Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.7 billion after another night without a big winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion, after yet another drawing passed without a big winner Wednesday. The numbers selected were: 3, 16, 29, 61 and 69, with the Powerball number…
$80 million in NIL approved by newly launched College Sports Commission
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The new College Sports Commission has cleared more than 8,300 name, image and likeness deals worth nearly $80 million, it said Thursday in its first full update on how the new system is working….
Montana man charged with shooting four people at a bar pleads not guilty
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man suspected of killing four people at a bar then evading capture for a week was charged with additional crimes including attempted arson during a Wednesday court appearance. State…
Graham Greene, a trailblazing Indigenous actor best known for ‘Dances with Wolves’, dies at 73
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Graham Greene, a trailblazing Indigenous actor whose long and successful career on the big and small screen included an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Kicking Bird in “Dances with…
Ohio State is No. 1 in AP Top 25; LSU, Miami into top 5, Florida State is back and Alabama plummets
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Ohio State climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Tuesday, LSU and Miami moved into the top five, and Florida State jumped back into the rankings…
Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press. The…
Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press Congressional Republicans scored a massive victory this summer when they passed President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts without a single Democratic vote. But as they return to Washington…
A shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2 children, injures 17 people
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two…
Southwest Airlines’ new policy will affect plus-size travelers. Here’s how
By RIO YAMAT AP Airlines Writer Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who can’t fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making….
Fed Chair Powell faces fresh challenges to Fed independence amid potential rate cuts
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new challenge: how to do it without seeming…