2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (377+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. " "Catch me now, I'm falling," was a lyric from the Kinks' 1979 song, "Captain America." The lyric was appropriate on Tuesday, as the Minnesota Twins' top prospect -- nicknamed Captain America -- caught a young fan who was falling. Walter…...

7+ hour, 26+ min ago  (128+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. " It's a quiet morning with inland temps as low as the mid-60s to start the day. Tracking the Tropics: Thursday, July 2 We're Always Tracking the Tropics in the Action News Jax First Alert Weather Center TODAY: Partly to Mostly…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago  (138+ words) Velocity potential anomalies" below. "Rising" air (green lines) equates with an uptick in overall convection. With rising air, conditions are generally more favorable for tropical development. Where there are brown lines, the air is generally sinking & is often less conducive…...

4+ hour, 55+ min ago  (984+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans are reviving a line of attack against Democrats heading into the midterm elections: They're communists. The GOP's ideological focus conflates democratic socialism, which often centers on securing universal healthcare, higher taxes on…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago  (684+ words) WASHINGTON " U. S. employers pulled back on hiring last month and added only 57, 000 jobs, less than half the previous month's total and a sign companies still have a cautious economic outlook. The Labor Department said Thursday that the unemployment rate declined to…...

13+ hour, 54+ min ago  (268+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. " The man accused of fatally shooting his 4-year-old daughter and critically wounding his 2-year-old child and their mother is in jail on multiple charges, including second-degree murder, says the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. According to JSO, patrol officers responded…...

9+ hour, 15+ min ago  (557+ words) HONG KONG " World shares were mixed Thursday as benchmarks in Japan and South Korea slumped in the latest bout of heavy selling of computer chip stocks. Oil prices fell after negotiators from the U. S. and Iran met separately with mediators from…...

10+ hour, 5+ min ago  (847+ words) KYIV, Ukraine " Russia hammered Kyiv in an 11-hour drone and missile attack overnight into Thursday morning, killing at least 18 civilians in the city and injuring scores more in what Moscow said was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities....

5+ hour, 28+ min ago  (465+ words) U. S. advances: Folarin Balogun (20) of the U. S. celebrates his goal against Bosnia-Herzegovina at the World Cup on Wednesday. The American squad advanced to the round of 16 with a 2-0 victory. (Maja Hitij - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) SANTA CLARA, Calif. " The U. S. men's national…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (449+ words) A law enforcement official briefed on the security plans for the event spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the events. Security will be tight for the private, two-day event. On…...