AP College Football Writer Tennessee moved up to No. 5 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday as the Volunteers continued to surge up the rankings, and No. 25 Boise State returned to the AP Top 25 for the first time in four years. Texas was No. 1 for the second straight week, receiving
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Eugene “Mercury” Morris, two-time Super Bowl champion with the Miami Dolphins and linchpin of the team’s perfect 1972 season has died, his son Troy-Jeffrey Morris announced on social media on behalf of the family Sunday. Mercury Morris was 77. “His talent and passion left an indelible mark on the sport,
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Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has approved a blueprint to bring the world’s increasingly divided nations together to tackle 21st-century challenges. Those range from climate change and artificial intelligence to escalating conflicts and increasing inequality and poverty. The 42-page “Pact for the Future” challenges leaders of the 193 U.N. member
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will speak at Climate Week NYC on Tuesday, touting his administration’s vast climate agenda and drawing contrasts between Democratic action and Republicans who voted against his 2022 climate law, according to a White House official. Biden will appear at the Bloomberg Global Business forum, according to
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — France has sent a group of special anti-riot police that’s been banned for 65 years to the French Caribbean island of Martinique, where protesters have gathered despite the government barring demonstrations in parts of the island. The force arrived this weekend after the local representative of France’s central government in its
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests delivered to their home free of charge starting later this month. The U.S. Health and Human Services agency that oversees the program has not yet announced an exact date for ordering to begin. The tests can be ordered at
Continue Reading AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan designers have wrapped up six days of runway womenswear previews with a gala award ceremony at Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala to honor innovations in sustainability. The first iteration of the awards was launched in 2017 in a bid to recognize green innovation in an industry long associated
Continue Reading By Mick Krever and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a plan to force all Palestinian civilians out of northern Gaza, including Gaza City, in order to lay siege to Hamas and force the release of hostages. It is unclear how many Palestinians remain north of the so-called Netzarim
Continue Reading CNN By Mick Krever and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a plan to force all Palestinian civilians out of northern Gaza, including Gaza City, in order to lay siege to Hamas and force the release of hostages. It is unclear how many Palestinians remain north of the so-called
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Several top staffers in North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign for governor have quit their posts, marking more fallout from a CNN report outlining evidence that he made disturbing posts on a pornography website’s message board more than a decade ago. The campaign said in a news
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The last 48 hours has seen the most intense exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah in almost a year of war in Gaza, as the Lebanese militant group fired projectiles deeper into Israeli territory than has previously been seen. On Saturday Israel pounded Hezbollah targets with nearly 300
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Large, explosive and destructive fires have torn through parts of California this year, well before the state’s most extreme fire weather conditions typically arrive, and it’s stoking fears that the season has devastating potential to come. It’s all happening because weather extremes that are becoming more likely in
Continue Reading GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Officials at a Pennsylvania college say at least two students were suspended from the swim team after a report that a racial slur was scratched onto a student’s body. Gettysburg College said in a statement last week that officials had received “a deeply concerning report of a racial slur being scratched
Continue Reading PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says a roadside blast caused by an improvised explosive device, targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy in the country’s restive northwest, has killed a policeman. All the diplomats are safe and a heavy security contingent is at the scene after Sunday’s blast. The diplomats were traveling to a tourist area
Continue Reading AP Basketball Writer A’ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark had record-breaking seasons, putting up stats the WNBA had never seen before. Wilson became the first player in league history to score more than 1,000 points in a season, and she averaged a record 26.9 points. Clark broke the league’s single-season assist mark and scored the most
Continue Reading AP Basketball Writer A’ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark had record-breaking seasons, putting up stats the WNBA had never seen before. Wilson became the first player in league history to score more than 1,000 points in a season, and she averaged a record 26.9 points. Clark broke the league’s single-season assist mark and scored the most
Continue Reading By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — British driver Lando Norris recorded a comfortable victory at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, putting a dent into Max Verstappen’s lead atop the drivers’ world championship. It was another excellent race for McLaren, following a victory for Norris’ teammate Oscar Piastri in Azerbaijan last week. Piastri himself finished
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez and Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — More than a year after the Titan submersible imploded, killing all five voyagers on board, the story of the ill-fated expedition to the Titanic has taken the form of a modern-day Greek tragedy overflowing with mortal pride and heedlessness. Testimony during the first week of a
Continue Reading Associated Press Tens of thousands of Brazilians gathered at Rio de Janeiro’s mega-festival Rock in Rio on Friday, with many staking out spots of artificial grass all day to hear the headliner, Katy Perry. As her music keyed up, the enormous screens around the stage showed someone else in their bottom corners — a sign
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — The fervor over GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s now-infamous “childless cat ladies” remark had barely died down when Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders fanned the flames again. “My kids keep me humble,” Sanders said at a September 17 campaign event for Donald Trump in Flint, Michigan. “Unfortunately, Kamala
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. is urging its citizens to leave Lebanon as soon as they can, as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues to escalate. Israel said it has been conducting new strikes against the Iran-backed group in Lebanon Sunday. This after Hezbollah launched more than 100 projectiles into Israel overnight, according
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Whooping cough is on the rise in the U.S., and the CDC said protection from the illness’s vaccine is waning. So far this year, there have been 14,500 reported cases of the disease. That’s nearly five times higher than the number of cases at this time last year. The vaccine’s
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson was unanimously voted as the 2024 WNBA Most Valuable Player after a historic season, the league announced on Sunday. Wilson received all 67 first-place votes from the panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, making her the first unanimous winner of the award since the
Continue Reading Associated Press ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN, Netherlands (AP) — At first, working in the oil and gas industry was great, Jordi Zonneveld recalls. Near his home in the Netherlands, there was an oil and gas company that, back in 2005, was growing and hiring. Zonneveld knew nothing about its business, which was designing and building
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By Elise Hammond and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — After graduating from high school in 2017, N’Dea Gordon entered the workforce. Deterred by the high cost of college and the prospect of thousands of dollars of student loans, her plan was to work her way up in the service industry, get promotions and gain skills
Continue Reading CNN Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Wars of peace are rarely successful. They are normally of choice: pre-emptively attacking to neutralize a perceived threat. Israel and Hezbollah have been stuck in the tit-for-tat horror of escalation chicken for nearly a year. But over the past week Israel has clearly decided to massively
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Welcome to the first official day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, and a happy spring to readers residing below the equator. Today, everyone on Earth will enjoy 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night — although the equinox is not as equal as
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Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump has long pledged to deport millions of people, but he’s bringing more specifics to his current bid for the White House: invoking wartime powers, relying on like-minded governors and using the military. Trump’s record as president shows a vast gulf between his ambitions and the legal, fiscal
Continue Reading Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump has long pledged to deport millions of people, but he’s bringing more specifics to his current bid for the White House: invoking wartime powers, relying on like-minded governors and using the military. Trump’s record as president shows a vast gulf between his ambitions and the legal, fiscal
Continue Reading Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump has long pledged to deport millions of people, but he’s bringing more specifics to his current bid for the White House: invoking wartime powers, relying on like-minded governors and using the military. Trump’s record as president shows a vast gulf between his ambitions and the legal, fiscal
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