Northern Illinois says it hasn’t received a formal offer amid Mountain West reports
Northern Illinois said Friday it has not received a “formal offer to consider a change” in its conference, but appreciates the…
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Pistons owner Tom Gores will buy a 27% stake in the Los Angeles Chargers, according to AP sources
AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores has agreed to purchase a 27% stake in the Los Angeles Chargers, two…
Continue ReadingFive days of frantic US diplomacy on Lebanon has yielded little
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration headed into the annual U.N. General Assembly gathering of world leaders…
Continue ReadingOhio’s fall redistricting issue sparked a fight over one word. So what is ‘gerrymandering,’ anyway?
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — All the political wrangling over a statewide redistricting issue in Ohio has landed voters in a fix. They…
Continue ReadingNew law requires California schools to teach about historical mistreatment of Native Americans
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For Johnny Hernandez Jr., vice chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in…
Continue ReadingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces new sex assault allegations in woman’s lawsuit
Associated Press Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with new sexual assault allegations Friday as a woman filed a lawsuit in New York saying she was…
Continue ReadingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces new sex assault allegations in woman’s lawsuit
Associated Press Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with new sexual assault allegations Friday as a woman filed a lawsuit in New York saying she was…
Continue ReadingNew law requires California schools to teach about historical mistreatment of Native Americans
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For Johnny Hernandez Jr., vice chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans, US Justice Department move to end police department’s consent decree
Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion Friday in federal court to…
Continue ReadingMexico’s president touts austerity on his way out of office but lavishes largesse on friends
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s outgoing president has always taken pride in his reputation as a penny-pincher, cutting funds…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court refuses to order New York to include RFK Jr. on the presidential ballot
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has refused an emergency appeal from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign seeking…
Continue ReadingA risky drive after an overnight shift in Georgia ends in chest-deep water on a stranger’s back
By Michelle Krupa, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Angelina Madut knew driving home from her overnight shift at a suburban…
Continue ReadingMichael Andretti hands over control of race team to business partner. Formula 1 plans in limbo
AP Auto Racing Writer Michael Andretti has restructured Andretti Global to give co-owner Dan Towriss control of the organization. Andretti will stay…
Continue ReadingKentucky sign language interpreter honored in program to give special weather radios to the deaf
Associated Press Putting grant money into action is routine for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. But an effort to provide weather alerts to people who are…
Continue ReadingFederal government postpones sale of floating offshore wind leases along Oregon coast
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The federal government postponed an auction of floating offshore wind leases off the Oregon coast on Friday after developers…
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Maggie Smith, beloved ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Harry Potter’ star, dead at 89
CNN, BBC FILMS, HANDMADE FILMS, NATIONAL THEATRE, WARNER BROS., COLUMBIA PICTURES, CARNIVAL FILM AND TELEVISION, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX, BHE FILMS,…
Continue ReadingWisconsin city’s mailing of duplicate absentee ballots raises confusion, questions over elections
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When the elections clerk in Wisconsin’s heavily Democratic capital city of Madison announced on Monday that…
Continue ReadingNY judge denies governor’s bid to toss lawsuits seeking to reinstate Manhattan congestion fee
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has denied Gov. Kathy Hochul’s request to toss out lawsuits challenging her decision to halt a…
Continue ReadingFacing a possible strike at US ports, Biden administration urges operators to negotiate with unions
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Biden administration officials are meeting with port operators ahead of a possible strike at East and Gulf…
Continue ReadingTop election official in Nevada county that is key to the presidential race takes stress leave
Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The top election official in a key northern Nevada swing county is taking a stress-related leave of absence with…
Continue ReadingLawrence brothers on top of the motocross world after first sibling 1-2 finish
AP Sports Writer Hunter and Jett Lawrence’s parents sold nearly everything they had so their sons could pursue professional motocross careers…
Continue ReadingAlabama police officer shot and killed a 68-year-old knife wielding man with dementia
Associated Press/Report for America MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer in northern Alabama allegedly shot and killed a…
Continue ReadingRescue missions after Helene’s flooding include dozens stranded on Tennessee hospital roof
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As floodwaters from Hurricane Helene quickly surrounded a small Tennessee hospital near a riverbank,…
Continue ReadingTunisia passes law to strip courts of power over election authority appointed by president
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s parliament has amended a law to strip power from courts over decisions made by an embattled election authority…
Continue ReadingEx-regulator wants better protection for young adult gamblers, including uniform betting age
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s former top gambling regulator says gambling regulations need to be toughened to protect…
Continue ReadingAt the UN, young people push to make sure the generational shift is faster — and more substantial
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As a big young cohort comes of age in a troubled world, it’s coming with ideas about inclusion,…
Continue ReadingChappell Roan drops out of All Things Go music festival: ‘Things have gotten overwhelming’
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chappell Roan has dropped out of the All Things Go music festival scheduled for this weekend. The decision comes as…
Continue ReadingPlaintiffs won’t revive federal lawsuit over Tennessee’s redistricting maps
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of Tennessee voting and civil rights advocates says it won’t refile a federal lawsuit alleging that…
Continue ReadingFormer OceanGate employee testifies CEO said he would ‘buy a congressman’ if the Coast Guard blocked Titan expedition
By Caroline Jaime, CNN (CNN) — Former OceanGate employee Matthew McCoy testified Friday that at a lunch meeting in September 2017, OceanGate…
Continue ReadingApp State cancels football game against Liberty in North Carolina after Helene causes flooding
Appalachian State’s home football game against Liberty in Boone, North Carolina, scheduled for Saturday was canceled because of the impacts of…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts governor says a hospital was seized through eminent domain to keep it open
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says that her administration has formally seized a hospital through eminent domain to help keep it…
Continue ReadingA man trying to cremate his dog sparked a wildfire in Colorado, authorities say
NUCLA, Colo. (AP) — Wildfire investigators looking for the cause of blaze in western Colorado last month discovered the partially burned remains of…
Continue ReadingIranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Iranian operatives have been charged with hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign as part of what…
Continue ReadingMaryland man convicted of shooting and wounding 2 police officers in 2023
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man who shot and wounded two police officers has been convicted of attempted murder, armed carjacking and firearms…
Continue ReadingJohn as a tropical storm hits Mexico’s Pacific coast a 2nd time
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm John came ashore on Mexico’s Pacific Coast on Thursday, coming back to life for a second landfall after its…
Continue ReadingCzechs vote in the runoff election for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs are casting ballots in the second round of voting for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house. The main opposition…
Continue ReadingUtilities complete transmission line linking Iowa and Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of utilities has completed a high-voltage transmission linking Iowa and Wisconsin. American Transmission Company,…
Continue ReadingVan Gogh paintings vandalized at a London gallery after 2 activists were sentenced in similar attack
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A pair of paintings by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at London’s National Gallery were vandalized Friday when a…
Continue ReadingIsrael strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group’s leader
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut on Friday in a series of massive explosions…
Continue ReadingNebraska to become last Big Ten school to sell alcohol at football games in 2025 if regents give OK
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska would sell alcohol at Memorial Stadium in 2025 if the university’s Board of Regents gives its approval at its next…
Continue ReadingJudge orders mental health exam for California man accused of courthouse explosion
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered a mental health evaluation for a man arrested after an explosive went off in…
Continue ReadingTakeaways on AP’s story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires
Associated Press The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly intense wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover on their…
Continue ReadingTakeaways on AP’s story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires
Associated Press The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly intense wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover on their…
Continue ReadingBiden approves major disaster declaration for northeastern Vermont for late July flooding
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for the severe flooding that hit northeastern Vermont in late…
Continue ReadingMother pleads guilty in the death of her 5-year-old son whose body was found in a park
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2021 death of her 5-year-old son.…
Continue ReadingMaggie Smith mourned by ‘Downton Abbey’ colleagues, Helen Mirren, Daniel Radcliffe and others
Actors, collaborators and fans who worked with Dame Maggie Smith are paying tribute to the award-winning actor, known for her roles in the “Harry…
Continue ReadingAfter 20 years and a move to Berlin, Xiu Xiu is still making music for outsiders
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since its inception more than two decades ago, the experimental rock band Xiu Xiu has danced between extremes.…
Continue ReadingAfter 20 years and a move to Berlin, Xiu Xiu is still making music for outsiders
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since its inception more than two decades ago, the experimental rock band Xiu Xiu has danced between extremes.…
Continue ReadingKentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general has sued pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts. The lawsuit claims the…
Continue ReadingMark Zuckerberg faces deposition in AI copyright lawsuit from Sarah Silverman and other authors
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be deposed as part of a lawsuit brought by authors including comedian Sarah Silverman accusing…
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