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Christa McAuliffe, still pioneering, is first woman with a statue on New Hampshire capitol grounds 09/02/2024 07:09pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� Decades after she was picked to be America's first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a pioneer ��� this time as the first woman to be memorialized on the grounds of New Hampshire's Statehouse, in the city where she taught high school. McAuliffe was 37 when she was k The 49ers place rookie Ricky Pearsall on the non-football injury list after shooting 09/02/2024 05:15pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) ��� San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was placed on the non-football injury list after he was shot during an attempted robbery. The move made Monday clears up a spot on the 53-man roster for the 49ers while Pearsall recovers after being shot in the chest Sat Captain Caleb: Bears select Williams as one of 8 captains ahead of No. 1 pick's debut 09/02/2024 05:10pm • LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) ��� Caleb Williams has been winning over the Chicago Bears with his performance on the field as well as his magnetic personality, so much so that the No. 1 overall draft pick will enter his rookie season as a team captain. The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner from Southern Californi An ethnic Greek politician and EU lawmaker is released on probation in Albania 09/02/2024 04:19pm • TIRANA, Albania (AP) ��� A former ethnic Greek mayor of an Albanian town, whose imprisonment on vote-buying charges has strained Albanian-Greek ties, has been released on probation, his office and a lawyer said Monday. Fredis Beleris was freed after a court in Fier, 100 kilometers (60 miles) south o Selected a captain for perhaps the last time, Steelers DE Cam Heyward wants to prove doubters wrong 09/02/2024 03:57pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� Cam Heyward is running out of time in his playing career. No one is more acutely aware of that than the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle. There aren't many players who stick around 14 years as Heyward has. Even fewer who have done it while playing one of the most physically d Protesters in Nigeria face possible death penalty as accusation of treason brings outrage 09/02/2024 02:21pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ��� At least 10 protesters in Nigeria faced a possible death penalty on Monday after being charged with treason over their participation in recent demonstrations against the country���s worst-in-a-generation economic crisis. The protesters were arraigned in the capital, Abuja, an African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP per year with climate change, a new report says 09/02/2024 01:00pm • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ��� African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP every year as they bear a heavier burden than the rest of the world from climate change, a new report said Monday after one of the continent's hottest years on record. The World Meteorological Organization said many African nat AI may not steal many jobs after all. It may just make workers more efficient 09/02/2024 12:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is. Alorica, a company in Irvine, California, that runs customer-service centers around the world, has introduced an artificial intelligence translation tool that lets its representatives talk with cus Joshua Kimmich appointed Germany's new captain after senior players retire 09/02/2024 10:16am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich was appointed captain of Germany's national team Monday after his predecessor Ilkay G��ndogan was among a string of senior players to retire from international duty after Euro 2024. Kimmich will be backed up by two vice-captains, Re Sports on TV for Tuesday, Sept. 3 09/02/2024 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, Sept. 3 COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN���S) 7:30 p.m. BTN ��� Louisville at Penn St. 8 p.m. ACCN ��� Nebraska at SMU MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m. TBS ��� Boston at N.Y. Mets 9:30 p.m. MLBN ��� Regional Coverage: L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels Is Usha Vance's Hindu identity an asset or a liability to the Trump-Vance campaign? 09/02/2024 09:32am • Usha Chilukuri Vance loves her ���meat and potatoes��� husband, JD Vance. She explained to a rapt Republican National Convention audience how their vice-presidential candidate adapted to her vegetarian diet and even learned to cook Indian food from her immigrant mother. That image of her white, Chri How to start a small business in a changing landscape 09/02/2024 08:16am • Launching a small business is no easy task. But for many local small businesses and startups, free resources and support are within reach. In Arlington County, approximately 8,000 businesses a year get their start with the help of Arlington Economic Development���s BizLaunch. Tara Palacios Dejected Max Verstappen baffled as to how his dominant Red Bull car has become 'a monster' 09/02/2024 06:48am • MONZA, Italy (AP) ��� What a difference a year makes. Even Max Verstappen is at a loss as to how he went from having such a dominant Formula 1 car last season to one that he now describes as ���a monster.��� The Red Bull driver had a weekend to forget at the Italian Grand Prix as he could only quali Global benchmarks are mixed in cautious trading ahead of US holiday and jobs report 09/02/2024 06:10am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Global shares were mixed in cautious trading Monday ahead of the Labor Day holiday in the U.S., when stock exchanges are closed. France's CAC 40 slipped 0.3% in early trading to 7,611.64, while Germany's DAX fell 0.1% to 18,881.14. Britain's FTSE 100 was little changed, down less than Pacific leaders' summit erases mention of Taiwan after Chinese anger, fracturing a shaky accord 09/02/2024 05:10am • NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) ��� Turmoil over China���s push for influence in the South Pacific has overshadowed the region���s most important diplomatic summit after a Pacific island leader apparently pledged to erase an affirmation of Taiwan���s involvement in the meeting from its closing statement, at