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No Labels push in closely divided Arizona fuels Democratic anxiety about a Biden spoiler

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:23 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — More than 15,000 people in Arizona have registered to join a new political party floating a possible bipartisan “unity ticket” against Joe Biden and Donald Trump. While that’s less than the population of each of the state’s 40 largest cities, it’s still a number big enough to tip the presidential election in a critical swing state. And that is alarming people trying to stop Trump from winning the White House again.The very existence of the No Labels group is fanning Democratic anxiety about Trump’s chances against an incumbent president facing questions about his age and record. While it hasn’t committed to running candidates for president and vice president, No Labels has already secured ballot access in Arizona and 10 other states. Its organizers say they are on track to reach 20 states by the end of this year and all 50 states by Election Day.“If they have someone on the ballot who is designed to bring the country together, that clearly draws vote...

A grandmother seeks justice for Native Americans after thousands of unsolved deaths, disappearances

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:23 GMT

HARDIN, Mont. (AP) — Yolanda Fraser is back near a ragged chain-link fence, blinking through tears as she tidies up flowers and ribbons and a pinwheel twirls in the breeze at a makeshift roadside memorial in a small Montana town.This is where the badly decomposed body of her granddaughter Kaysera Stops Pretty Places was found a few days after the 18-year-old went missing from a Native American reservation border town. Four years later, there are still no answers about how the Native American teenager was killed. No named suspects. No arrests.Fraser’s grief is a common tale among Native Americans whose loved ones went missing, and she’s turned her fight for justice into a leading role with other families working to highlight missing and slain Indigenous peoples’ cases across the U.S. Despite some early success from a new U.S. government program aimed at the problem, most cases remain unsolved and federal officials have closed more than 300 potential cases due to jurisdict...

More rain on the way for Chicago; warmer than normal weather across the nation's mid-section (and Chicago area) as we close September and begin the new month of October

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:23 GMT

More rain is on the way later Thursday into Friday morning in the wake of Wednesday' showers and thundery rains that concentrated on the far west/northwest suburbs. Heaviest area totals. Note: While no official observations exist, it's quite possible some areas in De Kalb County received 3"+ FRIDAY SEVERE OUTLOOKStrong or severe thunderstorms are expected to develop in sections of the Plains later Friday with all severe hazards possible Valid Friday Sept. 22-Saturday Sept. 23Odds strongly favoring warmer than normal weather across the nation's mid-section (and Chicago area) as we close September and begin the new month of October6-10 and 8-14 day temp outlooks:

Loons suffer complete collapse in 4-3 loss to L.A. Galaxy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:23 GMT

Minnesota United did choreographed goal celebrations in the first half and internally combusted in the second half Wednesday.After taking a 3-1 lead, the Loons allowed Los Angeles Galaxy to score three second-half goals for 4-3 meltdown loss at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif.Entering the final stretch of the season, eight-place MNUFC (9-10-10, 37 points) fell apart against the 13th-place Galaxy (8-11-9, 33 points).The Loons allowed Billy Sharp to log a hat trick.Minutes later, young left back Ethan Bristow was sent off for a second yellow card in the 74th minute. He tugged on Tyler Boyd’s shirt in the second half after kicking the ball away for his initial booking in the first half. When the red card was flashed, he appeared to not know why.Instead of bring on a defender to solidify things on the back end, manager Adrian Heath brought on two attacking substitutions in the 77th minute. Emanuel Reynoso had come off at halftime. Without a natural left back filling in...

Zelenskyy returns to Washington to face growing dissent among Republicans to US spending for Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:23 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returns to Washington on Thursday for a whirlwind one-day visit, this time to face the Republicans now questioning the flow of American dollars that for 19 months has kept his troops in the fight against Russian forces. Zelenskyy will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House, speak with U.S. military leaders at the Pentagon and stop at Capitol Hill to talk privately with Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate as the world is watching Western support for Kyiv.It is Zelenskyy’s second visit to Washington since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and comes as Biden’s request to Congress for an additional $24 billion for Ukraine’s military and humanitarian needs is hanging in the balance.National Security Council spokesman John Kirby called the Ukrainian president “our best messenger” in persuading U.S. lawmakers to keep vital U.S. money and weapons coming. “It’s really important for mem...

Canada gets muted allied support after alleging India may have been involved in killing of Canadian

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:23 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood up in Parliament and said India may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen, the muted international response offered a lesson in modern geopolitics.India, it seems, may be too powerful to alienate.None of Canada’s most important allies — not the U.S., Britain, Australia or New Zealand, all knitted tightly together in the “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing alliance — echoed Trudeau’s allegations.They’ve declared their concern. They’ve urged full investigations. But none have stepped up to condemn India for its alleged involvement in the June slaying on Canadian soil of a Sikh separatist, Hardeep Singh Nijjar.Why? Mainly there’s China, and the priority among the allies to bolster ties with India as a counterweight to Beijing’s rising power and assertiveness. But it’s more than that. Modern India has a fast-growing economy that many analysts believe will overtake Japan and Germany to become the world’s third-l...

Today in History: September 21, Senate confirms O’Connor as first female Supreme Court justice

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:23 GMT

Today in HistoryToday is Thursday, Sept. 21, the 264th day of 2023. There are 101 days left in the year.Today’s Highlights in History: On Sept. 21, 1981, the Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female justice on the Supreme Court. On this date: In 1792, the French National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy. In 1937, “The Hobbit,” by J.R.R. Tolkien, was first published by George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. of London. In 1938, a hurricane struck parts of New York and New England, causing widespread damage and claiming some 700 lives. In 1957, the legal mystery-drama “Perry Mason,” starring Raymond Burr, premiered on CBS. In 1961, the first Boeing CH-47 Chinook military helicopter made its first hovering flight. In 1973, the Senate confirmed Henry Kissinger to be Secretary of State.In 1982, National Football League players began a 57-day strike, their first regular-season walkout ever. In 1985, in North Korea and South Korea, relati...

Yankees manager Aaron Boone ejected for 7th time this season, tied for most in majors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:23 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone didn’t last very long on the bench Wednesday night.Boone was ejected in the second inning by plate umpire Lance Barrett for arguing balls and strikes against the Toronto Blue Jays.“I thought he called a lot of pitches (that were) low and I let him know that and I got thrown out,” Boone said following New York’s 6-1 loss.It was the seventh ejection this year for Boone, tied with David Bell of the Cincinnati Reds for most among major league managers. Boone has been tossed 33 times in six seasons as a big league skipper, all with the Yankees.Barrett had a wide strike zone from the start, according to the strike zone box displayed on YES Network. From the dugout, Boone almost immediately began voicing his displeasure with several pitches by Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman that were called strikes.Barrett warned Boone and the Yankees to knock it off. But when strike one was called against Oswald Peraza on a pitch that appeared off t...

Ferreira scores twice to rally Dallas to 3-1 victory over Real Salt Lake

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:23 GMT

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Jesús Ferreira scored two of three unanswered goals in the second half and FC Dallas rallied to defeat Real Salt Lake 3-1 on Wednesday night.Dallas (10-10-8) snaps a seven-match winless streak on the road (0-5-2) with the victory. The club had gone 15 straight matches on the road in the regular season without scoring multiple goals.Real Salt Lake (11-11-7) took a 1-0 lead two minutes before halftime when Cristian Arango took a pass from Braian Ojeda and scored for a fifth time in his sixth start and eighth appearance this season. Arango becomes the fourth RSL player to score in four straight regular-season matches. Arango has scored six goals in four matches against Dallas, including a hat trick in the first meeting.Dallas scored the equalizer in the 56th minute on Paul Arriola’s second goal of the season. Paxton Pomykal had an assist.Dallas took the lead for good on a penalty kick by Ferreira in the 62nd minute. Ferreira’s goal came after Jáder Obrian...

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scratched from Blue Jays’ lineup with sore right knee

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:23 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was a late scratch from the Toronto Blue Jays’ lineup Wednesday night against the New York Yankees because of right knee discomfort.Guerrero had an MRI during the game, and the team expects to know more Thursday. “He didn’t feel quite right, his pregame hitting routine,” manager John Schneider said after Toronto’s 6-1 victory. “Just obviously want to be careful with him. So didn’t want to push it today.”The slugger had been slated to bat third as the designated hitter for the Blue Jays, who are in a tight playoff race. Toronto remained a game ahead of Texas and Seattle for the second of three American League wild-card spots.About two hours before Wednesday night’s game, Schneider said Guerrero’s sore right knee has been “barking” for a couple of days and he’s been “grinding” through it, but there’s nothing structurally wrong.Approximately 40 minutes before the scheduled first pitch, however, the Blue Jays announced Guerre...