By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The offense isn’t the only unit struggling on the Pittsburgh Steelers. The defense has looked ordinary at times during back-to-back losses to Las Vegas and Cincinnati that dropped the Steelers to 1-2. Having star outside linebacker T.J. Watt out with a groin injury has hurt Pittsburgh’s
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By Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large On Thursday, West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin made clear how much he was willing to spend on a budget bill being pushed by President Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats in Congress: $1.5 trillion. “I’ve never been a liberal in any way, shape or form,” Manchin told a group
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors say four dead men have been found in a stolen car in the city of Iguala, in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero. The state prosecutors said late Wednesday that the victims were linked to a local criminal gang known as “The Flag.” One of the dead men was
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans already have a second replacement kicker on the roster with the first on injured reserve. Now they have a second punter. Three-time Pro Bowl punter Brett Kern was limited Wednesday with an injured right groin muscle that kept him out of Thursday’s practice. So the Titans signed punter
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has test-fired a new anti-aircraft missile. It is its fourth weapons launch in recent weeks, which experts say is part of a strategy to win sanctions relief and other concessions. South Korea, Japan and the United States typically confirm North Korean
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 25 Clemson hopes to avoid its third loss this season and second straight when it takes on rising Boston College on Saturday night. The Tigers were picked as favorites to win a seventh straght Atlantic Coast Conference title this season. Yet, they need help to win the Atlantic Division after
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Quarterback Kirk Cousins has shown the Minnesota Vikings a more confident leader this year. His play on the field over the first three games has been as strong as ever. Cousins had a big hand in a commanding 30-17 victory over Seattle last week as
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 24 Wake Forest meets Louisville on Saturday in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Demon Deacons are 4-0 for the fourth time in six seasons. They’re also the only ACC team to win multiple league games in September. The Cardinals have won two straight meetings with the Demon Deacons. They scored
Continue Reading By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Harriet Hageman, who earned the endorsement of former President Donald Trump in her 2022 bid to challenge Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, once called her current opponent a “proven, courageous, constitutional conservative.” In a speech endorsing Cheney’s 2016 congressional campaign Hageman attacked the “concerted efforts to force true conservatives
Continue Reading By Alex Rogers, Melanie Zanona and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ruled against putting a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on the floor Thursday night, according to a leadership aide, after progressives rebelled, potentially delaying consideration until Democrats strike an agreement on a separate, much larger social safety net and climate legislation. Pelosi’s decision
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EL PASO, Texas — A fugitive dubbed the ‘Sweet Tooth’ bandit by El Paso police has been captured, authorities announced Thursday afternoon. The arrest of 38-year-old Gerardo Olivares of El Paso comes after a tip was given to Crime Stoppers. Olivares was wanted by authorities for the armed hold-up of a convenience store earlier this
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities in Austin, Texas, say a man wearing an American flag bandanna threw a Molotov cocktail into the headquarters of the county Democratic Party. Authorities say the incendiary device did not ignite when it was thrown into the Travis County Democratic Party headquarters at about 2 a.m. Wednesday. A small stack
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — The New York Yankees have placed slugger Luke Voit on the 10-day injured list with a sore left knee. New York recalled right-hander Albert Abreu from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Voit underwent knee surgery in March. He limped back to the dugout after running to first base in a pinch-hit appearance in the seventh
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By Nicole Chavez and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Canada observed its first national holiday honoring victims and survivors of the country’s residential school system. The statutory holiday came a day after a federal court upheld a 2016 ruling ordering the Canadian government to compensate Indigenous children who were placed into foster care. Thursday’s National Day for
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 23 North Carolina State is hosting Louisiana Tech to close its nonconference schedule Saturday. The Wolfpack beat then-No. 9 Clemson last weekend. That pushed the team into the AP Top 25 as the highest-ranked team from the Atlantic Coast Conference. N.C. State’s defense is leading the way by allowing just
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By Kristin Fisher, CNN The United States is aiming to launch a group of small satellites to fill a critical gap in the ability to foresee precipitation dangers, like the deluge that overwhelmed Northeastern cities at the start of September. The US Air Force announced Thursday a nearly $20 million contract with Tomorrow.io to develop
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis Garcia set a Texas Rangers rookie record for home runs and RBIs in a 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels. The Rangers didn’t lead in the game until Brock Holt’s two-run double in the eighth off Jimmy Herget. Shohei Ohtani got his 99th
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis Garcia set a Texas Rangers rookie record for home runs and RBIs in a 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels. The Rangers didn’t lead in the game until Brock Holt’s two-run double in the eighth off Jimmy Herget. Shohei Ohtani got his 99th
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Refugee resettlement agencies are racing to find housing for the approximately 53,000 Afghans on military bases in the United States who will eventually be resettled in the country, but the groups are facing a strained — and expensive — housing market. Every year, refugee agencies find houses or apartments for refugees
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Días antes del inicio de un nuevo mandato tumultuoso, y después de que los magistrados de la Corte Suprema se dividieran amargamente sobre una ley de Texas que prohíbe la mayoría de los abortos después de seis semanas, la magistrada Sonia Sotomayor advirtió a una audiencia de estudiantes de derecho sobre
Continue Reading By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press Taking the lead after just 11 seconds wasn’t enough for Napoli to avoid a loss in the second round of Europa League group-stage matches. Eljif Elmas netted the early goal for Napoli but Spartak Moscow rallied to a 3-2 victory after both teams were reduced to 10 men. In the
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has tossed out a lawsuit filed by a Republican candidate trying to overturn the victory of a Navajo commissioner in a county dogged by allegations of discrimination against Navajo voters. Kelly Laws filed a lawsuit in January 2019, after losing the race to Democrat Willie Grayeyes
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Clemson has already lost twice and currently ranks between North Texas and Akron in the nation in offensive yards per play. What’s wrong with the Tigers? On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, David Hale of ESPN joins AP’s Ralph Russo to dissect the problems
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Equal Justice Initiative is opening an expanded museum in Alabama that focuses on the legacy of slavery in America. The Legacy Museum is a companion to the group’s well-known memorial to lynching victims. It takes visitors on a journey from the origins of the slave
Continue Reading RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Officials in North Carolina’s capital city have agreed to a $2 million settlement in a federal lawsuit that alleged more than a dozen Black men were wrongfully arrested and jailed on drug charges. News outlets report the civil rights lawsuit filed in April sought policy changes and actual and punitive damages
Continue Reading By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Recent leaf-peeping seasons have been disrupted by weather conditions in New England, New York and elsewhere. Arborists and ecologists say the trend is likely to continue as the planet warms. The leaves have been subjected to droughts that cause leaves to turn brown and wither before
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration has scheduled an offshore oil and gas lease sale for the Gulf of Mexico on Nov. 17, obeying a court order. The Democratic president’s moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands was blocked by a judge in June. The government said it would resume sales
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration has scheduled an offshore oil and gas lease sale for the Gulf of Mexico on Nov. 17, obeying a court order. The Democratic president’s moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands was blocked by a judge in June. The government said it would resume sales
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration has scheduled an offshore oil and gas lease sale for the Gulf of Mexico on Nov. 17, obeying a court order. The Democratic president’s moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands was blocked by a judge in June. The government said it would resume sales
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will perform for the first time together on stage at the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. The NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced Thursday that the five music icons will perform on
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