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Coastal communities restoring marshes, dunes, reefs to protect against rising seas and storm surges

In San Francisco Bay, salt ponds created more than a century ago are reverting to marshland. Along the New York and New Jersey coasts, beaches ravaged by Superstorm Sandy underwent extensive...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service

WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional ...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump runs into the difficulty of Putin diplomacy and ending a long war

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump walked into a summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin pressing for a ceasefire deal and threatening “severe consequences” and tough new sanctions if the Kr...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

High-tech drones turn Ukraine's front line into a deadly kill zone, complicating evacuations

In eastern Ukraine, quiet nights in the dim corridors of a front-line medical post can shatter in an instant. Medics roused from sleep rush to meet another stretcher wheeled in from the Done...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Rockies play the Diamondbacks with 2-1 series lead

Arizona Diamondbacks (60-64, third in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (34-89, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Sunday, 3:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Nabil Crismatt (0-0); Ro...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

With the Bayeux Tapestry that tells of their long rivalry, France and Britain are making nice

BAYEUX, France (AP) — For centuries, the storytelling masterpiece has been a source of wonder and fascination. In vivid and gruesome detail, the 70-meter (230-foot) embroidered cloth recount...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Chimaev wins UFC middleweight belt by unanimous decision

CHICAGO (AP) — Khamzat Chimaev continued his dominance in the UFC, capturing the middleweight belt on Saturday night by defeating Dricus Du Plessis by unanimous decision at UFC 319. With a s...

DATE: Aug 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Jarrett Stidham hits Troy Franklin for pair of touchdowns as Broncos roll over Cardinals 27-7

DENVER (AP) — Troy Franklin caught two touchdown passes from Jarrett Stidham and the Denver Broncos rolled over the Arizona Cardinals 27-7 on Saturday night in a matchup of mostly backups. ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Senegal's ‘schools for husbands’ aim to shift gender roles and keep mothers from dying

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On a recent evening in Senegal 's capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they should be more involved in household chores. “The ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations

BEIRUT (AP) — A lot has happened in just a year on both sides of the Lebanon-Syria border. A lightning offensive by Islamist insurgents in Syria toppled longtime autocrat Bashar Assad and br...

DATE: Aug 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Meet the actor with Down syndrome who wants to run for president of Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Sebastián Solorza is already a familiar face to many Chileans, having starred in a popular Netflix series and won national acting awards. Now, the 43-year-old actor wi...

DATE: Aug 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Denver 27, Arizona 7

First Quarter Den_Harvey 8 run (Lutz kick), 10:49. Ari_Fehoko 16 pass from Brissett (Ryland kick), 3:53. Den_T.Franklin 27 pass from Stidham (Lutz kick), 1:14. ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press