By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — After years of failed attempts, Republicans in Nebraska have enacted a measure that uses taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuition, despite voters repealing a newly-passed state law that would fund private school tuition with state dollars. Republican Gov. Jim Pillen signed an executive
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By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — After years of failed attempts, Republicans in Nebraska have enacted a measure that uses taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuition, despite voters repealing a newly-passed state law that would fund private school tuition with state dollars. Republican Gov. Jim Pillen signed an executive
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Associated Press The federal government is nearing a partial shutdown, with a range of effects on public services and the broader U.S. economy. Employee furloughs and potential layoffs would halt some government activities. Other functions — like NASA’s space missions, President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and certain public health work at FDA and the USDA
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— NFL-LONDON 40TH GAME-BY THE NUMBERS DESCRIPTION: The NFL will reach a milestone Sunday when the Minnesota Vikings
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— NFL-LONDON 40TH GAME-BY THE NUMBERS DESCRIPTION: The NFL will reach a milestone Sunday when the Minnesota Vikings
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— NFL-LONDON 40TH GAME-BY THE NUMBERS DESCRIPTION: The NFL will reach a milestone Sunday when the Minnesota Vikings
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— NFL-LONDON 40TH GAME-BY THE NUMBERS DESCRIPTION: The NFL will reach a milestone Sunday when the Minnesota Vikings
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By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have finally outmaneuvered Hamas. After facing months of genocide accusations, pariah status and global pressure to halt the war in Gaza, Netanyahu has agreed on a ceasefire plan with U.S. President Donald Trump. The 20-point plan, unveiled by Trump and Netanyahu
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By SEJAL GOVINDARAO Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Rep. David Schweikert jumped into the Republican primary for Arizona governor Tuesday, joining a field crowded by two candidates backed by President Donald Trump and raising Democratic hopes for flipping his seat in Congress. “Congress is so dysfunctional that there is no value in the work,” Schweikert
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By The Associated Press All Times EDT x-if necessary WILD CARD SERIES (Best-of-3) American League Detroit 1, Cleveland 0 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Detroit 2, Cleveland 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: Detroit (Mize 14-6) at Cleveland (Bibee 12-11), 1:08 p.m. (ESPN) x-Thursday, Oct. 2: Detroit (Flaherty 8-15) at Cleveland (Cecconi 7-7), 1:08 p.m. (ESPN) Boston 1, New
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By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia state Sen. Greg Dolezal entered a crowded race for lieutenant governor Tuesday with a hard-line MAGA campaign pledging to curb the “radical left.” Dolezal, a Republican from Cumming, is now the fourth Republican state senator running for lieutenant governor. His campaign launch video touts
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT and RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines public schools superintendent who has been detained by immigration authorities submitted his resignation Tuesday while he focuses on challenging his looming deportation, his lawyer said. Ian Roberts had been under the impression from a prior attorney that his
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT and RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines public schools superintendent who has been detained by immigration authorities submitted his resignation Tuesday while he focuses on challenging his looming deportation, his lawyer said. Ian Roberts had been under the impression from a prior attorney that his
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Oct. 1 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 5 a.m. (Thursday) FS2 — AFL: Fremantle at Hawthorn COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S) 10 p.m. ESPNU — UC Davis at Cal Poly COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S) 7 p.m. ACCN — Duke at North Carolina SECN — Texas
Continue Reading All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Philadelphia 19 7 6 63 56 33 Cincinnati 18 9 5 59 48 40 New York City FC 17 10 5 56 49 41 Inter Miami CF 16 7 8 56 68 52 Charlotte FC 17 13 2 53 52 46 Nashville 16 11
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger downplayed the Trump administration’s climate skepticism Tuesday and threw his weight behind the Vatican’s environmental initiative, saying individual choice, local regulations and the Catholic Church’s moral leadership were far more important to “terminate” global warming. Schwarzenegger was at the Vatican to headline a three-day
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By The Associated Press The U.S. government is on the brink of the first federal government shutdown in almost seven years, as Senate Democrats voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government. The 55-45 vote Tuesday on the bill to extend federal funding for seven weeks fell short of the 60 needed to
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 5 5 0 0 10 18 11 Montreal 5 4 1 0 8 17 12 Buffalo 4 3 1 0 6 13 8 Detroit 6 3 3 0 6 16 15 Toronto 4 2 1 1 5 15 12
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 5 5 0 0 10 18 11 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 Montreal 5 4 1 0 8 17 12 2-1-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 Buffalo 4 3 1 0 6 13 8 2-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 Detroit 6 3 3
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 4 0 0 1.000 133 90 New England 2 2 0 .500 102 81 Miami 1 3 0 .250 83 118 N.Y. Jets 0 4 0 .000 90 120 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 3 1 0 .750 123
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div Buffalo 4 0 0 1.000 133 90 3-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 New England 2 2 0 .500 102 81 1-2-0 1-0-0 1-2-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 Miami 1 3 0 .250 83 118 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 N.Y.
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Crowds wore maga flowers and “pavas” — straw hats traditionally worn by jíbaros, Puerto Rican rural farmers. They drank Medalla beer and danced salsa. Over the course of a 31-date residency at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Bad Bunny worked a miracle,
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By CLAUDIA CIOBANU Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities arrested a Ukrainian diver who is suspected of involvement in undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea between Russia and Germany three years ago, Polish and German prosecutors said Tuesday. Volodymyr Z. was detained in Pruszkow, central Poland,
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By KIKI SIDERIS Associated Press More online platforms are giving secondhand shopping a digital upgrade, rolling out features like livestream shopping and AI-powered search to make thrifting faster and more exciting. Although choosing secondhand over new is often the more sustainable option, experts say it’s not a license to overconsume. They warn that resale has
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s outgoing prime minister and his South Korean counterpart underscored the need to strengthen cooperation between their nations, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s transactional approach to allies and trade wars are bringing the often-feuding Asian neighbors closer. Tuesday’s meeting between Japanese Prime
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Screaming fans jammed the gates before the Louvre pyramid, blocking entrances and snarling traffic. They weren’t there for the Mona Lisa. They came for Louis Vuitton — and for the front row. Emma Stone sat with Zendaya, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, Ana de Armas and Sophie
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The outer bands of distant Hurricane Humberto lashed Bermuda on Tuesday ahead of a more direct pass from the newer and stronger Hurricane Imelda on the tiny British territory. Humberto was passing well north of the island in the north Atlantic, but wind gusts
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military is sharing with European countries its expertise in fighting Russian drones, sending a mission to Denmark for joint exercises, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday. “Our military has begun deploying a mission in Denmark to disseminate Ukrainian experience in drone defense,” Zelenskyy said.
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By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has returned to the forefront of Middle East peace efforts after a U.S. peace plan on ending the Israel-Hamas war cast him in a leading role in overseeing the post-war administration and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
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By MIKE CATALINI and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With weeks to go in New Jersey’s high-stakes governor’s race, key members of Democrats’ diverse coalition, including union and Black leaders, have been raising concerns — even when they’re not supposed to. New Jersey state Democratic Chair Leroy Jones Jr. spoke on
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