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Shutdown stalemate set to drag into 6th week as Trump pushes Republicans to change Senate rulesVideo
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth week, with food aid potentially delayed or suspended for millions of Americans and President Donald Trump pushing GOP leaders to change Senate rules to end it. White House...
BYU, Texas Tech give Big 12 a pair of top 10 teams for 1st time in 2 years ahead of their Top 25 showdown
The Big 12 had two teams in the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in two years Sunday, Notre Dame was back in the top 10 after a two-month absence and Oklahoma and Texas made the biggest upward moves. The top...
Dodgers repeat as World Series champs on Will Smith’s homer in 11th inning of Game 7
TORONTO — Will Smith homered in the 11th inning after Miguel Rojas connected for a tying drive in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-4, in Game 7 on Saturday night to become the first team in a quarter-century to win consecutive World Series...
10 people hospitalized in train stabbing attack, U.K. police say
LONDON — British police said 10 people have been hospitalized, nine with life-threatening injuries, following a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train Saturday evening, and that counterterrorism police are supporting the investigation. In a statement early Sunday, British Transport Police, which took the lead in the response given that...
As college basketball continues to change, how long will the game’s old guard of coaches press on?
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The faces of college basketball players change from year to year these days, as name, image and likeness inducements and the explosion of the transfer portal force coaches to rework their rosters almost every season. Even coaches seem to change more frequently, perhaps a byproduct of the...
Scotty Fox Jr. accounts for 3 TDs as West Virginia upsets No. 22 HoustonVideo
HOUSTON — Scotty Fox Jr. threw for 157 yards and accounted for three touchdowns as West Virginia snapped its five-game losing streak with a 45-35 win over No. 22 Houston. Fox was 13 of 22 and threw a touchdown pass of 24 yards to Cam Vaughn. He also rushed for...
Tanner throws 2 TD passes to help Robert Morris rally past Stonehill 20-17
EASTON, Mass. — Zach Tanner threw for a pair of touchdowns, and Ethan Stone ran for 122 yards as Robert Morris beat Stonehill, 20-17, on Saturday for its second straight win. Tanner, who completed just 9 of 22 pass attempts for 111 yards, threw the go-ahead score — an 18-yard...
Penn State keeps game tight in 1st half before top-ranked Ohio State pulls away for winVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State’s defense received plenty of attention entering Saturday’s game against Penn State, especially with former defensive coordinator Jim Knowles coming back to Ohio Stadium. However, it was the Buckeyes’ increasingly high-powered offense that made sure Knowles’ return wasn’t hospitable. Julian Sayin passed for 316 yards and...
Ross Hodge is West Virginia’s 4th coach in 4 seasons and has a tall task with a rebuilt roster
West Virginia is on its fourth men’s basketball coach in four seasons and has undergone a roster overhaul under Ross Hodge, who was hired after Darian DeVries left for Indiana after one season. Hodge went 46-24 in two seasons as coach at North Texas. As a Mean Green assistant, his...
Penn State and coach Mike Rhoades are retooling with a young, inexperienced roster
Mike Rhoades had to build a roster on the fly when he was hired two seasons ago at Penn State. He’s had to do it again in his third year in Happy Valley where the Nittany Lions have one of the youngest groups in the country. With just three holdovers...
Dolphins, general manager Chris Grier agree to part ways after 10 seasonsVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins and Chris Grier have agreed to part ways, ending his 10-year tenure as general manager. The decision comes after Miami fell to 2-7 on the season following Thursday night’s 28-6 rout against the Baltimore Ravens. During Grier’s tenure — he has been with...
QB Jayden Daniels will start for Commanders against SeahawksVideo
ASHBURN, Va. — Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels will start for the Commanders against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night. Daniels, hampered by an injured right hamstring, missed his third game of the season on Monday night when the Commanders fell 28-7 to the Kansas City Chiefs. Washington dropped to 3-5...
NFL fines Ravens $100K over inaccurate injury report involving Lamar JacksonVideo
NEW YORK — The Baltimore Ravens were fined $100,000 by the NFL for incorrectly listing star quarterback Lamar Jackson as a full participant in practice Oct. 24. The league disclosed the fine for violating the injury report policy Friday. A week earlier, Baltimore listed Jackson as a full participant and...
Judges order Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during shutdown
BOSTON — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown. The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island gave the administration leeway on whether to fund the program...
No. 22 Houston hosts West Virginia in Big 12 play
West Virginia (2-6) at No. 22 Houston (7-1) Noon Saturday BetMGM College Football Odds Opening Line: Houston by 14.5. Against the spread: Houston 6-2, West Virginia 4-4. How to watch: Fox Sports 1 Key stats Houston Offense Overall: 381.3 yards per game (73rd in FBS) Passing: 210.0 yards per game...
A solid gold toilet is up for auction with a $10 million starting price
LONDON — For sale: The world’s most valuable toilet, a lavatory literally worth its weight in gold. Sotheby’s announced Friday that it will auction off the solid gold cistern, a sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan entitled “America.” The auction house calls it an “incisive commentary on the collision of...
Vermont town draws ‘Beetlejuice’ fans to iconic horror movie site
EAST CORINTH, Vt. — For nearly 40 years, a tiny town in Vermont has attracted hoards of “Beetlejuice” fans eager to visit where the whimsical horror movie’s most famous scenes were filmed. With a population hovering just around 1,500, “Beetlejuice” mania has helped put East Corinth on the map not...
Top-ranked Ohio State looks to continue rolling along when it hosts reeling Penn State
Penn State thought it finally got a leg up on Ohio State in January when defensive coordinator Jim Knowles left Columbus for Happy Valley to become the highest-paid assistant coach in college football. It ended up being a temporary setback, and, in the long run, made the Buckeyes better. Matt...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson shreds Dolphins with 4 TD passes in return from injury
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Lamar Jackson threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns, showing little rust in his return from a right hamstring strain, and the Baltimore Ravens routed the Miami Dolphins, 28-6, on Thursday night. Jackson completed 18 of 23 passes in his first start since Week 4 against...
Avalanche sign Martin Necas to 8-year, $92M contract extension
The Colorado Avalanche signed Martin Necas to an eight-year contract extension through 2034. Necas’ deal is worth $92 million, according to reports. When the contract kicks in starting with the 2026-27 NHL season, Necas will count $11.5 million against the salary cap annually. That is $500,000 a year less than...
Report: Nationals finalizing hire of 33-year-old Blake Butera as manager
The Washington Nationals are finalizing a deal to hire 33-year-old Blake Butera as manager, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The Nationals fired Dave Martinez in July, and Miguel Cairo took over on an interim basis. Butera would be the youngest manager since Minnesota’s Frank Quilici in...
Louisiana and Virginia take steps toward redistricting in a growing battle for U.S. House power
Republican lawmakers in Louisiana and Democrats in Virginia pressed ahead Wednesday with plans that could allow mid-decade redistricting as part of a growing national battle for partisan advantage in next year’s congressional elections. Louisiana lawmakers passed legislation pushing back the state’s 2026 primary elections by a month — a move...
Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements and start buying American soybeans. The president told reporters...
Trump’s comments on nuclear testing upend decades of U.S. policy. Here’s what to know about it
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump’s comments Thursday suggesting the United States will restart its testing of nuclear weapons upends decades of American policy in regards to the bomb, but come as Washington’s rivals have been conducting tests of atomic-powered weapons and expanding their arsenals. Nuclear weapons policy,...
Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed. The rumble of large machinery, whine of chainsaws and chopping of machetes echoed throughout southeast Jamaica as government workers and residents began...
