WASHINGTON (AP) — China likes to condemn the United States for extending its arm too far outside of its borders to make demands on non-American companies. But when it sought to hit back at the U.S. interests this month, Beijing did exactly the same. In expanding export rules on rare earths, Beijing for the first time announced it w...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Striker Yassir Zabrini scored twice as Morocco won its first Under-20 World Cup title with a 2-0 victory over Argentina on Sunday. Zabrini scored in the 12th and 29th minutes of the final to help Morocco become the first African nation to win the U20 title since Ghana in 2009. Morocco topped its group against...

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets surged Monday after Wall Street finished a winning week, overcoming worries over bank lending and the trade war with China. U.S. futures edged higher while oil prices fell. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.9%, to 48,970.40, setting a new record, after its governing Liberal Democrats found a new coa...

HONG KONG (AP) — A cargo aircraft skidded off a Hong Kong runway and collided with a security patrol car before both fell into the sea early Monday, killing the two people in the car, authorities said. The plane’s four crew members were unhurt. The Boeing 747, flown by Turkey-based ACT Airlines, was landing at Hong Kong Internation...

Hanoi plans to ban fossil-fuel motorcycles from its city center in July 2026, part of a national drive to cut emissions and air pollution. Its commercial capital, Ho Chi Minh City, is weighing a similar step. By 2030, Vietnam aims for a third of cars and more than a fifth of motorbikes to run on electricity. Some see this as an opp...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party leader, Sanae Takaichi, is on track to become the country’s first female prime minister, after finding a badly needed replacement for a crucial partner that left her Liberal Democratic Party’s coalition. Takaichi, 64, would replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tuesday’s parliamentary vote. I...

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy expanded at the slowest annual pace in a year in July-September, growing 4.8%, weighed down by trade tensions with the United States and slack domestic demand. The July-September data was the weakest pace of growth since the third quarter of 2024, and compares with a 5.2% pace of growth in the previ...

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world. About 60,000 children have avoided developing peanut allergies after guidance first issued in 2015 upended medical pr...

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered a speech Monday on the opening day of a major meeting of the ruling Communist Party to approve a draft plan laying out its goals for the country over the next five years. A short dispatch from the official Xinhua News Agency said Xi “expounded on the Party leadership’s draft propos...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Authorities are seeking to formally arrest most of the 64 South Koreans repatriated from Cambodia for allegedly working for online scam organizations in Cambodia, police said Monday. The 64 South Koreans were detained in Cambodia over the past several months and were flown to Korea on a charter flight Satu...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — An argument at a private off-campus party escalated into a shooting outside an Oklahoma State University residence hall early Sunday, wounding three people including a student, school police said. Two victims were hospitalized in stable condition after surgery and the third was treated and released, univers...

LELAND, Miss. (AP) — A frenzy of gunfire after a high school football game earlier this month in a small Mississippi Delta town has claimed a seventh victim, as a 25-year-old woman died of her wounds around a week later, medical officials said. Authorities have not disclosed a possible motive for the shooting in Leland, but the FBI...

BLADENSBURG, Md. (AP) — A hit-and-run driver slammed into an outdoor birthday party in suburban Washington, D.C., killing a woman and injuring eight kids on Saturday evening, police said. Thirteen people were hurt in the the crash in Bladensburg, Maryland, according to statements from the city’s police department and the Prince Geo...

The horror sequel “Black Phone 2” topped the North American box office charts this weekend with $26.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Not only did it surpass the original’s $23.6 million debut, it’s a much-needed win for Blumhouse after a string of disappointments this year like “M3GAN 2.0.” Though “B...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Movies like “The Hangover” and “Ocean’s Eleven” piqued interest in the Las Vegas Strip long ago. But now Nevada labor unions hoping to boost jobs and tourism are pushing state officials to offer tax credits aimed at bringing more Hollywood filmmaking to the state. The effort to offer up to $95 million in tax credit...

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — World test champion South Africa will be heavily relying on its fit-again spinner Keshav Maharaj to level the two-test series against Pakistan as yet another dry pitch is prepared for the second test, starting on Monday. Pakistan notched an emphatic 93-run victory inside four days on a turning wicket in...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood’s best season got even better Sunday when he ran off four straight birdies around the turn and closed with a 7-under 65 for a two-shot victory over Keita Nakajima in the India Championship. Fleetwood had cause to celebrate for the third time in the last three months — the FedEx Cup title with his fi...

NINGBO, China (AP) — Elena Rybakina stormed back from a set down to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 in the Ningbo Open final on Sunday to win her 10th WTA title. The third-seeded Rybakina started slowly, falling behind to her Russian opponent 4-1 in the opener. She bounced back in the second and went on to dominate her fou...

LONDON (AP) — Jaguars center Robert Hainsey was active as expected for Jacksonville’s game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at Wembley Stadium. A team captain, Hainsey returned to practice after missing last week’s 20-12 loss to the Seahawks because of a hamstring injury. He was missed. The Jags rushed for just 59 yards and q...

ROME (AP) — At this rate, it’s only a matter of time before Real Madrid buys back Nico Paz from Como. The 21-year-old Argentina playmaker scored one goal and set up another as Como beat visiting Juventus 2-0 in Serie A on Sunday to hand the Bianconeri their first loss of the season. A product of Madrid’s youth system, Paz was sold...

ANGERS, France (AP) — Ilia Malinin proved just how far ahead of his figure skating rivals he is ahead of the Winter Olympics. He says he still has a “lot more” room to improve. The world champion from the United States swept to victory at the opening Grand Prix of the season by an almost-unheard of 40-point margin. Malinin, nicknam...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Holger Rune said Sunday he faced “a while” out of action with an Achilles injury that will require surgery. The No. 11-ranked Rune limped off the court in visible distress in the semifinals of the Nordic Open in Stockholm on Saturday and had to retire injured from the match against Ugo Humbert. He was leadi...

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United coach Ronny Deila was fired Sunday, one day after the end of a 5-16-3 season. Deila was dismissed after only one season. Atlanta United CEO and president Garth Lagerwey said a global search for a replacement would begin immediately. “It was evident that our standard of play was not met this season, and...

MILTON, Mass. (AP) — Montie Quinn of Division III Curry College ran for 522 yards in a 71-27 win over Nichols College to set the NCAA all-division rushing record Saturday. Quinn carried the ball 20 times, and eight of them went for more than 25 yards. His school-record seven touchdowns came on runs of 85, 84, 76, 64, 58, 30 and 2 y...

Tuesday, Sept. 30: Detroit 2, Cleveland 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: Cleveland 6, Detroit 1 Thursday, Oct. 2: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Boston 3, New York 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: New York 4, Boston 3 Thursday, Oct. 2: New York 4, Boston 0 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Chicago 3, San Diego 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: San Diego 3, Chicago 0 Thurs...

PARIS (AP) — Samson Baidoo scored the winner to give Lens a 2-1 victory over Paris FC on Sunday as the northern side climbed to fourth place in the Ligue 1 standings. After an entertaining first half, the center back secured all three points near the hour mark with a header from Adrien Thomasson’s cross. “We showed great effort as...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson is missing the first game of his NFL career after he was ruled out Sunday against the Carolina Panthers because of a knee injury. The move was expected after Wilson was listed by the team Friday as doubtful to play, and he didn’t practice at all during the week...

The National Football League Inactive Report. NEW YORK GIANTS at DENVER BRONCOS — NEW YORK: WR Darius Slayton, QB Jameis Winston, LBs Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles and Swayze Bozeman, DL Chauncey Golston, C John Michael Schmitz Jr., OL Evan Neal. DENVER: RB Jaleel McLaughlin, OLB Jonah Elliss, DLs Jordan Jackson and Sa’vion Jones, LB...

HOUSTON (AP) — When the two were teammates at Ohio State, it didn’t take long for Jaxon Smith-Njigba to make an impression on C.J. Stroud. “The first day of practice, he one-handed a pass and I was like: ‘This dude’s for real,’” Stroud recalled this week. “Ever since then, he’s one of the best I’ve ever played with, if not the best...

LONDON (AP) — With his team trailing 28-0, Travis Hunter wanted to make something — anything — happen for the Jaguars. “I just told Coach to give me the ball. I’ll go out there and make a play,” Jacksonville’s star rookie said. “He got me the ball and I just did what I had to do.” Hunter’s 34-yard reception for a score was his firs...

The US LBM Coaches Poll Top 25 with team’s records THROUGH SATURDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s poll and first-place votes received Dropped out: No. 20 Memphis (6-1); No. 21 Southern California (5-2); No. 22 Utah (5-2). Others receiving votes: Navy (6-0...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders pass rusher Maxx Crosby left late in the first half of their game against Kansas City after he was blocked low by Chiefs tight end Noah Gray, sending the four-time Pro Bowl defensive end limping off the field. Crosby, who already has four sacks this season, had been limited in practice this...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray will miss his second straight game with a foot injury. Murray was on the team’s inactive list that was released prior to the game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Veteran Jacoby Brissett will start in Murray’s place. The 28-year-old Murray was limited during...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields has been benched in favor of Tyrod Taylor to start the second half of the team’s game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Fields was 6 of 12 for 46 yards in the first two quarters, unable to do much with the offense as the winless Jets’ struggles on that side...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Formula 1 on Sunday announced an eight-year extension with the Circuit of the Americas to continue hosting the United States Grand Prix through 2034. The central Texas track has been a key U.S. footprint for the global motorsports series since it opened in 2012. The race has become one of the highest-attended e...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyler Myers and Kiefer Sherwood scored 41 seconds apart in the first period, and the Vancouver Canucks snapped Washington’s four-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory over the Capitals on Sunday. Washington had allowed only eight goals in its first five games before the Canucks put three past Charlie Lindgren in...

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen forward Malik Tillman will be out for another two weeks after returning from international duty with the United States with a thigh injury. The Bundesliga club said Sunday that an examination in Leverkusen determined the full extent of the injury and layoff period. The 23-year-old Tillman...

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool and Manchester United both left big-money summer signings on the bench for their Premier League clash on Sunday. Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz were both left out of defending champion Liverpool’s starting lineup at Anfield. United named striker Benjamin Sesko on the bench. It meant Alexander Isa...

DUNDEE, Scotland (AP) — Celtic’s game at Dundee on Sunday was quickly halted when away fans threw tennis balls and oranges onto the field after kickoff to protest the club’s hierarchy. Players and staff from both teams helped to remove the debris before the Scottish Premiership game could resume at Dens Park, with defending champio...

BERLIN (AP) — Freiburg’s Vincenzo Grifo scored a brilliant free kick to deny Eintracht Frankfurt a win on Sunday before it faces Liverpool in the Champions League. Grifo struck the ball from a standing position to send it sailing past Frankfurt’s two-man wall and inside the right post in the 87th minute for Freiburg to draw 2-2. Ma...

CARACAS (AP) — Jesús Montero, a Venezuelan who once played for the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners, has died following a traffic accident in his country two weeks ago, officials said Sunday. He was 35. The former catcher’s motorcycle reportedly crashed into a truck on Oct. 4 and he had been hospitalized ever since in critical...

CHICAGO (AP) — Dennis Allen’s defense dominated his former team, and the Chicago Bears beat the New Orleans Saints 26-14 on Sunday for their fourth straight win. Allen, the Bears’ defensive coordinator, had to like what he saw in his first game against the Saints since they fired him as head coach midway through last season after 2...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young will not return after leaving the game against the New York Jets on Sunday with an ankle injury. Young went to the locker room late in the third quarter, appearing to walk with a slight limp. The Panthers announced his return was questionable before saying he wa...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Bryce Young threw a touchdown pass before leaving with an ankle injury, Jaycee Horn had two interceptions of Tyrod Taylor after New York benched Justin Fields and the Carolina Panthers beat the winless Jets 13-6 in a snoozefest Sunday for their third straight victory. It marked the first time since Youn...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A potential stadium conflict could exist if the Miami Hurricanes host a first-round game in this year’s College Football Playoff, with a Spanish league soccer game set to be played at Hard Rock Stadium in that same window. La Liga is sending Barcelona and Villarreal to play in Miami Gardens on Dec. 20, on...

Alabama replaces Miami as a top-four seed in the College Football Playoff based on The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday and Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and BYU are on the mock bracket for the first time. Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M and Alabama would be the top four seeds as the Nos. 1-4 teams in the AP poll. Alabama moved up...

Colorado State fired football coach Jay Norvell on Sunday, a day after losing to Hawaii and dropping to 2-5 a year removed from a bowl game. Norvell was in his fourth season at Colorado State. He is owed a $1.5 million buyout, according to reports. He finished 18-26 with the Rams, including an appearance in the Arizona Bowl last se...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida fired coach Billy Napier on Sunday, dumping him a day after an error-filled win against Mississippi State that included more head-scratching calls and offensive lulls like those that marked much of his four-year run with the Gators. Athletic director Scott Stricklin made the move following a 23-21 v...

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — After nine painful years, and at the 11th time of asking, Manchester United ended its Anfield hoodoo with a 2-1 win against Premier League defending champion Liverpool on Sunday. Harry Maguire’s header in the 84th minute sealed one of United’s most significant wins under coach Ruben Amorim and consigned Li...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jared Goff and Baker Mayfield were picked No. 1 overall in the NFL draft two years apart, had postseason success with their teams, got traded and revived their careers in new cities. They’ve become the standard for castoff quarterbacks. Goff and Mayfield go head-to-head Monday night when the Detroit Lions (4-2) h...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Drake Maye threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns and the New England Patriots beat the Tennessee Titans 31-13 Sunday in coach Mike Vrabel’s first game against the franchise that fired him in January 2024. The Patriots (5-2) won their fourth straight to keep them atop the AFC East and spoil Mike McCoy’s debu...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Quinshon Judkins scored three touchdowns and the Cleveland Browns snapped a three-game losing streak with a 31-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Judkins, the 36th overall pick in April’s draft, had 84 yards rushing on 25 carries. He is the first Browns running back with three rushing scores in a game sin...

Kevin Durant wants to be in Houston for more than one year. And he left more than $30 million on the bargaining table to make that possible. Durant has signed a contract extension that could keep the four-time scoring champion and four-time Olympic gold medalist with the Rockets through the 2027-28 season, the team announced Sunday...

LONDON (AP) — Matthew Stafford won’t get knighted for his record-setting performance at Wembley Stadium, but he wondered if he still gets a prize. The Los Angeles Rams quarterback threw five touchdown passes in a 35-7 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. That’s a first for an NFL international game. “Do I get a sword or...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns in less than three quarters of work, Rashee Rice caught two of the TD passes in his return from a six-game suspension, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Las Vegas Raiders 31-0 on Sunday. Rice finished with seven catches for 42 yards in his first game...

Vanderbilt is a top-10 team in college football for the first time since 1947 in an Associated Press poll that got a nearly complete makeover Sunday after a weekend when nine Top 25 teams lost. Ohio State was the only team to hold its spot, remaining No. 1 for an eighth straight week after shutting out Wisconsin 34-0 on the road. B...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A tropical storm lashed the northern and central Philippines Sunday, leaving at least one person dead and forcing more than 22,000 people to evacuate from flood- and landslide-prone villages, officials said. Tropical Storm Fengshen was tracked at midday over Manila Bay with sustained winds of up to 65 kph...

INDORE, India (AP) — India stumbled from a position of strength as England held its nerve to win by four runs and secure its semifinal spot at the Women’s Cricket World Cup on Sunday. Chasing a winning target of 289, tournament co-host India was on course for victory for much of its innings – Smriti Mandhana top-scored with 88, whi...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are growing increasingly concerned about their ability to find a good job under President Donald Trump, an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds, in what is a potential warning sign for Republicans as a promised economic boom has given way to hiring freezes and elevated infl...

Sam Rivers, the bass player in the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died on Saturday, according to social media posts by his band mates. The band did not disclose where Rivers died or the circumstances, but praised him as “pure magic” and “the soul in the sound.” “From the first note we ever played together, Sam brought a light and a rhy...

NEW YORK (AP) — Freed from the prison where he had been serving time for ripping off his campaign donors, former U.S. Rep. George Santos says he’s humbled by his experience behind bars but unconcerned about the “pearl clutching” of critics upset that President Donald Trump granted him clemency. “I’m pretty confident if President Tr...

BOSTON (AP) — Four South African rowers are making history over the weekend at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston as the first crew of color from the country to compete internationally. Their participation marks a multinational effort to expand access to one of the most elite and exclusive sports, dominated by wh...

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The United States will slash assistance to Colombia because its leader, Gustavo Petro, “does nothing to stop” drug production, President Donald Trump said Sunday, escalating the friction between Washington and one of its closest allies in Latin America. In a social media post, Trump referred to Petro as “an...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. The military took the custody of the soldier who crossed the central portion of the land border, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. It said the soldier ex...

CAIRO (AP) — Iranian-backed Houthi rebels detained two dozen U.N. employees Sunday, a day after they raided another U.N. facility in the capital Sanaa, a U.N. official said. Jean Alam, a spokesman for the U.N. resident coordinator for Yemen, told The Associated Press that the U.N. staffers were detained inside the facility in Sanaa...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran executed a person convicted of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad in the city of Qom, the official judiciary news agency reported Sunday. The sentence was carried out early Saturday after the Supreme Court upheld the ruling and a request for a pardon was denied, the Mizan news age...

State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal security grants, restrictions on money intended for readiness and funding delays tied to litigation are posing a growing risk to their ability to respond to crises. It’s all causing confusion, frustration a...

MUNICH (AP) — Germany’s Munich Airport was temporarily closed Saturday night following reports of drones that authorities were unable to verify, federal police said. The airport, one of Germany’s largest, reopened before midnight, federal police said. Air traffic was operating normally Sunday morning, the airport said. “Suspicious...

MADRID (AP) — Madrid’s streets were baa-dly jammed Sunday, not by protesters or soccer fans but by a flock of sheep and goats being led through the Spanish capital in an annual festival that honors the area’s rural heritage. The festival also spotlights the environmental benefits of traditional grazing, in which livestock are used...

NICOSIA (AP) — Hopes for a resumption of long-stalled talks to heal Cyprus’ decades-old ethnic rift were buoyed Sunday when Turkish Cypriots elected a leader who campaigned on getting back to negotiating a two-zone federation with rival Greek Cypriots after an eight-year stalemate. Tufan Erhurman, 55, won by a landslide, receiving...

LONDON (AP) — London police are probing whether Prince Andrew asked an officer assigned to him as a bodyguard to dig up dirt on sexual assault accuser Virginia Giuffre. The Metropolitan Police said it was “actively looking into” media reports that Andrew in 2011 sought information to smear Giuffre by asking an officer on the force...

PARIS (AP) — Thieves reportedly stole nine pieces from the jewelry collection of Napoleon and the Empress in the Louvre, using a basket lift to reach the museum on Sunday morning. The daring heist at the world’s most visited museum occurred as tourists were inside the Galerie d’Apollon, where part of the French Crown Jewels are dis...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a major gas processing plant in southern Russia, sparking a fire and forcing it to suspend its intake of gas from Kazakhstan, Russian and Kazakh authorities said Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump meanwhile suggested that Kyiv may have to give up territory in exchange for an end to Mosc...

PARIS (AP) — In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre ’s facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said. The daylight heist about 30 minutes after opening, with visitors already inside, was among the hig...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — John Pulskamp made seven saves for his fourth clean sheet of the season and Sporting Kansas City played the Houston Dynamo to a scoreless draw on Saturday night. Kansas City (7-20-7) was winless in its final six games of the season, including a five-game losing streak. Houston (9-15-10) ended the season win...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jadarian Price scored on a tackle-breaking 100-yard kickoff return in the third quarter, Jeremiyah Love rushed for a career-high 228 yards and a score, and No. 13 Notre Dame beat No. 20 Southern California 34-24 on Saturday night. Love’s previous rushing best was 157 yards in a 56-30 win over Purdue earlier...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Amahl Pellegrino and Anders Dreyer each had two goals and an assist to help San Diego FC beat the Portland Timbers 4-0 on Saturday night to clinch the top seed in Western Conference. San Diego (19-9-6) finished the regular season with 63 points — the most by an expansion club in MLS history. Portland (11-12-11...

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Andrew Moran scored his first MLS goal on a rebound off the post in the 90th minute and LAFC played the Colorado Rapids to a 2-2 draw on Saturday night. LAFC (17-8-9) reached the 60-point plateau for the fourth time in its eight seasons in MLS. Colorado (11-15-8) didn’t get the help it needed on Decision...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Quarterback Mason Heintschel ran for one score, Kenny Johnson returned a punt 66 yards for another, Trey Butkowski kicked three field goals and Pittsburgh beat Syracuse 30-13 on Saturday night. Pitt (5-2, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its third straight with true freshman Heintschel, while the Orange (3-4...

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Matheus Nascimento and Joseph Paintsil each scored a goal on Saturday night to help the LA Galaxy beat Minnesota United 2-1 in the regular-season finale for both teams. Minnesota (16-8-10) is fourth in the Western Conference and will play fifth-seeded Seattle in the best-of-three first round of the MLS Cup pla...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — João Klauss scored in the 88th minute and St. Louis City rallied to tie Real Salt Lake 2-2 to close out the regular season on Saturday night. Real Salt Lake (12-17-5) earns the Western Conference’s final postseason berth by virtue of its tiebreaker advantage over the San Jose Earthquakes. RSL will play the Portland...

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Joshua Dye ran for 179 yards and two scores, and Bronson Barron threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Shane Carr with 2:17 remaining to push Southern Utah past Abilene Christian 31-24 on Saturday night. Mason Stromstad intercepted a Stone Earle pass near midfield with 1:07 left to seal it for Southern Utah (2-5,...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored 1:45 into overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes extended their undefeated start to the season to five games despite giving up a three-goal lead in a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. Jarvis netted his sixth goal of the season, capitalizing on a fortunate bounce after Kings de...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks apologized for a message that was displayed on the video board that appeared to praise Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a night the team celebrated Hispanic heritage. A message from a fan was shown on the videoboard during the first intermission of San Jose’s game against Pittsburgh...

Ryan Gareis scored in the 69th minute and the Houston Dash beat visiting Kansas City 1-0 in the National Women’s Soccer League on Saturday to snap the Current’s 17-match undefeated streak. Elsewhere in the NWSL, the San Diego Wave clinched a playoff spot with a 6-1 win over the Chicago Stars; and the Orlando Pride won 3-2 at the Wa...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rodney Hammond Jr. and JaQuail Smith each ran for more than 100 yards, Grant Meadors kicked a pair of fourth-quarter field goals and Sacramento State beat Northern Colorado 40-35 on Saturday night. Following Meadors’ fourth field goal, a 42-yarder with 2:01 to play, Eric Gibson Jr. drove Northern Colorado...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — D.J. McKinney ran for two touchdowns, Scottre Humphrey added a TD run and New Mexico beat Nevada 24-22 on Saturday night, the Wolf Pack’s fifth loss in a row. Jack Layne was 14-of-22 passing for 138 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions and added 71 yards rushing on eight carries for New Mexico (4-3...

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Leylah Fernandez beat 18-year-old qualifier Tereza Valentova 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 in the final of the WTA’s Japan Open on Sunday for her fifth career title. Playing in her eighth career final, the one-time U.S. Open runner-up raced through the first set in 29 minutes, before Valentova settled her nerves in the second s...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Anthony Hankerson had 204 yards rushing and four touchdowns and Oregon State beat Lafayette 45-13 on Saturday night for the Beavers’ first win of the season. Oregon State (1-7), snapped an eight-game losing streak dating to last season. The Beavers finished with 365 yards rushing and five touchdowns, their mo...

WOLLONGONG, Australia (AP) — Germany’s Lisa Tertsch fulfilled her considerable potential, breaking away from a star-studded field Sunday to win the elite women’s race at the World Triathlon Championship finals and to become world champion for the first time. Favorite Matthew Hauser comfortably won the elite men’s race to clinch the...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Jerrell Wimbley and Gavin Rutherford each ran for a touchdown, Bugs Mortimer returned a punt 66 yards for a TD, and Stephen F. Austin beat Nicholls 34-7 on a rain-soaked Saturday night for its fifth consecutive win. Nicholls (1-6, 1-2 Southland Conference) has lost six in a row since a 20-6 win over Incarn...

HAENAM, South Korea (AP) — Decade-long LPGA Tour veteran Sei Young Kim carded a final round 67 to hold off any final round challengers as she claimed a four-stoke victory at the BMW Ladies Championship on Sunday. It was Kim’s 13th career title since joining the tour in 2015, and ended a five-year long drought since her last tournam...

Edmonton Oilers (2-2-1, in the Pacific Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (4-1, in the Atlantic Division) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Oilers -142, Red Wings +119; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Red Wings host the Edmonton Oilers after the Red Wings took down the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in overtime. Detroit has a 4-1 record overa...

Winnipeg Jets (4-1, in the Central Division) vs. Calgary Flames (1-5, in the Pacific Division) Calgary, Alberta; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets are looking to extend a four-game win streak with a victory against the Calgary Flames. Calgary has a 0-2-0 record in home games and a 1-5 record overall. The Flames r...

Buffalo Sabres (2-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (4-2, in the Atlantic Division) Montreal, Quebec; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres visit the Montreal Canadiens after Josh Doan’s two-goal game against the Florida Panthers in the Sabres’ 3-0 win. Montreal has gone 4-2 overall with a 1-1-0 re...

Carolina Hurricanes (5-0, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (4-0-2, in the Pacific Division) Paradise, Nevada; Monday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights host the Carolina Hurricanes as winners of three straight games. Vegas has gone 2-0-1 at home and 4-0-2 overall. The Golden Knights have a 2-0-...

Seattle Kraken (3-0-2, in the Pacific Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (2-2-1, in the Metropolitan Division) Philadelphia; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken visit the Philadelphia Flyers after the Flyers beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 in overtime. Philadelphia is 2-2-1 overall and 2-1-0 in home games. The Flyers have...

Boston Bruins (3-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Utah Mammoth (3-2, in the Central Division) Salt Lake City; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mammoth -205, Bruins +170; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Utah Mammoth host the Boston Bruins after Nick Schmaltz recorded a hat trick in the Mammoth’s 6-3 win over the San Jose...

Minnesota Wild (2-3-1, in the Central Division) vs. New York Rangers (3-3-1, in the Metropolitan Division) BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild look to end a three-game losing streak with a win over the New York Rangers. New York has gone 0-3-0 in home games and 3-3-1 overall. The Rangers have allowed 12 goals while scoring 15 for a +3...

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche continued their strong start with a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night. The Avalanche (5-0-1) have at least a point in all six games this season. It’s one of their longest point streaks to begin a season in franchise history. The team record is 11...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Marquee offseason acquisition Mitch Marner scored his first goals as a Golden Knight, and Mark Stone and Jack Eichel each had a four-point night Saturday to lead Vegas to a 6-1 victory over the Calgary Flames. Stone, however, suffered an apparent wrist injury in the third period and headed to the locker room. The G...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Golden Knights captain Mark Stone suffered an apparent wrist injury in the third period of Vegas’ 6-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. Coach Bruce Cassidy said he would know about Stone’s status Sunday or Monday. Stone left the ice about midway through the third period and then headed to the locke...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each had a goal and an assist, Tristan Jarry stopped 31 shots for his 22nd career shutout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 3-0 on Saturday night. Anthony Mantha also scored for the Penguins, who improved to 4-2-0 on the season. Alex Nedeljkovic made 24 sav...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Defender Nick Hagglund, Evander Da Silva Ferreira and Brenner Souza all scored and Roman Celentano was untouchable as FC Cincinnati claimed second place in the Eastern Conference with a 3-0 Decision Day victory over CF Montreal on Saturday. Hagglund found the net for the first time this season to give Cincinnati (...

Lionel Messi left no doubt on Decision Day. The Argentine icon s cored a hat trick in a 5-2 victory over Nashville on Saturday night to wrap up Major League Soccer’s Golden Boot award with 29 goals this season. Inter Miami finished third in the Eastern Conference standings and will again face sixth-seeded Nashville starting Friday...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Niko Tsakiris scored his first career MLS goal in the 77th minute, Josef Martínez also scored a goal and the San Jose Earthquakes beat Austin FC 2-1 on Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. Austin (13-13-8) is sixth in the Western Conference and will play No. 3 seed Los Angeles FC in th...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Teenager Kaick Ferreira scored the go-ahead goal two minutes into the second half and rookie Michael Collodi made it stand up as FC Dallas beat Vancouver 2-1 on Saturday night to clinch seventh place in the Western Conference and deny the Whitecaps their first regular-season title. Vancouver (18-7...

TORONTO (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have never been this close to reaching the World Series. It still feels distant to pitcher Logan Gilbert. “We’re still a long ways away,” Gilbert said Saturday, the day after a 6-2 comeback victory in Game 5 that put Seattle one win away from its first American League pennant. “We’re nine long in...

TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider says he is optimistic George Springer will be available against the Seattle Mariners in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series in Toronto on Sunday night. “Feeling a lot better than he did yesterday,” Schneider said Saturday. Springer, Toronto’s leadoff hitter, was struck on the right k...

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington’s Deebo Samuel was ruled out for Sunday because of an injured heel, leaving Jayden Daniels and the Commanders without any of their three top wide receivers for the team’s game against the NFC rival Dallas Cowboys. Terry McLaurin already had been ruled out for Sunday because of a lingering quadriceps m...

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Lions defensive backs Kerby Joseph, Terrion Arnold and Avonte Maddox have been ruled out against Tampa Bay on Monday night due to injuries, a setback for a secondary without suspended safety Brian Branch. Joseph (knee) and Maddox (hamstring) were unable to practice this week while Arnold was cleared on a limi...

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Mateen Bhaghani kicked a 23-yard field goal with two seconds to play, and UCLA beat Maryland 20-17 Saturday night to extend its improbable season turnaround with a third consecutive victory. Nico Iamaleava passed for 221 yards and led three scoring drives in the final six minutes despite going down with an a...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Brendan Sorsby threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score and No. 24 Cincinnati took control late and beat Oklahoma State 49-17 on Saturday night for its sixth straight victory. Sorsby completed 20 of 29 passes for 270 yards and Cyrus Allen caught two touchdown passes and ran for a score for Cincinnat...

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford tackled Gavin Sawchuk just short of the goal line on an untimed down and the Cardinal barely hung on to hand Florida State its ninth straight Atlantic Coast Conference loss with a 20-13 victory on Saturday night. “It comes down to the last play,” interim cosch Frank Reich said. “Just credit to our d...

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — No. 16 Missouri may have delivered the knockout blow to Auburn coach Hugh Freeze. Beau Pribula scored on a 3-yard run in the second overtime, lifting Missouri to a 23-17 victory over reeling Auburn on Saturday night. Ahmad Hardy ran for 58 yards and two scores for Missouri (6-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference). The...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — If Julian Sayin hadn’t already established himself as a Heisman Trophy contender, the Ohio State quarterback certainly strengthened his case on Saturday. “He’s the truth,” Carnell Tate said after catching two of Sayin’s four touchdown passes in the top-ranked Buckeyes’ 34-0 victory over Wisconsin. “He’s the Hei...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers activated star tight end George Kittle from injured reserve on Saturday after he had missed the past five games with a hamstring injury. Kittle went down in the first half of the season opener for San Francisco but returned to practice this week and is ready to return to game actio...

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Bear Bachmeier had 229 yards of offense while throwing for a touchdown and running for another score to rally No. 15 BYU to a 24-21 victory over No. 23 Utah on Saturday night. LJ Martin added 122 yards on the ground to help the Cougars (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) remain unbeaten and beat their Holy War rivals for a third s...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Zabien Brown returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown as time expired in the first half and No. 6 Alabama rolled to a 37-20 victory over No. 11 Tennessee in the rivalry known as the “Third Saturday in October.” Brown’s pick gave the Tide a 23-7 lead and was all Alabama’s defense needed while turning...

NEW YORK (AP) — An American businessman whose firm invested in several European soccer clubs that struggled under its ownership has been indicted in New York on charges of financial wrongdoing in an alleged $500 million fraud scheme. Josh Wander was a co-founder of Miami-based 777 Partners that owned stakes in an Australian airline...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lionel Messi scored his second career MLS hat trick nearly a year after his first in Inter Miami’s 5-2 win over Nashville SC on Saturday night. The last time Messi scored a hat trick was Oct. 19, 2024, in I nter Miami’s 6-2 win over the New England Revolution. It was the 19th scored hat trick of the 2025 MLS...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — No. 9 Georgia has made second-half comebacks so normal that coach Kirby Smart characterized the latest example as “another day in the SEC.” This comeback preserved the Bulldogs’ championship hopes. Gunner Stockton passed for 289 yards and four touchdowns, including three to tight end Lawson Luckie, and Georgia ov...

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The south uprights lying on the turf, Arizona State’s fans lingered on the field long after another what-did-we-just-see win. Even for a fan base used to wild finishes during the Sun Devils’ two-year rise, this was astonishing. Sam Leavitt has a way of doing that to people. After a 12-point, fourth-quarter lead...

NEW YORK (AP) — The powerful gods of ancient Egypt are having a get-together on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. That would be at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It’s been more than a decade since the museum’s last big Egypt show, so “Divine Egypt” — a lavish exploration of how ancient Egyptians depicted their gods — is a major event,...

NEW YORK (AP) — The powerful gods of ancient Egypt are having a get-together on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. That would be at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It’s been more than a decade since the museum’s last big Egypt show, so “Divine Egypt” — a lavish exploration of how ancient Egyptians depicted their gods — is a major event,...

PORT SUDAN, Sudan (AP) — Fighting in North Darfur’s embattled capital of el-Fasher has tripled the number of displaced people this year alone in Tawila, a town about 60 kilometers (37 miles) away, said a U.N. migration agency official. Ugochi Daniels, deputy director general for operations at the International Organization for Migr...

LONDON (AP) — Two Ukrainian men pleaded not guilty Friday to plotting arson attacks earlier this year at properties linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Roman Lavrynovych, 21, and Petro Pochynok, 35, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life between April 1 and May 13. They are accused alo...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Eintracht Frankfurt says UEFA has rejected an appeal to move its Champions League game at Napoli to a neutral venue after its fans were banned from attending. The match will go ahead as initially planned in Naples on Nov. 4 without its supporters, the Bundesliga club said Friday. The Frankfurt fans were ex...

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia has won the toss and chosen to bowl Sunday in the first one-day international cricket match against India at Perth. A strong-looking Indian team is led by Shubman Gill — India’s new ODI skipper replacing Rohit Sharma — as India cast an eye forward to the 2027 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, Zimb...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A large mushroom farm near the Kenyan capital of Nairobi is one of a kind: It grows fungi on an industrial scale — not as food for restaurants but as a building material that some Kenyans say could make more people homeowners. The farm produces mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms that a local company the...

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Refusing to let the coming wave of fanfare around December’s Africa Cup of Nations overshadow their demands, protesters in Morocco urged a boycott of soccer matches at the country’s new stadiums. On Saturday, they reiterated previous demands and called for the release of demonstrators arrested during earl...

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia holds a runoff presidential election on Sunday, and the race is in a dead heat as voters decide which conservative and capitalist candidate can better address the country’s economic crisis, after almost two decades of rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party. Since 2023, the Andean nation has been...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The funeral of Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is underway in his rural home amid heavy security, following deadly violence in the capital during the service. Odinga, a democracy champion, will be accorded full military honors alongside traditional rites as he is buried next to his father, Jaramogi,...

NITEROI, Brazil (AP) — Performers twisted and twirled above the sand on a beach across the bay from Rio de Janeiro in an aerial circus show that sought to draw attention to the widespread problem of violence against women in Brazil. Six women and two men performed the piece titled “Alone we are petals, together we are roses” for th...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will finally canonize Venezuela’s beloved “doctor of the poor” Sunday, offering the Caribbean nation its first saint and a reason to celebrate amid its years-long economic crisis and new tensions with the United States. Venezuela is getting ready to have its first saints ever officially canonized by...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Amid the joy of being released after 20 months of suffering in Israeli prisons, Mohammed Abu Moussa could tell something was wrong. Descending from the bus that brought him and other released Palestinian detainees to Gaza last week, the 45-year-old medical technician was reunited with his wife and t...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan and Pakistan, embroiled in fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, pledged on Sunday to respect a ceasefire. The truce, mediated by Qatar and Turkey, came into effect immediately and is intended to pause hostilities. Violence has escalated between the neighbors since earlier this...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel identified the body of a deceased hostage Sunday morning, after Hamas handed over two bodies of what the militant group said are deceased hostages to the Red Cross late Saturday night. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the body was identified as Ronen Engel. The second body is still undergoing id...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. State Department said Saturday that it has “credible reports” that Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza. If the attack takes place, it “would constitute a direct and grave violation” of the agreement forged by President Donald Trump to end the two-ye...

HONG KONG (AP) — One of China’s most important meetings begins Monday, as leader Xi Jinping and other ruling Communist Party elites gather in Beijing to map out the goals for the next five years. The closed-door gathering — known as the fourth plenum — is expected to last four days and will discuss and put the final touches on Chin...

BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday accused the U.S. National Security Agency of carrying out cyberattacks on its national time center following an investigation, saying any damage to related facilities could have disrupted network communications, financial systems and power supply. The Ministry of State Security alleged in a WeChat pos...

ROME (AP) — Italy’s top court has rejected the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man arrested on suspicion of setting off explosions that damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022, his lawyer said on Thursday. Italy’s Cassation Court on Wednesday annulled a previous decision by a Bologna appeals court...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The house rocked as if an earthquake had struck, and suddenly it was floating. Water seeped in through the front door, and waves smacked the big glass window. From the lone dry room where Alexie Stone and his brothers and children gathered, he could look outside and see under the water, like an aquarium. A...

Hundreds of residents from remote Alaska Native villages are being airlifted after a storm battered their low-lying communities over the weekend, wiping away homes and killing at least one person. Two others are missing. In one of the most significant airlifts in Alaska history, hundreds were being flown about 500 miles (800 kilome...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A suspect in the Los Angeles area’s deadly Palisades Fire earlier this year was ordered to be moved to California on Thursday from central Florida, where he was arrested last week. A hearing for Jonathan Rinderknecht that had been scheduled in Orlando, Florida, for Friday was canceled. His next hearing will be...

Only about one-fifth of applicants for federal disaster assistance from Kerr County, Texas, have been deemed eligible to get financial help so far, leaving hundreds without governmental aid more than three months after deadly floods ravaged the county on July 4. As of Oct. 11, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials had refer...

The attorneys general of more than a dozen states on Thursday sued the Trump administration over the termination of $7 billion in funding intended for affordable solar energy projects across the U.S. The coalition, which also included the District of Columbia and other stakeholders, argued in the lawsuit that the Environmental Prot...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Criminal charges have been dropped against a Florida man who authorities said abandoned his dog in floodwaters near a highway as residents evacuated Florida’s Gulf Coast last year shortly before Hurricane Milton made landfall. The case led to legislation signed into law this year by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, enh...

SEATTLE (AP) — The special delivery arrived in a plastic storage box after a chartered flight in bouncy single-propeller plane. Veterinarian Susan Shaffer Sookram snipped the zip ties securing the lid and greeted the cargo: four dogs, one with a gray collar bearing its name, Happy. “What a scary ride!” she said. “You made it!” As o...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County has reached a tentative $828 million agreement to settle more than 400 additional sexual abuse claims against county employees, months after approving the largest sexual abuse settlement in U.S. history, officials said Friday. The agreement still needs approval from the Los Angeles County Board...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities in Philadelphia said Friday that they are no closer to locating a missing 23-year-old woman who disappeared from her nursing home job nearly two weeks ago, urging residents to come forward with even the smallest of potential clues. District Attorney Larry Krasner used an afternoon news conference to...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A fourth person was arrested and charged Friday in connection with a shooting that killed two people and injured 12 others in a crowded downtown nightlife district in Alabama’s capital city in early October, police said. Kemontae Hood, 21, is charged with one count of capital murder and 12 counts of assault,...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Dogs dressed up as everything from Elvis Presley to Scooby Doo’s Mystery Machine went trick-or-treating in Michigan’s capital Friday as part of the annual Howloween event organized by a local pet store. The costumed canines made a loop through Lansing’s Old Town arts district, stopping outside restaurants, gif...

DENVER (AP) — A jury has awarded $19.7 million to six bystanders who were wounded as a Denver police officer opened fire at an armed man as bars let out at closing time, attorneys for the plaintiffs said Friday. The award for damages is the result of a lawsuit against Denver Police Department in connection with the 2022 shooting. P...

It was over four centuries ago to the day Saturday that Filipinos set foot on the North American continent for the first time. Now, Filipino Americans are working to sustain a cultural footprint. During celebration of October’s Filipino American History Month, many Filipinos are seeking their cities’ acknowledgment of “Filipino Tow...

CINCINNATI (AP) — A balcony on the third floor of a building near the University of Cincinnati collapsed Friday evening, sending 10 people to the hospital, including one person in critical condition, according to officials. Five of the people had serious injuries, while four had minor injuries, Cincinnati Police Department Capt. St...

CHICAGO (AP) — A United Airlines plane heading for its gate clipped the tail of another United aircraft at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, authorities said. No one was hurt in Friday’s incident and the 113 passengers on Flight 2652 from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, were able to leave the plane normally after a delay, United officials said in a...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The leader of a labor union in Southern California who was arrested while protesting an immigration raid earlier this year will have his felony obstruction charge reduced to a misdemeanor, court records show. David Huerta had been charged with obstruction, resistance or opposition to a federal officer — a class A...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen on a federal form and knowingly possessed several firearms illegally, according to a newly returned indictment that raises the prospect of a lengthy prison term. A federal grand jury issued the two-count indictme...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — It figures that a billionaire would win big in Las Vegas. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker reported a gambling windfall of $1.4 million on his federal tax return this week. The two-term Democrat, often mentioned as a 2028 presidential candidate, told reporters in Chicago on Thursday that he drew charmed hands in b...

CHICAGO (AP) — Troubled by clashes between agents and the public, a judge on Thursday said she will require federal immigration officers in the Chicago area to wear body cameras, and she also summoned a senior official to court next week to discuss an enforcement operation that has resulted in more than 1,000 arrests. U.S. District...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Hamas “we will have no choice but to go in and kill them” if internal bloodshed persists in Gaza. The grim warning from Trump came after he previously downplayed the internal violence in the territory since a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas went into ef...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa on Thursday welcomed a U.S. bridging plan worth $115 million that would continue funding HIV treatment and prevention programs until the end of March, saying it was a sign of good bilateral relations despite recent tensions. The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, has been cr...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A stampede at a soccer stadium Friday during the state funeral service for Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga killed two people and injured more than 100 others. Kenyans had turned out in large numbers to mourn Odinga after the democratic reformer’s death on Wednesday at age 80, reflecting the outsized...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen ambushed a security personnel in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state and killed at least eight people, the state’s governor said. The attack took place Thursday on the Gusau-Funtua road in Zamfara state’s Tsafe area, and killed five police officers and three members of a local paramilitary group that w...

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The governing party in Cameroon said Thursday that one of its offices was set on fire as tensions rise over fraud allegations in the Oct. 12 presidential election. Opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed victory this week and urged President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest president at 92, to conced...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has been trying to rally fellow evangelical Christians and urge Congress to designate Nigeria as a violator of religious freedom with unfounded claims of “Christian mass murder,” which the government of the West African nation has vehemently rejected as false. Cruz, a Republican member of th...

A little-known army colonel became Madagascar’s president Friday after a rapid power grab that saw him sworn in as his country’s leader six days after launching a military coup. Here’s what to know about Col. Michael Randrianirina, who seized power following weeks of large anti-government protests by mainly young people: He is from...

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar’s new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing the country and into hiding. Col. Michael Randrianirina, the commander of an elite army unit, took the oath of office to bec...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s military said Thursday it reclaimed a village in the restive Papua region following a battle with bullets and arrows that it said left 14 separatist insurgents dead. Insurgents disputed the account, saying that only three of the dead were combatants and that troops killed nine villagers. The ba...

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Naomi Osaka pulled out of her quarterfinal match at the Japan Open on Friday because of a left leg injury. Her withdrawal ahead of the match resulted in Jaqueline Cristian advancing to the semifinals on a walkover, the WTA Tour said. Tournament organizers said top-seeded Osaka hadn’t recovered from the injury su...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — South Africa moved closer to the Women’s Cricket World Cup semifinals after cruising to a 10-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in a rain-affected game on Friday. Captain Laura Wolvaardt’s brisk 60 off 47 balls and Tazmin Brits’ unbeaten 55 off 42 hurtled South Africa to 125 without loss in 14.5 overs. They...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Football Association of Malaysia announced the suspension of its secretary general on Friday pending an investigation after soccer governing body FIFA accused the country of cheating by fielding ineligible players. In September, FIFA suspended seven overseas-born players who all featured for Malays...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The heat is on in Texas, literally and figuratively. It’s enough to make a championship leader sweat. A lot. Lurking in their rearview mirrors is Red Bull’s resurgent reigning champion Max Verstappen, who is hunting them with new vigor after two wins and a second-place finish in the last three races. If that wa...

Wall Street cruised to the finish of a winning week that began much bumpier. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%. The gains capped the S&P 500’s best week since August, but it was a roller-coaster ride. Indexes careened through jarring swings as worries bu...

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — The last remaining seeded player at the WTA’s Japan Open has reached Sunday’s final — Leylah Fernandez defeated 35-year-old Sorana Cîrstea 6-1, 2-6, 6-4. At 4-4 in the deciding set Saturday, Fernandez broke Cîrstea’s serve, then held her own serve in the next game to advance. The fourth-seeded Canadian player wi...

MIRPUR, Bangladesh (AP) — Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain claimed a career-best 6-35 as Bangladesh crushed West Indies by 74 runs to open their three-match one-day international series on Saturday. Rishad’s figures, the second best by a Bangladesh bowler in an ODI behind Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s 6-26 against Kenya in 2006, helped to wrap...