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AP College Sports Writer Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conferences, a deal that also paves the way for schools to directly compensate athletes while attempting regulate

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine President Javier Milei and French President Emmanuel Macron have met in Paris where they appeared to put aside recent controversy stemming from their countries’ fierce soccer rivalry. The meeting comes after a video clip showing the Argentine national soccer team’s celebratory post-match chants spread online, prompting backlash from French

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, must be placed in nearly every school or sports and recreation venue in Ohio under a bill signed this week by Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. The legislation was sparked by the sudden cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin on the field during a

Associated Press PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (AP) — The federal government is giving more than a half-billion dollars to coastal communities to help them use nature-based preventative measures to address climate-related flooding and other disasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is allocating $575 million to 19 resiliency projects in several states. There’s a particular emphasis

Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada election officials verified enough signatures for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to appear on the Nevada ballot, likely bringing his his insurgent quest to shake up the Republican and Democratic dominance of U.S. elections to a crucial battleground state. Kennedy Jr. has gained traction with a

Associated Press RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state regulators now say a nonprofit run by the wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson must repay $132,000 for what they call disallowed expenses while carrying out a federally funded child care meal program. The state Department of Health and Human Services revealed a larger

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has found a Tennessee man guilty of escaping an inmate transport van but not guilty of trying to escape jail. News outlets report that jurors in Greeneville federal court delivered the verdict Friday against Sean Williams, as more trials loom that charge him with raping children to create pornography

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans woman has filed a $1 million federal lawsuit accusing Mayor LaToya Cantrell and some members of the city police department of civil rights violations and defamation. The suit was filed Friday by an attorney for French Quarter resident Anne Breaud, who says Cantrell falsely accused her

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning performer kicked off her performance on steps along the Seine River, singing Zizi Jeanmaire’s “Mon Truc en Plumes.” French soccer legend Zinedine

AP Sports Writer Warner Bros. Discovery has sued the NBA after the league did not accept the company’s matching offer for one of the packages in its upcoming 11-year media rights deal. The lawsuit was filed on Friday in New York state court in Manhattan. WBD, the parent company of TNT Sports, is seeking a

PARIS (AP) — Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning performer kicked off her performance on steps along the Seine River, singing Zizi Jeanmaire’s “Mon Truc en Plumes.” She was accompanied by a troupe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Airline catering workers are threatening to go on strike next week if they don’t get pay raises and better health insurance. Those are the workers who prepare meals and deliver drinks and snacks to airplanes at about 30 U.S. airports. Unions representing the workers said Friday that they could go on strike

ALGOMA, Wis. (AP) — Marine archaeologists have discovered the wreckage of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in the late 1800s. The Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association announced this month that its searchers found the Margaret A. Muir in 50 feet (15.2 meters) of water off Algoma, Wisconsin, on May 12. The Muir was a

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Drizzles, sprinkles and then full-on, nonstop rain drenched the opening ceremony of Paris Olympics. It was an unusually wet July day for the unprecedented open-air event on the Seine River. Many spectators danced and cheered as athletes from around the world paraded on boats down the river. But others gave

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has crashed the season finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” urging Americans to vote in an appearance taped before President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid. The Democratic vice president says into the camera, “Each day, we’re seeing our rights and freedoms under attack, including

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial trip to the United States comes as ceasefire talks to broker an end to the raging war in Gaza and bring about a hostage-for-prisoners exchange hang in the balance. How might the visit affect those talks? Face time with President Biden and Vice President

PARIS (AP) — French transport has been thrust into chaos just hours ahead of the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony after a series of coordinated “malicious acts” upended high-speed train lines. Officials said the arson attacks and other vandalism on the rail system Friday are a form of sabotage on a pivotal day of the Games.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Central Bank has raised its key lending rate to the highest level in more than two years to stem soaring inflation in an overheated economy hit by Western sanctions in response to Moscow’s military action in Ukraine. The bank on Friday raised the rate by 200 basis points to 18.00%, noting that inflation has

AP Health Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It was a landmark moment for the psychedelic movement: The Department of Veteran Affairs’ top doctor stood on stage, praising advocates who have spent decades promoting the healing potential of mind-altering drugs. In an unannounced appearance at a New York psychedelic conference, the VA’s Dr. Shereef Elnahal said

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation measure remained low last month, bolstering evidence that price pressures are steadily cooling and setting the stage for the Fed to begin cutting interest rates in September. Prices rose just 0.1% from May to June, up from the previous month’s unchanged reading. Compared with

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office says the U.K. will not interfere with the International Criminal Court’s request for an arrest warrant against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The announcement is reversal of plans announced by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who was ousted earlier this month when Starmer’s Labour

Associated Press California’s largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as firefighters scrambled to meet the danger. The Park Fire’s intensity and rapid spread led fire officials to make unwelcome comparisons to the monstrous Camp Fire, which burned out of control in nearby

Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Schools in Haiti’s capital and beyond are crumbling as gang violence deepens poverty and disrupts basic government services as the state education system faces a $23 million deficit. The executive director of U.N. fund Education Cannot Wait, Yasmine Sherif, says the country needs help. On Friday, she announced a

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona is already expected to play a critical role in the race for the White House as it did in 2020. But Tuesday’s state primaries will set the stage for competitive contests that could determine control of the closely divided U.S. Senate, U.S. House and both chambers of the state

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union says it had made 1.5 billion euros available to support Ukraine, the first tranche of money generated from profits on frozen Russian assets. In May, the EU’s 27 member states reached an agreement to use the interest earned on some 210 billion euros, or $225 billion, in

ROME (AP) — The governor of Italy’s northern Liguria region has resigned after being held under house arrest since May as part of a corruption investigation by local prosecutors. Giovanni Toti, a right-wing governor who is accused of providing political favors in exchange for election campaign funds, has denied any wrongdoing. In a hand-written letter

Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — In the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks, a small nongovernmental group called Jerusalem Peacebuilders is pressing ahead with its ambitions help shape Israeli, Palestinian and American teenagers into future leaders. Organizers have escorted 16 teens to visit the diplomatic and humanitarian circles of Geneva as part of a years-long

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A hot-air balloon brought an Olympic ring of fire into a rainy sky and singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel Tower as Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century Friday, with a four-hour-long, rule-breaking opening ceremony that unfurled along the Seine River. On-and-off showers did not

Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police arrested 95 Libyan nationals in a raid on a suspected secret military training camp on Friday and authorities said they were investigating whether there were more illegal bases in other parts of the country. The camp was discovered at a farm in White River in the Mpumalanga

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popular Democrats. The endorsement, announced Friday in a video showing Harris accepting a joint phone call

BEIJING (AP) — Tropical storm Gaemi brought rain to central China on Saturday as it moved inland after making landfall at typhoon strength on the country’s east coast Thursday night. The storm felled trees, flooded streets and damaged crops in China but there were no reports of casualties or major damage. Eight people died in

Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Is the 19th century Champagne on the bottom of the Baltic Sea still fit for a toast? A team of Polish divers has discovered the wreckage of an old sailing ship loaded “to the brim” with luxury goods including porcelain items and about 100 bottles of Champagne and mineral

Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine coast guard says there has been no indication that a big cargo of industrial fuel oil stored in a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started to leak out. Plans are being firmed up to try to siphon off the highly toxic shipment

Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian lawmakers declared three days of mourning Friday as diggers continued the search for bodies of mudslide victims in a remote part of the East African country. Heavy rain triggered deadly slides on Sunday and Monday in Ethiopia’s south, killing at least 257 people, according to the U.N.

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Charaideo Moidam royal burial complex and shrines, built by northeast India’s Ahom dynasty, has been inscribed as a new World Heritage Site, the United Nations’ cultural agency. UNESCO experts, who are deliberating on a list of sites nominated for the World Heritage Site tag, announced the decision Friday in India’s

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A widespread rally swept Wall Street Friday, lifting far-reaching corners, to close a tumultuous week where stocks that had been left behind for much of this year’s record-setting run wrested the spotlight back from the market’s biggest stars. The S&P 500 jumped 1.1% for its best day in

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When Donald Trump suggested during the 2016 presidential campaign that he might not honor a U.S. commitment to defend other NATO countries if they were attacked, it triggered alarm throughout the trans-Atlantic alliance. With Trump’s “America First” rhetoric drawing cheers from fervent supporters, the future of NATO is once again

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Arsonists attacked France’s high-speed rail network early Friday, setting fires that paralyzed train travel to Paris for some 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes heading to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Targeting remote locations far from the capital, the apparently coordinated attacks sought to cut off rail routes

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A key question is looming for Vice President Kamala Harris as she edges closer to gaining the Democratic presidential nomination: Can she turn the Biden-Harris economic record into a political advantage in a way that President Joe Biden failed to do? In some ways, her task would seem straightforward:

Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The 2-year-old toddler lay on a foil blanket, her face covered with salve for her burns and her little body riddled with scars from shrapnel. She squirmed, her breath heaving, as doctors examined her and the tube in her chest. Siwar Abdel-Hadi is now an orphan. She’s

NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it has agreed with China to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops stationed along their disputed border in a long-running standoff. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings in

Associated Press VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Top diplomats from Southeast Asia have met with China’s foreign minister for talks that come as friction escalates over Beijing’s growing effort to press its sweeping maritime claims. Several members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have territorial disputes with China, which have led to direct confrontations that

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Signing an agreement with Russia to stop the war with Ukraine would amount to signing a deal with the devil, a top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as pressure mounts on the country to seek an end to more than two years of fighting. A deal would

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Bones dug up from a wartime Army Medical School site in Tokyo decades ago and linked to victims of human experiments by Unit 731, Japan’s germ and biological warfare outfit, remain in a repository still waiting to find their home. A citizens’ group investigating the bones marked their 35th excavation

Associated Press GLOSTER, Miss. (AP) — This southern Mississippi town’s expansive wood pellet plant was so close to Shelia Mae Dobbins’ home that she sometimes heard company loudspeakers. She says industrial residues coated her truck and she no longer enjoys spending time in the air outdoors. Dobbins feels her life — and health — were

Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Thousands of mourners gathered in Hanoi for the second day of the funeral of the man who dominated Vietnamese politics for over a decade, Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. The party said he died in Hanoi last week due to “old age and serious illness.” Politicians from

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain has hit northern Japan, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting transportation systems and sending hundreds of residents to take shelter at safer grounds. The Japan Meteorological Agency Thursday issued emergency warnings of heavy rain for several municipalities in the Yamagata and Akita prefecture, where warm and humid air was

Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans have a crucial decision ahead of them. On Sunday, they decide whether to give President Nicolas Maduro a third six-year term in office or to allow the opposition a chance to deliver on their promise to undo the policies that caused economic collapse and forced millions to emigrate.

Associated Press ROME, N.Y. (AP) — A tornado that touched down in the small, upstate New York city of Rome ripped roofs from houses, reduced brick buildings to rubble and toppled steeples from two historic churches. No one was killed in the July 16 twister, but it left a debris-strewn scar through downtown and nearby

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Officials say at least 26 people have been killed by a gang in three remote villages in Papua New Guinea’s north, and eight villagers remain missing. It is the latest violence in the South Pacific island nation related to contested land ownership and sorcery allegations. East Sepik Gov. Allan

Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When it comes to Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s name, it’s complicated. The senator from Ohio introduced himself to the world in 2016 when he published his bestselling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” under the name J.D. Vance — “like jay-dot-dee-dot,” he wrote, short for James David. In the book,

Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu worked to mend ties with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday and offered measured optimism about progress toward a cease-fire deal for Gaza as he neared the end of a contentious U.S. visit that put on display the growing American divisions

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic nominee for president, is attempting to bridge divides within the party over the war in Gaza, emphasizing Israel’s right to defend itself while also focusing on alleviating Palestinian suffering. She delivered remarks after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that

Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to resolve the country’s worst economic crisis. The date was announced by the independent elections commission Friday. It also said nominations will be accepted on