Associated Press stories, Page 138
Ohio State earns spot in Big Ten title game, Georgia and Alabama meet again in SEC championship
The final regular season week of college football has set the stage for conference championships. All eyes were on the ACC on Saturday, as a crowded race to the conference title game began to take shape. Virginia and SMU had simple paths and could have clinched a championship game appearance...
AI-assisted shopping is the talk of the holiday shopping season
NEW YORK — Major retail chains and tech companies are offering new or updated artificial intelligence tools in time for the holiday shopping season, hoping to give consumers an easier gift-buying experience and themselves an augmented share of online spending. Although AI-powered purchases are in early stages, the shopping assistants...
A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
NEW YORK — Cat Murphy, a college student, has wanted to be a journalist since she was 11. Many of her friends don’t understand why. When they engage with the news — if they do — they hear a cacophony of voices. They don’t know who to believe. Reporters are...
Why doing good also makes us feel good, during the holidays and beyond
WASHINGTON — The holiday season is a time for giving thanks, giving gifts — and for many, a time for giving back. Food banks, services that deliver meals to seniors and other U.S. charities typically see a surge in volunteering between Thanksgiving and the end of the year. But there...
Experts doubt the Pentagon can punish Kelly over the ‘illegal orders’ video
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly over a video that urges American troops to defy “illegal orders” has raised a slew of questions, and some criticism, from legal experts. Some say the Pentagon is misreading military law to go after Kelly as a retired Navy fighter...
Investigators plead for tips after 3 children, 1 adult killed in shooting at child’s birthday party
STOCKTON, Calif. — Authorities in California appealed to the public for tips, cellphone video, witness accounts and even rumors as they searched Sunday for a suspect in the killing of three children and an adult during a mass shooting at a child’s birthday party. Someone opened fire at a banquet...
Netanyahu submits request for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial
TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country’s president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges — seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the nation. Netanyahu, who has been at war against the country’s legal system over the charges, said...
A Border Patrol-led immigration crackdown is coming to southeast Louisiana. Here’s what to know
NEW ORLEANS — Around 250 federal border agents are expected to launch a monthslong immigration crackdown on Monday in southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi dubbed “Swamp Sweep.” The deployment, which aims to arrest 5,000 people, is centered in liberal New Orleans and is the latest federal immigration enforcement operation to...
U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators meet as Trump seeks to broker an end to the war
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Top Trump administration officials are meeting Ukrainian negotiators in Florida on Sunday, pushing to broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy...
Several people injured after shooting in Stockton, Calif., authorities say
STOCKTON, Calif. — Several people were injured in a shooting incident in Stockton, authorities said Saturday night. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were investigating and several victims were taken to hospitals. Authorities provided no further details or information about the condition of the victims. Officials said the...
No. 17 Virginia tops Virginia Tech 27-7 to clinch a spot in ACC title game
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — J’Mari Taylor became the first ACC running back since 2021 to run for a touchdown and throw for a score in the same game as No. 17 Virginia beat Virginia Tech, 27-7, on Saturday night to clinch a spot in the conference championship game. Taylor ran for...
Penn State routs Sacred Heart 90-59
UNIVERSITY PARK — Ivan Juric scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Penn State pulled away midway through the first half to cruise past Sacred Heart, 90-59, on Saturday night. Kayden Mingo added 13 points and five assists for Penn State (7-1), which shot 54% from the field. Melih...
Penn State rallies to beat Rutgers 40-36 for the 18th straight time
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Kaytron Allen ran for a career-high 226 yards and a touchdown as Penn State beat Rutgers for the 18th straight time, 40-36, on Saturday to become bowl eligible after a tumultuous season. The Nittany Lions (6-6, 3-6 Big Ten) retook the lead for good when linebacker Amare...
Rangers fail to duplicate road success at MSG, fall to 2-8-1 at home after loss to Lightning
NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have an NHL-best 11 road wins, yet their play at home has been a mess by comparison. Coming into Saturday’s game against Tampa after impressive road wins over Carolina and Boston — and a three-game winning streak overall — the Rangers reverted to...
No. 1 Ohio State beats No. 15 Michigan 27-9, sets up game with No. 2 Indiana for B10 title
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Julian Sayin threw three touchdown passes, including a 35-yarder to Jeremiah Smith on a fourth down in the second quarter, and No. 1 Ohio State beat No. 15 Michigan, 27-9, in a dominant performance Saturday. The defending national champion Buckeyes (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten, No. 1...
Morton throws for 3 TDs, LB Rodriguez scores on offense again and Texas Tech whips WVU 49-0
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Behren Morton threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns, linebacker Jacob Rodriguez scored his second offensive TD in as many games and No. 7 Texas Tech beat West Virginia, 49-0, on Saturday in the Red Raiders’ final tuneup before the Big 12 championship game. Texas Tech (11-1,...
Consumers should do their research before giving in to Travel Tuesday temptation
NEW YORK — Chain stores have Black Friday. Online marketplaces have Cyber Monday. For local businesses, it’s Small Business Saturday. In the last 20 years, more segments of the retail industry have vied for their own piece of the holiday shopping season. The travel trade has firmly joined the trend...
Trump says Venezuela’s airspace should be viewed as closed. It’s not clear what that means
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela should be considered as “closed in its entirety,” an assertion that raised more questions about the U.S. pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The White House did not respond to questions about...
U.S. halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports days after a shooting near the White House that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition. Investigators continued Saturday to seek a motive in the shooting,...
Snow, rain and cold in store for some Thanksgiving holiday travelers
A major snowstorm in the Midwest and Great Lakes is bringing winter to some Thanksgiving travelers with forecasters saying the northeast U.S. could get its own early winter storm next week. Winter storm warnings and advisories extended from Montana to Ohio, the National Weather Service said. Forecasters warned there could...
Northwestern to pay $75 million in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding
Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million to the U.S. government in a deal with the Trump administration to end a series of investigations and restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal research funding. President Donald Trump’s administration had cut off $790 million in grants in a standoff...
Shoppers spend billions on Black Friday to snag holiday deals, despite wider economic uncertainty
NEW YORK — Despite wider economic uncertainty hovering above this year’s holiday season, shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday — spending billions of dollars both in stores and online. Adobe Analytics, which tracks e-commerce, said U.S. consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online Friday, marking a 9.1%...
Browns’ Myles Garrett thinking about when, not if, he will break sack record
Myles Garrett is not thinking about if he can break the NFL’s single-season sack record. The Cleveland Browns All-Pro pass rusher is convinced it’s a matter of when. Garrett leads the league with 18 sacks and needs five in Cleveland’s final six games to surpass the 22 1/2 by Pro...
Bears’ dominant rushing attack leads to their 5th straight win, 24-15 over reeling Eagles
PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Monangai rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown, D’Andre Swift ran for 125 yards and a score, and the Chicago Bears finished with 281 yards on the ground to win their fifth straight game, 24-15 over the reeling Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night. Led by rookie coach...
College freshman flying home for Thanksgiving surprise is deported despite court order
CONCORD, N.H. — A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was instead deported to Honduras in violation of a court order, according to her attorney. Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, had already passed through security at Boston Logan International Airport on...
