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Purdue reclaims No. 1 from Houston in AP Top 25, Louisville and Illinois jump into top 10
Purdue moved back to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll Monday ahead of Houston, which spent a single week there after leapfrogging the Boilermakers. It’s hardly a two-team race for the top, though. UConn, Arizona and Duke also got No. 1 votes from the 61-member...
New analysis shows more U.S. consumers are falling behind on their utility bills
WASHINGTON — More people are falling behind on paying their bills to keep on the lights and heat their homes, according to a new analysis of consumer data — a warning sign for the U.S. economy and another political headache for President Donald Trump. Past due balances to utility companies...
James Franklin hired as Virginia Tech’s coach, just over a month after Penn State fired him
BLACKSBURG, Va. — James Franklin was hired as Virginia Tech’s coach on Monday, a little more than a month after he was fired during his 12th season at Penn State. The Hokies became the first Power 4 football program to fill a coaching vacancy this season. Franklin was set to...
Trump floats possible talks with Venezuela but leaves military action on the table
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday did not rule out military action against Venezuela despite bringing up a potential diplomatic opening with leader Nicolás Maduro, who has insisted that a U.S. military buildup and strikes on alleged drug boats near his South American country are designed to push him...
Prosecutor: Antonio Brown could face 30 years in prison if guilty of attempted murder with gun
Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted of attempted murder because a firearm was allegedly used, a prosecutor said Monday. Brown appeared via video at a brief arraignment hearing in Miami-Dade Circuit Court in which his lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, repeated...
Ex-Browns QB Bernie Kosar has liver transplant after more than a year on the waiting list
CLEVELAND — Bernie Kosar received a liver transplant on Monday, more than a year after being placed on the waiting list. “Hey, I’m out and I’m feeling good. Just ready to enjoy the rest of the week and the rest of our lives,” the former Cleveland Browns and University of...
FEMA acting chief David Richardson departs after 6 months on the job, officials say
SAN DIEGO — The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency left his job Monday after just six months, according to the Department of Homeland Security, the latest disruption in a year of mass staff departures, program cuts and policy upheaval at the agency charged with managing federal disaster...
Trump says he will sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia on eve of crown prince’s Washington visit
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday he will sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia despite some concern within the administration that such a sale could lead to China gaining access to the U.S. technology behind the advanced weapon system. The announcement came on the eve of Saudi Crown...
Louvre Museum closes offices and a gallery over structural fragility concerns
PARIS — The Louvre Museum in Paris said Monday it is temporarily closing some employees’ offices and one public gallery because of structural fragility. The announcement came as the world’s most visited museum, housed in a former medieval palace, is preparing for ambitious renovations announced earlier this year. The Louvre...
Judge scolds Justice Department for ‘profound investigative missteps’ in Comey case
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” in the process of securing an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday in directing prosecutors to provide defense lawyers with all grand jury materials from the case. Those problems, wrote...
Nations hit by natural disasters tell ministers at climate talks to act
BELEM, Brazil — Battered by last month’s ferocious climate-fueled hurricane, Jamaica joined other small island nations and impoverished countries at Monday’s United Nations climate talks to implore the rest of the world to stop talking and start acting. Their message: Lives are on the line. As high-level ministers from governments...
Foreign enrollment at U.S. colleges holds steady, for now, despite Trump’s visa crackdown
WASHINGTON — Foreign students enrolled at U.S. colleges in strong numbers this fall despite fears that a Trump administration crackdown would trigger a nosedive, yet there are signs of turbulence as fewer new, first-time students arrived from other countries, according to a new report. Overall, U.S. campuses saw a 1%...
Trump defends Tucker Carlson after interview with activist known for his antisemitic views
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Sunday brushed aside concerns about conservative commentator Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with a far-right activist known for his antisemitic views, which has caused a schism within the Republican Party. Trump defended Carlson, saying the former Fox News host has “said good...
Trump plans to meet with Mamdani, says he’ll ‘work something out’ with New York City’s mayor-elect
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump indicated Sunday that he plans to meet with New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and said they’ll “work something out,” in what could be a detente for the Republican president and Democratic political star who have cast each other as political foils....
Heavy rain triggers landslides and floods in central Vietnam, killing 7
HANOI, Vietnam — Heavy rain swept central Vietnam on Monday, triggering landslides and floods, killing at least seven, injuring dozens and stranding thousands. The deluges have wreaked widespread destruction across a region already battered weeks ago by floods from record rainfall and the powerful typhoon Kalmaegi. Rainfall through Wednesday is...
Bangladesh’s ousted PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for student uprising crackdown
DHAKA, Bangladesh — A special tribunal sentenced Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and one of her close aides to death on charges of crimes against humanity for her crackdown on a student uprising last year that killed hundreds of people and led to the toppling of her 15-year rule....
Gunmen abduct 25 girls from a high school in Nigeria and kill one of the staff
ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen attacked a high school in northwestern Nigeria before dawn on Monday and abducted 25 schoolgirls, police said. One staffer at the school was killed and another was wounded in what was the latest incident of school abductions in Nigeria’s northern region. No group immediately claimed responsibility...
Indiana lawmaker who opposed Trump’s redistricting push is victim of a swatting
An Indiana lawmaker who resisted President Donald Trump’s push to have Republicans redraw the state’s congressional boundaries was the victim of a swatting call Sunday that brought sheriff’s deputies to his home. The call, in which someone reported a fake emergency at the Terre Haute home of state Sen. Greg...
Roughriders force late fumble at goal line, beat Alouettes for 5th Grey Cup title
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Tevaughn Campbell forced Montreal quarterback Shea Patterson’s fumble at the goal line and Marcus Sayles recovered it in the end zone with 3:05 left to help the Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Alouettes 25-17 on Sunday night for their fifth Grey Cup title. Saskatchewan also won Canadian Football...
Bills WR Keon Coleman inactive for being late to meeting
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Keon Coleman is in the Buffalo Bills’ doghouse again. The second-year wide receiver was a healthy inactive for the first time in his career after showing up late to a team meeting, coach Sean McDermott said following Buffalo’s 44-32 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday. It’s...
Mark Andrews’ late TD lifts Ravens to 23-16 win over Browns and spoils Shedeur Sanders’ NFL debut
CLEVELAND — Tight end Mark Andrews ran 35 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 2 minutes, 31 seconds remaining, and the Baltimore Ravens rallied for a 23-16 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday to spoil Shedeur Sanders’ NFL debut. On fourth-and-inches at the Browns 35, Baltimore (5-5) looked like...
After Joe Flacco gave the Bengals a jolt last month, loss to Steelers has team reelingVideo
PITTSBURGH — The Cincinnati Bengals’ plan to have Joe Flacco keep them competitive until Joe Burrow can return from toe surgery has hit a major snag. Flacco was riding high after his first game against the Pittsburgh Steelers this season, a 33-31 victory on Oct. 16. But the 40-year-old struggled...
FAA lifts order slashing flights, allowing commercial airlines to resume their regular schedules
The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed at 40 major airports during the country’s longest government shutdown. Airlines can resume their regular flight schedules beginning Monday at 6 a.m., the agency said. Citing safety concerns as staffing shortages grew at...
Lingering thunderstorms bring flooding risk after atmospheric river drenches much of CaliforniaVideo
LOS ANGELES — A powerful atmospheric river had mostly moved through California after causing at least six deaths and dousing much of the state, but lingering thunderstorms brought the risk of mudslides in areas of Los Angeles County that were recently ravaged by wildfire. Flood advisories remained in place through...
Trump claims U.S. may have discussions with Maduro as aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. “may be having some discussions” with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a potential diplomatic avenue as the U.S. further builds up its military presence near the South American country with the arrival of its most advanced aircraft carrier. Trump didn’t offer...
