Things to watch at the UN General Assembly meeting this week
By The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — This week at the United Nations, there is more to watch than the parade of leaders’ speeches. A…
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No. 8 Bearcats take big step, next one looms at Notre Dame
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — No. 8 Cincinnati took one small step toward playoff contention by rallying to beat…
Continue ReadingAs leaders reconvene at UN, climate and COVID top the list
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Despite the still raging COVID-19 pandemic, more than 100 world leaders are heading to…
Continue ReadingJapanese RHP Arihara designated for assignment by Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Right-hander Kohei Arihara has been designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers. The 29-year-old Japanese pitcher signed…
Continue ReadingCalifornia firefighters scramble to protect sequoia groves
By NOAH BERGER Associated Press THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — Flames have reached a grove of sequoia trees in California as firefighters battled to…
Continue ReadingAP Top 25: Clemson, Ohio State slip; Penn State jumps to 6th
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Clemson and Ohio State have slipped to the back of the top 10 in The Associated Press college football…
Continue ReadingAP Top 25: Clemson, Ohio State slip; Penn State jumps to 6th
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Clemson and Ohio State have slipped to the back of the top 10 in The Associated Press college football…
Continue ReadingDolphins waiting to see severity of Tagovailoa’s rib injury
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was carted off the sideline during the first quarter…
Continue ReadingElliott and Harvick add fiery feud to NASCAR’s playoffs
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer According to Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott doesn’t race very smart. In fact, moving forward in NASCAR’s…
Continue Reading‘Shang-Chi’ tops box office for 3rd straight weekend
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is the top film at the box office for the third…
Continue ReadingUN, US, UK condemn Houthis’ execution of 9 Yemenis
Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The United Nations, the United States and the United Kingdom have condemned the executions of nine Yemenis by…
Continue ReadingClifford’s growing comfort fueling No. 6 Penn State’s rise
By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Sean Clifford played arguably the best game of his career in Penn State’s 28-20…
Continue ReadingChelsea beats Tottenham 3-0 to stay among EPL front-runners
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea beat Tottenham 3-0 as it continues to exactly match each of Liverpool’s results through the first five rounds of the…
Continue Reading3 migrants found dead in Poland, 9 others hospitalized
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says the bodies of three people who were trying to illegally cross into Poland were found in the…
Continue ReadingSyrian, Jordanian defense officials discuss border security
AMMAN (AP) — Syria’s defense minister has paid a rare visit to Jordan after Syrian troops captured several rebel-held areas near the border…
Continue Reading‘A safe space’ Nonprofit founder builds home away from home for local Latinx community
By Kristen Aguirre Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — New census data shows North…
Continue ReadingUK court rules under-16s can get puberty blocking drugs
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Court of Appeal has ruled that doctors can prescribe puberty-blocking drugs to children under 16. That overturns a lower…
Continue ReadingSuspended Wisconsin RB Antwan Roberts enters transfer portal
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin running back Antwan Roberts has entered the transfer portal less than three weeks after getting suspended from the…
Continue ReadingIndyCar to open 17-race schedule in February next season
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — IndyCar’s extended partnership with NBC Sports yielded an additional bonus for next…
Continue ReadingDemocrats want to tax the very rich. Here’s who they are
By Tami Luhby, CNN President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats want to raise taxes on the rich to pay for their $3.5 trillion plan to expand the…
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