Associated Press stories, Page 789
Israel, Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, raising the prospect of further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war. Eleven Israeli women and children, freed by...
Suspect in shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent near the University of Vermont pleads not guiltyVideo
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Three college students of Palestinian descent out for a walk in Vermont were seriously injured over the weekend when a man shot them at close range on a city street — an attack being investigated as a possible hate crime, authorities said Monday. Jason J. Eaton, 48,...
Broncos’ surging defense gets 3 more takeaways in win over Browns
DENVER — Russell Wilson accounted for two touchdowns and Denver’s defense produced three more takeaways and a safety in the Broncos’ 29-12 win over the injury-riddled Cleveland Browns on Sunday. With their fifth consecutive victory, the Broncos (6-5) moved above .500 for the first time under coach Sean Payton. The...
Bengals begin life without Joe Burrow with loss to Steelers
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals are facing life without Joe Burrow. The first week didn’t go so well. With a healthy Burrow, the Bengals won four straight games and were firmly back in the AFC playoff picture. Their star quarterback is now out for the season with a torn ligament...
Dead, wounded or AWOL: The voices of desperate Russian soldiers trying to get out of the Ukraine war
In audio intercepts from the front lines in Ukraine, Russian soldiers speak in shorthand of 200s to mean dead, 300s to mean wounded. The urge to flee has become common enough that they also talk of 500s — people who refuse to fight. As the war grinds into its second...
Texas A&M working to hire Duke coach Mike Elko to replace Jimbo Fisher
Texas A&M is working on a deal to hire Duke coach Mike Elko, replacing Jimbo Fisher with his former defensive coordinator for four years in College Station, a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity...
‘Hunger Games’ feasts, ‘Napoleon’ conquers but ‘Wish’ doesn’t come true at Thanksgiving box office
NEW YORK — The Walt Disney Co.’s “Wish” had been expected to rule the Thanksgiving weekend box office, but moviegoers instead feasted on leftovers, as “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” led ticket sales for the second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Neither of the weekend’s...
NFL Week 12: Trevor Lawrence throws for 364 yards, Texans miss late field goal as Jags hold on for winVideo
HOUSTON — Trevor Lawrence threw for 364 yards and a touchdown, and the AFC South-leading Jacksonville Jaguars escaped with a 24-21 victory over the division rival Houston Texans on Sunday when Matt Ammendola’s 58-yard field goal attempt bounced off the crossbar with 34 seconds left. The Jaguars (8-3) avenged their...
Biden says 4-year-old Abigail Edan was released by Hamas. He hopes more U.S. hostages will be freedVideo
NANTUCKET, Mass. — President Joe Biden confirmed Sunday that Abigail Edan, a 4-year-old American girl held hostage by Hamas after her parents were killed, was released as part of the cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war. “Thank God she’s home,” Biden said told reporters. “I wish I were there to...
FBS newcomers James Madison and Jacksonville State along with 5-7 Minnesota get last 3 bowl slots
MINNEAPOLIS — Football Bowl Subdivision newcomers James Madison and Jacksonville State along with five-win Minnesota are bound for bowls because of a shortage of eligible teams. Those three teams round out the 82 available spots because only 79 teams achieved the six wins necessary for bowl eligibility. James Madison (11-1)...
AP Top 25: No. 3 Washington, No. 5 Oregon move up, give Pac-12 2 in top 5 for 1st time since 2016
No. 3 Washington, No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 Oregon all moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, giving the Pac-12 two top-five teams for the first time since the final ranking of the 2016 season. Georgia remained No. 1 as the two-time defending...
Houston fires football coach Dana Holgorsen after 5 seasons
HOUSTON — The Houston Cougars fired football coach Dana Holgorsen on Sunday, a day after finishing his third losing season in five years, according to a person familiar with the move. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the firing hadn’t been announced. The Cougars...
Hamas releases 3rd group of hostages as part of truce deal while Netanyahu visits Gaza
JERUSALEM — The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was back on track Sunday as the militants freed 17 more hostages, including 14 Israelis and the first American, in a third set of releases under a four-day truce that the U.S. said it hoped would be extended. Some hostages were...
WVU gets winning TD pass from Greene to White with 23 seconds left to beat BaylorVideo
WACO, Texas — Garrett Greene threw for 269 yards with two touchdowns, including the winning 29-yard score to running back Jahiem White wide open down the left sideline with 23 seconds left, as West Virginia beat Baylor, 34-31, on Saturday night. The Mountaineers (8-4, 6-3 Big 12) were out of...
Lamar Jackson, Ravens look to remain on top of AFC
Lamar Jackson and his Baltimore Ravens teammates hold the top seed in the AFC. While the Ravens want to keep that spot and make the playoffs for the fifth time in six years, they also want to make sure Jackson is under center in January. He hasn’t been able to...
Ravens put Mark Andrews on IR; John Harbaugh allows for return
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens put tight end Mark Andrews on injured reserve Saturday with an injured ankle. Andrews was hurt in a win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Baltimore’s most recent game, on Nov. 16. He had surgery, although coach John Harbaugh didn’t completely rule out a...
Davidson throws for 2 TDs, Youngstown State dominates Duquesne 40-7Video
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Mitch Davidson threw two touchdown passes, and Youngstown State held Duquesne to 148 yards of total offense to earn a 40-7 victory in a first-round FCS playoff game Saturday. The Penguins advance to face No. 2 seeded Montana in the second round. The Penguins hosted their first...
No. 3 Michigan beats No. 2 Ohio State 30-24 for 3rd straight win in rivalryVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — With more than two years of excellence being questioned and their coach banned from the Big House, J.J. McCarthy, Blake Corum and No. 2 Michigan stared down Ohio State again and earned a victory that will go down as one of the biggest in the history...
Attorney: Derek Chauvin’s family has received no updates after prison stabbing
MINNEAPOLIS — An attorney for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, said Saturday that Chauvin’s family has been kept in the dark by federal prison officials after he was stabbed in prison. The lawyer, Gregory M. Erickson, criticized the lack of transparency by the...
Rep. George Santos says he expects to be kicked out of Congress as expulsion vote looms
New York — Rep. George Santos has said he expects to be expelled from Congress following a scathing report by the House Ethics Committee that found substantial evidence of lawbreaking by the New York Republican. In a defiant speech Friday sprinkled with taunts and obscenities aimed at his congressional colleagues,...
Michigan State hires Jonathan Smith away from Oregon State, hoping he turn around another program
Michigan State hired coach Jonathan Smith away from No. 15 Oregon State on Saturday. The Spartans are hoping Smith can rebuild a program that crumbled with Mel Tucker in charge. Tucker was suspended in early September and fired later in the month for acknowledging he had phone sex with a...
Tens of thousands march in London calling for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza
LONDON — Tens of thousands of people turned out on central London’s streets Saturday for a pro-Palestinian march calling for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza. At least five people were arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred, police said. The National March for Palestine in central London was the latest...
Pope Francis has a hospital checkup after coming down with the flu
ROME — Pope Francis went to the hospital Saturday for tests after he came down with the flu, but the results ruled out any respiratory problems, the Vatican said. Francis, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, underwent a CAT scan, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said....
U.S. teenager Ziegler wins NHK Trophy with near-flawless free skate
OSAKA, Japan — Ava Marie Ziegler performed a near-flawless free skate Saturday to win the NHK Trophy and lead a U.S. 1-2 finish on the podium. Fifth after the short program, Ziegler landed all of her jumps cleanly to score a personal-best 138.46 points in the free skate for her...
Ukraine’s military says Russia has launched its largest drone attack since the start of the invasion
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia on Saturday morning launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, targeting the capital city for over six hours, military officials said. “Kyiv was the main target,” Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk wrote on his Telegram...
