Maura CareyAssociated Press The latest AP Top 25 rankings put two Big 12 teams in the top 10 for the first time in two years and Notre Dame returned to No. 10, reclaiming a playoff-worthy slot.The Fighting Irish have won six straight, and this weekend’s victory over Boston College boosted[Read More…]

Adithi RamakrishnanAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have spotted the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole that shines with the light of 10 trillion suns.These bursts of light and energy can come from things like tangled-up magnetic fields or hiccups in the heated gas disks surrounding[Read More…]

Stephen Groves, Ali Swanson and Susan HaighAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington were coming to a head Saturday as the federal food assistance program faced delays and millions of Americans were set to see a dramatic rise in their[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 5, the 309th day of 2025. There are 56 days left in the year.Today in history:On Nov. 5, 1872, suffragist Susan B. Anthony defied the law by casting a vote in the presidential election; she was later arrested and charged with “knowingly voting without having a[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 29, the 302nd day of 2025. There are 63 days left in the year.Today in history:On Oct. 29, 1929, ‘Black Tuesday’ descended on the New York Stock Exchange. Stock prices collapsed amid panicked selling, $14 billion in value was lost, and thousands of investors were wiped[Read More…]

CALEIGH WELLSAssociated Press Wasted food is a financial and environmental bummer.It costs U.S. consumers $728 every year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and emits the annual equivalent planet-warming greenhouse gases of 42 coal-fired power plants.Carleigh Bodrug, a cookbook author who emphasizes cooking with plants and low-waste recipes, said she[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2025. There are 70 days left in the year.Today in history:On Oct. 22, 2012, cyclist Lance Armstrong was formally stripped of his seven Tour de France victories and received a lifetime ban from Olympic sports after the International Cycling Union chose[Read More…]

STEPHEN WHYNOAP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is pleased by an increase in returns as a result of adjustments to the so-called dynamic kickoff, with more plays and fewer injuries, though a change could eventually be coming to onside kicks.There have been 877 kick returns so far[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 15, the 288th day of 2025. There are 77 days left in the year.Today in history:On Oct. 15, 2017, actor and activist Alyssa Milano tweeted that women who had been sexually harassed or assaulted should write “Me too” as a status. Within hours, tens of thousands[Read More…]

Jenny Kane andChristopher WeberAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters rallying against the Trump administration in Portland put the city’s quirky and irreverent reputation on display Sunday by pedaling through the streets wearing absolutely nothing — or close to it — in an “emergency” edition of the annual World Naked[Read More…]