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August 25, 2025.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh lifts the trident to celebrate a win over the Athletics in a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Cal Raleigh hits 50th homer, joining Mickey Mantle as switch-hitters to reach mark

August 25, 2025

Cal Raleigh has hit his 50th homer, extending his major league record for home runs by a catcher and entering some elite company. Raleigh joined Mickey Mantle as the only switch-hitters to hit 50 homers in a season, and he became the eighth player in major league history to reach the half-century mark in August. Batting from the right side, the Big Dumper sent a 3-2 fastball from San Diego’s JP Sears 419 feet into the second deck in left field. He’s the second Mariners player to hit 50 homers in a season, joining Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr., who hit 56 in 1997 and again in ’98.

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Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, reacts against Reilly Opelka, of the United States, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

A cut above? Carlos Alcaraz’s shaved head makes its US Open debut in his first-round win

August 25, 2025

Carlos Alcaraz has showed up at the U.S. Open for his first-round match with a shaved head. Alcaraz, who is seeded No. 2 at Flushing Meadows, caused a bit of a buzz with his buzz cut when he got to the tournament grounds before beating Reilly Opelka in straight sets at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday. At least one other player — and friend — was not a fan: Frances Tiafoe, who lost in the semifinals in New York to Alcaraz in 2022. That was the year Alcaraz won the title at the U.S. Open for the first of his five Grand Slam trophies. Tiafoe called the cut terrible.

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Republican Rep. Mark Alford addresses attendees at a town hall, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Bolivar, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

And now for something different, civility unfolds in a Missouri GOP congressman’s town hall

August 25, 2025

One of the few Republican U.S. House members making in-person appearances embarked on a town hall tour of his district to meet with constituents, and a civil conversation broke out. Rep. Mark Alford and an audience of about 100 in west central Missouri on Monday spent an hour bantering about Medicaid, the national guard being deployed in Washington, D.C., and certainly the deluge of action being taken by President Donald Trump. But gone from the slightly Democratic-leaning audience in the small auditorium on Southwest Baptist University campus in Boliver were the screams of “liar!” that have marked other Republican town halls, notably Nebraska Rep. Mike Flood’s in Lincoln on Aug. 5.

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Judge rules Utah’s congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections

August 25, 2025

The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state’s congressional boundaries after a judge ruled  the Republican-controlled body circumvented safeguards put in place by voters to ensure districts aren’t drawn to favor any party. The current map, adopted in 2021, divides Salt Lake County, the state’s population center and a Democratic stronghold, among four congressional districts that have since all elected Republicans by wide margins. District Court Judge Dianna Gibson, who ruled Monday, made few judgments on the content of the map but declared it unlawful because lawmakers had weakened and ignored an independent commission established by voters to prevent partisan gerrymandering.

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Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington speaks to reporters prior to a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Stephen Hawkins)

Angels manager Ron Washington recovering from quadruple bypass heart surgery

August 25, 2025

Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington says he’s recovering from quadruple bypass heart surgery. It’s the first time he has publicly addressed the health issues that have sidelined him since late June. Washington had surgery June 30. He was around the team Monday for the first time since then, but isn’t returning to manage this season. Washington, at 73 the oldest manager in the majors, was last in the dugout for a game on June 19 against the New York Yankees. He experienced shortness of breath and appearing fatigued toward the end of that four-game series in New York.

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V, a member of the South Korean K-pop band BTS, looks on during batting practice before a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)

V of K-pop sensation BTS thrills fans with first pitch at Dodgers game and meets Shohei Ohtani

August 25, 2025

V of K-pop sensation BTS has thrown the ceremonial first pitch at a Los Angeles Dodgers game. He met with two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani before taking the mound on Monday night. The singer, whose given name is Kim Taehyung, bowed slightly to Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who caught a strike from the left-hander. BTS fans screamed throughout V’s time on the field. V and Ohtani briefly hugged in the team’s dugout before the game. BTS is set to release a new album next spring, following their break due to mandatory military service in South Korea.

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Cleveland Guardians' Tanner Bibee pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Cleveland, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Guardians’ frustrations boil over as they are shut out for 3rd straight game

August 25, 2025

The Guardians have been shut out for the third straight game. And frustrations boiled over in Cleveland’s dugout during Monday night’s 9-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. It’s the first time the Guardians have been blanked three straight times since 1991. That team lost 105 games. Manager Steven Vogt says “everyone’s frustrated” on his team, and pitcher Tanner Bibee entered the dugout yelling in the fourth inning. The Guardians managed just two singles against the Rays. Cleveland was making a run at an AL wild-card spot before what is now a six-game losing streak.

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FILE- In this Feb. 5, 2018, file photo, the seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System is displayed in the ground at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Why the Federal Reserve has historically been independent of the White House

August 25, 2025

President Donald Trump says he is firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook after she was accused of mortgage fraud. It’s the latest effort by his administration to exert greater control over one of the few remaining independent agencies in Washington. Cook previously said she would not leave her post. Trump has repeatedly attacked the Fed’s chair, Jerome Powell, for not cutting its short-term interest rate, and even threatened to fire him. Firing Powell or forcing out a governor would threaten the Fed’s venerated independence, which has long been supported by most economists and Wall Street investors.

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Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark cheers during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Minnesota Lynx, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Caitlin Clark becomes a Nike signature athlete with shoe coming out next year

August 25, 2025

Caitlin Clark is Nike’s newest signature athlete, expanding the athletic wear company’s partnership with the WNBA star. Nike has revealed a new logo of interlocking Cs to represent the Indiana Fever player. Clark’s first signature shoe and apparel collection will debut next year. Her logo collection will launch on Oct. 1. A T-shirt in the Fever’s colors of yellow and navy blue will come out a month earlier. Clark has had a huge impact in women’s basketball ratings and attendance over the last few years, dating from her time setting the NCAA all-time scoring record at Iowa.

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Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein dreams are alive

August 25, 2025

“Frankenstein” may be the culmination of Guillermo del Toro’s artistic life. It’s his chance to, finally, unleash a movie — an epic of creator and creation, father and son, God and sinner — that he’s been dreaming of decades. On the first day of shooting “Frankenstein,” Guillermo del Toro held up a drawing of the creature he had made when was a teenager. For the Mexican-born filmmaker, Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic novel and the 1931 film with Boris Karloff, is his personal urtext: the origin of a lifelong affection for the monsters del Toro has ever since, almost compulsively, breathed into life. Netflix will release “Frankenstein” in theaters Oct. 17 and on streaming in November.

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FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, then-Illinois Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

License plate camera company halts cooperation with federal agencies among investigation concerns

August 25, 2025

A company that installs license plate-detecting cameras to aid law enforcement has halted operations with federal agencies because of ongoing concerns among officials in Illinois and elsewhere. Flock Safety said Monday it paused pilot programs with the Department of Homeland Security aimed at intercepting human traffickers and fentanyl distribution. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced an audit found U.S. Customs and Border Protection gained access to Illinois data. He says it violates a 2023 law that restricts sharing data with police investigating immigration or out-of-state abortions. After another incident in June, Flock Safety installed a process that flags words such as “immigration” and “abortion” on Illinois searches and rejects those requests.

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Passengers board a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) bus in Philadelphia, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Philadelphia’s mass transit cuts foreshadow possible similar moves by other agencies across US

August 25, 2025

Commuters and students in Philadelphia say they’re waking up earlier and scrambling to avoid being late as they navigate service reductions by the region’s public transit agency. The cuts took effect this week as the school year begins in Philadelphia, the nation’s sixth-most populous city. It could herald a wave of cuts by major transit agencies around the U.S. as they struggle with rising costs and lagging ridership. Cutbacks are also on the table at transit agencies in Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco and Pittsburgh. In many places, funding hasn’t kept up with inflation while ridership is below pre-pandemic levels after many people had their routines disrupted by COVID-19.

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FILE - Vanessa Shields-Haas, a nurse practitioner, walks from the lobby toward the examination rooms at the Maine Family Planning healthcare facility, July 15, 2025, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds during lawsuit after Trump cuts to abortion providers

August 25, 2025

A judge has denied a request from a network of Maine clinics to force the federal government to restore Medicaid funding. Monday’s ruling came as the clinics are opposing efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to prevent federal funds from reaching abortion providers. Trump’s policy and tax bill blocked Medicaid money from going to Planned Parenthood. It also prevented funding from reaching Maine Family Planning. Planned Parenthood is the country’s largest abortion provider, while Maine Family Planning is a much smaller organization. Maine Family Planning clinics provide family planning and primary care to about 8,000 people in one of New England’s poorest and most rural states. Planned Parenthood is also challenging the funding cut.

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FILE - Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander of the United States Forces Command, arrives to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, May 26, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

New top admiral takes over the US Navy amid military firings

August 25, 2025

Adm. Daryl Caudle has taken over as the Navy’s highest-ranking officer. It ends a six-month vacancy created by the Trump administration’s firing of his predecessor. Caudle became chief of naval operations Monday as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted a growing list of military leaders with little or no explanation. Hegseth fired Caudle’s predecessor, Adm. Lisa Franchetti, without explanation in February. Neither Caudle nor Navy Secretary John Phelan addressed the ouster at a swearing-in ceremony Monday, though Franchetti was among several former chiefs of naval operations in attendance. Caudle showed his agreement with an often-repeated Trump administration phrase, saying, “Peace through strength works.”

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President Donald Trump, surrounded by family members of soldiers killed in Afghanistan at the attack at Abbey Gate, holds up a signed proclamation honoring the fourth anniversary of the attack, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump honors fallen US service members and criticizes Biden to mark Afghanistan bombing anniversary

August 25, 2025

President Donald Trump has marked the fourth anniversary of a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members during the Afghanistan withdrawal by signing a proclamation honoring them. On Monday, Trump criticized President Joe Biden for the attack, which also killed over 100 Afghans on Aug. 26, 2021. Trump called it a significant failure by the previous administration. The Biden White House followed a withdrawal timeline negotiated by Trump’s administration. A review found decisions by both Trump and Biden led to Afghanistan’s military collapse. Trump has ordered a new review of the withdrawal, seeking answers for what happened.

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Jennifer Vasquez Sura, front left, and her husband Kilmar Abrego Garcia, front center, attend a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

What to know about Trump deportation policies that could send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda

August 25, 2025

Efforts by U.S. immigration officials to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, a country to which the Salvadoran national has no ties, has again focused attention third-country deportations. The Trump administration has recently entered into agreements with various nations around to world to deport immigrants to countries other than their own. These third-country agreements have been contested in court by immigrant rights groups, who have argued the migrants’ due process rights are being violated. In June, a divided Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to restart the swift removal of migrants to countries other than their homelands and with minimal notice.

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FILE - Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood throws during an NCAA college football spring game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

No. 14 Michigan names freshman Bryce Underwood its starting quarterback in opener against New Mexico

August 25, 2025

Bryce Underwood has been named the starting quarterback for No. 14 Michigan. Coach Sherrone Moore made the announcement Monday at his weekly news conference. Underwood was the nation’s top-ranked recruit last year and his father told The Wall Street Journal that the freshman is expected to make more than $15 million over the next three seasons. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound Underwood says he expects to shock the world this season, adding nobody has seen a freshman like him. Michigan opens Saturday night against New Mexico.

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., speaks to reporters as he arrives for a deposition with former Attorney General Bill Barr, on Capitol Hill Monday, Aug 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

House committee subpoenas Epstein’s estate for documents, including birthday book and contacts

August 25, 2025

The House Oversight Committee is subpoenaing the estate of the late Jeffrey Epstein. Congressional lawmakers are trying to determine who was connected to the disgraced financier and whether prosecutors mishandled his case. The subpoena is the latest effort by both Republicans and Democrats to respond to public clamor for more information about Epstein, who was found dead in his New York jail cell in 2019. The subpoena demands that Epstein’s estate provide documents including a book that was compiled with notes from friends for his 50th birthday, his last will and testament, agreements he signed with prosecutors, his contact books, and his financial transactions and holdings.

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Beresford FFA Member Named National Finalist in Proficiency Awards

August 25, 2025

BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota FFA members are receiving national recognition for their achievements in agriculture through the National FFA Proficiency Award program. The awards honor FFA members who develop career-ready skills through supervised agricultural experiences, or SAEs. Students can apply in one of 45 areas, ranging from fruit production to beef and swine entrepreneurship. […]

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Driver Kyle Larson, center, gives autographs to fans prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. (AP Photo/Bryon Houlgrave)

NASCAR’s playoffs begin with no clear favorite, Larson as top seed, Reddick happy just to make field

August 25, 2025

There is no clear favorite as NASCAR’s playoffs get ready to begin Sunday at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. Kyle Larson is the top seed, but Ryan Blaney has the momentum following his victory in the regular-season finale at Daytona. Blaney drives for Team Penske, which has three drivers in the 16-driver field and won the last three Cup Series titles. Shane van Gisbergen makes his playoff debut as a rookie with four wins so far this season. His win total matches Denny Hamlin for most in the Cup Series this season. Hamlin is the third seed.

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Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, bottom right, reacts next to chair umpire, Greg Allensworth, left, after a photographer ran onto the court during a match against Benjamin Bonzi, of France, in the first-round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Medvedev taunts booing crowd, rips chair ump during wild US Open meltdown

August 25, 2025

Daniil Medvedev’s match was delayed more than six minutes between points Sunday night, after a photographer entered the court on match point and the 2021 U.S. Open champion became enraged by the chair umpire’s decision to award his opponent a first serve. Benjamin Bonzi had just hit his first serve leading 5-4 in the third set after winning the first two. After he missed it, a photographer left his position before the Frenchman could hit his second. Chair umpire Greg Allensworth told the photographer to get off the court, then announced that Bonzi would get another first serve because of the delay — which is common in tennis. Medvedev then approached the chair to complain about the decision and the booing began.

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

‘Stay out of our city’: Chicago officials slam Trump’s threat to target the city

August 25, 2025

President Donald Trump says Chicago will likely be the next target of his efforts to address crime, homelessness and illegal immigration. On Friday, Trump mentioned that Chicago could receive similar treatment to Washington, D.C., where 2,000 troops have been deployed. He also indicated plans to assist New York. Trump has often described some of the nation’s largest cities as dangerous. On Friday, he singled out Chicago, calling it a “mess” and claiming residents are “screaming for us to come.” City officials and advocates, meanwhile, slammed Trump’s threats and emphasized drops in violent crime in Chicago.

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The US Open dating show: How Grand Slam tennis tournaments are shooting for a Gen Z audience

August 25, 2025

Over the course of the past week, eight couples have gone on their first dates across the U.S. Open’s grounds — on camera. The dates will air to the public across the course of the tournament. The eight-episode YouTube series that made its debut Sunday comes amidst an explosive moment for dating shows. “Love Island,” “Love is Blind” and “The Bachelor” are just a few shows in the genre that have dominated young American audiences in the past year. But, perhaps more importantly, it also comes at an important time for content created by Grand Slam tournaments.

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