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Movie Review: A lyrical ode to the real cowgirls of the new West in ‘East of Wall’ 08/15/2025 02:18pm • Filmmaker Kate Beecroft points her lens toward the real cowgirls of the Badlands in the lyrical new film “East of Wall.” The film blends fact and fiction to tell a story about the working women of South Dakota, skilled riders and trainers with ranching and rodeo in their blood who also can't see Retail sales rise 0.5% in July as some shoppers step up purchases ahead of tariffs 08/15/2025 11:49am • NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers spent at a healthy pace in July, particularly at the nation’s auto dealerships, even as President Donald Trump's tariffs start to take a toll on jobs and lead to some price increases. But the figures also underscore anxiety among Americans: all the uncertainty around the What to Know: The Premier League is ready to begin with Liverpool defending the title 08/15/2025 07:04am • The 2025-26 Premier League season begins Friday with defending champion Liverpool hosting Bournemouth at Anfield. Here's what to know heading into the new campaign in the world's most popular soccer league: Emotions high at Liverpool Liverpool will attempt to retain the top-flight title for the fir Data Doctors: Tips for training your voice assistant 08/15/2025 06:07am • Q: How can I get voice recognition to spell people’s names correctly? A: Voice recognition tools are amazing for quickly sending messages or dictating notes, but they can stumble when it comes to unusual or nonphonetic names. If your phone, smart assistant or dictation software keeps misspellin Car Review: Drive into the future with the Hyundai IONIQ 9 08/15/2025 05:28am • Step into the future, both literally and figuratively, with this 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 AWD Performance Calligraphy. Not only is it from the next model year, it’s also futuristic looking. This is a three-row electric SUV with an estimated 311 miles of range, according to the Environmental Protection Today in History: August 15, Woodstock music festival begins 08/15/2025 04:10am • Today is Friday, Aug. 15, the 227th day of 2025. There are 138 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 15, 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York; more than 460,000 people attended the three-day festival, which would become a watershed event in American music and Fringe-wearing Wyoming trial lawyer Gerry Spence dies at 96 08/14/2025 10:09pm • CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gerry Spence, the fringe jacket-wearing trial lawyer from Wyoming known for a string of major court wins starting with a multimillion-dollar judgment against a plutonium processor in the landmark Karen Silkwood case, has died. Spence, 96, died late Wednesday surrounded by fam Putin praises Trump's efforts to end Ukraine war ahead of Friday summit in Alaska 08/14/2025 09:50pm • LONDON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine, more than three years after Moscow launched its invasion, as the two leaders prepared for a pivotal U.S.–Russia summit Friday in Alaska. Following a meeting Thurs A Michigan autoworker's wallet is found under a hood in Minnesota — 151,000 miles later 08/14/2025 08:52pm • PETERSBURG, Mich. (AP) — A retired Michigan autoworker looked at a Facebook message after midnight from a stranger: Did you lose your wallet years ago? “If so,” a Minnesota man wrote, “it was in the engine bay of a car.” Richard Guilford couldn't believe what he was reading on his phone � Most US stocks fall after a disappointing inflation update, but Big Tech keeps Wall Street steady 08/14/2025 06:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Most stocks fell on Wall Street Thursday after a disappointing report said inflation was worse last month at the U.S. wholesale level than economists expected. But gains for Amazon and some other influential Big Tech companies helped mask the losses. Seven out of every 10 stocks The price is write: Essay contest could win you 6-bedroom house in Fredericksburg 08/14/2025 05:54pm • A well-written essay and $200 could win you a nearly 6,000-square-foot house in historic downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia. Paula and Robert Welsh said they love their brick Georgian house, but felt they needed a bigger yard for their grandchildren, it was time to move. The home, which has s Prosecutors seek death penalty against Zizians member charged with murdering Vermont border agent 08/14/2025 04:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Thursday it will seek the death penalty against a member of the cultlike Zizians group accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont in the latest Trump administration push for more federal executions. Teresa Youngblut, 21, of Seattle, is a Los Angeles school year begins amid fears over immigration enforcement 08/14/2025 04:21pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles students and teachers returned to class for the new academic year on Thursday amid worries that schools could become targets in the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown after a summer filled with raids. At 93rd Street Elementary School in souther Two dogs died in a hot car in Virginia. What should you do if you see animals in a vehicle? 08/14/2025 04:01pm • "Temperatures can rise really quickly when animals are enclosed in a vehicle," said Nina Stively, the director of Loudoun County Animal Services. Its office is warning the public of the dangers of leaving animals in the car after two dogs died in a vehicle after being left there for an extended p A car accident in small-town Tennessee leads to US charges against a major Mexican drug operation 08/14/2025 02:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The investigation began years ago after two drug dealers got into a car accident in a small Tennessee town. What followed was a series of secret wiretaps, a shootout with police and the discovery of drugs hidden in a tractor trailer that would eventually lead federal investigator