By Rebekah Riess and Chris Boyette, CNN Prosecutors in Colorado are reviewing the June fatal police shooting of a 22-year-old man who was armed with a knife and had called 911 for roadside assistance, according to officials and family attorneys. The Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office received a “motorist assist” call on June 10 at
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By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A trial has begun in Cambodia for activists and former opposition lawmakers accused of a treason conspiracy for allegedly trying to help an exiled political candidate return home. A defense lawyer says just three of the 37 defendants were in court Thursday. Several top leaders
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The long reign of Queen Elizabeth II saw large swaths of the world cast off London’s rule, but after her death a handful of British-installed monarchies still endure in the Middle East. They have survived decades of war and turmoil and are now seen
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER, JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession through the flag-draped, crowd-lined streets of London to Westminster
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By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer Here are things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Week 3: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 13 Miami at No. 24 Texas A&M in an ACC-SEC clash involving ranked teams. Miami leads the series 2-1 and broke the series tie in the last meeting, a 41-23 victory
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By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Things to watch in Week 3 of the Southeastern Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK New No. 1 team Georgia visits South Carolina. The defending national champion Bulldogs, who replaced Alabama atop The Associated Press rankings, have outscored their first two opponents 82-3 behind quarterback Stetson Bennett. Spencer Rattler and
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Things to watch in Week 3 of the Southeastern Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK New No. 1 team Georgia visits South Carolina. The defending national champion Bulldogs, who replaced Alabama atop The Associated Press rankings, have outscored their first two opponents 82-3 behind quarterback Stetson Bennett. Spencer Rattler and
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and leaders from India and Central Asian nations headed to Uzbekistan on Thursday for a summit of a security group formed by Beijing and Moscow as a counterweight to U.S. influence. The meeting of the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization comes at a time when Putin
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces have killed a 17-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank. The violence Thursday came as troops were operating in the area in the wake of an attack by Palestinian gunmen, in which a military officer was killed. The Israeli military said it opened fire on
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The 25th-ranked Oregon Ducks play their second ranked opponent of the season when No. 12 Brigham Young makes its first trip to Autzen Stadium since 1990 on Saturday. Oregon has won 29 straight nonconference home games, the second-longest active streak in FBS, including seven against ranked teams. Bo Nix had five
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Late-inning defensive replacement Sergio Alcántara hit a three-run homer in the 10th to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3. Alcántara hit the surprising, two-out long ball way over the right field fence off closer Craig Kimbrel. The D-backs snapped a 10-game losing
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Some things to watch in Week 3 of the Big 12 Conference season: GAME OF THE WEEK Texas Tech at No. 16 N.C. State. The Red Raiders are off to a 2-0 start for new coach Joey McGuire after a double-overtime victory at home over then-No. 25 Houston. Tech
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Some things to watch in Week 3 of the Big 12 Conference season: GAME OF THE WEEK Texas Tech at No. 16 N.C. State. The Red Raiders are off to a 2-0 start for new coach Joey McGuire after a double-overtime victory at home over then-No. 25 Houston. Tech
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Some things to watch in Week 3 of the Big 12 Conference season: GAME OF THE WEEK Texas Tech at No. 16 N.C. State. The Red Raiders are off to a 2-0 start for new coach Joey McGuire after a double-overtime victory at home over then-No. 25 Houston. Tech
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Some things to watch in Week 3 of the Big 12 Conference season: GAME OF THE WEEK Texas Tech at No. 16 N.C. State. The Red Raiders are off to a 2-0 start for new coach Joey McGuire after a double-overtime victory at home over then-No. 25 Houston. Tech
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Things to watch during Week 3 of play in the Big Ten Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 22 Penn State at Auburn Penn State’s James Franklin could use a win here to really energize his program. Auburn’s Bryan Harsin, whose job status has been a topic of
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Things to watch during Week 3 of play in the Big Ten Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 22 Penn State at Auburn Penn State’s James Franklin could use a win here to really energize his program. Auburn’s Bryan Harsin, whose job status has been a topic of
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Nick Saban doesn’t have to give his players a history lesson. The Alabama coach need only point to last weekend’s Sun Belt Conference stunners ahead of Saturday’s game against Louisiana-Monroe, incidentally the architect of the most humbling loss of his tenure in Tuscaloosa. His current players weren’t out of
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer The basketball-crazed state of North Carolina has something other than college hoops to get excited about. It turns out its football teams are pretty good, too. For the first time ever, the state’s “Big Four” Atlantic Coast Conference schools of North Carolina, North Carolina State, Wake Forest and Duke
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer There may be no reason to put second-ranked Alabama and No. 17 Baylor on upset alert even though both are playing Sun Belt Conference teams in Week 3. Two Sun Belt teams beat Top 10 teams last Saturday. Appalachian State won 17-14 at Texas A&M, and Marshall won 26-21
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