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Bucks 'haven't been able to sustain 48 minutes' of solid basketball as they await Middleton's return

Nov. 03, 2024 01:04 AM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — This isn’t the way the Milwaukee Bucks expected to open a potential bounce-back season after consecutive first-round playoff exits. Since winning their season opener at Philadelphia, the Bucks have lost five straight and are four games below .500 for the first...

Embiid verbally confronts, then shoves, Philadelphia reporter. NBA is investigating

Nov. 02, 2024 23:47 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A visibly angry Joel Embiid shouted at and eventually shoved a Philadelphia newspaper columnist in a locker room altercation after the struggling 76ers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. The NBA quickly said it has opened an investigation into the...

Jaren Jackson Jr. scores 27 points in the Grizzlies' 124-107 victory over the 76ers

Nov. 02, 2024 22:17 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 27 points and the Memphis Grizzlies rolled to a 124-107 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Jay Huff added 20 points, and Ja Morant had 18. The Grizzlies have won two straight road games to improve to 4-3. ...

Man who fled prison after being charged with 4 murders pleads guilty to slayings, other crimes

Nov. 02, 2024 11:39 AM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man who escaped from prison last year after being charged with four murders and then spent a week and a half on the run before he was recaptured has pleaded guilty to the slayings and other crimes. Ameen Hurst, 20, shackled to a wooden chair, entered the plea...

Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk's $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves back to state court

Nov. 01, 2024 19:23 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A legal fight over Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes is back in state court in Pennsylvania, a loss for the billionaire, after a federal judge said Friday that he doesn't have jurisdiction. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner wants to...

Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

Nov. 01, 2024 16:56 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week's presidential election isn't just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. It's also a measure of the influence the world's richest man wields over American democracy. Elon Musk, the South African-born tech and business titan, has spent at least...

The Latest: With just 5 days to go, Harris and Trump continue to battle for votes

Oct. 31, 2024 22:28 PM EDT

Democrat Kamala Harris says recent comments by her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, are “offensive” and that it's clear he doesn't understand women. She was responding to Trump, who said Wednesday that he will protect women, “whether the women like it or not.” The subtext...

Republicans ask Pennsylvania court to put on hold decision on mail ballot envelope rules

Oct. 31, 2024 17:44 PM EDT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans wasted no time in appealing a Pennsylvania court decision that would relax the rules for mail ballots, asking the state Supreme Court on Thursday to reverse a lower-court opinion issued one day earlier. The state and national GOP filed an...

Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk's $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves to federal court

Oct. 31, 2024 16:58 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania prosecutor's effort to shut down Elon Musk's $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes moved to federal court on Thursday after a state judge let both sides debate their grievances in a hearing skipped by the world's richest man. Judge Angelo Foglietta...

Jaguars coach Doug Pederson hopeful of a happy homecoming in his Philadelphia return

Oct. 31, 2024 16:40 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Foles made his return to Philadelphia this season to say goodbye. His partner in bronze is back this weekend, only Doug Pederson isn’t interested in feel-good farewells or taking a teary stroll down memory lane. Instead, Pederson is coaching for his job...