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Chief: Still trying to learn how ‘dead’ woman was found alive at funeral home

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — A suburban Detroit fire chief said Wednesday that he still can’t explain why a 20-year-old woman declared dead at her home was discovered alive hours later at a funeral home. An emergency medical crew did not “detect signs of life,” despite immediately attempting to revive Timesha Beauchamp...
Today in sports history: Aug. 27Video

1884 — Richard Sears beats Howard Taylor, 6-0, 1-6, 6-0, 6-2, to win his fourth straight U.S. men’s national tennis championship. 1903 — Britain’s Hugh Doherty is the first non-American to win the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships with a, 6-0, 6-3, 10-8, victory over...
Heeding warnings, Gulf Coast residents flee coming hurricane

LaFITTE, Louisiana — Thousands of Gulf Coast residents fled inland from an approaching storm deemed “unsurvivable” by forecasters, heeding warnings from leaders in two states, but leaving some without help as available space in hotels and shelters filled quickly. Evacuees arrived as far as Ennis, Texas, a city south of...
Moscow announces advanced trials for new covid-19 vaccine

MOSCOW — The mayor of Moscow invited residents Wednesday to join trials of a coronavirus vaccine that Russia approved for use earlier this month, in what officials described as a breakthrough on par with the Soviet Union’s launch of the world’s first satellite in 1957. The world’s first vaccine against...
Brandy emerges from her cocoon, conquers her demons on ‘B7’Video

When Brandy began crafting her newest album nearly three years ago, her intent was both benevolent and selfish. She wanted to give R&B fans the timeless music she’s been synonymous with, while also gain liberation from emotional bondage. She achieved her goal with “B7” — but she wasn’t prepared for...
U.S. Open 2020: Year unlike any other, Slam unlike any other

In a year unlike any other, get ready for a U.S. Open unlike any other. “There was definitely a point where, in the beginning, I was like: There is no way these tournaments can even happen,” Serena Williams said about playing amid a pandemic. Professional tennis returned recently from a...
Plea agreement of ex-N.C. state Rep. David Lewis accepted

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal judge on Wednesday accepted the guilty plea of a longtime North Carolina state lawmaker who acknowledged conducting a scheme to funnel campaign dollars to his ailing farm. David Lewis, 49, who until last week was a chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee, appeared before...
More blowout profit from tech companies push S&P 500 higher

More blowout profit reports from big tech companies are pushing the S&P 500 toward another record Wednesday. The benchmark index was up 0.8% in afternoon trading, even though most of the stocks within it were falling. Technology stocks accounted for the lion’s share of the gains, outweighing losses in health...
Pressure mounts on Russia to investigate Navalny’s illness

MOSCOW — The Kremlin said Wednesday it doesn’t want the condition of sickened opposition leader Alexei Navalny to affect Russia’s relations with the West as international pressure mounted on Moscow to investigate what caused the Russian politician to fall into a coma almost a week ago. The Kremlin statement came...
Only Native American on federal death row set to be executed

CHICAGO — The only Native American on federal death row is set to die Wednesday for the slayings of a 9-year-old and her grandmother nearly two decades ago, though many Navajos are hoping for last-minute intervention by President Donald Trump to halt the execution. If Lezmond Mitchell is put to...
South Dakota’s Noem to appear at RNC as virus cases rise

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — From the earliest days of the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump called on governors to “liberate” residents, reopen schools and get businesses back to normal. No governor followed that advice more closely — and with more attention-seeking fervor — than South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem. The...
Hong Kong police arrest 16, including 2 opposition lawmakers

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police arrested 16 people, including two opposition lawmakers, on Wednesday on charges related to anti-government protests last year. The arrests of pro-democracy legislators Ted Hui and Lam Cheuk-ting were announced via social media posts. A post on Hui’s Facebook page said he was arrested on...
Roman Polanski’s request to restore film academy membership denied

A judge on Tuesday denied Roman Polanski’s request to restore his membership in the organization that bestows the Academy Awards two years after he was expelled from it for raping a minor. The fugitive film director sued in April 2019, asking the court to compel the Academy of Motion Picture...
U.N. watchdog: Iran to allow access to 2 suspected nuke sites

BERLIN — The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency says Tehran has agreed to allow inspectors in to two sites where Iran is suspected of having stored or used undeclared nuclear material. The International Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday that Iran was “voluntarily providing the IAEA with access to the two locations...
Orders for big-ticket US manufactured goods jumped 11.2%

WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods jumped 11.2% in July, the third consecutive monthly gain. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that the July advance followed a 7.7% increase in June. The July increase was led by a strong advance in the volatile transportation sector, which was...
Laura now forecast to be a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane

GALVESTON, Texas — Hurricane Laura rapidly gained strength Wednesday, raising fears that it could come ashore as a catastrophic Category 4 storm with an “unsurvivable” 20-foot storm surge that could sink entire communities in Texas and Louisiana. Authorities implored coastal residents to flee before it’s too late. Laura grew nearly...

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