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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Greg Iles, the Mississippi author of the “Natchez Burning” trilogy and other works, has died. He was 65. Iles died Friday after a decades-long battle with the blood cancer multiple myeloma, his literary agent Dan Conaway posted Saturday on Facebook. Initially diagnosed with the incurable condition in 1996, he kept his illness private until completing his final novel, “Southern Man,” which was published in 2024.Iles was born in Germany but moved to Natchez, Mississippi, with his family when he was just three years old and developed a deep connection with the region. Many of his stories…

Young couple considering early retirement.Ric Rowan | Getty ImagesWhile some Americans think starting to save for retirement in your late 20s is ideal, financial advisors say it can pay to start even sooner — especially if you plan to retire early.On average, surveyed Americans say you should start saving for retirement at age 27, according to a recent report by Empower, which polled 1,001 adults on June 2. Respondents also say you should be able to retire at age 58. More from Personal Finance:Here’s the inflation breakdown for July 2025 — in one chartThe top 10 colleges for financial aid: Princeton…

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed a baby girl and her parents on Saturday, Nasser hospital officials and witnesses said, while families of hostages called for a “nationwide day of stoppage” in Israel to express growing frustration over 22 months of war.The baby’s body, wrapped in blue, was placed on those of her parents as Palestinians prayed over them. Motasem al-Batta, his wife and the girl were killed in their tent in the crowded Muwasi area.“Two and a half months, what has she done?” neighbor Fathi Shubeir asked, sweating as temperatures in the shattered territory soared above…

The Reds were drawing 2-2 with AFC Bournemouth in their Premier League opener at Anfield on Friday night when Chiesa was introduced from the bench with 81 on the clock.Seven minutes later, the Italian met a half-cleared ball inside the area with a volley into the Kop-end net that put Arne Slot’s team back ahead and sent the home supporters into ecstasy.Chiesa’s first goal in the Premier League for the club was followed by a Mohamed Salah strike to seal a 4-2 win, in Liverpool’s first competitive home fixture since the passing of Jota and his brother, Andre Silva.“It is…

Aug 16, 2025, 05:41 AM ETBarcelona have registered Marcus Rashford ahead of the team’s LaLiga opener on Saturday.The LaLiga side confirmed on Saturday that Rashford had been included in their squad for the match against Mallorca.There had been doubts on the eve of the new season over Rashford’s registration, with Barça coach Hansi Flick saying he was “not happy” with the situation but trusted the club to sort it.In the end, a series of deals completed on Friday helped create the salary space to register Rashford, including the transfer of the remaining 50% of Francisco Trincão’s rights to Sporting CP…

At a July rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Donald Trump used a telling turn of phrase. While touting the benefits of his recently passed tax-and-spend bill, the American president remarked: “No death tax, no estate tax, no going to the banks and borrowing from, in some cases, a fine banker – and in some cases, Shylocks and bad people.”  “Shylock” is, of course, a reference to the Jewish moneylender in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice and is widely recognised as an antisemitic trope. The Anti-Defamation League, for example, called the president out for his comment, while Trump, for his part, later…

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Ray Estrada’s 11-year-old grandson is used to Las Vegas’ scorching summers, but he’d always wanted to experience the heat in one of the Earth’s hottest places. So Estrada recently drove him to Death Valley National Park, with an umbrella, extra water and electrolytes in tow. That day, the thermometer soared to 118 F (47.78 C).“We have to be very careful when we go out there,” Estrada told him. “If you start feeling dizzy or whatever… we’re just gonna turn back and be safe so we can do this again another time.”The extreme temperatures…

MOSCOW (AP) — A fire at an industrial plant in Russia’s Ryazan region on Friday killed 11 people and injured 130, Russian officials said Saturday.The blaze broke out Friday at the Elastik plant in the Shilovsky District, around 250 kilometers (155 miles) southeast of Moscow. Emergency crews continued to search through debris into the weekend, and two additional bodies were recovered overnight, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said.According to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, a gunpowder workshop at the facility caught fire and triggered the blast.Of the injured, 29 remained hospitalized on Saturday — 13 in Ryazan and 16…

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Police launched a hate crime investigation after ejecting a 47-year-old fan from Liverpool’s stadium for his alleged racial abuse of Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo during the opening match of the Premier League season.The incident occurred Friday night at Anfield when Semenyo, who is Black, reported the abuse to referee Anthony Taylor in the first half with the score at 0-0. Play was briefly stopped while Taylor spoke to both coaches and team captains.“Merseyside Police will not tolerate hate crime of any form,” said Chief Inspector Kev Chatterton, the match commander.The fan’s identity was confirmed and he…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Erin became a Category 3 hurricane in the Caribbean early Saturday and is expected to strengthen further during the day, the National Hurricane Center reported.The storm is currently 170 miles (275 kilometers) northeast of Anguilla with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph). It is moving west-northwest at 20 mph (31 kph).It is currently not forecast to hit land, but strong winds are affecting nearby islands, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides.. The NHC said it currently expected Erin to become a Category 4 storm later Saturday but to eventually…