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Aranda's home run and Rasmussen's six strong innings lead Rays past slumping Tigers, 4-1 08/24/2026 09:32pm • DETROIT (AP) — Jonathan Aranda homered and Drew Rasmussen gave up three hits in six strong innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Monday night. Tampa Bay had lost seven of its last 10, but never trailed against the Tigers, who have lost six straight and nine of 10 to Newsom returns to a defining California fight: Who pays for wildfire damage? 08/24/2026 09:18pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The bookends of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's nearly eight years in office have been defined by a crucial question: Who should cover the cost of damage from wildfires caused by utility equipment? The most destructive wildfire in state history, a blaze that killed 85 p 49ers owner Jed York pleads no contest to two misdemeanor charges in Ohio 08/24/2026 09:10pm • San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested over the weekend in Ohio and pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools. Court records show that York initially was charged with engaging in prostitution, but prosecutors amended that to disorderly Why experts say every boxwood owner should be watching for this invasive pest 08/24/2026 09:05pm • More counties in Maryland have been put on notice about an invasive moth that can quickly kill one of the most popular plants in the D.C. region. The box tree moth loves, not surprisingly, based on its name, boxwoods, and it's been spotted in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware. "The current quaranti Strikes in Gaza kill 4, including 2 children, a week after US asked Israel to curb attacks 08/24/2026 09:02pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian residents of war-battered Gaza fled homes and businesses as Israeli strikes and tank fire killed at least four people Monday, including two children, hospital officials said, a week after a U.S. delegation asked Israel to draw down attacks. After evacua Wife of active-duty Army sergeant is deported to Honduras under Trump's immigration crackdown 08/24/2026 08:55pm • The wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier was deported Monday to her native Honduras, according to her family and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo is at least the seventh spouse or parent of an active-duty U.S. military service member to be deported under Pre California Supreme Court hears arguments over sheriff's seizure of ballots 08/24/2026 08:53pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court is weighing whether a Southern California sheriff who seized election ballots must return them to county election officials. The high court heard oral arguments Monday regarding Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s seizure of approximately 650 Ukraine's amputee veterans celebrate Independence Day with grueling endurance challenge 08/24/2026 08:45pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Military amputees and war veterans in Ukraine marked Independence Day on Monday by finishing a grueling endurance race that took them more than 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) around the country. At a lake outside the capital, Kyiv, athletes removed their prosthetics and pulled o Indonesia intensifies aerial firefighting as wildfire haze spreads to Malaysia 08/24/2026 08:39pm • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia intensified its ground and aerial firefighting operations Monday as huge blazes in central and western regions scorched wide areas of forests and peatland, creating a choking haze that blanketed cities and crossed borders. Indonesian police have arrested 72 peop Assad-era's grand mufti sentenced to life in prison by Syrian court 08/24/2026 08:31pm • DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A former Islamic religious leader was sentenced to life in prison Monday in the latest Syrian court trial of officials affiliated with the rule of ex-President Bashar Assad. Former grand mufti Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun, an Assad loyalist who was vocally in support of the gove New evidence prompts trial delay for Libyan man charged in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 08/24/2026 08:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the U.S. for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defense attorneys want to examine in the nearly 40-year-old case. Jury selection was sched Firefighters make progress against a Nevada wildfire that's destroyed more than 30 homes 08/24/2026 08:26pm • RENO, Nevada (AP) — Crews have started to contain a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Reno, Nevada, that destroyed more than 30 homes as it spread perilously close to dense neighborhoods, officials said Monday. Containment reached 27% and there was no new growth of the Hawk Fire, which Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz start US Open mixed doubles vs. team with women's doubles champ 08/24/2026 08:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will open the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament against a team that features the reigning women's doubles champion. Williams and Alcaraz will face Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool on Tuesday in the first round of the championship, which will be Ketel Marte could return to Diamondbacks roughly 2 weeks after strange disappearance 08/24/2026 08:03pm • PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks hope three-time All-Star Ketel Marte will return to their lineup next week, roughly two weeks after his unexpected disappearance from the team before a game in Boston. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Monday the team's plan is for the second baseman t California lawmakers vote to increase transparency over influencers’ paid political posts 08/24/2026 08:02pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate passed a bill Monday that would fine content creators who don’t disclose they were paid to post in support of a political candidate or issue on the ballot. California, along with Texas, already requires content creators to include payment disclaime