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3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia 08/02/2024 07:45am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two doze AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Kansas state primaries 08/02/2024 07:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Kansas voters will choose their parties��� nominees for the U.S. House, the state legislature and the state Board of Education in primaries on Tuesday. The elections aren���t likely to change the balance of power in Washington or Topeka, but many November races will essentially b Three-time Israeli swimming Olympian Murez works on project to better national teams' mental health 08/02/2024 07:29am • NANTERRE, France (AP) ��� Israeli Olympian Andi Murez won't have any time to stick around Paris and see the sights. Now that the veteran swimmer has wrapped up her third Olympics this week, she will head almost straight to Minnesota to begin her next major project: She's starting her residency prog AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Missouri's state primaries 08/02/2024 07:28am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� While a high-profile primary challenge in Missouri highlights a divide among Democrats, Republicans running for office in the state are showing just how united they are ��� at least when it comes to their loyalty to former President Donald Trump. To be sure, the airwaves in Misso Ledecky wins record 13th medal with a silver. Summer McIntosh and Kate Douglass strike gold 08/02/2024 06:28am • NANTERRE, France (AP) ��� It wasn't the medal Katie Ledecky would've preferred. Still, it was good enough for the record books. On a night when Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh romped to another victory and Kate Douglass claimed a gold for the Americans, Ledecky collected the 13th medal of her stella The 1975 is being sued after Matty Healy's kiss of a bandmate shut down a music festival in Malaysia 08/02/2024 05:05am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) ��� The 1975 is being sued after Matty Healy���s kiss of a bandmate in an on-stage protest shut down a music festival last year in Malaysia. Healy used profanities as he criticized Malaysia���s stance against homosexuality before kissing bassist Ross MacDonald during the Rain-related disasters have killed more than 250 in a deadly week across Asia 08/02/2024 04:45am • In India and China, torrential rains have killed more than 250 people in the past week. Three others died in Pakistan. Widespread flooding has been reported in North Korea near the border with China with no word on whether anyone died. This time of year is monsoon and typhoon season in Asia, and cli An Australian inquiry blames Israeli military failings for a fatal drone attack on a Gaza aid convoy 08/02/2024 03:30am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� The Israeli military���s attack on an aid convoy in Gaza in April that killed seven people was the result of serious failures of defense procedures, mistaken identification and errors in decision-making, according to an Australian investigation that was made public Frid Pakistan's cultural capital sees record rainfall, flooding streets and affecting daily life 08/02/2024 12:59am • LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) ��� Pakistan���s cultural city of Lahore saw record-high rainfall early Thursday, leaving at least three people dead, while flooding streets, disrupting traffic and affecting daily life, officials said, as the death toll from rain-related incidents over the past month surpassed Music Review: More of the same has Khalid treading water on third album 08/02/2024 12:01am • Mark your calendars ��� in the summer of 2024, Khalid became less a singer-songwriter and more a vibe. The Texas artist's 16-track ���Sincere��� is a collection of beautiful harmonies and airy and spare rhythms, melting together like a sticky popsicle on the dash. It's music you should listen to on Trump-backed Virginia state Sen. John McGuire defeats US Rep. Bob Good in GOP primary recount 08/01/2024 10:54pm • GOOCHLAND, Va. (AP) ��� Virginia state Sen. John McGuire, a former Navy SEAL who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, on Thursday defeated conservative U.S. Rep. Bob Good in a recount of the Republican primary results in Virginia���s 5th Congressional District. McGuire narrowly defeated Appeals court upholds Donald Trump's gag order as he again presses judge to exit hush money case 08/01/2024 10:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Two months after his felony conviction, Donald Trump still isn���t allowed to say everything he wants about his historic hush money criminal case. After a New York appeals court upheld his gag order Thursday, he won���t be for a while. The state���s mid-level appellate court denied Trump is making his 2024 campaign about Harris' race, whether Republicans want him to or not 08/01/2024 09:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Donald Trump has found tremendous success from the very first moment he stepped onto the presidential stage by stoking racial animus. Democrats expressed new outrage this week at the former president's derisive and false charge that Vice President Kamala Harris, who is of Jamaic Pasquantino homers twice, Lugo goes 8 strong innings and Royals beat Tigers 7-1 08/01/2024 09:50pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Vinnie Pasquantino homered twice, Seth Lugo gave up just four hits over eight strong innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-1 on Thursday night. Bobby Witt Jr. also homered for the Royals, who are 4-0 on their current road trip. Detroit has lost four in a row a First two kickoff under NFL's new rules are both returned to the 26 08/01/2024 09:45pm • CANTON, Ohio (AP) ��� The first two kickoffs under the NFL���s radical new rule were both returned a yard farther than the old touchback. Houston's Steven Sims fielded Cairo Santos' kickoff at the 5 and ran 21 yards before he was tackled at the 26 to open Thursday night's preseason game between the