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Kanye West’s Twitter, Instagram locked over offensive posts
NEW YORK — Kanye West’s Twitter and Instagram accounts have been locked because of antisemitic posts from the rapper, now known legally as Ye. Spokespersons for Twitter and Instagram parent company Meta said Sunday that Ye posted messages that violated their policies. In a tweet sent late Saturday, Ye said...
Chargers hang on to beat Browns despite coach’s failed gamble
CLEVELAND — Rookie Cade York missed a 54-yard field goal with 11 seconds left as Los Angeles held on for a 30-28 victory over the Cleveland Browns after Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley inexplicably gambled on a fourth down. York’s kick sailed right and allowed the Chargers (3-2) to...
Boy tackled by security after running on field at Bucs game
TAMPA, Fla. — A boy ran onto the field and was tackled hard by a security guard in the second quarter of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. A woman who identified herself as the child’s mother told the Associated Press the boy is 10...
Hurricane Julia hits Nicaragua with torrential rainfall
MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Julia hit Nicaragua’s central Caribbean coast on Sunday and dumped torrential rains across Central America before an expected reemergence over the Pacific. Julia hit as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, though its winds had dipped to tropical storm force of...
Putin calls Kerch Bridge attack ‘a terrorist act’ by Kyiv
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called the attack that damaged the huge bridge connecting Russia to its annexed territory of Crimea “a terrorist act” masterminded by Ukrainian special services. The Kerch Bridge, which holds important strategic and symbolic value to Russia in its faltering war in...
AP Top 25: UGA back at No. 1, Alabama slips to 3 behind OSU
Georgia took back the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press college football poll from Alabama on Sunday after being bumped out last week by the Crimson Tide, who slid to No. 3. The Bulldogs received 32 first-place votes and 1,535 points in the Top 25, presented by Regions Bank,...
Mariners erase 7-run deficit, sweep Blue Jays in wild card
TORONTO — Adam Frazier hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners erased a seven-run deficit while topping the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-9, on Saturday for a sweep of their AL wild-card series. It was the biggest road comeback win in playoff history and baseball’s...
NFL concussion protocol changed after Tua Tagovailoa injury
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The NFL and NFL Players Association agreed to modify the league’s concussion protocol following a joint investigation into the league’s procedures after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered an injury against the Buffalo Bills last month. The league and players’ union said in a joint statement...
Duquesne fails to close gap, loses to Merrimack
PITTSBURGH — Victor Dawson ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns, and Merrimack held off Duquesne, 28-21, on Saturday. Dawson scored on 9- and 18-yard runs as the Warriors (4-2, 2-0 Northeast Conference) scored 21 straight points to take a 28-14 lead late in the third quarter. The Dukes (1-5,...
Robert Morris football shut out by Gardner-Webb in Big South openerVideo
Bailey Fisher threw three touchdown passes, the Gardner-Webb defense allowed just 19 yards in the second half and the Runnin’ Bulldogs rolled past Robert Morris, 48-0, on Saturday in the Big South Conference opener for both teams. Gardner-Webb led 20-0 at halftime after Fisher ran for a touchdown and completed...
Oscar Gonzalez’s 15th-inning HR leads Guardians past Rays for AL wild-card sweepVideo
CLEVELAND — The Guardians have won with comebacks and walk-offs for months, turning an unexpected season more special by the day. Cleveland wasn’t supposed to be this good, this fast. Baseball’s youngest team certainly has grown up. Rookie Oscar Gonzalez broke up the longest scoreless postseason game in history with...
Serial ‘jogger rapist’ to be released from Oregon prison
PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon serial rapist is set to be released from prison in mid-December after serving nearly 36 years behind bars, almost all of his maximum sentence. Richard Gillmore, arrested in 1986 and called the “jogger rapist” because he staked out victims as he ran by their homes,...
Former Steelers CB Joe Haden enters Florida’s Hall of Fame, plans NFL retirementVideo
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Joe Haden has a formal NFL retirement date. The three-time Pro Bowl cornerback and former Pittsburgh Steelers player told the Associated Press he is planning to sign a one-day contract with Cleveland on Oct. 30 so he can retire as a member of the team that drafted...
Roger Goodell: NFL to make ‘change or 2’ to concussion protocolVideo
LONDON — The NFL is prepared “to make a change or two” to its concussion protocol, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said at a fan forum in London on Saturday as the league faces questions about how the Miami Dolphins handled quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s recent injuries. Responding to a fan’s question...
Vegas showgirls describe shock of stabbings that left 2 dead
LAS VEGAS — Victims of a quick series of stabbings on the Las Vegas Strip described the shock and horror of the unexpected attack on a group of showgirls and others outside a casino that left two people dead and six injured. Police arrested Yoni Barrios, 32, after a short...
Documents: Florida migrant transport planning began in July
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida officials began planning to transport migrants to other states in July and told potential contractors their task would be to relocate them on a voluntary basis, according to state documents. The documents released Friday night to The Associated Press and other news organizations provide new...
North Korea launches missile toward sea after U.S. – South Korea drills
SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean military said North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Sunday, the latest in the country’s barrage of weapons tests in recent days. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement the launch occurred early Sunday but gave...
‘Fake heiress’ released to house arrest, fights deportation
NEW YORK — Phony socialite and convicted swindler Anna Sorokin, whose scheme inspired a Netflix series, has been released from U.S. immigration custody to house arrest, immigration officials and her spokesperson said. Anna Sorokin is on home confinement in New York City, said her spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer. “Anna now has...
Vermont town employee quietly lowered fluoride in water for years
RICHMOND, Vt. — Residents of a small community in Vermont were blindsided last month by news that one official in their water department quietly lowered fluoride levels nearly four years ago, giving rise to worries about their children’s dental health and transparent government — and highlighting the enduring misinformation around...
3 hurt in shooting outside Ohio high school football stadium
TOLEDO, Ohio — Police in Ohio said three people were wounded in a shooting outside a high school football game that sent people on the field and spectators in the stands running for cover. Police said the shots were fired behind the Whitmer High School stadium in Toledo at about...
Truck bomb hits bridge to Crimea, hurts Russian supply lines
KYIV, Ukraine — An explosion Saturday caused the partial collapse of a bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula with Russia, damaging an important supply artery for the Kremlin’s faltering war effort in southern Ukraine and hitting an unmistakable symbol of Russian power in the region. Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the...
Trackhouse heads into 100th start in championship contention
CONCORD, N.C. — The first racing book Justin Marks ever read was called “The Unfair Advantage,” written during a one-year sabbatical by the late Mark Donohue about his boss Roger Penske. Marks grew up in admiration of Penske, Rick Hendrick and Joe Gibbs, the top owners in American motorsports. When...
NFL players union urges quick changes to concussion protocolVideo
NEW YORK — The NFL Players Association urged the league on Friday to implement changes to its concussion protocol in time to protect players in this weekend’s games. The players’ union wants to strengthen the protocol to avoid a repeat of what happened to Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in...
Texas officer fired after shooting hamburger-eating teenagerVideo
A Texas police officer who shot and wounded a teenager who had been sitting in his car eating a hamburger has been fired, police said. San Antonio Officer James Brennand was fired after shooting Erik Cantu, 17, on Oct. 2 in a fast food restaurant parking lot, police training commander...
Luis Castillo sharp, Mariners blank Jays in wild-card opener
TORONTO — Luis Castillo and Andres Munoz combined on a shutout, Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer and the Seattle Mariners won in their first postseason game since 2001, beating the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-0, on Friday in their AL wild-card series opener. Eugenio Suarez had two hits and two...
