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Joy in Mud Bowl: Football tournament celebrates 50 years of messy fun

CONWAY, N.H. (AP) - College football players aspire to play in bowls games. Professional players dream of playing in the Super Bowl. A bunch of amateurs in New Hampshire just want to get muddy. On Sun...

Sep 08, 2024

Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz in the US Open men's final weeks after doping exoneration

NEW YORK (AP) - Jannik Sinner beat Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 with a relentless baseline game to win the U.S. Open men's championship on Sunday, less than three weeks after being exonerated in a dopin...

Sep 08, 2024

Tyreek Hill was briefly detained for a traffic violation ahead of Dolphins' season opener

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Police are calling for an investigation into why Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was briefly detained for a traffic violation while entering Hard Rock Stadium on Su...

Sep 08, 2024

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is elected to serve second term in gas-rich Algeria

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been named the winner of Algeria's presidential election, granting him another term leading the gas-rich North African nation five years afte...

Sep 08, 2024

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune elected to serve second term leading gas-rich Algeria

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been named the winner of Algeria's presidential election, granting him another term leading the gas-rich North African nation five years afte...

Sep 08, 2024

Israeli medics say 3 people were shot and killed at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing

JERUSALEM (AP) - Three people have been shot and killed near the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli first responders said Sunday. Israeli police said the shooter was killed, wit...

Sep 08, 2024

Israeli medics say 2 people were shot and wounded at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing

JERUSALEM (AP) - Two people have been shot and seriously wounded near the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli first responders said Sunday. Israeli police said the shooter was ki...

Sep 08, 2024

Venezuela says opposition presidential candidate González has left the country for asylum in Spain

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzlez has left the South American country after seeking asylum in Spain, according to a senior Venezuelan offici...

Sep 07, 2024

Multiple people shot along I-75 south of Lexington, Kentucky, authorities say

LONDON, Ky. (AP) - Multiple people were shot Saturday along Interstate 75 in a rural area south of Lexington, authorities said. The Laurel County Sheriff's office said in a post on Facebook that it wa...

Sep 07, 2024

Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula in two sets to win the US Open for her second Grand Slam title

NEW YORK (AP) - Aryna Sabalenka got past Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in a rollicking U.S. Open women's final Saturday to win her first championship at Flushing Meadows and third Grand Slam title of her ca...

Sep 07, 2024