By The Associated Press Jose Mourinho’s Roma looks to bounce back from consecutive losses when it visits winless Empoli in Serie A. Roma had been unbeaten until a 4-0 drubbing by Udinese last weekend followed by a 2-1 defeat at Ludogorets in the Europa League. Newly signed center forward Andrea Belotti appeared out of form
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business It’s not just about the money. There has been a surge in union activism — including strikes and organizing efforts — in the last year that is being driven by factors far beyond pay rates and benefits packages. If pay was the only issue, the nation probably wouldn’t be facing
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By JENNIFER PELTZ, KAREN MATTHEWS and JULIE WALKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes and pleas to “never forget,” 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. The loss still felt immediate to Bonita Mentis, who wore a necklace with a photo of her slain
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have signed three-time All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson to a contract extension. The team announced the deal late Saturday, though it did not release terms. ESPN reported it was for four years with an average annual payout of $20 million, with $60 million guaranteed. Both would be record numbers for
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — American forward Jordan Pefok had a penalty saved but Union Berlin held on to win 1-0 at previously unbeaten Cologne in the Bundesliga. An own-goal from Cologne defender Timo Hübers in the third minute was enough for the capital club to take top spot in the
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Angel McCoughtry’s USA Basketball comeback has ended. The two-time Olympian isn’t part of the group the U.S. is taking to Australia to prepare for the World Cup that begins later this month in Sydney. The Americans still have 18 players on their roster. The final 12-player roster for the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press As the war in Ukraine marked 200 days on Sunday, the country has reclaimed broad swaths of the south and east in a long-anticipated counteroffensive that has dealt a heavy blow to Russia. The counterattack began in the final days of August and at first focused on the southern region of
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Residents of Okinawa have reelected their incumbent governor, who opposes an ongoing U.S. Marine base relocation forced by Japan’s central government and wants American troops on the southern island to be reduced further. Denny Tamaki won about 51% of the effective votes cast in Sunday’s election against
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle is inactive for the team’s season opener at the Chicago Bears because of a groin injury. Kittle got hurt during a light practice on Monday. He was listed as questionable on Saturday’s injury report. Kittle’s injury means second-year quarterback Trey Lance will be without one
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Javier Marías, Spain’s most prestigious novelist of the past half century, has died, his publisher said on Sunday. He was 70 years old. Spanish news agency EFE says that Marías passed away in hospital after not recovering from a lung infection. Marías was the author of 15 novels, translations and collections of
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, Niamh Kennedy and Toyin Owoseje, CNN Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis will live with the Duke and Duchess of York, Andrew and Sarah, a source close to the Duke of York told CNN on Sunday. The pair, who divorced in 1996, both reside at the Royal Lodge on the Windsor estate. The source
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By George Ramsay, CNN Max Verstappen tightened his grip on the Formula One drivers’ championship with victory ahead of Charles Leclerc at the Italian Grand Prix. It was Verstappen’s fifth-straight victory and his first at the Italian Grand Prix — much to the displeasure of the Ferrari fans who packed out Monza and were hoping
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Kyle Vantrease scored on an 8-yard run with 36 seconds left after Nebraska had taken its first lead, and Georgia Southern beat the three-touchdown-favorite Cornhuskers 45-42. The Huskers’ Timmy Bleekrode was wide left with a 52-yard field goal attempt as time ran out and
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Over a 100,000 Catalan separatists have rallying in Barcelona in an attempt to reignite the independence movement that is fraying as it nears the five-year anniversary of its failed breakaway bid from Spain. The unity between political parties and the civil society groups that led the
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By Brian Lowry, CNN “Succession,” the 2020 Emmy winner for best drama series, will be a top contender at this year’s ceremony on Sept. 12. But if you’re wondering whether the HBO drama can beat last year’s champion, Netflix’s “The Crown,” that matchup of TV’s royal houses will have to wait. Once upon a time,
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, which celebrate the best television shows and performances of they year, will be presented Monday. Here is everything you need to know ahead of TV’s big night. The host Kenan Thompson will take center stage as this year’s host, live from the Microsoft Theater in downtown
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach man is seriously injured following a motorcycle crash in Lake Ozark. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says, 36-year-old Chancelor Kitts crashed his motorcycle in front of 316 Albany Dr. in Camden County. Troopers say, the crash happened around 12:20 Sunday morning when Kitts was driving too fast on
Continue Reading By KARL RITTER and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops on Sunday successfully pressed their swift counteroffensive in the northeastern part of the country, even as a nuclear power plant in the Russia-occupied south completely shut down in a bid to prevent a radiation disaster as fighting raged nearby. But Russia
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Ukraine’s run at EuroBasket is over. A.J. Slaughter scored 24 points, Mateusz Ponitka added 22 and Poland ousted Ukraine from the European championships with a 94-86 victory. Aleksander Balcerowski scored 14 and Michal Sokolowski finished with 13 for Poland. It now plays Slovenia in the quarterfinals. Ukraine’s national team played and trained
Continue Reading By DAVID KEYTON and MIKE CORDER Associated Press EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — In a somber, regal procession, Queen Elizabeth II’s flag-draped coffin was driven slowly through the Scottish countryside Sunday from her beloved Balmoral Castle to the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. Mourners packed city streets and highway bridges or lined rural roads with cars and
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