No. 8 Oregon looks for another late-night win in Big Ten opener at struggling UCLA
No. 8 Oregon (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) at UCLA (1-2, 0-1), Saturday, 11 p.m. ET (FOX) BetMGM College Football Odds: Oregon by 25 1/2. Series record: UCLA…
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Justice probe finds pervasive abuse and discrimination by police in small Mississippi city
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department investigation has found that police in a majority-Black Mississippi city discriminate…
Continue ReadingUFC reaches $375 million settlement on one class-action lawsuit, another one remains pending
AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The UFC reached another settlement with one of the two class-action litigants, agreeing Thursday to pay the…
Continue Reading Republican Wisconsin congressman falsely suggests city clerk was lying about absentee ballots
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The mailing of about 2,200 duplicate absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s heavily Democratic capital city of…
Continue ReadingPakistani police are responsible for killing a doctor held in a blasphemy claim, the government says
Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s government says its investigation shows that police had orchestrated the killing of a doctor…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia mayor reveals the new 76ers deal to build an arena downtown
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s mayor has revealed the terms of the deal negotiated with the city’s pro basketball team for a new $1.3…
Continue ReadingSerbia-Albania joint bid with political history set to win hosting of soccer’s Under-21 Euros
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Serbia and Albania are set to co-host the men’s Under-21 European Championship in 2027 in a soccer project that aims to…
Continue Reading At least 11 killed in Israeli strike that hit a school in northern Gaza
Associated Pres DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit a school sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza…
Continue ReadingUS health authorities need to play a larger role in cannabis policy, a new report says
AP Medical Writer With more Americans using ever-stronger marijuana, a federal advisory panel is calling for a public health approach that’s a big…
Continue ReadingNo. 17 Clemson hosts new ACC member Stanford as both look to open 2-0 in league play
Stanford (2-1, 1-0 ACC) at No. 17 Clemson (2-1, 1-0), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Clemson by 21 1/2. Series record:…
Continue Reading Tone deaf and color blind? Catholic Church struggles to keep accused abusers out of religious art
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — An unholy argument over a hymn has struck a discordant note in the preparations for the main event of Pope…
Continue ReadingDenmark’s king marks reconstruction of famed landmark badly damaged by fire
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s King Frederik has laid a foundation stone to mark the reconstruction of Copenhagen’s…
Continue Reading5 high school students from around the country have been named National Student Poets
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Five high school students, residing far from each other while sharing visions of community and self-expression,…
Continue ReadingPoll: Latin Americans view Pope Francis favorably. But the biggest drop is in his native Argentina.
Pope Francis is still widely popular in several Latin American countries. But the portion of people who still see him favorably in his native…
Continue Reading A misspelled memorial to the Brontë sisters gets its dots back at last
LONDON (AP) — With a few daubs of a paintbrush, the Brontë sisters have got their dots back. More than eight decades after it was installed, a…
Continue ReadingKarl-Anthony Towns bringing youth basketball facility to Dominican Republic, his mother’s homeland
AP Basketball Writer Karl-Anthony Towns was born in New Jersey, went to college in Kentucky and has spent the entirety of his NBA career in…
Continue ReadingBarbra Streisand approves multi-part documentary that will draw upon her archives
NEW YORK (AP) — A year after telling her story in a 1,000-page memoir, Barbra Streisand has approved a multi-part documentary about her life — to…
Continue ReadingPorts seek order to force dockworkers to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports
AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to…
Continue ReadingEvacuation order lifted for Ohio town where dangerous chemical leak occurred
WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Residents in an Ohio community where a dangerous chemical leak occurred are being allowed to return to their…
Continue Reading Climate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are starting over in a new town
Associated Press MERTARVIK, Alaska (AP) — Erosion and melting permafrost have just about destroyed the Alaska village of Newtok. About 70 feet of…
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