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Atlanta's image challenged by facts of 1906 race massacre
ATLANTA (AP) - Everyone who moves through downtown Atlanta today passes places where innocent Black men and women were pulled from trolleys, shot in their workplaces, chased through the streets and be...
Aug 03, 2022

Jonathan Nez, Buu Nygren advance in Navajo presidential race
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Voters on the vast Navajo Nation have advanced tribal presidential candidates Jonathan Nez and Buu Nygren to the general election in November. Voters narrowed the list of 15 ca...
Aug 03, 2022

Kansas GOP nominates Kobach for AG, advancing comeback bid
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Republicans on Tuesday nominated Kris Kobach for Kansas attorney general, keeping alive the polarizing conservative's bid for a political comeback following his losses in a governo...
Aug 02, 2022

Mangiapane nets 3-year deal, $17.4 million from Flames, avoids salary arbitration
CALGARY - Andrew Mangiapane of the Calgary Flames was rewarded on Monday for setting career highs in goals, assists and points this past season. The Flames signed the 26-year-old forward to a three-ye...
Aug 02, 2022

Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib wins Democratic primary race
NEW YORK (AP) - Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat and member of the progressive Squad in Congress, sailed through a primary election Tuesday. Her win came as three Republican U.S. House members ...
Aug 02, 2022

Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, die...
Aug 02, 2022

Murray, Smiley advance in Washington Senate primary
SEATTLE (AP) - Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray advanced Tuesday to the fall election in her quest for a sixth term after the longtime incumbent highlighted her support for abortion rights in the run...
Aug 02, 2022

Kansas voters protect abortion rights, block path to ban
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas voters on Tuesday protected the right to get an abortion in their state, rejecting a measure that would have allowed their Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten abort...
Aug 02, 2022

Missouri AG Eric Schmitt beats Greitens in GOP Senate race
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt defeated scandal-scarred former Gov. Eric Greitens and 19 others Tuesday in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Republican leaders have ...
Aug 02, 2022

Gausman delivers 1-hit gem as Jays beat Rays 3-1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Kevin Gausman allowed one hit and struck out 10 over eight masterful innings and the Toronto Blue Jays opened a nine-game road trip with a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays o...
Aug 02, 2022