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From ‘stay away’ to the bleachers: Deion Sanders visits Browns’ camp as Shedeur vies for starting QB
BEREA, Ohio | Shedeur Sanders asked his father, Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, not to come to his first training camp with the Cleveland Browns last year. With his son vying for the Browns’ starting quarterback job this season, the welcome mat was out for Coach Prime. Deion Sanders watched Thursday from the […]
APS backs up students with free school supplies, fun at Town Center mall Saturday
AURORA | For Aurora Public Schools students and families, it’s time to get back at it and hit the books — but not before hitting the mall. Aurora Public Schools will hold its 18th annual Back to School Kickoff Saturday, bringing students, families and community organizations together ahead for mixing, entertainment and free school supplies […]
Trump says deal reached for Hamas disarmament. Israel doesn’t comment
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump said Thursday that a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza, but many hurdles, conditions and long timelines remained to wind down the war in the Palestinian territory. The White House announcement comes nine months after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was signed. […]
Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations during testing
Anthropic said its artificial intelligence models hacked into three other organizations during testing, just days after ChatGPT maker OpenAI raised concerns over AI controls after it disclosed its rogue models hacked another company. Anthropic, the San Francisco-based AI company behind Claude, posted on its website Thursday that it discovered the three incidents after reviewing more […]
60,000 cross into Spanish territory of Ceuta and at least 34 die after border breach
CEUTA, Spain | Some 60,000 migrants have entered Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco in the past 24 hours, Ceuta’s president says. That is equivalent to 70% of the city’s regular population. At least 34 migrants have died in the process. “The situation that Ceuta is going through is absolutely unsustainable,” said Juan Jesús Vivas on Friday. […]
Colorado’s free preschool faces calls for higher quality standards
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | Colorado’s free preschool program has been popular with families since it launched three years ago, but state leaders need to raise the bar on quality. That finding from a state-mandated evaluation of the $349 million program echoes concerns long raised by advocates that universal preschool started […]
Trump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump and the Justice Department are asking the Supreme Court to toss an $83 million defamation verdict won by writer E. Jean Carroll after she accused him of sexual assault, saying he can’t be sued for comments he made while he was president. It’s the second time Trump has asked the […]
Trump touted his tariffs in Michigan despite rising costs. Even some of his supporters are worried
MILFORD, Mich. | Flying to a rally at General Motors this week, President Donald Trump declared that “car companies are doing better than they’ve ever done” thanks to his tariffs. “All because of Trump,” he said. It was a message the Republican president repeated while touring a collection of new vehicles, predicting that “it’s amazing […]
Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500
BUNIA, Congo | The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, official data released on Thursday showed, marking a 50% increase in around a week that shows the emergency continuing to outpace response efforts. As of Tuesday, 3,442 cases had been recorded, with 1,521 deaths, according to the latest government […]
Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 9 and NATO scrambles jets after a missile falls in Poland
KYIV, Ukraine | A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight killed at least eight civilians, including children, and injured more than 50 others, officials said Thursday, and NATO scrambled its warplanes after one of the missiles crossed into Poland. The blitz expanded Russia’s almost daily bombardment of Ukrainian cities, including the capital […]