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Larson dominates at The Roval to lead all 4 Hendrick cars into next round of NASCAR playoffsVideo
CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Larson raced to his Cup Series-high sixth victory of the season Sunday to easily advance to the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs, winning on The Roval, the hybrid road course/oval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Larson led a race-high 62 laps in the No. 5 Chevrolet for...
Historic Jersey Shore amusement park closes after generations of family thrills
OCEAN CITY, N.J. — For generations of vacationers heading to Ocean City, the towering “Giant Wheel” was the first thing they saw from miles away. The sight of the 140-foot-tall ride let them know they were getting close to the Jersey Shore town that calls itself “America’s Greatest Family Resort,”...
Parity reigns as 4 ranked games reached overtime on Saturday; 4 more decided by 3 or fewer pointsVideo
Parity reached another level in college football Saturday, with four games involving at least one ranked team going to overtime and four others being decided by three or fewer points. It matched the most overtime games in one day since Sportradar began keeping track in 2000. The only previous date...
Man with loaded gun arrested at checkpoint near Donald Trump’s weekend rally in Southern California
LOS ANGELES — A Nevada man with a shotgun, loaded handgun, ammunition and several fake passports in his vehicle was arrested at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump’s rally Saturday night in the Southern California desert, authorities said. He was released the same day on $5,000 bail. The suspect, a...
Jalen Hurts throws 2 TD passes as Eagles send Browns to another lossVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Perhaps indignant that Eagles fans had chanted for his firing, Nick Sirianni could not button up his mouth in the final seconds. Philadelphia’s coach — already a habitual trash-talking offender — put a finger to his right ear and chirped at fans in the first rows at the...
Lamar Jackson outduels Jayden Daniels as surging Ravens beat CommandersVideo
BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson threw nine passes to Zay Flowers in the first half and never went to him again. Mark Andrews rebounded from a ball bouncing off his hands for an interception to catch his first touchdown pass of the season. And Derrick Henry was Derrick Henry. The result...
Former President Bill Clinton travels to Georgia to rally rural Black voters to the polls
ALBANY, Ga. — Former President Bill Clinton urged churchgoers in Albany, Georgia, on Sunday to rally behind the upbeat campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris for the office he once held. “Uniting people and building, being repairers of the breach, as Isaiah says, those are the things that work,” Clinton...
UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon are in the crosshairs of Israel’s war on Hezbollah
BEIRUT — The U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon said Israeli tanks “forcibly entered” one of its positions on Sunday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded it leave the area. International criticism is growing after Israeli forces have repeatedly fired on U.N. peacekeepers since the start of its ground...
AP Top 25: Oregon, Penn State move behind No. 1 Texas. Army, Navy both ranked for 1st time since ’60
Oregon and Penn State each moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday following thrilling wins in high-profile games, and Top 25 newcomers Navy and Army are in the rankings together for the first time since 1960. Texas strengthened its hold on No. 1 with...
Not exactly smooth sailing at the 52nd Albuquerque balloon fiesta after 4 incidents
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A drone show and a flawless mass ascension ended Sunday’s last day of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing for this year’s hot air balloon event. One balloon partially caught fire Saturday after hitting power lines and landing at a construction...
U.S. will send a missile defense system and troops to run it to Israel to aid defense against Iran
WASHINGTON — The United States will send a T erminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel, along with the troops needed to operate it, the Pentagon said Sunday, even as Iran warned Washington to keep American military forces out of Israel. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman, said in...
Drone strike in Israel wounds more than 60 as Hezbollah claims responsibility
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — A drone strike hit central Israel on Sunday, wounding more than 60 people, some of them critically, rescue services said, in one of the bloodiest attacks in Israel in a year of war. The Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group claimed responsibility, saying it targeted a military...
From the pulpit, Harris calls out Trump for hurricane misinformation. Biden surveys Florida’s damage
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Kamala Harris used an appearance Sunday before a largely Black church audience in battleground North Carolina to call out Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about the government’s hurricane response. President Joe Biden visited Florida for the second time this month to survey storm damage. Harris, the Democratic...
‘Terrifier 3’ slashes ‘Joker’ to take No. 1 at the box office, Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ fizzles
NEW YORK — The choices on the movie marquee this weekend included Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, a film about Donald Trump, a “Saturday Night Live” origin story and even Pharrell Williams as a Lego. In the end, all were trounced by an ax-wielding clown. “Terrifier 3,” a gory, low-budget...
Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene’s disaster zone
BAKERSVILLE, N.C. — Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina’s mountains, the constant din of a gas-powered generator is getting to be too much for Bobby Renfro. It’s difficult to hear the nurses, neighbors and volunteers flowing through the community...
Florida neighbors band together to recover after one-two punch from hurricanes Helene and MiltonVideo
VENICE, Fla. — When ankle-deep floodwaters from Hurricane Helene bubbled up through the floors of their home, Kat Robinson-Malone and her husband sent a late-night text message to their neighbors two doors down: “Hey, we’re coming.” The couple waded through the flooded street to the elevated front porch of Chris...
In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad
SpaceX pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms. A jubilant Elon Musk called it “science fiction without the fiction part.” Towering almost 400 feet (121 meters), the empty Starship blasted off...
Rocco Becht, Carson Hansen lead No. 11 Iowa State over West Virginia for 1st 6-0 start since 1938
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht believes the Cyclones have yet to hit their peak during their best start in 86 years. Carson Hansen rushed for three scores, Becht threw a touchdown pass and No. 11 Iowa State beat West Virginia, 28-16, on Saturday night. The Cyclones (6-0,...
Anthony Chiccitt’s 3 total TDs power Robert Morris to winVideo
Anthony Chiccitt threw two scores and ran for a third, and Robert Morris celebrated homecoming with a 23-0 victory over Delaware State on Saturday. The Colonials (3-3) led 3-0 at halftime on a 37-yard field goal by Jayon Jenkins. Chiccitt then dominated the second half with touchdown passes of 42...
Quinn Ewers returns as No. 1 Texas beats No. 18 Oklahoma in Red River Rivalry
DALLAS — Quinn Ewers returned from injury to lead No. 1 Texas to a 34-3 win over 18th-ranked Oklahoma on Saturday, throwing for 199 yards and the go-ahead touchdown and running for another score in the teams’ first Red River Rivalry matchup as SEC members. Quintrevion Wisner ran for 118...
Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers downgraded to doubtful for game vs. SteelersVideo
HENDERSON, Nev. — Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers was downgraded to doubtful Saturday because of an ankle injury, further weakening a thin position as Las Vegas prepares to host the Pittsburgh Steelers. If Meyers doesn’t play Sunday, the Raiders will be without their top two receivers against Pittsburgh. No. 1...
Tyler Warren’s record-tying game helps Penn State rally to beat Southern Cal in OTVideo
LOS ANGELES — Penn State traveled about 2,500 miles across the continent on its first road trip in the new Big Ten. The Nittany Lions then spent most of Saturday playing from behind against Southern Cal. Thanks to several clutch throws by Drew Allar, a few key defensive stops and...
Floridians cleaning up from Hurricane Milton are hampered by a widespread fuel shortage
CORTEZ, Fla. — Floridians recovering from Hurricane Milton, many of whom were journeying home after fleeing hundreds of miles to escape the storm, spent much of Saturday searching for gas as a fuel shortage gripped the state. In St. Petersburg, scores of people lined up at a station that had...
Roger Goodell: Super Bowl could be played outside U.S.
LONDON — The NFL’s aggressive international growth plan could include holding a Super Bowl outside the United States for the first time, commissioner Roger Goodell said Saturday. Goodell has shot down the idea in the past, but he told a fan forum in London that it’s a possibility. “We’ve always...
NASCAR playoffs roll into reconfigured Roval at Charlotte
CONCORD, N.C. — It’s elimination time in NASCAR’s playoffs at the reconfigured Charlotte Motor Speedway, where changes to the hybrid road course/oval called The Roval have created an uneasiness for the drivers racing for a championship. The field of 12 will be cut by four drivers after Sunday’s race, and...
