Famed primatologist Jane Goodall was renowned for her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees but dedicated her life to helping all wild animals — a passion that lasted until her death this week while on a U.S. speaking tour. She spent decades promoting humanitarian causes and the need to protect the natural world, and tried to balanc...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No. 9 Texas is about to find out what it’s really like to play on the road in the Southeastern Conference. The Longhorns travel to one of the league’s most daunting venues when they open SEC play at Florida on Saturday. It’s the first of eight consecutive conference games for quarterback Arch Manning and Co...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — No. 10 Alabama surely wants some measure of revenge against Vanderbilt, even if players and coaches won’t acknowledge it. The Crimson Tide host the surprising and 16th-ranked Commodores on Saturday — and insist they won’t get blindsided again. A year ago, the Tide followed a win over fellow Southeastern Conf...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After Penn State lost to Oregon in a double-overtime thriller, the seventh-ranked Nittany Lions now face a vastly different opponent in winless UCLA. A game against the Bruins (0-4, 0-1 Big Ten) at the Rose Bowl on Saturday should be a good chance for the Nittany Lions to get back on track. Penn State is a 25 1/2...

HAMMAM CHOTT, Tunisia (AP) — Jamel Bahrini remembers the smell of dust and blood that clung to the air when he arrived at the scene of the strike in Tunisia ‘s capital 40 years ago, among hundreds of other first responders. Israeli warplanes had just struck the Palestine Liberation Organization’s headquarters outside Tunis, killing...

PARIS (AP) — Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta was called up by France for the first time on Thursday for World Cup qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Iceland. Coach Didier Deschamps is dealing with absences in attack that include injured Paris Saint-Germain strikers Désiré Doué and Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé, as w...

LONDON (AP) — Argentina is entrusting the wheel to rookie flyhalf Gerónimo Prisciantelli against South Africa in the Rugby Championship decider at Twickenham on Saturday. The Springboks can clinch back-to-back Rugby Championship titles. The Pumas are out of contention but keen to save face after a 67-30 hiding from South Africa las...

BANGKOK (AP) — An Australian man arrested in Thailand on a defamation charge that he says originated with Malaysia’s government said Thursday he is a victim of transnational repression, in which Southeast Asia countries cooperate in seizing dissidents or critics of third countries. Independent scholar and writer Murray Hunter, 66,...

NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla reported a surprise increase in sales in the third quarter as the electric car maker likely benefited from a rush by consumers to take advantage of a $7,500 credit before it expired on Sept. 30. The company reported Thursday that sales in the three months through September rose 7% compared to the same period a...

BANGKOK (AP) — An Australian man arrested in Thailand on a defamation charge that he says originated with Malaysia’s government said Thursday he is a victim of transnational repression, in which Southeast Asia countries cooperate in seizing dissidents or critics of third countries. Independent scholar and writer Murray Hunter, 66,...

NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla reported a surprise increase in sales in the third quarter as the electric car maker likely benefited from a rush by consumers to take advantage of a $7,500 credit before it expired on Sept. 30. The company reported Thursday that sales in the three months through September rose 7% compared to the same period a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — DoorDash has finalized its acquisition of the U.K. food delivery company Deliveroo, saying Thursday that the boards of both companies approved the nearly $4 billion deal announced earlier this year. Word of DoorDash’s interest in Deliveroo began to circulate in April and the San Francisco company quickly confirmed...

NEW YORK (AP) — The idea of meditating can be intimidating. Beginners may imagine sitting uncomfortably in silence while breathing deeply and scrubbing all thoughts from their minds. The prospect of trying those techniques at work may feel embarrassing. But there are ways to bring short, inconspicuous sessions into the workday if y...

NEW YORK (AP) — The idea of meditating can be intimidating. Beginners may imagine sitting uncomfortably in silence while breathing deeply and scrubbing all thoughts from their minds. The prospect of trying those techniques at work may feel embarrassing. But there are ways to bring short, inconspicuous sessions into the workday if y...

MILAN (AP) — What reaction AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri will receive when he returns to Turin on Sunday is anyone’s guess. Serie A table-topper Milan visits Juventus, where Allegri had two spells in charge. Allegri’s first period on the Juventus bench ended in 2019 after guiding the Bianconeri to five straight titles. He ret...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The stats are increasingly damning for under-pressure Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim. A return of 34 points from his first 33 Premier League games in charge is by far the worst of any United manager since Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. Of the other five permanent appointments from David Moyes throug...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe must take a more aggressive approach with Russia by shooting down drones that enter European airspace and boarding shadow fleet ships illicitly transporting oil to deprive Moscow of war revenue, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. Speaking at a European summit in Copenhagen, Macron a...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe must take a more aggressive approach with Russia by shooting down drones that enter European airspace and boarding shadow fleet ships illicitly transporting oil to deprive Moscow of war revenue, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. Speaking at a European summit in Copenhagen, Macron a...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The death toll after violent clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Pakistan-administered Kashmir rose to nine on Thursday as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sent a delegation to the region’s capital for talks with the protest leaders, officials said. In a statement, Sharif appealed for calm and asked t...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The death toll after violent clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Pakistan-administered Kashmir rose to nine on Thursday as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sent a delegation to the region’s capital for talks with the protest leaders, officials said. In a statement, Sharif appealed for calm and asked t...

ISTANBUL (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake shook Istanbul and other parts of northwestern Turkey on Thursday, Turkey’s emergency services said. The quake sent people running from buildings and forced evacuations from schools, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The temblor with a preliminary 5 magnitude...

ISTANBUL (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake shook Istanbul and other parts of northwestern Turkey on Thursday, Turkey’s emergency services said. The quake sent people running from buildings and forced evacuations from schools, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The temblor with a preliminary 5 magnitude...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a fleet of spacecraft trains its sights on the interstellar visitor. The comet known as 3I/Atlas will hurtle within 18 million miles (29 million kilometers) of the red planet, its closest approach during its trek through the inner solar sys...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — One person has died and four others were injured on Thursday after an explosion at an Iranian university laboratory, according to local media reports. It is believed the blast was caused by a hydrogen capsule at Tehran University’s engineering and technical college, in the Amirabad neighborhood of the capital, T...

LONDON (AP) — On Thursday, police in the city of Manchester in northwest England responded to a stabbing and car ramming attack on a synagogue. Here’s what we know at present: Greater Manchester Police said they were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, a suburb in the north of Manchester, shortly a...

LONDON (AP) — On Thursday, police in the city of Manchester in northwest England responded to a stabbing and car ramming attack on a synagogue. Here’s what we know at present: Greater Manchester Police said they were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, a suburb in the north of Manchester, shortly a...

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Pete Carroll could be just about anywhere, doing nearly anything that comes to mind, after accomplishing so much as a championship-winning coach in college and the NFL, the multimillion-dollar contracts he received as reward for such efforts. But after a year away from the NFL, the 74-year-old Carroll chose t...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The starting pitching is terrific. The offense is clicking. The Los Angeles Dodgers have opened the postseason on a roll in defense of their World Series title. If their bullpen can stop blowing up, they might just be the first team since the New York Yankees 25 years ago to win back-to-back championships. “I thi...

PARIS (AP) — Resurgent Marseille aims for a fourth straight Ligue 1 win when it travels to rock-bottom Metz on Saturday while high-flying Lyon also looks to maintain an impressive start. Marseille’s win against defending champion Paris Saint-Germain last week seems to have galvanized coach Roberto De Zerbi’s side, which is playing...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When bestselling Christian author, podcaster and influencer Jen Hatmaker’s life fell apart following the discovery of her husband’s affair, she just wanted to “bubble wrap my little family and tuck us away from prying eyes forever,” she writes in her new memoir “Awake.” But that wasn’t an option for the woma...

LONDON (AP) — In the mid-80s, Matt Chambers typed up letters to every NFL team and mailed them from Towcester, England. The youngster expressed his love of American football. “Two or three months later, I got a big package from the Cleveland Browns,” Chambers said. “There was an old cap, which I’ve still got, signed photos, there w...

Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: No. 11 Texas Tech (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) at Houston (4-0, 1-0), Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT (ESPN) Four Big 12 teams have started at least 4-0 for the first time since 2015, but the Red Raiders or Cougars will get their first loss. Houston won in overtime last week at Oregon State after overc...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Emeka Egbuka caught a deep ball that sailed through two defenders and raced toward the end zone before slowing down at the 1, turning around and walking backward to complete a 77-yard touchdown catch. The rookie wide receiver had an impressive first month with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With Mike Evans sidelined b...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett announced his biggest deal in years Thursday with Berkshire Hathaway’s $9.7 billion acquisition of Occidental Petroleum’s chemical division. The deal for OxyChem could be Buffett’s last big deal before he hands over the CEO title to Vice Chairman Greg Abel in January. Buffett plans to remain chairm...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah Supreme Court justice is expected to be named the next president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after the death of President Russell M. Nelson over the weekend. Announcing his successor — Dallin H. Oaks — is largely a formality because the church has a well-defined leadership...

Things to watch this week in the Big Ten: Washington (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten) at Maryland (4-0, 1-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EDT (Big Ten Network) Maryland is one of three Bowl Subdivision teams, along with No. 3 Miami and No. 11 Texas Tech, that haven’t trailed in a game all season. The Terrapins had last week off after winning 27-10 at Wi...

BEIJING (AP) — Defending champion Coco Gauff reached the semifinals of the China Open for the third straight year after beating hard-hitting Eva Lys 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday. The second-seeded American was troubled on her serve and conceded seven break-point chances in Beijing. But Lys, a German player seeking her first career WTA titl...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — To help turn around a troubled qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup, Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann is looking to a player who would be eligible to represent the United States. Left back Nathaniel “Nene” Brown was called up by Germany on Thursday for qualifying games on Oct. 10 against Luxembourg an...

CAIRO (AP) — At least 91 civilians were killed in Sudan’s besieged city of el-Fasher in attacks by the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, within 10 days last month, the United Nations said Thursday. The series of attacks were the latest in the intensified fighting between the army and rival paramilitaries seeking to control the city. U....

CAIRO (AP) — At least 91 civilians were killed in Sudan’s besieged city of el-Fasher in attacks by the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, within 10 days last month, the United Nations said Thursday. The series of attacks were the latest in the intensified fighting between the army and rival paramilitaries seeking to control the city. U....

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas was still considering its response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace proposal aimed at ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza as Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 13 Palestinians in the besieged territory, local hospitals said Thursday. The plan, which has received wide internatio...

Things to watch this weekend in the Atlantic Coast Conference: No. 3 Miami (4-0, 0-0 ACC) at No. 18 Florida State (3-1, 0-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC) The Hurricanes beat Notre Dame in the opener, and later rolled past South Florida and Florida. Now comes a third straight Sunshine State matchup. FSU opened with an expectations-...

Things to watch this week in the Southeastern Conference: No. 16 Vanderbilt (5-0, 2-0 SEC) at No. 10 Alabama (3-1, 1-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC) Vanderbilt improved to 5-0 and a season-best No. 16 ranking in the AP Top 25 after a 55-35 win over Utah State. Alabama remembers its loss to Vandy a year ago and this is the biggest...

BANGKOK (AP) — China’s coast guard on Wednesday raised the country’s red and yellow flag to celebrate its National Day in the waters near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, shortly after declaring the area a nature reserve. In a video posted by state-owned media outlet Global Times on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, Ch...

BANGKOK (AP) — China’s coast guard on Wednesday raised the country’s red and yellow flag to celebrate its National Day in the waters near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, shortly after declaring the area a nature reserve. In a video posted by state-owned media outlet Global Times on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, Ch...

VALHALLA, New York (AP) — Pepsi has a new challenge: keeping products like Gatorade and Cheetos vivid and colorful without the artificial dyes that U.S. consumers are increasingly rejecting. PepsiCo, which also makes Doritos, Cap’n Crunch cereal, Funyuns and Mountain Dew, announced in April that it would accelerate a planned shift...

LONDON (AP) — Police said Thursday that four people have been injured after a car was driven at members of the public and a man was stabbed outside a synagogue in the north of Manchester. The incident, which took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, is said to be over after a man, believed to be the offender...

PARIS (AP) — A French prosecutor said police have detained two crew members of an oil tanker immobilized off the country’s Atlantic coast which President Emmanuel Macron linked to Russia. Macron has alleged that that the tanker belongs to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of aging tankers of uncertain ownership and safety practices t...

SINGAPORE (AP) — This week’s Singapore Grand Prix has officially been declared a “heat hazard,” meaning cars must carry cooling equipment. It’s the first time the rule has been used in Formula 1. Race director Rui Marques declared a heat hazard on Thursday because the temperature is forecast to be above 31 degrees (88 F) during the...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid needs to bounce back from its thrashing in last weekend’s Spanish capital derby when it hosts a red-hot Villarreal on Saturday in La Liga. Xabi Alonso’s side was embarrassed when it lost 5-2 at Atletico Madrid, marking the first time its crosstown rival scored five times in the derby in 75 years....

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Expect goals when the most on-form striker in European soccer meets an opponent whose every game is a goal-fest. Bayern Munich and Harry Kane — who has 17 goals in nine club games this season — take on Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday in the Bundesliga. Second-placed Borussia Dortmund faces third-placed L...

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nottingham Forest hopes to mark its first home game in European competitions in almost 30 years with the first win for recently hired manager Ange Postecoglou. Forest faces Danish side Midtjylland on Thursday, a week after it opened its Europa League campaign with a 2-2 draw at Real Betis. It was the firs...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea’s Cabinet has approved a bilateral defense treaty with near neighbor Australia, paving the way for the nations’ leaders to sign a landmark agreement that U.S. allies hope will curb Chinese influence in the region. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape confirmed Thursday that the t...

Last season: 48-25-9, lost to Edmonton in the first round for fourth straight year. COACH: Jim Hiller (third season with Los Angeles; 69-37-10 career). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 7 vs. Colorado. DEPARTURES: General manager Rob Blake, D Vladislav Gavrikov, D Jordan Spence, F Tanner Jeannot. ADDITIONS: GM Ken Holland, F Corey Perry, F Joel...

Last season: 50-26-6, lost to Edmonton in Western Conference Final. COACH: Glen Gulutzan, hired July 1 (294-146-125 over four seasons). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 9 at Winnipeg. DEPARTURES: Coach Pete DeBoer, RW Evgenii Dadonov, C Mikael Granlund, LW Mason Marchment, D Cody Ceci, D Matt Dumba. ADDITIONS: Gulutzan, C Radek Faksa, D Vladisl...

Last season: 49-29-4, lost to Dallas in first round. COACH: Jared Bednar, 10th season (390-246-64). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 7 at Los Angeles Kings. DEPARTURES: F Charlie Coyle, F Jonathan Drouin, D Erik Johnson, D Ryan Lindgren, F Miles Wood. ADDITIONS: D Brent Burns, F Victor Olofsson. GOALIES: Scott Wedgewood (13-4-1 with Colorado, 1...

Last season: 35-41-6, missed playoffs. COACH: Lane Lambert, hired May 29. SEASON OPENER: Oct. 9 vs. Anaheim. DEPARTURES: F Tucker Robertson, D Gustav Olofsson, coach Dan Bylsma, C Mikey Eyssimont, G Ales Stezka, ADDITIONS: Lambert, F Mason Marchment, C Frederick Gaudreau, D Ryan Lindgren, G Matt Murray GOALIES: Joey Daccord (27-23-...

Last season: 44-30-8, lost to Winnipeg in first round. COACH: Jim Montgomery (first full season with St. Louis; 215-102-0 career). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 9 vs. Minnesota. DEPARTURES: D Ryan Suter, F Radek Faksa, D Nick Leddy, C Zachary Bolduc. ADDITIONS: C Pius Suter, C Nick Bjugstad, D Logan Mailloux. GOALIES: Jordan Binnington (28-2...

Last season: 20-52-12, missed playoffs. COACH: Ryan Warsofsky (20-52-12 in one season). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 9 vs. Vegas. DEPARTURES: D Marc-Edouard Vlasic, D Henry Thrun, D Jan Rutta, G Alexandar Georgiev, G Georgi Romanov, F Nikolai Kovalenko. ADDITIONS: F Michael Misa, D John Klingberg, D Dmitry Orlov, F Jeff Skinner, F Adam Gaud...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two Vietnamese officials accused of sexually attacking two young female servers at a restaurant in New Zealand won’t return to face criminal charges after attempts to extradite them failed, New Zealand authorities said Thursday. New Zealand police would not disclose why efforts to return the men had s...

Last season: 30-44-8, missed playoffs. COACH: Andrew Brunette (third season with Nashville; 128-92-19 for career). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 9 vs. Columbus. DEPARTURES: G Scott Wedgewood, F Colton Sissons, D Jeremy Lauzon, assistant coach Todd Richards. ADDITIONS: C Brady Martin, LW Erik Haula, D Cameron Reid, D Nic Hague, D Nick Perbix,...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s sustained bombardment of Ukraine’s power grid is deepening concerns about the safety of the country’s nuclear facilities after a drone knocked out power for more than three hours to the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster and as Europe’s biggest atomic power plant remains disconnected from the...

Last season: 50-22-10, won the Pacific Division, lost in second round to Edmonton. COACH: Bruce Cassidy (438-228-9-80 and 78 ties over 12 seasons with 3 teams). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 8 vs. Los Angeles Kings. DEPARTURES: D Alex Pietrangelo, C/RW Nicolas Roy, D Nic Hague. ADDITIONS: RW Mitch Marner, F Colton Sissons, D Jeremy Lauzon. G...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first against Bangladesh in the Women’s Cricket World Cup on Thursday. Both teams progressed to the World Cup out of the qualifying round in Lahore this year. Bangladesh edged past West Indies on net run-rate. Bangladesh hasn’t played any ODIs since the qualifying r...

Last season: 38-31-13 (89 points), missed the playoffs. COACH: Andre Tourigny (sixth season with Utah; 127-162-39 career). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 9 at Colorado. DEPARTURES: F Josh Doan, D Michael Kesselring, C Nick Bjugstad, F Matias Maccelli. ADDITIONS: F JJ Peterka, D Nate Schmidt, G Vitek Vaněček, F Brandon Tanev. GOALIES: Karel Ve...

Last season: 25-46-11, missed playoffs. COACH: Jeff Blashill, hired on May 22 (204-261-72 over 7 years with Detroit). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 7 at Florida. DEPARTURES: C Philipp Kurashev, C Joe Veleno, D T.J. Brodie. ADDITIONS: Coach Jeff Blashill, F Andre Burakovsky, C Sam Lafferty, F Dominic Toninato. GOALIES: Spencer Knight (17-16-3...

Last season: 35-37-10, missed playoffs for a team-record seventh straight season. COACH: Joel Quenneville (first season with Anaheim; 1,768-969-572 career). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 9 at Seattle. DEPARTURES: Coach Greg Cronin, G John Gibson, F Trevor Zegras, F Robby Fabbri, F Isac Lundestrom. ADDITIONS: Quenneville and assistants Jay Wo...

BOGO, Philippines (AP) — When firefighters brought out the body of his 4-year-old son in a bag from a budget hotel demolished by a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in the central Philippines, Isagani Gelig stooped down and gently stroked the black cadaver bag for several minutes, trying to feel his child’s remains inside for the last time....

BOGO, Philippines (AP) — When firefighters brought out the body of his 4-year-old son in a bag from a budget hotel demolished by a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in the central Philippines, Isagani Gelig stooped down and gently stroked the black cadaver bag for several minutes, trying to feel his child’s remains inside for the last time....

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli navy soldiers boarded vessels and detained dozens of activists aboard a flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, but 12 hours after the military began intercepting the vessels, several boats continued sailing and were nearing the besieged territory on Thursday, activists said. Supporters of t...

SHANGHAI (AP) — Jenson Brooksby followed up his semifinal run at the Japan Open earlier this week with a dominating 7-6 (2), 6-1 win Thursday over James Trotter in the first round of the Shanghai Masters. Brooksby returned to play this year at the Australian Open after two years away from the game due to injuries and a suspension b...

SINGAPORE (AP) — Here’s a guide that tells you what you need to know about the Singapore Grand Prix. It’s the 18th of 24 rounds of the 2025 Formula 1 season. How to watch the Singapore Grand Prix on TV — Other countries are listed here. Friday: First and second practice. Saturday: Third practice and qualifying. Sunday: Singapore Gr...

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria is set to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the fall of the country’s longtime autocratic leader, Bashar Assad, who was unseated in a rebel offensive in December. Under the 50-year rule of the Assad dynasty, Syria held regular elections in which all Syrian citizens could vote. But i...

NEW YORK (AP) — Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided Wednesday night while on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring at least one person in what the airline described as a “low-speed collision.” The wing of an aircraft getting ready to take off to Roanoke, Virginia, hit the fuselage of an aircraft arriving fro...

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Damian McKenzie will start at flyhalf in place of injured Beauden Barrett in an All Blacks team changed in six places for the second Bledisloe Cup test against Australia on Saturday. New Zealand secured the Bledisloe Cup for the 23rd year when it beat Australia 33-24 in the first match between the teams in A...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Imelda was descending on Bermuda late Wednesday as a Category 2 storm that forecasters warned was expected to bring potentially destructive weather to the British territory. “Imelda’s core now moving over Bermuda where hurricane-force winds, damaging waves, and flash flooding expected into the...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish journalist Fatih Altayli has been imprisoned, but his reporting remains defiantly alive. From behind bars, the veteran journalist delivers news and sharp political commentary on his YouTube channel through letters relayed by his lawyers. The letters are read aloud by an assistant in an initiative Altay...

LUXEMBOURG (AP) — A monarchy at the heart of Europe is preparing for a generational change. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg will abdicate the throne on Friday after 25 years as head of state in favor of his eldest son, Guillaume. Henri has filled the largely ceremonial role of grand duke alongside his Cuban-born wife, Grand Duchess...

LUXEMBOURG (AP) — A monarchy at the heart of Europe is preparing for a generational change. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg will abdicate the throne on Friday after 25 years as head of state in favor of his eldest son, Guillaume. Henri has filled the largely ceremonial role of grand duke alongside his Cuban-born wife, Grand Duchess...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president apologized Thursday for poorly managed foreign adoption programs that were rife with abuses and fraud, months after the country’s truth commission admitted state responsibilities for such practices for the first time. President Lee Jae Myung said in a Facebook post that he was offer...

HONG KONG (AP) — Tropical Storm Matmo edged closer to the Philippines on Thursday and was expected to intensify into a typhoon that could threaten southern China this weekend, just about a week after the region was battered by Ragasa, one of the strongest storms to hit Asia in years. Matmo, which had maximum sustained winds of 65 k...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s rise to records despite the the shutdown of the U.S. government. Technology shares jumped on expectations of higher demand for computer chips due to a partnership between South Korean tech and OpenAI. U.S. futures and oil prices also rose. South Ko...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will make his postseason pitching debut when he starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. The Dodgers open the best-of-five series on Saturday in Philadelphia. “Very talented ballclub. It’s going to be a fun environment,” D...

Phoenix Mercury (27-17, 13-11 Western Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (30-14, 16-8 Western Conference) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Aces -2.5; over/under is 159.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Las Vegas Aces host the Phoenix Mercury. The Aces have gone 16-8 against Western Conference opponents. Las Vegas ranks sixth in the Western Conference with 32.0...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roki Sasaki dazzled in his postseason pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers, closing out their sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with a perfect ninth inning in the NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday night. The youthful looking rookie from Japan celebrated with a beer in his hand and goggles on in the team’s batting...

As the founding global opinion editor for The Washington Post, Karen Attiah believed her job had always been about assessing world affairs in a way that elevated a diverse range of perspectives. “I’m not just a columnist,” she recently said. But last week, the Post’s only Black female opinion writer revealed she had been fired over...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government had shut down, and Donald Trump was calling on Democrats and Republicans to work together to get out of the mess. “You have to get people in a room, and you have to just make deals for the good of the country,” Trump remarked. The year was 2013, and Trump was then a business mogul who had yet t...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government had shut down, and Donald Trump was calling on Democrats and Republicans to work together to get out of the mess. “You have to get people in a room, and you have to just make deals for the good of the country,” Trump remarked. The year was 2013, and Trump was then a business mogul who had yet t...

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Scores of political prisoners pardoned by the authoritarian leader of Belarus sat on a bus waiting to cross the border with Lithuania last month, minutes from freedom. Suddenly, one of them stood up, forced the door open and got off, defiantly refusing to leave his homeland in what he called as a forced depo...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out nine while pitching into the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke it open with a four-run sixth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-4 on Wednesday night and advance to the National League Division Series. After hitting a franchise playoff-tying five home runs in a 10-5 w...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting “irreversible” cuts to programs important to Democrats. Rather than simply furlough employees, as is usually done during any l...

HONOLULU (AP) — Akie Iwai shot an 8-under 64 in calm morning conditions Wednesday at Hoakalei Country Club to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s LOTTE Championship. She played alongside twin sister Chisato. “It was fun,” Akie said. “I’m looking forward to tomorrow, too.” The 23-year-old Japanese sisters have each won this...

SIDOARJO, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers wearing hard hats crawled into tight passages of concrete rubble, chipping away debris with hand tools to try to reach survivors days after they were trapped in Monday’s collapse of an Islamic school’s prayer hall in Indonesia. Some of the survivors were communicating with the rescuers working to...

SIDOARJO, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers wearing hard hats crawled into tight passages of concrete rubble, chipping away debris with hand tools to try to reach survivors days after they were trapped in Monday’s collapse of an Islamic school’s prayer hall in Indonesia. Some of the survivors were communicating with the rescuers working to...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sam Surridge converted a penalty in the 60th minute and Nashville SC won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a 2-1 victory over Austin FC on Wednesday night. Hany Mukhtar also scored for Nashville, which secured a spot in the 2026 CONCACF Champions Cup with the victory. It was the first major trophy for the club,...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chasing their first playoff victory since 2012, the Cincinnati Reds instead watched the season slip away Wednesday night. The Reds were eliminated from the National League Wild Card round with an 8-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2. Cincinnati is 0-5 in the playoffs over the past 13 seasons. Rookie Sal...

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — West Indies captain Roston Chase won the toss Thursday and decided to bat first in the opening cricket test against India. Shubman Gill will lead India for the first time on home soil — the new test skipper had previously been in in charge for a 2-2 away draw against England. It marks the first time in 15 ye...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Journalists Association is moving its legal status out of the country in response to a foreign agents law passed earlier this year that was seen as a way to pressure critical voices in the Central American nation. Founded in 1936, the association said Wednesday that to continue defendi...

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The federal government is expected to again accept new applications for a program that grants some people without legal immigration status the ability to live and work in the United States. Lawyers for the federal government and immigrant advocates have presented plans before a federal judge that would open th...

TOKYO (AP) — Outside a train station near Tokyo, hundreds of people cheer as Sohei Kamiya, head of the surging nationalist party Sanseito, criticizes Japan’s rapidly growing foreign population. As opponents, separated by uniformed police and bodyguards, accuse him of racism, Kamiya shouts back, saying he is only talking common sens...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. zipped all the way home from first base on Austin Wells’ tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and the New York Yankees extended their season Wednesday night with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of their AL Wild Card Series. Unhappy he was left out of the starting lineup in the o...

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Tom Telesco’s lone draft class as the Raiders’ general manager produced starters in the first three rounds last season that included a history-making tight end in Brock Bowers and offensive linemen Jackson Powers-Johnson and DJ Glaze. Even Las Vegas’ fourth-round pick, cornerback Decamerion Richardson, starte...

NEW YORK (AP) — Brayan Bello did not get any advance warning from Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora that his start in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series came with a short leash. Just 28 pitches in, his outing was over. For the rest of Wednesday night, the visiting bullpen door at Yankee Stadium kept opening, and the ensuing domino ef...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever All-Star guard Kelsey Mitchell said Wednesday that a medical condition prevented her muscles from functioning properly and left her unable to move her legs during Tuesday night’s WNBA semifinal. Mitchell made the announcement on her social media account. The scary scene played out late in the third...

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat and forward Nikola Jovic have agreed on the framework of a four-year, $62.4 million extension, a person with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because the contract has not been signed. It’s a significant commitment by the Heat...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities believe residents of a remote community in the mountains of southern Mexico’s Oaxaca state beat five people to death and burned their bodies, the state prosecutor’s office said Wednesday. Oaxaca state authorities and National Guard arrived to the community of Llano Amarillo in Santa Maria Texcatitlan...

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a man they say played a role in a gang-related shooting that broke out in a crowded Brooklyn bar this summer, leaving three dead and 10 others injured. For the first time Wednesday, prosecutors also released security camera footage of the chaotic gunfight, which unfolded Aug. 17 insi...

VIMIEIRO, Portugal (AP) — Under a moonlit sky and the glow of headlamps, workers gingerly pluck grape clusters while much of Portugal sleeps. They harvest in the Alentejo region, sometimes called the “Tuscany of Portugal” for its rolling vineyards, olive groves and forests that supply cork for the wines. In this vineyard about a 90...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge is blocking the release of some graphic photos taken by investigators after Bryan Kohberger killed four University of Idaho students in 2022. Second District Judge Megan Marshall made the ruling Wednesday, saying the dissemination of “incredibly disturbing” photos across the internet — where the v...

It is often said of our greatest actors that they could compellingly recite the phone book. There’s no doubt, just to continue that thought for a moment, that Daniel Day-Lewis is one of our greatest living actors — perhaps truly the best of them all. And so the first and most important thing to say about “Anemone,” a bleak, somber,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A week after her decisive win in an Arizona special election, Adelita Grijalva arrived at the U.S. Capitol, where her father had served for decades. But as she roamed the familiar halls, she said she could not help but feel like a tourist. With the House out of session, her swearing in has been delayed. That left...

Some migrants being held in the immigration detention center in Tacoma, Washington, have the right to request to be released on bond, under a federal judge’s order that says a new Trump administration policy denying bond hearings for jailed migrants is unlawful. U.S. District Judge Tiffany Cartwright’s order, granting summary judgm...

The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT: Player will not play; DOUBTFUL: Player is unlikely to play; QUESTIONABLE: Player is not certain to play; DNP: did not practice; LIMITED: limited participation; FULL: Full participation): SAN FRANCISCO 49ers at LOS ANGELES RAMS — SAN FRANCISCO: OUT: QB Brock...

PHOENIX (AP) — It’s a typical day for the Phoenix Mercury at their recently built, $100 million downtown practice facility, with players, coaches and support staff making the final preparations for their surprise trip to the WNBA Finals. The 58,000-square-foot complex has everything a team needs to be successful — two full-size cou...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Detroit Tigers kept coming to bat with runners in scoring position in Game 2 of their AL Wild Card Series against the Cleveland Guardians. With one exception, they failed to come through, paving the way for Cleveland’s 6-1 victory that evened the best-of-three series Wednesday. The Tigers had a franchise postse...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid figured it took well into June for his two sore knees to feel right again. What still lingers is the sting of disappointment Kincaid experienced in how last season ended with a loss at Kansas City in the AFC championship game. Facing fourth-and-5 at midfield with two minut...

CINCINNATI (AP) — While two struggling offenses already have made changes at quarterback, the Cincinnati Bengals are staying committed to Jake Browning. Bengals coach Zac Taylor said he doesn’t feel the need to add competition at the position while throwing his support behind Browning despite back-to-back poor starts since replacin...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The next manager of the Minnesota Twins will inherit an uncertain outlook for next season, with an in-flux ownership group yet to determine what the payroll will be and the front office thus unable to promise whether certain players will remain on the roster. President Derek Falvey, after the firing of manager Ro...

A woman who was inside a Michigan church when her father and three other people were killed says she and the gunman locked eyes during the chaos and she was able to look into his soul, seeing his pain and a feeling of being lost. She said she instantly forgave him “with my heart.” “He let me live,” Lisa Louis, 45, wrote. A photo of...

Having set a new Champions League record last time out, Erling Haaland is fast approaching another. The Manchester City striker became the fastest player to score 50 goals in the competition with one against Napoli last month. His half-century came in his 49th appearance — smashing Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record of 50 in 62 games. No...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Cornerback Xavien Howard is ending his comeback bid after only four games with the Indianapolis Colts. Team officials announced after practice Wednesday that the 32-year-old, two-time league interceptions champion had been placed on the reserve/retired list. The move comes three days after he gave up seven recep...

CHICAGO (AP) — Mason Miller’s last two pitches to Seiya Suzuki in the seventh inning were clocked at 102.1 and 102.7 mph. Suzuki swung and missed at the last one for strike three. It turns out Miller was only warming up. The 6-foot-5 right-hander played a starring role in a dominant performance by San Diego’s bullpen in a 3-0 victo...

LONDON (AP) — Literary biographies vie with explorations of extremism, slavery and European wolves on the shortlist for Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize. The six finalists announced Thursday for the 50,000 pound ($67,000) Baillie Gifford Prize include “The Boundless Deep,” a biography of poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson by Richard...

Jane Goodall was a pioneer, a tireless advocate and a deeply compassionate conservationist who inspired others to care about primates — and all animals — during a long life well lived, according to tributes from around the world. U.S. Sen Cory Booker of New Jersey posted a video of Goodall to social media, and thanked her for her “...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Federal transportation safety officials told Philadelphia’s mass transit agency this week that it should shelve an aging electric railcar model that is heavily used in its regional rail fleet until it figures out how to stop them from catching fire. The recommendation from the National Transportation Safety B...

ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — A bear surprised shoppers at a southern Arizona grocery store when it walked through the front door and ran around inside for a few minutes before exiting the building. Over the weekend, the bear was seen in the neighborhood near the Fry’s location and was spotted again Monday behind the store before enteri...

ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — A bear surprised shoppers at a southern Arizona grocery store when it walked through the front door and ran around inside for a few minutes before exiting the building. Over the weekend, the bear was seen in the neighborhood near the Fry’s location and was spotted again Monday behind the store before enteri...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain will auction the shirts worn by their players in Wednesday’s Champions League game to help the foundation of Luis Enrique’s late daughter. Xana, the daughter of the PSG coach, died at age 9 in 2019 following a battle against a type of bone cancer. PSG players wore the Xana F...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals panel on Wednesday dismissed the NCAA’s eligibility case against Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, who is playing this season under a preliminary injunction. All three judges agreed with the dismissal for lack of jurisdiction in a quick ruling returned after hearing only oral arguments Se...

HONOLULU (AP) — Lawyers for a Hawaii real estate investor and broker who sued Shohei Ohtani and his agent denied any improper use of the star’s likeness for a development project and alleged the agent was trying to deflect blame for cost overruns at the player’s home. Ohtani and Nez Balelo of CAA Baseball were sued Aug. 8 in Hawaii...

HONOLULU (AP) — Lawyers for a Hawaii real estate investor and broker who sued Shohei Ohtani and his agent denied any improper use of the star’s likeness for a development project and alleged the agent was trying to deflect blame for cost overruns at the player’s home. Ohtani and Nez Balelo of CAA Baseball were sued Aug. 8 in Hawaii...

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As soon as Jonathan Kuminga shows up to rejoin the Golden State Warriors, coach Steve Kerr plans an immediate conversation with the dynamic forward to make sure they are on the same page as the season begins. Kuminga was expected to arrive in the Bay Area on Wednesday and be at Chase Center on Thursday to go th...

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Napoli midfielder Kevin De Bruyne responded to some controversy over his reaction to a weekend substitution with two assists in a 2-1 win over Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Wednesday. De Bruyne didn’t hide his dismay when he was taken off during a loss at AC Milan on Sunday, which prompted coach An...

CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — USA Gymnastics is sending a mix of old and new to this year’s world championships. Dulcy Caylor, Leanne Wong, Skye Blakely and Joscelyn Roberson will comprise the four-woman team that will compete in Jakarta, Indonesia, later this month. Caylor, 17, earned an automatic spot by posting the top score in the a...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. was back in the New York Yankees’ starting lineup Wednesday night in Game 2 of their AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox. A left-handed hitter, the two-time All-Star began the opener on the bench with the Yankees facing ace left-hander Garrett Crochet. Chisholm entered on defense in the...

Top eight advance directly to Round of 16. Teams ranked 9-24 will compete in knockout round play-offs to determine the remaining spots in the last 16. R. Union Saint-Gilloise 3, PSV Eindhoven 1 Juventus 4, Borussia Dortmund 4 Slavia Praha 2, FK Bodø/Glimt 2 Paris Saint-Germain 4, Atalanta 0 Liverpool 3, Atlético Madrid 2 Copenhagen...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Maybe Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi was right after all when he said teammate Nuno Mendes is the best left back in the world right now. Mendes sure looked like one of the best in the position on Wednesday, keeping star Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal at bay and assisting in one of PSG’s goals in...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — After learning his season was over because of a torn ACL in his right knee, Malik Nabers had a long talk on the phone with friend and fellow New York Giants receiver Jalin Hyatt. Nabers’ message was clear, even through the pain. “He just told me it’s my chance,” Hyatt recalled Wednesday. “This is the ti...

Prosecutors in Broward County, Florida, will not pursue charges against Miami Dolphins assistant coach Ryan Crow, who was arrested and accused of battering his girlfriend in August. Crow, 37, has been on indefinite leave from his role as outside linebackers coach for the Dolphins after being arrested on Aug. 28 on one count of misd...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn’t extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instead to force a government shutdown. Now they have to figure out how to get out of it. Just hours after the shutdown began, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said that if...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn’t extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instead to force a government shutdown. Now they have to figure out how to get out of it. Just hours after the shutdown began, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said that if...

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans defensive end Chase Young will miss his fifth straight game and starting right guard Cesar Ruiz also will be unable to play against the New York Giants on Sunday, Saints coach Kellen Moore said Wednesday. Young has been sidelined since straining a calf muscle during a Week 1 practice. Ruiz hurt his...

Goncalo Ramos struck a 90th-minute winner as Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday. Defending champion PSG trailed 1-0 at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. But even without its star trio of forwards Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the French giant came out on top agains...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats spent the first day of the federal government shutdown blaming each other for the dysfunction, as iconic sites representing the nation’s core identity — from the Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii — were temporarily closed. The Trump administration enlisted Vice Presid...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Rocctober has returned to Cleveland. Brayan Rocchio came up with another clutch hit in the postseason with the go-ahead homer in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians evened their AL Wild Card Series against the Detroit Tigers with a 6-1 victory in Game 2 on Wednesday. “It was huge, an 0-2 count and he was r...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Rohingya Muslims pleaded with the international community at the first United Nations high-level meeting on the plight of the ethnic minority to prevent the mass killings taking place in Myanmar and to help those in the persecuted group lead normal lives. “This is a historic occasion for Myanmar, but this is l...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (AP) — The three people killed during a mass shooting last weekend at a waterfront bar in a southeastern North Carolina community have been identified as two out-of-state residents and a third who had recently moved to the coastal town. City government released the names of the victims who died from Saturday night’s...

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Cuomo has apologized to New York City’s Jewish community for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic when he was governor, a rare retreat on a signature campaign issue as he runs for mayor. In a video that circulated online Wednesday, Cuomo said he was acting to “protect health and save lives” during the pandem...

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Cuomo has apologized to New York City’s Jewish community for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic when he was governor, a rare retreat on a signature campaign issue as he runs for mayor. In a video that circulated online Wednesday, Cuomo said he was acting to “protect health and save lives” during the pandem...

CHICAGO (AP) — Manny Machado hit a two-run homer, Mason Miller dominated again and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday, sending their NL Wild Card Series to a decisive third game. Jackson Merrill hit an early sacrifice fly as San Diego avoided elimination after losing 3-1 on Tuesday. Dylan Cease struck out f...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s last captive whales will remain at the Marineland park near Niagara Falls for now after the federal government denied the zoo’s request to ship the 30 belugas to China. The Canadian government will not grant an export permit to send the whales to the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom aquarium, Fisheries Minist...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Tuesday set execution dates for four people, including the only woman in the state on death row. Christa Pike received the death sentence at age 18 for the 1995 torture slaying of Colleen Slemmer, who was a fellow Knoxville Job Corps student. Slemmer, 18, was stabbed and beaten...

The Hawaiʻi Family Court that placed Isabella Kalua with foster parents now accused of killing her must release records detailing the process that led to one of the state’s most notorious child abuse deaths, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The ruling marks a dramatic break with a 1999 Supreme Court opinion in Kema v. Gaddi...

NEW YORK (AP) — Citing the 9/11 attacks and other threats, a U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked the federal government from diverting or withdrawing $34 million in funding to protect New York’s transportation system from terrorist attacks. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said the state of New York will “quite likely” be able to prove its claims...

NEW YORK (AP) — Citing the 9/11 attacks and other threats, a U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked the federal government from diverting or withdrawing $34 million in funding to protect New York’s transportation system from terrorist attacks. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said the state of New York will “quite likely” be able to prove its claims...

The Democratic member of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board that President Donald Trump fired ahead of the group considering the largest rail merger ever filed a lawsuit challenging his dismissal as illegal. Robert Primus, who had served on the board since 2001, said the White House never even gave him a reason for his Aug. 28 f...

The Democratic member of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board that President Donald Trump fired ahead of the group considering the largest rail merger ever filed a lawsuit challenging his dismissal as illegal. Robert Primus, who had served on the board since 2001, said the White House never even gave him a reason for his Aug. 28 f...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer cast doubt on the prospect of running for president in 2028 while speaking in Toronto on Wednesday. Whitmer was asked by a Canadian journalist in a moderated discussion whether she is considering seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2028. “I anticipate helping, but...

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s time to get a flu vaccine, and pediatricians are urging people to get them after last winter, when the U.S. saw the most flu-related child deaths in 15 years. October is the ideal month to get protected, experts say, because flu cases typically begin climbing in November. “The best time is today. If you haven...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi met with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee in Memphis on Wednesday, shortly after a task force of federal law enforcement agencies ordered by President Donald Trump began operating in the city. Video from a media pool showed Hegseth arriving by plane and...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The trial of the Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on campus in April has been postponed until next October. It is the latest delay in the case of 21-year-old Phoenix Ikner, whose court-appointed public defender recently bowed out of th...

NEW YORK (AP) — Drawing upon her personal and political past, Jane Fonda has revived an activist group from the Cold War era that was backed by her father and fellow Oscar winner, Henry Fonda. Jane Fonda announced she had launched a 21st century incarnation of the Committee for the First Amendment, originally formed in 1947 in resp...

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The shouts of “Yeah, Tom!” started the moment Tom Cillo crossed the white paint on the sideline and stepped onto the field at Girardi Stadium. After a couple of bounces to expend some of the nervous energy and a playful cup of his left ear toward the crowd, the oldest freshman nose tackle in the country dro...

The Philadelphia Eagles keep finding ways to win. The Denver Broncos are aiming to hand them that first loss. Coming off a lopsided rout over Cincinnati on Monday night, the Broncos (2-2) have a tough challenge with a short turnaround going to face the reigning Super Bowl champs. The Eagles (4-0) needed a last-second blocked field...

The winds are beginning to change in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division, though not before the old guard gets at least one more shot. Washington easily won the division last season and has much of the same lineup back, potentially with career goal scoring leader Alex Ovechkin playing his final season for the Capitals. Carolina added o...

Of the NHL’s four divisions, the Atlantic has stood above all recently and that is not going to change this year if the threepeat-minded Florida Panthers have their say. No matter how many games — 314 including playoffs — the two-time defending champion Panthers have logged making three straight Stanley Cup Final appearances, or th...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Indianapolis Colts star Shaquille Leonard introduced himself to the team during his first training camp practice by intercepting Andrew Luck. It didn’t take the linebacker long to show the rest of the league he could change games, too. The three-time All-Pro and 2018 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year wi...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Offensive tackle Joe Alt is unlikely to play this week because of a sprained ankle when the Los Angeles Chargers host the Washington Commanders on Sunday. Coach Jim Harbaugh said Alt is “doubtful” after being injured in a 21-18 loss at the New York Giants, which left the second-year lineman from Notre Dame...

If a U.S. government shutdown goes on long enough, it could throw a wrench in travel plans, potentially leading to longer airport wait times, flight delays and even cancellations. The shutdown began Wednesday after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to reach a deal to continue funding government services and operations. Tha...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Quarterback Brock Purdy will miss his third game of the season for the San Francisco 49ers because of an injury to his toe. Purdy missed games in Week 2 and 3 with the injured toe before returning this past Sunday against Jacksonville. He came out of that game with more soreness and will be unable to play...

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Rockets forward Dorian Finney-Smith is expected to miss the start of the NBA season while recovering from off-season ankle surgery. Coach Ime Udoka was asked Wednesday after training camp if Finney-Smith would be ready for Houston’s opener against Oklahoma City on Oct. 21. “No, probably not,” Udoka said. He a...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union chapter in Puerto Rico sued the island’s justice secretary and its transportation and public works department on Wednesday over confidential information of immigrants lacking legal status shared with federal agents. Since 2013, the U.S. territory has allowed these immi...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been shooting lava from its summit crater about once a week since late last year, delighting residents, visitors and online viewers alike with a firehose of molten rock. On Wednesday, the volcano had its 34th episode since December. Scientists believe they are all part of the same erupti...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been shooting lava from its summit crater about once a week since late last year, delighting residents, visitors and online viewers alike with a firehose of molten rock. On Wednesday, the volcano had its 34th episode since December. Scientists believe they are all part of the same erupti...

The Department of Correction has agreed to pause the introduction of electronic body scanners in state prisons after state officials charged with overseeing the well-being of incarcerated individuals raised concerns about how the scanners will be used. On Tuesday, Correction Ombuds DeVaughn Ward and acting Child Advocate Christina...

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — The sacred bones of a much-loved French Carmelite nun began a tour of the U.S. on Wednesday at a suburban Detroit parish named in her honor. Nicole Scheier was among those who arrived hours ahead of the first opportunity to catch a glimpse of the relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. “St. Thérèse is a saint for...