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Travis Kelce claims the top spot in AP's NFL tight end rankings 08/31/2023 01:00pm • When it comes to tight ends in the NFL, one stands alone. Kansas City's prolific pass catcher Travis Kelce has shattered numerous records over his 10-year career and was the unanimous choice by The Associated Press for the top spot among tight ends. A panel of nine AP Pro Football Writers ranked the Minkah Fitzpatrick claims the top spot in AP's NFL safety rankings 08/31/2023 12:56pm • Minkah Fitzpatrick's first season in the NFL got off to a bit of a slow start. Once he got traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers early in his second season back in 2019, his career took off. Fitzpatrick quickly emerged as one of the NFL's best playmakers at the position and was chosen as the top safety Russia earns less from oil and spends more on war. So far, sanctions are working like a slow poison 08/31/2023 10:52am • The Russian ruble's wobble in value has exposed a crack in President Vladimir Putin's fortress economy, a vulnerability quickly plastered over by the Kremlin's economic team in a move that allowed the currency to regain its footing, at least for now. Yet the patch — an emergency interest rate incr Russia's ruble has tumbled. What does it mean for the wartime economy? 08/31/2023 10:47am • Russia's ruble has fallen a long way in recent months, and the country’s central bank has stepped in to try to halt the slide. Until now, the government stood aside as the declining ruble helped its budget. But a weaker currency also poses the threat of higher prices for everyday people in Russia Rain and a wrong address delayed firefighters reaching a Philippine factory blaze. 15 people died 08/31/2023 10:42am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A fire killed 15 people Thursday in a small apparel factory in a Philippine residential area, where firefighters were delayed by flooding, traffic and a wrong address, a fire protection official. Most of the victims appeared to be factory workers and carpenters who were No injuries reported in train derailment, partial rail bridge collapse in South Dakota town 08/31/2023 09:37am • NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) — No injuries or hazardous spills have been reported in a train derailment in a southeastern South Dakota town that also saw a rail bridge partially collapse. The derailment happened shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday in North Sioux City, the Union County Emergency Managem US applications for jobless claims inch back down as companies hold on to their employees 08/31/2023 08:50am • U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week as companies held on to employees in an economy that has largely withstood rapidly rising interest rates, intended to cool hiring and spending, for more than a year. The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits last fell we JCPenney is spending $1 billion on store and online upgrades in latest bid to revive its business 08/31/2023 08:21am • NEW YORK (AP) — JCPenney said Thursday it plans to spend more than $1 billion by the end of 2025 in a bid to revive the storied but troubled 121-year-old department store chain. The money is going toward remodeling JCPenney stores, upgrading its online shopping site and app, and making its supply Nissan is reusing the batteries from old Leaf electric vehicles to make portable power sources 08/31/2023 07:24am • YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Batteries in older Nissan Leaf electric vehicles are getting a new life as portable power sources that can be used to run gadgets on the go or deliver emergency power in disasters. Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. has sold more than 650,000 Leaf EVs. Their batteries often India is one of the world's fastest-growing EV markets. This is why 08/31/2023 04:08am • BENGALURU, India (AP) — Groceries stashed in the back of an electric delivery scooter are an increasingly familiar sight in the Indian city of Bengaluru. In crowded markets, electric rickshaws drop off and pick up passengers. And the number of tech startups focused on electric transport has shot u Emergency services says death toll jumps to 52 in a fire in a building in South Africa's biggest city 08/31/2023 01:46am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Emergency services says death toll jumps to 52 in a fire in a building in South Africa's biggest city. Japan's defense ministry requests nearly 12% budget increase to bolster military's strike capability 08/31/2023 01:13am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense ministry is requesting a nearly 12% budget increase that includes two warships with advanced radar and long-range cruise missiles as it further fortifies the nation's military in the face of North Korean threats and Chinese military advancement. The record 7.7 trilli Emergency services say at least 38 dead in a fire in a multi-story building in South Africa's biggest city 08/31/2023 01:13am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Emergency services say at least 38 dead in a fire in a multi-story building in South Africa's biggest city. Andre Jackson gets first big league win as Pirates sweep Royals with 4-1 victory 08/30/2023 11:38pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andre Jackson pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning in his first major league win, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Wednesday night for a three-game sweep. Jackson (1-1) struck out a career-high seven and walked two in 5 2/3 innings. The 27 Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power 08/30/2023 11:12pm • PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia and South Carolina as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent resident