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Kikuchi has 11 Ks in Houston debut, Astros beat Rays 3-2 08/03/2024 12:01am • HOUSTON (AP) — Yusei Kikuchi shook off a rocky start to finish with 11 strikeouts in his Houston debut, and the Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Friday night. Kikuchi — acquired from Toronto on Monday — allowed a double to Yandy Diaz on his second pitch and a two-run homer to Dylan Carlso France beats Argentina 1-0 to reach Olympics men's soccer semifinals. Skirmish after final whistle 08/02/2024 06:18pm • BORDEAUX, France (AP) — An early goal was enough for France to beat Argentina 1-0 and reach the men’s soccer semifinals at the Paris Olympics on Friday, in a match where fighting broke out between the players immediately after the final whistle. There was shoving for a couple of minutes before t Dissidents freed in prisoner swap vow to keep up fight against Putin, recount details of release 08/02/2024 05:50pm • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza was suddenly moved to a detention center in Moscow from a Siberian prison, he thought he was being taken there to be shot. Opposition activist Ilya Yashin said he was warned by a security operative that he would die in prison if he re Bears have all the pieces to turn into a winning franchise, starting with Caleb Williams: Analysis 08/02/2024 05:15pm • CANTON, Ohio (AP) — On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Bears fans standing and waving signs in the front row behind Chicago’s sideline pleaded with Caleb Williams to sign their mini-helmets before the Hall of Fame g Venezuela's opposition secured over 80% of crucial vote tally sheets. Here's how they did it. 08/02/2024 03:39pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The statement that upended Venezuela came 24 hours after polls closed in the presidential election. With the reassuring tone of someone who has consistently been considered an underdog, opposition powerhouse Maria Corina Machado announced that her coalition had gathered m Data Doctors: Is it time to upgrade to a mesh network? 08/02/2024 02:22pm • Q: My current router is many years old and I’m moving to a larger home, so I’m trying to decide whether it’s time to upgrade to a mesh network. A: There are numerous considerations when it comes to changing wireless networking equipment, and moving to a larger home is certainly one of them. New York politician convicted of corruption to be stripped of pension in first use of forfeiture law 08/02/2024 02:04pm • ADDISON, N.Y. (AP) — A New York village's former clerk will be the first politician to forfeit their pension under a state anti-corruption law after she stole over $1 million, an official said Thursday. Ursula Stone pleaded guilty in May to a corruption charge for stealing from the Village of Add A'ja Wilson says official told her to tone down her emotions during game against Belgium 08/02/2024 01:00pm • VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — A’ja Wilson has always shown emotion on the court. Whether it's to pump up her teammates after a great pass or herself after a big basket or block, Wilson uses it to fuel her MVP-level game. Apparently not everyone is a fan of it. Wilson recalled after the U.S. b For Olympic pole vaulters, hammer throwers, getting there (with your equipment) is half the fun 08/02/2024 08:54am • SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — One of America's very best in the medieval-looking pursuit of hammer throw thought she had seen it all when it came to lugging that 8.8-pound hunk of metal, along with the handles and the chain, across the globe. Then, a few years back, DeAnna Price arrived in Beijing. 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 Simone Biles makes history with second all-around Olympic gymnastics title, 8 years after her first 08/02/2024 03:19am • PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles huddled with Sunisa Lee. She looked to her husband Jonathan Owens in the stands. Lost in the moment. And maybe a touch frantic. The American gymnastics star knew she was trailing Brazil's Rebeca Andrade and Algeria's Kaylia Nemour through two rotations during the Olympic Prisoner Swap Latest: Freed Americans return to US soil and emotional welcome 08/02/2024 12:19am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia completed a 24-person prisoner swap on Thursday, the largest in post-Soviet history, with Moscow releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free, accor Japan Osprey crash caused by cracks in a gear and pilot’s decision to keep flying, Air Force says 08/01/2024 11:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A deadly Osprey aircraft crash last November off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and the pilot’s decision to keep flying rather than heed multiple warnings that he should land, according to an Air Force investigation released Thursday. The CV-22B Osprey crash killed Colorado clerk who became hero to election conspiracists wanted to preserve data, lawyer says 08/01/2024 09:37pm • DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters, a hero to election conspiracy theorists who is accused of orchestrating a breach of election security equipment, was trying to prevent voting information from being erased, her lawyer said at the start of her trial Wednesday. Under the laws i Election 2024 Latest: Trump on defense after race comments and Vance's rough launch 08/01/2024 09:29pm • Donald Trump falsely suggested Vice President Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as he appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago. The Republican former president wrongly claimed Wednesday at the group's annual convention that Harris, the first Black woman