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Federal student loan payments are starting again. Here’s what you need to know
NEW YORK — Federal student loan borrowers will need to start making payments again this month after a three-year-plus pause due to the pandemic. You should expect a bill that lays out how much you have to pay each month at least 21 days before your due date. It’s likely...
Pennsylvania governor’s voter registration change draws Trump’s ire in echo of 2020 election clashes
HARRISBURG — Donald Trump has a familiar target in his sights: Pennsylvania’s voting rules. He never stopped attacking court decisions on mail-in ballots during the covid-19 pandemic, falsely claiming it as a reason for his 2020 loss in the crucial battleground state. Now, the former Republican president is seizing on...
Jimmy Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn, family
ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter has always been a man of discipline and habit. But the former president broke routine Sunday, putting off his practice of quietly watching church services online to instead celebrate his 99th birthday with his wife, Rosalynn, and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in Plains. The gathering...
$1.04 billion Powerball jackpot tempts players to brave long odds
DES MOINES, Iowa — An estimated $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot will be up for grabs Monday night, tempting players to spend a couple dollars on a long shot at instant riches. The prize is the world’s ninth-largest lottery prize behind earlier drawings of Powerball and Mega Millions, the other nearly...
West Virginia stages 2nd-half rally, ends TCU’s Big 12 win streak
FORT WORTH, Texas — West Virginia defensive lineman Sean Martin was among the players forced off the field on a tough night for injuries for the Mountaineers. He was back out there at the end. Martin and Mike Lockhart blocked field goals in the final five minutes after Michael Hayes...
Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
WASHINGTON — The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan deal. The package drops aid to Ukraine, a White House priority opposed...
Chase Elliott looks for his first win in a season of disappointment for NASCAR’s most popular driverVideo
TALLADEGA, Ala. — It has been a year since Chase Elliott won a Cup Series race, a drought that played a role in NASCAR’s most popular driver missing the playoffs in what is guaranteed to be the worst season of his career. As Elliott returns for Sunday’s race at Talladega...
Williams, Wheeler lead Howard to big 35-10 victory over Robert MorrisVideo
MOON TOWNSHIP — Quinton Williams accounted for three touchdowns, and Ian Wheeler scored on two long runs, leading Howard to a 35-10 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday. After a scoreless first quarter, Williams hit Nah’Shawn Hezekiah with an 8-yard touchdown pass, then Robert Morris tied it with a 13-yard...
Field goal with 3 seconds left gives Duquesne win over LIU in NEC opener
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. — Brian Bruzdewicz kicked a 34-yard field goal with 3 seconds remaining to give Duquesne a 31-28 win over Long Island on Saturday in a Northeast Conference opener for both teams. LIU’s Devon Wells sprinted 90 yards for a tying touchdown with 3:33 remaining, but the Dukes (2-2,...
Europe builds 5-point lead in Ryder Cup, but Patrick Cantlay gives Americans hopeVideo
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — Europe has a five-point lead and history on its side in the Ryder Cup. No team has ever come back from that large a deficit going into the singles session. The Americans have not won on the road before a flag-waving crowd in 30 years. The...
Allar throws for a TD and runs for another as No. 6 Penn State beats Northwestern 41-13Video
EVANSTON, Ill. — Out of sync and tied at halftime, Penn State found its rhythm. Once the Nittany Lions did, there was no stopping them. Drew Allar threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score, and No. 6 Penn State beat Northwestern, 41-13, on Saturday. “That was my message...
U2 concert uses stunning visuals to open massive Sphere venue in Las VegasVideo
LAS VEGAS — It looked like a typical U2 outdoor concert: Two helicopters zoomed through the starlit sky before producing spotlights over a Las Vegas desert and frontman Bono, who kneeled to ground while singing the band’s 2004 hit “Vertigo.” This scene may seem customary, but the visuals were created...
Donald Trump’s rivals search for paths to stop him as he blazes his own trail
DES MOINES, Iowa — Having stood out in two presidential debates, Nikki Haley has booked her largest venue in Iowa since launching her campaign. She’s hoping to fill a 600-person hall in a western Des Moines suburb on Saturday. That would be a huge number for most of her rivals....
On the brink of a federal shutdown, House passes a 45-day funding plan and sends it to Senate
WASHINGTON — On the brink of a federal government shutdown, the House on Saturday swiftly approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open as Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage to send the package to the Senate. The...
The Flying Scotsman locomotive collided with another train in Scotland. Several people were injured
LONDON — Several people were injured after the Flying Scotsman, the historic steam locomotive that’s celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, was involved in a low-speed crash with another heritage train in the Scottish Highlands on Friday, authorities said. The National Railway Museum said the “shunting incident” took place at...
Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals who will help him to reform the church and cement his legacy
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals at a ritual-filled ceremony Saturday, including key figures at the Vatican and in the field who will help enact his reforms and cement his legacy as he enters a crucial new phase in running the Catholic Church. On a crisp sunny...
Putin marks anniversary of annexation of Ukrainian regions as drones attack overnight
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday insisted that the residents of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed a year ago “made their choice — to be with their Fatherland.” In an address released in the early hours to mark the first anniversary of the annexation, Putin...
Almost all of Nagorno-Karabakh’s people have left, Armenia’s government says
YEREVAN, Armenia — An ethnic Armenian exodus has nearly emptied Nagorno-Karabakh of residents since Azerbaijan attacked and ordered the breakaway region’s militants to disarm, the Armenian government said Saturday. Nazeli Baghdasaryan, the press secretary to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, said that 100,480 people had arrived in Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh,...
Ravens rule out WRs Odell Beckham Jr., Rashod Bateman for game at ClevelandVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Just as their running back group becomes a little healthier, the Baltimore Ravens suddenly have big concerns at wide receiver. The Ravens ruled out Odell Beckham Jr. (ankle) and Rashod Bateman (hamstring) for Sunday’s game at Cleveland. That takes out two of Lamar Jackson’s top targets,...
‘Toy Story’ meets the NFL: Sunday’s Falcons-Jaguars game to feature alternate presentation for kidsVideo
Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the “Toy Story” universe will be taking in an NFL game for the first time. Sunday’s game between the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars at London’s Wembley Stadium will be contested inside of Andy’s room as part of an alternate telecast. The “Toy Story Funday Football”...
Playoff contending Marlins trying to move on after `disagreement’ over suspension of game vs. MetsVideo
PITTSBURGH — The Miami Marlins are in no mood to go back to New York or talk about New York for that matter. The surprise playoff contenders arrived in Pittsburgh for a three-game series with the Pirates around 6 a.m. after their game against the Mets on Thursday night was...
Matt Fitzpatrick ends losing streak at Ryder Cup with a performance Rory McIlroy could only applaudVideo
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — All Rory McIlroy could do was stand back and applaud. His playing partner, Matt Fitzpatrick, was in the midst of one of the great Ryder Cup scoring stretches, and McIlroy had the best seat in the house at Marco Simone. Six straight one-putts. A birdie-birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie run....
Europe’s Big 3 of McIlroy, Rahm and Hovland back up their heavyweight status at the Ryder CupVideo
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — Viktor Hovland got the party started by chipping in on his opening hole in the morning and then sunk a decisive putt on 18 in the afternoon. Jon Rahm made long putts and chips all day long during his two trips around Marco Simone and produced...
Koepka takes a shot at Rahm’s behavior after tough Ryder Cup dayVideo
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — Blunt as ever, Brooks Koepka took a dig at Jon Rahm on Friday after a bruising day for the Americans in the Ryder Cup. Koepka accused Rahm in a brief television interview of acting like a child. All that was missing was context. Koepka and Scottie...
McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain. McCarthy’s right-flank Republicans refused to support the bill despite its steep spending cuts of nearly...
