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Negotiations so far more effective than rescues in bringing Israeli hostages home from Gaza 08/27/2024 04:59pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military has rescued its eighth hostage from Gaza since the 10-month-old war began. While the rescue Tuesday set off celebrations, it also renewed calls from the families of hostages who are still being held in Gaza for a deal that would bring home their loved ones before What to know about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever 08/27/2024 04:51pm • NEW YORK (AP) — More than 20 people returning to the U.S. from Cuba have been infected with a virus transmitted by bugs in recent months, federal health officials said Tuesday. They all had Oropouche virus disease, also known as sloth fever. None have died, and there is no evidence that it's sprea Inadequate inspections and lack of oversight cited in West Virginia fatal helicopter crash 08/27/2024 04:48pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Inadequate inspections by an operator and a lack of oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration were partly to blame for the crash of a Vietnam-era tourist helicopter that killed six people in West Virginia two years ago, according to a final report released Tuesday. Maryland test results show small gains, nagging achievement gaps among demographic groups 08/27/2024 04:45pm • Maryland students showed minor improvements in math and English language arts last year, but still had wide gaps between demographic groups, according to standardized test scores released Tuesday morning by the state Department of Education. The State Board of Education reviewed the data Tuesda Woman shot at White Sox game sues team and stadium authority 08/27/2024 04:27pm • CHICAGO (AP) — A woman who was shot in the leg during a White Sox game last year is suing the team and the Illinois agency that owns Guaranteed Rate Field. The woman was in the left-field bleachers in Section 161 when she was shot during the fourth inning of a game against the Oakland A's on Aug. Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dead at 83 08/27/2024 04:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller before his company was overtaken by the rise of Amazon.com, has died at age 83. Riggio died Tuesday “following a vali Editorial Roundup: United States 08/27/2024 04:15pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 25 The Washington Post says the U.S. is correct to weigh in as Mexico's rule of law is danger This clash was long overdue. Last Thursday, the United States ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, published a statement lamenting Pre Smugglers throwing migrants off speedboats in Aegean Sea to avoid arrest, says Greek coast guard 08/27/2024 04:00pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Smugglers ferrying migrants from Turkey to Greece's eastern islands have in two cases adopted the new and dangerous tactic of knocking some passengers off their speedboats into the sea to avoid capture by pursuing coast guards, Greek authorities say. All eight migrants were r Heading to retirement, Danielle Collins makes a quick exit in final US Open singles appearance 08/27/2024 03:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Danielle Collins was in no mood to stick around for a celebration. So after being upset in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday for a disappointing ending to her final Grand Slam singles tournament, Collins took off quickly for the locker room. Collins, the No. 11 seed who h NASCAR makes another bold schedule move by adding Mexico City to 2025 Cup Series calendar 08/27/2024 03:30pm • The smoke from the fireworks following NASCAR's first ever race in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum had barely even cleared before Ben Kennedy was being asked what other big ideas he had for a stale and predictable Cup Series schedule. Kennedy, the great-grandson of NASCAR's founder and now the rac Man accused of starting destructive California wildfire by throwing firework out car window 08/27/2024 03:13pm • OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been accused of igniting a destructive California wildfire in early July by throwing a firework from a car window during hot, dry and windy weather. Spencer Grant Anderson, of Oroville, was charged Monday after weeks of continuous surveillance by inves Patrick Mahomes' father pleads guilty to DWI charge in Texas, court records show 08/27/2024 02:47pm • TYLER, Texas (AP) — The father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes pleaded guilty Tuesday to a drunken driving charge in Texas, according to court records. Smith County District Court records show that Patrick Mahomes Sr., 54, pleaded guilty in Tyler to the driving while intoxicated Brazilian moms are leading the charge to secure CBD for sick kids 08/27/2024 02:45pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — The 4-year-old boy struggled to balance while walking through the living room. His mother’s eyes attentively followed his every move. Then a seizure knocked him to the ground, the dull thud of his small body echoing through the home. On this July morning in Guaruja, a coastal ci Rivalry renewed: No. 19 Miami and Florida meet again, potentially adding to their heated history 08/27/2024 02:24pm • GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Even though he grew up in Miami and kept close tabs on the Hurricanes, Florida cornerback Jason Marshall knows little about the once-heated rivalry involving the two Sunshine State teams. The Florida Flop? The Peach Pelting? The Bourbon Street Brawl? Marshall hasn't heard Global players' union builds on FIFA regulations with a guide for expectant mothers 08/27/2024 02:21pm • When Cheyna Matthews got pregnant with her first child back in 2018, she had a lot of questions. In addition to concerns about her legal rights as a professional soccer player, how would she manage pregnancy and the birth? And, importantly, when could she safely play again? “We play a lot of times