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Russia says troops are battling to push Ukrainian forces back after cross-border incursion in Kursk 08/08/2024 03:31pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Russian troops are battling to push back Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region on the third day of one of the largest cross-border incursions of the war, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday. A ministry statement said the Russian military and border guards have blocked Fire destroys landmark paper company factory in southwestern Ohio 08/08/2024 02:59pm • HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) ��� A fire that destroyed a vacant landmark building in a southwestern Ohio community this week is considered suspicious because the building had no utilities, officials said Thursday. The fire at the former Beckett Paper Company building in Hamilton, a Cincinnati suburb, was rep Wisconsin man convicted in wrong-way drunken driving crash that killed 4 siblings 08/08/2024 02:25pm • WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) ��� A Wisconsin man has been convicted in a wrong-way drunken driving crash that killed four siblings last year. Scott Farmer, 48, of Neenah pleaded no contest Wednesday to four counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and one count of operating while intoxicated i Britain's Ellie Aldridge wins the first gold in kitesurfing, billed as the fastest Olympic event 08/08/2024 01:24pm • MARSEILLE, France (AP) ��� Ellie Aldridge of Britain won gold after two close finals races in women���s kitesurfing, the new, fastest sport at the Summer Olympics. ���I hope it brightens everybody's spirits a bit after the week we had,��� Aldridge said. Fickle winds and high temperatures have wreak Taylor Swift fans are devastated by canceled Eras Tour shows in Austria over apparent attack plot 08/08/2024 12:51pm • VIENNA (AP) ��� Pricey tickets for sold-out Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna. Hundreds of euros, if not more, dropped on flights and hotels. Tens of thousands of Swifties, bedecked in homemade friendship bracelets, devastated by the cancellations of three Eras Tour shows in Austria after authorities US-Australia set to renew women's Olympic basketball rivalry. Belgium-France meet in other semifinal 08/08/2024 11:31am • PARIS (AP) ��� The U.S. and Australia are set for the next chapter in their international women's basketball rivalry at the Olympics. The teams will play in Friday's semifinals for a spot in Sunday's gold medal game. France will face Belgium in the other matchup. It has been a one-sided affair betwe A powerful quake hits off Japan's coast, causing minor injuries but prompting new concerns 08/08/2024 10:21am • TOKYO (AP) ��� A powerful earthquake struck off southern Japan on Thursday, causing mostly minor injuries but raising the level of concern over possible major quakes stemming from an undersea trough east of the coast. Officials said nine people were injured on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu, Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says 08/08/2024 07:43am • BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) ��� Deforestation in Brazil���s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It���s the largest reduction since 2016, when officials began using the current method of measurement. In the past 12 Can you guess Olympians' warmup songs? World's top athletes share their favorite tunes 08/08/2024 06:53am • PARIS (AP) ��� Curious about which songs are fueling the Olympians competing in Paris? The Associated Press has an idea. Some of the world's top athletes from the Olympics and Paralympics have shared their favorite warmup tracks, revealing what gets them pumped before a crucial game, meet or match. New signs for confusing stretch of I-395 in DC could still be years away 08/08/2024 04:27am • Erratic driving and crashes on the Southeast-Southwest Freeway at the 3rd Street Tunnel could continue for several more years as D.C.'s interstate renumbering plan stalls. At the Southeast-Southwest Freeway's midpoint, the quirky divergence of Interstate 395 at Interstate 695 contributes to a Skubal works 7 strong innings, Meadows makes homer-saving catch as the Tigers beat Mariners 6-2 08/08/2024 01:19am • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Tarik Skubal allowed two runs over seven innings, Parker Meadows made a homer-saving catch in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Wednesday night. ���It was a huge play, a game-changer,��� Detroit manager A.J. Hinch said. ���When the ball is hi How horses at the Spirit Horse Ranch help Maui wildfire survivors process their grief 08/08/2024 12:05am • KANAIO, Hawaii (AP) ��� Fear. Anxiety. Anger. Depression. Overwhelmed. Janice Dapitan began her second counseling session by writing those words on a whiteboard, reflecting what she felt in that moment. The day fire destroyed her hometown of Lahaina ��� and the struggles that have followed for nearl Helicopter crash at a military base in Alabama kills 1 and injures another, county coroner says 08/07/2024 11:05pm • FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. (AP) ��� A helicopter crash at a military base in Alabama on Wednesday afternoon killed one person and injured another, military officials said. An AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed during routine flight training on Fort Novosel Army base, about 94 miles (151 kilometers) south of Mo Tropical Storm Debby doles out repeat deluges for weather-weary residents 08/07/2024 09:36pm • HUGER, S.C. (AP) ��� Days of rain forced the deluge-hardened residents of a South Carolina community to begin the near-ritualistic task of assessing damage left behind by Tropical Storm Debby, which continued spinning over the Atlantic Ocean and influencing thunderstorms from the East Coast to the G The Latest: Tropical Storm Debby lingering over Georgia and the Carolinas 08/07/2024 07:51pm • Tropical Storm Debby was lingering over coastal Georgia and the Carolinas on Wednesday, still dumping torrential rain in places before moving north. The system has already stirred up tornadoes and submerged streets in waist-high floodwaters. The storm was forecast to move relatively slowly across S