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Lions run over the Ravens, sack Lamar Jackson 7 times in a 38-30 win over Baltimore
BALTIMORE — Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery ran for two touchdowns apiece, and the Detroit Lions bullied their way to a 38-30 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night. The Lions (2-1) sacked Lamar Jackson seven times and outrushed the Ravens 224 yards to 85. Detroit scored on drives...
Kamala Harris says she ‘had a certain responsibility’ to argue against Biden running again
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday evening that she regrets not expressing her concerns about then-President Joe Biden running for a second term when a majority of Americans felt he was too old for the job. “I have and had a certain responsibility that I should have...
Clemson’s Swinney says Tigers must reset goals following 1-3 start to the season
CLEMSON, S.C. — Still stinging from a devastating 34-21 home loss to Syracuse that dropped his team to 1-3 on the season, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said it’s time to reset season goals heading into the bye week. He added that he doesn’t anticipate making a change at quarterback or...
Bruce Pearl, winningest men’s basketball coach in Auburn history, announces retirement
AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl announced his retirement Monday less than six months after finishing the Tigers’ best season in program history with another trip to the Final Four. Pearl’s 38-year-old son, Steven Pearl, who has been on his father’s coaching staff for all 11 seasons at Auburn,...
What is known about autism’s causes and any potential link to Tylenol
WASHINGTON — Many doctors and scientists were reeling Monday after President Donald Trump went on TV to insist that pregnant women should never take Tylenol and revive debunked theories about vaccines and autism. Trump went beyond his own Food and Drug Administration’s more modest advice that doctors “should consider minimizing”...
Browns’ defense continues to dominate, but can it keep carrying the team?
CLEVELAND — Complementary football doesn’t always have to be pretty to be effective. The latest example happened Sunday, when the Cleveland Browns rallied for a surprising 13-10 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Through three games, the Browns have shown that no matter how ugly their offense looks, as long...
Vikings lean into their alternate identity with dominant defense and strong rushing attack
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings under coach Kevin O’Connell consistently have been a pass-oriented team, building around his knack for quarterback development and play design and investing heavily in premier players at the pass-catching positions. The Vikings, wisely, have begun to alter their identity this season, as evidenced throughout their...
TikTok’s algorithm to be licensed to U.S. joint venture led by Oracle, Silver Lake
WASHINGTON — Tech giant Oracle will spearhead U.S. oversight of the algorithm and security underlying TikTok’s video popular platform under the terms of a deal laid out Monday by President Donald Trump’s administration. All the final details still need to be nailed down among several joint venture partners that will...
Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants amid 2nd bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines plans to furlough 1,800 flight attendants before the end of the year, the cash-strapped budget carrier said Monday. The company said it made the “difficult decision” to put cabin crew members on temporary leave to match staffing needs with expected flight demand during Spirit’s second bankruptcy in a...
Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidenceVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday used the platform of the presidency to promote unproven and in some cases discredited ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism as his administration announced a wide-ranging effort to study the causes of the complex brain disorder. “Don’t take Tylenol,” Trump instructed pregnant women...
ACC moving to 9-game football schedule starting next year, aligning with rest of Power Four peers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference is moving to a nine-game league schedule for football while having teams play at least 10 games against power-conference opponents, though there will be variables due to the league’s odd number of football-playing member schools. Commissioner Jim Phillips announced the decision in a...
Supreme Court will weigh expanding Trump’s power to shape agencies by overturning 90-year-old ruling
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider expanding President Donald Trump’s power to shape independent agencies by overturning a nearly century-old decision limiting when presidents can fire board members. In a 6-3 decision, the high court also allowed the Republican president to carry out the firing of...
Shawn Clark, UCF offensive line coach and former Appalachian State coach, dies at 50
ORLANDO, Fla. — UCF offensive line coach Shawn Clark died Sunday at 50 years old nearly two weeks after he was hospitalized with a medical emergency, the school announced. Clark suffered the medical emergency on Sept. 9 and had been away from the team. He was said last week to...
Federal judge lifts Trump administration’s halt of nearly complete offshore wind farm in New England
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Monday that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the administration can resume, dealing President Donald Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the fledgling industry. Work on the nearly completed Revolution Wind project for Rhode Island and Connecticut has been...
State inspectors align with Universal’s findings that roller coaster was working correctly when man died
ORLANDO, Fla. — State investigators looking into the death of a 32-year-old man after he rode on a Universal Orlando Resort roller coaster said Monday that their initial findings align with that of the theme park’s leaders who say the ride was working correctly. Investigators with the Florida Department of...
Dublin braces for influx of Americans as Steelers-Vikings play Ireland’s 1st regular-season NFL game
Ireland has sent quite a few of its people to America over the years. The U.S. will be returning the favor this week. The Steelers-Vikings matchup at Croke Park in Dublin is expected to draw a larger-than-usual chunk of U.S.-based fans compared to other international games. It will be the...
White House backs ‘border czar’ Tom Homan after reports he accepted $50,000 during undercover FBI probe
WASHINGTON — The White House stood behind “border czar” Tom Homan on Monday following reports that he had accepted $50,000 from undercover agents posing as businesspeople during an undercover FBI operation last year, leading to a bribery investigation that was shut down by the Trump administration Justice Department. Press secretary...
Patrick Cantlay brings reputation of clutch putting, unwanted attention at Ryder Cup
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Patrick Cantlay, often better at asking questions than giving answers, had one question as he walked up the final hole at Marco Simone two years ago at the Ryder Cup. Why is everyone waving their hats? “I knew they were yelling at me,” Cantlay recalled in a...
ABC ends Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, his show will return TuesdayVideo
NEW YORK — ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show in the wake of criticism over his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, officials with the network said Monday. “We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached...
White House says it blocked U.S. Steel’s decision to stop processing steel at Illinois plant
HARRISBURG — The White House said Monday that it intervened under the terms of a 3-month-old national security agreement with Japan-based Nippon Steel to block a decision to stop processing raw steel at U.S. Steel’s Granite City Works plant in Illinois. In a statement, the White House said Commerce Secretary...
Trump appointee to Federal Reserve calls for steeper rate cuts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s appointee to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors said Monday that the central bank’s key interest rate should be much lower than its current 4.1% level, staking out a position far different than his colleagues. Stephen Miran, who is also a top economic adviser to...
Trump backer running for Wisconsin governor followed sexually explicit accounts online
MADISON, Wis. — A Republican manufacturer running for governor in Wisconsin as a conservative supporter of “family values” and President Donald Trump followed numerous sexually explicit accounts online, including a nonbinary pornography performer. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Monday that Bill Berrien, the CEO of Pindel Global Precision and one...
4 guards plead guilty in brutal beating death of Black inmate at New York prison
UTICA, N.Y. — Four prison guards pleaded guilty Monday in the death of a Black inmate whose brutal beating at an upstate New York prison was captured on bodycam videos. The pleas came two weeks before the start of a trial for a group of guards accused in the death...
Hundreds of stars sign letter defending free speech after Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension
NEW YORK — Hundreds of Hollywood and Broadway stars — including Robert De Niro, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Selena Gomez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep — are urging Americans “fight to defend and preserve our constitutionally protected rights” in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension. More than 430...
No casino in Manhattan after community board rejects proposed Mohegan Sun resort near United Nations
NEW YORK — There will be no casino in Manhattan after a community panel rejected a proposed Mohegan Sun resort near the United Nations headquarters. The Freedom Plaza development, which also called for hotels, retail, dining, entertainment and housing, was denied by a state-commissioned community advisory committee on a 4-2...
