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Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms, an escalation of his military deploymen...

DATE: Aug 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Moscow says Kyiv has struck a nuclear power plant as Ukraine marks Independence Day

Russia accused Ukraine on Sunday of launching drone attacks that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region overnight, as Ukraine celebrated 34 years since its indep...

DATE: Aug 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Wildfires expand in Oregon and California, threatening homes and prompting evacuations

Thousands of homes were under evacuation orders and warnings on Sunday from wildfires in Northern California wine country and central Oregon as crews battled the flames in dry, hot weather. ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Brewers pay tribute to longtime broadcaster Bob Uecker in star-studded pregame ceremony

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker's Hall of Fame broadcasting career began only after the Milwaukee Brewers initially hired him as a scout. Former Brewers owner and MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said...

DATE: Aug 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz get the American men off to a strong start at the US Open

NEW YORK (AP) — There's a larger contingent of Americans in the U.S. Open men's bracket than at any time in the past quarter-century. Might be the best crop in nearly that long, too, and two...

DATE: Aug 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Cal Raleigh hits his 48th homer to match MLB season mark for catchers set by Salvador Perez in 2021

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 48th home run on Sunday against the Athletics, tying the single-season record for catchers set by Salvador Pe...

DATE: Aug 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

4 Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces while seeking aid near Gaza City, witnesses say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinian aid-seekers traveling Sunday through a military zone south of Gaza City that is regularly used to reach a food dist...

DATE: Aug 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Israeli airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Houthis rock Yemen's capital

CAIRO (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen ’s capital on Sunday, days after the Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that its military described as the first cluster bomb the rebels ha...

DATE: Aug 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Paul Skenes pitches 7 crisp innings as the Pirates beat the Rockies 4-0 for series sweep

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes pitched seven sparkling innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 4-0 on Sunday for their fourth consecutive win. Jared Triolo hit a three-r...

DATE: Aug 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

'Sopranos' star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind the scenes of storied Broadway productions before pivoting to acting in his 60s, has died at 96. Adler died Saturday, according to a bri...

DATE: Aug 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

US Open tennis players don't necessarily think more is better when it comes to starting on Sunday

NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova made clear they didn't love the idea of starting a Grand Slam tournament on a Sunday instead of a Monday when the French Open was the first ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre wrote a memoir. Months after her death, it's coming out

NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous and “unsparing” memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, will be published this fall, publishing house Alfred A. Kno...

DATE: Aug 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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