NORWICH, England (AP) — Norwich’s nightmare return to the Premier League has continued as it came off worst from a frenetic four-minute spell against Leeds. Raphinha and Rodrigo grabbed second-half goals Sunday to earn Leeds a 2-1 win at Carrow Road as Marcelo Bielsa’s team picked up a second top-flight victory of the season. Raphinha
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN Three guests were shot dead at a wedding reception in eastern Afghanistan on Friday night, apparently because music was being played, according to the Taliban. The attack was carried out by three assailants who claimed to be members of the Taliban before opening fire, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid
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By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia is holding runoff local elections that are seen as test for the leftist national government. The center-right opposition won way more municipalities than the ruling Social Democratic Union during the first round of voting two weeks ago. The main battleground between left and
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s coalition kept a comfortable majority in a parliamentary election despite losing some seats. Kishida’s Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito together won 293 seats. The level allows the LDP and the ruling bloc to control parliamentary committees in the
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Fortinsky and Devan Cole, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney on Sunday defended the filibuster and blasted Democrats calling for its elimination, dismissing their latest discussion to end it in order to pass voting rights legislation as “an unserious partisan effort aimed at messaging and energizing that party’s base.” “The need to marshal 60
Continue Reading By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials say an illegal tap on a natural gas line is apparently to blame for pre-dawn explosions that shook the central Mexico city of Puebla. At least one person has died and 11 are injured. Puebla state Gov. Miguel Barbosa says an emergency call warning of
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH Associated Press ROME (AP) — Leaders of the Group of 20 countries haggled for two days in Rome over steps to tackle climate change and a pandemic recovery that is diverging between rich and poor countries. Climate change dominated their summit, which ended Sunday just as an annual U.N. Climate Change Conference
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By DAVID McHUGH Associated Press ROME (AP) — Leaders of the Group of 20 countries haggled for two days in Rome over steps to tackle climate change and a pandemic recovery that is diverging between rich and poor countries. Climate change dominated their summit, which ended Sunday just as an annual U.N. Climate Change Conference
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PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 2,840 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and one more death. The latest numbers released by the state Department of Health Services pushed the totals to 1,168,900 cases since the pandemic began with 21,154 known deaths. The department’s coronavirus dashboard showed that COVID-19-related hospitalizations inched upward, with
Continue Reading SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Jim Bob Duggar, whose large family was featured in the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” has announced he’s running for a seat in the Arkansas Senate. Duggar, who previously served in the Arkansas House, announced Friday on the family’s Facebook page that he is running for the district in
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was refreshingly honest this week when asked about how two gun-related arrests during the offseason have weighed on him, along with injuries to each hamstring just weeks apart that kept him off the field for long periods
Continue Reading By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Pro-democracy activists in Thailand have announced a campaign to gather 1 million signatures to support the abolition of the law that makes defaming the monarchy a crime. About 3,000 people rallied Sunday in central Bangkok urging the end of the law — also known as Article 112
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials say an illegal tap on a gas line is apparently to blame for an early morning explosion that shook the central Mexican city of Puebla. At least one person has died and 11 are injured. Puebla state Gov. Miguel Barbosa says an emergency call warning of a gas smell in
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley will miss his second game of the season because of a personal matter. The Falcons announced shortly before kickoff that Ridley is inactive against the Carolina Panthers. Ridley also skipped the Falcons’ trip to London for an Oct. 10 victory over the New York Jets. The
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A reclamation plan for a proposed new copper open-pit mine’s site on the western slope of the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson has received state approval over opponents’ objections that Hudbay Minerals Inc. didn’t address major issues. Meanwhile, supporters of the project called Hudbay’s reclamation plan for its Copper World
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — A cable car has crashed in northern Czech Republic, killing one person. The head of the regional government said one of the cable car’s two cabins crashed to the ground on Sunday afternoon and the staff person who was the only onboard was killed. Rescuers say none of the 15 people from
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — A crucial U.N. climate summit opened Sunday amid papal appeals for prayers and activists’ demands for action, kicking off two weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations by almost 200 countries aimed at speeding up the global response to global warming. Patricia Espinosa, who is
Continue ReadingCNN By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN All 50 Democrats in the Senate need to agree upon the framework on the massive economic bill before the House votes on the bill this week, Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders said Sunday. “I think there has got to be a framework agreed upon in the Senate
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer After a record-breaking start, October’s box office closed out quietly this weekend with “Dune” repeating at number one and two prominent genre newcomers, “Last Night in Soho” and “Antlers,” stumbling. Whether it’s due to Halloween falling on a Sunday, too many new options or simply a lack of enthusiasm,
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer After a record-breaking start, October’s box office closed out quietly this weekend with “Dune” repeating at number one and two prominent genre newcomers, “Last Night in Soho” and “Antlers,” stumbling. Whether it’s due to Halloween falling on a Sunday, too many new options or simply a lack of enthusiasm,
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