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Analysis: After loss to Steelers, time for Titans to make rookie QB Will Levis permanent starterVideo

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans reach the halfway point of the NFL season unable to win away from home or close out tight games. One thing is clear: Rookie Will Levis has shown enough in his first two NFL starts to be their quarterback because he gives the Titans...
Pennsylvania’s election to be headlined by races for statewide courts, including high court seat

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania voters will settle four statewide judicial contests in Tuesday’s election, filling an open seat on the state Supreme Court — which has played a hugely consequential role in election-related cases in the presidential battleground state — and three seats on two lower appellate courts. The state Supreme...
Chiefs’ Travis Kelce won’t say if Taylor Swift will attend Sunday’s game in GermanyVideo

FRANKFURT, Germany — Travis Kelce declined to discuss Taylor Swift’s status for Sunday’s game in Germany — and their status as a couple. The Chiefs tight end spoke Friday at a news conference but wouldn’t say whether the pop star plans to attend the game against the Miami Dolphins at...
Can Trump be on the ballot in 2024? It can hinge on the meaning of ‘insurrection’

DENVER — Can former President Donald Trump run for his old job again after his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol? The answer may depend on the definition of insurrection. Liberal groups have filed lawsuits in Colorado, Minnesota and other states to bar Trump from...
An Ohio amendment serves as a testing ground for statewide abortion fights expected in 2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Abortion access is expected to play a central role in the 2024 elections. The preview comes next week, when Ohio voters decide whether to enshrine reproductive rights in their state Constitution. The amendment is the only abortion question on any state’s ballot this year, a spotlight that...
Supreme Court will rule on ban on rapid-fire gun bump stocks, used in the Las Vegas mass shooting

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether a Trump era-ban on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns, violates federal law. The justices will hear arguments early next year over a regulation put in place by the Justice...
Ohio will vote on marijuana legalization. Advocates say there’s a lot at stake

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Voters in Ohio will decide next week whether to legalize recreational marijuana, but people on both sides of the issue say more hangs in the balance than simply decriminalizing the drug. Supporters of legalization say Ohio can reclaim tax revenue being lost to states such as Michigan,...
Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hotel workers at 18 casinos could go on strike this month

LAS VEGAS — Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hotel workers set a deadline Thursday for a sweeping strike, threatening major disruptions to the city’s economic backbone that could coincide with the Strip’s inaugural Formula 1 races later this month. The Culinary Workers Union said about 35,000 members whose contracts...
Gas explosion at building north of New York City injures 15, including 5 responders

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. — A gas explosion collapsed part of a brick multifamily building north of New York City, trapping victims in the rubble and injuring 15 people, including five first responders, according to officials. There were no fatalities in the Thursday afternoon explosion and fire, which sent thick smoke...
How daylight saving time can seriously affect your healthVideo

CHICAGO — Brunch dates and flag football games might be a little easier to get to this Sunday, when phones grace early-risers with an extra hour of rest before alarm clocks go off. The downside: Next week across most of the U.S., the sun will set well before many folks...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says ‘we need to do more to protect Palestinian civilians’

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said more needs to be done to “protect Palestinian civilians” in Gaza and that, without that, there will be “no partners for peace.” Speaking to reporters in Tel Aviv on Friday, Blinken also said, “we need to substantially and...
U.S. employers pulled back on hiring in October, adding 150,000 jobs

WASHINGTON — The nation’s employers slowed their hiring in October, adding a modest but still decent 150,000 jobs, a sign that the labor market may be cooling but remains resilient despite high interest rates that have made borrowing much costlier for companies and consumers. Last month’s job growth, though down...
Biden will host Americas summit that focuses on supply chains, migration and new investment

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is gathering leaders from 11 other countries across the Americas on Friday in the U.S. capital to discuss the tightening of supply chains and address migration issues. In a preview of the first Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Leaders’ Summit, White House National Security Council...
Amazon and Meta settle U.K. investigations with pledges to refrain from unfair practices

LONDON — Amazon and Meta settled separate U.K. antitrust investigations by agreeing to stop practices that give them an unfair advantage over merchants and customers using their platforms, the watchdog said Friday. The Competition and Markets Authority said it accepted the committments from the U.S. tech companies to close the...
Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah leader threatens escalation with Israel as its war with Hamas rages on

BEIRUT — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Friday that his powerful militia is already engaged in unprecedented cross-border fighting with Israel along the Lebanon-Israel border and threatened a further escalation as the Israel-Hamas war nears the one-month mark. In the televised remarks — Nasrallah’s first since the beginning of the...
No. 9 Penn State faces possible trap game against reeling MarylandVideo

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland coach Michael Locksley admitted his team needs to handle the role of a favorite a lot better than it did the past couple games. That won’t be an issue this week, when the Terrapins face an entirely different challenge. No. 9 Penn State comes to...

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