By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The midterm elections might be a year away, but the fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California. Voting opened statewide Monday on whether to dramatically reshape California’s congressional districts to add as many as five Democrat-held seats in Congress —
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BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said. About 350 hikers had reached a meeting point in Tingri country and rescuers were in contact with another 200, state broadcaster CCTV said late Sunday. There was
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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The leaders of Australia and Papua New Guinea signed a major bilateral defense treaty Monday that China believes targets it unfairly. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape described the agreement as a mutual defense treaty that will enable unprecedented
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By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Sunday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 7, 10, 11, 21, 24 (seven, ten, eleven, twenty-one, twenty-four) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Sunday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 0, 0, 9 (zero, zero, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Sunday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 3, 5, 7, 9 (three, five, seven, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Sunday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 1, 3, 7 (one, three, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Sunday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 4” game were: 2, 2, 7, 8 (two, two, seven, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Sunday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 8, 16, 25, 28, 35 (eight, sixteen, twenty-five, twenty-eight, thirty-five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Sunday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 2, 3, 6 (two, three, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Priscilla has formed in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico, with heavy rain and gusty winds affecting coastal areas. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Sunday that Priscilla’s maximum sustained winds were 75 mph (120 kph) and that the storm was located about 285 miles (460 kilometers) south-southwest
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By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Chemena Kamali said it with flower prints. A good old-style collection that set a few themes on the table and spent the rest of the Paris Fashion Week Sunday show refining them — proof that focus can still feel new. Kamali, now in her third stint
Continue Reading By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital. Activists, residents and leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the
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By The Associated Press All Times EDT (x-if necessary) First Round (Best-of-3) Minnesota 2, Golden State 0 Sunday, Sept. 14: Minnesota 101, Golden State 72 Wednesday, Sept. 17: Minnesota 75, Golden State 74 Las Vegas 2, Seattle 1 Sunday, Sept. 14: Las Vegas 102, Seattle 77 Tuesday, Sept. 16: Seattle 86, Las Vegas 83 Thursday,
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The Associated Press Sukkot, a week-long Jewish holiday celebrating the traditional gathering of the harvest, starts at sundown Monday and continues through Monday, Oct. 13. Sukkot is considered one of the most joyful festivals on the Jewish calendar — distinctive in that it explicitly encourages Jews to rejoice and discourages public mourning. Descriptions of these
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, John P.: Who gets paid during a federal shutdown? When it comes to federal employees, everybody is supposed to get paid eventually, but only a few get their paychecks while the government shutdown is still happening. The president
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By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s new prime minister named a government Sunday, bringing back former finance minister Bruno Le Maire to serve at the defense ministry, where he’ll help oversee French military support for Ukraine and address threats to European security posed by Russia. Other key positions in the new cabinet,
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By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — It’s a wonder the Jacksonville Jaguars won four games last season. Assistants bickering. Head coach Doug Pederson pointing fingers. Players privately questioning the direction of the franchise. The Jaguars had all sorts of behind-the-scenes dysfunction long before they reached double-digit losses for the fifth
Continue Reading The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Ohio St. (40) 5-0 1620 1 2. Miami
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — This weekend’s box office belonged to two undeniable draws: Taylor Swift and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. It might have looked like a heavyweight matchup, but Swift’s devoted fanbase once again proved unstoppable with her film “The Official Release Party of a Show Girl,” which
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By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Against strobe lights that suggested seedy allure more than spectacle, Alessandro Michele’s Valentino collection Sunday showed restraint where once there was riot. Prim ’70s silhouettes — bows, ruching, velvet skirts — set a mood at Paris Fashion Week of controlled nostalgia. The high point was a
Continue Reading By The Associated Press All Times EDT x-if necessary WILD CARD SERIES (Best-of-3) American League Detroit 2, Cleveland 1 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Detroit 2, Cleveland 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: Cleveland 6, Detroit 1 Thursday, Oct. 2: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3 New York 2, Boston 1 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Boston 3, New York 1 Wednesday, Oct.
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 153 113 New England 3 2 0 .600 125 101 Miami 1 4 0 .200 107 145 N.Y. Jets 0 5 0 .000 112 157 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 4 1 0 .800 163
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 153 113 3-1-0 1-0-0 3-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 New England 3 2 0 .600 125 101 1-2-0 2-0-0 2-2-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 Miami 1 4 0 .200 107 145 1-1-0 0-3-0 1-3-0 0-1-0 1-2-0 N.Y.
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic lawmakers at an impasse on reopening the federal government provided few public signs Sunday of meaningful negotiations taking place to end what is about to be a six-day shutdown — with President Donald Trump saying that layoffs are occurring. Asked on Sunday night when
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By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somali government forces successfully ended a six-hour siege by militants at a major prison located near the president’s office in the capital, Mogadishu, killing all seven attackers, the government said Sunday. The government said no civilian or security officers were killed in the Saturday attack, which
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By MATTHIAS SCHRADER Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — The 190th Oktoberfest came to a close Sunday, wrapping up the world’s largest folk festival with the traditional Bavarian marksmen’s gun salute in Munich. Roughly 6.5 million visitors attended between Sept. 20 and Sunday, German news agency dpa reported, including Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Austrian-born former governor of
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Oct. 6 MLB BASEBALL 6:05 p.m. TBS — N.L. Division Series: L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, Game 2 TRUTV — N.L. Division Series: L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, Game 2 9:05 p.m. TBS — N.L. Division Series: Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, Game 2
Continue Reading All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Philadelphia 20 7 6 66 57 33 Cincinnati 19 9 5 62 49 40 Inter Miami CF 17 7 8 59 72 53 Charlotte FC 18 13 2 56 53 46 New York City FC 17 11 5 56 49 42 Nashville 16 11
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 0
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