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Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag in Yosemite and park visitors may face prosecution 08/20/2025 11:22am • A Yosemite National Park ranger was fired after hanging a pride flag from El Capitan while some park visitors could face prosecution under protest restrictions that have been tightened under President Donald Trump. Shannon ���SJ��� Joslin, a ranger and biologist who studies bats, said they hung a 66 Japan proposes 'economic zone' linking Indian Ocean to Africa, seeks greater role in the region 08/20/2025 11:20am • YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) ��� Japan���s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday proposed an economic zone connecting the Indian Ocean to Africa as the country seeks to play a greater role in the African continent while America's presence there decreases and China's influence rapidly grows. Ishiba, ki Missouri State and Delaware are making a historic, risky leap to FBS amid college sports upheaval 08/20/2025 11:09am • SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) ��� The paint is finally dry on Plaster Stadium. The new turf has been laid, with its maroon end zones, the Missouri State logo across midfield and ���C-USA��� emblazoned at the 25-yard lines. All the technological upgrades are completed, ready for the Bears to play their home Sports on TV for Thursday, Aug. 21 08/20/2025 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Aug. 21 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN���S) 5 a.m. (Friday) FS2 ��� AFL: Melbourne at Collingwood CFL FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. CBSSN ��� Winnipeg at Montreal COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN���S) 6 p.m. ACCN ��� Ohio St. at Virginia Tech 6:30 p. What will No. 7 Oregon do to build on its stellar Big Ten debut? 'Double down' 08/20/2025 10:10am • Oregon made a splash during its first year in the Big Ten, going undefeated in the regular season and winning the conference title with a victory over Penn State in the championship game. So what do the Ducks do for an encore in season No. 2? Well, that's coach Dan Lanning's theme for the season: d Sports on TV for Aug. 25 - 31 08/20/2025 10:00am • Adv23-24 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Aug. 25 COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN'S) 7 p.m. ACCN ��� Michigan St. at Pittsburgh COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN'S) 8 p.m. SECN ��� Wake Forest at Mississippi St. MLB BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. FS1 ��� Tampa Bay at Cleveland 10 p.m. MLBN ��� R Everton's new stadium along Liverpool's River Mersey was 11 years in the making 08/20/2025 09:48am • Dan Meis received an intriguing prompt 11 years ago. ���I had a young business development guy that said, ���Hey, if I can give you a meeting with Everton will you go to Liverpool?������ the stadium design expert recalled. ���And I said: 'They���re not going to hire a Los Angeles architect.��� I sor Lawyer for activist Jimmy Lai defends free speech in landmark Hong Kong trial 08/20/2025 09:43am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� A lawyer for prominent Hong Kong democracy activist and newspaper founder Jimmy Lai argued Wednesday that it was not wrong to support freedom of expression, as he made final arguments in Lai���s landmark sedition trial. Barrister Robert Pang was representing Lai in his fight agai Cadillac counts down to its F1 debut with lessons from NASA and the 'inverse Ted Lasso' 08/20/2025 07:53am • The clock is ticking until Cadillac joins the Formula 1 grid. Literally. ���On the wall of every office that we have is a countdown clock,��� team principal Graeme Lowdon told The Associated Press in a recent interview. ���It���s counting down to two things.��� One is the first ���fire-up��� of the While new stadium takes shape, Northwestern looks to re-establish winning foundation 08/20/2025 06:10am • EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) ��� The steel frame for Northwestern's new home stands out as a beacon of promise on the site of the old stadium. The sections filled in by concrete are more signs of progress. A little more than a year after the school broke ground on a new Ryan Field, the framework for somethin Demanding schedule could make it tough for Wisconsin to bounce back from rare losing season 08/20/2025 06:10am • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� Wisconsin wants to start a new string of bowl appearances after allowing its streak of 22 straight winning season to end with a late tailspin a year ago. A demanding schedule will complicate that effort. The Badgers face six teams ranked 20th or higher in the preseason Associa Laid-off fed workers head back to school ��� now as teachers 08/20/2025 05:29am • Ethan Taylor used to work for the U.S. Department of the Interior. Abigail Norris used to work at the General Services Administration. Jacob Baroch planned on a career in federal service while he was working at the National Institutes of Health. But all three lost their jobs in the massive Several schools in the DC area make US News & World Report best high schools list 08/20/2025 04:39am • U.S. News & World Report is out with its 2025 ranking of the nation's best high schools, and one Virginia high school made the top 10. Schools making the honor roll in our area include Alexandria's Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, ranked No. 5 nationally and No. 1 in Vir Qatar urges a Gaza ceasefire after a 'positive response' from Hamas 08/20/2025 02:38am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� A key mediator on Tuesday stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after Hamas showed a ���positive response��� to a proposal from Arab countries, but Israel has yet to weigh in as its military prepares an offensive in some of the territory's most populated Isak breaks silence on Newcastle saga: 'The relationship can't continue' 08/20/2025 01:40am • NEWCASTLE, England (AP) ��� Alexander Isak has gone public for the first time about his discontent at Newcastle, saying the club has broken promises and that ���the relationship can't continue.��� The Sweden striker was the subject of a bid from Liverpool during the offseason and has been training a