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Climate and violence hobble Nigeria's push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia's war 07/19/2023 07:45am • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Abubakar Salisu was terrified when he discovered arid sand in the middle of his farmland, rendering a broad strip unfit for crops. Now, extreme heat is killing his wheat before it is ready for cultivation. Wheat normally requires heat, but in the last three years, farmers in 11 dead after a wall collapses near an under-construction bridge in Pakistan during monsoon rains 07/19/2023 06:43am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Eleven workers were killed early Wednesday after a portion of the outer wall of a sprawling compound collapsed after being weakened by rains near an under-construction bridge on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, police and rescue officials said. The wall fell while t Phoenix scorches at 110 for 19th straight day, breaking big US city records in global heat wave 07/19/2023 01:22am • PHOENIX (AP) — A dangerous 19th straight day of scorching heat in Phoenix set a record for U.S. cities Tuesday, confined many residents to air-conditioned safety and turned the usually vibrant metropolis into a ghost town. The city's record streak of 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) or more s Ohtani's RBI triple, Moniak's big night propel Angels past slumping Yankees, 5-1 07/19/2023 01:05am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — With much-improved performances from Shohei Ohtani's teammates on the mound and with the bats in recent days, the Los Angeles Angels appear to be emerging from their prolonged funk. There's absolutely no end in sight to the New York Yankees' malaise. Ohtani had an RBI triple Today in History: July 19, Republicans nominate Trump for president 07/19/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 19, the 200th day of 2023. There are 165 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 19, 2005, President George W. Bush announced his choice of federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts Jr. to replace Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day Josh Naylor's 2 home runs and 6 RBIs lead Guardians to 10-1 rout of Pirates and Mitch Keller 07/18/2023 10:25pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Naylor homered twice, including a three-run shot that keyed a five-run first inning against All-Star Mitch Keller, and drove in six runs and the Cleveland Guardians rolled to a 10-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Naylor’s first homer gave the Guardia 8 Best Invesco Funds to Buy and hold 07/18/2023 08:00pm • At an investment house as big as Invesco, which manages $1.6 trillion and has 217 listed U.S. exchange traded funds, the risk small investors face is a paradox of choice: Too many options can leave some customers overwhelmed, and ultimately less than satisfied with their choices. Analysts Todd Rosen Wildfires have burned a record amount of area in the Canadian province of British Columbia 07/18/2023 07:20pm • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Wildfires have already burned a record amount of area in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the situation will probably get worse due to more hot, dry weather, government officials said Tuesday. The fires are responsible for at least two deaths in the Catholic University asks to meet with DC police over recent increase in crime near campus 07/18/2023 07:15pm • A man is dead after being shot near Catholic University's bookstore in Northeast D.C. on Monday night, and the school wants a meeting with police to talk about the uptick in crime near campus. The most recent shooting happened around 10 p.m. at 7th and Monroe Streets, D.C. police said. The man DC bill aims to crack down on fake temporary vehicle tags 07/18/2023 07:10pm • D.C. Council members are looking to crack down on fake temporary vehicle tags, proposing new legislation that allows city workers to immediately tow and impound vehicles in the District that display counterfeits. The Fraudulent Vehicle Tag Enforcement Amendment Act of 2023, introduced by Council Guyana government reaches settlement with parents in dormitory fire that killed 20 children 07/18/2023 06:10pm • GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government says it will pay $25,000 to parents of each of the 20 children burned to death in a fire at a state-run high school in May, as part of a settlement to avoid any further claims in the case. The country’s main opposition party slammed the settlement Israeli protesters block highways, train stations as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul 07/18/2023 05:49pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters on Tuesday blocked highways and train stations and massed in central Tel Aviv during a day of countrywide demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan. The protests, now in their seventh month, have Officials worry about confusion with Alaska's tsunami-warning alert system 07/18/2023 04:29pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Confusion around an emergency alert received by Alaska residents in areas not at risk of a potential tsunami after a major weekend earthquake could shake public confidence in the warning system, local officials said. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake about 70 miles (111 kilometer From compensating travelers to the pilot retirement age, Congress takes up aviation bill 07/18/2023 04:25pm • With the frenzied summer travel season in full swing and the aviation system straining to keep up, Congress is expected to vote on legislation that over the next five years will shape the agency responsible for safely managing the nation’s airspace and regulating its airlines. Lawmakers this week An Egyptian court hands down 3-year prison sentence to rights activist in case that echoed in Italy 07/18/2023 03:02pm • CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court sentenced a rights activist on Tuesday to three years in prison over an opinion article he wrote in 2019 in a case that renewed global attention to Egypt's intolerance of government critics. The case of Patrick George Zaki has also echoed in Italy, where he was a po