By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Derrick Henry is the NFL’s two-time defending rushing champ. Jonathan Taylor is the emerging challenger. On Sunday, the league’s top two runners will step onto center stage for Round 2 of the Titans-Colts matchup. Henry leads the league with 869 yards. Taylor is second with 579
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Strong U.S. sales helped make up for weakness in other markets in Starbucks’ fiscal fourth quarter. The Seattle coffee giant said its North American same-store sales — or sales at locations open at least a year — jumped 22% in the July-September period. But same-store sales in China fell
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Native groups and advocates are demanding that the Atlanta Braves eliminate the “Tomahawk chop” symbol and gesture from its branding and game day traditions, saying the team is perpetuating racist stereotypes as the Braves take the national stage in the World Series. Leaders from the Native community said this week
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Welcome back coach Bronco Mendenhall as he faces his former team for the first time since leaving for the Virginia head coaching job. While at BYU, he recorded five 10-win seasons in his 11 seasons. He also took the Cougars to a bowl game each season he was in charge. But
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By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Some Spanish-speaking voters in a heavily Hispanic city in Pennsylvania are at risk of being disenfranchised in the November election because of an error in instructions that accompanied 17,000 mail-in ballots. That’s according to activists who rallied Thursday to demand more aggressive action to fix the situation. The erroneous Spanish
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO By AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is forecasting revenue growth for the holiday quarter that is below analysts’ expectations, the latest evidence that the pandemic-induced online splurging is easing. The disappointing forecast, announced Thursday, comes as the Seattle-based online behemoth posted profits and revenue for the third quarter that
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon isn’t just grappling with the easing of pandemic-induced splurges. The online retail behemoth is also contending with surging costs as it navigates a snarled supply chain and labor shortages. Those challenges resulted in Amazon reporting Thursday a shortfall in third-quarter profits and sales. It
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 22 Iowa State will go after its fourth straight win when the Cyclones play at West Virginia on Saturday. Iowa State hopes to stay firmly in contention for a spot in the Big 12 championship game. The Cyclones are tied for second place with Oklahoma State and Baylor, behind No.
Continue Reading By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook Inc. says it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., joining a long list of companies that have tried to rebrand themselves over the years. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company will focus on the “metaverse,” a virtual computer-generated space where people can
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday, marking more record highs for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also rose but landed just shy of the record high it set on Tuesday. Small-company stocks rose more than the rest of the market, a sign that investors
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By Marshall Cohen The chief judge in Washington, DC’s federal court laid into the Justice Department on Thursday for its “schizophrenic” and “puzzling” approach to January 6 cases, saying judges’ hands are tied from giving hefty punishments because prosecutors keep offering misdemeanor deals to rioters. Calling the insurrection the “crime of the century,” Chief Judge
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Sociedad has broken the four-way tie at the top of the Spanish league with a 2-0 win at Celta Vigo. Alexander Isak and Aritz Elustondo scored second-half goals to put the Basque Country club back in sole possession of the lead after 11 matches. It
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 21 San Diego State heads into a huge Mountain West Conference showdown against Fresno State looking to improve to 8-0 for the first time since 1975 and keep its lead over the Bulldogs in the West Division. The Aztecs are also looking to hang onto the Old Oil Can in
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — When the Baltimore Ravens lost running backs J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards to preseason knee injuries, it felt like a crisis — and the team’s health concerns have not exactly gone away since then. Through it all, the Ravens have kept winning. The Ravens
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Ford, KLA rise; Twilio, eBay fall.
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By The Associated Press SMU remains undefeated at 7-0 for the second time in three seasons. Houston is on a six-game winning streak and looking for its first 5-0 start in conference play since 2015. The Mustangs have won two straight and three of the last four meetings between the two schools.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press SMU remains undefeated at 7-0 for the second time in three seasons. Houston is on a six-game winning streak and looking for its first 5-0 start in conference play since 2015. The Mustangs have won two straight and three of the last four meetings between the two schools.
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By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has asked the company’s board to slash his pay to the “lowest amount California law will allow” until the gaming company fixes its issues with gender discrimination and harassment, he said in a letter to employees on Thursday. If the board approves, Kotick will be
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The World Series shifts to Georgia on Friday amid a complicated stew of politics and commerce. Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver over the summer in protest of Georgia’s restrictive new voting law. The move sparked howls of protest
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The World Series shifts to Georgia on Friday amid a complicated stew of politics and commerce. Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver over the summer in protest of Georgia’s restrictive new voting law. The move sparked howls of protest
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The World Series shifts to Georgia on Friday amid a complicated stew of politics and commerce. Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver over the summer in protest of Georgia’s restrictive new voting law. The move sparked howls of protest
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A Minnesota man has been charged with trying to extort $150,000 from the MLB as he illegally streamed copyrighted content from major professional sports leagues online. Joshua Streit of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court. Michael J. Driscoll, head of New York’s
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A Minnesota man has been charged with trying to extort $150,000 from the MLB as he illegally streamed copyrighted content from major professional sports leagues online. Joshua Streit of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court. Michael J. Driscoll, head of New York’s
Continue Reading OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued a consumer alert warning about illegal, potent cannabis edibles for sale that are being packaged to look like snack and candy brands that are popular with children and teens. Bonta said Thursday that the marijuana edibles are being sold online and at unlicensed California
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 17 Pittsburgh will try to cement its spot as the favorite in the ACC’s Coastal Division when the Panthers host Miami. Pitt is coming off a 27-17 victory over Clemson and has reached its highest in-season ranking in the AP poll since 2009. Quarterback Kenny Pickett has thrown for 23
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three men have pleaded guilty in connection with a summer shooting that left a 12-year-old New Orleans girl dead and outraged the city. The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate reported that the parents of Todriana Peters were in the courtroom Wednesday. One man admitted to opening fire during the May
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — GE Appliances has announced plans to add more than 1,000 jobs at its sprawling Kentucky operations. The company said Thursday the job growth is part of a $450 million investment to boost capacity and launch new products. The Kentucky-based home appliances business says it’s targeting upgrades
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Walter Wallace Jr. after his shooting by police a year ago. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Thursday that city officials agreed to pay the family $2.5 million. Family attorney Shaka Johnson said the city’s recent announcement that it would
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 16 Baylor can solidify its place as a Big 12 title contender with a win over Texas that would also bury the Longhorns’ hopes to climb back in the race. The Bears have a powerful run game behind backs Abram Smith and Tristan Ebner. Texas has surrendered huge chunks of
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 16 Baylor can solidify its place as a Big 12 title contender with a win over Texas that would also bury the Longhorns’ hopes to climb back in the race. The Bears have a powerful run game behind backs Abram Smith and Tristan Ebner. Texas has surrendered huge chunks of
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