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NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered near New York City’s popular Washington Square Park Sunday to judge a Mayor Zohran Mamdani look-alike contest. The winner, Amadeo Fusca, was the crowd favorite, wearing a jersey for the NBA champion New York Knicks underneath a suit. Fusca also had a haircut and facial hair similar to Mamdani, taking home a $100 prize. Mamdani, a democratic socialist who took office in […]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A major flash flood at the Grand Canyon forced the evacuation of dozens of people and swept large boulders, metal structures and other debris into the Colorado River that runs through it, the National Park Service said. The flooding in Bright Angel Creek, which flows into the river, happened Saturday afternoon. Torrents of water wiped out footbridges over the creek and significantly altered the landscape, widening […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month on Sunday, according to a U.S. official, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Forces with the Revolutionary Guard Corps were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strait, according to the official, who spoke on […]

By Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Five years after portraying a young Serena Williams on the set of “King Richard”, 17-year-old American Thea Frodin is about to make her own U.S. Open debut at the same tournament where her childhood idol won six singles titles. Frodin was 12 when she was chosen as the tennis-playing double of the actress who portrayed a young Serena in the […]

Several NFL teams began trimming their rosters by making trades. They have to be down to 53 players from 90 before 6 p.m. EDT Sunday. Offensive tackle Broderick Jones a 2023 first-round pick, quarterback Quinn Ewers and defensive lineman CJ Okoye changed teams in separate deals on Saturday. Quarterback Kyle McCord, tight end Hunter Long and center Sedrick Van Pran-Granger were traded Sunday. QBs J.J. McCarthy and Anthony Richardson are […]

A person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday that Denver Bronco s linebacker Jonathon Cooper, who’s facing a felony strangulation charge, will start the season on the commissioner’s exempt list. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the move wasn’t immediately announced by the team or the NFL ahead of Sunday’s roster cutdown deadline. Cooper faces an arraignment Monday on several domestic violence charges […]

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has been placed on the NFL’s commissioner exempt list while two misdemeanor charges against him are pending, a move that prevents him from practicing or attending games. Upon request and with the club’s permission, Jacobs may be present at the club’s facility on a reasonable basis for meetings, individual workouts, therapy and rehabilitation and other permitted non-football activities. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed […]

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A key leader of the dissident factions of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia who operated in a volatile area in the country’s southwest region was killed Sunday during a military operation, said President Abelardo de la Espriella. The president said the death of a man known as “Felipe” or “Arcadio” was a “crushing blow” to the dissident faction led by a man who goes […]

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Former champion Daniil Medvedev made light work of France’s Hugo Gaston 6-4 6-2 6-4 on Sunday, exorcising the demons of his ill-fated campaign a year ago with an aggressive performance at Arthur Ashe Stadium. A frequent – and gleeful – villain at the tournament he won in 2021, Medvedev crashed out in the opening round in 2025 but was all business this […]