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Cowboys’ Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence could be out multiple games
DALLAS — Two-time All-Pro Micah Parsons and fellow pass rusher DeMarcus Lawrence could miss multiple games for the Dallas Cowboys after getting hurt in a victory over the New York Giants, two people with knowledge of the injuries said Friday. Parsons has a high ankle sprain and Lawrence a foot...
Earth will have a temporary ‘mini moon’ for two months
WASHINGTON — Earth’s moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.” The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by Earth on Sunday, it will be temporarily trapped by our planet’s gravity and orbit...
Harris inspects fence at U.S.-Mexico border as she works to project tougher stance on migration
DOUGLAS, Ariz. — Vice President Kamala Harris walked a scrubby stretch of fence line along Arizona’s border with Mexico on Friday, seeking to project an image of strength against illegal migration as she confronts one of her biggest vulnerabilities in the November election. In her first trip to the international...
Internationals return the favor with a sweep of their own in the Presidents CupVideo
MONTREAL — Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im tied a record for the biggest blowout, and Si Woo Kim polished off a most perfect day as the International team produced a sweep of its own tie the Americans in the Presidents Cup on Friday. “Incredible,” Adam Scott said. “Incredible day for...
Browns LT Wills Jr. out, but team catches lucky break as Raiders missing Crosby, Adams with injuriesVideo
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns got a little lucky before getting to Las Vegas. On Friday, the Raiders ruled out wide receiver Davante Adams and defensive end Maxx Crosby — the team’s two best players — with injuries ahead of Sunday’s game against Cleveland. Crosby injured his ankle two weeks...
Alabama and Georgia meet early in season for another Top-5 showdown, minus the make-or-break stakesVideo
It’s still Alabama and Georgia, with all the made-for-TV trappings. Star quarterbacks. Stout defenses. Top-five rankings and NFL prospects galore. All Saturday night’s clash between the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide and second-ranked Bulldogs lacks is the make-or-break, elimination game-style magnitude. It’s also minus the familiar story line of Kirby Smart vs....
Hurricane Helene kills at least 44 and cuts a swath of destruction across the Southeast
PERRY, Fla. — Hurricane Helene left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the southeastern U.S. on Friday, killing at least 44 people, snapping towering oaks like twigs and tearing apart homes as rescue crews launched desperate missions to save people from floodwaters. Among those killed were three firefighters,...
Xfinity Series playoffs set to open this weekend at Kansas with van Gisbergen studying the rules
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Welcome to the Xfinity Series playoffs, Shane van Gisbergen. Now here’s a copy of how the system works, so study up. The New Zealand driving sensation — who won the first Cup Series race he ever entered with a victory last year on the street course in...
Scenes from Hurricane Helene’s destructive path through Florida, Georgia
Hurricane Helene cut a destructive path through Florida and Georgia before weakening into a tropical storm over Georgia on Friday. Helene made landfall overnight in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm. At least 11 people have died so far in Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp said. Authorities continue to rescue...
Chappell Roan drops out of All Things Go music festival: ‘Things have gotten overwhelming’
NEW YORK — Chappell Roan, the breakout pop star who has publicly grappled with her rising fame in recent weeks, has dropped out of this weekend’s All Things Go music festival. “I apologize to people who have been waiting to see me in NYC & DC this weekend at All...
Rescuers save and assist hundreds as Helene’s storm surge and rain create havoc
Emergency workers in Florida, Georgia and elsewhere rescued hundreds of people from boats, their homes and their cars as Hurricane Helene’s winds, rain and storm surge created havoc Friday on the Gulf of Mexico, in coastal neighborhoods and further inland. The efforts of Florida’s 1,500 search-and-rescue personnel will be concentrated...
Alex Ovechkin has scored on a lot of goalies. They are in awe of him as he chases Gretzky’s record
Alex Ovechkin’s teammates have gotten used to him passing hockey greats and reaching new milestones on a regular basis. The greatest of the great is yet to come. All eyes are on Ovechkin as he closes in on Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record of 894. He is just 42...
Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer dies after crashing at road world championships
ZURICH — Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer died on Friday, one day after crashing at the road world championships. She was 18. “Muriel Furrer sadly passed away today at Zurich University Hospital,” race organizers said in a statement. Furrer suffered a head injury on Thursday in the junior women’s event raced...
MLB’s postseason is rapidly approaching with NL playoff race shaping up for tight finish
The Major League Baseball playoffs are approaching and a Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge matchup in the World Series looms as an enticing October possibility. While the rooting interests of baseball fans vary widely, there’s little doubt MLB and television executives are drooling over the potential matchup between two of...
Maggie Smith, star of stage, film and ‘Downton Abbey,’ has died aged 89
LONDON — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She...
Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the U.S. The former president and current Republican nominee asserts that tariffs — basically import taxes — will create more factory jobs, shrink...
How to watch the vice presidential debate between Walz and Vance
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are meeting Tuesday for their first and only scheduled vice presidential debate. Walz, who is Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, and Vance, who is on the Republican ticket with former President Donald Trump, will make the case for...
Harris heads to U.S.-Mexico border to face down criticism of her record
PHOENIX — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will make her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee to confront head-on one of her biggest vulnerabilities ahead of the November election. She is scheduled to appear in Douglas, Arizona, as former President Donald Trump and...
No. 9 Nittany Lions looking to keep momentum going against No. 19 IllinoisVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Reminders of Penn State’s last unbeaten season have been all over Happy Valley this week, serving as inspiration for Drew Allar and his teammates. The 1994 team will be honored when the No. 9 Nittany Lions host No. 19 Illinois on Saturday, “It’s super cool that the...
Dak Prescott throws 2 TD passes and Cowboys win 7th straight over Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Dak Prescott threw one of his two touchdown passes to CeeDee Lamb and the Dallas Cowboys taunted the Giants yet again, winning 20-15 on Thursday night for their seventh straight victory over New York and 14th in 15 games. Prescott, who has won his last 13...
Helene weakens to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph over Georgia
CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. — Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) early Friday, the National Hurricane Center said. Helene continues to weaken while moving farther inland over Georgia. The storm was about 40 miles (65 kilometers) east of Macon and...
Sharks’ Celebrini and Smith and Canadiens’ Slafkovsky headline the NHL’s next generation of starsVideo
Juraj Slafkovsky was an NHL draft pick, just like Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid and Connor Bedard. The spotlight, however, has not been quite as bright or the hype train as strong for him in Montreal. “I like it that way,” Slafkovsky said. Regardless of...
Alabama puts man convicted of killing 3 to death in the country’s 2nd nitrogen gas execution
ATMORE, Ala. — Alabama used nitrogen gas Thursday to execute a man convicted of killing three people in back-to-back workplace shootings, the second time the method that has generated debate about its humaneness has been used in the country Alan Eugene Miller, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:38 p.m. local...
Trump launches a new business venture during his campaign: $100,000 watches
He’s sold Bibles, sneakers, photo books and cryptocurrency during his third campaign for president. Now, Donald Trump is launching a new business venture: diamond-encrusted watches. The Republican presidential candidate unveiled the “Official Trump Watch Collection” on Thursday. The most expensive, listed as including 122 diamonds on its bezel and available...
Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson meet for next chapter of rivalry when Bills visit RavensVideo
Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson are about to be on the same football field for the first time in nearly two years, and those around them with the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens are preparing for another classic. “I am just grateful to be a part of it and to...
