AP College Sports Writer A prominent advocacy group for college athletes announced Thursday it opposes the $2.8 billion settlement agreement of antitrust litigation facing the NCAA and major college conferences, saying a plan for schools to share athletics revenue will actually limit the earning potential of the athletes. The National College Players Association said the
Continue ReadingThe Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Mongolia next week despite the country being a member of the International Criminal Court. The ICC issued a warrant for Putin’s arrest last year. The visit is scheduled for Sept. 3 and it will be Putin’s first trip to an ICC member state since the
Continue ReadingCNN By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Army issued a stark rebuke of former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign over the incident on Monday at Arlington National Cemetery, saying in a statement on Thursday that participants in the ceremony “were made aware of federal laws” regarding political activity at the cemetery, and “abruptly pushed aside” an employee of the
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Darlington Raceway will honor late NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough at his hometown track where he won five Southern 500s and left a legacy of success. Yarborough died at age 84 last New Year’s Eve. There will be the Oldsmobile Cutlass he drove to his third straight
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — A woman who posted a video of herself singing outdoors in Afghanistan to protest the Taliban’s morality laws, which include a ban on women’s voices in public, says she won’t be silenced. The Taliban last week issued laws to prevent vice and promote virtue, including a requirement for a woman to conceal
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s campaign is co-managed by the man who engineered the “swift boating” of John Kerry in 2004, so it should come as no surprise that 20 years later, military service and treatment of veterans are turning into uncomfortable political issues. Trump pivoted from a visit to
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year mortgage eased for the second week in a row and remains at its lowest level in more than a year. That’s good news for prospective homebuyers facing home prices near all-time highs. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate fell to 6.35% from 6.46%
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two ranked and historic college football programs open the season in a sold-out stadium as a stand-alone prime-time game before a national TV audience in a glamorous city. Don’t get used to it. Conference realignment has had massive implications in college athletics, and that means Sunday night’s game
Continue ReadingFresno State at No. 9 Michigan, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Michigan by 21 1/2. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Wolverines want to repeat as national champions and in Sherrone Moore’s debut as their full-time coach, the team can’t afford to overlook a program that has won 29
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s electoral authority says that the former governing nationalist conservative party violated campaign funding rules in the 2023 parliamentary vote. The State Electoral Commission imposed a penalty worth millions of dollars that would undercut the party’s resources for next year’s presidential election. The commission said Thursday that the campaign
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog says that Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels in defiance of international demands. That’s according to a confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency that was seen by The Associated Press on Thursday. The report says Tehran has
Continue ReadingBy Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Roseanne Buckley’s 18-year-old son had always been a mild-mannered homebody and excellent student. But in March of his senior year in high school, she said the young man’s mood changed. “He was doing things out of character or without mentioning it first,” said Buckley, who lives in Medford, New
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El fútbol de las ligas europeas recién dio el silbatazo inicial a la temporada 2024/2025 en agosto, pero los equipos ya se preparan para el máximo torneo del continente: la Champions League. Y no se trata de cualquier edición, sino del debut del nuevo formato de la Champions, que tendrá un
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president has ordered an investigation into the death of a man in custody after activists alleged he was tortured to death by police in the north of the country. The order came from reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, who was elected last month after he campaigned on a promise
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City police officer has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for shooting and wounding her ex-girlfriend and killing the ex-girlfriend’s new love interest. Former officer Yvonne Wu was sentenced Wednesday in state court in Brooklyn. She pleaded guilty in June to manslaughter and attempted murder for
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Product and Safety Commission says people should immediately throw out a magnetic game because it poses serious ingestion for children. According to the commission, Magnetic Chess Games sold by China-based seller JOMO contain magnets that do not comply with U.S. federal safety requirements. As a result, the commission says,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland transportation leaders have approved a contract for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge several months after it collapsed under the impact of a wayward container ship. Officials have cited a 2028 completion date and estimated the project will cost $1.7 billion. The Maryland Transportation Authority board on Thursday awarded
Continue ReadingBy Joe Brandt Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — About a dozen people were rescued from the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia early Thursday morning after a boat involved in a party started taking on water, police said. Philadelphia police said they received a 911 call just before 12:30 a.m. from someone
Continue ReadingBy Stacey Hein Click here for updates on this story SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN (CTV Network) — A peaceful alpaca farm turned into a horrific scene after a violent dog attack left three animals dead and two injured on Monday evening. “It was just the worst nightmare ever,” Alpaca farmer Rick Derksen said. Derksen said he rushed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arlington National Cemetery official was “abruptly pushed aside” in an altercation with former President Donald Trump’s staff during a wreath-laying ceremony to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal, but she declined to press charges, an Army spokesman said Thursday. The Army spokesman said the cemetery employee
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