Pirates shut out for 15th time this year

August 27, 2026

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jackson Merrill doubled, tripled, drove in a run and scored another to help Randy Vásquez reach 10 victories as the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep. The Padres remained in possession of the National League's third wild-card spot, one game ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks. San Diego has won 12 of 17 and 22 of 31. Merrill doubled to right with one out in the second off Bubba Chandler and scored on Luis Rengifo's single to right. Manny Machado reached on third baseman Nick Gonzales' throwing error with one ...

Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80

August 27, 2026

Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and the smug concierge in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” has died. He was 80. Curry, who suffered a stroke in ...

Jaye P. Morgan, a jack-of-all-trades entertainer who was a pop and TV star, dies at 94

August 27, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Jaye P. Morgan, one of the top female recording artists of the 1950s with five hits in 1955 alone, including “That’s All I Want From You,” and who later became a frequent talk show guest and game show panelist, infamously taking off her shirt on “The Gong Show,” has died. She was 94. Morgan died Monday of natural causes in Longview, Washington, said Mark Sendroff, longtime attorney and friend. She had been living with her nephew and niece, Duke Morgan Spencer and Peggy Sue Spencer. Morgan’s Top 10 hits were “That’s All I Want From You” and “The ...

At least 160 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods in Nepal and China

August 27, 2026

UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) — Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday killed at least 160 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing after sweeping through communities and bringing travel in some areas to a halt. Experts said an avalanche from ...

A Wildberries depot in Russia is destroyed as Ukraine extends its drone campaign

August 27, 2026

Long-range Ukrainian drones struck a major warehouse belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer, burning it to the ground, local authorities said Wednesday. The depot in the Tambov region southeast of Moscow had been hit on July 18, killing seven people. That attack was the start of ...

Army to spend $2B to build nuclear microreactors at 5 bases as US seeks to ramp up nuclear power

August 27, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army announced Wednesday that it plans to add nuclear microreactors at five military bases from New York to Texas as a reliable source of energy independent of the commercial electric grid. The announcement comes as the Trump administration pushes hard to develop the next generation of nuclear power, including billions in loans for large nuclear reactors to meet skyrocketing power demand from data centers and a pilot program to boost advanced reactor designs and projects for military and civilian use. No nuclear microreactors are supplying power to the ...