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August 14, 2025.

This image provided by USDA Forest Service shows a 375 acre fire east of I-5 at Smokey Bear Road near Templin, Calif. (USDA Forest Service via AP)

Firefighters make progress against fast-moving blaze along highway north of Los Angeles

August 14, 2025

Firefighters with air support are scrambling to control a fast-moving wildfire that erupted in hills along Interstate 5 in northwestern Los Angeles County. Officials say the King Fire charred nearly a square mile of tinder-dry brush in a lightly populated area about 60 miles north of downtown LA. An RV park was ordered to shelter in place, and residents of remote homes were under evacuation warnings. The Angeles National Forest said the fire was 40% contained by Thursday evening. Firefighters were also battling a blaze in northern Los Angeles County that officials say had ballooned to 400 acres and was 6% contained Thursday evening.

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George, 67, walks away with what's left of his belongings, after the city put his mattress and other belongings in a garbage truck, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump’s ‘safe and beautiful’ move against DC homeless camps looks like ugliness to those targeted

August 14, 2025

The clearing of homeless encampments in the nation’s capital is unfolding under what President Donald Trump calls his Making D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force. For many of those targeted, there’s an ugliness to what is going on, and nothing beautiful about it. People being forced from their makeshift living quarters in Washington spoke to The Associated Press about feeling persecuted by the move to expel them. Trump opened his presidency with a round of housecleaning in official Washington. Now he’s taking on another side of the city. He’s sent some 800 National Guard troops to help local police go after crime, homeless camps and grime.

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Drug Enforcement Agency Administrator Terrance Cole speaks during a television interview outside the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Terry Cole, chosen to take over DC’s police force, has spent 22 years at DEA

August 14, 2025

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” as she carries out President Donald Trump’s unprecedented decision to take over the Washington police department. The move comes less than a month after the U.S. Senate conformed Terry Cole to be the DEA’s leader and he was sworn in as head of the agency. Cole was most recently Virginia’s secretary of public safety and homeland security under Gov. Glenn Youngkin. His biography on the DEA’s website says he’s spent more than 31 years as a law enforcement officer, including 22 at the DEA. He was also a police officer in New York State.

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Sesame Street's Elmo, left, performs with Lauren Alaina at the Grand Ole Opry, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

‘Sesame Street’ stars Elmo and Abby Cadabby sing and host in their Grand Ole Opry debut

August 14, 2025

For a 3 1/2-year-old, Elmo sure has sung a lot on “Sesame Street” with some of the best musicians in the world. But it wasn’t until Thursday that the friendly red monster made his Grand Ole Opry debut, a country music rite of passage. Elmo helped ring in the Grand Ole Opry’s 100th anniversary by co-hosting with his “Sesame Street” pal Abby Cadabby. It was a stop on the “Sesame Street” crew’s Road Trip Across America, with stops at professional baseball games, state fairs and corn mazes. Elmo and his other ‘Sesame’ friends have sung with country’s biggest stars for decades, from Johnny Cash to Chris Stapleton.

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Rapper Sean Kingston to be sentenced for $1 million fraud scheme in South Florida

August 14, 2025

Rapper Sean Kingston is scheduled to be sentenced in South Florida on Friday after being convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme. Kingston and his mother, Janice Eleanor Turner, were each convicted by a federal jury in March of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. A federal judge sentenced Turner last month to five years in prison for the scheme. The two were arrested last year after a SWAT team raided Kingston’s rented mansion in suburban Fort Lauderdale. Officials say Kingston used social media to arrange purchases of high-end merchandise. He or his mother would then send fake wire receipts and sometimes never pay.

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Juli Inkster, of the United States, hits off the second tee during the first round of the LPGA Portland Classic golf tournament at Columbia Edgewater in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ali Gradischer)

Brooke Henderson back in contention in Portland Classic in bid to end long victory drought

August 14, 2025

Two-time champion Brooke Henderson birdied all four par-5 holes for a 7-under 65 on Thursday in The Standard Portland Classic, leaving the slumping Canadian a stroke behind first-round leader Adela Cernousek. Henderson won the first of her 13 LPGA Tour titles in 2015 by eight strokes at Columbia Edgewater at age 17, and successfully defended the following year. Now 27, she’s winless since January 2023 and has dipped to 52nd in the world. Cernousek shot a 65 in the final group of the day off the 10th tee. The 22-year-old Frenchwoman played her final nine holes in 7-under 29 — highlighted by an eagle on No. 7. Sung Hyun Park was a stroke back with Henderson, Jeongeun Lee5, Gurleen Kaur and Miranda Wang.

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FILE - Former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos and her attorney Gerry Spence arrive at U.S. District Court in New York, March 22, 1990. (AP Photo/David Cantor, File)

Fringe-wearing Wyoming trial lawyer Gerry Spence dies at 96

August 14, 2025

Well-known Wyoming trial lawyer Gerry Spence has died at age 96. Spence’s 1979 court victory against an Oklahoma plutonium processor was turned into the 1983 movie “Silkwood” starring Meryl Streep. The fringe jacket-wearing Spence won numerous other high profile cases over the years. They included successfully defending former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos against federal racketeering charges and Randy Weaver in connection with the 1992 Ruby Ridge shootout in Idaho. Spence died late Wednesday at his home in Montecito, California, surrounded by friends and family. He is survived by his wife, six children, 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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After uproar, documentary on Hamas 2023 attack will screen at Toronto Film Festival

August 14, 2025

The Toronto International Film Festival will screen a documentary on the 2023 Hamas attack, after all, following an uproar over the film’s disinvitation from the upcoming festival. Earlier this week, TIFF withdrew its invitation to the film “The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue,” saying the decision was based in part on legal clearance for footage used in the film. Deadline, which first reported the news, said a sticking point was the identification and legal clearance of Hamas militants’ own livestreaming of the attack. TIFF chief executive Cameron Bailey and “The Road Between Us” filmmaker Barry Avrich issued a joint statement Thursday announcing the film’s selection.

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Robert MacIntyre, of Scotland, hits from the ninth tee during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Robert MacIntyre runs off 6 birdies in a row for 62 to lead BMW Championship

August 14, 2025

Robert MacIntyre matched the low score of his PGA Tour career with what he calls the best stretch of putting he’s ever had. The Scot closed with six straight birdies for a 62 in the BMW Championship. That gives him a three-shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood. Scottie Scheffler had his 14th consecutive round in the 60s and was in the group another shot behind. Most of them were helped by a two-hour storm delay that dumped heavy rain on Caves Valley. That made the course softer when they returned. Rickie Fowler shot 67 and took a step toward East Lake.

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The old wallet of Richard Guilford is seen as he speaks during an interview Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Petersburg, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

A Michigan autoworker’s wallet is found under a hood in Minnesota — 151,000 miles later

August 14, 2025

A retired Michigan autoworker got a Facebook message this summer from a stranger: Did you lose your wallet? That message resolved a mystery that had lasted more than 10 years. Minnesota mechanic Chad Volk found Richard Guilford’s wallet under the hood of a Ford Edge, tucked under the air filter box. It had fallen out of his shirt pocket in 2014 when he was working at a Ford factory in suburban Detroit. The wallet still had $15, Guilford’s driver’s license and gift cards. Volk mailed it to him. Guilford said this “restores your faith in humanity.”

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FILE - This photo made available by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office shows Vance Luther Boelter, the man charged with killing the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, as he was arrested on June 15, 2025. (Ramsey County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Upgraded charges filed against Minnesota man accused of killing lawmaker, wounding another

August 14, 2025

A Minnesota man accused of killing a top Democratic state lawmaker and wounding another is now facing new and upgraded state charges. A new indictment was announced Thursday, just a week after Vance Boelter pleaded not guilty to separate charges in federal court. Boelter now faces state charges including two counts of first-degree murder, four counts of attempted first-degree murder and charges of impersonating a police officer and animal cruelty. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said the charges reflect the weight of the crimes Boelter is accused of. But the state case will continue to take a backseat to the federal case against Boelter in which he could face the death penalty.

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FILE - This 1978 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Legionella pneumophila bacteria which are responsible for causing the pneumonic disease Legionnaires' disease. (Francis Chandler/CDC via AP, File)

4th person dies after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak sickens dozens in New York City

August 14, 2025

A fourth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City. Health officials disclosed the latest death Thursday as they revealed that some cooling towers tested positive for the bacteria in some city-run buildings. The outbreak in Central Harlem has sickened dozens since it began in late July. Seventeen people were hospitalized as of Thursday. The bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease had been discovered in 12 cooling towers on 10 buildings, including a city-run hospital. Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia that is caused by Legionella bacteria, which grow in warm water and can spread through building water systems.

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‘The Traitors’ is opening its doors to everyday people. Here’s how you can join the TV competition

August 14, 2025

NBC announced Thursday that “The Traitors” will open its doors to everyday people. The Peacock reality TV competition series had previously only cast celebrities for its first three seasons, the last of which aired early this year. The new version will bring a group of everyday people together to play what the host, Alan Cumming, called his “treacherous game,” in a video announcing the public casting. The show features a group of contestants who participate in a murder mystery game similar to Clue or Mafia. Those who are interested in participating can apply now on the show’s website. Production for the new version of the show will being in 2026.

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FILE - The gaming platform Roblox is displayed on a tablet, Oct. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Leon Keith, File)

Louisiana sues Roblox alleging the popular gaming site fails to protect children

August 14, 2025

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is suing Roblox, alleging that the online gaming platform is allowing sexual predators to victimize kids. The platform is wildly popular with children and teenagers. Murrill filed the lawsuit in state court Thursday, claiming the company has perpetuated a dangerous online environment. Louisiana alleges that Roblox has failed to implement effective safety measures to protect child users from adult predators. Ultimately, Murrill says she believes Roblox “should be shut down.” An email seeking comment from Roblox was sent to the company on Thursday.

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FILE - Payton Gendron, center, listens as he is sentenced, Feb 15, 2023, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP, Pool, File)

Supermarket gunman who targeted Black people wants charges dropped, says grand jury was too white

August 14, 2025

Attorneys for the white supremacist gunman who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket argue that federal charges should be dropped due to a lack of minority representation on the grand jury. A judge heard arguments Thursday on Payton Gendron’s claim that the jury selection process is flawed. Gendron could face the death penalty if convicted in the 2022 mass shooting. He’s already serving life without parole after pleading guilty to state charges. Prosecutors counter that the grand jury selection process was fair. A trial on federal charges is expected next year.

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LL Cool J takes the mic for the 2025 MTV VMAs, where Lady Gaga rules nominations

August 14, 2025

The MTV Video Music Awards announced Thursday that LL Cool J will host the 2025 ceremony. The Grammy-winning artist has long championed the VMAs, having won his first Moon Person in 1991. He became the first rapper to receive the Video Vanguard Award years later in 1997. This year’s VMAs will air on Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. Eastern and will run live from the UBS Arena on New York’s Long Island. The show will be broadcast by CBS for the first time, and also simulcast on MTV and available for streaming on Paramount+.

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Inflation or jobs: Federal Reserve officials are divided over competing concerns

August 14, 2025

Federal Reserve policymakers will be debating whether stubborn inflation or slower hiring is the bigger problem for the economy as they prepare for an annual conference in Jackson, Wyoming, next week and a crucial policy meeting in September. Weak job gains since April have led some officials to support a rate cut. Others remain more concerned about sticky inflation. That could make the Fed’s ultimate move at its September 16-17 meeting a close call. There will be another jobs report and another inflation report before then, and both will likely heavily influence the decision of whether to cut or not.

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FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2015, file photo, Nike co-founder Phil Knight watches from the sidelines during the second half of an NCAA college football game between Oregon and Utah in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang, File)

Nike co-founder Phil Knight and wife pledge record $2B to Oregon cancer center, university says

August 14, 2025

An Oregon university says Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny Knight have pledged a record $2 billion to its cancer center. Oregon Health & Science University described the donation Thursday as the “largest single donation ever made to a U.S. university, college or academic health center.” It surpasses the $1.8 billion given by Michael Bloomberg to Johns Hopkins in 2018, described by that university at the time as the largest single donation to a U.S. university. Universities across the country are struggling with moves from President Donald Trump’s administration to cancel or freeze research grants at universities.

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Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps

August 14, 2025

Texas Democrats have moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP’s redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election. On Thursday, Democrats announced they will return if Texas Republicans end a special session and California releases its own redrawn map proposal. Both were expected to happen Friday. Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott still intends to push through new maps that would give the GOP five more winnable seats before next year’s midterm elections. Texas House Democrats say they need to return to build a strong public legislative record for an upcoming legal battle against a new map.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks with reporters during a briefing with President Donald Trump in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Pam Bondi fires Justice Department employee accused of throwing sandwich at federal agent

August 14, 2025

A man charged with a felony for hurling a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in the nation’s capital has been fired from his job at the Justice Department. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post on Thursday that the department has fired the 37-year-old man, Sean Charles Dunn. A video of Dunn berating a group of federal agents late Sunday went viral. A court filing says Dunn was arrested on an assault charge after he threw a “sub-style” sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent. The incident came as Trump stepped up the federal law enforcement presence in the city but before his takeover of the police department.

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FILE - Los Angeles Lakers head coach Pat Riley, center right, is swamped by fans and players after the Lakers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers to win the NBA championship in Los Angeles, June 9, 1982. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)

Lakers to honor Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley with statue unveiling against Celtics

August 14, 2025

The Los Angeles Lakers will unveil a statue of former coach Pat Riley on Feb. 22. Riley joins Lakers greats like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant in bronze outside their home arena. The Lakers will honor Riley during a game against their longtime rival, the Boston Celtics. Riley coached the Lakers from 1981 to 1990, leading them to four NBA championships. He had a .733 winning percentage in the regular season and a 102-47 mark in the playoffs. Riley also coached the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat, where he now serves as team president.

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Students and family members are escorted into school on the first day of school Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Los Angeles school year begins amid fears over immigration enforcement

August 14, 2025

Los Angeles area students are returning to class under a cloud of apprehension after a summer of immigration raids and amid worries that schools could become targets in the Trump administration’s aggressive crackdown. Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho urged immigration officials this week not to conduct enforcement activity within a two-block radius of schools. He also announced several measures to protect students and families, including adding or altering bus routes to accommodate more students. The district will also distribute a family preparedness packet. The district is the nation’s second largest, with more than 500,000 students. Some 30,000 of them are immigrants.

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In this Oct. 10, 2018 photo, Angie Thomas, 30, a Jackson, Miss., resident whose book, "The Hate U Give," has been on a national young adult best-seller list for 82 weeks, finishes autographing a copy of her book at a reception in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Judge strikes down key parts of Florida law that led to removal of books from school libraries

August 14, 2025

A federal judge has struck down key parts of a Florida law that allowed parents to remove books they found objectionable from public school libraries. U.S. District Judge Carlos Mendoza ruled Wednesday that the statute’s prohibition on material describing sexual conduct was overbroad. The law led to the removal of classics like “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Slaughterhouse-Five” from central Florida schools. Mendoza emphasized that librarians should curate collections based on discretion, not decrees. The lawsuit was brought by publishers, authors, and parents. Schools should now follow a U.S. Supreme Court precedent to evaluate books, the judge ruled.

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Kellogg's Froot Loops is on display in a Costco in Pittsburgh, Monday, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Kellogg says it will remove artificial dyes from cereals by the end of 2027

August 14, 2025

WK Kellogg Co. plans to remove artificial dyes from its breakfast cereals in the next two and a half years. That’s according to the company and the attorney general of Texas. The maker of Froot Loops and Apple Jacks gave the timeline on Thursday as U.S. food producers face pressure from the U.S. government and consumers to phase out synthetic colorings. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says Kellogg signed an agreement assuring his office that the Michigan-based company would “permanently remove toxic dyes” from its cereals by the end of 2027. Kellogg says it already had committed to do that and also to stop launching new products with the dyes in January 2026.

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FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2013, file photo, oysters are displayed in Apalachicola, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)

Florida wildlife officials consider reopening bay nationally known for its oysters

August 14, 2025

Florida wildlife officials have given preliminary approval to a plan to reopen Apalachicola Bay for oyster harvesting, five years after the waters were closed due to dwindling shellfish populations. The bay along what’s known as Florida’s “Forgotten Coast” historically produced 90% of the state’s oysters and 10% of the nation’s. Upstream water demands, predation and overharvesting helped trigger the five-year closure of the fishery in 2020. State regulators say populations have now recovered enough to allow a limited reopening for commercial and recreational harvesting. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is expected to reopen the next oyster season on January 1st.

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FILE - Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) reacts after a foul called on the Lakers during the first half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)

NBA releases 2025-26 schedule, all teams getting at least two national TV games

August 14, 2025

Every NBA team will have at least two nationally televised games this season. The league confirmed that number as part of its full schedule unveiling for 2025-26. The reason: There simply are more national games than ever, now that the league’s new 11-year, $76 billion agreements with ABC-ESPN, NBC-Peacock and Amazon Prime Video are about to formally begin. There will be 247 games scheduled on those networks this season, up from 172 last season between ABC, ESPN and TNT.

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A woman measures a new appliance at a store in Kennesaw, Ga., on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

U.S. producer prices surge in July as Trump tariffs push costs higher

August 14, 2025

U.S. wholesale inflation surged unexpectedly last month as President Donald Trump’s sweeping taxes on imports are pushing costs higher. The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers — was up 0.9% last month from June and 3.3% from a year earlier. The numbers were much higher than forecasters had expected.

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during an event with President Donald Trump on improving Americans' access to their medical records in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Judge orders RFK Jr.’s health department to stop sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials

August 14, 2025

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to stop sharing personal data of Medicaid enrollees with deportation officials. This decision comes after the department began sharing data, including home addresses, with the Department of Homeland Security in June. The move prompted a lawsuit from 20 states, citing privacy concerns. The judge’s order temporarily halts data sharing in those states. The health department maintains that the agreement is legal. Immigration advocates warn that sharing personal data could deter people from seeking emergency medical help. Medicaid provides critical health coverage to vulnerable residents.

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The end is near: Megadeth to release final album and embark on farewell tour

August 14, 2025

Call it a symphony for dissolution. American thrash metal giants Megadeth have announced their forthcoming album will be their last. They will also embark on a farewell tour in 2026. They have yet to reveal the final album’s title, release date or the band’s remaining tour dates. Megadeth founder and frontman Dave Mustaine shared the news in a statement Thursday. It arrived after the band shared a teaser post on Wednesday that read “The end is near…” Megadeth was founded in 1983 after Mustaine was kicked out of Metallica, a band he co-founded. Megadeth released their debut album in 1985, “Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good!”

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FILE - Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, speaks during a hearing of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations on Capitol Hill, April 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Judge dismisses 2 counts against US Rep. Cuellar of Texas, moves bribery trial to next year

August 14, 2025

A judge has granted a request by federal prosecutors to dismiss two of the 14 counts that U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife face. The chargers are part of a federal bribery and conspiracy indictment. U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal also ordered that the couple’s trial now be scheduled for April 6. It had been set for Sept. 22. The judge agreed to dismiss two counts that the couple had each faced related to violating the prohibition on public officials acting as agents of a foreign principal. The Cuellars each still face 12 charges, including conspiracy, bribery and money laundering.

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FILE - Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores stands on the field during an NFL football workout in Eagan, Minn., Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)

Appeals court agrees NFL can be put on trial over claims Black coaches face discrimination

August 14, 2025

A federal appeals court says the NFL can be put on trial over claims that Brian Flores and other Black coaches face discrimination. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. It upheld Manhattan federal Judge Valerie Caproni’s 2023 ruling that Flores can proceed with claims against the league and three teams: the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants and the Houston Texans. In February 2022, Flores sued the league and several teams, saying the league was “rife with racism,” particularly in its hiring and promotion of Black coaches. NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said the league disagrees with the ruling and will seek further review.

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Bob Odenkirk isn’t an action newbie anymore

August 14, 2025

Bob Odenkirk ducks into a West Village coffee shop wearing sunglasses and a Chicago Cubs cap. Some degree of subterfuge might have been necessary for Odenkirk years ago. Surely fans of “Mr. Show” or “The Larry Sanders Show” might have recognized him. But with time, Odenkirk has traveled from the fringes of pop culture to the mainstream. He’s well-known now, but for what is a moving target. At 62, Odenkirk is not only a comic icon, he’s a six-time Emmy-nominated actor, a Tony-nominated Broadway star and, most surprisingly, an action star. He’s not a newbie, either. With “Nobody 2,” the sequel to the 2021 pandemic hit original, Odenkirk’s butt-kicking bona fides are more or less established.

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FILE - Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore watches during an NCAA college football spring game in Ann Arbor, Mich., April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)

NCAA informs Michigan ruling on sign-stealing investigation will be released Friday, AP source says

August 14, 2025

The NCAA has informed Michigan that the organization will announce the results of its sign-stealing investigation on Friday, a person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to share the details. The NCAA alleged last year in a notice that current coach Sherrone Moore violated rules as an assistant under former coach Jim Harbaugh, who served a three-game suspension in exchange for the Big Ten dropping its own investigation into the allegations after the two ended up in court.

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This combination of images shows Robert Caro posing for a portrait in New York on Sept. 11, 2024, left, and Gustavo Dudamel at the 2023 Los Angeles Philharmonic Gala, on Oct. 5, 2023. (AP Photo)

Robert A. Caro named first-ever Founders Historian Laureate by The New York Historical

August 14, 2025

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Robert A. Caro has been named the first-ever Founders Historian Laureate by The New York Historical. The museum, where Caro’s archives are stored, also has a research room named after him. Caro, a lifelong New Yorker, is known for his work on Robert Moses and his Lyndon Johnson biographies. He is currently writing the final volume of the series. The honor will be formally presented at a gala on September 17th. Grammy-winning conductor Gustavo Dudamel will also receive a History Makers Award at the event.

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FILE - The trail head to the Devil's Den trail at Devils Den State Park remains closed Monday, July 28, 2025, in West Fork, Ark. Police in Arkansas are searching for a suspect in the deaths of a couple who investigators said were attacked while on the wooded walking trail with their two young daughters. (AP Photo/Michael Woods, File)

Teacher charged with killing of hikers at Arkansas park pleads not guilty to murder

August 14, 2025

Andrew James McGann has pleaded not guilty to murder charges after allegedly fatally stabbing two hikers at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas last month. McGann entered the plea during a brief hearing at Washington County’s jail on Thursday. Circuit Judge Joanna Taylor scheduled his next hearing for November 14. McGann is being held without bond. He has been charged with two counts of capital murder in the July 26 killing of Clinton David Brink and Cristen Amanda Brink. Authorities have not publicly identified a motive for the attack, and McGann did not have a prior criminal record.

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FILE - Taylor Swift performs at the Paris Le Defense Arena during her Eras Tour concert in Paris, on May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)

Taylor Swift’s new album has everyone seeing orange: An exploration of the color

August 14, 2025

Taylor Swift’s new album announcement has everybody seeing orange. She dropped the news in a swirl of a bright orange hue she calls Portofino Orange Glitter. The pop star says the color ushers in her latest era. Her orange era. Color experts say orange evokes creativity and optimism, though some see it as clownish. Laurie Pressman from the Pantone Color Institute describes Swift’s choice as a “new personality” emerging. In India, the saffron shade of orange has religious and now political significance. Meanwhile, Portofino, Italy, has embraced Swift. Fans and fashion experts celebrate the color’s versatility, suggesting ways to incorporate it into wardrobes.

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‘Mamma Mia!’ returns to Broadway after a decade away, bringing the dance party back to New York

August 14, 2025

“Mamma Mia!” has returned to Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre. Producer Judy Craymer always believed the show would come back after its farewell a decade ago. The musical, featuring ABBA hits like “Dancing Queen,” has been a global success. It originally opened in New York shortly after the 2001 terror attacks, bringing joy during tough times. Now, it resonates again as audiences seek connection. The story, set on a Greek island, follows a young woman searching for her father. Cast members say the show’s themes of friendship and identity continue to capture hearts.

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders watches during the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)

Browns rookie QB Shedeur Sanders sidelined with oblique injury, unlikely to play against Eagles

August 14, 2025

Cleveland rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders remains sidelined from practice with an oblique injury. Sanders sustained the injury during drills ahead of practice on Wednesday. The Browns were in Philadelphia for joint practices before Saturday’s preseason game against the Eagles. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski says Sanders is day to day and will be out “for a little bit.” Backup Joe Flacco won’t play against the Eagles, and Tyler “Snoop” Huntley and Dillon Gabriel could get the bulk of playing time. Sanders completed 14 of 23 passes for 138 yards in his NFL preseason debut against Carolina.

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FILE - A girl looks through a telescope in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Six planets are hanging out in early morning skies this month. Here’s how to spot them

August 14, 2025

Six planets are hanging out in the sky this month. It’s what’s known as a planetary parade and it’s the last one of the year. These fairly common linkups happen when several planets appear to line up in the night sky at once. Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and a faint Mercury are visible this month to the naked eye, and the best chances to spot them are over the next week. Uranus and Neptune can only be glimpsed through binoculars and telescopes. To spot the planets, go out on a clear morning shortly before sunrise and look east.

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FILE - Karol G performs at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Karol G to headline halftime show during YouTube’s first exclusive NFL broadcast, live from Brazil

August 14, 2025

Bringing football fans, Brazil and Karol G together for a one-night experience? That’s a winning formula. The Grammy award-winning musician will headline a halftime show during YouTube’s first exclusive NFL broadcast next month. It will stream live from Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 5. That’s the NFL week 1 matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and the reigning AFC-winning Kansas City Chiefs. The game is free to stream for fans across the globe through YouTube and YouTube TV. It begins at 5 p.m. Pacific / 8 p.m. Eastern / 9 p.m. BRT (local time). A pre-show kicks off an hour earlier.

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FILE - Hunter Biden listens while his father, President Joe Biden, speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Melania Trump demands Hunter Biden retract ‘extremely salacious’ Epstein comments

August 14, 2025

First lady Melania Trump is demanding that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. She threatens to sue if he does not. Biden made the comments in an interview this month, claiming Epstein introduced Melania to Donald Trump. Melania Trump’s lawyer, Alejandro Brito, calls the statements false and defamatory. Brito says the comments have been widely shared on social media, causing harm to the first lady’s reputation. Biden attributed the claim to author Michael Wolff, whom Trump has criticized. The Trumps have long said they were introduced by a modeling agent in 1998.

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3 Virginia sheriff’s deputies who were injured in gunfire while executing a search warrant are OK

August 14, 2025

An official says three sheriff’s deputies injured in gunfire while executing warrants in southern Virginia were shaken up but are “OK.” The suspected shooter is in custody. Sheriff Michael W. Taylor says the warrants being served Wednesday were for brandishing a firearm and trespassing. Officers were also serving a protective order. The deputies all appear to have been wounded by shrapnel and none was directly hit. Photos and video from the scene showed a large number of police and emergency response vehicles. Pittsylvania County is located along the state’s southern border with North Carolina. It is about 98 miles northwest of Raleigh, North Carolina.

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