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The AP Top 25 Fared

No. 1 Ohio St. (4-0) did not play. Next: vs. Minnesota, Saturday. No. 2 Oregon (5-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 8 Indiana, Saturday. No. 3 Miami (4-0) did not play. Next: at No. 18 Florida St., Saturday. No. 4 Mississippi (5-0) did not play. Next: vs. Washington St., Saturday. No. 5 Oklahoma (4-0)

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Japan’s first female governing-party leader is an ultra-conservative star in a male-dominated group

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democrats, and likely next prime minister, is an ultra-conservative star of a male-dominated party that critics call an obstacle to women’s advancement. Sanae Takaichi, 64. admires former British Prime Minister

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Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister. In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the 64-year-old Takaichi makes

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NCAA Football Scores

EAST Brown 28, Rhode Island 21 Johns Hopkins 55, Dickinson 10 Mass.-Dartmouth 31, Mass. Maritime 7 Princeton 17, Columbia 10 W. Kentucky 27, Delaware 24 SOUTH South Florida 54, Charlotte 26 FAR WEST BYU 38, West Virginia 24 San Diego St. 45, Colorado St. 24 San Jose St. 35, New Mexico 28

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Minnesota 7 3½ (35½) at CLEVELAND Houston 9½ 1½ (40½) at BALTIMORE Miami 1½ 1½ (44½) at CAROLINA at INDIANAPOLIS 6½ 7 (47½) Las Vegas at NEW ORLEANS 1½ 1½ (41½) NY Giants at PHILADELPHIA 4½ 4½ (43½) Denver Dallas 2½ 1½ (47½) at

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The GOP says it’s winning the shutdown. Some fear Trump’s cuts may change that

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has embraced the federal shutdown as an “unprecedented opportunity” to slash spending and shrink government, but new rounds of targeted spending cuts from the White House aimed at Democratic states and priorities are raising concerns among Republicans that they may be at risk of

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The Oval Office meeting didn’t stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership days before a government shutdown, the red hats appeared on the president’s desk. “Trump 2028,” they said, situated across from the seated lawmakers, Vice President JD Vance and several untouched Diet Cokes. House Democratic leader

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WNBA Playoff Glance

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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MLB Postseason Glance

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.

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A Black champion boxer was held by police at gunpoint. The police chief says he gets the outrage

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The police chief of Nebraska’s largest city acknowledged Friday that police nationwide are more likely to pull Black people out of their cars at gunpoint than other racial groups as Omaha grapples with growing outrage over champion boxer Terence “Bud” Crawford being ordered out of

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US escalates criticism of Colombia’s president at the UN, calls for action against drug trafficking

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States accused Colombia’s president on Friday of undermining progress to lasting peace and urged its government to make combating violence and drug trafficking by “narco-terrorist groups” a priority. U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz told a U.N. Security Council meeting that President Gustavo Petro’s policies

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Marineland asks Canadian government for emergency cash to feed whales — or euthanasia imminent

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Marineland park near Niagara Falls asked the Canadian government on Friday for emergency funding to feed and care for its whales, saying euthanasia is otherwise imminent. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson earlier this week denied Marineland’s request to export 30 belugas to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, an aquarium in China. Thompson said

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