NEWS & SPORTS
NEWS
September 5, 2024
AP- News September 5, 2024 Suspect in Georgia high school shooting denied making online threats last year WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The teen charged with opening fire at a Georgia high school denied threatening to carry out a school shooting when authorities interviewed him last year about a menacing post on the social media site Discord. That’s according to a sheriff’s report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. Jackson County Sheriff Janis Mangum told AP her investigators did all they could, but there was insufficient evidence to justify an arrest. The 14-year-old suspect was charged as an adult in the […]
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September 5, 2024
AP-Summary Brief-Business September 5, 2024 You aren’t likely to lose a job in the US but may find it harder to land one WASHINGTON (AP) — The American labor market, red-hot for the past few years, has cooled. The job market is now in an unusual place: Jobholders are mostly secure, with layoffs low, historically speaking. Yet the pace of hiring has slowed, and landing a job has become harder. If you have a job, you aren’t likely to lose it. But if you’re looking for one, good luck. Since peaking in March 2022 as the economy accelerated out of […]
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September 3, 2024
AP- News September 3, 2024 Russian missiles blast Ukrainian military training facility and hospital, killing at least 50 POLTAVA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say two ballistic missiles blasted a military training facility and nearby hospital in Ukraine, killing at least 50 people and wounding more than 200 others. The attack on Tuesday appeared to be one of the deadliest Russian strikes since the war began. The strike hit the central-eastern city of Poltava, the capital of the region of the same name. It partially destroyed a building used by the Poltava Military Institute of Communications. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy […]
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September 3, 2024
AP-Summary Brief-Business September 3, 2024 The Fed welcomes a ‘soft landing’ even if many Americans don’t feel like cheering WASHINGTON (AP) — When Jerome Powell delivered a high-profile speech last month, the Federal Reserve chair came the closest he ever had to declaring that the inflation surge that gripped the nation for three painful years was now essentially defeated. And not only that. The Fed’s high interest rates, Powell said, had managed to achieve that goal without causing a recession and high unemployment. Yet most Americans are not in the same celebratory mood about the plummeting of inflation in the […]
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August 30, 2024
AP- News August 30, 2024 When the US left Kabul, these Americans tried to help Afghans left behind. It still haunts them Three years ago, the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan when the last American plane departed Kabul. But for some Americans, that was not the end of the story. In the three years since, a smattering of volunteers in the United States have worked to get some of the nation’s Afghan allies out of the Taliban-controlled country and into new lives abroad. Sometimes they work alone. Sometimes the work has been frustrating and has affected their mental health. They […]
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August 30, 2024
AP-Summary Brief-Business August 30, 2024 Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge shows price pressures easing as rate cuts near WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation measure closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, extending a trend of cooling price increases that clears the way for the Fed to start cutting its key interest rate next month for the first time in 4 1/2 years. Prices rose just 0.2% from June to July, up a tick from the previous month’s 0.1% increase. Compared with a year earlier, inflation was unchanged at 2.5%. The slowdown in inflation could upend Donald Trump’s […]
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August 29, 2024
AP- News August 29, 2024 Israel kills a top militant in its deadliest West Bank raids since the Gaza war began TULKAREM, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military says it has killed five more militants, including a local commander, in the occupied West Bank. The army has pressed ahead with what appears to be the deadliest military operation in the occupied territory since the start of the war in Gaza. Israel says the raids are aimed at preventing attacks. The raids have killed a total of 16 people, nearly all militants, since late Tuesday. The Palestinians see them as […]
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August 29, 2024
AP-Summary Brief-Business August 29, 2024 US economic growth for last quarter is revised up to a solid 3% annual rate WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew last quarter at a healthy 3% annual pace, fueled by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said in an upgrade of its initial assessment. The Commerce Department had previously estimated that the nation’s gross domestic product expanded at a 2.8% rate from April through June. The second-quarter growth marked a sharp acceleration from a sluggish 1.4% growth rate in the first three months of 2024. Consumer spending, which accounts for about […]
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August 28, 2024
AP- News August 28, 2024 Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as ‘target of opportunity,’ FBI official says WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior FBI official says the gunman in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a “target of opportunity.” Kevin Rojek is the FBI’s top agent in Pittsburgh. He said Wednesday that Thomas Matthew Crooks, who shot at Trump before being killed by the Secret Service at the July 13 rally in Butler, […]
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August 28, 2024
AP-Summary Brief-Business August 28, 2024 Questions about the safety of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system are growing DETROIT (AP) — Tesla says its vehicles that are equipped with the latest versions of its vaunted “Full Self-Driving” system can travel from point to point with little human intervention. Yet a series of alarming recent incidents have drawn the attention of federal regulators, who were already investigating Tesla’s automated driving systems because of dozens of crashes that raised safety concerns. The problems have led people who monitor autonomous vehicles to become more skeptical that Tesla’s system will ever be able to operate safely […]
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August 27, 2024
AP- News August 27, 2024 A hostage in Gaza is rescued by Israel after 326 days of captivity JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces rescued a hostage found alone underground in Gaza, freeing a living captive from Hamas’ vast tunnel network for the first time since the Oct. 7 attack that ignited the war. The 52-year-old Israeli man was taken Tuesday to a hospital in Israel, where members of his large Bedouin Arab family gathered around his bedside in a joyful reunion. The rescue brought a rare moment of joy to Israelis after 10 months of war but also served as […]
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August 27, 2024
AP-Summary Brief-Business August 27, 2024 Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports. Will they hold up in court? OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police officers are starting to use artificial intelligence to help write crime reports. Pulling from the sounds of an officer’s body camera, an AI tool based on the same technology as ChatGPT can churn out the first draft of an incident report in seconds. Officers who’ve tried it in Oklahoma City and other police departments are enthused about the time-saving technology. Some prosecutors, police watchdogs and legal scholars have concerns about how it […]
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August 23, 2024
AP- News August 23, 2024 A baby evacuated from Gaza lost an eye and most of his family in the war CAIRO (AP) — When Mostafa Qadoura was a week old, an Israeli strike on his home in Gaza launched his crib into the air, sent shrapnel into his right eye that damaged it beyond repair, and killed one of his brothers. Evacuated to Egypt weeks later when the hospital treating him came under siege by the Israeli army, Mostafa has since grown into a smiling and active 10-month-old with chubby cheeks. But he still faces huge challenges. His mother […]
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August 23, 2024
AP-Summary Brief-Business August 23, 2024 Powell at Jackson Hole: ‘The time has come’ for the Fed to soon begin reducing interest rates JACKSON, Wyoming (AP) — With inflation nearly defeated and the job market cooling, the Federal Reserve is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate from its current 23-year high, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday. Powell did not say when rate cuts would begin or how large they might be, but the Fed is widely expected to announce a modest quarter-point cut in its benchmark rate when it meets in mid-September. “The time has come for policy to […]
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August 22, 2024
AP- News August 22, 2024 Zelenskyy visits border area for the first time since Ukrainian forces entered Russia’s Kursk region KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has toured the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy on his first visit to the border area since his forces entered Russian territory more than two weeks ago. During a meeting with Ukraine’s military commander on Thursday, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces have claimed control of another settlement in the Russian region of Kursk and taken more Russian prisoners of war whom he hopes to exchange for captured Ukrainians. But the gains there come as […]
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SPORTS
September 6, 2024
Monday 9/9/2024 Tennis Home vs Freedom (4:00) Soccer Home vs North Lincoln (4:00) Volleyball @ Forbush (4:30) Tuesday 9/10/2024 Golf @ Mountain Aire Golf Club (3:00) Cross Country @ Freedom Wednesday 9/11/2024 Volleyball Home vs Alexander Central (4:30) Tennis @ South Caldwell (4:00) Soccer @ East Wilkes Thursday 9/12/2024 JV Football @ Mount Airy (7:00) Friday 9/13/2024 Varsity Football Home vs Mount Airy (7:30)
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September 5, 2024
AP-Scorecard September 5, 2024 Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE Detroit at San Diego 8:40 p.m. Final Cincinnati 1 Houston 0 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE L-A Angels at Texas 8:05 p.m. Seattle 2 Oakland 0 (Bot 1st) Final Minnesota 4 Tampa Bay 3 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia at Miami 6:40 p.m. Washington at Pittsburgh 6:40 p.m. Colorado at Atlanta 7:20 p.m. Arizona 1 San Francisco 0 (Top 1st) ___ NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Baltimore at Kansas City 8:20 p.m. ___ WOMEN’S […]
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September 5, 2024
Update on the latest sports AP-Summary Brief-Sports September 5, 2024 Will Taylor Swift show up for Chiefs’ season opener against the Ravens on Thursday night? KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs are playing the Ravens on Thursday night in the opening game of the NFL season and among the many subplots is whether pop star Taylor Swift will return to Arrowhead Stadium. She began a high-profile romance with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce nearly a year ago, when she attended a game against the Bears there. Swift dropped in on several games the rest of the season, and […]
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September 3, 2024
AP-Scorecard September 3, 2024 Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE Philadelphia at Toronto 7:07 p.m. Boston at N-Y Mets 7:10 p.m. L-A Dodgers at L-A Angels 9:38 p.m. ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Chi White Sox at Baltimore 6:35 p.m. Minnesota at Tampa Bay 6:50 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City 7:40 p.m. N-Y Yankees at Texas 8:05 p.m. Seattle at Oakland 9:40 p.m. ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Washington at Miami 6:40 p.m. Colorado at Atlanta 7:20 p.m. […]
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September 3, 2024
Update on the latest sports AP-Summary Brief-Sports September 3, 2024 Oilers sign Leon Draisaitl to an 8-year extension worth $112 million EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers have signed Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year contract extension worth $112 million. Draisaitl’s $14 million salary cap hit beginning in 2025-26 is the highest in NHL history. Draisaitl and Connor McDavid helped the team reach Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final this past year. Draisaitl, the league’s MVP in 2020, was set to be an unrestricted free agent next summer. Treshaun Ward leads Boston College in 28-13 victory over No. […]
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September 2, 2024
Aug. 31, 2024 Contact: Joey Jones (jo*****@ap******.edu) Secondary contact/Lead writer: Bret Strelow (st******@ap******.edu) FINAL STATS: PDF Attached RECAP: https://appstatesports.com/news/2024/8/31/app-state-football-pulls-away-for-decisive-win-to-open-2024-season.aspx PRESS CONFERENCE (COACH CLARK): https://youtu.be/86NcKTpIHwM PRESS CONFERENCE (PLAYERS): https://youtu.be/6DWTjanThJ8 POSTGAME NOTES: https://appstatesports.com/news/2024/8/31/football-postgame-notes-from-app-states-win-vs-etsu.aspx BOONE, N.C. — By game’s end, App State Football had gained separation from ETSU and provided reason for celebration from another above-capacity crowd. Three consecutive scoring drives to begin the 2024 opener and three straight touchdowns toward the end of it bookended a 38-10 victory against FCS neighbor ETSU on Saturday with the third-largest attendance figure in Kidd Brewer Stadium history being recorded. The attendance figure of 36,232 ranks behind […]
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September 2, 2024
Tuesday 9/3/24 Soccer @ Avery (6:30) Women’s Golf @ Boone Golf Club (3:00) Women’s Tennis Home vs Alexander Central (4:00) Wednesday 9/4/24 Women’s Tennis @ Hibriten (4:00) Volleyball @ Surry Central (4:30) Cross Country @ Lenoir Soccer Home vs Avery (6:00) Thursday 9/5/24 Soccer @ Forbush (5:15) JV Football Home vs West Wilkes (7:00) Friday 9/6/24 Varsity Football @ West Wilkes (7:00)
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August 30, 2024
AP-Scorecard August 30, 2024 Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE San Diego at Tampa Bay 6:50 p.m. St. Louis at N-Y Yankees 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cleveland 7:10 p.m. N-Y Mets at Chi White Sox 8:10 p.m. Baltimore at Colorado 8:40 p.m. ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston at Detroit 6:40 p.m. Oakland at Texas 8:05 p.m. Kansas City at Houston 8:10 p.m. Toronto at Minnesota 8:10 p.m. Seattle at L-A Angels 9:38 p.m. ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE […]
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August 30, 2024
Update on the latest sports AP-Summary Brief-Sports August 30, 2024 NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother killed when bicycles hit by car on eve of sister’s wedding NHL player Johnny Gaudreau of the Columbus Blue Jackets has been killed after being hit by a car while riding a bicycle in his home state of New Jersey. He was 31. New Jersey State Police confirmed Gaudreau and brother Matthew were hit by a driver of a car on Thursday night in Salem County, not far from their native Carneys Point. Officials said the driver was suspected to be under the […]
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August 29, 2024
AP-Scorecard August 29, 2024 Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE Oakland at Cincinnati 5:10 p.m. Baltimore at L-A Dodgers 10:10 p.m. ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto at Boston 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Houston 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels 3 Detroit 0 (Bot 8th) Texas 1 Chicago White Sox 0 (Top 5th) ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE N-Y Mets at Arizona 3:40 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia 6:40 p.m. Milwaukee 3 San Francisco 0 (Top 4th) St. Louis 1 San Diego 0 (Bot 3rd) […]
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August 29, 2024
Update on the latest sports AP-Summary Brief-Sports August 29, 2024 NFL places restrictions on Brady’s broadcasting access because of pending Raiders ownership stake An NFL spokesperson says Tom Brady’s pending bid to become a part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders has triggered restrictions on his access to teams as part of his role as a Fox Sports broadcaster. Brady is not permitted to attend in-person or online broadcast production meetings and may not have access to team facilities, players or coaches. Fox staff is not subject to these limitations. He also must abide by the league constitution and […]
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August 28, 2024
AP-Scorecard August 28, 2024 Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE Houston at Philadelphia 4:05 p.m. Oakland at Cincinnati 6:40 p.m. N-Y Yankees at Washington 6:45 p.m. Atlanta at Minnesota 7:40 p.m. Baltimore at L-A Dodgers 10:10 p.m. ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay at Seattle 4:10 p.m. Texas at Chi White Sox 5:10 p.m. L-A Angels at Detroit 6:40 p.m. Toronto at Boston 7:10 p.m. Texas at Chi White Sox 8:10 p.m. Kansas City 5 […]
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August 28, 2024
Update on the latest sports AP-Summary Brief-Sports August 28, 2024 Pittsburgh Steelers are handing their offense to veteran QB Russell Wilson PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to let Russell Wilson cook. Coach Mike Tomlin has selected the nine-time Pro Bowler as the starting quarterback heading into Week 1. The move ended a largely perfunctory quarterback competition with Justin Fields in which the 35-year-old Wilson held the “pole position” as Tomlin put it for months and did little to cede ground. Wilson is the fourth different quarterback to start Week 1 for the Steelers in the past […]
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August 27, 2024
AP-Scorecard August 24, 2024 Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE Houston at Philadelphia 6:40 p.m. Oakland at Cincinnati 6:40 p.m. N-Y Yankees at Washington 6:45 p.m. Atlanta at Minnesota 7:40 p.m. Baltimore at L-A Dodgers 10:10 p.m. ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City at Cleveland 6:40 p.m. L-A Angels at Detroit 6:40 p.m. Toronto at Boston 7:10 p.m. Texas at Chi White Sox 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Seattle 9:40 p.m. ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Chi […]
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August 27, 2024
Update on the latest sports AP-Summary Brief-Sports August 27, 2024 NFL teams already have started trimming rosters ahead of deadline to reach 53 players NFL teams already have started trimming their rosters ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. Teams must pare down to 53 players from 90 by 4 p.m. Eastern. Each team is also allowed to add up to 17 more players on its practice squad, including a spot allocated for the International Player Pathway Program. Several notable players already have been released, including wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. He was cut by the New England Patriots on Aug. 9 and […]
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