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Republican Liz Cheney endorses Kamala Harris

Sep. 05, 2024 03:06 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney on Wednesday said she would support Kamala Harris for president, ending weeks of speculation about how fully the member of a GOP dynasty-turned-Trump critic would embrace the Democratic ticket. Cheney, who co-chaired the House...

Sam Leavitt shines at QB, Arizona State grabs big lead early and beats Wyoming 48-7

Sep. 01, 2024 02:47 AM EDT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Sam Leavitt threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns, Cam Skattebo and DeCarlos Brooks both ran for a touchdown and Arizona State won its first football game as a member of the Big 12, beating Wyoming 48-7 on Saturday night. The Sun Devils scored a defensive...

Pilot declared emergency, loss of autopilot before crash that killed 3 members of famed gospel group

Aug. 31, 2024 18:06 PM EDT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The pilot of a plane that crashed in northeast Wyoming in July, killing seven people, declared an emergency and loss of the autopilot shortly before the incident that claimed the lives of three members of the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame quartet The Nelons. ...

Wyoming debuts new coach against Arizona State, which plays first football game as Big 12 member

Aug. 29, 2024 13:28 PM EDT

Wyoming at Arizona State, Saturday, 10:30 p.m. ET (Fox Sports 1) BetMGM College Football Odds: Arizona State by 6 1/2. Series record: Arizona State leads 9-6. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Wyoming gets a juicy opportunity to knock off a program from...

Takeaways from Fed Chair Powell's speech at Jackson Hole

Aug. 23, 2024 15:13 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell all but proclaimed victory in the fight against inflation and signaled that interest rate cuts are coming in a much-anticipated speech Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Under Powell, the Fed raised its benchmark rate to the...

Powell at Jackson Hole: 'The time has come' for the Fed to soon begin reducing interest rates

Aug. 23, 2024 13:51 PM EDT

JACKSON, Wyoming (AP) — With inflation nearly defeated and the job market cooling, the Federal Reserve is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate from its current 23-year high, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday. Powell did not say when rate cuts would begin or how large they...

How to prepare for the Fed's forthcoming interest rate cuts

Aug. 23, 2024 10:58 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve is poised to cut its benchmark interest rate next month from its 23-year high, with consequences for consumers when it comes to debt, savings, auto loans and mortgages. Right now, most experts envision three quarter-point Fed cuts — in September, November and...

Arizona State looking to improve this year on injury-filled first season under Kenny Dillingham

Aug. 22, 2024 14:09 PM EDT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Kenny Dillingham spent much of his first season at Arizona State plugging holes. Injuries plagued the Sun Devils during Dillingham's return to his alma mater, forcing him to use non-quarterbacks under center and even bust out the swinging gate on offense in an...

Wyoming incumbents Barrasso and Hageman win GOP primaries for US Senate and House

Aug. 20, 2024 23:47 PM EDT

Wyoming Republican primary voters opted Tuesday to stick with long-serving U.S. Sen. John Barrasso and U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, the first-term congresswoman who ousted Liz Cheney two years ago. Barrasso beat Reid Rasner, a financial adviser from the Casper area, and is now heavily...

Harriet Hageman wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Wyoming's at-large Congressional District

Aug. 20, 2024 22:03 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Harriet Hageman wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Wyoming's at-large Congressional District.