washington, D.C. Currently based in Baltimore, Scarbrough covers everything from sports and daily life to breaking news and presidential happenings.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models Sunday. The decision is a major blow to efforts attempting to rein in the homegrown industry that is rapidly evolving with little oversight. The bill would have established some of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The music streaming service Spotify was down temporarily on Sunday. More than 40,000 people reported outages with the music platform on downdetector.com, which allows users to report problems with popular apps and services. Spotify wrote on X that the company was aware of issues and was checking them out.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — In just over a week, intensified Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed seven high-ranking commanders and officials from the powerful Hezbollah militant group, including the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. The move left Lebanon and much of the Mideast in shock as Israeli officials celebrated major military and intelligence breakthroughs. Hezbollah had
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus has fired the chief of police, his deputy and the acting director of the country’s central prisons complex. The move comes after the embarrassing escape of a convicted murderer while under guard during an eight-hour pass to visit family. A government spokesman posted on the social media
Continue ReadingWANF, WXIA, CNN By Cindy Von Quednow and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of people were told to stay home with their windows shut Monday after a fire at a Georgia industrial plant caused a chemical reaction that prompted around 17,000 people to evacuate Sunday and left potentially harmful chlorine lingering in the air.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox honored longtime radio voice Joe Castiglione, who called his final game Sunday, with an on-field pregame ceremony. The 77-year-old Castiglione, who was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer with the Ford C. Frick Award, has been the team’s lead radio voice since 1983.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A Long Island man under arrest for suspected drunk driving managed to briefly escape police custody after slipping his handcuffs over his head and stealing a patrol car. State police say the 37-year-old man was placed under arrest inside a patrol car early Friday morning. While officers weren’t looking, the man
Continue ReadingCONYERS, Ga. (AP) — Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated and others told to shelter in place after a fire at a chemical plant. Fire Chief Marian McDaniel told reporters that a sprinkler head malfunctioned around 5 a.m. Sunday at the BioLab plant in Conyers. Water then mixed with a water-reactive chemical, releasing a
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — John Ashton, the veteran character actor who memorably played the gruff but lovable police detective John Taggart in the “Beverly Hills Cop” films, has died. He was 76. Ashton died Thursday in Fort Collins, Colorado, his family announced in a statement released by Ashton’s manager, Alan Somers, on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden says he will speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and believes an all-out war in the Middle East has to be avoided. He spoke to reporters as he boarded Air Force One for Washington on Sunday, from Dover Air Force Base. Asked
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — When manager Mark Kotsay removed his Oakland jersey for the final time Sunday, it was bound for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Brent Rooker? His final jersey with the name Oakland across the front will be preserved in a frame and displayed on his wall at home. “That’ll kind
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed a former rival as a member of his Cabinet. Sunday’s appointment of Gideon Saar will expand his coalition and likely strengthen his hold on office. Under their agreement, Netanyahu said Saar would be given a spot in the Security Cabinet, which oversees the
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow, Lauren Mascarenhas and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Shelter-in-place recommendations and evacuation orders have been lifted Monday after a fire at a Georgia industrial plant caused a chemical reaction that prompted around 17,000 people to evacuate Sunday and left potentially harmful chlorine lingering in the air. Residents and businesses were told
Continue ReadingAP College Football Writer Alabama returned to No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two years on Sunday following its dizzying victory over Georgia, making this 16 of 17 seasons the Crimson Tide has held the top spot at some point. UNLV, unbeaten through four games for the
Continue ReadingBy Sydney Bishop and Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Jen Miller doesn’t run a typical school library. There’s no scolding kids for turning in books late or shushing noisy students. She carries books of every genre, for every reader at her middle school; beyond paperbacks, there are graphic novels and audiobooks. Her library is full
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania law school says it is imposing a one-year suspension at half-pay and other sanctions on a professor over her comments about race in recent years. The two-year probe began after Professor Amy Wax questioned the academic performance of Black students and invited a white nationalist to speak to
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