NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off its historic 50th season, “Saturday Night Live” is kicking off its 51st with some familiar faces: Bad Bunny, Amy Poehler and Sabrina Carpenter. The trio, no stranger to Studio 8H, will host the first three episodes of the season, NBC announced Thursday. All three were heavily involved in the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–IOWA-RUTGERS DESCRIPTION: PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Iowa (2-1) visits Rutgers (3-0) in the Big Ten opener for both
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–IOWA-RUTGERS DESCRIPTION: PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Iowa (2-1) visits Rutgers (3-0) in the Big Ten opener for both
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–IOWA-RUTGERS DESCRIPTION: PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Iowa (2-1) visits Rutgers (3-0) in the Big Ten opener for both
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–IOWA-RUTGERS DESCRIPTION: PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Iowa (2-1) visits Rutgers (3-0) in the Big Ten opener for both
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By ED WHITE Associated Press Lawyers for U.S. victims of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel are suing various groups that have been designated by the federal government as terrorist organizations, alleging they participated, aided or provided material support for the assault. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in Washington, also names Iran, Syria
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals placed right-hander Ryan Bergert and outfielder Kyle Isbel on the injured list and recalled reliever Luinder Avila and outfielder John Rave from Triple-A Omaha before their series finale against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. Bergert felt some tightness in his forearm during a bullpen session on
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By PHILIP MARCELO and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Texas man has been charged with making death threats against New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, prosecutors announced Thursday. Jeremy Fistel, 44, was arrested in Texas and brought to New York for an arraignment on charges that he sent a series
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By The Associated Press Kansas City (0-2) at N.Y. Giants (0-2) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EDT, NBC. BetMGM line: Chiefs by 6 1/2. Against the spread: Chiefs 0-2; Giants 0-2. Series record: Giants lead 11-4. Last meeting: Chiefs beat the Giants 20-17 on Nov. 1, 2021, at Kansas City. Last week: Chiefs lost to Eagles 20-17;
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel’s television future hung in the balance Thursday after ABC suspended his late-night show following the host’s comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, leaving the network’s parent company to decide whether supporting him is worth the risk to its business. Two other companies
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel’s television future hung in the balance Thursday after ABC suspended his late-night show following the host’s comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, leaving the network’s parent company to decide whether supporting him is worth the risk to its business. Two other companies
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has used threats, lawsuits and government pressure as he remakes the American media landscape, unleashing his long-standing grievances against an industry that has mocked, criticized and scorned him for years. He’s extracted multimillion-dollar settlements, forced companies into costly litigation and prompted changes to programming
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WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC took comic Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show off the air indefinitely Wednesday, just hours after Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr called his comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination “truly sick.” Carr is a longtime FCC commissioner named as chairman by President Donald Trump in November. In the months since, he has launched
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WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC took comic Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show off the air indefinitely Wednesday, just hours after Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr called his comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination “truly sick.” Carr is a longtime FCC commissioner named as chairman by President Donald Trump in November. In the months since, he has launched
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By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — A hydraulic rock drill broke open a tunnel connecting Austria to Italy 1,400 meters (nearly 4,600 feet) beneath the Alps on Thursday, marking a major milestone in a series of ambitious European Union projects that will accelerate passenger train travel between metropolitan centers and shift freight off
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned members of a Sinaloa cartel faction known as Los Mayos, one of the groups that has tormented Sinaloa’s capital in an ongoing war for control. The move came on the same day that U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Sept. 19 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:35 a.m. FS2 — AFL Postseason: Geelong vs. Hawthorn, Preliminary Final, Richmond, Australia 3:10 a.m. (Saturday) FS1 — AFL Postseason: Brisbane at Collingwood, Preliminary Final AUTO RACING 4:25 a.m. ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Baku
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At a moment of growing international alarm about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, more U.S. adults view Israel’s military action in the Palestinian territory as excessive than at the beginning of the war, according to a new poll. About half of Americans say the
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Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 89 64 .582 — New York 86 67 .562 3 Boston 83 70 .542 6 Tampa Bay 75 78 .490 14 Baltimore 72 81 .471 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 85 68 .556 — Cleveland 81 71 .533 3½ Kansas City 76
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB x-Philadelphia 91 62 .595 — New York 79 74 .516 12 Miami 73 80 .477 18 Atlanta 70 83 .458 21 Washington 62 91 .405 29 Central Division W L Pct GB z-Milwaukee 94 59 .614 — z-Chicago 88 65 .575 6 Cincinnati 77 76 .503
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Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 89 64 .582 — New York 86 67 .562 3 Boston 83 70 .542 6 Tampa Bay 75 78 .490 14 Baltimore 72 81 .471 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 85 68 .556 — Cleveland 81 71 .533 3½ Kansas City 76
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 2 0 0 1.000 71 50 New England 1 1 0 .500 46 47 Miami 0 2 0 .000 35 66 N.Y. Jets 0 2 0 .000 42 64 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 2 0 0 1.000 62
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div Buffalo 2 0 0 1.000 71 50 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 New England 1 1 0 .500 46 47 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Miami 0 2 0 .000 35 66 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 N.Y.
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Japanese author Haruki Murakami will be honored this December in Manhattan with an evening of words and music. The Japan Society and The Town Hall are presenting “The Murakami Mix Tape,” which will include readings from Murakami’s books and performances by jazz artist Jason Moran
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By ISAAC SCHARF and AREEJ HAZBOUN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A Jordanian aid truck driver opened fire and killed two people at an Israeli-run border crossing in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, officials said. The Israeli military said four more soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza Strip, and that a drone had
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By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — After well over a century under construction, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica is ready to raise its immense central tower and become the tallest Christian church in Europe. The basilica’s General Director Xavier Martínez said Thursday that “the tower will be finished at the end of this
Continue ReadingBy KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since it first premiered in 1926, F.W. Murnau’s “Faust” has been lauded as one of the greatest silent films ever made. And in the century that’s followed, striking a deal with the devil has been one of cinema’s most enduring tropes. “Him,” the Jordan Peele-produced horror
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Egypt will hold joint naval drills for the first time in 13 years, the Turkish Defense Ministry said Thursday, as ties between the two regional powers continue to warm. The exercises — dubbed Friendship Sea — will take place in the eastern Mediterranean between Sept. 22-26. They will include
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