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What to watch as the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Chicago 08/19/2024 12:23pm • CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday in Chicago, just four weeks after President Joe Biden shuttered his campaign and made way for Vice President Kamala Harris to ascend to the top of Democrats' ticket. The political transformation just months before the election m Floor fights, boos and a too-long kiss. How the dramatic and the bizarre define convention history 08/19/2024 10:58am • CHICAGO (AP) — In 1948, the Republican and Democratic parties did something unthinkable in today’s climate of ferocious political animosity: They not only held their national conventions in the same city but also shared some of the props. Both gathered in Philadelphia, largely because its Munici Today in History: August 19, last U.S. combat troops leave Iraq 08/19/2024 10:15am • Today is Monday, Aug. 19, the 232nd day of 2024. There are 134 days left in the year. Today in History: On Aug. 19, 2010, the last American combat brigade exited Iraq, seven years and five months after a U.S.-led invasion marked the beginning of the Iraq War. Also on this date: In 1692, four men an SMU buries the painful 'death penalty' aftermath for good as its ACC debut draws near 08/19/2024 09:09am • DALLAS (AP) — SMU athletic director Rick Hart gets goosebumps pretty easily these days. Whether it's reflecting on the nearly year-old celebration of getting into the Atlantic Coast Conference or what's about to happen on the football field his office overlooks, Hart's emotions flow freely. Even t Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia to offset Moscow's growing isolation 08/19/2024 07:48am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed at least a dozen deals with his Vietnamese counterpart on Thursday and offered to supply fossil fuels, including natural gas, to Vietnam during a state visit that comes as Moscow is seeking to bolster ties in Asia to offset its growing Indian doctors demand tougher laws after a colleague was raped and killed at a hospital 08/19/2024 07:05am • NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of doctors protested near India's Health Ministry on Monday to demand stringent laws to protect health care workers from violence and to seek justice for their colleague who was raped and killed at a state-run hospital. The protesting doctors, holding up placards like “ Georgia Tech on the upswing under Brent Key after one of darkest periods in program history 08/19/2024 06:10am • ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia Tech program that was about as low as it could go is suddenly filled with optimism. The Yellow Jackets are coming off their first winning season since 2018 and feel like they're ready to push even higher under coach Brent Key. The Yellow Jackets were a laughingstock under Clemson looks to regain championship form after last season's struggles, early schedule is stacked 08/19/2024 06:10am • CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney told anybody who'd listen to buy stock in his team last fall after the Tigers won five straight games after early struggles. It won't take long to see if Swinney's latest bit of braggadocio has legs. For now, Swinney likes how his team has handled bu Fran Brown's arrival lifts expectations in Syracuse for a brighter Orange future 08/19/2024 06:10am • SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Expectations are growing in Syracuse, where Orange football is undergoing a fresh start under Fran Brown, who is already cashing in on his reputation as one of the nation’s top recruiters. Hired in December to replace Dino Babers, the former Georgia defensive backs coach ha No. 24 NC State keeps posting 8- and 9-win years. Coach Dave Doeren is chasing a breakthrough moment 08/19/2024 06:10am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State keeps putting together successful seasons that flirt with accomplishing even more. That has coach Dave Doeren firmly entrenched with a winning program yet invigorated by the thought of what else could be within reach. There have been four straight seasons Wake Forest stumbled in '23. Dave Clawson hopes changes get the Demon Deacons back on course 08/19/2024 06:10am • Wake Forest's formula had worked perfectly in turning a small, private university into an Atlantic Coast Conference contender that even earned top-10 national rankings. Last year was different. The Demon Deacons stumbled to four wins, a last-place finish in the ACC and the end of a seven-year run of Cristobal enters Year 3 of the Miami rebuild, still driven by the pursuit of a return to prominence 08/19/2024 06:10am • CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Mario Cristobal is not a jewelry guy. Doesn't wear any. That doesn't mean he doesn't possess a bunch of shiny, sparkling things. Inside Cristobal's office at Miami, there are at least a dozen of his rings on display. Rings from when he was a player for the Hurricanes. Rin Louisville seeks return to ACC title game could face steeper climb in expanded conference 08/19/2024 06:10am • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville finally reached the ACC championship game in its 10th season, a satisfying milestone and somewhat ironic considering the Cardinals got there with first-year coach and native son Jeff Brohm. The next step is following up the achievement, which might be more dauntin Torkelson returns to the majors, and he has a lot to prove amid another mediocre season in Detroit 08/19/2024 05:55am • It was an exciting weekend for the Detroit Tigers, who took a couple games from the New York Yankees — the latter in walk-off fashion in the Major League Baseball Little League Classic.. More importantly, the first of those victories included the return of Spencer Torkelson, whose next few week Car Review: Kia Sportage goes modern with a stylish look and a plug-in hybrid model 08/19/2024 05:38am • The suspension can be a bit bouncy and unsettled on larger bumps, about the only blemish on this mostly comfortable cruiser. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Summer is a time for road trips and hitting that highway for hours at time. I recently took a trip from Maryland to Pennsylvania in an electric vehicle. Two