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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.

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

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

Associated Press/Report for America ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Two Georgia district attorneys who promised criminal justice reforms are facing reelection races that will test whether progressive prosecutors in liberal pockets of the swing state can survive intense blowback from state Republicans and some prominent local Democrats. Shalena Cook Jones of Chatham County and Deborah Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — DJ McKinney ran for 138 yards with two touchdowns, Hunter Watson threw for two scores and Sam Houston defeated UTEP 41-21 on Thursday night for its fourth consecutive victory. Sam Houston drove 62 yards, 90 yards and 68 yards for third-quarter touchdowns that made it 38-7. The first two drives

AP Education Writer AURORA, Colo. (AP) — East Colfax Avenue was the best place to find a job. That’s what everyone told Sofia Roca. Never mind the open drug use, the sex workers or the groups of other migrant women marching the sidewalks soliciting work at the very same Mexican restaurants and bakeries. On East

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Jordan McCloud accounted for four touchdowns, three of them through the air, and Texas State defeated Troy 38-17 on Thursday night. McCloud threw three touchdown passes in the first half and Texas State (3-2, 1-0 Sun Belt Conference) rolled up 298 yards on offense before intermission. Troy also moved the ball

AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports reached a deal Thursday to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, is to resume working immediately. The temporary end to the

AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Fields has done just about everything right while filling in for Russell Wilson. He’s largely avoided mistakes. He’s evolved from game manager to difference-maker. And he’s done it with an inherent calm that’s quickly won over his teammates. It’s gotten to the point that Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike

AP Health Writer Two dairy workers in California were infected with bird flu, the 15th and 16th human cases detected this year in an ongoing outbreak affecting the nation’s dairy cows, health officials said Thursday. The latest cases were found in workers who had contact with infected cattle in California’s Central Valley, where more than

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Kansas State graduate center Ayoka Lee has been tabbed the Big 12 women’s preseason player of the year, and the Wildcats were picked as the team favored to win the league in a vote of the conference’s 16 coaches that was revealed Thursday. In the preseason poll, Kansas State was followed

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — They were the sons of big league ballplayers, the lazy summer days of their youth spent listening to stories about baseball. Their dads were both journeyman pitchers — maybe faced each other a time or two — who bounced from team to team as they tried to

AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — For the first time since 2016, the Houston Astros failed to win a playoff game. And that’s not OK with general manager Dana Brown. A day after the Astros were swept by the Detroit Tigers in their AL Wild Card Series, stopping a streak of seven straight trips to

AP Basketball Writer BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers were hitting golf balls into a lake and some people couldn’t figure out why. Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat played dominoes in the Bahamas until the wee hours of the morning. The Golden State Warriors sprawled out on a Hawaiian lawn for some morning

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is expanding its program that allows people to file their taxes directly with the agency for free. The federal tax collector’s Direct File program, which allows taxpayers to calculate and submit their returns to the government directly without using commercial tax preparation software, will be open to more

Texas Tech (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) at Arizona (3-1, 1-0), Saturday, 11 p.m. ET (Fox) BetMGM College Football Odds: Arizona by 6. Series record: Texas Tech 26-5-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Two of the six teams that have yet to lose in Big 12 play meet in the desert. Arizona bounced back from a road loss

Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The sentencing of a former Houston police officer convicted of murder in the deaths of a couple during a 2019 drug raid was put on hold Thursday after he suffered a medical emergency in the courtroom. A prosecutor was addressing jurors during closing arguments in the punishment phase of Gerald

Buffalo (3-1) at Houston (3-1) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Texans by 1. Against the spread: Buffalo 2-2; Houston 0-3-1. Series record: Texans lead 6-5. Last meeting: Bills beat Texans 40-0 on Oct. 3, 2021, in Buffalo. Last week: Bills lost to Ravens 35-10; Texans beat Jaguars 24-20. Bills offense: overall (20),

No. 9 Missouri (4-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) at No. 25 Texas A&M (4-1, 2-0), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ABC). BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas A&M by 2 1/2. Series record: Texas A&M leads 9-7. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The winner will have a leg up in the conference standings and a chance to start separating itself

Dallas (2-2) at Pittsburgh (3-1) Sunday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, NBC BetMGM NFL Odds: Steelers by 2 Series record: Cowboys lead 17-16 Against the spread: Cowboys 2-2; Steelers 3-1 Last meeting: Steelers beat Cowboys 24-19 on Nov. 8, 2020. Last week: Cowboys beat the New York Giants 20-15 in New Jersey. Steelers lost to the Colts

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down this week when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the first time since 1977. The union representing the striking U.S. dockworkers, the International Longshoremen’s Association, reached a deal Thursday to suspend the strike until Jan. 15

SMU (4-1, 1-0 ACC) at No. 22 Louisville (3-1, 0-0), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ESPN). BetMGM College Football Odds: Louisville by 6½. Series record: SMU leads, 2-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? SMU and Louisville meet for the first time since 1984 with the winner grabbing a share of first place in the ACC. The Mustangs made

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A TikTok personality known as Mr. Prada is charged in the bludgeoning death of a Louisiana therapist whose body was discovered over the weekend in a rolled up tarp near a state highway, authorities said Thursday. The body of Nicholas Abraham, 69, of Baton Rouge, was found Sunday in

The Texas Tribune McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The phone calls at Yaqui Animal Rescue were non-stop. On the other end of the phone were requests to help with abandoned puppies or pick up stray dogs roaming the streets. The Rio Grande Valley ranch used to temporarily house and care for animals was getting hourly requests

Houston (1-4, 0-2 Big 12) at TCU (3-2, 1-1), Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: TCU by 16 1/2. Series record: Tied 13-13. WHAT’S AT STAKE? TCU is looking for a 10th consecutive victory in a series that Houston first dominated after joining the Southwest Conference in 1976. Houston hasn’t beaten TCU

AP National Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Simone Biles simply wanted to mix it up when the gymnastics superstar invited some of the top American men to join her post-Olympic Tour. “Bringing the guys on board was designed to show what men’s gymnastics has to offer,” Biles said. “And I just think that over the years,

Baylor (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) at No. 16 Iowa State (4-0, 1-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (Fox) BetMGM College Football Odds: Iowa State by 12 1/2. Series record: Baylor leads 12-10. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Cyclones are the highest-ranked team in what looks like a wide-open Big 12, and they’re out to their best start

Tesla is recalling more than 27,000 Cybertrucks because the rearview camera image may not activate immediately after shifting into reverse, the fifth recall for the vehicle since it went on sale late last year. Tesla has released a free software upgrade to address the issue and owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Nov.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Rookie Hernán López scored a goal in each half and the San Jose Earthquakes eliminated FC Dallas from playoff contention with a 3-2 victory on Wednesday night. San Jose (6-23-3) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute when López used assists from Cristian Espinoza and rookie defender Bruno Wilson

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dani Pereira scored a goal in the 42nd minute, 33-year-old Brad Stuver had a career-high 11 saves and Austin FC beat the Portland Timbers 1-0 Wednesday night to avoid elimination from playoff contention. Pereira won a failed clearance and then ripped a shot from outside the area that deflected off defender