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Ally Ewing delivering good impression of Brian Harman with strong start to Women's British Open 08/11/2023 04:19pm • WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, England (AP) — There’s a golfer hailing from America’s South and with a passion for hunting who is running away with the British Open thanks to precise driving and a red-hot putter. Sound familiar? Ally Ewing is putting up a good impression of Brian Harman as she goes for a Funeral held for fan killed in Athens attack. UEFA President Ceferin to meet Greek PM 08/11/2023 04:01pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A funeral service was held Friday for a Greek soccer fan killed in an attack led by Croatian supporters that has rattled European sporting officials. Hundreds of mourners — many wearing the black and yellow colors of the Michalis Katsouris' team, AEK Athens — gathered out The Premier League continues to add fans in the US. NBC hopes to capitalize on that momentum 08/10/2023 08:38pm • NBC goes into its 11th season of Premier League coverage on Friday with plenty of momentum. Audiences continue to increase and American soccer fans' knowledge and interest has increased to where all 20 clubs in England's top soccer league have their own U.S. followings. The Premier League opened an After stocking up on big-name players, Saudi Arabia's ambitious soccer league starts Friday 08/10/2023 05:45am • GENEVA (AP) — The Saudi Arabian soccer league kicks off Friday after a spending spree on big-name players grabbed the world’s attention during the European summer offseason. Hundreds of millions of dollars from the kingdom’s vast oil wealth were spent to supercharge the state-backed Saudi Pro NFL stars, Hollywood page-turners hit Library of Congress' National Book Fest 08/10/2023 04:45am • If you like a good read, you may want to visit D.C. this weekend for a real page-turner of an event. The Library of Congress is hosting its 23rd annual National Book Festival on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Washington Convention Center after past years on the East Lawn of the U.S. Ca Biden reelection campaign offering joint meeting with Obama as ex-president enters 2024 fray early 08/09/2023 07:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is raising money for his reelection campaign by offering donors the chance to meet himself and Barack Obama, meaning the former president will be entering the 2024 political fray earlier than he did during last year's midterms or the last presidential election Lucky stars: Shenandoah 'Night Sky Festival' coincides with perfect Perseid meteor shower this weekend 08/09/2023 04:01pm • This weekend is a skywatcher’s joy, as the annual Shenandoah National Park's Night Sky Festival coincides with the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. The Annual Night Sky Festival involves the whole park and features family-friendly activities with astronomy and space exploration stuff f Eritrea's repressive government criticizes exiles who attack overseas festivals as 'asylum scum' 08/09/2023 02:49pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Flaming cars, violent clashes, dozens of people detained. As one of the world’s most repressive countries marks 30 years of independence, festivals held by Eritrea's diaspora in Europe and North America have been attacked by exiles the Eritrean government dismisses as “as The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend and it's even better this year 08/09/2023 12:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend, sending bright trails of light streaking across the night sky. With only a sliver of moon in the sky, conditions this year will be ideal for seeing lots of meteors. “If you’ve got nice clear weather and a good dar High ocean temperatures are harming the Florida coral reef. Rescue crews are racing to help 08/09/2023 11:03am • LAYTON, Fla. (AP) — Steps away from the warming waters of Florida Bay, marine biologist Emily Becker removed covers from the dozens of water-filled tanks under her watchful eye. Nestled in seawater carefully maintained at about 85 degrees Fahrenheit (29 degrees Celsius) lay hundreds of pieces of c Hip-Hop Block Party returns to African American History Museum 08/09/2023 04:00am • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip5pOaJMFws Last year's inaugural Hip-Hop Block Party with DJ Spinderella was such a success that it's returning for round two this weekend at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in D.C. The second annual Hip-Hop Block Par After a glacial dam outburst destroyed homes in Alaska, a look at the risks of melting ice masses 08/08/2023 08:00pm • JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — People in Alaska's capital have lived for more than a decade with periodic glacial dam outbursts like the one that destroyed at least two homes over the weekend. But the most recent flood was surprising for how quickly the water moved as the surging Mendenhall River devoured How extreme heat takes a toll on the mind and body, according to experts 08/08/2023 06:33pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Southwestern U.S. is bracing for another week of blistering temperatures, with forecasters on Monday extending an excessive heat warning through the weekend for Arizona's most populated area, and alerting residents in parts of Nevada and New Mexico to stay indoors. Th CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today 08/08/2023 05:48pm • Amid misery, humans find a way to cope — as seen in this image of flooding following heavy monsoon rains in Kathmandu, Nepal. Associated Press photographer Niranjan Shrestha made this picture of a man putting his child on a plastic vessel to play on Tuesday in the spreading waters of the Bagmati R Trump plans Iowa State Fair stop, though he won't attend candidate chat with GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds 08/08/2023 05:14pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit the Iowa State Fair Saturday, a time-honored rite of presidential candidates working for support in the state’s leadoff nominating caucuses next January. Campaign aides Tuesday confirmed Trump's plan to visit the fair S