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September 19, 2025.

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Max Scherzer watches from the dugout after coming out of the game during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Max Scherzer allows 7 runs while getting 2 outs, raising concerns for Blue Jays as playoffs near

September 19, 2025

Max Scherzer has struggled to escape the first inning unscathed. On Friday night, he didn’t get out of the first at all. The veteran Blue Jays right-hander was pulled after two-thirds of an inning, the shortest start without an injury of his 18-year career. Scherzer allowed seven runs on seven hits while getting two outs, and Toronto went on to lose 20-1 to the Kansas City Royals. Blue Jays manager John Schneider called it “a weird outing” from a player who’s likely bound for the Hall of Fame. Scherzer said he wasn’t overly concerned. He has a career-worst 5.06 ERA this season.

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Crime scene tape surrounds Utah Valley University after Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed , Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

University where Charlie Kirk was shot confronts unwanted infamy

September 19, 2025

It took two decades for Utah Valley University to evolve from a small community college into the state’s largest school that boasts of having one of the safest campuses in the nation. It took seconds for that image to be shattered with the assassination of right wing activist Charlie Kirk. The sprawling campus of almost 50,000 students beneath the Wasatch Mountains will be forever tethered to the events of Sept. 10. A bullet took down the founder of Turning Point USA as he spoke to a large crowd at an outdoor amphitheater in the middle of campus. The school now faces a thorny question: what to do with its sudden infamy?

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New York Liberty guard Natasha Cloud (9) defends against a shot by Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas (25) during the first half of Game 3 in the first round of the WNBA basketball playoffs, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Thomas has a triple-double as the Mercury eliminate the defending WNBA champion Liberty 79-73

September 19, 2025

Alyssa Thomas had a 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in her fifth career playoff triple-double, and the Phoenix Mercury advanced to the second round of the WNBA playoffs by eliminating the defending champion New York Liberty 79-73 in Game 3 on Friday night. Satou Sabally added 23 points and 12 rebounds for the fourth-seeded Mercury, who play at top-seeded Minnesota on Sunday to start the best-of-five semifinal round. Thomas has five of the seven WNBA playoff triple-doubles. Breanna Stewart, five days after spraining the MCL in her left knee in overtime of a Game 1 win, scored 30 points for the Liberty.

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Washington Nationals catcher Jorge Alfaro, left, watches as New York Mets' Juan Soto hits a three-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Mets slugger Juan Soto hits career-high 42nd homer in first year of $765 million contract

September 19, 2025

Juan Soto has hit his career-high 42nd homer. The slugger reached the milestone in the first year of his record $765 million contract with the New York Mets. Soto’s 419-foot, three-run shot to straightaway center capped a six-run rally in the fourth inning against Washington. The 26-year-old topped his previous career high, which he set last season with the crosstown Yankees. Soto signed his 15-year deal with the Mets in December. He’s the eighth player this century to have consecutive 40-homer seasons for different clubs.

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President Donald Trump listens to a reporter's question in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says US has carried out another fatal strike targeting alleged drug-smuggling boat

September 19, 2025

President Donald Trump says the U.S. military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month. Trump in a social media posting said the strike killed three and was carried out against a vessel “affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility.” He did not provide more precise details about the location of the strike. The U.S. twice earlier this month carried out fatal strikes against alleged drug-smuggling vessels that had originated from Venezuela.

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FILE - New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference outside Manhattan federal court in New York, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

US attorney under pressure to charge Letitia James in mortgage fraud case has resigned

September 19, 2025

A federal prosecutor in Virginia whose monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James has not resulted in criminal charges is resigning under pressure from the Trump administration. Erik Siebert is leaving his position amid a push by Trump administration officials to bring charges against James, a perceived adversary of the president who has successfully sued him for fraud. Siebert confirmed his departure in an email to colleagues, reviewed by The Associated Press, in which he praised them as the “finest and most exceptional” of Justice Department employees but made no mention of the political turmoil that preceded his resignation.

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FILE - This undated photo provided by the Wenatchee Police Department shows Travis Caleb Decker, who is wanted in connection with the deaths of his three daughters. (Wenatchee Police Department via AP, File)

DNA testing underway on remains believed to be Travis Decker, wanted in killings of his girls

September 19, 2025

Authorities say they have found skeletal remains they believe are Travis Decker, an ex-soldier wanted in the deaths of his three daughters. The discovery in the mountains of Washington state comes after an and off search that lasted months. The 32-year-old Decker has been wanted since June 2, when a sheriff’s deputy found his truck and the girls’ bodies at a campground outside Leavenworth. They have been identified as 9-year-old Paityn Decker, 8-year-old Evelyn Decker and 5-year-old Olivia Decker. Three days earlier Travis Decker failed to return the girls to their mother’s home in Wenatchee, about 100 miles east of Seattle.

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FILE - White House national security adviser Mike Waltz speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, Feb. 21, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Senate confirms Mike Waltz as Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations after months of delays

September 19, 2025

The Senate confirmed Mike Waltz to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. The bipartisan vote on Friday filled the last vacancy in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet after eight months of delays and the withdrawal of a previous nominee. The Senate did not vote on a separate matter, which would formally designate Waltz as the U.S. representative at the General Assembly, due to objections from Democrats. That is according to a person familiar with the Senate deliberations. Still, the White House said Waltz will participate in the annual U.N. gathering next week as ambassador.

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FILE - Rolls of finished steel are seen at the U.S. Steel Granite City Works facility Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Granite City, Ill. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

US Steel changes course and will keep processing raw steel at Granite City plant in Illinois

September 19, 2025

U.S. Steel is reversing course and now says it’ll continue processing raw steel indefinitely at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois, nixing a decision that had put the plant on track to stop work in the coming weeks. U.S. Steel on Friday didn’t explain its reasons for changing course, other than it’ll maintain flexibility. It’s now barely three months after Nippon Steel sealed a deal with President Donald Trump to buy the iconic American steelmaker by giving the government a say over decisions that affect domestic steel production. The United Steelworkers union accused U.S. Steel of trying to “wiggle out” of commitments that Nippon Steel made in the deal.

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Lawyers for Spanish-language journalist in ICE custody fear deportation after unfavorable ruling

September 19, 2025

Lawyers for a Spanish-language journalist detained since June are worried he could be deported after an unfavorable ruling. Mario Guevara was arrested in June while covering a protest near Atlanta and handed over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. An immigration judge set a bond for him in July, but he remained in custody while the government appealed. On Friday, the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed the government’s appeal, saying it is moot. Guevara’s lawyers argue the ruling is based on incorrect information and have filed for an emergency hearing seeking to have him released from custody.

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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) walks off the field after a win over the Cleveland Browns in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)

Bengals-Vikings game highlights friendly Chase-Jefferson rivalry for NFL pass-catching superiority

September 19, 2025

Cincinnati Bengals star Ja’Marr Chase says he won’t hesitate to break out Justin Jefferson’s signature touchdown celebration if he scores in the game at Minnesota on Sunday. Chase actually picked up “The Griddy” dance from a childhood friend and showed it to Jefferson and the rest of their team at LSU in college. Jefferson brought it to the NFL as a rookie in 2020. Chase and Jefferson have become friendly rivals in opposite conferences in their jockeying for unofficial position as the best pass-catcher in the NFL. Both players were first team AP All-Pro picks last season.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest during an early morning operation in Park Ridge, Ill., Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

ICE arrests nearly 550 in Chicago area as part of ‘Midway Blitz’

September 19, 2025

Immigration enforcement officials have arrested almost 550 people in the Chicago area as part of an operation that began less than two weeks ago. The Department of Homeland Security announced the arrests Friday. The operation, called “Midway Blitz,” started Sept. 8 and has raised concerns among activists and immigrant communities. They report a noticeable increase in immigration enforcement agents. Officials say about 50% to 60% of the arrests were targeted, while the rest were collateral arrests. The operation follows similar efforts in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and has sparked controversy over its aggressive tactics.

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160-mile march for democracy arrives in Washington from Philadelphia

September 19, 2025

Over the span of 14 days, nearly 200 people marched from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., in defense of democracy. From children to the elderly, members of the We Are America march arrived in the nation’s capital on a warm and sunny Friday afternoon, tired but joyous, where they were greeted with hugs and cheers from supporters and members of Congress. The mission of their sprawling walk was to unite a movement strong enough to hold America’s leaders accountable. Along the way they were housed in churches, where they slept in pews, or at people’s homes.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom answers questions after signing legislation calling for a special election on a redrawn congressional map on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Why Newsom’s push for new House maps isn’t a sure thing, even in heavily Democratic California

September 19, 2025

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot to reshape California’s U.S. House districts to add five Democratic seats in advance of the 2026 midterm elections is not a sure sale, even in a state where Democrats outnumber registered Republicans by nearly 2-to-1. Democrats accustomed to handily winning elections in California year after year are getting antsy. The Democratic governor told supporters in an email “I wish I could tell you this election was going to be easy, but it won’t.” Campaigns are often quick to alarm supporters in hopes of shaking loose donations. But there are several factors that could lead to a surprisingly close or unexpected result on Newsom’s proposed constitutional amendment, from voter confusion to an aversion to change.

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FILE- Buffalo Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin follows the action during an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin says his fiancée is recovering from a lifesaving heart transplant

September 19, 2025

Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin has revealed that his fiancée, Carolina Matovac, needed a lifesaving heart transplant over the summer. In a message Dahlin and Matovac posted on the Sabres website on Friday, the defenseman outlined how his fiancée felt sick for several days during a vacation in France before her heart failed. He wrote that Matovac required CPR on “multiple occasions and up to a couple of hours at a time,” and then spent weeks on life support before receiving a new heart. Dahlin said Matovac is “on the path to a full recovery” and is rehabilitating in Sweden before she can be cleared to travel.

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FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2011 file photo, the crowd packs New York's Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebration as seen from the Marriott Marquis hotel. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Appeals court keeps New York’s gun restrictions in place, including Times Square and subway ban

September 19, 2025

A federal appeals court has effectively upheld a state law in New York that bars firearms in “sensitive” locations including Times Square, the New York City subway system and commuter trains. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court judge’s 2023 ruling that allowed the state law to remain in effect after several gun owners filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of some restrictions. The gun owners appealed after they were denied a preliminary injunction that would have blocked the enforcement of provisions allowing authorities to declare Times Square a “Gun Free Zone,” ban open carry and require a special permit to carry guns in New York City. A lawyer for the plaintiffs said the decision was disappointing, but not unexpected.

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Committee members attend a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at the CDC on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Chamblee, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Takeaways from RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel meeting on COVID-19 and childhood vaccines

September 19, 2025

A vaccine advisory committee handpicked by U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. met in Atlanta for two days this week to consider various vaccine recommendations. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, recommended new restrictions for a vaccine that protects against chickenpox, measles, mumps and rubella. In a surprise move, it put off an expected vote on hepatitis B shots. The group also declined to recommend COVID-19 shots for any Americans, saying they could make individual decisions. The lengthy and at-times chaotic meeting struck a different tone from past gatherings of the committee. Critics worried the panel’s makeup and agenda could sow distrust in vaccines.

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This photo provided by the San Bernardino County Fire Department shows damage caused by mudslides after storms in Forest Falls, Calif., on Thursday Sept. 18, 2025. (San Bernardino County Fire Department via AP)

Mudslides trap drivers, bury roads and damage homes in Southern California

September 19, 2025

Flooding and mudslides have buried roads, damaged homes and trapped drivers in several Southern California communities. Authorities say the mudslides affected Forest Falls, Oak Glen and Potato Canyon in San Bernardino County on Thursday. A group of about 10 people traveling in at least six vehicles was stranded on state Route 38 near the San Bernardino National Forest. The group was stuck for about 10 hours. No one was hurt or needed medical attention. The route was still closed as of Friday. The mudslides happened after heavy rain. The National Weather Service had issued flash flood warnings for the area.

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FILE - People gather to light candles in a makeshift memorial to honor Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim who were killed as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, during a candlelight vigil outside of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Suspect recorded killings of 2 Israeli Embassy staffers on a body camera, prosecutors say

September 19, 2025

Federal prosecutors say a man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington was wearing a body camera that captured video of the killings from his perspective. In a court filing Friday, prosecutors disclosed that Elias Rodriguez purchased the body-worn camera online and arranged for it to be delivered to his Washington hotel before the May 21 shootings. Rodriguez was indicted in August on federal hate crime and murder charges in the killings of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum.

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D4vd tour dates removed from websites after the discovery of a girl’s body in Los Angeles

September 19, 2025

The last two remaining dates in singer d4vd’s U.S. tour and multiple stops in his upcoming European tour have been removed from ticketing websites. The development comes as authorities continue to investigate the discovery of the decomposed body of a teenage girl in Los Angeles. Police have not said d4vd (pronounced “David”) is implicated in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was found inside an impounded Tesla earlier this month. The 15-year-old was reported missing last year. Several news outlets have reported that the vehicle was registered to the singer. His representatives have not responded to requests for comment

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Disney CEO Bob Iger appears at the premiere of the film "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, in France on May 18, 2023, left, and Brendan Carr, of the Federal Communications Commission, appears during a news conference in Miami on July 15, 2021. (AP Photo)

Web of business interests shows that Kimmel’s future rests on far more than his jokes

September 19, 2025

The decision about whether to keep Jimmy Kimmel on his late-night ABC show depends on far more than his jokes. The choice is complicated by a web of business and regulatory considerations involving ABC’s parent company, other media companies and the Trump administration. It’s the inevitable result of industry consolidation that over years has built giant corporations with wide-ranging interests. ABC owner Walt Disney Co. is a massive organization with far-flung operations. It frequently seeks federal regulatory approval to expand, buy or sell businesses or acquire licenses. The Trump administration has not spared the company from investigations. It has opened multiple inquiries in just the past few months to probe possible antitrust, programming and hiring violations.

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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is sacked by Green Bay Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, right, and defensive lineman Micah Parsons (1) during the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Commanders’ Jayden Daniels will not play against the Raiders on Sunday because of an injured knee

September 19, 2025

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels will miss Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders because of an injured left knee. It is the first game Daniels will sit out since entering the NFL last season. He was unable to fully participate in practice on Friday after also missing work with his teammates on Wednesday and Thursday. Washington coach Dan Quinn said the reigning AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year won’t play this week and Marcus Mariota will replace Daniels in the lineup. It will be the first start for Mariota since 2022 with the Atlanta Falcons.

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FILE - U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopters are pictured at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump administration proposes selling nearly $6 billion in weapons to Israel

September 19, 2025

The Trump administration has told Congress it plans to sell nearly $6 billion in weapons to Israel. It includes one $3.8 billion sale for 30 AH-64 Apache helicopters, nearly doubling Israel’s current stocks, and a second $1.9 billion sale for 3,200 infantry assault vehicles for Israeli army. That’s according to a U.S. official and another person familiar with the proposal who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss plans that have not been made public. The packages wouldn’t be delivered for two to three years. However, they are a fresh surge of support for the U.S. ally as it faces increasing isolation over its war in Gaza.

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President Donald Trump holds hands with first lady Melania Trump as they walk on the South Lawn upon their arrival to the White House, in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump to sign proclamation imposing $100K fee for H-1B visa applications, White House official says

September 19, 2025

President Donald Trump is preparing to sign a proclamation that will require a $100,000 application fee for H-1B visa applications. This move is part of changes to the program for highly skilled foreign workers, which has come under scrutiny by the administration. A White House official says the signing could happen as early as Friday. H-1B visas are intended to bring skilled foreigners for jobs that tech companies struggle to fill with U.S. citizens. Critics argue the program allows companies to pay lower wages and fill entry-level jobs. Historically, these visas have been distributed through a lottery system, with California having the highest number of H-1B workers.

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FILE - A waiter delivers food to patrons at a restaurant, Jan. 21, 2022, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

Who qualifies for ‘no tax on tips’ and what counts as a tip? Here are the new rules

September 19, 2025

The Treasury Department is moving closer to implementing President Trump’s “no tax on tips” promise. New guidance released Friday outlines which tipped workers can benefit. The provision, part of a tax law signed by Trump, eliminates federal income taxes on tips for certain jobs and allows deductions up to $25,000 annually from 2025 to 2028. However, it phases out for those earning over $150,000. Only tips from qualified occupations and reported to employers will qualify. The Yale Budget Lab estimates about 4 million workers are in tipped occupations. The provision could increase the deficit by $40 billion through 2028.

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FILE - The Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington on March 28, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from Venezuelan migrants

September 19, 2025

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for an emergency order allowing it to strip legal protections from more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants. The Justice Department on Friday asked the high court to put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that the administration wrongly ended Temporary Protected Status for the Venezuelans. A federal appeals court refused to pause the ruling by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen while the case continues. In May, the justices reversed an order from Chen that affected another 350,000 Venezuelans. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued in the new court filing that the justices’ May order should also apply to the current case.

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FILE - Guests ride on the Stardust Racers roller coaster at Epic Universe Theme Park at Universal Resort Orlando, April 10, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, file)

Family says a man who died after going on a Universal roller coaster never let wheelchair stop him

September 19, 2025

A 32-year-old man who died this week from blunt impact injuries after going on a roller coaster at Universal Orlando Resort’s newest park used a wheelchair. But his family said it never stopped his unwavering spirit. The family of Kevin Rodriguez Zavala in an online post described him Friday as “one of a kind.” Zavala was pronounced dead at a hospital Wednesday after riding the new Stardust Racers roller coaster, which opened to the public in May with the debut of the Epic Universe park. The medical examiner ruled the cause of death as multiple blunt impact injuries and said the manner of death was an accident

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, center, reacts after a score to take the lead over the Atlanta Dream during the second half of Game 3 in the first round of the WNBA basketball playoffs, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Despite losing Caitlin Clark and other key players to injury, Fever still reach WNBA semifinals

September 19, 2025

The Indiana Fever defied the odds. They made it here, to the WNBA semifinals, despite losing Caitlin Clark in mid-July with a groin injury and four other players with season-ending injuries along the way. They made it by rallying in the final minute in a decisive Game 3 at Atlanta to win their first playoff series in a decade. And now they’ll try to defy the odds again starting Sunday in Las Vegas when they square off with the league’s hottest team. How have they done it? With grit, resilience and an uncanny ability to adapt on the fly.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, joined by Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., center left, leads a vigil to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk who was shot and killed at an event in Utah last week, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House approves resolution honoring Charlie Kirk with dozens of Democrats opposed

September 19, 2025

The House has passed a resolution honoring the late Charlie Kirk over significant Democratic opposition. A resolution praising “the life and legacy” of Kirk passed the Republican-controlled House with 310 votes in favor. While House Democratic leadership supported the measure, 58 voted against it and more voted “present.” It followed a week of heightened tensions in Congress over the assassination of Kirk that included a failed GOP attempt to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar for comments about Kirk. Speaker Mike Johnson criticized Democrats who voted against the resolution. It came just days before Kirk’s funeral in Arizona.

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The Wyandotte County Detention Center is photographed on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas. (AP Photo/Heather Hollingsworth)

Kansas deputy charged with murder in the death of a man in custody

September 19, 2025

A Kansas sheriff’s deputy has been charged with murder in the death of an inmate who sustained broken ribs after his back was kneeled on after he was wheeled from the infirmary to his cell. A prosecutor said Thursday that deputy Richard Fatherley has been charged with second-degree murder and an alternative count of involuntary manslaughter in the July 5 death of 50-year-old Charles Adair. Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree provided no details. However, the autopsy said one officer knelt on Adair’s back during an altercation. Fatherley’s attorney says the second-degree murder charge requires the state to prove that the defendant showed an extreme indifference to life, but that this case did not meet that element.

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Kimmel’s rise from radio to cultural icon hits roadblock with ABC’s suspension of late-night TV show

September 19, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel has become a cultural fixture over two decades in late-night television, blending humor with political satire. He rose from Las Vegas radio to hosting prestigious events like the Oscars. His show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has been suspended indefinitely after comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. ABC’s decision followed backlash from major affiliates. Kimmel’s career began in Las Vegas radio, and he rose to fame with Comedy Central’s “Win Ben Stein’s Money.” He became the host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in 2003. His future remains uncertain as his contract with ABC expires in 2026.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw, center, congratulates members of his team after the Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Dodgers great Clayton Kershaw to pitch his last regular-season game

September 19, 2025

Clayton Kershaw pitches the final regular-season game of his 18-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. The 37-year-old Kershaw announced his decision to retire at the season’s end. He will be surrounded by teammates, family and fans. Kershaw has won three Cy Young Awards and two World Series championships. The Dodgers’ magic number to clinch a playoff spot is six, and they face the San Francisco Giants. Kershaw acknowledges the importance of the game for both teams. Despite a dip in velocity, his competitive spirit remains strong.

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FILE - A woman walks past a personal finance loan office Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Franklin, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Gen Z’s credit scores are dropping. Here’s what to do if yours is too

September 19, 2025

Gen Z has seen its credit score drop more than any other generation over the past year, largely because of student loan debt. That’s according to a new report out this week. The report from credit scoring company FICO found that the total national average credit score dropped two points this year to 715. But Gen Z’s average score dropped three points to 676. That’s the largest year-over-year decrease among  any age group since 2020. A credit score is a mathematical formula that helps lenders determine how likely you are to pay back a loan.

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Cameron Young reacts to his putt on the 18th green during the third round of the Tour Championship golf tournament, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

RYDER CUP ’25: For Cameron Young, a New York homecoming in the works for 12 years

September 19, 2025

Cameron Young was a high school junior when it was announced the Ryder Cup was going to Bethpage Black in 2025. Thus began a 12-year dream that has come to fruition. The New York native is coming home to play in his first Ryder Cup. Young has a photo of him watching the U.S. Open at Bethpage when he was 5. He was the first amateur to win the New York State Open in 2017 when he broke the course record. Young is the son of the longtime pro at Sleepy Hollow. His mother ran a women’s tour in Florida.

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FILE - Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears greets visitors prior to the start of the Senate Session at the Virginia Capitol, Jan. 25, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Who’s more excited to welcome this Trump ally to Virginia – Democrats or Republicans?

September 19, 2025

The Virginia governor’s race may be the first political test of President Donald Trump’s slashing of the federal workforce through DOGE. Virginia was hit hard by the cuts, with an estimated 23,000 people losing their jobs. The issue is getting extra attention as a Trump ally campaigns with Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears in suburban Richmond on Friday. Vivek Ramaswamy is a former Republican presidential contender who is now a candidate for Ohio governor. But it is Ramaswamy’s short-lived tenure as co-leader of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency that has Democrats fired up. Democrat Abigail Spanberger has called on Earle-Sears to cancel the event in light of Ramaswamy’s role as “one of the chief architects of the DOGE effort.”

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FILE - Houston Rockets Vernon Maxwell, who played college basketball at Florida, speaks with the media after practice June 9, 1994 at the Summit in Houston, as the Rockets prepare for Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Florida restores Vernon Maxwell’s college stats, making him the program’s leading scorer again

September 19, 2025

Florida has formally restored basketball great Vernon Maxwell’s final two years of college statistics. The move once again makes him the program’s all-time leading scorer. The 60-year-old Maxwell will celebrate the turnabout with friends, family and former teammates during a program reunion this weekend. Maxwell scored 2,450 points during his four seasons at Florida in the late 1980s. But he also was the focus of an NCAA investigation that ultimately placed the Gators on unsanctioned probation. Florida was forced to vacate three NCAA Tournament victories in which Maxwell participated. Then-Florida AD Bill Arnsparger stripped Maxwell’s stats from the record books for those two years.

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Committee member, Dr. Joseph Hibbeln, listens during a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at the CDC on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Chamblee, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Kennedy’s vaccine advisers weigh COVID-19 shot recommendations

September 19, 2025

Access to COVID-19 shots is the big question as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers are meeting. People in many states already report frustration in seeking this fall’s updated shots after regulators restricted them to people over 65 and anyone else deemed at higher risk from the virus. Kennedy’s handpicked advisory panel will issue recommendations that could introduce further hurdles. Already as part of the two-day meeting, the panel recommended toddlers get a separate shot for chickenpox rather than combining it with the MMR vaccine.

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FILE - Cast members from left to right, Stanley Tucci, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt, pose for photographers during the red carpet arrivals for the New York premiere of the film titled "The Devil Wears Prada," Monday, June 19, 2006. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, File)

A summer of fashionable spoilers, from ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ to ‘American Love Story’

September 19, 2025

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” and “American Love Story” have yet to be released but social media users have had their fair share of spoilers from paparazzi photos and fan snapshots of the sets filming this Summer in New York. From the cerulean Met Gala carpet to a central park stroll, fans have caught not only glimpses of the costume designs on set but full scenes being filmed. While early photos of the costume designs for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” and “American Love Story” caused quite the stir online, fans say they still want to see all the outfits on the big screen next year.

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Banners are placed outside the El Capitan Entertainment Centre, where Jimmy Kimmel Live! is filmed, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

As controversy swirls around late-night TV, here’s what a new poll shows about who still watches

September 19, 2025

As late-night talk shows undergo major changes and controversy, a new poll finds most Americans don’t watch them regularly and the ones who do are more likely to be Democrats. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows only about a quarter of Americans say they have watched a late-night show at least once a month in the past year. But about one-third of Democrats say they’ve done this monthly over the last year, compared with about 2 in 10 Republicans or independents. The poll was conducted after the announcement of Stephen Colbert’s show being canceled but before Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension.

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Gary Busey gets probation for sexual offense at 2022 horror convention

September 19, 2025

Actor Gary Busey has been sentenced to two years probation for a sexual offense stemming from an appearance at a 2022 horror convention in New Jersey, according to court records. The sentence was handed down Thursday during a virtual hearing in state court in Camden. Busey didn’t speak during the hearing. The 81-year-old “Buddy Holly” star had pleaded guilty in July to a single count of criminal sexual contact for touching a woman’s buttocks “over clothing during an 8-10 second photo op.” The actor had been accused of inappropriately touching at least three women at the Monster-Mania Convention at the Doubletree Hotel in Cherry Hill, a South Jersey town and suburb of Philadelphia.

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Farm Aid celebrates 40 years of supporting family farmers with a concert in Minneapolis

September 19, 2025

Farm Aid celebrates its 40th anniversary Saturday in Minneapolis. The concerts, launched by Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp in the farm crisis of the 1980s, continue to raise awareness about the plight of family farmers. Bob Dylan is a late addition to the program. They’ll be joined at the University of Minnesota by artists including Dave Matthews and Kenny Chesney. A labor dispute between the university and Teamsters almost scuttled the festival, but a deal was reached late last week. Farm Aid raises over $1 million annually. Nathaniel Rateliff, a returning performer, says the event highlights music’s power to unite across political divides.

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POW/MIA Day

September 19, 2025

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Governor Larry Rhoden has recognized September 19, 2025, as POW/MIA Recognition Day in South Dakota. The

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An American flag stands outside the office of the Arizona's 7th Congressional District, which has had a vacant seat since March 13 following the death of Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arizona’s special congressional election

September 19, 2025

Voters in southern Arizona will send a new representative to Congress after Tuesday’s special election. The election is to replace the late Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died in March of complications from cancer treatment. The winner will serve out the remaining 15 months of Grijalva’s term in the 7th Congressional District, which stretches from Yuma to Tuscon and hugs almost the entire length of Arizona’s border with Mexico. The seat will not decide control of the U.S. House. But the seat is one of two remaining Democratic vacancies that will likely chip away at Republicans’ slender majority in the chamber.

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In this image from body camera video from the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office, Jarius Brown is interviewed following a jailhouse beating that left him with a bruised face, fractured eye socket and broken nose at the DeSoto Parish Detention Center in Mansfield, La., on Sept. 27, 2019. (DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office via AP)

A brutal beating by deputies was caught on tape. They were cleared by state police anyway

September 19, 2025

Never-before-seen footage shows two Louisiana deputies punching an inmate more than 50 times during a jailhouse strip-search in 2019. An Associated Press investigation found the Louisiana State Police initially justified the attack, which left Jarius Brown with a broken nose and fractured eye socket. But federal prosecutors later charged the deputies with excessive force, leading to their guilty pleas and prison sentences. The case highlights the safety net the U.S. Justice Department has long provided in local communities, a role advocates say is diminishing as the department scales back civil rights enforcement. Brown’s attorneys argued he deserves damages for the unprovoked attack.

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A well-wisher pauses at a growing makeshift memorial set up at the Turning Point USA headquarters after the shooting death at a Utah college last Wednesday of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder and CEO of the organization, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Following Kirk’s assassination, Republicans sour on direction of the country, new AP-NORC poll finds

September 19, 2025

A new poll shows Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll was conducted shortly after last week’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah. The poll shows the share of Republicans who see the country headed in the right direction has fallen sharply in recent months. Today, only about half in the GOP see the nation on the right course, down from 70% in June. Overall, about one-quarter of Americans say things in the country are headed in the right direction, down from about 4 in 10 in June. Democrats and independents didn’t shift meaningfully.

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw speaks to the media after announcing his retirement at the end of the season prior to a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Hollywood endings: LA icons Clayton Kershaw, Anze Kopitar announce impending retirements on same day

September 19, 2025

When Clayton Kershaw and Anze Kopitar announced their impending retirements two hours apart Thursday, the Los Angeles sports world was forever changed in an afternoon. The timing was pure coincidence for the Dodgers’ enduring ace and the Kings’ longtime captain, and their decisions were relatively unsurprising. These two 21st-century LA icons still created an epochal sports day in their adopted town. Kopitar said the timing was “kind of funny,” but he was also grateful for Kershaw to take some of the spotlight away from him.

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Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel speaks to reporters after an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

No moral victories in losing, says coach McDaniel after Dolphins drop to 0-3 in 31-21 loss to Bills

September 19, 2025

Better performance. Similar outcome. Seeking to avoid their first 0-3 start since 2019, and driven to change the narrative regarding coach Mike McDaniel’s job security, the Miami Dolphins came up short in a 31-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Critical late-game errors cost once again cost the Dolphins in losing for the 14th time in 15 meetings to their AFC East nemesis, and at a Bills stadium where they’ve dropped 10 straight dating to 2017, including playoffs. McDaniel refused to accept any moral victories by saying the performance wasn’t good enough. The outcome was decided with three minutes left when Tua Tagovailoa’s pass was intercepted by linebacker Terrel Bernard.

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