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Ravens have been mostly excellent. But close losses have left them in a tight AFC North race 
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Shortly after Baltimore lost to Cleveland on a last-second field goal, the NFL Media Research Department passed along a stat that encapsulates the Ravens’ season nicely. Through its first 10 games, Baltimore has spent only 28 minutes, 46 seconds trailing. Yet the Ravens, unlike other teams...
Baltimore's Gunnar Henderson, Arizona's Corbin Carroll unanimous Rookie of the Year winners
PHOENIX — Baltimore Orioles infielder Gunnar Henderson and Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll were unanimous selections for Rookies of the Year on Monday night, with Henderson winning the American League honor and Carroll earning the National League award. The well-rounded stars used power, speed and defense to help their respective...
Officials exhume body of Mississippi man buried without his family's knowledge
RAYMOND, Miss. — The body of a Mississippi man who died after being hit by a police SUV driven by an off-duty officer was exhumed Monday, months after officials failed to notify his family of his death. At a news conference, civil rights attorney Ben Crump, local leaders and family...
Bengals face difficult path to repeat of last season's run to division title 
CINCINNATI — There’s nothing unusual about the Cincinnati Bengals being 5-4 at this point of the season, but they might look back on their early struggles and Sunday’s loss to visiting Houston as too much to overcome this year. Cincinnati was 5-4 each of the past two years and rallied...
Browns show resolve, fight in pushing past Ravens to tighten AFC North race 
CLEVELAND — On a sometimes bewildering day in Baltimore, when nearly every play threatened to swing the outcome in either direction, a simple run became symbolic. The Cleveland Browns kept pushing. As Deshaun Watson, playing almost flawlessly despite a tender left ankle, drove the offense to set up a winning...
Maryanne Trump Barry, the former president's older sister and a retired federal judge, dies at 86
NEW YORK — Maryanne Trump Barry, a retired federal judge and former president Donald Trump ‘s oldest sister, has died at age 86 at her home in New York. Until her retirement in 2019, Barry was a senior judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a level below...
Escaped murderer charged with burglary and theft while on the run for 2 weeks
A convicted murderer who escaped from a southeastern Pennsylvania prison earlier this year and eluded a massive two-week search before he was recaptured is now facing new theft, burglary and other charges in connection with alleged crimes committed while he was on the run. Danilo Cavalcante, 34, convicted of the...
New Jersey man accused of spraying officers with chemical irritant in Capitol riot makes 1st court appearance
A New Jersey man accused of spraying police officers with a chemical irritant in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol made an initial federal court appearance Monday and was ordered held without bail until trial. The FBI released photos at the U.S. District Court hearing in Trenton, saying they...
The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the code lacks a means of enforcement. The policy, agreed to by all nine justices, does not appear to...
Michigan man pleads guilty to making violent threats against Jews
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A 19-year-old Michigan man pleaded guilty Monday to using social media to make violent threats against Jewish people last summer. Seann Pietila, who has been in custody since June, was accused of using Instagram to spread neo-Nazi ideology, discuss plans to kill people and compliment mass...
Ex-Prime Minister David Cameron makes shock return to U.K. government as foreign secretary
LONDON — Former British Prime Minister David Cameron made an unexpected return to high office on Monday, becoming foreign secretary in a major shakeup of the Conservative government that also saw the firing of divisive Home Secretary Suella Braverman. Cameron, who led the U.K. government between 2010 and 2016 and...
U.S. conducts airstrikes against Iran-backed groups in Syria, retaliating for attacks on U.S. troops
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military conducted airstrikes on two locations in eastern Syria involving Iranian-backed groups, hitting a training location and a weapons facility, according to the Pentagon and U.S. officials. It marks the third time in a bit more than two weeks that the U.S. has retaliated against the...
Biden sees hopeful signs for his reelection in Democrats' 2023 wins. Others in his party are worried
WASHINGTON — Surrounded by dozens of Democratic donors at a glass art gallery space in Chicago last week, President Joe Biden urged them to look beyond negative poll numbers and feel assured their donations were not being wasted. Then Biden joked to the crowd: “I could still screw up.” The...
Donald Trump Jr. lauds dad’s real estate exploits as ex-president's civil fraud trial begins defense
NEW YORK — Donald Trump Jr. returned to court Monday as something of a character witness for his father’s real estate empire, waxing exuberantly about the former president’s “incredible vision” and portfolio of “great, iconic projects” at the New York civil fraud trial now threatening his company’s future. The namesake...
Biden's initial confidence on Israel gives way to the complexities and casualties of a brutal war
WASHINGTON — In the early days and hours after the horrific Hamas attack on Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, President Joe Biden spoke with stark declarations and unqualified support for the longtime U.S. ally. Now, a month on, that unambiguous backing has given way to the complexities and haunting casualties...
Battles force Palestinians out of hospitals in Gaza, leaving patients, babies and medics stranded
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Battles around hospitals have forced thousands of Palestinians to flee from some of the last shelters in northern Gaza while stranding critically wounded patients, including newborns, and their caregivers with dwindling supplies and no electricity, health officials said Monday. The Israeli military has urged Palestinians...
Robert Morris men drop road game at Towson 
TOWSON, Md. — Charles Thompson’s 14 points helped Towson defeat Robert Morris, 66-62, on Sunday night. Thompson also had 10 rebounds for the Tigers (2-1). Tyler Tejada scored 13 points — going 4 of 8 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line — and added seven...
Ravens squander big lead against Browns, lose cushion in AFC North 
BALTIMORE — Vying for their fifth straight victory and looking to fortify their lead in the AFC North, the Baltimore Ravens bolted to a quick two-touchdown lead Sunday and appeared on their way to another rout at home. Cleveland had other plans. Despite trailing for much of the afternoon, including...
Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott announces he is dropping out of the 2024 race
Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, about two months before the start of voting in Iowa’s leadoff caucuses. The South Carolina senator, who entered the race in May with high hopes, made the surprise announcement on Fox News Channel’s...
Oilers fire coach Jay Woodcroft, name Kris Knoblauch replacement 
Jay Woodcroft is out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers after a team that was supposed to be a Stanley Cup contender lost 10 of its first 13 games. Woodcroft was fired Sunday at the end of the team’s road trip, which wrapped up with a 4-1 win at Seattle...
Capitol rioter plans 2024 run as a Libertarian candidate in Arizona's 8th congressional district
PHOENIX — Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, apparently aspires to be a member of Congress. Online paperwork shows the 35-year-old Chansley filed a...
Dillon Gabriel's school-record 8 TDs lead Oklahoma past West Virginia, 59-20 
NORMAN, Okla. — At a school famous for elite quarterback play, Dillon Gabriel put on a show that surpassed all the greats. He accounted for a school-record eight touchdowns to help No. 17 Oklahoma roll past West Virginia, 59-20, on Saturday night. Gabriel passed for 423 yards and five touchdowns...
Bengals lose to Texans on last-second field goal 
CINCINNATI — C.J. Stroud keeps showing he is the most exciting rookie quarterback in the NFL since … well, since Joe Burrow. Stroud, a former Ohio State quarterback and the second overall pick in this year’s draft by the Houston Texans, bested Burrow and ended a four-game win streak by...
Browns stun Ravens with rally in 4th quarter to tighten AFC North 
BALTIMORE — The Cleveland Browns have received a lot of ridicule for the massive contract they gave Deshaun Watson last year. That won’t go away because of one big game, but his second-half performance against Baltimore showed why they were so desperate to acquire the star quarterback. Watson completed every...
NFL Week 10: Vikings top Saints for 5th straight win on Joshua Dobbs' dazzling half
MINNEAPOLIS — This latest stop in Minnesota on Joshua Dobbs’ seven-year, seven-team NFL journey has become his most eventful experience in less than two weeks. The Vikings have enjoyed having him even more. Dobbs kept an injury-thinned offense on track in his first start, throwing for a career-high 268 yards...


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