CAIRO (AP) - A rights lawyer says an Egyptian military court has sentenced a poet to three years in prison for insulting the country's security forces.
The lawyer, Mokhtar Mounir, said Tuesday that Galal el-Beheiri was also convicted of "disseminating false news."
The verdict can be appealed.
El-Beheiri was arrested ...
Source
ATLANTA (AP) - Rap mogul Jermaine Dupri will celebrate his groundbreaking record label So So Def with a multi-city anniversary concert tour.
Dupri told The Associated Press on Monday that The So So Def 25th Anniversary Cultural Curren$y tour will feature himself, Xscape, Da Brat, Jagged Edge, Bow Wow, Anthony ...
Source
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Officials have come together to ensure a forest within walking distance of downtown Burlington, Vermont, will be preserved for a lifetime.
City Mayor Miro Weinberger says a coalition working to preserve the 163-acre forest is less than $50,000 from hitting a campaign goal. Local 22 News ...
Source
NEW YORK (AP) - Actor Alan Alda says he has Parkinson's disease.
Appearing Tuesday on "CBS This Morning," the former "M.A.S.H." star said he was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disorder three and a half years ago. Alda says he expects a tabloid will soon publish a story about his diagnosis.
...HAMPTON FALLS, N.H. (AP) - Family and friends are mourning three people killed in a New Hampshire car crash that may have gone unnoticed for nearly 18 hours.
The car, off a road and hidden by dense vegetation, was spotted by someone walking along Route 88 in Hampton Falls at ...
Source
BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand is seeking the extradition from the United Kingdom of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled her country last year ahead of a conviction on a charge of negligence in overseeing a money-losing rice subsidy program, the country's prime minister said Tuesday.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha ...
Source
LONDON (AP) - The Royal Navy rescued the Manchester Arena suicide bomber and his younger brother from the civil war in Libya three years before he killed 22 people at the Ariana Grande pop concert.
Britain's Daily Mail reported Tuesday that the HMS Enterprise picked up Salman Abedi and more ...
Source
BANGKOK (AP) - Organizers of the Miss Universe beauty pageant say Thailand will host the 2018 contest.
The Miss Universe Organization said in a statement Tuesday that it has granted "sole proprietorship" to a Thai investment firm to host the Miss Universe 2018 pageant this December.
Thailand has hosted the ...
Source
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) - The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees has appointed the school's provost as interim president.
The board at the Mount Pleasant school on Monday named Executive Vice President and Provost Michael Gealt to the post. He'll start serving Wednesday and is expected to hold the ...
Source
DETROIT (AP) - Miguel Cabrera can now say it with a good deal of certainty: Baseball is harder than it looks on TV.
"It's so easy when you watch the game on TV. It's so slow," the Detroit slugger said. "The game is so simple on TV."
It's not nearly ...
Source
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - LeBron James wore a tailored, slim-fitting, gray designer suit and black-rimmed glasses. He wanted to make a strong impression on the first day of school.
After all, it's his school.
Hoping to inspire and provide support to kids facing the same problems he experienced during a ...
Source
LEWISBUG, Pa. (AP) - Bucknell University has removed references on its website to alumnus and CBS chief executive Les Moonves amid sexual harassment allegations against him.
The New Yorker magazine published the allegations from several women Friday.
PennLive.com reports Bucknell President John Bravman said in a letter to the university ...
Source
MACAU (AP) - Dog races were held here for half a century, up to five nights a week - a constant in this former Portuguese colony even as high-stakes casinos and concert venues sprouted up to offer newer, glitzier entertainment options.
Development and changing tastes have finally caught up with ...
Source
NEW YORK (AP) - Madonna is celebrating her upcoming 60th birthday with a fundraiser for orphans and children in Malawi.
The singer tells The Associated Press she's teaming with Facebook for the fundraiser, which runs from Monday through August 31. Fans can donate directly to Madonna's Facebook page or start ...
Source
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Two Atlantic City casinos owned by Caesars Entertainment will start taking sports bets this week, and another two in Mississippi will do so in mid-August.
Caesars Entertainment tells The Associated Press its Bally's casino in Atlantic City will start taking sports bets at 11 a.m. ...
Source
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say former World Wrestling Entertainment star Brian Christopher Lawler has died after attempting suicide in his jail cell.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the 46-year-old son of WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler was found hanging in his cell on Saturday. ...
Source
DETROIT (AP) - Comerica Park and Little Caesars Arena in Detroit are partnering with a nonprofit to provide assistance for fans with sensory issues.
Both facilities have been certified by KultureCity, which helps sports teams across the country with sensory-inclusive programs.
Sensory sensitivities or challenges with sensory regulation often are ...
Source
CHICAGO (AP) - The DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago will host the #ChangeFest film festival in September.
DuSable will also be an in-kind title sponsor for the event Sept. 28-30 by the group Social Change .
The group's Executive Director Todd Belcore says the film festival will ...
Source
TOKYO (AP) - A renowned actor in traditional Japanese theater has been named creative director for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
The organizing committee announced Monday that Mansai Nomura will oversee all four ceremonies as chief executive creative director.
Generations of his family ...
Source
BERLIN (AP) - Thousands of immigrants in Germany have taken to Twitter to share their experiences of everyday racism under the hashtag #MeTwo, inspired by a Turkish-German soccer star who recently quit Germany's national team citing racism.
People have shared incidents of what they see as discrimination in more than ...
Source
There are 11 teams within six games of a playoff spot in the National League, which could make for a thrilling last two months of the regular season.
It also means some front offices are facing tough decisions as the non-waiver trade deadline looms.
It's easy to deal away your ...
Source
SINGAPORE (AP) - Asian markets fell Monday after a steep decline in the U.S. technology sector weighed on Wall Street at the end of the week despite data showing the economy was growing.
KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.8 percent to 22,536.81 and South Korea's Kospi edged 0.2 ...
Source
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Music experts in Poland say jazz trumpeter and composer Tomasz Stanko has died at the age of 76.
Tomasz Tluczkiewicz, deputy head of Poland's Jazz Association, said Stanko died early Sunday at a Warsaw hospital. Stanko was diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year.
In recent ...
Source
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia won his first ATP final with a 6-4, 0-6, 7-5 win over Leonardo Mayer of Argentina on Sunday at the German Championships.
The 81st-ranked Basilashvili recovered from a disastrous second set to win his first title.
Mayer had reached the German ...
Source
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Audiences turned out this weekend to see Tom Cruise in his sixth run as Ethan Hunt in "Mission: Impossible - Fallout," which easily took the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office.
Studios on Sunday estimate that "Fallout" earned $61.5 million from 4,386 North American ...
Source
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Single-game tickets for the Northern Illinois University Huskies' 2018 football home season are on sale .
Officials say the Huskies' five home games feature four opponents that played in bowl games last season. They include NIU's 112th Homecoming game; Family Weekend; a #MACtion rivalry game, named ...
Source
NEW YORK (AP) - Kidbox, the online styling service for children, is growing up.
The 2-year-old company, which ships a box of seven items to customers and charges only for what they keep, will soon start including fashions it designs itself based on customer feedback. CEO Miki Racine Berardelli says ...
Source
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones has returned to practice a day after injuring his left leg.
Jones was in pads with his teammates and running routes early in Sunday's practice.
He got tangled up with a teammate on Saturday and landed awkwardly. The training ...
Source
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) - President Donald Trump is tweeting about a "very good and interesting meeting" he says he had at the White House with the publisher of The New York Times.
Trump did not say when he met with A.G. Sulzberger.
He tweets Sunday: "Spent much time talking about ...
Source
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Oliver Dragojevic, one of the most popular pop singers in the former Yugoslavia, has died at 70.
Croatian media say Dragojevic died early Sunday in a hospital in his hometown of Split, a city on Croatia's Adriatic coast. He was diagnosed with lung cancer a year ...
Source
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is looking for scenic photos of Connecticut.
The agency is holding the first Discover Outdoor Connecticut Photo Contest. While photographers from any state may participate, all submitted photos must have been taken in Connecticut.
Photographers may enter one photo ...
Source
NEW YORK (AP) - An arena where the NBA's Brooklyn Nets and the NHL's New York Islanders play is the latest place making plastic straws a thing of the past.
Brooklyn's Barclays Center said this week it'll switch to strawless drink lids or straws made from compostable alternative materials by ...
Source
TOKYO (AP) - Andres Iniesta made his first start as Vissel Kobe beat Kashiwa Reysol 1-0 in the J-League on Saturday.
Iniesta, who came off the bench in Kobe's 3-0 loss to Shonan Bellmare a week ago, had a scoring opportunity in the 15th minute when his right-footed shot from ...
Source
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The next installment of a famous public art event, WaterFire, aims to support efforts to eliminate hepatitis C in Rhode Island.
The state health department says the "C is for Cure" WaterFire lighting takes place Saturday for World Hepatitis Day.
Festivities and performances begin at 7 ...
Source
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - Stephen Ames shares the lead with Miguel Angel Jimenez on 9 under at the Senior British Open after the Canadian completed his delayed second round on Saturday.
Darkness had ended play early on Friday with No. 18 remaining for Ames, which he parred on the ...
Source
NEW YORK (AP) - In hip-hop's golden era, the artists responsible for rap's distinctive sound went to Harlem fashion designer Dapper Dan for the period's equally distinctive look.
Now the fashion groundbreaker, who spent more than two decades out of the public eye, is back.
He's got a partnership with ...
Source
LONDON (AP) - The U.K. government should increase oversight of social media like Facebook and election campaigns to protect democracy in the digital age, a parliamentary committee has recommended in a scathing report on fake news, data misuse and interference by Russia.
The interim report by the House of Commons' ...
Source
BRUSSELS (AP) - For four centuries, the opulent, exuberant nudes of Peter Paul Rubens have been known to shock and delight in sometimes equal measure. And now somehow, even in 2018, his Baroque paintings are still jolting the internet.
Belgian museums are uniting in protest against Facebook since they cannot ...
Source
RICHMOND — Redskins linebacker Zach Brown will return to practice Friday — a day after he was ruled day-to-day with a quad strain.
On Thursday, Brown was in the middle of defending a run play when he appeared to slip and fall on the wet field. Brown was slow to ...
Source
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - The stepmother of actress Lindsay Lohan has been arrested on a battery charge in Florida.
According to Palm Beach County Jail records, 35-year-old Kate Major Lohan was arrested early Friday in Boca Raton.
She remains in jail and a lawyer isn't listed on records. Details ...
Source
WEYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - Taylor Swift is helping ease the pain of a Massachusetts city mourning the recent loss of a police officer.
Weymouth Mayor Robert Hedlund tells The Patriot Ledger that Swift donated "a significant number of tickets" to the town for her shows this weekend in Foxborough, which ...
Source
NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities say one man was killed and two men were injured in a shooting on a Brooklyn basketball court.
Police say the violence erupted at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday while a youth soccer game was being played on a playground in the borough's Bushwick neighborhood.
A ...
Source
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Atlantic City's newest hotel and casino has canceled a Pat Benatar concert minutes before the show was to start.
An "unforeseen technical issue" is blamed for the cancellation at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Thursday night.
Benatar, Neil Giraldo and Rick Springfield were ...
Source
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Jerome Valcke's 10-year ban from football was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday.
The secretary general at FIFA for eight years during Sepp Blatter's presidency was fired in 2016 and banned from all football-related activity for 10 years by the FIFA ethics ...
Source
DETROIT (AP) - A museum on Detroit's Belle Isle is showcasing antique outboard motors and vintage powerboats on its grounds.
The Dossin Great Lakes Museum is hosting the fourth annual event Saturday on the longtime island park that also will feature historic racing hulls. It's all in recognition of the ...
Source
LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James tells a gathering of athletes and entertainers that he regrets naming his oldest son after him in a new HBO show.
Set in a barbershop, "The Shop" debuts Aug. 28 featuring James leading conversation and debate among his guests.
The first episode features rapper ...
Source
LONDON (AP) - The Moscow lawyer said to have promised Donald Trump's presidential campaign dirt on his Democratic opponent worked more closely with senior Russian government officials than she previously let on, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press.
Scores of emails, transcripts and legal documents paint a portrait ...
Source
Clemson is a heavy favorite to win its fourth straight Atlantic Coast Conference championship, and there is a real chance the Tigers could be driving for another playoff spot with a freshman quarterback.
On this week's AP Top 25 College Football Podcast , the ACC is previewed with David ...
Source
WOOLWINE, Va. (AP) - Authorities say three people have been hurt in an explosion at a factory in Patrick County.
Patrick County Emergency Services Coordinator Steve Allen told news outlets that three injured employees were all alert as they were transported for medical care after the blast Wednesday at Thomas ...
Source
LONDON (AP) - Newcastle signed Switzerland defender Fabian Schar on a three-year deal on Thursday.
Schar played three games at the World Cup in Russia, and missed the last-16 match against Sweden because of a suspension.
He's moved from Deportivo La Coruna, for which he appeared 25 times in his ...
Source
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mahlon Mitchell has landed the endorsement from U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, a rising star in the Democratic Party who is sometimes cited as a possible presidential contender in 2020.
Mitchell announced the endorsement Thursday, less than three weeks before the Aug. 14 primary.
...LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Russian athletes Tatyana Lebedeva and Maria Abakumova lost their appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday and stripped of three silver medals for doping at the 2008 Olympic Games.
CAS confirmed the IOC decisions in 2016 to disqualify the pair plus compatriot Ekaterina ...
Source
LONDON (AP) - Paul McCartney is planning a return to the famous Liverpool club credited with being the birthplace of the Beatles.
McCartney is set to take the stage at the Cavern Club for an exclusive performance on Thursday. The Fab Four played at the cellar bar - now located ...
Source
BERLIN (AP) - The president of Germany's football federation says he made mistakes in handling a controversy over Mesut Ozil's photo with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but is rejecting accusations of racism.
Ozil announced his retirement from Germany's national team on Sunday. He criticized the federation, president Reinhard Grindel, ...
Source
There are 32 NFL franchises, and probably 32 questions we can ask about each of them.
Some are quite pertinent: Carson Wentz or Nick Foles behind center in Philadelphia? Will J.J. Watt and Deshaun Watson return healthy to Houston and carry the Texans back to the AFC South lead? Will ...
Source
As American women seek a larger role in politics, fairer wages and an end to sexual harassment, the Girl Scouts see an opportune time to show some swagger in promoting their core mission: girl empowerment.
They recruited Queen Latifah to narrate a video featuring famous former Girl Scouts - Venus ...
Source
TOKYO (AP) - In an era when many cities are hesitant to bid for the Olympics, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is convinced his city has a winning formula to make the games a success.
"I think it is a rational thing for most cities not to bid for the ...
Source
LOS ANGELES (AP) - For actress Rachael Stirling, dispensing advice isn't a family tradition.
Stirling is the daughter of Diana Rigg of "Game of Thrones" and "The Avengers" fame.
The only career counsel her mom gave was "'Go for it,'" Stirling said. She calls Rigg "supportive and kind," and says ...
Source
NEW YORK (AP) - April, the giraffe whose pregnancy became an internet sensation, is pregnant again.
Jordon Patch of Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, announced the pregnancy Wednesday on NBC's "Today" show. Patch says the calf is due during the early part of spring around March.
April's pregnancy ...
Source
LONDON (AP) - Morocco winger Noureddine Amrabat, who was a magnet for controversy at the World Cup, has left Watford to sign for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia.
The English Premier League club says a deal for the 31-year-old Amrabat was finalized after getting "relevant paperwork" from Al-Nassr. The value was ...
Source
BERLIN (AP) - Five musicians are accusing organizers of an Austrian classical music festival of not acting on sexual abuse complaints they made for years against its artistic director.
In an open letter published Wednesday, the artists alleged that Austrian conductor Gustav Kuhn subjected them to unwanted kisses, groping, bullying ...
Source
MIAMI (AP) - Fire rescue officials say around 40 golf carts were destroyed in a fire at the Miami golf course where David Beckham wants to build a soccer stadium.
Capt. Ignatius Carroll tells the Miami Herald that crews found a "large body of fire" near the golf clubhouse at ...
Source
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Palestinian and United Arab Emirates teams have been added to an expanded soccer competition at next month's Asian Games after missing out on the original draw.
The Asian Football Confederation announced the new format Wednesday after dispensing with a re-draw following negotiations with Indonesian organizers ...
Source
TOKYO (AP) - A large white and blue truck pulls up outside a stadium in central Japan and slowly expands into a place of worship.
Welcome to the Mobile Mosque.
As Japan prepares to host visitors from around the world for the 2020 Summer Olympics, a Tokyo sports and cultural ...
Source
ISLAMABAD (AP) - He's a thrice-married playboy who hangs out with Mick Jagger. But he's also an Islamist who has kept company with a cleric and spiritual adviser to many in Afghanistan's Taliban movement.
He has denounced Washington's intervention in Afghanistan, but also has criticized Pakistan's turn toward China, which ...
Source
"How to Love a Jamaican" (Ballantine Books), by Alexia Arthurs
Alexia Arthurs' short story collection "How to Love a Jamaican" is a timely exploration of multigenerational waves of immigration, the impact separating families has on children and the desire to be included.
Arthurs' debut follows a variety of characters young ...
Source
ZURICH (AP) - Six players from European and French champion Lyon are among 10 candidates to win FIFA's best women's player award.
The Lyon group includes captain Wendie Renard of France, plus Dzsenifer Marozsan and Saki Kumagai, the captains of Germany and Japan.
Three candidates who play in the National ...
Source
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - A young Saudi Arabian woman has been charged in the western city of Taif with breaking the country's anti-harassment laws for jumping on stage and hugging a popular singer as he performed.
Al-Madina newspaper reported Tuesday the woman, whose name and age weren't given, was ...
Source
ISTANBUL (AP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he spoke with Mesut Ozil after the midfielder's retirement from playing for Germany. He decries the "racist attitude" Ozil faces.
Ozil announced his international retirement on Sunday, weeks after Germany's first-round World Cup exit. He was criticized for posing for photos ...
Source
ZURICH (AP) - Four women and six men are on a 10-candidate list to win the FIFA award as the best coach in women's football.
FIFA says its expert panel's nominations include Sarina Wiegman, the 2017 winner who coaches the Netherlands, and Asako Takakura, who coached Japan to the Women's ...
Source
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - The Nigeria Football Federation says officers from the state intelligence agency have "stormed" its headquarters, removed a group who claimed to be in control, and restored the FIFA-backed head of Nigerian soccer to office.
The NFF says "operatives" from the Department of State Services were working ...
Source
LONDON (AP) - Filmmaker James Cameron and Titanic discoverer Robert Ballard are backing a bid by a group of British museums to acquire a collection of 5,500 artifacts from the Titanic.
The campaign announced Tuesday aims to raise $20 million (15 million pounds) to buy the items from the private ...
Source
LONDON (AP) - Michael Ondaatje is among one of 13 authors on the Man Booker Prize long list with his latest novel "Warlight."
The longlist for the prestigious literary prize announced Tuesday includes six U.K. writers, three from the United States, and two each from Canada and Ireland.
The list ...
Source
TOKYO (AP) - The 2020 Olympics will open in two years, and the heat is on.
Since being awarded the games, which will be the largest ever with 33 sports and 339 events, Tokyo organizers have had to deal with a series of setbacks ranging from stadium and construction delays, ...
Source
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - An Appalachian literature expert is joining West Virginia University this fall as a writer-in-residence.
A statement from the school says award-winning West Virginia author Ann Pancake will spend much of her time writing about her native state, but also will teach courses in Appalachian literature, environmental ...
Source
NEW YORK (AP) - R. Kelly sings about his troubles and battles in a new 19-minute song, addressing sexual abuse claims against him that have put a screeching halt on his career.
The song, "I Admit," was posted to Soundcloud on Monday. The track begins with the lyrics, "I admit ...
Source
MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat have promoted Adam Simon to vice president of player personnel, where he will now oversee all aspects of the team's scouting operation.
Simon will be replacing Chet Kammerer, who asked for a reduced role after 22 years with the franchise. Kammerer will remain as ...
Source
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon will not attend the start of training camp, he wrote in a set of tweets Monday morning.
"You will notice that I will not be in Cleveland for the start of training camp. Rest assured this too is a part of my overall health ...
Source
NEW YORK (AP) - Meghan McCain's first instinct when approached to join "The View" was to say no - until her father, Sen. John McCain, convinced her to look past her trepidation to see the opportunity.
In less than a year, she's become a reason to watch ABC's daytime talk ...
Source
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A local New Orleans funk band says their equipment has been stolen near a popular bar in the city's Uptown area.
News outlets report the New Orleans Suspects said in a Facebook post Sunday that their equipment was taken from their van while it was parked ...
Source
NEW YORK (AP) - CNN analyst and former government agent Josh Campbell is working on a book about the FBI and its battles during the Trump era.
Algonquin Books announced Monday that "Crossfire Hurricane: Inside the War On the FBI" will be published in the fall 2019. The book will ...
Source
ROME (AP) - Parma has retained its Serie A status but will start the new season with a five-point deduction, while forward Emanuele Calaio has been banned for two years for what the Italian football federation deemed to be attempted match-fixing.
Calaio was also fined 20,000 euros ($23,000) on Monday ...
Source
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - A former star of "The Dukes of Hazzard" television show has pleaded guilty to inappropriately touching two women in the cast of a musical in Massachusetts he was starring in.
Prosecutors say 66-year-old Tom Wopat was sentenced Friday to a year of probation after pleading guilty ...
Source
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina dentist's submission in the viral dance challenge based on Drake's latest No. 1 hit has a lot of potential patients in their feelings.
News outlets report Dr. Rich Constantine uploaded his take on the "In My Feelings" challenge, a dance craze originated by ...
Source
ATLANTA (AP) - When she's not spending time with her grandchildren, Terrie Hamrick is likely dressed as a zombie.
Hamrick's dream of being a "walker" for "The Walking Dead" came true two seasons ago when she was cast as an extra by AMC, the company that produces the critically acclaimed ...
Source
The Washington Nationals traded outfielder Brian Goodwin to the Kansas City Royals for minor league pitcher Jacob Condra-Bogan, the team announced Sunday.
Goodwin was playing his third season for the Nationals. He was batting just .200 in 48 appearances this year, with three home runs, one double and 12 RBIs.
...CINCINNATI (AP) - An opera based on Pink Floyd's album "The Wall" has made its U.S. debut in Cincinnati.
"Another Brick in the Wall" opened Friday at Music Hall. It premiered in Montreal last year. Pierre Dufour's production follows a rock singer named Pink, who relives pivotal moments in his ...
Source
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Applications will be accepted for the 2018 bighorn sheep permit lottery through Aug. 3.
Only Nebraska residents are eligible to apply. The lottery allows the winner to hunt for a bighorn during the season that begins Nov. 27 and ends Dec. 22.
The once-in-a-lifetime hunt includes ...
Source
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - After nine previous tries, the husband of celebrity chef Paula Deen has won the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest held in the city where writer Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote during the 1930s.
Michael Groover won the contest held on Saturday at Sloppy Joe's Bar, which is ...
Source
Another mural depicting LeBron James alongside Los Angeles Lakers greats was vandalized with white paint, but then fans came together to restore it.
The piece shows James looking up at all-time Lakers greats like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. Here's what it looked like with a can of ...
Source
BERLIN (AP) - Mesut Ozil is defending his decision to pose for a picture with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying it wasn't an endorsement of his politics.
The Arsenal star broke weeks of silence on the issue Sunday, posting a statement in English on Twitter in which he said ...
Source
MIDDLETOWN, Del. (AP) - He's being mentioned in the same sentence as the word "Grammy" lately.
For musician Brian Endlein, that sounds great.
The 36-year-old Middletown High band director is a quarterfinalist for a 2019 Grammy in the Music Educator Award category after a nomination from his southern New Castle ...
Source
GSTAAD, Switzerland (AP) - Too-seeded Alize Cornet of France won her sixth career title by beating Mandy Minella of Luxembourg 6-4, 7-6 (6) in the Ladies' Championship Gstaad final on Sunday.
Minella, playing in her first final on tour at age 32, was seeking to become the third mother to ...
Source
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) - The yellow grass of a dry summer in Scotland comes to life Sunday because of a red shirt at the British Open.
Tiger Woods is in contention for the claret jug again.
Jordan Spieth was tied for the lead at Carnoustie as he tries to become ...
Source
LONDON (AP) - Who doesn't like birthdays?
Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate have released a new photo of their son Prince George to mark his fifth birthday.
The photo shows George grinning in the garden of Clarence House after the christening of his younger brother Prince Louis on ...
Source
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The actors promoting their latest films and television series aren't the only stars of Comic-Con International- the thousands of fans who don elaborate costumes to the convention give it a one-of-a-kind vibe.
The four-day extravaganza provides some amazing mashups of pop culture - zombies mingling with ...
Source
DETROIT (AP) - The annual Belle Isle Art Fair takes place next month in Detroit and will feature more than 100 artists from 20 states.
The event is set for Aug. 4-5 on the island park in the Detroit River. Sculpture, prints, jewelry and other kinds of artworks will be ...
Source
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's 2018 midterm election is one of the most important in years. The governor's office and all three Cabinet seats are on the ballot; Republican Gov. Rick Scott is challenging three-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson; several congressional seats will be competitive; and Floridians will vote ...
Source
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) - The Latest on a deadly tourist boat accident in Missouri (all times local):
9:35 p.m.
About 300 people gathered in a parking lot outside a tourism business to remember the 17 people killed when one of its duck boats capsized in storm-tossed water.
The mourners Friday ...
Source
LONDON (AP) - Most hosts would be quite happy to have Paul McCartney come to a shindig. But that wasn't the case with Denis Thatcher in 1988 when planning a gala reception at 10 Downing Street.
Newly released papers show that the late husband of former British Prime Minister Margaret ...
Source
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) - The Latest on the British Open (all times local):
11:20 a.m.
Carnoustie is still waiting on the one element that defines a strong test at the British Open: the wind.
The third round began with little more than a mild breeze, and several players were taking ...
Source
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - A Spanish rescue vessel carrying two dead bodies and a survivor from a migrant boat wreck has docked in a Mallorca port after a four-day journey across the Mediterranean Sea.
The aid group Proactiva Open Arms had found the bodies of a small boy and a ...
Source
BEIJING (AP) - Macau authorities took in more than 500 greyhounds abandoned following the closure Saturday of Asia's only legal dog-racing track.
The former Portuguese territory has been the only place in China where dog racing is legal. However, betting on dog races at Macau's Canidrome - a tradition of ...
Source
A look at what's happening around the majors today:
WOOD WORK
A day after hitting three homers and two doubles in just six innings, Cardinals slugger Matt Carpenter tries to torment the Cubs over a doubleheader. Carpenter drove in seven before getting pulled early in St. Louis' 18-5 thrashing at ...
Source
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department says a woman attending the Country Thunder Wisconsin Music Festival in Twin Lakes has been seriously injured by a lightning strike.
Sheriff's officials say it happened about 12:30 a.m. Friday at the festival's campground. The woman was transported to Northern Illinois ...
Source
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) - Rory McIlroy has the word "NASTY" written on the soles of his golf shoes and he's talking about "going out swinging" in a bid to end his four-year major drought.
McIlroy wants to be as aggressive as he can at the British Open this week.
It ...
Source
MOSCOW (AP) - The chief organizer of Russia's World Cup says stewards will be punished after protesters ran onto the field during the final.
Organizing committee CEO Alexei Sorokin tells Russia's Sport Express newspaper "we will make (the stewards) ashamed" after four members of the Pussy Riot protest group and ...
Source
ERROL, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire's Fish and Game Department say authorities and volunteers teamed up to help three paddlers who became stranded on the banks of the Androscoggin River in Errol.
They came to the aid of 46-year-old Lenie Fraiman, of Lincoln, Massachusetts, and her 12-year-old niece Thursday after ...
Source
Judge Jeanine Pirro sparked a yelling match Thursday with "The View" host Whoopi Goldberg with a comment about "Trump Derangement Syndrome."
Ms. Pirro was on TV show to discuss her new book "Liars, Leakers and Liberals," when she pointed at Ms. Goldberg to suggest she had "Trump Derangement Syndrome."
The ...
Source
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport has overturned UEFA's ban on AC Milan competing in the Europa League this season.
The court says the punishment was "not proportionate" even though UEFA was right to judge Milan had broken financial monitoring rules.
UEFA must now review the ...
Source
HELSINKI (AP) - The Nordic region's largest telecoms operator, Telia, said Friday it has agreed to buy the broadcasting and streaming operations of Swedish publishing company Bonnier AB to gain a foothold in the television and entertainment business.
The 9.2 billion kronor ($1 billion) deal to buy Bonnier Broadcasting includes ...
Source
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame has inducted seven new honorees.
According to a news release, the hall of fame's sixth class includes East Tennessee cartoonist Charlie Daniel; veteran Middle Tennessee journalist and journalism advocate Frank Gibson; Les Leverett, a world-renown photographer of stars at Nashville's ...
Source
BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's military government says it wants to have control over how movies portray the ordeal and heroic rescue of young soccer players that drew worldwide interest and the attention of foreign filmmakers.
Culture Minister Vira Rojpochanarat says he will propose at next week's Cabinet meeting that a ...
Source
Alex Ovechkin will pick up another piece of hardware to add to a collection that includes the Stanley Cup and the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy.
The Washington Capitals' captain won "best male athlete" at the 2018 ESPYS, ESPN's annual sports awards show. Ovechkin is the first hockey player to win ...
Source
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Duke's basketball team will be the subject of an all-access show.
The eight-episode series titled "Earn Everything" was announced Thursday by the school, and it will document the Blue Devils as they prepare for the 2018-19 season and will be released in the fall.
It will ...
Source
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is catching heat by some in the disabled community for playing an amputee in his newly released disaster movie "Skyscraper."
Katy Sullivan, a four-time Paralympic Games champion and actress whose credits include "My Name Is Earl" and "Last Man Standing," wrote an open letter ...
Source
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) - Kevin Kisner took advantage of light winds and warm temperatures to shoot a 5-under 66 and take the early lead in the British Open, where defending champion Jordan Spieth was also in the mix on Thursday.
The American needed only 22 putts as he made his ...
Source
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Comcast says it's dropping out of the bidding war for Twenty-First Century Fox's entertainment business, instead focusing on its bid for the U.K.'s Sky.
The announcement Thursday leaves the path open for The Walt Disney Co. to buy the Twenty-First Century Fox assets with its $71 billion ...
Source
ESPN is going with a fresh approach for its first 2018 regular-season broadcast of "Monday Night Football."
Two announcers with plenty of NFL credentials but far more entrenched in the college game these days will be handling the Jets-Lions game from Detroit: Beth Mowins and Brian Griese.
"We are pretty ...
Source
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Brandon Beane is happy he's still around to tell the story of when the Buffalo Bills pegged quarterback Josh Allen to become their heir-apparent starter.
The amount of film the Bills general manager watched, games attended and people he interviewed before drafting the Wyoming quarterback ...
Source
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The home featured in the opening and closing scenes of "The Brady Bunch" is for sale for $1.885 million.
Records show George and Violet McCallister bought the two-bedroom, three-bathroom split-level home in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles in 1973 for $61,000.
Real estate agent ...
Source
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) - The Latest on the British (all times local):
8:45 a.m.
That nickname "Car-Nasty" might be taking a hit in the opening round of the British Open.
Carnoustie already is dry and fast with wispy rough. It's not getting much help from the wind, either. Conditions were ...
Source
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The most tumultuous offseason in Gregg Popovich's two decades with the Spurs ended with the trade of star Kawhi Leonard to Toronto.
And Popovich says he is fine with that.
The Spurs traded Leonard and Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl ...
Source
Women's bobsledders wanted a second medal event at the Olympics, and it's going to happen.
It just isn't exactly what everyone wanted.
Monobob - a one-person sled - is getting added to the slate of women's competitions for the 2022 Beijing Games, after the International Olympic Committee decided Wednesday to ...
Source
If you're married, think about the way you proposed to your spouse. Did you take them out to a nice dinner and then get down on one knee? Maybe you went all out — and popped the question on a jumbotron.
However you did it, Vernon Davis likely has you ...
Source
Ty Segall & White Fence, "Joy" (Drag City)
The ever-prolific Ty Segall reunites with White Fence (Tim Presley) on "Joy," a freaky, fragmented album where squeaks and barks interrupt delightful harmonies and psychedelic power pop, totaling 15 tracks in just over 30 minutes.
"Joy" is a slightly less frenzied follow-up ...
Source
We already know that Antonio Brown has made it to the top of the NFL. Now, he's made it onto the cover of the video game he played as a youngster while dreaming of getting to the NFL.
EA SPORTS unveiled Brown on Wednesday as the cover guy for Madden ...
Source
Comedy Central host Trevor Noah is facing backlash after he made a joke about the World Cup-winning French national soccer team that many social media users deemed racist.
During Monday night's edition of "The Daily Show," Mr. Noah joked about how the French team, which scored a 4-2 victory over ...
Source
Two people familiar with the situation say San Antonio and Toronto have reached an agreement in principle on a trade that will send Kawhi Leonard to the Raptors and DeMar DeRozan to the Spurs.
One of the people says the Spurs also are sending Danny Green to the Raptors as ...
Source
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) - This year's Port Huron to Mackinac Island sailboat race on Lake Huron was so slow that the awards were handed out as some competitors still were headed to the finish line.
The Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac Race started Saturday under light winds and the weather ...
Source
NEW YORK (AP) - A rarely performed Russian opera about a demon that falls in love with a beautiful girl is getting a production this summer at Bard College.
"Demon," composed by Anton Rubinstein in 1871, is being directed by Thaddeus Strassberger, who considers it an unjustly neglected work.
Strassberger ...
Source
LONDON (AP) - British rock icon Cliff Richard has won his privacy case against the BBC for its coverage of a police raid at his home and has been awarded more than 200,000 ($260,000) in damages.
Richard had sued the broadcaster for its coverage of the 2014 raid, when police ...
Source
Over 130,000 pop culture devotees are descending on San Diego's Gaslamp District Wednesday for the annual four-day comic book convention Comic-Con, the big, bright, and very heavily branded cofab of costumed superfans and the corporate sponsors vying for their attention - and dollars.
Interested in dining at a working replica ...
Source
NEW YORK (AP) - The 61st annual Grammy Awards will return to Los Angeles and air on CBS on Feb. 10, 2019.
The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that the show will take place at the Staples Center.
Nominations for the 84 categories will be announced on Dec. 5. Songs and ...
Source
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A lawsuit by four former Ohio State University wrestlers alleges the school failed to stop "rampant sexual misconduct" by a now-dead team doctor despite being repeatedly informed about his behavior.
In the federal lawsuit filed Monday, four Ohio men listed as John Does say Richard Strauss ...
Source
NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Lewis' next work of reporting focuses on one of the lesser known parts of the federal government: the Department of Commerce.
And it will be available only on audio.
Lewis' "The Coming Storm" is being released through Audible, a producer and distributor owned by Amazon.com. ...
Source
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) - The Latest from the British Open (all times local):
___
1:45 p.m.
Justin Rose's best finish at a British Open remains his tie for fourth at Royal Birkdale in 1998, when he was an amateur. He doesn't understand why.
Rose says "I'm kind of comfortable with ...
Source
LONDON (AP) - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have visited an exhibition in London charting the life of Nelson Mandela.
Peter Hain, a former anti-apartheid campaigner and chair of the Nelson Mandela Centenary Exhibition, said it was "very fitting" for the royal couple to visit because Harry does charitable ...
Source
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) - Tiger Woods doesn't feel as old at the oldest championship in golf.
Woods is back at the British Open for the first time in three years, and he believes his confidence and his chances of winning are getting better as the year goes on. He missed ...
Source
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - The coach that led Iceland to its first World Cup has stepped down.
The Icelandic Football Association says Heimir Hallgrimsson has decided to leave at his own request, ending seven years in the role.
Hallgrimsson was the co-coach with Lars Lagerback of Sweden at the European ...
Source
CINCINNATI (AP) - The author of novels such as "The World According to Garp" and "The Cider House Rules" that examine the complexities of sexual differences and other social issues is this year's winner of a lifetime achievement award celebrating literature's power to foster peace, social justice and global understanding, ...
Source
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The state Department of Natural Resources is hosting a series of bear hunting clinics over the next few weeks.
The programs are scheduled for July 29, Aug. 5 and Aug. 11 at the Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center in Cadillac.
Experienced hunters and DNR ...
Source
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Kansas running back Khalil Herbert still isn't comfortable talking publicly about his connection to the Florida school shooting five months after it happened.
Herbert attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School through his junior year before going elsewhere for his final football season. Despite the move, Herbert ...
Source
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Here's a scenario: LeBron James is four assists and three rebounds shy of a triple-double after three quarters. A bettor, who is watching at home and utilizing a mobile app, decides to gamble that James will get those assists and rebounds in the final 12 minutes. ...
Source
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian police have killed 11 suspected petty criminals and shot dozens more in a heavy-handed campaign to free the capital, Jakarta, of street crime before next month's Asian Games.
Jakarta Police Spokesman Prabowo Argo Yuwono said Tuesday nearly 2,000 people have been arrested since the operation ...
Source
Good morning! Here's a look at AP's general news coverage in Texas at this hour. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the Dallas AP at 972-991-2100, or, in Texas, 800-442-7189. Email: aptexas@ap.org. Ken Miller is at the desk after 5:30 a.m.
Reminder: This information is ...
Source
SYDNEY (AP) - Australia striker Tim Cahill has announced his retirement from international football aged 38 and after his fourth World Cup.
Cahill announced his decision in a tweet Tuesday saying "today's the day I'm officially hanging up my boots on my international career with the Socceroos. No words can ...
Source
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Porn star Stormy Daniels is set to return to Ohio next month, three weeks after her arrest at a Columbus strip club on charges that were later dropped.
Daniels is known for claiming that she had sex with Donald Trump before he became president. Trump has ...
Source
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's first summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin left a wake of confusion and outrage in the U.S.
After a remarkable 45-minute joint press conference, the White House struggled to explain why Trump aligned so closely with the Russian leader, a chief geopolitical foe. Several prominent ...
Source
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Josh Hart scored 37 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 112-109 double-overtime victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday in the semifinals of the NBA Summer League.
Los Angeles advanced to the championship game for a second straight year ...
Source
"The Mere Wife" (MCD and Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by Maria Dahvana Headley
Maria Dahvana Headley's new novel, "The Mere Wife," is much more than a simple recasting of the ancient epic poem "Beowulf" in the suburbs. It's "The Stepford Wives," 9/11 and English class thrown into a lyrical blender, ...
Source
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Time is running out for some gambling companies that plan to offer legal sports betting in New Jersey before football season starts.
The state Division of Gaming Enforcement has directed the Atlantic City casinos to get their sports betting applications in by the end of ...
Source
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Comic-Con, the annual gathering of over 130,000 fans, artists, collectors and geek culture savants, has already been changed by the #MeToo and Time's Up era, with at least one notable figure stepping aside due to sexual misconduct allegations. But questions remain about its atmosphere and whether ...
Source
"The Real Deal" (St. Martin's Griffin), by Lauren Blakely
Being the only single person in the family is sometimes annoying. It's worse when parents get involved, aggressively pushing every available guy in your direction. In "The Real Deal," author Lauren Blakely adds a fun twist to this scenario by introducing ...
Source
"The Sinners: A Quinn Colson Novel" (Putnam), by Ace Atkins
Mississippi's rural Tibbehah County - the evocative setting for Ace Atkins' superior series about Quinn Colson, a former Army Ranger turned sheriff - is the crossroads of all things good and evil. Here, ordinary people too often intersect with members ...
Source
LONDON (AP) - Serena Williams climbed 153 spots in the WTA rankings after her runner-up finish at Wimbledon, putting her back in the top 30.
Williams is ranked 28th in the list published Monday. At Wimbledon, the former No. 1 was playing only her fourth tournament after returning from childbirth, ...
Source
DETROIT (AP) - A popular sand beach in the heart of downtown Detroit is getting a little sprucing up.
The Downtown Detroit Partnership says a $125,000 grant from the Southwest Airlines Foundation will be used to improve the Beach at Campus Martius Park.
Beach furniture, toys and games, lighting and ...
Source
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Fans are pouring in from throughout the country as Croatia gears up to give a heroes' welcome to the national team despite its loss to France in the World Cup final.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the celebrations at the central square ...
Source
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Tottenham winger Son Heung-min could miss the start of the Premier League season after being selected by South Korea to play in the Asian Games in Indonesia.
Son has been included as one of three overage players in the 20-man squad for the Under-23 tournament ...
Source
Even after roughly $1.5 billion in new contracts were hammered out during the first two weeks of free agency, there is still plenty of shopping for NBA teams to do over the coming weeks.
Most of it will be for bargains.
The biggest deals of NBA summer - like Chris ...
Source
MOSCOW (AP) - Despite a national wave of elation from the World Cup that bathed Russia in a rosy light, President Vladimir Putin will face some challenges in extending the post-soccer glow at home and abroad.
Well-organized, festive and friendly, the World Cup has shown off a welcoming and modern ...
Source
LONDON (AP) - West Ham broke its transfer record to sign Brazil midfielder Felipe Anderson for a reported fee of 35 million pounds ($42 million) in what the Premier League club said Sunday was a "real statement of intent."
Anderson joined from Italian side Lazio and became West Ham's seventh ...
Source
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Latest on the World Series of Poker no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event in Las Vegas (all times local):
5:45 a.m.
The new champion of the World Series of Poker no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event says he feels "pretty overwhelmed" after outlasting thousands of ...
Source
MOSCOW (AP) - The Latest on Sunday at the World Cup (all times local):
3 p.m.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally passed the torch to Qatar for the World Cup in 2022.
Ahead of the final in Moscow between France and Croatia, Putin has met at the Kremlin with ...
Source
MOSCOW (AP) - France or Croatia?
One of those two teams will become World Cup champion later Sunday.
The French, who won their only World Cup title at home in 1998, will be playing in their third final in 20 years. The Croats have the chance to win the biggest ...
Source
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) - John Daly is missing the British Open for only the fourth time since he first became eligible as a surprise major champion.
Daly has notified the R&A that he is withdrawing because of a knee injury. Daly also cited his knee injury in asking for a ...
Source
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Croatian flags are everywhere, people are walking the streets wearing the national team's soccer jerseys and even dogs are sporting red-and-white collars.
Croatia has been gripped by anticipation and euphoria ahead of the national team's first World Cup final appearance against France on Sunday.
Despite rainy ...
Source
MOSCOW (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of foreign men have flooded into Russia for the monthlong World Cup, setting off a fierce debate in the host nation about the roles and rights of women. Russian women who have dated the soccer fans have been shamed by some Russian commentators, denounced ...
Source
NEW YORK (AP) - Yvette Nicole Brown is filling in for Chris Hardwick as host of "The Walking Dead" and "Talking Dead" while AMC Networks reviews sexual-assault allegations against Hardwick.
AMC announced Friday that Brown will be "interim guest host" of "The Walking Dead Season 9 Preview Special" on Aug. ...
Source
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - A northern New Jersey horse racing track has brought legal sports betting to New York City's doorstep.
The Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford began taking sports bets on Saturday morning.
The track is located in the sports complex where the NFL's New York Giants and ...
Source
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) - A capsule look at the seven previous British Opens held at Carnoustie:
Year: 1931
Winner: Tommy Armour
Score: 296
Margin: One shot
Runner-up: Jose Jurado
Prize: 100 pounds
Summary: Armour, a Scot who had emigrated to the U.S., was five shots behind Jurado of Argentina going ...
Source
NBC Sports is set to dump its play-by-play NASCAR announcer for an all-analyst lineup headlined by Dale Earnhardt Jr.
The network will use three analysts in the broadcast booth for next week's NASCAR Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Earnhardt, the 15-time most popular NASCAR driver, Jeff Burton and ...
Source
MOSCOW (AP) - The Latest on Saturday at the World Cup (all times local):
4 p.m.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Phil Jones will start for England in the World Cup third-place game against Belgium among five changes made by coach Gareth Southgate.
There's also a start for Eric Dier, Fabian Delph ...
Source
LONDON (AP) - Italy midfielder Jorginho has become Chelsea's first signing since Maurizio Sarri was hired as manager of the Premier League club.
Around two hours after the announcement Saturday of Sarri's arrival from Napoli, Chelsea said Jorginho had joined on a five-year deal from the same Italian club.
British ...
Source
