• Andy Biggs and David Schweikert offer competing visions for Republican Party in Arizona primary
    PHOENIX (AP) — As the head of the conservative Freedom Caucus in the U.S. House, Rep. Andy Biggs was one of the Republican Party’s most hard-line brawlers in Washington, championing President Donald Trump’s agenda while frustrating establishment leaders. U.S. Rep. David Schweikert says those uncompromising tactics are a losing recipe in Arizona, where Republicans have […]
  • How to keep the air inside your home clean during wildfires
    MILWAUKEE (AP) — The eerie glow of an orange sun through thick wildfire smoke might be unnerving, but the biggest risk from the haze is something much harder to see. Tiny particles in the air can cause a range of short-term and chronic health issues, experts say. Wildfire smoke can settle over cities for days […]
  • US hurricane center says 80% chance of cyclone in next 48 hours near Florida
    July 19 (Reuters) – An area of low pressure over the Gulf of Mexico and near Florida continues to be better defined and has an 80% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory on Sunday. Continued gradual development of this system is expected […]
  • Boxing-American boxer Hannah Rapp dies at 26 after being hit by car while cycling
    July 19 (Reuters) – American boxer Hannah Rapp, who challenged Tiara Brown for the WBC featherweight championship last month, died on Saturday after being hit by a car while cycling, the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office in Texas said in a statement. • The 26-year-old had won eight and drawn one of her first nine professional […]
  • Trump celebrates the World Cup as a US victory as he prepares to present trophy to the winning team
    NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to present the World Cup trophy to the winner of Sunday’s final between Argentina and Spain. But to him, the real victor of soccer’s premier tournament just might be the United States. “It turned out we were a soccer country, and I think it’s going to […]