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August 8, 2020 10:03 a.m.

Shipyard, union reach tentative deal to end strike in Maine

BATH, Maine (AP) — Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works and production workers reached a tentative agreement to end a strike that has stretched on for more than a month during a pandemic, officials announced Saturday.

August 8, 2020 9:03 a.m.

California eyes 11 police reforms after George Floyd's death

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are pushing to enact nearly a dozen policing reform laws driven by

August 8, 2020 6:27 a.m.

Kansas Democrats excited about ex-GOP lawmaker's Senate bid

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats are pinning their unusually high hopes for winning a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas for the first time in almost 90 years on a retired doctor and former Republican who vexed conservatives with her support for Medicaid expansion and abortion and LGBTQ rights.

August 8, 2020 5:27 a.m.

UK military asked to help stem Channel migrant crossings

Britain’s military said Saturday it has been asked by the government to help prevent people from reaching the U.K. from France in small boats, after a surge in the number of vessels making the dangerous journey.

August 8, 2020 5:03 a.m.

Global Forecast-Fahrenheit

Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Saturday, August 8, 2020

August 8, 2020 4:27 a.m.

AP News Digest 7:10 a.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at

August 8, 2020 3:27 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT

Virus aid talks collapse; no help expected for jobless now

August 8, 2020 2:03 a.m.

Huawei: Smartphone chips running out under US sanctions

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei is running out of processor chips to make smartphones due to U.S. sanctions and will be forced to stop production of its own most advanced chips, a company executive says, in a sign of growing damage to Huawei’s business from American pressure.

August 8, 2020 1:06 a.m.

Is France helping Lebanon, or trying to reconquer it?

PARIS (AP) — It was almost as if Emmanuel Macron forgot that Lebanon is no longer a French protectorate.

August 8, 2020 12:27 a.m.

AP News Digest 3:15 a.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at

August 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Rays hold Yankees to 2 hits in 1-0 win

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Michael Perez hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning on his 28th birthday, six Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a two-hitter and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading New York Yankees 1-0 on Friday night.

August 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Texas Tech AD apologizes to team after firing Stollings

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt publicly apologized Friday to players on the women's basketball team for what they experienced under fired coach Marlene Stollings.

August 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Murphy drives in 4, Rockies keep rolling, beat M's 8-4

SEATTLE (AP) — Daniel Murphy had a key two-run single and later hit a two-run home run, Garrett Hampson and Charlie Blackmon added solo shots, and the Colorado Rockies won for the sixth time in seven games, beating the Seattle Mariners 8-4 on Friday night.

August 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: Trump says US help on way for Beirut disaster

BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local):

August 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Surprising Marlins win again, top Mets 4-3 for 6th straight

NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Cervelli hit a three-run homer, Humberto Mejia impressed in his abbreviated major league debut and the Miami Marlins kept up their surprising surge, beating the New York Mets 4-3 Friday night.

August 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Republicans push Kanye 2020. But will it really hurt Biden?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kanye West's unlikely White House bid is getting help qualifying for presidential ballots in key states from Republicans around the country, fueling suspicions he's being pushed to run by allies of President Donald Trump hoping to siphon support away from Joe Biden.

August 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Global Forecast-Celsius

Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Saturday, August 8, 2020

August 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Voters weary as Puerto Rico prepares for historic primaries

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two candidates who both served as replacement governors in the wake of a Puerto Rican political crisis are competing against each other for a chance to win the job in their own right as the disaster-struck U.S. territory holds primary elections.

August 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Ryan McBroom's homer lifts Royals to 3-2 win over Twins

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals won the World Series five years ago with a bullpen that rarely squandered the slimmest of leads.

August 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Review: A superb Rylance lifts up languorous 'Barbarians'

Watching Mark Rylance play a man of basic decency getting swallowed up by an evil world — and a sadistic Johnny Depp — in