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Mississippi sheriff sets new security after escaped inmate was captured in Chicago 08/29/2024 12:44pm • HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) ��� A Mississippi sheriff's department says it has set new security procedures since an inmate escaped and fled to Chicago, where he was arrested last week after a 15-hour standoff with police at a restaurant just blocks from the Democratic National Convention. Joshua Zimmerman Man whose escape from Kansas prison was featured in book, TV movie dies behind bars 08/29/2024 12:42pm • MISSION, Kan. (AP) ��� An inmate whose escape from a Kansas prison hidden in a dog crate became the subject of a book and TV movie has died behind bars. John Manard, who was 45, died Sunday at the La Palma Correctional Facility, a private prison in Eloy, Arizona, according to the Kansas Department o A strong wave likely capsized a Viking replica ship off Norway, police say 08/29/2024 10:52am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) ��� A strong wave was likely responsible for the capsizing of a Viking ship replica earlier this week off Norway's coast that killed a U.S. citizen, police said Thursday, describing it as a ���tragic accident��� that did not constitute a criminal matter. The wooden replica, Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Aug. 30 - Sept. 5 08/29/2024 10:05am • Aug. 30 1887 ��� Seven U.S. men���s national tennis championships and Richard Sears captures his seventh title. Sears beats Henry Slocum, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 at the Newport Casino in Newport, R.I. Sears retires with an 18-match unbeaten streak over the 1881-1887 championships. 1905 ��� Ty Cobb makes his M Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Aug. 30 - Sept. 5 08/29/2024 10:00am • Sept. 3 1908 ��� Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns KOs Australian Bill Lang in 6 rounds in Melbourne in a warmup fight for his famous title bout with Jack Johnson. 1921 ��� The U.S. defeats Japan in five straight matches to win the Davis Cup. 1928 ��� Future Baseball Hall of Fam Teenage Paralympians aiming for Team USA���s first badminton medal 08/29/2024 09:44am • PARIS (AP) ��� Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon barely spoke throughout the most pivotal points of their Paralympic debut. Team USA���s mixed doubles para badminton pair offered brief encouragement between points but moved around each other without a word once the shuttlecock was in the air. The 19-y Why Russia has struggled to halt Ukraine's incursion in the Kursk region 08/29/2024 08:09am • After three weeks of fighting, Russia is still struggling to dislodge Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region, a surprisingly slow and low-key response to the first occupation of its territory since World War II. It all comes down to Russian manpower and Russian priorities. With the bulk of its milit Bluegrass, Americana fans flock to Front Royal for 9th annual Appaloosa Music Festival 08/29/2024 07:12am • Front Royal, Virginia is the place to be this weekend if you dig bluegrass or Americana music. The ninth annual Appaloosa Music Festival returns to Skyline Ranch this Saturday and Sunday. WTOP caught up with Dan Fedoryka, who cofounded the festival with his brother Alexander. "My band S Things to do in the DC area: New running club, DC Afro Latino Fest ... and more! 08/29/2024 06:53am • For the past 11 years, the District Running Collective (DRC) has welcomed and trained both new and experienced runners by hosting several weekly runs, some of which are so popular that they can encompass up to 500 people per run. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of things to do in the West Virginia gets the week's marquee matchup as the Big 12 season begins with 16 teams 08/29/2024 06:10am • Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week No. 8 Penn State at West Virginia, Saturday, noon ET (Fox) The Mountaineers, coming off a surprising 9-4 record last year after being picked to finish last in the Big 12, are the league's only team opening against a ranked Power Fo No. 1 Georgia opens championship-or-bust season against No. 14 Clemson in Atlanta 08/29/2024 06:10am • No. 14 Clemson vs. No. 1 Georgia at Atlanta, Saturday, noon ET (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Georgia by 13 1/2. Series record: Georgia leads 43-18-4. WHAT���S AT STAKE? Georgia has its sights squarely on a third national championship in four years after just missing out on the playoff a year a No. 1 Georgia opens season against No. 14 Clemson, a team that was once a fixture on the schedule 08/29/2024 06:10am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� They are only about 70 miles apart, the Georgia and Clemson campuses, certainly close enough to be bitter rivals. Yet, thanks to all the upheaval in college football over the past few decades, they rarely see each other anymore. ���Really, a great rivalry,��� Georgia coach Kirby Sma Grand Canyon's only water pipeline fails, prompting shutdown of overnight hotel stays 08/29/2024 12:56am • GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) ��� The main pipeline providing water to the Grand Canyon National Park has failed after a series of breaks, leading to a sudden and sweeping shutdown of overnight hotel stays during one of the busiest times of the year for the famous tourist destination. Water Authorities search for missing California couple last seen leaving home on nudist ranch 08/28/2024 09:34pm • REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) ��� Authorities in southern California are searching for a missing couple last seen leaving their home on a nudist ranch over the weekend. Stephanie Menard, 73, and her husband, Daniel, 79, were reported missing Sunday to the Redlands Police Department by a worried friend, the What to know about the pipeline that brings water to millions of Grand Canyon goers 08/28/2024 09:19pm • GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) ��� Four significant breaks in the water pipeline that serves the Grand Canyon means visitors won���t be able to stay overnight in hotels inside Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim through the Labor Day holiday. Here are some things to know about the Transc