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More than 1,000 pay tribute to Maine’s mass shooting victims on day of prayer, reflection on tragedy
LEWISTON, Maine — More than 1,000 people packed a cavernous church Sunday night, and hundreds more spilled outside, to hug, sing, weep and seek comfort in the wake of Maine’s most deadly mass shooting. The crowd gathered for the vigil Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston, where days...
Boys graduate high school at lower rates than girls, with lifelong consequences
BUFFALO, N.Y. — They attend the same classes with access to the same programs, and even come from the same families. But girls consistently are outperforming boys, graduating at higher rates at public high schools around the country. The gap between them is wide, often as wide as the achievement...
Biden will visit a Minnesota family farm this week as top officials kick off stops in rural America
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will visit a family farm in Minnesota on Wednesday as part of two weeks of stops in rural America by top administration officials that are intended to highlight how increases in government spending can help improve peoples’ lives. Biden’s focus on the state comes just...
Mission impossible? Biden says Mideast leaders must consider a two-state solution after the war ends
WASHINGTON — As the 3-week-old Israel-Hamas war enters what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says could be a “long and difficult” new stage, President Joe Biden is calling on Israeli and Arab leaders to think hard about their eventual postwar reality. It’s one, he argues, where finally finding agreement on...
Gaza receives largest aid shipment so far as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens military offensive
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip —Nearly three dozen trucks entered Gaza on Sunday in the largest aid convoy since the war between Israel and Hamas began, but humanitarian workers said the assistance still fell desperately short of needs after thousands of people broke into warehouses to take flour and basic hygiene...
Dominant Merrill Kelly helps Diamondbacks rout Rangers, tie World Series 1-1
ARLINGTON, Texas — Merrill Kelly pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, Ketel Marte extended his postseason hitting streak to a record 18 games, and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Texas Rangers, 9-1, on Saturday night to even the World Series at one game apiece. Gabriel Moreno hit a go-ahead homer...
Matthew Perry, Emmy-nominated ‘Friends’ star, dead at 54
LOS ANGELES — “Friends” star Matthew Perry, the Emmy-nominated actor whose sarcastic, but lovable Chandler Bing was among television’s most famous and most quotable characters, has died at 54. The actor was found dead of an apparent drowning at his Los Angeles home Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Times...
Turnovers doom Robert Morris in loss to Tennessee Tech
Jordyn Potts threw for a touchdown and ran for another and the defense contributed three scores in Tennessee Tech’s 38-13 win over Robert Morris on Saturday. In a game where defense shined, Potts scored on a 1-yard plunge to end a two-play, 7-yard drive for a 7-0 lead. That score...
Duquesne beats Sacred Heart to extend lead in Northeast Conference standings
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Edward Robinson ran for 120 yards and a touchdown, Darius Perrantes threw two touchdown passes, and Duquesne beat Sacred Heart, 27-0, on Saturday. In posting the shutout, the Dukes allowed just 55 yards in the first half and 179 for the game one week after allowing 35...
Police were alerted just last month about Maine shooter’s threats. ‘We couldn’t locate him.’
Police across Maine were alerted just last month to “veiled threats” by the U.S. Army reservist who would go on to carry out the worst mass shooting in the state’s history, one of a string of missed red flags that preceded the massacre. Two local law enforcement chiefs told The...
What we know so far about the mass shooting in Maine
LEWISTON, Maine — Authorities say a U.S. Army reservist fatally shot 18 people at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night. A massive search for 40-year-old Robert Card of Bowdoin was launched until he was found dead Friday. The shooting in Maine’s second-largest city is...
No. 10 Penn State gets long TD pass late, escapes against IndianaVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes, including a 57-yarder to KeAndre Lambert-Smith with 1 minute, 46 seconds to play, and No. 10 Penn State’s defense forced a late safety to beat Indiana, 33-24, on Saturday. Allar hooked up with Khalil Dinkins and Tyler Warren for touchdowns, and...
West Virginia grounds UCF down to score 41-28 Big 12 road winVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Garrett Green ran for three touchdowns, West Virginia’s defense forced four turnovers, including two interceptions from cornerback Beanie Bishop Jr., to slow down the high-powered UCF offense and the Mountaineers beat the Knights, 41-28, on Saturday. UCF quarterback John Rhys Plumlee threw three picks, bringing his season...
QB Brock Purdy cleared to start for 49ers against BengalsVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers showed they could win lopsided games when they raced out to a 5-0 start and were barely challenged in the second half in any of those games. Pulling it out down the stretch in a tight game has been a different issue....
Former Vice President Mike Pence ends campaign for the White House after struggling to gain traction
NEW YORK — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending his campaign for the White House after struggling to raise money and gain traction in the polls. “After much prayer and deliberation, I have decided to suspend my campaign for president...
Banister envisioned World Series at Globe Life Field before it was built, when he was Texas manager
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jeff Banister envisioned being part of a World Series at Globe Life Field even before ground was broken for construction of the retractable-roof stadium that is the home of the Texas Rangers. That dream is being realized now, just happening in a different role than expected for...
Jagger watches Barcelona wear Stones logo in ‘clasico’ but Beatles fan Bellingham gets Madrid winner
BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona aligned with the Rolling Stones for Saturday’s “clasico” soccer game against Real Madrid when Mick Jagger showed up to see the home team wear special jerseys featuring the iconic logo of his legendary rock group before a Beatles fan had the last laugh. Jagger and fellow...
AP Sources: Auto workers and Stellantis reach tentative contract deal that follows model set by Ford
DETROIT — Jeep maker Stellantis has reached a tentative contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union that follows a template set earlier this week by Ford, two people with knowledge of the negotiations said Saturday. The deal, which still has to be ratified by members, leaves only General Motors...
For the second Halloween in a row, U.S. candy inflation hits double digits
Spooked by the high price of Halloween candy? There’s not much relief in sight. For the second year in a row, U.S. shoppers are seeing double-digit inflation in the candy aisle. Candy and gum prices are up an average of 13% this month compared to last October, more than double...
Maine mass killing suspect had mental health issues, purchased guns legally, authorities sayVideo
LEWISTON, Maine — Police missed two clear opportunities to end a dragnet that locked down and terrified Maine’s second-largest city after a gunman killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar following a recent spiral into paranoia. The body of Robert Card was found Friday in a trailer...
West Virginia forward Akok Akok hospitalized, stable after collapsing on court during exhibition
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia forward Akok Akok was hospitalized in stable condition after collapsing on the court during an exhibition game on Friday night. Akok suffered a medical emergency early in the second half of the game with George Mason, West Virginia’s athletic department said in a statement. Medical...
García’s HR in 11th, Seager’s tying shot in 9th rally Rangers past D-backs 6-5 in Series opener
ARLINGTON, Texas — Adolis García hit an opposite-field homer in the 11th inning, after Corey Seager’s tying two-run shot in the ninth, and the Texas Rangers opened this surprise World Series of wild-card teams with a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. The Cuban slugger known as...
Search for Maine shooting suspect leveraged old-fashioned footwork, new technology
Hundreds of law enforcement officers descended on southern Maine this week, searching for a military-trained outdoorsman who vanished after, police say, he killed 18 people in two shootings Wednesday. The deceased ranged in age from 14 to 76. A teen bowler, a shipbuilder and a sign language interpreter are among...
Maine mass killing suspect found dead
LEWISTON, Maine— The man wanted in the mass shooting at a bowling alley and bar that killed 18 people and wounded 13 was found dead Friday, bringing an end to a search that put the entire state of Maine on edge for the last two days. Robert Card, who was...
Richard Moll, who found fame as bailiff on original sitcom ‘Night Court,’ dies at 80
NEW YORK — Richard Moll, a character actor who found lasting fame as an eccentric but gentle giant bailiff on the original “Night Court” sitcom, has died. He was 80. Moll died Thursday at his home in Big Bear Lake, Calif., according to Jeff Sanderson, a publicist at Chasen &...
