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August 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Yastrzemski homers on 30th birthday, Giants beat D'backs 6-1

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski celebrated his 30th birthday with a go-ahead home run and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 Sunday for their sixth consecutive victory.

August 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Residents flee as Gulf Coast sees possible tandem hurricanes

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Gulf Coast braced Sunday for a potentially devastating hit from twin hurricanes as two dangerous storms swirled toward the U.S from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Officials feared a history-making onslaught of life-threatening winds and flooding along the coast, stretching from Texas to Alabama.

August 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Phillies use long ball, strong bullpen outing to beat Braves

ATLANTA (AP) — Rhys Hoskins, Didi Gregorius and Alec Bohm homered, Philadelphia's bullpen turned in a rare strong performance and the Phillies snapped a five-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.

August 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Harris' dual identities challenge America's race labels

It was just 20 years ago that the U.S. census began to allow Americans to identify as more than one race. And now, the country is on the threshold of seeing the name of Kamala Harris -- proud daughter of a Jamaican father and Indian mother -- on the national ballot.

August 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

California wildfires some of largest in state history

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lightning-sparked wildfires in Northern California exploded in size Friday to become some of the largest in state history, forcing thousands to flee and destroying hundreds of homes and other structures as reinforcements began arriving to help weary firefighters.

August 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Stanford sports cuts could mean big loss for US Olympic team

If all the athletes from Stanford had been their own country, they would have tied with South Korea for 11th place in the medal standings at the 2016 Olympics.

August 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced emergency authorization to treat COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma — a move he called “a breakthrough,” one of his top health officials called “promising” and other health experts said needs more study before it’s celebrated.

August 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Longest season ends with Bayern beating PSG for 6th Euro Cup

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Breaking the silence beating a drum, his Bayern Munich jersey replaced by a "Champions of Europe" T-shirt, Joshua Kimmich wanted to savor the scene of glory.

August 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

S&P 500 ticks higher to record, powered again by tech stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 ticked higher to close at another all-time high Friday, powered by strength for technology stocks and a couple reports on the U.S. economy that were better than expected.

Online auction provides finale for livestock sale after coronavirus disruption
August 23, 2020 11:07 p.m.

Online auction provides finale for livestock sale after coronavirus disruption

MOSES LAKE — It has been a very different spring and summer all the way around, and nowhere was that more evident than at the annual livestock auction at the Grant County Fairgrounds on Friday.

August 23, 2020 9:30 p.m.

Trump's moment: What's at stake for GOP as convention begins

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump will try to reintroduce himself — and his party — to voters this week at the Republican National Convention.

August 23, 2020 9:03 p.m.

Asian stock markets follow Wall Street higher

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Monday after Wall Street hit a new high despite lingering unease about a possible second wave of coronavirus infections.

August 23, 2020 8:03 p.m.

Phillies use long ball, strong bullpen outing to beat Braves

ATLANTA (AP) — Rhys Hoskins, Didi Gregorius and Alec Bohm homered, Philadelphia's bullpen turned in a rare strong performance and the Phillies snapped a five-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.

August 23, 2020 6:03 p.m.

Longest season ends with Bayern beating PSG for 6th Euro Cup

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Breaking the silence beating a drum, his Bayern Munich jersey replaced by a "Champions of Europe" T-shirt, Joshua Kimmich wanted to savor the scene of glory.

August 23, 2020 5:03 p.m.

Yastrzemski homers on 30th birthday, Giants beat D'backs 6-1

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski celebrated his 30th birthday with a go-ahead home run and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 Sunday for their sixth consecutive victory.

August 23, 2020 3:27 p.m.

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

Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19

August 23, 2020 3:03 p.m.

Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced emergency authorization to treat COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma — a move he called “a breakthrough,” one of his top health officials called “promising” and other health experts said needs more study before it’s celebrated.

August 23, 2020 1:27 p.m.

Trump to announce plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — After expressing frustration at the slow pace of approval for coronavirus treatments, President Donald Trump was set to announce on Sunday the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients.

August 23, 2020 12:03 p.m.

Trump to give emergency authorization to COVID-19 treatment

WASHINGTON (AP) — After expressing frustration at the slow pace of approval for coronavirus treatments, President Donald Trump was set to announce on Sunday the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients.

August 23, 2020 11:03 a.m.

Residents flee as Gulf Coast sees possible tandem hurricanes

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Gulf Coast braced Sunday for a potentially devastating hit from twin hurricanes as two dangerous storms swirled toward the U.S from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Officials feared a history-making onslaught of life-threatening winds and flooding along the coast, stretching from Texas to Alabama.