By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — No. 8 Cincinnati took one small step toward playoff contention by rallying to beat Indiana. Now the Bearcats have two weeks to prepare for perhaps the biggest game in school history. That comes Oct. 2 at No. 12 Notre Dame. Winning that one could would
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Despite the still raging COVID-19 pandemic, more than 100 world leaders are heading to New York for the annual high-level U.N. gathering. The challenges on the global agenda are daunting, from an escalating climate crisis and vaccine inequities to Afghanistan’s uncertain future under its new
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Right-hander Kohei Arihara has been designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers. The 29-year-old Japanese pitcher signed a two-year contract with the Rangers last winter. Arihara’s spot on the 40-man roster was filled when right-hander Mike Folytnewicz was reinstated from the COVID-related injury list. Arihara could be outrighted to the minor
Continue ReadingBy NOAH BERGER Associated Press THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — Flames have reached a grove of sequoia trees in California as firefighters battled to keep fire from driving further into another grove, where the base of the world’s largest tree has been wrapped in protective foil. Fire officials warn that stronger winds Sunday are also
Continue ReadingBy 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 poll and Penn State has jumped four spots to No. 6. Defending national champion Alabama remained an overwhelming No. 1 after holding on to win at Florida. The
Continue ReadingBy 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 poll and Penn State has jumped four spots to No. 6. Defending national champion Alabama remained an overwhelming No. 1 after holding on to win at Florida. The
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was carted off the sideline during the first quarter of Sunday’s game against Buffalo with a rib injury. The Dolphins wound up losing 35-0. Tagovailoa was hit by Buffalo’s A.J. Epenesa on the final play of Miami’s second series. The
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer According to Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott doesn’t race very smart. In fact, moving forward in NASCAR’s playoffs, Harvick plans to run all over the reigning Cup Series champion. Those were the angry words Harvick had for Elliott after Saturday night’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway, where a feud
Continue ReadingBy 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 straight weekend, but the muted reception for Clint Eastwood’s “Cry Macho” suggests older moviegoers still aren’t as eager to return to theaters. According to studio estimates
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The United Nations, the United States and the United Kingdom have condemned the executions of nine Yemenis by the country’s Houthi rebels. The nine were convicted and sentenced to death over their alleged involvement in the killing of a senior Houthi official in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Sean Clifford played arguably the best game of his career in Penn State’s 28-20 victory over Auburn. Clifford took his time all night and steadily worked through his progressions to complete 28 of 32 passes for 280 yards and two touchdowns. He was efficient and
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Chelsea beat Tottenham 3-0 as it continues to exactly match each of Liverpool’s results through the first five rounds of the Premier League season. Chelsea took the lead four minutes into the second half Sunday after Thiago Silva darted into space to meet a corner from Marcos Alonso with a header. The
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says the bodies of three people who were trying to illegally cross into Poland were found in the border region and that body of a woman was found on Belarus side. Nine other people have been hospitalized. In one case, police told regional Radio 5 that residents picking
Continue ReadingAMMAN (AP) — Syria’s defense minister has paid a rare visit to Jordan after Syrian troops captured several rebel-held areas near the border between the two countries. Jordan’s state media reported on Sunday that the meeting between Jordan’s army chief of staff and Syria’s defense minister focused on border security between “the two brotherly countries.”
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Aguirre Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — New census data shows North Carolina’s Latinx population is increasing. Here in the mountains, one local nonprofit organization is hoping to make them feel at home. The community might recognize the name Hola Carolina from the festivals it puts on
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s Court of Appeal has ruled that doctors can prescribe puberty-blocking drugs to children under 16. That overturns a lower court’s decision that a judge’s approval should be needed because children considering gender reassignment are unlikely to be able to give informed consent to the treatment. The appeals court disagreed, ruling Friday
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin running back Antwan Roberts has entered the transfer portal less than three weeks after getting suspended from the team. Roberts is a freshman who hadn’t played in either of the Badgers’ first two games. Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst suspended Roberts and dismissed fellow freshman running back Loyal Crawford from the
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — IndyCar’s extended partnership with NBC Sports yielded an additional bonus for next year’s schedule, which was already earmarked to air the most races ever on network broadcast. The three-year extension announced with the network in July touted a record 13 races on main NBC.
Continue ReadingBy 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 nation’s safety net, saying the wealthy should pay their fair share. The rich would be hit in a variety of ways under the proposal advanced by the House
Continue ReadingBy Laura Ly, CNN A police officer caught a 1-month-old baby dropped from a second-floor balcony in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Saturday morning, according to authorities. Jersey City Police responded to a call of a child in danger and found a man threatening to throw the baby from the second story of the building,
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