By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The university presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff voted Friday to expand the postseason model for determining a national champion from four to 12 teams no later than the 2026 season. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that the presidents would like
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Martha C. White On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the US unemployment rate had ticked up to 3.7% in August, an increase that surprised economists who had expected it to remain at July’s 3.5%. In a normal labor market, rising unemployment is a red flag. But even though today’s labor market is
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Britney Spears publicó una carta abierta a sus hijos. La ganadora del Grammy acudió a Instagram el jueves y respondió a una entrevista que dio su hijo, Jayden Federline, de 15 años, para un próximo documental británico de ITV sobre la familia Federline. El documental fue presentado por el periódico británico
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By Sonnet Swire, CNN Former Attorney General William Barr appeared on Fox News on Friday to say there is no “legitimate reason” for classified documents to have been at Mar-a-Lago and cast doubt in the idea that they had somehow been declassified. “No. I can’t think of a legitimate reason why they should have been
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A lawyer for people arrested in 2020 racial injustice protests in Cleveland says the city has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit for $540,000. Sarah Gelsomino is a civil attorney who represented 12 people who sued the city and Cleveland officers. Gelsomino and legal partner Terry Gilbert announced the settlement Thursday. Gelsomino
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team to respond to the devastating flooding in Pakistan. According to the agency, the Disaster Assistance Response Team, or DART, will “lead the US government’s response efforts in Pakistan,” where at least 1,100 have been killed and at
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has brought back a veteran of past Democratic administrations to put in place the climate part of the Inflation Reduction Act. Biden on Friday put John Podesta in charge of shaping the administration’s ambitious climate package, newly invigorated by $370 billion from Congress. Biden
Continue Reading FARSO, Denmark (AP) — English golfer Ross McGowan sunk a 12-foot birdie putt on the last hole to take a one-stroke lead into the weekend at the European tour’s Made in HimmerLand. McGowan was the overnight leader and started his second round also with a birdie. He scored a 6-under-par 65 to total 15 under
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican candidate for governor in Wisconsin endorsed by Donald Trump is calling for people to take up “pitchforks and torches” in reaction to a story that detailed his giving to anti-abortion groups and others. Democrats and the campaign of Gov. Tony Evers say that Tim
Continue Reading By YESICA FISCH Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces is raging near Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant in a Russian-held area of eastern Ukraine. Friday’s clashes came as experts from the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog agency assessed damage at the Zaporizhzhia plant, which has been near the frontline, and tried
Continue Reading By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision that sided with a Houston-based energy company in a dispute involving oil and natural gas royalties. It’s a decision that could eventually mean millions of dollars for the state’s public schools and colleges. The case stems
Continue Reading By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI, ERANGA JAYAWARDENA and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has returned to the country after he fled in July after tens of thousands of protesters stormed his home and office in a display of anger over the country’s economic crisis. Rajapaksa flew into
Continue Reading SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) — California teenager Lucy Li has the early 36-hole lead on the LPGA Tour. The 19-year-old Li had another bogey-free round in the Dana Open. She shot a 64 for a two-shot lead over 19-year-old Ruoning Yin of China among early starters. Li is playing with a lot more freedom than some
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out an indictment charging a boat captain with manslaughter in the deaths of 34 scuba divers three years ago off the California coast. Judge George Wu ruled Friday that the indictment charging the captain with seaman’s manslaughter failed to allege that
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — A cap designed for Black swimmers’ natural hair that was banned from the Tokyo Olympics has been approved for competitive races. Swimming governing body FINA says the Soul Cap was on its list of approved equipment. FINA executive director Brent Nowicki says it’s “very important that all aquatic athletes have access
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The families of two military veterans from Alabama who are missing in Ukraine this week met virtually with federal government officials and Ukraine’s ambassador, Oksana Markarova, and participated in two Ukrainian-American events to observe that country’s Independence Day. Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh went missing after their unit came under heavy
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — A series featuring some of the best offensive stars in the WNBA has so far been defined by defense. Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson have played like the two best players in the league as the Seattle Storm and Las Vegas Aces split the first two
Continue ReadingBy Theresa Waldrop, CNN Mississippi’s capital has been without reliable tap water service since Monday, when rainwater flooding helped push an already-hobbled treatment plant to begin failing. Significant gains have been made to restart the system, officials have said, but when potable water will flow again to Jackson’s roughly 150,000 residents — who for weeks
Continue ReadingBy Eric Resendiz, Tim Pulliam Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The manager of California’s power grid declared a statewide Flex Alert for Thursday and Friday, asking residents and businesses to cut back on power usage to prevent strain on the system. The California Independent System Operator is calling on
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — An alarming new TikTok challenge has led to an 85% increase in car theft in the city of Los Angeles compared to last year, according to LAPD Chief Michel Moore. Moore discussed the trend during Tuesday’s police commissioners meeting, saying more
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