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UK eyes ‘walk me home’ phone-tracker to protect lone women
A top British government official is backing a phone company’s proposal for a new tracking service to help protect women walking alone, an idea pitched amid ongoing outrage over the slayings of two young women who were targeted near their homes in London. The chief executive of Britain’s biggest phone...
Taliban say they won’t work with U.S. to contain Islamic State
The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the United States to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an uncompromising position on a key issue ahead of the first direct talks between the former foes since America withdrew from the country in August. Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives...
McConnell seizes on debt standoff to undermine Biden agenda
In the frantic bid to avert a default on the nation’s debt, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell held a position of unusual power — as the one who orchestrated both the problem and the solution. McConnell is no longer the majority leader, but he is exerting his minority status in...
Kevin Harvick out to stop earliest playoff elimination of career
CONCORD, N.C. — This is it for Kevin Harvick, a winner of nine races just last year and now on the verge of his earliest career playoff knockout. The steadiest guy in the garage is winless this season — he’s on a 38-race losing streak — and needs a big...
5 new coaches take stage as Big Ten readies for basketball season
INDIANAPOLIS — Katie Gearlds, Micah Shrewsberry and Mike Woodson climbed the stairs as the second day of the Big Ten’s media tour began in Indianapolis. It was a short drive from their high schools and a little further from their college basketball days. But now the three Big Ten new...
Red Sox blast Rays to even series
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Boston slugger J.D. Martinez wasn’t sure how well he’d run, but he thought his sprained left ankle would be OK in the batter’s box Friday. Lucky for him, the Red Sox took their time rounding the bases all night while turning an early deficit against the...
Logan Webb masterfully pitches Giants past Dodgers in playoff opener
SAN FRANCISCO — Logan Webb struck out 10 pitching masterfully in his postseason debut, Buster Posey hit a two-run homer that held up, and the 107-win San Francisco Giants blanked the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 Friday night in the opener of their NL Division Series. Those...
Alex Ovechkin injured in Capitals’ preseason finale
WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin left the Washington Capitals’ preseason finale against Philadelphia on Friday night with what the team called a lower-body injury. Ovechkin bumped into Flyers forward Travis Konecny midway through the first period and then went down to the ice. Washington’s captain was slow to get up and...
Tellez gets Rowdy as Brewers beat Braves in Game 1 of NLDSVideo
MILWAUKEE — Rowdy Tellez spoiled Charlie Morton’s gem with a two-run homer in the seventh inning and threw out a runner at home plate, leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the Atlanta Braves, 2-1, on Friday in the opener of their NL Division Series. Corbin Burnes, Adrian Houser and Josh Hader...
Buying or selling these NFL storylines through Week 4?
The NFL schedule isn’t even a quarter complete, thanks to the expansion of the season to 17 games. Already, though, there’s all sorts of chatter — some of it actually reasoned — about what’s ahead. And what’s occurred. Such as: — Urban Meyer won’t see Thanksgiving (or perhaps even Halloween)...
Rookie QBs getting crash course in up-and-down life of NFLVideo
NEW YORK — No one said this was going to be easy, rookie. Playing quarterback in the NFL is no simple task, and this year’s class of newcomers is getting a crash course — filled with sacks, interceptions and losses — in how difficult it is to immediately succeed. Jacksonville’s...
49ers rookie Trey Lance to make 1st start in place of Jimmy GaroppoloVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Rookie quarterback Trey Lance will make his first start for the San Francisco 49ers after Jimmy Garoppolo was ruled out of this week’s game with a calf injury. Garoppolo hurt his calf in the first half of last week’s 28-21 loss to Seattle and left the...
Panthers’ Christian McCaffrey doubtful for Sunday’s game vs Eagles
The Carolina Panthers listed running back Christian McCaffrey as doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The news comes after McCaffrey practiced all three days on a limited basis this week. He missed last week’s game against the Dallas Cowboys with a strained hamstring. If McCaffrey doesn’t play he...
Reported racist comment from 2011 by current Raiders coach Jon Gruden draws NFL rebukeVideo
A report that Jon Gruden used a racist comment about NFL Players Association leader DeMaurice Smith in an email 10 years ago drew a strong and quick rebuke Friday from the NFL. A Wall Street Journal story noted that Gruden, then working for ESPN and now coach of the Las...
Virginia native Chris Tyree leads No. 14 Fighting Irish into Virginia TechVideo
Chris Tyree grew up in Virginia dreaming of playing in Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium. He will get that chance Saturday — as a running back for No. 14 Notre Dame. “As a kid born and raised in Virginia and desiring to play Division I football, that’s what I dreamed of...
MLB Network broadcaster Jim Kaat apologizes for ’40-acre’ commentVideo
HOUSTON — MLB Network broadcaster Jim Kaat apologized during Friday’s AL Division Series game between the Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox after saying teams should try to “get a 40-acre field full of” players who look like Chicago infielder Yoan Moncada. Kaat, a former All-Star pitcher and longtime commentator...
Alabama teen chef known for TV cooking shows dies at 17
Fuller Goldsmith knew his life’s arc well before he even began school. During hours waiting out chemotherapy treatments at Children’s of Alabama hospital, the Tuscaloosa native grew bored watching Disney Channel and cartoons, and turned instead to Food Network shows, thus setting his path. The young chef won the “Chopped...
Boosters, employer mandates drive increase in U.S. vaccines
The number of Americans getting covid-19 vaccines has steadily increased to a three-month high as seniors and people with medical conditions seek boosters, and government and employer mandates push more workers to take their first doses. Demand is expected to spike in a few weeks if regulators authorize the Pfizer...
Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater closer to return against Steelers
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Teddy Bridgewater is trending toward starting Sunday against the Steelers one week after suffering a concussion in the Denver Broncos’ loss to Baltimore. Bridgewater was cleared for a full practice Friday and met with medical staff afterward. He hopes to get the green light Saturday morning before...
Explainer: 5 key takeaways from the September jobs report
WASHINGTON — September wasn’t exactly the robust month for hiring that many had expected and hoped for. With the delta variant still disrupting the economy and employers struggling to find enough workers, the gain for the month amounted to 194,000 jobs — not even half of what economists had expected....
No. 4 Penn State at No. 3 Iowa sets up as a day for defenses
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The last time Penn State and Iowa met at Kinnick Stadium, both were among the top three teams in the nation in scoring defense and the Nittany Lions won 17-12. The setup will be the same Saturday when No. 4 Penn State returns to face the...
2 parents convicted in 1st trial of college bribery scandal
Two wealthy parents were convicted Friday of buying their kids’ way into school as athletic recruits in the first case to go to trial in the college admissions cheating scandal that embroiled prestigious universities across the country. Gamal Abdelaziz, a former casino executive, and John Wilson, a former Staples executive,...
Bannon won’t comply with subpoena from House Jan. 6 panel
WASHINGTON — A lawyer for Steve Bannon said Friday that Bannon won’t comply with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol because former President Donald Trump is asserting executive privilege to block demands for testimony and documents. “As such, until these issues are resolved, we are...
Nearly 140 countries reach deal on corporate minimum tax
LONDON — Nearly 140 countries have agreed on a tentative deal that would make sweeping changes to how big multinational companies are taxed and deter them from stashing profits in offshore havens where they pay little or no tax. Under the agreement announced Friday, countries would enact a global minimum...
AP sources: Panthers, Barkov agree on 8-year, $80M extension
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov was just a teenager when he arrived in Florida from Finland to start his NHL career back in 2013, spent a few weeks in his new sunny surroundings and came to the following conclusion. “I could live here,” Barkov said. He hasn’t left since....
