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Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris won’t say how she voted on a ballot measure in her home state of California that would reverse criminal justice reforms approved in recent years. Harris punted on a question Sunday about the ballot initiative when she was asked about it by reporters while campaigning in

AP College Football Writer Oregon was the unanimous choice for No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, strengthening its bid for the top spot in the College Football Playoff selection committee’s first rankings of the season. The Ducks are No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the third straight week,

Associated Press LITITZ, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump delivered a profane and conspiracy-laden speech two days before Tuesday’s presidential election, talking about reporters being shot and suggesting he “shouldn’t have left” the White House after his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden. In remarks Sunday that bore little resemblance to the speech he’s been delivering

AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Dani Olmo has made the most out of his return as a starter with Barcelona. He scored twice to lead the Catalan club to a comfortable 3-1 win over Espanyol in the city derby on Sunday in the Spanish league. Raphinha also scored for Barcelona. It had routed Real

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Olivia Rodrigo was part of the crowd for Manchester United’s Premier League soccer game against Chelsea. The pop star emerged from the players’ tunnel at Old Trafford and appeared on the side of the field before kick off. “Good 4 u @OliviaRodrigo – we hope you enjoy Old Trafford,” United posted

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — One of the most startling aspects of Israel’s campaign against Hamas in Gaza has been the destruction wreaked on the territory’s health sector. Over the past 13 months, the Israeli military has besieged and raided at least 10 hospitals, saying the attacks are a military necessity because Hamas uses the

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina had already surpassed its early-voting record set in 2020, but the State Board of Elections announced Sunday that more than 4.2 million voters cast ballots at early in-person voting sites, with turnout in western counties hit by Hurricane Helene outpacing the rest of the state. Early in-person voting, which

AP Film Writer “Venom: The Last Dance” enjoyed another weekend at the top of the box office. The Sony release starring Tom Hardy added $26.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was a relatively quiet weekend for North American movie theaters leading up to the presidential election. Charts were dominated by

Associated Press GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump says he will be the “protector” of women, whether they like it or not. He’s campaigned with men who use sexist and crude language and who have expressed alarm at the idea that wives might vote differently from their husbands. And the former Republican president has suggested

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Law enforcement authorities in Ecuador say 10 people were killed after the truck they were traveling in on the country’s Amazon fell into a ravine. Police in the Amazonian province of Morona Santiago, in the country’s southeast, say the only survivor of Sunday’s crash is a 3-year-old girl. Authorities did not

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people have marched in London to demand a cleanup of Britain’s sewage-clogged waterways. Organizers estimated 15,000 people took part in Sunday’s march along the River Thames to Parliament, many wearing blue and waving blue flags to form a human river. Some held signs saying “stop the plop” and “species not

AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Abdi Nageeye and Sheila Chepkirui used strong kicks in the final mile to pull away from their nearest competitors and both win the New York City Marathon for the first time Sunday. Nageeye, who became the first runner from the Netherlands to win the men’s race, was step-for-step

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been transformed from a local armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organization with support from Iran, Iraqi armed groups, Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and others, U.N. experts said in a new report. The Iranian-backed Houthis have exploited the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and

WEBBERVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State Police say four people were killed and 17 others injured overnight after a semitruck crashed into more than a dozen vehicles backed up on Interstate 96 in the southeastern part of the state. Traffic on I-96 near Webberville had been temporarily stopped late Saturday as utility crews were completing