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Kyle Tucker hits 3 HRs and drives in 4 runs as the Astros beat the Athletics 6-4 07/22/2023 01:46am • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Houston Astros All-Star Kyle Tucker has been one of the American League’s best hitters against left-handers this season. The slugger credits his success to hours of playing Wiffle Ball with older brother, Preston, when the two major leaguers were growing up. Tucker hit th Idaho judge sentences 5 from white nationalist group to jail for conspiracy to riot at Pride event 07/21/2023 07:35pm • COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Five members of the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front have been sentenced to several days in jail for conspiring to riot at a Pride event in Idaho. Judge James Stow sentenced each of the men on Friday to five days in jail with credit for two days already serv Wheelchair pioneers Esther Vergeer, Rick Draney to be inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame 07/21/2023 05:42pm • Esther Vergeer had few role models in wheelchair tennis and limited opportunities when she took up the sport. Those aren't problems any more, and she's a big reason why. “That was also what I liked about my career, is that I know I was the one that pioneered. I was the one that could explore it al AI is the wild card in Hollywood's strikes. Here's an explanation of its unsettling role 07/21/2023 04:33pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Artificial intelligence has surged to the forefront of Hollywood’s labor fights. Standing alongside more traditional disputes over pay models, benefits and job protections, AI technology is the wild card in the contract breakdowns that have led actors and writers unions to go Scholastic, Autoliv rise; American Express, CSX fall, Friday, 7/21/2023 07/21/2023 04:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Friday: Scholastic Corp., up $4.57 to $44.35. The publishing, education and media company beat analysts' fiscal fourth-quarter earnings forecasts. Autoliv Inc., up $9.51 to $102.78. The maker of automotive safety Biden names CIA Director William Burns to his Cabinet 07/21/2023 04:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden elevated CIA Director William Burns to his Cabinet on Friday, a symbolic move that underscores the intelligence chief's influence and his work in U.S. support for Ukraine. In a statement, Biden said Burns had “harnessed intelligence to give our country a cr Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96 07/21/2023 11:03am • NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" graced a decadeslong career that brought him admirers from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, died Friday. He was 96, jus American Express profit rises, but it sets aside more money for possible defaults 07/21/2023 07:59am • American Express saw its profit and revenue climb in the second quarter and credit card use is rising, but the company's stock slipped before the market open as it set aside more money for possible defaults on payments. The card issuer earned $2.17 billion, or $2.89 per share, topping Wall Street e American Express: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/21/2023 07:07am • NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — American Express Co. (AXP) on Friday reported second-quarter profit of $2.17 billion. On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had net income of $2.89. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 16 analysts surveyed by Zac Former Israeli principal will be sentenced in Australia next month for abusing 2 students 07/21/2023 05:34am • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A former principal of an Australian Jewish school will be sentenced on Aug. 24 after being convicted of sexually abusing two students. Judge Mark Gamble set the date Friday after a third day of submissions on what sentence Malka Leifer should receive following her convi House aims to ease air travel delays with more money for air traffic controllers 07/21/2023 05:23am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration would get more money to hire air traffic controllers and the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots would be raised under a bill approved Thursday by the House. The measure seeks to improve air travel, which has been plagued by delays and Pioneering hacker Kevin Mitnick, FBI-wanted felon turned security guru, dead at 59 07/21/2023 05:22am • Kevin Mitnick, whose pioneering antics tricking employees in the 1980s and 1990s into helping him steal software and services from big phone and tech companies made him the most celebrated U.S. hacker, has died at age 59. Mitnick died Sunday in Las Vegas after a 14-month battle with pancreatic cance Attention turns to Mega Millions after California store sells winning Powerball ticket 07/21/2023 01:59am • Lottery dreamers are setting their sights on the growing Mega Millions jackpot drawing on Friday after a ticket worth more than $1 billion was sold for the Powerball lottery. Here’s a look at how this drawing compares to other jackpots and why these winnings have become so high. HOW DOES THIS LATE Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as investors weigh weakness in the tech sector 07/21/2023 01:52am • BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed Friday in Asia after the latest rally on Wall Street fizzled, with big declines for Tesla, Netflix and other big tech-oriented stocks. Hong Kong, Seoul and Bangkok advanced while Tokyo, Shanghai and Sydney declined. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices also cli How to Use Apple Cash 07/20/2023 08:00pm • Apple Cash offers a convenient way for iPhone users to make purchases or to send and receive money. Find out how to use Apple Cash and how it compares to other payment apps. What Is Apple Cash?Anyone with an iPhone has Apple Cash already built into their Apple Wallet. Apple Cash is a digital card yo