MIAMI, Okla. (AP) — Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes grew up playing video games, including “probably hundreds of hours” colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri. So when that same game studio, Firaxis, approached the tribal nation a quarter-century later with a proposal to make a playable character out of
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court steps into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court steps into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico.
Continue Reading AP Pro Football Writer On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Doug Pederson won a Super Bowl with a backup quarterback and turned a perennial loser into a playoff winner in his first season. Now, he’s the most likely NFL coach
Continue Reading By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — You have probably seen leaf-cutter ants carrying bits of plants, maybe in a nature documentary, at a science museum or in the “Circle of Life” song at the beginning of the 1994 Disney animated film “The Lion King.” Those ants don’t eat the leaves — instead they bring them
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Two of the most popular television shows set in Philadelphia are teaming up. “Abbott Elementary” star and creator, Quinta Brunson, and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star and co-creator. Rob McElhenney, both shared news they’re collaborating on a crossover episode on social media. “Season 4 of Abbott Elementary
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Spanish soccer star Álvaro Morata’s dreams of living a peaceful life on the outskirts of Milan have been shattered after a local municipality’s mayor made a social media blunder. Morata, who captained Spain to Euro 2024 glory earlier this year, joined Italian giant AC Milan in July and recently
Continue Reading By Nechirvan Mando, Michael Rios and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — A 21-year-old Yazidi woman has been rescued from Gaza where she had been held captive by Hamas for years after being trafficked by ISIS. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday that Fawzia Amin Sido was freed this week in an operation coordinated between Israel, the
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The fate of a possible successor to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is unclear following an Israeli airstrike on Beirut. Hezbollah has lost contact with Hashem Safieddine since the strike, a Lebanese security source told CNN on Saturday. An Israeli official previously told CNN that the cleric was the target
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Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries have voted to impose duties on imports of electric vehicles from China, as talks continue between Brussels and Beijing to end the standoff before an end-of-October deadline. EVs have become a flash point in a broader trade dispute over the influence of Chinese government subsidies on European
Continue Reading By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Legendary singer Paul Simon has said he is “optimistic” about being able to return to performing live after losing most of his hearing in his left ear. In an interview with The Guardian, published Friday, the singer-songwriter said that, while his hearing loss hinders his ability to perform with
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By Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — As newspaper editorial boards lose influence, or withdraw from the space altogether, there are openings for others. In New York City, a group of veteran journalists are trying to fill the gap. The collective — a who’s-who of New York journalists, including political writers, editors and columnists — are launching the project to
Continue Reading Associated Press TULKAREM, West Bank (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a West Bank cafe that the military said targeted Palestinian militants also killed a family of four, including two young children, relatives told The Associated Press on Friday. The strike slammed into a three-story building in the Tulkarem refugee camp late Thursday, setting it
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A technical problem at Germany’s air traffic control agency has caused disruptions, with some flights canceled at Frankfurt Airport, the country’s biggest. The air traffic control company DFS said the problem that arose Friday morning affected flight plans and weather data. It was resolved by 10:30 a.m. but caused delays of varying
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL stars Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and James Harrison will fight in an exhibition mixed martial arts (MMA) bout in New Orleans next year, the pair announced on social media Wednesday. Johnson first announced the news of the fight – set to take place ahead of Super Bowl LIX
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Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El canciller español, José Manuel Albares, informó este viernes por la mañana en la Comisión de Asuntos Exteriores del Congreso de los Diputados que el Gobierno ofrecerá la nacionalidad española a los 135 nicaragüenses que fueron desterrados y desnacionalizados a inicios del pasado mes de septiembre. “España, con nuestra
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By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — To say that there have been many twists and turns in the tale of the three-and-a-half-year cruise is something of an understatement. Villa Vie Odyssey initially set off from Belfast, Northern Ireland on Monday night after a delay of around four months, but didn’t get very far. After traveling
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — As many students across the Borderland take a break for fall intercession, UTEP is offering a hands-on youth program to keep children engaged while helping working parents. Socorro Herrera, program manager with UTEP’s Professional and Public Programs, spoke to ABC-7 and says the program is designed to give kids a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Happy Friday! Temperatures will be slightly cooler than Wednesday and winds are expected to pick up! A weak cold front will push into the region with that temperature highs throughout the region are expected to drop a few degrees from yesterday making today slightly cooler. That weak cold front will
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — “It feels like a lifetime I’ve been out here,” says Lachlan Morton, his body fatigued to the extreme from hour upon hour of pedaling on Australian tarmac, following roads that stretch as far as the eye can see. In reality, it took 30 days, nine hours and 59 minutes
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Two former London police officers have been handed their jobs back and will receive back pay after winning an appeal against a ruling that said they had lied over a stop and search of two Black athletes. The Police Appeals Tribunal on Friday found that the original decision by a disciplinary panel
Continue Reading By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Kirk Cousins threw for a franchise-record 509 yards on Thursday Night Football as the Atlanta Falcons mounted another dramatic comeback to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36-30 in overtime. After Atlanta kicker Younghoe Koo made a last-second 52-yard field goal to tie the game and force OT, Cousins went
Continue Reading Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jewish communities everywhere reacted with horror at last year’s Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, but the approaching one-year commemoration of the assault hits home particularly hard in Pittsburgh’s Jewish community, which already marks a grim anniversary each October. It was here on Oct. 27, 2018, that a gunman
Continue Reading Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Supporters and opponents of Kenya’s deputy president have clashed at public forums over an impeachment motion against him, which was introduced in parliament by the ruling alliance this week. Rigathi Gachagua is accused of supporting anti-government protests in June and of being involved in corruption and other irregularities, charges
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By Kylie Atwood, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US and South Korea have reached a tentative new five-year cost-sharing agreement for US forces based in South Korea, US and South Korean authorities announced Friday, in a deal that would safeguard the long-running alliance ahead of a potential victory by former President Donald Trump in November.
Continue Reading By Sara Murray, Tierney Sneed, Devan Cole and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The roadmap laid out by the Justice Department in court this week for how former President Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election feels eerily familiar to many election officials and voting rights advocates who are gearing up for November. In
Continue Reading AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a strike that could have caused shortages and higher prices if it had dragged on. The International Longshoremen’s Association is suspending its three-day strike until Jan. 15 to
Continue Reading AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a strike that could have caused shortages and higher prices if it had dragged on. The International Longshoremen’s Association is suspending its three-day strike until Jan. 15 to
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Some travelers relish planning trips months in advance. Others wait until the last minute to book their flights or renew their passports. If you consider yourself the latter, here’s some good news: The typical processing time for US passports is now four to six weeks, down from the previous
Continue Reading Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Google says it will stop linking to New Zealand news content and will reverse its support of local media outlets if the government passes a law forcing tech companies to pay for articles displayed on their platforms. Friday’s vow to sever Google traffic to New Zealand news sites
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