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Sports on TV for Oct. 20 – 26

By The Associated Press Adv18-19 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Oct. 20 COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S) 6 p.m. BTN — Washington at Penn St. 8 p.m. BTN — UCLA at Michigan St. MLB BASEBALL 5:05 p.m. TBS — N.L. Championship Series: L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, Game 6 (If Necessary) TRUTV —

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Europe’s main center-left political group expels Slovak leader’s party for breaching its values

BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe’s main center-left political group on Friday kicked out the party of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, who is accused of cozying up to Russian President Vladimir Putin and undermining the rule of law in his own country. The Party of European Socialists voted unanimously to expel Fico’s Smer party for taking

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‘No Kings’ protests return as Trump ramps up authoritarian practices, organizers say

By SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press/Report For America Big crowds of protesters are expected Saturday in thousands of places around the U.S. in opposition to what some are characterizing as increasingly authoritarian practices by President Donald Trump. It’s the second “No Kings” protest and third mass movement against the administration this year, and it comes amid

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After Zelenskyy meeting, Trump calls on Ukraine and Russia to ‘stop where they are’ and end the war

By AAMER MADHANI, SEUNG MIN KIM, MICHELLE L. PRICE and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called on Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are” and end their brutal war following a lengthy White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump’s frustration with the conflict has surfaced

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Final Philadelphia 126 Minnesota 110 Final Toronto 119 Brooklyn 114 Final New York 113 Charlotte 108 Final Oklahoma City 94 Denver 91 Final Memphis 141 Miami 125 Final San Antonio 133 Indiana 104 Final L.A. Clippers 106 Golden State 103 Final Sacramento 117 L.A. Lakers 116 ___

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Friday, Oct. 17. 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

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Friday, Oct. 17. 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

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Friday, Oct. 17. 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

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Friday, Oct. 17. 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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Orbán celebrates Hungary as ‘the only place in Europe’ where a Trump-Putin meeting can be held

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday celebrated his country’s status as the host of upcoming talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, a meeting where the two leaders are expected to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine. Trump on

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Mongolia’s prime minister ousted after 4 months in ruling party feud

BEIJING (AP) — Mongolia ’s parliament has voted to oust the prime minister in an unusually public power struggle within the ruling Mongolian People’s Party. Opponents of Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav managed to pass a controversially worded resolution Friday that effectively dismissed him from office. The parliament also approved the resignation of its speaker, Amarbayasgalan

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After years of socialist rule, Bolivia’s presidential runoff tests how far and fast it veers right

By ISABEL DEBRE and CARLOS VALDEZ Associated Press EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — After nearly two decades of one-party rule, three years of an accelerating currency crisis and too many months of mind-numbing fuel lines, Bolivia is lurching to the right. For the first time since Bolivia’s Movement Toward Socialism party, or MAS, rocketed to

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama, known for apology over wartime aggression, dies at 101

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing to Asian victims of his country’s aggression, died Friday. He was 101. Murayama died at a hospital in his hometown Oita, southwestern Japan, according to a statement by Mizuho Fukushima, the head

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Australia sharing tips on curbing social media for children before age limit starts in December

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has begun a public education campaign with tips on how to wean children off social media ahead of a world-first national 16-year age limit taking effect in December. Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said Friday that information on her agency’s website, esafety.gov.au,

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–DAVIDSON-DRAKE DESCRIPTION: Davidson plays Drake at Drake Stadium (IA). 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 10/18/2025

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–DAVIDSON-DRAKE DESCRIPTION: Davidson plays Drake at Drake Stadium (IA). 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 10/18/2025

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–DAVIDSON-DRAKE DESCRIPTION: Davidson plays Drake at Drake Stadium (IA). 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 10/18/2025

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