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House Republicans unveil bill to avoid shutdown; Senate Dems say they’re wasting time
WASHINGTON — House Republicans unveiled Friday their legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month and fund the government into late March, when a new president and Congress would make the final decision on agency spending and priorities for fiscal year 2025. Republicans also are...
Browns’ Myles Garrett relishing chance to face hometown Cowboys
BEREA, Ohio — Myles Garrett was raised in Texas, where faith, family and football are intertwined, to revere the Dallas Cowboys. Growing up in Arlington, basically in the shadow cast by their famed five-pointed star, Garrett watched the Cowboys play Sundays and Thanksgivings on TV. He developed a deep affection...
NASCAR’s charter disagreement at breaking point as playoffs arrive
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After Tyler Reddick battled a stomach virus throughout the Southern 500 to eke out a 1-point win over Kyle Larson for NASCAR’s regular-season championship, he and the 23XI Racing ownership group went to collect the trophy. Reddick stood next to the trophy, team co-owner Michael Jordan by...
Jessica Pegula never gave up hope on way to U.S. Open final
NEW YORK — Back in January, when Aryna Sabalenka was winning a second consecutive Australian Open title, Jessica Pegula was bowing out in the second round with a straight-set loss against someone ranked 51st. It wasn’t the first setback for Pegula, of course. There have been many of those through...
Biden signs ‘common sense’ order prioritizing federal grants for projects with higher worker wages
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order for federal grants that will prioritize projects with labor agreements, wage standards and benefits such as access to child care and apprenticeship programs. Biden said the ideas in his order “are common sense.” “Economists have long believed...
Alex Morgan leaves women’s soccer ‘in an amazing place’ to focus on expanding her familyVideo
SAN DIEGO — Alex Morgan walked into her retirement news conference Friday thinking she would be the only player there from the San Diego Wave. She was surprised by an ovation from her teammates who packed the first two rows. “This is your day off!” Morgan said, clearly touched by...
NCAA president: Hearing on $2.78B settlement ‘did not go as we hoped’
In a letter to NCAA membership Friday, President Charlie Baker said a preliminary approval hearing for a landmark $2.78 billion antitrust settlement “did not go as we hoped” and that the association and major college conferences are trying to address the judge’s concerns about parts of the proposed deal. The...
Jannik Sinner reaches the US Open men’s final by beating Jack Draper after both need medical helpVideo
NEW YORK — Taylor Fritz surged with a six-game run against a fading and frustrated Frances Tiafoe to come out on top 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in an all-American matchup at the U.S. Open on Friday night and reach his first Grand Slam final. The No. 12-seeded Fritz’s momentum-shift-filled...
Ja’Marr Chase says he’s close to an extension with Bengals and whether he plays is his decisionVideo
CINCINNATI — Ja’Marr Chase said he and the Cincinnati Bengals are close to an agreement on a contract extension, with the star wide receiver adding Friday that it’s his decision whether he plays Sunday against visiting New England. Chase held out most of the preseason and returned to workouts two...
Man charged with plotting shooting at a New York Jewish center on anniversary of Hamas attack
NEW YORK — A Pakistani man was arrested in Canada this week, accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn on the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that sparked the latest conflict in the Middle East, federal authorities announced Friday. U.S. Attorney...
Trump in court as lawyers fight to overturn verdict in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse suit
NEW YORK — Veering from the campaign trail to a courtroom, Donald Trump quietly observed Friday as his lawyer fought to overturn a verdict finding the former president liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The Republican nominee and his accuser, E. Jean Carroll, a writer, sat at tables about 15...
Man charged with homicide in killing of gymnastics champion Kara Welsh
WHITEWATER, Wis. — A 23-year-old man has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the fatal shooting of a national gymnastics champion in his apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. Chad Richards made an initial appearance Friday via video in Walworth County Court. Kara Welsh, 21, suffered multiple gunshot...
1 student shot another in ‘isolated’ Maryland high school dispute, police say
JOPPA, Md. — A dispute in a Maryland high school bathroom between two boys ended with one shooting the other Friday in what authorities called an isolated incident. The victim, 15, was in serious condition after being airlifted to a hospital, Harford County Public Schools said in a news release,...
Analysis: Xavier Worthy gives Chiefs offense another dangerous dimensionVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs selected Xavier Worthy in the first round of the NFL Draft in April with the expectation that the speedy wide receiver out of Texas would give their offense some much-needed pop. It took Worthy five plays in a season-opening 27-20 win over...
Reports: Dolphins All-Pro CB Jalen Ramsey gets 3-year extension worth $24.1M per yearVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey and the Miami Dolphins agreed on a three-year, $72.3 million contract extension, according to multiple reports Friday. NFL Network first reported the deal that will pay Ramsey $24.1 million per year and make him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL, reached just...
Dick Cheney says he will back Kamala Harris
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will vote for Kamala Harris for president, he announced Friday. Liz Cheney, who endorsed Harris on Wednesday, first announced her father’s endorsement when asked by Mark Leibovich of the Atlantic magazine during an onstage interview at the Texas Tribune...
RFK Jr. notches wins in North Carolina, Michigan in effort to get off ballots
RALEIGH, N.C. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scored a pair of legal victories Friday in the battleground states of North Carolina and Michigan, and a setback in Wisconsin, in his quest to get his name off of the ballots in some states after he suspended his campaign and endorsed former...
Judge delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election
NEW YORK — A judge agreed Friday to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election, granting him a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential campaign. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan, who is...
Linkin Park reunite 7 years after Chester Bennington’s death with new singer, music
NEW YORK — Linkin Park is back with a new lineup and debuting their first new music since the 2017 death of lead singer Chester Bennington. On Thursday, the band kicked off a livestream showcasing new singer Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain, who will join returning members Mike Shinoda,...
Movie Review: Bring your global entry card — ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel’s a soul train ride to comedy joyVideo
“I have global entry!” Now, does that sound like a funny line? Of course it doesn’t. Whatever in the history of mankind and airport lines could be funny about global entry? But put it in the mouth of comedy goddess Catherine O’Hara, and place it in the singularly inventive world...
Michigan judge loses docket after she’s recorded insulting gay people and Black people
PONTIAC, Mich. — A suburban Detroit judge is no longer handling cases after a court official turned over recordings of her making anti-gay insults and referring to Black people as lazy. Oakland County Probate Judge Kathleen Ryan was removed from her docket on Aug. 27 for unspecified misconduct. Now the...
Fire at a school dormitory in Kenya kills 17 students, seriously burns 13 others
NAIROBI, Kenya — A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police said Friday, and they feared the death toll may rise. The cause of the fire Thursday night at Hillside Endarasha Primary school in Nyeri County was being investigated, police spokesperson...
Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high wealth tax dodgers
WASHINGTON — The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden’s signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS...
No. 8 Penn State’s confidence is soaring on defense as Bowling Green comes to town
STATE COLLEGE — Zakee Wheatley already feels like Penn State’s defense has generated a stadium full of swagger. The junior safety experienced it in last week’s season-opening win and again when the No. 8 Nittany Lions gathered to study their drubbing of West Virginia. “I look at the D-line, I...
Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings
WINDER, Ga. — The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed four people at a Georgia high school and his father will stay in custody after back-to-back court hearings Friday morning where their lawyers declined to seek bail. At Colt Gray’s hearing, the teen was advised of his rights along...
