By The Associated Press In a critical day for the Middle East, Hamas released the 20 living Israeli hostages it still held and Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners under a breakthrough Gaza ceasefire deal. U.S. President Donald Trump, whose administration brokered the deal, made a whirlwind visit to the region, first to Israel where
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 11, 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. (50) 6-0 1631 1 2. Miami
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Tron: Ares” powered up the box office grid in the top spot this weekend, but Disney’s third entry in the sci-fi franchise fell short of expectations. Despite some favorable reviews — including a three-out-of-four-star one from The Associated Press — the new “Tron” film
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By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands who are already furloughed without pay amid the stubborn stalemate in Congress. Vance warned that as the
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By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The woman long blamed for her role in the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521 is getting a modern makeover. The Spanish called her Marina, pre-Hispanic peoples knew her as Malintzin and later she was renamed Malinche. Her work as translator and interpreter for Spanish
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By The Associated Press Russia attacked Ukraine’s power grid overnight, part of an ongoing campaign to cripple Ukrainian energy infrastructure before winter, and expressed “extreme concern” over the U.S. potentially providing Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine. Kyiv regional Gov. Mykola Kalashnyk said two employees of Ukraine’s largest private energy company DTEK were wounded in Russian
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China signaled Sunday that it would not back down in the face of a 100% tariff threat from President Donald Trump, urging the U.S. to resolve differences through negotiations instead of threats. U.S. Vice President JD Vance defended Trump’s position and seemed to warn China not to
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Immigrants selling food, flowers and other merchandise along the sidewalks of California will have new privacy protections intended to keep their identities secret from federal immigration agents. The measure, signed into law this past week by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, comes on the heels of other recently enacted state
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Oct. 13 CFL FOOTBALL 1 p.m. CBSSN — Ottawa at Montreal COLLEGE GOLF 9 a.m. GOLF — The 2025 St Andrews Links Collegiate: First Round, St. Andrews Links, St. Andrews, United Kingdom MLB BASEBALL 5 p.m. FOX — A.L. Championship Series:
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 18 7 8 62 76 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 3 3 0 0 6 10 5 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 Florida 3 3 0 0 6 11 5 3-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Carolina 2 2 0 0 4 10 6 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 Montreal 3 2 1 0 4 10
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Florida 3 3 0 0 6 11 5 3-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Boston 3 3 0 0 6 10 5 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 Montreal 3 2 1 0 4 10 8 0-0-0 2-1-0 1-1-0 Toronto 2 1 1 0
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 3 3 0 0 6 11 5 Boston 3 3 0 0 6 10 5 Montreal 3 2 1 0 4 10 8 Toronto 2 1 1 0 2 8 8 Detroit 2 1 1 0 2 7 8 Ottawa
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 4 2 0 .667 150 120 1-2-0 3-0-0 2-2-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 Miami 1 5 0 .167 134 174 1-2-0 0-3-0 1-4-0 0-1-0 1-2-0 N.Y.
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 153 113 New England 4 2 0 .667 150 120 Miami 1 5 0 .167 134 174 N.Y. Jets 0 6 0 .000 123 170 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 5 1 0 .833 194
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 3 0 1.000 — Toronto 3 1 .750 ½ Boston 2 1 .667 1 Brooklyn 2 1 .667 1 Philadelphia 0 3 .000 3 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 3 0 1.000 — Atlanta 1 1 .500 1½ Charlotte 1
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By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — The NFL has been spicing up its international games with halftime performers, a bit like mini-Super Bowls. British rapper Giggs performed Sunday at halftime of the game between the New York Jets and Denver Broncos at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Broncos won 13-11. “It’s a huge
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By SARAH TETAUD and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar’s president said Sunday that an attempted coup was underway in the Indian Ocean country, just a day after members of an elite army unit joined youth-led protests against the government and called for the president to step down. President Andry Rajoelina’s office
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By GARY FIELDS, MATT BROWN and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Troops patrol train stations and streets in the nation’s capital. Masked federal law enforcement agents detain District of Columbia residents. Congress passes bills that further squeeze the city’s autonomy. And the one person who could act as a voice for Washington on
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago, when it helped sink then-Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. Yet you wouldn’t know it from listening to President Donald Trump or even some of the
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LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested two men on suspicion of murder after the former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was stabbed to death at a prison in northern England, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offenses. Emergency services were called to HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire on Saturday morning after
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By SAMY MAGDY, SARAH EL DEEB and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Israel said Sunday it expected all living hostages held in Gaza to be released Monday in its breakthrough ceasefire deal with Hamas, as Palestinians awaited the release of hundreds of prisoners held in Israel and a surge of aid into the
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Final Seattle 3 Toronto 1 ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Final Brooklyn 111 Phoenix 109 Final Toronto 113 Washington 112 Final Orlando 120 Miami 104 Final Milwaukee 127 Chicago 121 Final Boston 138 Cleveland 107 Final L.A. Lakers 126 Golden State 116 Final Denver 102 L.A. Clippers 94
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Sunday, Oct. 12. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Sunday, Oct. 12. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Kansas Daybook for Sunday, Oct. 12. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Sunday, Oct. 12. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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By NALOVA AKUA and WILSON MCMAKIN Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon voted in an election Sunday that could see Africa’s oldest leader extend his rule by another seven years. Analysts have predicted a victory for President Paul Biya. Now 92, he would be 99 by the time his term finishes. He first came
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By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press ZICHRON YAACOV, Israel (AP) — On Tal Hartuv’s chest is a jagged scar, one of 18 stab wounds on her body from a brutal attack outside Jerusalem in 2010 that killed her friend. Next to the 7-centimeter (3-inch) mark rests a dog tag inscribed with the words “Our heart is
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Monday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Buffalo 5½ 3½ (49½) at ATLANTA at WASHINGTON 4½ 5½ (49½) Chicago College Football Tuesday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at LIBERTY 7½ 10½ (46½) New Mexico State at SOUTH ALABAMA 5½ 6½ (60½) Arkansas State at WESTERN KENTUCKY 7½ 7½ (57½) Florida International
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