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August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Washington's Jimmy Lake says Pac-12 postponement right move

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington coach Jimmy Lake said Friday that the Pac-12 made the correct decision in postponing the football season, even as the Huskies athletic program faces a potentially massive financial hit from not having football in the fall.

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Teen leading in Kansas race admits blackmail, revenge porn

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats are scrambling to deal with the strong possibility that a 19-year-old candidate for a Kansas House seat in Kansas City will unseat a veteran lawmaker despite making incendiary comments on social media and acknowledging abusive behavior online toward girls in middle school.

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Texas testing drops as schools reopen, prepare for football

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Mississippi flag could have Choctaw-inspired diamond shape

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The new Mississippi flag could include a magnolia or stars or representations of rivers. Or it could reflect the state's Native American heritage with a diamond shape that is important to the Choctaw community.

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Tuesday Sports in Brief

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Wednesday Sports in Brief

BASEBALL

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Hawaii governor seeking details on Trump's unemployment plan

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige said he is working to find out whether the federal government would fully pay for $300 in weekly supplemental unemployment benefits President Donald Trump announced under an executive order last weekend or whether the state would wind up having to foot the bill if it participated in the program.

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Islanders play Trotz hockey, take 2-0 series lead on Caps

TORONTO (AP) — Long after Brock Nelson scored on a breakaway to restore the New York Islanders' lead, he and his teammates hemmed the Washington Capitals in their zone for a long shift that can wear an opponent down.

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

NCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches on

The NCAA called off fall championship events — a move Thursday that does not affect major college football — because not enough schools will be competing in sports such as men's and women's soccer and women's volleyball during the first semester.

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: Trump says he's hopeful for fall football season

WASHINGTON — At a White House event on reopening schools, President Donald Trump said he has spoken with Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Louisiana State University coach Ed Orgeron about moving forward with the football season.

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Review: Rare spotlight role for superb pianist Matt Rollings

Matt Rollings, "Matt Rollings Mosaic” (Dualtone Records)

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Haile Thomas wrote more than a cookbook. It's a life guide.

NEW YORK (AP) — At 19, Haile Thomas has written a book that will flummox bookstore owners whenever they reopen.

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Review: Netflix's 'Project Power' flexes its muscles nicely

Imagine taking a little pill that could make you strong and vibrant, one that basically unlocks your yearning potential. No, not that pill. Get your mind out of the gutter.

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in Trump-Russia probe review

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI lawyer plans to plead guilty to making a false statement in the first criminal case arising from

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Lottery State-by-State-All

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Saturday:

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Tropical Storm Josephine closer to land, Kyle moving away

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Kyle moved away from the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States Saturday afternoon as Tropical Storm Josephine continued its crawl north of islands in the Caribbean.

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

California heat spurs 1st rolling power outages since 2001

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California on Friday ordered rolling power outages for the first time since 2001 as a statewide heat wave strained its electrical system.

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Canucks beat Blues 4-3 in OT to take 2-0 series lead

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Bo Horvat scored on a breakaway at 5:55 of overtime Friday night to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 victory over the defending champion St. Louis Blues and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference series.

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

In 'Boys State,' American politics in a teenage microcosm

NEW YORK (AP) — Even mock elections require wall-to-wall coverage, so when Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine set out to document Texas’ Boys State, the week-long summer camp of civics simulation run by the American Legion since 1935, they hired seven cinematographers to stay close to a handful of the 1,100 participants -- all 17- and 18-year-old boys, some with very real political ambition.

August 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

75 years later, can Asia shake off shackles of the past?

TOKYO (AP) — Northeast Asia doesn’t so much repeat history as drag it along like an anchor.