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Colombia's government says ELN guerrillas kidnapped the father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's government said Thursday that the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, known as ELN, was responsible for the weekend kidnapping of the father of Liverpool and C...

Nov 02, 2023

Senate sidesteps Tuberville's hold and confirms new Navy head, first female on Joint Chiefs of Staff

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate circumvented a hold by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Thursday and confirmed Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, making her the first woman to be a Pentago...

Nov 02, 2023

Prosecutor: Former Memphis officer pleads guilty to state and federal charges in Tyre Nichols’ death

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A former Memphis police officer changed his plea to guilty Thursday in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, becoming the first of five officers charged to reverse course. Desmond M...

Nov 02, 2023

Diplomatic efforts to pause fighting gain steam as Israeli ground troops push toward Gaza City

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's ground troops advanced toward Gaza City on Thursday, as the U.S. and Arab countries intensified diplomatic efforts to ease the siege of the Hamas-ruled enclave and br...

Nov 02, 2023

Corey Seager earns second World Series MVP, joining Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson

PHOENIX (AP) - Corey Seager etched his name alongside three Hall of Famers, hitting 1,270 feet of home runs and getting a breakthrough single that lifted the Texas Rangers to their first World Series ...

Nov 02, 2023

Texas Rangers win first World Series title with 5-0 win over Diamondbacks in Game 5

PHOENIX (AP) - Mitch Garver broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the seventh, Nathan Eovaldi threw six gritty innings and the Texas Rangers are World Series champions for the first time in thei...

Nov 01, 2023

Diamondbacks' Zac Gallen has no-hitter vs Rangers through 6 innings in World Series Game 5

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona's Zac Gallen has not allowed a hit through six innings against the Texas Rangers in a scoreless World Series Game 5 on Wednesday night. With the Diamondbacks trying to overcome ...

Nov 01, 2023

House rejects effort to expel Rep. George Santos of New York

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. George Santos easily survived a vote Wednesday to expel him from the House as most Republicans opted to withhold punishment as both his criminal trial and a House Ethics Committ...

Nov 01, 2023

Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball, has died. He was 83. Knight's f...

Nov 01, 2023

Collapse of Kentucky plant being demolished at abandoned mine leaves 1 worker dead, another trapped

INEZ, Ky. (AP) - One man has died after he and a coworker were trapped beneath tons of concrete and steel when an 11-story building being demolished collapsed at an abandoned eastern Kentucky mine's c...

Nov 01, 2023