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Jannik Sinner plays Jack Draper in the US Open semifinals weeks after a doping exoneration

Sep. 05, 2024 16:06 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Six months after Jannik Sinner failed two drug tests, and 2 1/2 weeks after he was exonerated because he said trace amounts of an anabolic steroid entered his system unintentionally via a massage, the No. 1-ranked man in tennis will play in the U.S. Open semifinals. ...

Some imprisoned in Mississippi remain jailed long after parole eligibility

Sep. 04, 2024 12:18 PM EDT

Transformation. Redemption. Forgiveness. Remorse. A group of women who have served decades in Mississippi prisons use those words to describe how they have changed during incarceration and why the Parole Board should see that as evidence they can be released. But...

Grand Canyon pipeline repairs completed; overnight lodging set to resume

Sep. 03, 2024 18:32 PM EDT

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Pipeline repairs at Grand Canyon National Park are holding and officials plan to lift the suspension of overnight lodging on the South Rim on Thursday, a week after hotels had to begin turning away visitors during one of the park’s busiest times of the...

Ukraine's children should see themselves as 'generation of winners' not war victims, first lady says

Aug. 28, 2024 21:02 PM EDT

UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s first lady wants her country’s children to view themselves not as a generation enduring a grinding war but rather as “a generation of winners.” On the sidelines of a day spent at a rehabilitation camp for Ukrainian children in the...

How Nevada aims to increase vocational education

Aug. 20, 2024 10:17 AM EDT

In 2023, manufacturing job postings grew by 46 percent throughout the U.S., making it no surprise that organizations across Nevada are working to develop programs that address demands for blue-collar jobs. “By developing a skilled and diverse workforce, we are not only supporting...

Jordan Spieth's season is over and he plans surgery on his left wrist

Aug. 18, 2024 13:27 PM EDT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jordan Spieth ended his season Sunday after one FedEx Cup playoff event and already was planning for surgery on his left wrist that has troubled him the last 16 months. “I've got to have it operated on ASAP, and then I'll go through the process of what I'm...

U.S. Physical Therapy: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 13, 2024 16:48 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — U.S. Physical Therapy Inc. (USPH) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $7.5 million. The Houston-based company said it had profit of 47 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 73 cents per share. ...

Indonesia sentences Australian man to 6-month rehabilitation over drug possession in Bali

Jul. 04, 2024 21:23 PM EDT

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court sentenced an Australian man to six months of medical rehabilitation Thursday after finding him guilty of possessing methamphetamine on the tourist island of Bali. Troy Andrew Smith, from Port Lincoln in South Australia state, was...

Florida prosecutors knew Epstein raped teenage girls 2 years before cutting deal, transcript shows

Jul. 01, 2024 18:53 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida prosecutors knew the late millionaire and financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually assaulted teenage girls two years before they cut a plea deal that has long been criticized as too lenient and a missed opportunity to imprison him a decade earlier, according to...

EPA is investigating wastewater released into Puhi Bay from troubled Hilo sewage plant

Jun. 28, 2024 10:48 AM EDT

Federal and state environmental officials are looking into what caused a large release of partially treated wastewater in Hilo last week and what can be done to prevent future incidents. The investigation is focusing on a discharge of 607,000 gallons of wastewater into Puhi Bay on...