Trump shocked lawmakers when he announced on social media Friday that he struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call. He said Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel to the American and global market, followed by an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons “immediately thereafter.” Russia will deliver an additional 3 million tons “within a short period of time” after that, he wrote.

Four Republican senators and two Democratic senators signed onto the statement released Sunday in protesting the deal. They said the administration failed to consult with Congress or submit any explanation to justify its decision as required by statute.

“The United States should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline while Russia continues to kill Ukrainian civilians. The Administration must immediately reverse course," they wrote.

The Republican senators who signed onto the statement are Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and John Curtis of Utah. The Democratic senators are Sens. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.

Tillis, in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said there's a legitimate case for saying the president is not following the law if the administration goes through with its diesel purchase plan.

“We were very clear that Russia is the aggressor. Russia is the one who can end this war by backing out of territory that they occupied,” Tillis said.

Trump's announcement came just a few weeks after Congress passed legislation that directed Trump to impose substantial tariffs on the top importers of Russian oil or natural gas, with an exception for countries that import less than 15% of Russia’s natural gas exports and have taken significant steps to reduce those imports.

The congressional effort was aimed at cutting the flow of money Russia receives from oil and gas sales to finance its war against Ukraine.

The lawmakers also noted that Congress explicitly banned Russia energy imports in 2022 to prevent the United States from financing the war.

“Congress was clear: the U.S. should not import oil from Russia until it ends its aggression against Ukraine and ceases threats against our NATO Allies,” the six lawmakers wrote in their statement. “President Trump’s decision to allow Russian diesel imports to the U.S. runs directly counter to that law."

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said Trump is focused on reducing the cost of energy when asked whether the president's action would be in violation of U.S. law.

“The president is balancing and has to make tough decisions,” Barrasso said on CBS's “Face the Nation.”

He also encouraged Trump to enforce the sanctions law that Congress passed last month.

“This is just another point of leverage for the president to use against Putin in an effort to get a long-term solution in that part of the world,” Barrasso said.

Trump has recently sought to blame record U.S. diesel prices on Ukraine rather than the U.S.-led war in Iran, which has elevated world energy prices.

A senior U.S. official said Sunday that Trump and Rubio are “extremely pissed off” by Guilfoyle’s reported conduct and would likely decide on what action to take this week after Monday’s Columbus Day holiday.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said Rubio had been particularly angry, not least because he visited Athens just last week and Guilfoyle attended most, if not all, of his events and greeted him on his arrival with a bear hug as the allegations swirled.

In a series of stories, The Wall Street Journal has reported questionable conduct by Guilfoyle, including an alleged threat to a host country official, accepting improper gifts and services and offering to use her influence inside the administration in return for the payment of a large credit card bill.

Guilfoyle has not addressed the reports directly, although her lawyer has said she did nothing wrong and the U.S. embassy in Athens has tacitly expressed support for her.

After defending Guilfoyle following the first report, Rubio has declined to comment publicly on the growing allegations. On Wednesday, Rubio said: “Our ambassador has been a strong ambassador here.”

But after another report appeared late Wednesday, Rubio on Thursday before leaving Athens berated journalists for asking about the allegations saying he didn’t know if they were true and that he would not respond if he could not confirm.

“You guys walk around thinking that because some source told you something and you reported it, it’s the gospel. It’s not the gospel. It’s not the gospel for me. That’s not the way we do things,” Rubio said at the foot of his plane as Guilfoyle, who was there to see him depart, looked on.

The official said that Rubio had grown increasingly frustrated as the reports multiplied.

A second U.S official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters, said the State Department’s inspector general is looking into the allegations, which first began surfacing in the Journal late last month and have since multiplied.

The second official could not say if a formal IG probe had begun. Inspectors general often conduct informal inquiries into complaints against staffers and many times those inquiries do not result in a full-on investigation, which can result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.

The State Department has declined to comment on a potential IG investigation.

The top two Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees, Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, as well as the ranking member on the House Committee for Oversight and Government Reform, Robert Garcia, D-Calif., have already called for an investigation into Guilfoyle.

Since late September, the Journal has detailed numerous accounts of questionable conduct by Guilfoyle. Its first report said that she had told guests at a reception that the U.S. could undermine the Greek government if it chose to, promoted the business interests of one particular Greek construction and energy company, and allowed its lobbyist into private diplomatic meetings.

While Rubio was in Athens, the Journal reported — citing text messages — that Guilfoyle had asked a Trump donor and supporter to pay a $100,000 credit card bill just before her confirmation hearing, promising him access to administration officials if he did.

The Journal then reported that Guilfoyle had been enraged about not being invited to a Greek-themed event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland earlier this year and demanded to attend while boasting about luxury travel to France with energy company executives.

Another report, from the British tabloid The Daily Mail, said that Guilfoyle had alienated staff at the U.S. embassy in Athens and had pushed the bounds of behavior appropriate for the top representative of the U.S. government to Greece.

Guilfoyle is a former Fox News Channel host and California prosecutor who was once engaged to Trump’s son Donald Jr.

Irving got a reverse layup on the game's opening possession Sunday night, setting the tone for him scoring a team-high 17 points in the Mavericks' 132-115 preseason win over the Houston Rockets in Macao, China.

It was Irving's first game action since he tore the ACL in his left knee on March 3, 2025.

“It was just impressive,” Dallas coach Dusty May told reporters in a postgame news conference. “His physical condition, his mental condition, and then — I've said it from the first time I watched him in a workout — he's an artist. He's a jazz musician. ... I didn’t expect him to play this well after being off so long.”

Irving shot 6 for 13 in just under 22 minutes, plus he had three assists and two rebounds. Dallas won the opening tap, and reigning rookie of the year Cooper Flagg set up Irving on the right wing. Irving didn't hesitate, driving toward the baseline and then scoring with the reverse.

The Mavericks' bench immediately started celebrating, and the roar of the crowd in China — where the Rockets are one of the most popular teams, mainly because of Chinese superstar, Rockets great and Basketball Hall of Famer Yao Ming — was noticeable as well.

“Grateful that Dusty called the first play for me,” Irving said. “Had my mind made up, just to attack. ... I was imagining how it was going to go, dreaming about how it was going to go and just glad that I got that out the way. Just incredibly grateful for my teammates as well and their support and just seeing them rise up off the bench to celebrate me as well, that always feels good. And God is truly the greatest. So just being able to perform at a high level, that felt amazing.”

Irving missed all of last season, so it had been just over 20 months since he last played in a game.

The nine-time All-Star was averaging 24.7 points for Dallas when he got hurt late in the 2024-25 season, and anything close to that this season would surely be a welcome boost to a franchise that went to the NBA Finals in 2024 but missed each of the last two postseasons.

“It's always great to see somebody coming from the injury that Ky came from to get back on the court,” Houston guard Marcus Smart said. “I know we compete, but you want to compete against the best and you want everybody to be out there. For him to be back out there, it was great to see. He looked good, but we expected him to look good. Very happy for him.”

Irving played eight minutes in the first quarter, a little more than eight in the second quarter and returned for the first 5 1/2 minutes of the third quarter before getting the rest of the game off.

Irving is enormously popular in China, a place he has visited many times over the years and plans to again in 2027 as part of his annual world tour. He thanked fans who showed up outside the Mavs' hotel to show support or sent good-luck messages on social media.

“It's definitely a lot of emotions that were going into it,” Irving said. “Looking forward to getting back home and continuing to carry on what we learned here from each other.”

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‘Other Mommy’ is another win for horror

“Other Mommy,” released by Universal Pictures, earned $27.5 million in its first few days in 3,365 theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday. The movie, about a sinister supernatural creature that terrorizes a young girl who thinks it's her mother, got dismal reviews from both critics and audiences. It also joins the ranks of “Megalopolis” and “Hereditary” with a D+ CinemaScore.

But with a production budget of around $19 million, it’s also another win for the horror genre and producer Blumhouse Atomic Monster, which was behind “Backrooms” and “Obsession.” “Other Mommy” opened in 50 international markets as well, boosting its global debut to $45.2 million.

Jim Orr, Universal's head of domestic distribution, noted that the audience gender divide was evenly split and about 2/3 were between 18 and 34 years old.

“No matter how you look at it, everybody turned out for it. It wasn’t just one particular demographic,” Orr said. “That usually is a very good sign.”

‘The Social Reckoning’ fails to connect

“The Social Reckoning,” the weekend’s other big release, was not as lucky, earning an estimated $5.5 million from 2,606 North American theaters. Aaron Sorkin wrote and directed the film about a Facebook whistleblower who leaked incriminating documents to a Wall Street Journal reporter.

Sixteen years ago, “The Social Network,” which Sorkin wrote and David Fincher directed, opened to over $22 million and went on to gross over $224 million worldwide, receiving eight Oscar nominations and winning three. A similar fate might be a stretch for “The Social Reckoning,” which stars Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong and received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. Audiences gave it a B- CinemaScore. According to reports, the Sony Pictures release cost around $30 million to produce, not accounting for marketing and promotion.

Paul Dergarabedian, Rentrak’s head of marketplace trends, said October is a time when studios take chances and it doesn’t always work out.

“These movies that are topical in nature, sometimes they resonate with the culture, sometimes they don’t,” said Dergarabedian. “You don’t always know what’s going to connect with audiences.”

He compared “The Social Reckoning” to “Digger,” which fell 60% in its second weekend.

The overall box office is still up

“The Social Reckoning” opened behind several holdovers as well. The Anne Hathaway psychological thriller “Verity” took second place with $11.5 million, down 64% from its opening weekend. In third place, “Resident Evil” added $8.4 million, bringing its domestic total to $138.5 million. The Brad Pitt survival thriller “Heart of the Beast” took fourth with $7.1 million.

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey ” also made an encore appearance in the top 10 in its 13th weekend in theaters where it was back in 12 IMAX 70 mm locations. It added $2 million from 560 North American theaters, bringing its domestic total just shy of $623 million.

Several high-profile films opened in limited release this weekend as well. The Cannes Palme d’Or winner “Fjord” debuted on four screens this weekend where it made $124,000. Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary “Musk,” which runs nearly four hours, made $68,900 from four locations. And Chris Rock’s “Misty Green” made $85,716 from six locations through Sunday.

The annual domestic box office crossed the $8 billion mark on Friday and is up over 19% from last year. According to Rentrak, that’s about 8% behind 2019.

Top 10 movies by domestic box office

With final domestic figures being released Monday, this list factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak:

1. “Other Mommy,” $27.5 million.

2. “Verity,” $11.5 million.

3. “Resident Evil,” $8.4 million.

4. “Heart of the Beast,” $7.1 million.

5. “The Social Reckoning,” $5.5 million.

6. “Forgotten Island,” $4.5 million.

7. “Primetime,” $4 million.

8. “Digger,” $3.2 million.

9. “Angel and the Badman,” $2.1 million.

10. “The Odyssey,” $2 million.

Oklahoma stunned Texas in the Red River Rivalry, UCLA pulled off a road upset against Oregon, South Carolina routed Florida and Kentucky delivered another overtime thriller, this time against LSU.

Stick around for projections, voter Q&A and live updates when the latest rankings drop at 2 p.m. EDT.

Here’s what to know:

Bulldogs on the rise: Georgia is set to take over No. 1 for the first time since 2024 after a hard fought road win over Alabama.

Down goes Texas: The Longhorns fell to a struggling Oklahoma team in the Red River Rivalry on Saturday afternoon, leaving the No. 1 spot in the poll up for grabs.

Fumble fest in Oregon: The No. 13-ranked Ducks turned over the ball seven times in a 17-15 upset loss to UCLA. Oregon lost five fumbles and backup quarterback Dylan Raiola threw two interceptions before being benched for Brock Thomas.

How the votes are counted

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

For decades, voters called, emailed and faxed their votes to the AP and ballots were tabulated by hand.

Now voting happens online, and the count is automated first before AP checks for miscues.

The poll operates on a 1-to-25-point system, with the No. 1 team receiving 25 points down to the 25th team receiving 1 point. In between, the poll lists the teams with the most points from 24 down to 2. Teams that receive votes but not enough to make the top 25 are noted separately.

UCLA trumps Oregon

By MAURA CAREY

No. 21 UCLA remained undefeated with a 17-15 win over No. 13 Oregon in a messy, turnover-filled outing. The Ducks threw two interceptions and lost five fumbles, the last coming on their final drive with less than a minute left.

UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava had 162 yards and two interceptions before sitting out the second half with a lower leg injury. Ty Dieffenbach took over under center and threw for 43 yards and a touchdown as the Bruins look to move up in the rankings.

Oregon backup quarterback Dylan Raiola’s heroic performance against USC felt like a distant memory as he completed just 6-of-18 passes for 43 yards and two interceptions before being replaced by Brock Thomas.

Who decides the rankings?

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

AP Top 25 voters are writers and broadcasters who cover college football.

AP employees do not vote, but they do choose the voters, and they seek wide representation from all over the country. This season, there are 69 voters.

The focus begins with voter representation in states with a Bowl Subdivision school, and the total number of voters from each state increases with the number of FBS teams. There are also spots reserved for national voters.

The AP allows broad latitude for voters to determine their rankings. They are urged to base their votes on performance, not reputation or preseason speculation (except, of course, for the always provocative preseason poll); to avoid regional bias, for or against; to pay attention to head-to-head results; and to make significant changes if desired.

Upheaval on tap for Top 25

By DAVE ZELIO

Six teams in the AP Top 25 lost over the weekend, which always portends a shakeup in the rankings.

But it’s who lost that suggests today’s poll is going to get an overhaul: No. 1 Texas, No. 6 Alabama and No. 10 LSU all went down, pretty much guaranteeing a new team at the top of the rankings. No. 2 Georgia is a likely candidate.

Amid the intrigue is how far voters will drop Texas (which lost in overtime against its archrival) and Alabama (which lost by 3 points to Georgia after at least one controversial decision by the officiating crew).

There may be some new faces, too. Teams like Wake Forest, Northwestern and Kentucky all have 1 loss each and stirring victories on their resumes already.

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He joined host Janine Stanwood on the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida”, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

He joined host Janine Stanwood on the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida”, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

In City's first game since the club was found guilty of a raft of financial breaches, the team endured vitriol from Liverpool fans.

Along with loud boos and chants of “cheat, cheat,” there were taunts of “going down,” in reference to potential punishments City could face.

An independent panel found City artificially inflated its revenue by more than $1 billion to help sign some of soccer’s biggest stars as it went on to dominate the Premier League.

City has appealed, but potential sanctions could include a massive fine, points deductions or even expulsion from England's top flight.

Liverpool has twice missed out on the league title in recent years, losing by a single point to City.

“They should be stripped of everything they’ve won,” Liverpool fan Sav Agathangelo said outside the stadium. “The moment has gone for me to say in the season when we finish second, we’re champions.

“I would strip them of everything but I wouldn’t necessarily award it to runners-up or anyone else.”

City’s team bus has been targeted by Liverpool fans in the past as rivalries have grown between the teams. A hostile reception was expected, but City largely avoided the home fans by taking an alternative route to the stadium for their Premier League clash.

Inside, there was quickly a taste of things to come as the City lineup was loudly jeered and the boos were even louder by kickoff.

City arrived at Anfield looking to extend its lead at the top of the standings to three points above second-place Arsenal.

Hull continues to impress

Mohamed Belloumi came off the bench to maintain Hull's impressive start to the season by salvaging a 2-2 draw against Everton.

The newly promoted team has lost just once this season and went ahead shortly after halftime at the MKM Stadium through Joe Gelhardt.

Everton, which faces a potential sale after U.S. owner the Friedkin Group said it was looking for new investment, rallied through goals by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Thierno Barry to take a 2-1 lead.

But Belloumi, who was a 64th-minute substitute, found the equalizer 10 minutes after coming on.

Unhappy return

Oliver Glasner fell to a 3-1 defeat on his return to Crystal Palace with new club Nottingham Forest.

Glasner is a Palace hero after winning the FA Cup, Community Shield and UEFA Conference League as coach.

He left at the end of last season and took over at Forest.

Palace rallied after Dan Ndoye put Forest in front in the third minute at Selhurst Park.

Daichi Kamada and Jefferson Lerma both struck for the home team at the end of the first half and Yeremy Pino added a third after the break.

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Left-hander Justin Wrobleski also is part of the Dodgers' roster for their matchup with Milwaukee. The Brewers went with the same 26-man group that they had for their NL Division Series against San Diego.

Game 1 of the NLCS is on Sunday night.

Rojas underwent testing after he left the Dodgers’ 3-1 victory at Atlanta in Game 3 of their NL Division Series. The imaging mostly showed prior back issues.

The veteran infielder worked out with Los Angeles on Saturday at American Family Field, and manager Dave Roberts said Rojas likely would be part of the NLCS roster.

Rojas, 37, hit a tying homer in the ninth inning of Game 7 of the World Series last year at Toronto, helping the Dodgers win their second straight championship. He has said he is leaning toward retiring at the end of the season.

The addition of Wrobleski gives the Dodgers 13 pitchers on their NLCS roster after they went with 12 for their matchup with the Braves. The 26-year-old Wrobleski went 12-5 with a 3.66 ERA in 22 starts and six relief appearances this year, making the NL All-Star team for the first time.

Infielder Hyeseong Kim was left off the Dodgers' NLCS roster. He appeared in one game against Atlanta as a defensive replacement.

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He joined host Janine Stanwood on the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida”, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

He joined host Janine Stanwood on the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida”, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

La representante de Florida Angie Nixon, quien se postula para el Senado de EE. UU., tiene programado organizar una “conversación comunitaria” de 3:00 p. m. a 4:30 p. m. el domingo en Sweetwater.

Nixon, de 42 años, quien derrotó a Alexander Vindman en las primarias demócratas, se enfrentará a la senadora republicana en el cargo, Ashley Moody, en las elecciones generales del 3 de noviembre.

Entre los invitados al evento que se llevará a cabo en Mi Pueblo, un restaurante colombiano ubicado en 10910 West Flagler St., se encuentran Evelyn DeJesus, de la Federación Estadounidense de Maestros; Karla Hernández Mats, expresidenta de United Teachers of Dade; y las defensoras de los derechos de los inmigrantes Cristina Jiménez y Greisa Martínez.

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• Ashley Moody y Angie Nixon se preparan para la contienda por el Senado de EE. UU. en noviembre
• Conforme se intensifican los anuncios de ataque en la contienda por el Senado de EE. UU. en Florida, Nixon tilda a Moody de “tener miedo”
• Republicana Moody busca asegurar escaño en Senado; demócratas creen que “cansancio con Trump” podría sacudir la contienda

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Florida Rep. Angie Nixon, who is campaigning for the U.S. Senate, is scheduled to host a “community conversation” from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday in Sweetwater.

Nixon, 42, who defeated Alexander Vindman in the Democratic primary, is challenging the Republican incumbent, Sen. Ashley Moody, in the general election on Nov. 3.

The event’s guests at Mi Pueblo, a Colombian restaurant at 10910 West Flagler St., include Evelyn DeJesus, of the American Federation of Teachers; Karla Hernandez Mats, the former president of United Teachers of Dade; and immigration advocates Cristina Jimenez and Greisa Martinez.

Related reports

• Ashley Moody, Angie Nixon prepare for November US Senate showdown
• As attack ads heat up in Florida’s US Senate race, Nixon calls Moody ‘scared’
• Republican Moody hopes to lock down Senate seat; Dems think ‘Trump fatigue’ could upend race

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The fourth annual Plantation Goes Pink 5K presented by Baptist Health took place at Plantation Central Park.

Runners and walkers were dressed in pink as they got their steps in while supporting the fight to cure breast cancer.

Andrea Ivory, executive director and founder of the Woman’s Breast and Heart Initiative, said her organization will receive 100% of the proceeds from Sunday’s event.

“We break down barriers and mobilize people and resources to get this population a fighting chance,” Ivory said.

Added cancer survivor Karen Hefner: “I was forty years old, three kids under ten. It runs in the family and when I was tested, they said you have three spots there and if we don’t do it now, you’re going to die. I said let’s go, I had a double mastectomy and I’m 65 now.”

Local 10’s Samiar Nefzi was there, and his reports can be seen at the top of this page and below this text.

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Isaias, which weakened after landfall, killed at least four people in Florida and Alabama, including a man and a woman in Escambia County, according to officials.

Scott planned to stop at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at Dewey Destin’s Seafood, a waterfront restaurant at 9 Calhoun Ave., which has a view of the Crab Islands.

Parker Destin, the restaurant’s owner; Bobby Wagner, the mayor of Destin; and Okaloosa County Commissioners Carolyn Ketchel, Trey Goodwin, and Drew Palmer were among the people Scott planned on meeting with.

Related stories

• Reporting from Pensacola: Isaias brings flooding, damage
• Florida keeps shelters open in 9 counties after Hurricane Isaias
• Weather Authority: Isaias becomes post-tropical after landfall
• Hurricane Specialist: Isaias slams western Florida Panhandle Friday; heavy rain, winds spread across Southeast today
• National story: 4 dead from storm as Isaias brings threat of floods across the Southeast

Fuertes ráfagas de viento arrancaron el techo del Rest & Relax Inn, ubicado en 7200 Plantation Road en Pensacola. También se registraron daños en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Pensacola.

El primer huracán de la temporada del Atlántico causó la muerte de al menos cuatro personas y dejó sin electricidad a unas 900,000 en Florida y Alabama, según las autoridades.

En el condado de Escambia, una mujer murió después de que un árbol cayera sobre su vivienda, y un hombre murió mientras mantenía un generador en funcionamiento en su garaje durante la tormenta, según el sheriff Chip Simmons.

En Alabama, la caída de árboles fue la causa de dos muertes en Birmingham y el condado de Barbour.

Informes relacionados

• Florida mantiene abiertos los refugios en nueve condados después del huracán Isaias
• El senador Rick Scott recorrerá los daños causados por el huracán Isaias en Destin
• Reporte desde Pensacola: Isaias provoca inundaciones y daños en el noroeste de Florida

• Autoridad Meteorológica: Isaias se convierte en ciclón postropical tras tocar tierra
• Especialista en huracanes: Isaias azota el oeste del Panhandle de Florida el viernes; fuertes lluvias y vientos se extienden por el sureste hoy
• Noticia nacional: Cuatro muertos por la tormenta mientras Isaias amenaza con inundaciones en todo el sureste

Los condados de Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Walton, Washington, Santa Rosa, Gadsden y Wakulla tenían refugios abiertos después de la tormenta, según la División de Manejo de Emergencias de Florida (FDEM).

Isaias, que tocó tierra el viernes por la noche cerca de Destin como tormenta de categoría 2, causó la muerte de al menos cuatro personas en Florida y Alabama, según las autoridades.

En el condado de Escambia, una mujer murió después de que un árbol cayera sobre su vivienda, y un hombre murió por intoxicación con monóxido de carbono procedente de un generador en su garaje, según el sheriff Chip Simmons.

Cuatro centros de vida asistida con unos 280 residentes y un hogar de ancianos con más de 80 residentes fueron evacuados, según la Agencia para la Administración de la Atención Médica de Florida.

Para obtener más información sobre los refugios, visite esta página. Para obtener información sobre el registro para personas con necesidades especiales del Departamento de Salud de Florida, visite esta página.

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• Reporte desde Pensacola: Isaias provoca inundaciones y daños en el noroeste de Florida
• Autoridad Meteorológica: Isaias se convierte en ciclón postropical tras tocar tierra
• Especialista en huracanes: Isaias azota el oeste del Panhandle de Florida el viernes; fuertes lluvias y vientos se extienden por el sureste hoy
• Noticia nacional: Cuatro muertos por la tormenta mientras Isaias amenaza con inundaciones en todo el sureste

Isaías, que se debilitó tras tocar tierra, causó la muerte de al menos cuatro personas en Florida y Alabama, entre ellas un hombre y una mujer en el condado de Escambia, informaron autoridades.

Scott tenía previsto hacer una parada el domingo a la 1:30 p. m. en Dewey Destin’s Seafood, un restaurante frente al mar ubicado en la avenida Calhoun n.º 9, que cuenta con vista a las Islas Crab.

Parker Destin, el dueño del restaurante; Bobby Wagner, el alcalde de Destin; y los comisionados del condado de Okaloosa Carolyn Ketchel, Trey Goodwin y Drew Palmer se encontraban entre las personas con las que Scott tenía previsto reunirse.

Historias relacionadas

• Reporte desde Pensacola: Isaias provoca inundaciones, Florida mantiene refugios abiertos en nueve condados tras el Huracán Isaías
• Autoridad Meteorológica: Isaias se convierte en ciclón postropical tras tocar tierra
• Especialista en huracanes: Isaias azota el oeste del Panhandle de Florida el viernes; fuertes lluvias y vientos se extienden por el sureste hoy
• Noticia nacional: Cuatro muertos por la tormenta mientras Isaias amenaza con inundaciones en todo el sureste

BSO detectives reported that Manuel Antonio Farfán Cabello stabbed his mother, Ylda Lucia Cabello Ynocente, several times on Friday night, according to BSO.

Fire rescue personnel declared Cabello Ynocente dead at about 7:45 p.m. on Friday at the two-bedroom home she had shared with Farfán Cabello in Tamarac, according to BSO.

A Facebook account showed photos and videos of Cabello Ynocente and Farfán Cabello sharing a love of soccer. She identified as a native of Huancayo, Peru, who had studied accounting at the public university there.

Neighbors said videos show Farfán Cabello running from house to house asking for money on Friday.

Deputies arrested Farfán Cabello on Friday night at 5301 NW 28 Ave., and corrections booked him at the Broward County Main Jail in Fort Lauderdale, where he remained on Saturday.

Farfán Cabello, who turns 29 on Oct. 16, faced a first-degree premeditated murder charge, according to Broward County court records.

He went before a Broward County judge on Sunday morning and was given no bond while being ordered to undergo a medical evaluation.

Broward County Circuit Judge George Odom was set to preside over the capital homicide case that prosecutors filed on Saturday.

Related story: Man stabs mother to death in Tamarac, deputies say

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Sofia Mendez contributed to this report.

Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, was on high alert after a deadly attack on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, allegedly by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis.

Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Saturday. Read our full coverage here.

Former legal adviser testifies in Netanyahu's corruption case

Israel's former attorney general took the witness stand Sunday in Netanyahu's long-running corruption trial.

Avichai Mandelblit indicted the prime minister seven years ago for fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes. The charges were the first-ever against a sitting Israeli prime minister.

Netanyahu was seated in the courtroom to hear Mandelblit testify. The prime minister handpicked Mandelblit, his former Cabinet secretary, for the attorney general job. His tenure ended in 2022.

“The truth comes to light,” Netanyahu said before entering the courtroom.

Netanyahu has been accused of offering or exchanging favors with wealthy associates and media moguls for political gain. He denies any wrongdoing.

The latest proceedings come weeks before national elections.

Saudi Arabia on high alert after deadly attack as Houthis warn of new strikes

Saudi Arabia kept its main international airport closed and moved Riyadh schools online on Sunday after a deadly strike by Yemen’s Houthi rebels the day before.

The rebels threatened new airstrikes across the kingdom after a missile attack on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and wounded more than 300 on Saturday. The Houthis have not claimed responsibility for that, but claimed two previous deadly attacks on the Riyadh airport earlier in the week.

Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, the Houthis' military spokesperson, urged “everyone to take our warnings seriously.”

The airport strike marked a major escalation in the war between the Iran-backed Houthis and the kingdom, and further complicated sputtering efforts to halt the U.S.-Iran war.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering whether to join Saudi strikes against the rebels, a scenario that could prompt the Houthis to halt shipping through a crucial waterway and further restrict the flow of oil out of the Persian Gulf.

Gaza residents return to rubble as strikes continue amid ceasefire

Residents in central Gaza returned home Sunday morning to assess the damage caused by Israeli strikes after they had been warned to evacuate the buildings the day before.

Bassam Abed said that at least 10 residences housing some 300 families were reduced to rubble. He said families were not given enough time to flee before the military struck their buildings.

“Women slept outdoors. We did not take clothes,” Abed said.

The Israeli military said it had targeted militant infrastructure, including three weapons storage facilities, a rocket launch site and a command center used by Hamas militants to carry out attacks on Israeli soldiers.

The strikes fell one year after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal, but Israel continues to launch near-daily strikes.

Trump officially lifts ban on direct flight to Lebanon

The White House has officially lifted a decades-old ban on direct flight between the U.S. and Lebanon, following through on a commitment President Donald Trump made in July.

U.S. carriers may be reticent to begin offering flight to Lebanon soon, however, as the war with Iran continues to disrupts air traffic in the region and questions over Hezbollah’s influence in parts of the country persist. Direct flights between the two countries were suspended in 1985 by the Reagan administration after the hijacking of TWA Flight 847.

The Lebanese embassy in Washington said on social media that it welcomed the move as “a major step toward resuming direct flights.”

The U.S. embassy in Beirut said the change would make it easier for family members to visit one another and for American businesses to invest in Lebanon. “We look forward to working with our Lebanese partners to turn this opportunity into a reality,” the statement added.

La cuarta edición anual de la carrera Plantation Goes Pink 5K, presentada por Baptist Health, se realizó en el Plantation Central Park.

Los corredores y caminantes se vistieron de rosa mientras recorrían la ruta, apoyando así la lucha para curar el cáncer de mama.

Andrea Ivory, directora ejecutiva y fundadora de la Iniciativa para la Salud Mamaria y Cardíaca de la Mujer, dijo que su organización recibirá el 100 % de las recaudaciones del evento del domingo.

Samiar Nefzi, de Local 10, estuvo presente, y sus reportajes se pueden ver en la parte superior de esta página y debajo de este texto.

It was quite a start to the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Jaguars rookie Josh Cameron returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a would-be touchdown, but it was called back because of offsetting penalties including a hold by Jacksonville’s Branson Combs.

Meanwhile, there was a scrum at midfield, with pushing and shoving on both sides.

When the dust settled, two players were ejected: Jacksonville’s Bryan Thomas Jr. and Philadelphia’s Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

And then the teams did the kickoff all over again.

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Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Walton, Washington, Santa Rosa, Gadsden, and Wakulla counties had post-storm shelters open, according to the FDEM.

Isaias, which made landfall on Friday night near Destin as a Category 2 storm, killed at least four people in Florida and Alabama, according to officials.

In Escambia County, a woman died after a tree fell on her home, and a man died of carbon monoxide fumes from a generator in his garage, according to Sheriff Chip Simmons.

Four assisted living facilities with about 280 residents and a nursing home with over 80 residents evacuated, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

For more information about shelters, visit this page. For information about the Florida Department of Health’s special needs registry, visit this page.

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• Weather Authority: Isaias becomes post-tropical after landfall
• Hurricane Specialist: Isaias slams western Florida Panhandle Friday; heavy rain, winds spread across Southeast today
• National story: 4 dead from storm as Isaias brings threat of floods across the Southeast

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Strong wind gusts blew the roof off the Rest & Relax Inn at 7200 Plantation Road in Pensacola. There was also damage at the Pensacola International Airport.

The first hurricane of the Atlantic season caused at least four people to die and some 900,000 to lose power in Florida and Alabama, according to officials.

In Escambia County, a woman died after a tree fell on her home, and a man died while keeping a generator running in his garage during the storm, according to Sheriff Chip Simmons.

In Alabama, downed trees were to blame for two deaths in Birmingham and Barbour County.

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• Sen. Rick Scott to tour Hurricane Isaias damage in Destin
• Reporting from Pensacola: Isaias brings flooding, damage

• Weather Authority: Isaias becomes post-tropical after landfall
• Hurricane Specialist: Isaias slams western Florida Panhandle Friday; heavy rain, winds spread across Southeast today
• National story: 4 dead from storm as Isaias brings threat of floods across the Southeast

Zheng clinched with her first match point chance, serving an ace to Andreeva’s backhand side, then fell to the court sobbing with emotion.

Zheng’s ranking plummeted due to an elbow injury from a career-high No. 4 last year to 160 this season. She was No. 54 coming into her home tournament as a wild card this week and will now return to the top 30, the WTA said.

“I’ve been through a very tough year,” Zheng said in English in a trophy presentation that had a touch of karaoke. She sang a pop song to roars of appreciation from fans in the arena.

A stellar 2024 saw Zheng reach the final of the Australian Open, win the Paris Olympics singles title at Roland Garros, then in October take a fifth career title on the WTA tour in Japan.

As a qualifier at the U.S. Open in August, Zheng showed her old form was back when she advanced to the quarterfinals, having twice rallied from 5-0 deficits in matches she won against Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek.

Despite the loss, Andreeva is set to rise to a career-high No. 3 ranking. She held three points to win the first set Sunday, leading 5-4, before Zheng reeled off 11 straight points to clinch the set.

“For sure today she played great,” Andreeva said of Zheng. “It’s also very nice to see her playing better and coming back.”

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El inicio del partido está programado para las 8:00 p.m., hora del este.

Miami llega al partido con un récord de 2-0 en la pretemporada, con un promedio de 128.5 puntos por encuentro.

Se espera que el entrenador del Heat, Erik Spoelstra, adopte un enfoque similar al de los primeros dos partidos, dando más minutos de juego a muchos de los jugadores habituales del equipo durante la primera mitad, antes de dar una oportunidad al resto de la plantilla después del medio tiempo.

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El incidente ocurrió poco después de las 12:30 a.m. en la cuadra 1300 de North State Road 7, cerca del centro comercial Lauderhill Mall.

Según el Departamento de Policía de Lauderhill, los agentes acudieron al lugar y encontraron al hombre, un peatón, “con múltiples lesiones”.

El sargento Parys Thomas, portavoz de la policía de Lauderhill, informó en un comunicado de prensa que el hombre “fue trasladado al Broward Health Medical Center, donde permanece en condición crítica, pero estable”.

“El conductor huyó de la escena en un vehículo desconocido y en dirección desconocida”, dijo Thomas.

Se solicita a cualquier persona que tenga información que llame a la Policía de Lauderhill o a Broward Crime Stoppers al 954-493-8477.

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The Herons wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. Just two minutes into the match, Luis Suárez found the back of the net after being played through by Sergio Reguilón, finishing with a clinical strike to give Miami an early 1-0 lead.

Miami continued to push forward in search of a second goal, but D.C. United settled into the match and managed to keep the Herons at bay for much of the next 20 minutes.

In the 35th minute, the momentum briefly shifted as D.C. United pinned Miami deep in its own six-yard box, sending a series of crosses into the penalty area. The Herons weathered the pressure, cleared the danger and regained control of possession.

That patience soon paid off.

A slick passing sequence between Suárez and Lionel Messi opened up the D.C. United defense. Messi’s attempt was stopped, but the rebound fell to Germán Berterame, who headed the ball toward Suárez. The Uruguayan finished with his left foot to double Miami’s advantage.

The Herons carried a 2-0 lead into halftime after controlling the closing stages of the first half. Messi had one more opportunity before the break, stepping up to take a free kick in added time, but D.C. United’s goalkeeper made the save.

Miami picked up right where it left off after halftime, adding a third goal almost immediately.

Suárez and Messi connected again, with Suárez flicking the ball over a D.C. United defender before sending it into the box. Messi met the pass and finished with his first touch to make it 3-0.

Suárez had now recorded two goals and an assist, contributing to all three of Miami’s goals.

D.C. United struggled to maintain possession as Miami pressed aggressively and forced the visitors to work for every opportunity. Messi nearly added another when he fired a left-footed shot off the post, but his second goal of the night was just around the corner.

In the 60th minute, Messi collected the ball near midfield and drove toward goal, weaving his way into the penalty area before calmly slotting his shot into the bottom-right corner. The finish capped off another brilliant individual effort and extended Miami’s lead to 4-0.

The crowd at Nu Stadium erupted into chants of “Messi, Messi, Messi” as the Argentine celebrated with his teammates.

With a four-goal cushion, Miami shifted its focus to managing the game and protecting the clean sheet. D.C. United recorded 10 shots but generated just 0.30 expected goals, underscoring the Herons’ defensive control.

As the match entered its final 20 minutes, the pace slowed, with Miami comfortably managing possession and limiting D.C. United’s opportunities. Five minutes were added in stoppage time, but the visitors could not find a breakthrough.

The final whistle confirmed a convincing 4-0 victory for Miami, a much-needed result as the Herons put their winless streak behind them.

After the match, the entire Miami squad gathered in front of the supporters to celebrate the emphatic win.

Inter Miami will look to build on the result Wednesday when it hosts New York City FC at Nu Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Las Garzas no tardaron en abrir el marcador. Apenas dos minutos después del inicio del partido, Luis Suárez encontró el fondo de la red tras recibir un pase de Sergio Reguilón, y definió con un remate preciso para darle a Miami una ventaja temprana de 1-0.

Miami continuó atacando en busca de un segundo gol, pero D.C. United se asentó en el partido y logró mantener a raya a las Garzas durante gran parte de los siguientes 20 minutos.

En el minuto 35, el impulso cambió brevemente cuando D.C. United acorraló a Miami en su propia área chica y envió una serie de centros al área penal. Las Garzas resistieron la presión, despejaron el peligro y recuperaron el control de la posesión.

Esa paciencia pronto dio resultados.

Una combinación de pases precisos entre Suárez y Lionel Messi abrió la defensa de D.C. United. El disparo de Messi fue detenido, pero el rebote le quedó a Germán Berterame, quien cabeceó el balón hacia Suárez. El uruguayo definió con la pierna izquierda para ampliar la ventaja de Miami.

Las Garzas se fueron al descanso con una ventaja de 2-0 después de controlar los minutos finales de la primera mitad. Messi tuvo una oportunidad más antes del descanso al cobrar un tiro libre en el tiempo añadido, pero el portero de D.C. United detuvo el disparo.

Miami retomó el partido después del descanso justo donde lo había dejado y añadió un tercer gol casi de inmediato.

Suárez y Messi volvieron a conectar, con Suárez elevando el balón por encima de un defensor de D.C. United antes de enviarlo al área. Messi recibió el pase y definió de primera intención para poner el marcador 3-0.

Suárez ya había registrado dos goles y una asistencia, participando en los tres goles de Miami.

D.C. United tuvo dificultades para mantener la posesión mientras Miami presionaba agresivamente y obligaba al equipo visitante a esforzarse en cada oportunidad. Messi estuvo cerca de marcar otro gol cuando estrelló un disparo con la pierna izquierda en el poste, pero su segundo tanto de la noche estaba a punto de llegar.

En el minuto 60, Messi recibió el balón cerca de la mitad de la cancha y avanzó hacia la portería, se abrió paso entre los defensores hasta entrar al área penal y colocó tranquilamente su disparo en la esquina inferior derecha. La definición coronó otra brillante acción individual y amplió la ventaja de Miami a 4-0.

La multitud en el Nu Stadium estalló en cánticos de “Messi, Messi, Messi” mientras el argentino celebraba con sus compañeros.

Con una ventaja de cuatro goles, Miami cambió su enfoque a controlar el partido y proteger su portería sin recibir goles. D.C. United registró 10 disparos, pero generó apenas 0.30 goles esperados, lo que destacó el control defensivo de las Garzas.

Cuando el partido entró en sus últimos 20 minutos, el ritmo disminuyó, con Miami controlando cómodamente la posesión y limitando las oportunidades de D.C. United. Se añadieron cinco minutos de tiempo de compensación, pero el equipo visitante no logró encontrar una oportunidad para descontar.

El silbatazo final confirmó una convincente victoria de 4-0 para Miami, un resultado muy necesario mientras las Garzas dejaban atrás su racha sin triunfos.

Después del partido, todo el plantel de Miami se reunió frente a los aficionados para celebrar la contundente victoria.

Inter Miami buscará aprovechar este resultado el miércoles, cuando reciba a New York City FC en el Nu Stadium. El inicio del partido está programado para las 7:30 p.m.

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It happened just after 12:30 a.m. in the 1300 block of North State Road 7, near the Lauderhill Mall.

According to the Lauderhill Police Department, police responded and found the man, a pedestrian, “suffering from multiple injuries.”

Sgt. Parys Thomas, an LPD spokesperson, said in a news release that the man “was transported to Broward Health Medical Center, where he remains in critical, but stable condition.”

“The driver fled the scene in an unknown vehicle and direction of travel,” Thomas said.

Anyone with information is asked to call LPD or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

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Erik Spoelstra, the Heat’s head coach, praised Ryan Conwell, who got the ball down one at the buzzer.

Spoelstra also noticed an aggressive Niko Jovic making the most of his work with 12 points and 6 rebounds in the first half.

Miami entered the game with a 2-0 record in pre-season, averaging 128.5 points per game. Tipoff was at 8 p.m.

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El Miami Heat perdió 125-124 ante los Minnesota Timberwolves en un partido de pretemporada el sábado por la noche en el Kaseya Center, en el centro de Miami.

Erik Spoelstra, entrenador en jefe del Heat, elogió a Ryan Conwell, quien recibió el balón cuando el equipo perdía por un punto al sonar la bocina.

Spoelstra también destacó a un Niko Jovic agresivo, que aprovechó al máximo su trabajo al registrar 12 puntos y seis rebotes en la primera mitad.

Miami llegó al partido con un récord de 2-0 en la pretemporada, con un promedio de 128.5 puntos por partido. El encuentro comenzó a las 8 p.m.

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Hot through Monday before a weak frontal boundary moves through the region. This front will clear out the tropical humidity through the middle of the week with more sunshine and seasonable temperatures.

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Detectives de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward dieron a conocer la identidad de una madre de 58 años asesinada el sábado por la tarde, después de acusar a su hijo de 28 años de matarla.

Detectives de la BSO informaron que Manuel Antonio Farfán Cabello apuñaló varias veces a su madre, Ylda Lucia Cabello Ynocente, el viernes por la noche, según la BSO.

Personal de rescate declaró muerta a Cabello Ynocente alrededor de las 7:45 p.m. del viernes en la vivienda de dos habitaciones que compartía con Farfán Cabello en Tamarac, según la BSO.

Una cuenta de Facebook mostraba fotos y videos de Cabello Ynocente y Farfán Cabello compartiendo su amor por el fútbol. Ella se identificaba como originaria de Huancayo, Perú, donde había estudiado contabilidad en la universidad pública.

Vecinos dijeron que los videos muestran a Farfán Cabello corriendo de casa en casa y pidiendo dinero el viernes.

Agentes arrestaron a Farfán Cabello el viernes por la noche en 5301 NW 28 Ave., y el personal penitenciario lo ingresó en la cárcel principal del condado de Broward, en Fort Lauderdale, donde permanecía el sábado.

Farfán Cabello, quien cumple 29 años el 16 de octubre, enfrentaba un cargo de asesinato premeditado en primer grado, según los registros judiciales del condado de Broward.

El juez del Tribunal de Circuito del condado de Broward, George Odom, tenía previsto presidir el caso de homicidio punible con la pena capital que los fiscales presentaron el sábado.

Historia relacionada: Hombre apuñala a su madre hasta matarla en Tamarac, informan agentes.

La editora de asignaciones de Local 10 News, Sofia Mendez, contribuyó a este informe.

Las fuertes lluvias podrían provocar inundaciones en toda la región, con desbordes que continuaban en el oeste de Carolina del Norte, según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Eran posibles tornados en partes de Virginia y Carolina del Norte, y había condiciones de oleaje peligroso y corrientes de resaca a lo largo de las costas del Golfo y del Atlántico sureste.

“Calculamos que esas fuertes lluvias continuarán aquí en los Apalaches centrales hacia el Atlántico medio durante el día del domingo, y podría haber inundaciones repentinas en zonas urbanas y ráfagas de viento residuales asociadas con el sistema a medida que continúa subiendo por la columna vertebral de las montañas Apalaches”, declaró Philippe Papin, especialista del Centro Nacional de Huracanes en Miami.

Al menos cuatro muertes estuvieron vinculadas a la tormenta, incluidas las de dos personas que fallecieron cuando árboles cayeron sobre viviendas en Florida y Alabama. Isaías, el primer huracán de la temporada del Atlántico, tocó tierra como huracán de categoría 2 el viernes cerca de Destin, Florida, un destino vacacional de la costa del Golfo lleno de edificios altos y tiendas para turistas. La tormenta luego avanzó con fuerza hacia el interior de Alabama con vientos de tormenta tropical.

En el condado Burke de Carolina del Norte, las autoridades reportaron un rescate acuático en el río Catawba detrás de una escuela secundaria poco después de las 8 a.m. del domingo.

Un hombre y una mujer sin hogar estaban acampando cuando el agua subió y los tomó desprevenidos. “Ambas personas y su perro fueron rescatados y ahora están a salvo”, según un portavoz de la agencia de gestión de emergencias del condado.

Casi una docena de estaciones meteorológicas locales en Carolina del Norte reportaron totales torrenciales de lluvia en 24 horas a las 9 a.m. del domingo, desde unos 13 centímetros (unas 5 pulgadas) hasta un máximo de 24 centímetros (9,57 pulgadas) en la estación de bomberos en Enola. El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional indicó que la lluvia estaba disminuyendo en el área, pero que seguían siendo posibles aumentos rápidos de ríos e inundaciones.

Los vientos con fuerza de huracán en el noroeste de Florida arrancaron el techo de un hotel en Pensacola, y el alcalde de la ciudad indicó que el aeropuerto “sufrió algunos daños”. La tormenta aplastó un cobertizo para botes en Destin y arrancó parte de la fachada de un edificio alto en Panama City Beach.

En una iglesia en Pensacola donde la United Cajun Navy distribuía suministros el domingo por la mañana, una fila de cientos de autos se extendía alrededor de la manzana. Yvette Haro relató que llegó a las 5 a.m. después de que el día anterior la rechazaran porque se habían agotado los suministros.

Con un hijo de 10 años y una hija de 5 en casa, dijo que es difícil ir a las tiendas y esperar en filas largas. Buscaba agua, toallas de papel, papel higiénico y suministros de limpieza.

“Cualquier cosa que estén dispuestos a darnos es útil”, relató.

Aunque su casa no sufrió daños, la pérdida de electricidad estaba complicando las cosas, señaló Haro. “Lo más importante es que nuestra comida se está echando a perder. Es muy difícil seguir asando todo y luego ¿dónde guardamos toda esta comida?”

Casi 390.000 clientes en el sur de Alabama y el noroeste de Florida seguían sin electricidad el domingo, según poweroutage.com.

En el condado de Escambia, Florida, el jefe policial Chip Simmons informó que una mujer murió cuando un árbol cayó sobre su casa y que un hombre falleció por inhalación de monóxido de carbono procedente de un generador que funcionaba en su garaje. Cuatro familiares del hombre, de entre 4 y 72 años, recibieron tratamiento pero están previstos a sobrevivir, indicó el jefe policial.

Una persona murió cuando un árbol cayó sobre una casa en Birmingham, indicó Cory Moon, jefe de bomberos de la ciudad. Josh Johnson, de la agencia estatal de gestión de emergencias, atribuyó una segunda muerte relacionada con la tormenta en Alabama a un accidente de vehículo motorizado en el que estuvo involucrado un árbol caído en el condado de Barbour.

Las autoridades en Mobile en Alabama reportaron numerosos árboles y líneas eléctricas derribados.

El presidente Donald Trump aprobó una declaración de emergencia para Georgia después de haber hecho lo mismo previamente para Florida y Alabama, lo que permite la ayuda federal.

El Departamento de Energía autorizó intercambios de emergencia de petróleo crudo de la reserva estratégica de petróleo del país para abordar interrupciones en el suministro debido a la tormenta.

Mientras tanto, en el Pacífico, Simon era una tormenta de categoría 4 con vientos de 241 km/h (150 mph) mientras se acercaba a la costa de México. Simon está previsto a llevar lluvias intensas a partir del domingo a partes del suroeste de México, con inundaciones y deslaves potencialmente mortales.

Rachel está prevista a traer vientos fuertes y lluvia al norte de México y al sur de California después de convertirse durante la noche en un ciclón postropical, dijo Papin.

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Contribuyeron a esta nota los corresponsales Julie Walker en Nueva York y Kathy McCormack en Concord, Nueva Hampshire.

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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.

In western North Carolina, rivers overflowed as heavy rainfall raised the risk of flash and urban flooding, according to the National Weather Service. Tornadoes were possible in parts of Virginia and North Carolina, and life-threatening surf and rip current conditions were expected to continue along the Gulf and southeastern Atlantic coasts.

The remnants of a separate storm — Rachel — were expected to bring heavy rains and gusty winds to parts of the southwestern U.S., according to the National Hurricane Center.

At least four deaths were linked to Isaias, including two people killed when trees fell onto homes in Florida and Alabama. The first hurricane of the Atlantic season, Isaias came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane Friday near Destin, Florida, a Gulf Coast vacation spot filled with high-rises and tourist shops. The storm then roared into Alabama with tropical-force winds before heading farther north.

In Florida’s Escambia County, Sheriff Chip Simmons said a woman was killed when a tree fell on her home and a man died of carbon monoxide fumes from a generator running in his garage. Four of the man’s family members, ranging in age from 4 to 72, were treated but were expected to survive, the sheriff said.

One person died when a tree fell on a house in Birmingham, said Cory Moon, the city’s fire chief. A second storm-related death in Alabama was attributed to a motor vehicle crash involving a downed tree in Barbour County, said Josh Johnson of the state’s emergency management agency.

Heavy rains cause problems in North Carolina

In Burke County, North Carolina, officials said there were at least two water rescues.

An unhoused male and female were camping when floodwaters from the Catawba River caught them off guard. They were rescued, along with their dog, according to a spokesperson for the county emergency management agency. Separately, a woman trapped inside her car in floodwaters was freed outside of Morganton.

In McDowell County, North Carolina, just west of Burke County, first responders said they dealt with five landslides and voluntary evacuations overnight Saturday into Sunday as they responded to flooded roads and streams overflowing their banks.

“Despite a challenging night, we are thankful to report no known injuries or loss of life. We call that a success!” the county emergency management agency posted online.

Nearly a dozen local weather stations in the western North Carolina county reported torrential 24-hour rainfall totals at 9 a.m. Sunday, from about 5 inches (13 centimeters) to as much as 9.57 inches (24 centimeters) at the fire/rescue station in Enola. The National Weather Service said rainfall was diminishing in the area but that rapid river rises and flooding remained possible.

Dealing with Isaias aftermath in Florida

Hurricane-force winds in the Florida Panhandle blew the roof off a Pensacola hotel, and the city’s mayor said the airport “took some damage.” The storm flattened a boathouse in Destin and ripped away part of the facade of a high-rise in Panama City Beach.

At a church in Pensacola where the United Cajun Navy was distributing supplies Sunday morning, a line of hundreds of cars stretched around the block. Yvette Haro said she arrived at 5 a.m. after being turned away the previous day because supplies had run out.

With a 10-year-old son and a 5-year-old daughter at home, she said it's hard to go to stores and wait in long lines. She was looking for water, paper towels, toilet paper and cleaning supplies.

“Anything that they’re willing to give us is helpful,” she said.

While her home didn't suffer any damage, the loss of electricity was making things difficult, Haro said. “The biggest thing is our food going bad. It’s really hard to keep grilling everything and then where do we store all this food?”

Roughly 416,000 customers were without power Sunday at 1 p.m. ET in southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, according to poweroutage.com.

Sarah Gatewood, a spokesperson for Florida Power & Light, said workers from all over Florida and from more than two dozen other states were mobilized to help restore power.

“We know how frustrating it is to be without power and we know that our customers are counting on us, and that’s why we bring in additional resources and focus our efforts 24/7 on getting the lights back on for our customers,” she said.

Rachel brings wind and rain to southern California

Rachel became a post-tropical cyclone overnight, bringing damaging rain and waves to southern California.

Waves from the storm battered a century-old wooden boardwalk on the Long Beach peninsula and forced homeowners to evacuate over the weekend. The strip of multimillion-dollar oceanfront properties, along with much of the Southern California coastline, was already reeling from Hurricane Marie in September.

Jake Gordon, a Long Beach real estate agent, said he was devastated to see the historic boardwalk in his hometown reduced to a splintered pile of wood amid ongoing erosion from storm surges.

“This area is completely shattered and vulnerable,” Gordon said. “The fact that Rachel came and gave it the knockout blow — I don’t want to say it can’t get any worse for these houses, but it’s really, really sad.”

Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said that the storm would affect the whole city, and urged city residents to avoid the peninsula through the weekend as crews worked to clean up the area. More than half a dozen houses along the coast were declared structurally unsafe.

“It is not normal that we see this type of activity, especially for our residents in the peninsula,” Richardson said Saturday. “These kind of impacts are not normal, they are unprecedented for our community.”

And in the Pacific, Hurricane Simon was a Category 4 storm as it approached Mexico’s coast Sunday. Simon was expected to bring heavy rainfall to parts of southwestern Mexico with life-threatening flooding and mudslides.

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Brumback reported from Atlanta. Associated Press reporters Julie Walker in New York, Kathy McCormack in Concord, New Hampshire, and Jack Brook in New Orleans contributed.

Despite higher prices, criticism from trade experts and displeasure among voters, Trump holds fast to his belief that imposing the highest import duties on U.S. trading partners since the Great Depression is a winner.

A recent poll suggests that is a big gamble with less than a month before the Nov. 3 midterms. Most U.S. adults disapprove of his trade policies, with more than 64% saying he has gone too far with his latest tariffs, compared with 58% in January.

A look at the political, legal and economic challenges to the Republican president's approach to trade.

Where Trump's ever-changing tariffs stand today

The United States has set taxes on imports from most countries in the low double digits, although the rates have gone up and down because of legal setbacks as well as Trump's habit of changing them seemingly on a whim.

In the biggest round last year, Trump levied what he called “reciprocal” tariffs and other duties on dozens of countries. He cited a 1977 law that he said allowed him to act without congressional approval in an economic emergency.

After the Supreme Court struck that down in February, Trump turned to an array of other trade laws to accomplish his goals.

The primary one he is using now, Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, allows him to impose tariffs on countries that he believes are engaging in unfair trade practices, such as not adequately enforcing a ban on forced labor. The new duties range from 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 economies, including big U.S. trading partners such as the European Union, India, Japan, Canada and Mexico.

Why trade experts think Trump is causing more damage than good

Trump is taking a sledgehammer to a relatively open global trading system that many mainstream economists think has benefited the U.S. enormously. It has helped boost growth, keep prices low and make U.S. businesses more competitive and often dominant in global industries.

The U.S. is the second-largest exporter in the world, after China. It exported $3.4 trillion in goods and services last year, far ahead of third place Germany’s $2.3 trillion.

Although Trump claims foreign exporters are paying tariffs, it is mostly Americans who are footing the bill. Studies, including ones from New York Fed and Harvard, have shown that overseas companies have largely not lowered their prices to offset the tariffs that U.S. businesses pay at the border. Those businesses are absorbing the added costs or passing them along to consumers through higher prices.

The White House responds that the factory boom is already underway and points to statistics showing that manufacturing jobs, after falling last year, are on the upswing and work in certain nonresidential construction trades is rising, too.

“Factory construction jobs of today mean more manufacturing jobs down the road once those factories come online,” said White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers.

Mixed evidence that countries are ‘ripping off’ the US

In the four years after China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, nearly 3 million U.S. manufacturing jobs were lost, accelerating a shift away from factory work. Even global trade enthusiasts recognize the damage. Many U.S. companies struggled to compete with an influx of discounted products from China, which has suppressed consumption to encourage exports

It also is true that some countries have higher tariffs than the U.S., manipulate their currencies lower to ensure to make their exports to the U.S. cheaper and help industries with subsidies.

But tariffs among U.S. major trading partners are low, often comparable to U.S. rates and sometimes lower.

Before the trade war, the U.S. rate averaged 1.47% for goods from the European Union, slightly above the average 1.35% imposed by the EU on American products, according to the Brussels think tank Bruegel. Europeans are big buyers of what America wants to sell. About 30% of European imports are from U.S.-owned companies, according to the European Central Bank.

The relationship with Canada, America's big trading partner to the north, was also similar before trade talks broke down this summer. Canada's effective tariff rate on U.S. imports was about 2.4%, less than half the 5% that the U.S. had on Canadian imports, according to calculations by Oxford Economics.

Now the countries are mired in a tit-for-tat dispute, with both countries escalating tariffs on each other.

Last year, Vandermeer's premonition came true in a very personal way. The 62-year-old lost his job as a product designer at Howard Miller, a clockmaker that relied on parts produced overseas. After a century in business, the company in Zeeland, Michigan, closed its factory, sold off its inventory and brand name and laid off nearly 200 workers.

“So much for bringing jobs back,” Vandermeer said. Next month, he plans to vote straight Democrat in the midterms.

As if an unpopular war with Iran and persistent inflation were not enough trouble for Republicans, they are confronting a backlash over the tariffs that Trump made a cornerstone of his economic agenda. He promised that charging higher taxes on imports would spur a factory renaissance in the United States, but that has not come to pass. Although the country has added manufacturing jobs so far this year, the sector has fewer employees than when Trump returned to the White House in January 2025.

White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers insisted that a factory boom is underway, citing increases in manufacturing output and more work in certain nonresidential construction trades. “Factory construction jobs of today mean more manufacturing jobs down the road once those factories come online,” she said.

Even before the tariffs, Howard Miller struggled as Americans lost their taste for fancy timepieces such as its signature grandfather and mantel clocks. So the company broadened its offerings years ago to include bar carts, cabinets and consoles.

But those products also depended on glass and other parts from abroad, and diversification did not ensure survival.

“I could still have a job, but now I don’t because of tariffs,” Vandermeer said. “It was like taking a knife to the back.”

Job losses pile up in battleground states

Vandermeer lives in Michigan's 4th Congressional District, which is represented by Republican Bill Huizenga, who is running for a ninth term in the Nov. 3 election.

Before Trump implemented his broadest set of tariffs last year, on what the president called “Liberation Day,” Huizenga was supportive.

“Is it going to be easy? Not necessarily. Is it the right thing to do? Absolutely it is,” he told reporters at the time.

A spokesperson for Huizenga said last week that the congressman “sees a potential role for tariffs” for boosting domestic manufacturing "while recognizing the need to address their broader economic effects.” His Democratic opponent, state Sen. Sean McCann, has criticized the incumbent for opposing legislation that would rein in tariffs that Trump imposed unilaterally.

There are similar issues in competitive races in Kansas, Iowa and Ohio, where Republican acquiescence could hurt the party on Election Day as their constituents face factory layoffs, farm foreclosures and higher prices.

Tracy Chew, 55, voted for Trump in 2016, then for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 and Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024.

She used to work for Case, a backhoe manufacturer, but the company announced before the tariffs that it would close its plant in Burlington, Iowa. She lost her job in April, as did her daughter, followed by husband and son-in-law over the next few weeks.

Chew is leaning toward voting for Democrats again this year, feeling that Trump let them down.

“I’m furious he isn’t doing enough," she said. “Tariffs are not targeting the right companies, the right amount."

Layoffs in Iowa have piled up elsewhere.

Winnebago Industries, which produces recreational vehicles like campers, cut 200 jobs last year after the cost of importing aluminum, steel and electronics increased by tens of millions of dollars.

“It’s a day to day battle,” said Michael Happe, the company's chief executive.

In the tight race for an open U.S. Senate seat in Iowa, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson faces Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek. There is a close contest, too, in Kansas, where Democrat Adam Hamilton, the pastor of the largest United Methodist Church in the U.S., is trying to unseat Republican Roger Marshall.

Cole Hoppock, chief executive of appliance maker Vornado Air in Wichita, Kansas, said Trump's tariffs “impacted virtually everything.” The company known for its retro household fans laid off more than 70 factory workers in February, blaming higher prices for imported parts.

Trump's trade policy could force cutbacks soon at another Kansas employer, Canadian jet manufacturer Bombardier. Trump has threatened to ban the company's sales in the U.S. if Bombardier does not start making all its planes in the U.S. Bombardier said it buys parts from 2,800 companies in 47 states, including in Kansas, where it employs more than 1,000 people

Trump's approach to trade is unpopular

Trump has spent years complaining that other countries are ripping off the U.S. when it comes to trade. Most economists say he is wrong and that his remedy — broad universal tariffs — would cause more pain than help.

Now most Americans disagree with Trump's approach, according to The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. A September poll showed only about 3 in 10 U.S. adults approve of Trump's handling of trade negotiations, compared with 4 in 10 in March.

Some of Trump's tariffs have been haphazard.

He targeted Brazil because of political differences and he jacked up tariffs on China to levels so extreme that they risked a recession and forced the president to retreat. The Supreme Court in February ruled against Trump's declaration of an emergency to roll out his “Liberation Day” tariffs last year, leaving foreign trade unsettled as the administration continues to adjust with new levies and threats.

Tariffs are far from the only reason for the lost of manufacturing jobs, and factories have cut workers for decades with or without them. Even some Republicans who dislike Trump's approach will not split with the party.

Bicycle Corp. of America, which closed its factory in South Carolina last year, blamed rising prices for imported parts. Koby Bird, who retired after working in quality control, likes tariffs but was frustrated by Trump's habit of raising and lowering them seemingly at whim.

“It was all over the place,” Bird said. “Businesses couldn't plan.”

Next month, Bird is likely to stick with Republicans, including U.S. Sen. Darline Graham, because tariffs are only one issue and he believes Democrats would spend too much money on the wrong things.

Ernie Goss, an economist at Creighton University in Nebraska, said manufacturing woes may not convert to Democratic victories. He said some people may “think the tariffs in the long run will work.”

Some workers may be turning on Trump

Wendell Young, a union leader in Pennsylvania, where several factories have had layoffs, said he senses a backlash among workers.

Last summer, Young said he got a firestorm of angry responses to his email blaming tariffs for a decision by Post Holdings to cut 160 jobs at a local pet food factory.

“Keep politics out of this," wrote one of workers at the plant in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. "President Trump isn’t the reason.”

“People used to beat me up for not supporting Trump. I haven’t heard that in a year," said Young, president of Local 1776 of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. “Some of these people are red Republicans and they are shocked. They expected more jobs."

Post Holdings ultimately agreed to reduce the head count by offering severance for people to leave, but lower production had a ripple effect.

Local can manufacturer Trivium Packaging decided to cut several jobs because they were getting less orders from Post and other companies, according to Young's union.

“I understand the mindset behind tariffs, but I just don't know if it's working," said former Trivium worker Heather Kingston. She left for another company before the layoffs, and her husband is still working at Trivium. “There doesn’t seem to be many manufacturing jobs moving into the area,” she said.

Kingston said she voted for Republican Dan Meuser in the 9th District last time but is having doubts this year. Meuser's seat is considered safe, but other races in the state are up for grabs, including in the 7th and 8th districts, which are near the Post and Trivium factories.

Now Smith could be sent back to prison for the rest of it.

A federal judge released him in 2024 under rules adopted after Congress passed the First Step Act, a landmark criminal justice law during President Donald Trump’s first term. But the Supreme Court ruled in May that people sentenced under older, harsher laws cannot rely on the disparity between their sentences and current penalties to seek early compassionate release.

“Every time I get a call, I’m hoping it’s some good news. Or, you know, at least not no bad news,” said Smith, a tall, soft-spoken 47-year-old whose beard is now flecked with gray.

Smith is among about a dozen people nationwide who could be returned to prison because of the ruling, according to FAMM, a sentencing reform group formerly Families Against Mandatory Minimums. Without clemency from the White House, the group says, second chances could disappear for those people.

The First Step Act opened a path to freedom

The First Step Act was the most significant rewrite of federal sentencing laws in a generation. Among other changes, it reduced some lengthy mandatory minimum sentences, particularly for nonviolent drug crimes. Trump said the law would “make our communities safer and give former inmates a second chance at life after they have served their time.”

The law was championed by Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser who had a personal connection to the issue: Kushner's his father had spent time in federal prison when Kushner was younger.

Thousands of people have been released from prison in the years since the law was passed, but some recent Supreme Court rulings have made it harder for other people already serving long sentences to argue for their release. For Smith and others like him, competing interpretations have created a high-stakes legal limbo.

“They’re doing everything that they should be doing. They’re reestablishing relationships with families. They’re volunteering in their communities. They’re working,” said Shanna Rifkin, FAMM's general counsel. “Having them reincarcerated is so unjust given that they have demonstrated their rehabilitation.”

Without a grant of clemency from the White House, Rifkin says their second chance could be snatched away.

Trump remains proud of signing the First Step Act, and the administration is actively reviewing developments, said a White House official speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorize to speak publicly on the issue.

Supreme Court ruling narrows options for people serving long sentences

In 2023, the U.S. Sentencing Commission adopted new rules for people serving unusually long sentences. Judges could sometimes consider changes to the law when deciding whether to grant compassionate release to inmates who had served at least 10 years.

Not everyone agreed.

The Department of Justice argued the new rules went beyond what the First Step Act allowed. Judges nevertheless agreed to free dozens of people across the country after considering legal changes and other factors, FAMM found.

The dispute eventually went all the way to the Supreme Court, which handed down a 6-3 decision in May. It found that sentencing disparities from decades past are not “extraordinary and compelling” reasons to grant compassionate release.

“It is hard to see how Congress’s deliberate decision not to extend newly reduced penalties to those already sentenced could be a convincing reason that ‘warrant(s)’ a reduction,” Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote for the conservative majority.

The decision was one of two during the last Supreme Court term that narrowed the options for people serving long sentences, said Daniel Harawa, a law professor at New York University. “I worry a lot about what this means for federal criminal justice reform,” he said.

For Smith and about a dozen other people around the country, it could mean they have to finish serving a sentence that would not be handed down today.

Prior convictions meant a life sentence

Smith grew up in a small town in rural northern Alabama and became addicted to drugs as a teenager, his lawyers said in court documents. At 17 he was arrested for twice selling crack cocaine to an informant. A pair of marijuana convictions followed a few years later. He served about three years in prison. After his release he worked as a construction worker and a janitor.

In 2010, he got involved with a drug ring selling crack cocaine and marijuana on the Tennessee-Alabama line, prosecutors said. Caught on phone calls recorded by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, he was convicted of drug conspiracy and money laundering after he pulled out of a plea deal that called for 12 years to 14 years in prison in exchange for his cooperation.

His lawyers called his involvement “unremarkable,” but the federal conviction combined with his prior record triggered a life sentence.

The judge questioned whether the punishment fit the crime, but said the laws tied her hands. It was the longest sentence linked to the 20-person case, exceeding even the ringleader's.

Smith said he resolved to keep his head down behind bars, working prison jobs and avoiding infractions.

“What kept me sane was that faith, that belief in God,” he said.

He missed little things, like sleeping in a full-sized bed and taking a bath after a long day. He missed big things, too: His mother died during his first year in prison and he couldn't ask his family to shoulder the $1,000 it would cost for him to travel home for the funeral.

After 13 years, Smith got his second chance

After the Sentencing Commission adopted its new compassionate release rules following the First Step Act, Smith asked a judge for a reduction to time served. It took nearly a year, but the court agreed he should go free.

He returned to Alabama and moved in with his sister and her daughter.

Last month, prosecutors filed court documents challenging his release and they pointed to the Supreme Court decision. They argued he would be subject to a mandatory-minimum sentence of 25 years, even under current laws, and called the judge's decision to release him “difficult to justify.”

A Justice Department official speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing case said Rutherford's case means his release is no longer valid, and the department cannot agree to a sentence below what the law requires.

The prospect of a return to prison is a bitter pill for his father, James Smith, a mainstay at the Willow Grove Missionary Baptist Church.

“When you got rapists and murderers and you get this guy on a nonviolent case and you want him for life," he said, “it doesn’t sit well with me.”

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Associated Press video journalist Kristin M. Hall in Nashville, Tenn., contributed to this report.

“I’m really sorry for your experience, and I hope that you’re on the mend,” said El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, after outlining proposals for guaranteed health care and paid leave.

Later that night, while talking to reporters in the basement below the theatre, his tone was far different. El-Sayed called his Republican opponent Mike Rogers a “coward,” said President Donald Trump was “afraid” to visit the state and dismissed as “dumb” a question about whether Iran or Israel posed a greater threat to the United States.

The exchanges captured two sides of a candidate who is the central figure in one of the nation’s most consequential Senate races. El-Sayed would be the country's first Muslim senator, and he's crisscrossing the state to counter a Republican effort, fueled by tens of millions of dollars, to portray him as a dangerous radical. But he has also embraced his confrontational side by mocking and taunting Trump and Rogers.

“If they want to make me the main character in the midterms, I’m not shying away from it,” El-Sayed said in an interview. “Run against me. See how well that works out for you.”

El-Sayed’s brash, swaggering confidence rubbed some Democrats the wrong way during a divisive primary against Rep. Haley Stevens. The former public health official has shown little interest in toning it down, remaining unapologetic about his progressive agenda and adversarial approach, emboldening supporters who believe he's the right candidate for an angry electorate that has lost faith in the political establishment.

But his doubters fear he'll cost Democrats control of the Senate by failing to unite his party's disparate factions ahead of November.

“If you want their votes, you have to make nice with those people, and he’s not really doing that,” said Michigan political strategist Adrian Hemond, who supported Stevens. “Maybe he doesn’t have to. The entire theory of this candidacy has been he can remake what the electorate looks like.”

Republicans target El-Sayed

Even though Michigan backed Trump twice in his three presidential campaigns, no Republican has won a Senate race in the state since 1994.

The political landscape is no friendlier this year. Trump started an unpopular war with Iran, leading to higher gas prices. Rogers has opted for a low-key campaign with fewer public events than El-Sayed as he tries to make the race all about his Democratic opponent.

As of Oct. 10, Republicans had outspent Democrats by $78 million to $63 million in the Michigan Senate race, according to AdImpact, which tracks political advertising. Around $40 million in Republican spending has gone toward negative advertisements, compared to only around $20 million from Democrats.

The ads portray El-Sayed as “dangerously radical” and “too extreme,” highlighting his past calls to defund the police and relax immigration enforcement. Others tie him to Hasan Piker, a popular online streamer with whom El-Sayed has appeared and who has drawn criticism for past comments, including saying that “America deserved 9/11.”

On Friday, Rogers appeared alongside Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy, who told reporters that El-Sayed “sleeps in a Bin Laden jersey.” Rogers laughed.

Vice President JD Vance has called him “evil.” In one social media post, Trump shared a photo of himself with first lady Melania Trump alongside a photo of El-Sayed and his wife, who wears a hijab, with the caption: “Two VERY DIFFERENT America’s.”

Late Wednesday, Trump referred to El-Sayed as “Mohammed” and said he “goes back to the days of the Jihad.”

El-Sayed has hardly backed down. At the campaign stop in Port Huron, he taunted Trump to visit Michigan, suggesting Rogers and other Republicans were afraid the president would hurt their chances.

“Donald, if you’re watching, don’t wuss out, man,” El-Sayed said.

And he responded to Kennedy’s attack by suggesting the Republican is in the KKK.

“That’s rich coming from someone who wears his bed sheets out at night,” El-Sayed posted on social media.

El-Sayed uses a personal touch with voters

Before the Port Huron town hall, El-Sayed worked his way down a line of people who couldn’t fit inside the theater, shaking hands, taking photos and stopping for conversations.

Jeff Petrucella and his wife Alice traveled from Macomb County to see El-Sayed. They described themselves as politically “middle of the road” and said they had voted Republican in the past.

“I’m pretty done with the Republicans right now,” Jeff said.

Alice said she was “looking for a change that is better for my granddaughters,” pointing to El-Sayed’s support for Medicare for All. Nor was she put off by his more confrontational appearances on Fox News.

“I think he expresses himself well. You can tell he’s a well-spoken, educated man,” she said.

Pat Kreiner was among those who waited nearly an hour to see El-Sayed. Her children had persuaded her to support him in the Democratic primary.

“My son said to me, ‘I have been living with this trickle-down economy since the day I was born,’” Kreiner said. “‘It doesn’t work for me.’”

Kreiner also expressed anger about Trump's trade war with Canada, just across the river from Port Huron.

“We are heartsick about our neighbors,” she said. “They used to come over a lot. We don’t see them now.”

Visiting smaller towns such as Port Huron has become central to El-Sayed’s campaign, with his team recently saying he's held more than 500 events in over 100 cities across the state.

“Go everywhere. Talk to everyone. That’s what we do,” El-Sayed said in an interview.

The personal approach has not erased all the skepticism surrounding El-Sayed, including within his own party.

His criticism of Israel and association with Piker have raised concerns among some Jewish Democrats. El-Sayed has held a series of private gatherings with undecided Jewish voters as he works to win their support.

He has also sought to strengthen his standing with Black voters. In the Democratic primary, Stevens drew more support in Wayne County, home to Detroit and its large Black population.

Ahead of Thursday’s debate, El-Sayed attended two events with Black leaders before stopping at a Black barbershop, where he moved from chair to chair talking with customers. He stopped at one point to speak with a pregnant woman, congratulating her and asking when her baby was due.

“November 8th?” El-Sayed joked. “Make sure you vote early, huh?”

The race has become about more than just Michigan

While El-Sayed has spent much of his campaign trying to win over Michigan voters, his candidacy has taken on significance far beyond the state. Republicans have made him a symbol of what they warn is an increasingly radical Democratic Party, while progressives see his campaign as a chance to prove their politics can win in a closely divided state.

At a New York City fundraiser on Oct. 5, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cast his campaign as a test for progressives nationwide.

“If Abdul can win in Michigan, anybody can win anywhere,” said the New York Democrat, a potential presidential candidate.

Ocasio-Cortez plans to campaign with El-Sayed in Michigan next week, followed by former President Barack Obama on Oct. 24.

The national stakes have also drawn renewed opposition. United Democracy Project, a super PAC affiliated with AIPAC, disclosed an initial $94,000 expenditure against El-Sayed on Friday, after spending nearly $30 million to oppose him in the Democratic primary.

And El-Sayed, despite insisting the election should focus on Michigan voters and their economic struggles, has embraced the larger implications of his candidacy.

“I am grateful for your support,” he told the audience at the New York fundraiser, according to remarks obtained by The Associated Press. He said he had two goals — “pick up a U.S. Senate seat” and “change the nature of our politics for the better.”

That number only includes those buried by authorities in Djibouti. Others have been buried by the migrants themselves but they won't be added to the official count until authorities can verify the bodies, Alexandre Coissac, IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti, told the AP via the phone.

“What is terrible is that they were buried with no names, in a common grave, like in a war situation,” Coissac said. “They all have a mother, a father, and we may never learn what happened.”

Coissac said the migrants boarded the ship in the evening of Oct. 8 and that it sank very soon after, close to the shore, “mainly because it was overcrowded.”

“The local authorities did their best,” Coissac said, “but they were overwhelmed with all the bodies that kept coming at once towards the shore.”

He said authorities were bringing the surviving migrants to the IOM rescue center in Obock where they receive medical assistance after swallowing sea water, and psychological support.

“They're all in a state of shock,” Coissac, who visited the area of the shipwreck Saturday, said. “I tried to talk to some of them but it's very difficult.”

Some of the migrants in the IOM center are already aware that their family members died during the shipwreck. Others were given access to phones to call loved ones back home to notify them they are alive.

At least 84 people remained missing in one of the deadliest shipwrecks yet on the popular but perilous crossing from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, where many migrants seek work in rich Gulf nations.

The boat was traveling from Djibouti to Yemen when it capsized on Thursday night or Friday morning, according to the IOM. More than 80 people survived, all of them Ethiopian nationals, it said.

The Geneva-based U.N. migration agency said the vessel had 305 people on board and warned that the death toll could still rise.

Personal items likely belonging to the migrants, including shoes, were seen on a beach in a video shared by IOM. Rescue work continued as fears grew for the missing.

Tens of thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa travel every year through Djibouti and across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait towards Gulf countries in search of safety and economic opportunities, the IOM said in its statement.

That movement has continued despite newly escalating fighting in Yemen, on the other side of the strait.

“This is a devastating loss of life,” said Coissac. “This tragedy is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by migrants along this migration corridor as they seek economic opportunities.”

In recent weeks, at least 2,000 Yemenis have received aid in Djibouti as the fighting has escalated in Yemen between the Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.

That's the opposite direction from the movement of the migrants who died in the shipwreck and the typical migration patterns of recent years: The tens of thousands who cross from eastern Africa toward Yemen each year have typically been looking for work in places like Saudi Arabia.

Over 900 migrants died or went missing along the route last year, according to IOM’s Missing Migrants Project.

“No one gets into a boat like that unless they believe there is no other safe way,” IOM Director-General Amy Pope said. “We cannot keep treating these deaths as normal. Safe and legal pathways save lives. I am asking governments and donors to act before the next boat goes down.”

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Ciobanu reported from Warsaw, Poland.

The 71-year-old Leo said the nodule was found at an early stage and was “circumscribed” or small and well-localized. The Vatican said Leo's expected recovery time from surgery would be a week.

The American pope made the announcement during his Sunday noon blessing in an unusual display of transparency about his health. He thanked the crowd for their closeness and entrusted himself to their prayers.

The Vatican didn’t say exactly when the surgery would take place, other than in the early days of this week. Leo has one upcoming main event: the closing Mass on Wednesday of a weeklong conference on family ministry, but Vatican officials suggested he might miss it.

A nodule can be benign or malignant

A lung nodule is a small abnormal area measuring less than 3 centimeters (1 inch) that sometimes appears on a CT scan of the chest or abdomen, according to the American Cancer Society. Often, the scans are done to investigate trauma or a lung infection, unrelated to a lung cancer screening.

“Lung nodules are fairly common and are often benign, but benign and cancerous nodules can have a similar appearance on imaging," said Dr. Stephen Liu, a lung cancer expert at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

"When there is sufficient concern, and when it is safe to do so based on the location of the nodule and the overall health of the patient, surgical removal can provide a definitive diagnosis,” he said.

If the nodule turns out to be cancerous, the prognosis is “excellent” since it will have been removed at an early stage and surgery alone might be all Leo needs in terms of treatment, he said in an interview.

"It often can be a blessing in disguise to remove that cancer before it has a chance to grow or to spread,” he said.

Leo has no previously known health problems and is physically active, with weekly tennis matches and swimming at the papal summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo.

The pope has a major trip planned Nov. 6-17 to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. It's unclear how or whether the planned surgery and recovery might affect the itinerary, but Leo said earlier in his remarks Sunday that he still planned to go.

In his remarks, delivered in Italian, Leo said that during a recent medical check, “doctors found a circumscribed nodule in my lung. It was detected at a very early stage and is well-localized. The doctors believe it’s best to take action, so, following their advice, I have decided to have surgery to remove it."

He thanked the faithful "for your spiritual support, and I entrust myself to your prayers.”

Surgery to be at the pope's hospital

Leo’s predecessor, Pope Francis, died April 21, 2025, of a stroke following a long hospitalization brought on by a respiratory crisis that developed into double pneumonia. Francis suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man.

Francis' illnesses were characterized by a dizzying and sometimes problematic release of information from the Vatican, which always closely guards the privacy of a pope's health. In one infamous incident, the Vatican said Francis had gone to the hospital in March 2023 for scheduled tests, but the pontiff later revealed he had felt pain in his chest and was rushed to the hospital where bronchitis was diagnosed. He ended up being admitted for three days.

This time around, Leo appeared keen to control the message and deliver it himself, using one of his most public encounters with the faithful to alert them of his condition and impending hospital stay.

Leo is expected to undergo surgery at Rome's Gemelli hospital, where Francis and popes before him were treated and where there is a special apartment for pontiffs. On Sunday, there was no obvious sign that the pope had already been admitted.

A nodule doesn't mean cancer but should be investigated

Dr. Dionysis Papadatos-Pastos, an oncologist and lung cancer specialist at The London Clinic, stressed that an incidental finding of a lung nodule doesn't mean lung cancer. And in fact “a well-circumscribed nodule does suggest that this is less likely to be cancer."

But he said cancer was possible and the main imperative is to investigate. "The worst thing you can do is ignore a lung nodule,” he said in an interview.

Liu, the Georgetown oncologist, said surgical removal in such a case was standard, especially for someone in otherwise good health and if the nodule is in an easily accessible location. A needle biopsy on a lung nodule can be difficult and may not provide doctors with enough information, he said.

"In these cases, surgery itself, while it may seem dramatic, is often very safe, very straightforward with a rapid recovery,” he said, adding that Leo should be in good shape to travel to Latin America barring any complications.

Leo is not known to be a smoker. Liu noted that 1 in 5 people diagnosed with lung cancer have no history of smoking.

Dr. Massimo Di Maio, president of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology, said it will be important to determine if the nodule is benign or malignant, and if it is malignant, whether it has spread. When the disease is detected at an early stage “the aim … is curative,” he added.

Depending on what is found, possible treatments can include chemotherapy and radiation therapy, Di Maio told Italy’s private Sky TG24.

“When we talk about something being localized, that can also refer to the need to establish whether the disease is confined to that one site or whether scans show signs of disease elsewhere,” he said, adding that he has not treated the pope and was speaking about the disease in general.

“Being physically fit and healthy is certainly an important starting point for coping as well as possible with treatment, including surgery,” he added.

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, among the few outsiders to visit Francis during his long final hospitalization, expressed her support, and that of the Italian government, for Leo “as he faces this challenge in the coming days.” In a statement, she added that “the serenity and calm with which he spoke about it” were reassuring.

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After a series of recent court rulings on abortion, voting and climate change displeased Republicans, GOP officials have tried to inject more partisanship into Montana's officially nonpartisan Supreme Court elections. Citizen activists have responded by forcing a statewide vote on an amendment to enshrine nonpartisan judicial elections in the state constitution.

That's resulted in an unusual November election. While voters are deciding whether to mandate nonpartisan elections, they also will be choosing between two officially nonpartisan candidates for the state Supreme Court — one backed by the Republican Party, the other by organized labor and a Democratic-aligned group.

The battle around the Montana Supreme Court ranks among the most intense of the roughly two dozen states holding November elections for their highest courts. Millions of dollars are being spent, continuing a recent trend in Montana and elsewhere and underscoring the elevated importance of top state judicial offices.

Last year, a record amount over $100 million was spent on a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court race that — while officially nonpartisan — kept liberals in narrow control of the court. Since gaining control in 2023, the liberal court majority has struck down an abortion ban law and overturned state legislative districts that benefited Republicans, putting partisan control of both chambers in play in this year’s election.

No state Supreme Court contest is expected to cost even close to that much this year, because no single seat is perceived as that essential to control a court. But interest groups nonetheless are focusing on court races in several states with a goal of positioning themselves for bigger races in 2028.

“State supreme courts are really, really important -- increasingly important -- arbiters of rights and liberties,” said Deirdre Schifeling, chief political and advocacy officer for the American Civil Liberties Union, which is spending $5.5 million on Supreme Court races in Michigan, Montana and North Carolina.

The organization said it also spent over $1 million on Supreme Court races earlier this year in Georgia and Wisconsin.

Republicans target Montana court after big rulings

Montana's Supreme Court race features Amy Eddy and Dan Wilson, both currently district court judges in Flathead County. Eddy edged Wilson by fewer than 8,000 votes out of around 270,000 cast in a June primary for the state Supreme Court. But because they were the only candidates, both advanced to a rematch in the general election.

In recent years, the Montana Supreme Court struck down laws restricting abortion and limiting voter registration on Election Day. It also upheld a landmark ruling that the state was violating residents’ constitutional rights to a clean environment by permitting oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming.

Eddy, serving as a fill-in Supreme Court judge, was part of the majority that ruled the state's abortion laws violated individual privacy rights in the state constitution.

Frustrated Republicans, who hold legislative majorities, have proposed numerous bills aimed at the judiciary. One new law effective for this year's election allows political parties to contribute money to judicial candidates. Legislation to require partisan judicial elections passed the Senate but failed in the House.

Citizen activists responded to that attempt by gathering petition signatures to place an amendment on the November ballot that would enshrine nonpartisan judicial elections in the state constitution. The ACLU has contributed $2.1 million to that campaign, according to finance reports filed at the end of September.

The ACLU also has mailed flyers touting Eddy's support for abortion rights and her decision not to accept money from political parties. The Democratic-aligned group Defend Our Courts also has backed Eddy. Wilson, meanwhile, has received funding from various Republican Party committees and spoke earlier this year at a GOP event.

Eddy said accepting money from political parties “undermines the public’s trust that the judicial branch can be impartial.”

Wilson, noting Eddy's donations from lawyers, said “that’s more dangerous and corrosive to the objectivity of judges.”

Changes in court control can affect state laws

The focus on Montana's high court comes after similar campaigns in other states.

In August, Kansas voters overwhelmingly defeated a Republican-backed proposal to elect Supreme Court judges instead of appointing them.

In North Carolina, the Republican-led state Legislature passed a law restoring partisan elections beginning in 2018, after Democratic-leaning judges won a majority on the state's officially nonpartisan Supreme Court. That change paved the way for Republicans to reclaim control of the court in the 2022 elections. And that quickly led to more changes. A few months later, the new conservative majority reversed its predecessors by upholding a voter photo identification law and tossing out a ruling against a Republican-drawn congressional map.

In Ohio, the Republican-led Legislature passed a law in 2021 requiring partisan labels for Supreme Court judges on general election ballots. Since then, Republicans have expanded their narrow court majority into a dominant one.

Both the Ohio and North Carolina courts remain targets for the progressive group Alliance for Justice Action, which hopes to build momentum toward one day flipping control of those courts.

“It has been a slow process of losing judicial support in those spaces. It will be a slow process to regain it,” said Tish Gotell Faulks, the group's state courts director.

Democrats are defending one Supreme Court seat in North Carolina this year, and each party is defending a seat in Ohio. Montana's race will replace a retiring judge who has sometimes been a swing vote.

“What happens in this year’s races will determine how likely it is that the ideology of the court flips in 2028, when that is in fact at stake,” said Douglas Keith, deputy director of the judiciary program at the Brennan Center for Justice.

Antihistamines, diuretics, eye drops and antibiotics are among the drugs she distributes. She charges nothing.

Projects like Mendoza’s, called “Medicine Is Not for Sale,” have become a lifeline for Cubans struggling to find increasingly scarce medications as the country’s economic crisis deepens, compounded by U.S. energy and financial restrictions imposed since January.

Online sellers, street vendors and WhatsApp and Telegram groups have also stepped in to fill gaps left by state pharmacies, which for decades were the main source of subsidized medicines.

The shortages have become so severe that Cuban authorities issued regulations in July allowing private pharmacies to operate — a historic change to the country’s state-run health system and part of broader economic reforms.

Until those pharmacies open, projects like Mendoza’s act as a safety net.

“We have five WhatsApp groups in Havana and recently added one in Guanabo,” on the outskirts of the capital, said Mendoza, who estimates that about 100 similar community projects operate in Havana.

Working with the Catholic charity Caritas, her initiative receives more than 13 kilograms (29 pounds) of medicine each week from humanitarian groups in Canada and the United States, travelers carrying donations and local residents.

“People don’t just rely on this main pharmacy. They help each other,” Mendoza said, standing beside shelves of medicine in her apartment.

Volunteers sometimes deliver medicine to patients who cannot collect it themselves. But drugs requiring refrigeration, including some diabetes medications, and cancer treatments are particularly difficult to obtain. Patients also seek gauze, syringes and anesthetics for use in poorly supplied hospitals.

Shipping companies fear US penalties for calling at Cuban ports

“Six or seven years ago, it was relatively easy to find medicines at state pharmacies,” said Cristina Díaz, a 27-year-old physics teacher who came to Mendoza’s project seeking clonazepam for a relative.

As shortages worsened, “medicines became much harder to find,” she said.

Cuba’s Health Ministry lists 603 medicines in its basic drug program, but only slightly more than one-third are currently available. About 400 are produced by Cuban laboratories using imported raw materials.

Mayda Mauri Pérez, president of the state pharmaceutical company BioCubaFarma, said in June that about 300 of the 395 medicines the company was expected to supply had not been produced because of shortages of imported materials.

The situation is particularly acute in the central province of Ciego de Ávila, where authorities recently acknowledged that state pharmacies had only about 10% of the medicines on the basic list. Officials blamed supply and logistical problems, including fuel shortages.

“Cuba has a medical-pharmaceutical industry that we consider strong,” María Fernández Martínez, head of the province’s pharmacy company, told the official newspaper Granma. But without supplies, “not even the most capable factory can complete the cycle.”

The government also struggles to obtain packaging such as blister packs and bottles and says U.S. financial sanctions complicate payments for imports. Cuban authorities say shipments of medical supplies have also been stranded in third countries because shipping companies fear U.S. penalties for calling at Cuban ports.

The government will regulate private pharmacies

Allowing private pharmacies is part of a package of 176 economic measures approved by Cuba’s Parliament in June to expand private enterprise and help address the country’s economic crisis.

The government hopes entrepreneurs can import medicines, as private businesses already do with food and fuel. Authorities say they are reviewing about 36 proposals to open private pharmacies, while state pharmacies will continue to operate.

Private pharmacies will be regulated by the government and barred from selling hospital-only drugs and certain controlled substances. Imports will have to go through state companies, while medicines will require regulatory approval and proper storage.

The Cuban government did not respond to a request for comment.

For many Cubans, however, another question remains unanswered: Will they be able to afford the medicine?

Sara Márquez, 69, takes medication to control her blood pressure. She said a blister pack once cost 0.30 Cuban pesos at state-run pharmacies. In recent months, informal sellers have charged as much as 1,000 pesos ($1.50) for the same amount — more than 30% of her monthly pension.

“At what price will they sell the medicine? ... It will depend on people’s purchasing power. I can’t afford it.”

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El ojo de Simón se desplazaba hacia el norte justo frente a la costa, y según expertos del Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos, no está claro si tocará tierra. Esto podría significar que Simón mantenga su fuerza con vientos sostenidos de 240 kph (150 mph).

Eso no son buenas noticias para la gente en el área de Puerto Vallarta, un destino popular para turistas. Justo tierra adentro y cuesta arriba desde las zonas de resorts, muchos mexicanos viven en comunidades donde las viviendas podrían no resistir la tormenta.

A primera hora del día, Simón se encontraba centrado a unos 175 kilómetros (110 millas) al sur -sureste de Cabo Corrientes, y se desplazaba hacia el norte-noroeste a una velocidad relativamente lenta de 9 kph (6 mph). Phillipe Pappin, especialista senior del centro de huracanes, indicó que este extremo occidental de México era el lugar más probable para tocar tierra.

“Simón está muy cerca de la costa de México esta mañana”, dijo Pappin a The Associated Press el domingo.

“Esperamos impactos catastróficos de viento y una peligrosa marejada ciclónica a lo largo de esa costa centro-occidental de México donde actualmente está vigente la advertencia de huracán”, señaló Pappin. “También están recibiendo lluvias muy intensas asociadas con la tormenta que probablemente van a producir inundaciones y deslaves en zonas de terreno más elevado a lo largo de la costa mexicana, y habrá oleaje significativo”.

En cuanto a predecir si Simón tocará tierra o no, “es un poco complicado en este momento” pronosticarlo, ya que el ojo “básicamente se está moviendo muy cerca o paralelo a la costa actualmente”, apuntó Pappin. Pero pronosticó que Cabo Corrientes es el área con más probabilidades de recibir un impacto directo del sistema el domingo.

Mientras tanto, el huracán estaba dejando lluvia en partes del suroeste de México. El huracán podría dejar entre 25 a 50 centímetros (10 y 20 pulgadas) de lluvia en muchos lugares, y algunas zonas de los estados de Michoacán, Colima y Jalisco podrían recibir hasta 76 centímetros (30 pulgadas). “Estas lluvias producirán inundaciones y deslaves que ponen en peligro la vida, especialmente en zonas de terreno escarpado”, advirtió el centro.

El estado de Jalisco suspendió clases el viernes y el lunes en 22 municipios costeros y comenzó a evacuar a personas de zonas en riesgo, mientras pedía al sector turístico que garantizara que tanto trabajadores como visitantes estuvieran plenamente alojados en refugios o zonas seguras.

El sábado, justo antes del peor clima, las tiendas de conveniencia, hoteles y otros negocios en Puerto Vallarta tapiaron sus ventanas.

La agencia de huracanes preveía una peligrosa marejada ciclónica a lo largo de la costa inmediata cerca y al este de donde el centro toque tierra. La organización advirtió que, cerca de la costa, olas grandes y destructivas acompañarán la marejada.

El turista canadiense Ed Currie, quien junto con su esposa aún tiene cinco días más para disfrutar de Puerto Vallarta, comentó que el huracán todavía no había afectado sus planes.

“Simplemente quedarnos en el hotel y mirar por la ventana, con suerte”, señaló sobre lo que haría la pareja. “La verdad es que no sé qué esperar”.

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With all the votes counted by the Statistics Office, the centrist ANO (YES) movement led by the populist billionaire has the most, 13, candidates advancing to next week’s runoffs.

But the parties and groups of parliamentary pro-Western opposition that joined forces in many districts in broad coalitions, have altogether 26 candidates making the next round.

Also, of the five candidates who reached the 50% threshold to win seats outright, none of them was from ANO, while four represent opposition parties.

ANO hopes to make gains in the 81-seat Senate, which is controlled by the opposition. Twenty-seven Senate seats are up for grabs with 22 left to be decided in the runoffs between the top two finishers in each race.

Parliament’s lower house dominates the legislative process, but the Senate plays an important role in passing constitutional amendments and approving Constitutional Court judges.

In separate local elections, various independent candidates and groupings appeared to be winning most seats nationwide, a traditional result. ANO won in six regional capitals, two fewer than at the previous 2022 vote, and not in Prague.

The elections are the first test for Babiš since he returned to power after a decisive victory in parliamentary elections in October 2025.

Babiš has formed a governing coalition with two small political groups whose agenda includes reducing support for Ukraine and rejecting some key European Union policies.

His coalition partners have no candidate in the Senate runoffs.

Simon’s eye was moving northward just off the coast, and forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center said it’s not clear if it will make landfall. This could mean Simon maintains its extremely dangerous strength, sustaining winds of 150 mph (240 kph).

That’s not good news for people in the Puerto Vallarta area, a popular destination for U.S. tourists. Just inland and uphill from the resort areas, many Mexicans live in communities where housing might not stand up to the storm.

At daybreak, Simon was centered about 110 miles (175 kilometers) south-southeast of Cabo Corrientes, and moving north-northwest at a relatively slow 6 mph (9 kph). A senior hurricane center specialist, Phillipe Pappin, said this westernmost tip of mainland Mexico was the most likely place for landfall.

“Simon is very close to the coast of Mexico this morning,” Pappin told The Associated Press on Sunday.

“We’re expecting catastrophic wind and life-threatening storm surge impacts along that west central coast of Mexico where the hurricane warning is currently in effect,” Pappin said. “They’re also getting very heavy rainfall associated with the storm that’s likely going to produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides in areas of higher terrain along the Mexican coastline, and there will be significant swells.”

As for predicting whether or not Simon will make landfall, “it’s a little tricky right now” to forecast, since the eye “is basically moving very close or parallel to the coast currently," Pappin said. But he predicted that Cabo Corrientes is the area most likely to get a direct hit from the system on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the hurricane was dumping rain over parts of southwestern Mexico. It could bring 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 centimeters) of rain in many places, with some areas in the states of Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco receiving up to 30 inches (76 centimeters). “This rainfall will produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain,” the center warned.

Jalisco state suspended classes on Friday and Monday in 22 coastal municipalities and began evacuating people from at-risk areas while asking the tourism sector to make sure workers as well as visitors are fully accommodated in shelters or safe zones.

On Saturday, just ahead of the worst weather, convenience stores, hotels and other businesses in Puerto Vallarta were boarding up their windows.

The hurricane center expected a dangerous storm surge along the immediate coast near and to the east of where the center makes landfall. The agency warned that near the coast, large and destructive waves will accompany the surge.

Canadian tourist Ed Currie, who along with his wife still has five more days to enjoy Puerto Vallarta, said the hurricane had not yet affected his plans.

“Just stay in the hotel and look out the window hopefully,” he said of what the couple would do. “I just don’t know what to expect.”

President Asif Ali Zardari's announcement came hours after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's office said that the federal Cabinet had recommended emergency rule, accusing the provincial government of “deliberate disengagement from the fight against terrorism.”

The measures place the province under the authority of the governor, who represents the federal government.

Khan is Sharif’s main political rival and has been imprisoned since 2023 on corruption and other charges that he and his party say are politically motivated. Despite his imprisonment, he retains a substantial and passionate support base, keeping him at the center of Pakistan’s turbulent political landscape.

Why the federal government imposed emergency rule

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi accused the provincial government of neglecting counterterrorism efforts while focusing on securing Khan’s release.

Naqvi said delays in decision-making and poor coordination between Islamabad and the provincial government had allowed militants to gain ground, prompting the decision to impose an emergency in the province. Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said militant violence in the province had increased by 196% in recent years.

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar announced an 11-member advisory council, which will run provincial affairs under the governor.

No protests were reported following the suspension of the provincial government. Police detained several supporters of Khan’s party overnight and authorities deployed additional police and security forces to prevent unrest.

Shipping containers placed by police along key routes in Islamabad since last month to block potential rallies have disrupted traffic and forced residents in the capital and neighboring Rawalpindi to take lengthy detours.

Imran Khan's party rejects imposition of emergency

Khan’s spokesperson Zulfiquar Bukhari condemned the suspension of the provincial government, calling it a “disguised coup.” He said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government was the only one with a genuine popular mandate following the February 2024 parliamentary elections, which Khan’s party says were rigged.

“Now that little bit of democracy is also gone,” Bukhari said in a statement.

Referring to recent talks between Khan’s party and the federal government, Bukhari accused officials of having no intention of reaching an agreement. He said government representatives had focused on counterterrorism, while Khan’s representatives had come to discuss the imprisoned leader’s basic rights.

Talks between Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, and the federal government last week on postponing the march failed.

Besides Khan’s release, his party demanded his transfer to a hospital and permission for his family to visit him. Sharif's government has said Khan is in good health and receives regular family visits but maintains that meetings with the imprisoned former leader cannot be used for political purposes.

PTI's planned protest march on Islamabad

The province’s chief minister, Sohail Afridi, on Saturday urged supporters to prepare to march on Islamabad. Afridi launched the protest campaign last week, leading marches through several districts in the province.

Sharif’s government has been urging Afridi since last month to postpone the march, citing a surge in attacks by the Pakistani Taliban in the northwest. It has also accused Khan’s party of sympathizing with the militant group, also known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.

Khan's party said Afridi and his former Cabinet members were detained.

Political analyst Azeem Chaudhry said the emergency measures gave Gov. Faisal Karim Kundi the powers of the provincial chief executive, removing Khan’s party from power in the only province it governed. He said the provincial assembly and Afridi’s Cabinet were also suspended.

Pakistan has witnessed a surge in militant violence in recent years, much of it blamed on the TTP, a separate group but a close ally of the Afghan Taliban, who returned to power in neighboring Afghanistan in 2021. Islamabad has repeatedly accused Afghanistan's Taliban government of providing sanctuary to TTP militants, an allegation Kabul denies.

The protests were triggered after authorities removed more than 130 million voters from the list since last year. Critics say the move is politically motivated. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Election Commission deny manipulation allegations.

The Cockroach Janata Party's three leaders — Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka — were freed on condition that they commit “no breach of peace for one year,” Ratna Singh, the movement's legal director, said in a social media post. It was unclear what the condition meant or whether it would restrict their participation in protests.

Police boarded the leaders’ flight from Mumbai after it landed in New Delhi on Saturday and took them into custody as they prepared to lead a demonstration in New Delhi.

After his release, Dipke called Modi “an embarrassment to India.”

“Never has this country seen a bigger coward and bully,” he wrote on X.

Das, a spokesperson for the movement, urged supporters to take to the streets. “A situation has been created where the state is at war with its own citizens,” he told reporters Sunday.

Following Saturday's protests, authorities launched a sweeping security crackdown in the capital, detaining more than 2,000 protesters, including several opposition lawmakers. Train services to the capital were canceled, metro stations closed and mobile internet suspended in parts of the city.

Most of those detained were released late Saturday, police said.

Small groups of protesters returned to the Indian capital on Sunday, staging marches across the city. The police quickly broke up most of the demonstrations, detaining some protesters again.

Protesters are demanding the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar, the chief election commissioner. Modi’s party has said the voter revision is needed to eliminate duplicate and ineligible entries.

The Cockroach movement began as an online satirical campaign this summer after India’s chief justice compared unemployed young people to parasites. Many young Indians embraced the remark, adopting the cockroach as a symbol of resilience.

Protests led by the group forced the resignation of Modi’s education minister in July, a rare setback for the prime minister, who has been in power for more than 12 years.

Trump’s brief social media post said only that the ceasefire took effect immediately, adding: “Do not break it!”

Moscow did not immediately comment on the announcement, and the White House did not clarify the president’s post.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X: “We discussed the energy ceasefire announced by President Trump. Ukraine supports the ceasefire, and it is important that Russia support it as well. We are awaiting details from the American side.”

Zelenskyy added that he had spoken with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

In an interview broadcast Sunday, Zelenskyy said Kyiv was ready to stop striking Russian refineries if Moscow halted attacks on Ukraine’s energy system, and he asked Trump to press the Kremlin to agree.

“We are asking President Trump, (to) give them (a) signal, not (to) attack energy infrastructure of Ukraine,” he told ABC’s “This Week.”

Trump spars with Zelenskyy

Trump said Saturday it was time for Ukraine to get a new president, suggesting Zelenskyy has not done enough to end the war and blaming him for high diesel prices in the U.S.

Zelenskyy said in response to Trump's comments that Ukraine could hold elections if Russia agreed to a 60-day ceasefire.

“Give us two months, 60 days off. Total ceasefire, 60 days, and we will organize elections,” he said, adding that Ukraine would be ready to accept whatever choice its people made.

“With all respect to President Trump, it’s up to our society, up to our people to choose one or another leader,” he said. Zelenskyy added that holding an election during the war would be unlawful and that Ukraine would need security guarantees to allow for safe voting.

Ukraine has been under martial law since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion in February 2022, and the Ukrainian Constitution bars elections while it remains in force. Beyond the legal barrier, a nationwide vote would be vulnerable to Russian attacks, and organizing one is widely seen as logistically impossible, with roughly a fifth of the country held by Russia, millions of Ukrainians displaced abroad and soldiers on the front line. Zelenskyy’s term formally expired in May 2024, but the constitution allows him to remain in office until a new president is sworn in.

The exchange came as Kyiv pressed its campaign against Russian infrastructure, with a drone attack on Sunday shutting down a data center in the city of Vladimir, east of Moscow, run by technology giant Yandex. It was the third strike on the company’s facilities in four days.

Russia and Ukraine have been waging a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line.

Trump, who on Friday struck a deal with Putin to buy diesel from Moscow in an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of U.S. midterm elections, has been urging Zelenskyy for weeks to stop striking Russian energy infrastructure.

He has sought to blame record U.S. diesel prices on Ukraine rather than the U.S.-led war in Iran, which has driven up world energy prices. Ukrainian and European officials reacted to the diesel deal with dismay, saying it will help pay for Russia’s war effort.

Ukrainian strike on Russian data center triggers outages

The Ukrainian drone attack on the Yandex data center in Vladimir caused outages across the company's services, leaving users in dozens of Russian cities and in Kazakhstan, Belarus and Armenia unable to order taxis or access banking services, according to Russian independent news outlet Astra.

“Operations at the data center have been completely halted. There were no injuries,” said the Yandex Cloud Telegram channel, which provides updates on service availability.

Moscow residents described disruption to everyday tasks. Pavel Belyavskiy, a driver for Yandex Taxi, said it was unclear whether orders were coming through at all, and that on several rides he had to cancel after waiting a long time because he could not reach the passenger.

“I’d press the ‘call’ button to contact them, but nothing happens,” he said, “There’s nothing I can do, so I’m just forced to cancel.”

Igor Mann said he tried to check on an order on the Yandex Market shopping platform but the page was unavailable, and connecting through a virtual private network did not help. “Nothing worked,” he said.

Another Muscovite, Eduard Malyavko, said the outages had “direct impact” and weren't just about “convenience.”

“It’s also about work,” he said, adding that the outages also affected “healthcare, and everything else.”

On Thursday, a drone attack took a Yandex data center offline in the Ryazan region, southeast of Moscow. The next day, Ukrainian drones hit the company’s major data center in the Kaluga region, southwest of Moscow, disabling part of the facility, Yandex said.

Yandex, often described as Russia’s Google, runs the country’s most popular search engine and a wide range of digital services, and is heavily involved in Russia’s artificial intelligence development.

Zaporizhzhia death toll rises to 23

Elsewhere, search and rescue operations ended in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia after a Russian bombing on Saturday, according to Ivan Fedorov, former regional head and co-chair of the regional defense council.

Zelenskyy said 23 people were killed in the attack, including four children. More than 30 people were wounded, Fedorov said, with eight still hospitalized.

A man was killed and two women wounded in a Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's Bryansk border region, local officials said Sunday.

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Three attacks at schools in the Mazovian province in central Poland took place within four days this week, leaving one dead and many wounded, including children.

By Sunday morning, police had detained 117 people across Poland for carrying knives or other dangerous weapons, or for threatening to attack schools or fellow students. Some 64,000 schools were checked.

“We are not dealing with any group organized on a big scale,” Tusk said on Sunday morning, during a crisis meeting with government and security services. “These are very often spontaneous actions inspired by online activity.”

“In the past years and months, we have noted — globally and in Poland — a rise in the fascination with violence.”

Tusk said the acts could be associated with “nihilistic violence,” a term used by authorities to describe acts of violence driven by a nihilistic worldview and misanthropy rather than specific political goals.

In the case of Poland, he said “some of the people detained are active in the ultraright environment." He said authorities have observed intensified online searches of Nazi content as well as of “mass killers who have become idols online.”

Tusk said Poland was facing a “civilizational phenomenon” where kids playing video games, even banal ones, or those interested in crime stories, were getting exposed to more and more violence.

“This is essentially a copycat scenario, something of a long trail of attackers going back to at least 2019, if not decades earlier,” Kacper Rekawek, senior researcher at the International Center for Counterterrorism in The Hague, told the AP. He was referring to Brenton Tarrant, the white supremacist who shot and killed 51 Muslims at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019.

Rekawek said that one of the suspects in the latest Polish attacks used the same imagery and esthetics as Tarrant, which means the Polish incidents should be “placed within the confines of essentially terrorist behavior.”

Tusk said police checks at schools across Poland would continue into next week in case kids exposed to the stories of the past attacks might “get stupid and unsafe thoughts” to imitate them.

He said Poland had lots of work to do as a society, with parents and teachers having an especially important role to play in communicating with kids about their experiences online and explaining that “fascination and membership in these online practices can lead to very negative consequences.”

On Wednesday, a 19-year-old student at a vocational school in the Mazovian province attacked fellow students, teachers and passersby with a sharp object, wounding nine people. He was arrested nearby. The following day, a 15-year-old killed a school custodian and wounded two other people in a knife attack at his former school in the same province. On Saturday, a 21-year old woman wounded three at a post-secondary school in Warsaw.

Rumors that the attacks were coordinated and that there would be more on “bloody Friday” were shared in parents’ online groups and by mainstream media. It led to 59 schools preemptively suspending classes on Friday across Poland, the majority in Mazovian province.

Those detained on Friday by the police include a 14-year-old boy from Warsaw who was found in possession of a knife with a concealed blade and 11 firecrackers, and a 16-year old who came to school with a butterfly knife in his backpack, police said.

Saudi authorities said there were injuries in the latest attack on the King Khalid International Airport complex for terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights. Saturday’s missile attack was the deadliest in a Gulf Arab nation since the Iran war began, with another 300 people wounded, some critically. The airport was still closed Sunday.

The sharp escalation in the new front in the war threatens to draw in greater U.S. military involvement, as President Donald Trump has said he is weighing joining the fight against the Houthis. There was no immediate White House comment Sunday.

India’s embassy in Saudi Arabia said one of its citizens died Sunday of injuries sustained in Saturday’s attack, which would bring the toll to 13.

The latest strike in Riyadh came shortly after the Houthis said the airport in the rebel-held Yemeni capital of Sanaa had been struck again, and blamed the Saudis.

At stake, again, in this escalation are global supplies and prices of oil as well as commercial shipping through a crucial alternative waterway to the Iran-threatened Strait of Hormuz — along with civilians and aviation throughout the region.

Trump said he planned to speak to Saudi crown prince

Trump on Saturday also said he planned to speak with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has been seeking assistance.

A U.S. intervention could prompt the Houthis to halt shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea off Yemen and further restrict the flow of oil out of the Persian Gulf. The rebels seized key areas along the strait last month and the Saudi-led coalition has been trying to seize them back.

Saudi Arabia is running low on missile interceptors and has asked France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt to deploy air defense support to the region, regional officials told The Associated Press last month, with one noting that the U.S. has seen its own stock dwindle during the war with Iran.

Sunday’s attack occurred as the Saudis hosted a major international energy conference in Riyadh, with other high-profile events including an investment gathering on the horizon. Saudi Arabia under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sought to open more to the world as a business and tourism destination, but the Houthi attacks threaten those efforts.

“There is no way that somebody will break our back. We are like a phoenix, we come out of the ashes all the time,” the Saudi energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, told the conference.

He added that the kingdom is also working on pipelines in addition to the East-West one that was attacked and closed for days last month, with no details.

Houthis have targeted Saudi

air, military and oil facilities

Earlier Sunday, the Houthi-run health ministry said a child was killed and six people wounded in a suspected Saudi airstrike on a house in Sanaa. The ministry also said 91 Yemenis have been killed by the Saudi-led coalition in five weeks, 60% of them women and children.

There was no immediate comment from Saudi authorities on the claims.

On Sunday, the Houthis also claimed attacks on King Fahd Airport in the city of Damma, as well as oil and gas facilities in the kingdom's east. They have targeted the Riyadh airport, which has no military facilities, every day since Wednesday.

The rebels again warned “all airlines, experts, employees, workers and ​travelers against using Saudi airports and airspace, as they are vulnerable to attack and have become a theater of operations for our ​forces.” Several international airlines have suspended flights for varying periods.

The dead in the airport attack included several nationalities

Saudi authorities said the dead in Saturday's attack included four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshi nationals, a Palestinian, a U.S. citizen, an Egyptian, a Jordanian, a Syrian and a Sudanese.

The Egyptian woman was a flight attendant for Saudi airline Flynas identified as Azza Ramzy, according to Egyptian state-run TV.

The Syrian woman was a widowed mother who had been living in Saudi Arabia, relative Nisreen Oweida told The Associated Press. The Syrian Embassy identified her as Buthaina Ahmad Oweida.

Iran can use the Houthis to pressure a key US ally

Until recently, the Houthis had been largely on the Iran war's sidelines, but they have developed their military capabilities in recent years to become one of Tehran's most powerful allies. Now, they are helping Iran to pressure a key U.S. ally.

The Saudis and the Houthis began fighting in 2015, when the kingdom entered Yemen’s civil war on behalf of the internationally recognized government. Relative calm after a 2022 ceasefire ended in July when the Houthis resumed attacks, saying the Saudis fired on the Sanaa airport as a plane from Iran was trying to land.

The attack revived anger over the Saudi-led blockade that has largely isolated Houthi-run areas. The rebels say they have now imposed a blockade on Saudi Arabia.

Fighting has escalated, with the Saudi-led coalition providing air support for Yemeni government forces attempting to reverse recent Houthi gains near the Bab el-Mandeb, a crucial alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has attacked ships.

Ahmed Nagi, the International Crisis Group’s senior analyst for Yemen, said the Houthi pressure tactics could backfire: “Rather than pushing Riyadh to step back, attacks on critical Saudi infrastructure could make the Saudis more determined to continue the campaign.”

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A previous version of this report has been corrected to show that the Egyptian killed was a woman, not a man.

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Frankel and Anna reported from Jerusalem. Associated Press writers Victoria Eastwood in Cairo, Collin Binkley in Washington, Sally Abou AlJoud in Beirut and Omar Albam in Maarat al-Numan, Syria, contributed to this report.

Verstappen raced hard into the first corner then cruised to his second consecutive Formula 1 win at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday.

Verstappen had been concerned about his Red Bull car’s “horrendous” starts and was slow off the line again from pole, but managed to squeeze Charles Leclerc to the inside heading into the first corner and held the lead.

Leclerc was second as Verstappen followed up on his first victory of the season in Malaysia last week and sprint race win Saturday. It was his first career Grand Prix win in Singapore at the 10th attempt.

“It’s taken a while,” Verstappen admitted, adding his start was “just good enough.”

After the start, Verstappen's main concern seemed to be a broken radio that left Red Bull unable to hear him. Race engineer GianPiero Lambiase resorted to asking Verstappen questions he could answer yes or no by pressing his radio transmission button.

Leclerc was second for his first podium finish since July and behind him, there was action as Kimi Antonelli overtook Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton for third to increase his standings lead.

Antonelli's Mercedes teammate George Russell came through the field to ninth after starting at the back.

That means Antonelli could now become F1's youngest-ever champion as soon as the next race, the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas on Oct. 25.

“I know it’s very close. I know it's there, but I just need to make sure that I keep doing the best I can,” Antonelli said. “This weekend, I haven’t particularly driven that well. I felt like I could have done a better job."

Luck goes Antonelli's way again

Once again, Antonelli seemed to have all the luck at Mercedes and Russell none of it.

The Italian was running fifth with Norris and Hamilton ahead when the two British drivers made costly mistakes.

Hamilton ran off track defending from Norris, who seemed startled and also ran wide, allowing Antonelli to line up a pass on Norris before picking off Hamilton a lap later as the seven-time champion struggled with old tires.

The Italian stayed on course despite overheating brakes — “I could even smell it” — and also had to watch out as he was on the verge of a penalty for running off-track too many times, but stayed just the right side of the line from then on.

Russell, meanwhile, was still suffering from his engine failure last week because the need to change his power unit meant a penalty sent him to the back of the grid for the start of Sunday’s race.

Russell was making good progress as he cut through the field to seventh but had a dose of misfortune when a virtual safety car slowdown ended just as he was pitting for fresh tires, leaving him to fight his way back up from 10th.

Hamilton drops back and apologizes

Norris was fourth for McLaren and his teammate Oscar Piastri passed a struggling Hamilton for fifth on the final lap. Hamilton apologized to the team, saying it had been his decision on the strategy to stay out on wearing tires.

Despite both drivers passing Hamilton late on, it was another race with McLaren well off the pace, though at least without the drama of Norris' collision with Piastri on Saturday.

Liam Lawson was seventh for Racing Bulls, Nico Hulkenberg eighth for Audi, Russell ninth and Verstappen’s teammate Isack Hadjar recovered to 10th after starting from the pit lane.

What Antonelli needs for the title

Antonelli is on the verge of becoming F1's youngest champion at the age of 20 and the first Italian to win the title since 1953. He leads Russell by 102 points and Hamilton by 111.

It's possible that could happen at the Circuit of the Americas on Oct. 25 but highly unlikely.

To take the title in Texas, Antonelli would not just have to win the United States Grand Prix with a Mercedes car that has been skittish and unpredictable since recent upgrades. For an unassailable 125-point lead, he would also need Russell to finish ninth or lower, and for Hamilton to place no higher than fifth.

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Zverev never gave up a break-point chance in a third-round match where the U.S. Open champion needed seven of his own just to break the 48th-ranked Frenchman’s service in the opening game.

A 60th win on tour this season also was Zverev's fourth against Halys, including a late-night five-setter at Flushing Meadows in the second round.

Earlier Sunday, U.S. Open finalist Ben Shelton was beaten 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) by 21-year-old Frenchman Arthur Gea in the third round. The third-seeded Shelton, who won his first match in Shanghai on his 24th birthday, saw Gea convert his first match-point chance in the second-set tiebreaker.

Seventh-seeded Francis Tiafoe also lost, after having a match point in the decisive tiebreaker, to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who won 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (6).

Ninth-seeded Alex de Minaur beat Rei Sakamoto 7-6 (6), 6-4 and 26th-seeded Karen Khachanov defeated Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 6-4.

No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner withdrew from Shanghai this week when he announced he was taking the rest of 2026 off because of a right knee injury.

Zverev is closing in on finishing the season as No. 1 for the first time and found himself playing an extra set Sunday.

Twice Halys faced match point while serving in the tiebreaker, saved both, then clinched the set with an overhead volley winner at the net. Zverev regained control of the match by breaking Halys’s first service game of the deciding set.

In the round of 16, Zverev will play Alexander Bublik, who rallied to beat Brandon Nakashima 6-7 (7), 6-3, 7-6 (5).

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After winning the first two games of their best-of-five AL Division Series against Cleveland, Chicago struck out 21 times and managed just three hits in a 2-0 defeat Saturday night that advanced the Guardians to an AL Championship Series matchup against Tampa Bay.

“We wanted it so bad, it hurts,” Chicago catcher Kyle Teel said, shaking his head.

José Ramírez hit a two-run homer off Sean Burke in the fourth inning, and the White Sox became the fourth team in major league history to lose a Division Series after winning the first two games on the road.

Chicago's 21 strikeouts were the most in a game of no more than nine innings, regular season or postseason, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Munetaka Murakami and Andrew Benintendi struck out four times each, and Teel and Chase Meidroth three times apiece.

“My intent was to win this game, win this series and fly to Tampa,” White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami said through interpreter Kenzo Yagi. “It's obviously disappointing. Losing this one, there is a lot to learn from it."

Chicago become the first team to each the playoffs after three straight 100-loss seasons. The White Sox swept Houston in the wild card round for their first postseason series win since their 2005 World Series championship.

Ramírez homered on a a knuckle-curve from Burke that was 0.74 feet above the ground.

“He made the right pitch in the right spot," Teel said. "It was a ball in the dirt and he just hit it out.”

The pitch Ramírez homered on was the the lowest hit for a home run in a postseason game since MLB Statcast started tracking in 2008.

“Obviously, it came down to one pitch and one mistake I made today,” Baker said. “He's a really good player. He's probably going to be in the Hall of Fame some day. But it's frustrating.”

Chicago outscored Cleveland 7-3 in the first two games and out-hit the Guardians 12-7. Over the final three games, Cleveland had a 20-8 advantage in runs and out-hit the White Sox 27-17.

"We’re all bummed and sad, knowing we probably should have got the job done,” Chicago shortstop Colton Montgomery said. “They dug deep and did what they did. That’s a good baseball team and they scrapped it out.”

Chicago batters struck out a Division Series record 75 times and hit .194 with runners in scoring position, going 1 for 18 in the last two games. The White Sox loaded the bases in the sixth inning before Erik Sabrowski relieved Williams and struck out Murakami.

“The last few games, there were some opportunities,” Meidroth said. “It stings because this is a family, a brotherhood we have here. We wanted to win for each other and for our fans. Man, there is no better place to play than Chicago and we wanted to keep going.”

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Texas' four-week run atop the rankings is set to end after its 27-24 loss to unranked Oklahoma and No. 2 Georgia is first in line to replace the Longhorns as the top 10 in particular faces a shuffling after three teams lost.

Georgia, which had the second-most first-place votes last week, knocked off No. 6 Alabama 20-17 on the road. The Bulldogs haven't been No. 1 since the first three polls in the 2024 season.

Kentucky's 35-34 overtime win over No. 10 LSU likely will push the Tigers out of the top 10 and return the Wildcats to Top 25 after they dropped out following a win over South Carolina last week.

No. 21 UCLA, 5-0 for the first time since 2022, is poised to move up and No. 13 Oregon is set to move down after the Bruins' 17-15 road win over the Ducks, who now have two losses.

No. 16 Florida, which was No. 8 two weeks ago, could get bounced from the Top 25 altogether. The Gators lost their second straight game, 38-19 at home to a South Carolina team that had lost eight straight Southeastern Conference games.

No. 25 Pittsburgh's appearance in the poll likely will last just one week. North Carolina went on the road and beat the Panthers 21-17 for second-year coach Bill Belichick's first win over a ranked opponent.

In addition to Kentucky, idle Wisconsin and Northwestern, a 45-14 winner over Ball State, are candidates to enter the Top 25.

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The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority evacuated villagers and warned others to move to safer areas while remaining on alert until late Sunday.

The agency said at least five people are reported missing so far. The flash flood also damaged or destroyed four bridges, swept away about three dozen houses and damaged the construction site of a hydropower plant.

Several power and communication towers were also damaged along the riverside.

Nepal's army said in a statement that it was continuing to rescue stranded people using helicopters and ground troops. They had rescued 49 people by Sunday afternoon.

The agency said the flash flood was caused by a landslide that initially blocked the Budhi Gangaki river near the village of Chumchure. The dam formed by the landslide breached, triggering the flood.

The Budhi Gandaki river merges into the Trishuli river and is a key waterway near the capital Kathmandu.

Videos on social media show houses and sheds being swept away by the swollen river flowing between tall mountains. It was not immediately clear how many of the small villages in the mountainous area were impacted. Social media posts indicate the government warning prompted an evacuation in Arughat, a riverside town on the highway connecting Kathmandu to other parts of the country.

Nepal is still recovering from a devastating flood in August along the mountainous Nepal-China border that left more than 1,400 people dead and thousands more missing.

The office of Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Monday announced an end to search and rescue operations for additional victims. Authorities will instead concentrate on recovery, including restoration of roads and bridges cut off by floods, particularly in remote areas where damaged infrastructure has made aid deliveries difficult.

The government estimates the rebuilding effort will cost $4.77 billion. Nearly 33,000 people have been affected and about 7,500 homes were damaged or destroyed.

“There was nobody in the middle, so I figured I would run there,” Minchey said. “We had our play called, and I wasn't necessarily part of it, but that's what my read told me to so I ran it in. It was great.”

LSU (4-2, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) scored first in overtime when quarterback Sam Leavitt scored on a 15-yard run.

Kentucky (5-1, 3-1) forced overtime when Adam Zouagui kicked a 33-yard field goal with 12 seconds left in regulation after missing field goals of 42 and 26 yards with less than five minutes to play, the second after Leavitt was sacked and fumbled.

“I’m in shock. We’ve got a really good football team. People count us out. I took a picture of (ESPN) College GameDay this morning; everyone picked LSU. Keep doing that. It gives us a lot of fuel,” Kentucky coach Will Stein said. “It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t perfect. We just kept chopping. We kept fighting.”

Minchey was 23 of 36 for 246 yards passing, 206 of those in the second half. Baxter ran for 123 yards — 77 on Kentucky’s first play of the game — and two touchdowns.

Freshman receiver Kenneth Darby, who had originally committed to LSU, had four catches for 79 yards. His 22-yard catch in overtime put the Wildcats at the LSU 1 to set up the winning sequence.

“It’s just tough to stop those guys. I mean, Sam Leavitt’s really good. They got big backs. They were throwing it all over the yard. This is not to discredit our defense, our defense made some unbelievable plays and takeaways and dealing with injuries,” Stein said.

Kentucky was down three linebackers, two defensive backs and a defensive lineman.

Leavitt was 25-of-34 passing for 275 yards and two touchdowns, but also had an interception and the fumble. LSU wide receiver Jackson Harris threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Roman Mothershed with 9:42 remaining to give the Tigers a 27-24 lead.

“It came down to a one-play game, but there were a lot of plays before that to close the game out. We had the ball ahead, and turned it over,” said LSU coach Lane Kiffin. “Disappointing all three phases. If you don't execute, you don't execute. On the punt return (a 55-yard touchdown by Brock Coffman), we had a player there tackling him and he didn't tackle him. If you don't execute, you get exposed against a good team.”

The takeaway

LSU: The Tigers' defense was giving up an average of 220.6 yards per game, third in the nation. Saturday night they gave up 401 yards. The high-powered Tiger offense was third nationally at 547.8 yards per game, but ended Saturday night with 410 yards.

Kentucky: Saturday’s win was the Wildcats' second straight overtime win, both by identical 35-34 scores. The Wildcats beat South Carolina last Saturday on the road, but fell out of the Top 25 poll. They could make a big leap back into the poll this week. It's also the first time in school history Kentucky has played two straight overtime games.

Up Next

LSU: Hosts No. 17 Mississippi State next Saturday.

Kentucky: Visits Oklahoma next Saturday.

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The second-ranked Bulldogs benefitted from what appeared to be a blown call in a 20-17 victory at No. 2 Alabama on Saturday night.

Dwight Phillips Jr. ran for 120 yards, Bo Walker added 69 more and Georgia staked its claim to a top spot in the AP Top 25 poll with its first victory in Tuscaloosa since 2014. But most of the talk afterward was about Southeastern Conference officials declining to throw a flag on Georgia safety KJ Bolden after what appeared to be a clear pass-interference penalty in the end zone.

It would have moved the Crimson Tide safely into field-goal range. Instead, Bolden sacked Keelon Russell on the next play and forced Alabama to punt.

“We can’t put the game in that situation where the officials come into play," Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said. “We just got to control the things we can control.”

After the no-call, Georgia iced away the final three minutes — with some help from Alabama cornerback Dijon Lee Jr., who pushed receiver to the ground after the whistle and drew a personal-foul penalty that allowed the Bulldogs to run out the clock.

Lee also was flagged for pass interference earlier in the second half, which helped set up Gunner Stockton’s 14-yard touchdown run. Stockton played well, completing 18 of 22 passes for 249 yards, with a touchdown and an interception.

The Bulldogs finished with 206 yards on the ground despite playing without leading rusher Nate Frazier and won the latest showdown between the two SEC heavyweights. It was Georgia’s third win over Alabama in their last 13 meetings, first in the regular season since 2007 and Kirby Smart’s first win in Tuscaloosa.

“I didn’t come here to lose,” Smart said.

The game was played despite Hurricanes Isaias coming ashore Friday night. Bryant-Denny Stadium was packed — President Trump decided not to attend — and the result should vault Georgia to the top spot in the Top 25 after No. 1 Texas lost to Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry.

Russell completed 16 of 30 passes for 185 yards, with a touchdown. He also ran for 41 yards.

Alabama’s Ryan Coleman-Williams leaves the game twice

Alabama star receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams was knocked out of the game twice, first with an apparent left leg injury and then to be evaluated for a concussion.

Quarterback Keelon Russell targeted Coleman-Williams in the end zone from Georgia’s 16-yard line late in the second quarter. The pass was broken up, and when Coleman-Williams tried to stand up, he could not put any weight on his leg. Alabama’s training staff helped him off the field.

Coleman-Williams returned after the break, spent time on an exercise bike and was back on the field to start the third quarter.

But he was injured again when his head appeared to hit the ground late in the game while trying to make a catch. Team trainers took his helmet and escorted him to the locker room. He finished with three receptions for 39 yards.

The takeaway

Georgia found success on the ground without Frazier and backup Chauncey Bowens. The Bulldogs also benefited from recovering all five of their fumbles. Stockton was 9-of-10 passing for 104 yards on third down.

Alabama had its moments offensively but missed opportunities on the ground and with scoring chances on the brink of field-goal range.

Up next

Georgia hosts Auburn in the rivalry dubbed “The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry” next Saturday.

Alabama plays at No. 15 Tennessee in the rivalry known as “The Third Saturday in October” next Saturday.

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Williams had 12 of a record 21 strikeouts by Cleveland pitchers, Ramírez hit a two-run, go-ahead home run on a pitch just above home plate in the fourth inning and the Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 Saturday night to complete a comeback from an 0-2 deficit in their best-of-five AL Division Series.

AL Central champion Cleveland became just the 11th team to win a best-of-five series among the 96 that fell behind 0-2, the first since the 2017 New York Yankees against the Cleveland Indians and only the fourth to achieve the feat after losing the first two games at home.

“I’d say that the confidence that we have in this group has been really tested and refined over the course of the last two years," Guardians closer Cade Smith said. “As a group, we’ve dealt with some adversity and seen us come out on the other side of that and had success in spite of that. And that builds a quiet foundation of confidence to play from.”

The Guardians open the AL Championship Series at Tampa Bay on Monday night, seeking their first World Series trip since 2016. Cleveland hasn’t won the title since 1948, the longest drought among MLB teams.

It will be an ALCS matchup of small-payroll teams. Cleveland started the season with the lowest in the major leagues and the Rays were 26th.

Chicago, the first team to reach the playoffs after three straight 100-loss seasons, won its first four postseason games, including a Wild Card Series sweep of Houston, then lost four in a row. The White Sox have not won the World Series since 2005.

“We are sitting in disappointment, and it hurts not to be able to advance," Chicago manager Will Venable said. "At the same time, you know, you do zoom out and look what this group accomplished and what they did to bring baseball back to White Sox and the pride back to the organization and then really the city.”

Record effort from Cleveland's staff

Guardians pitchers set a record for strikeouts in a game of no more than nine innings, regular season or postseason, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The White Sox got just three hits and put only nine balls in play.

“Our pitchers are incredible. We asked a ton of them this whole series,” Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said. “When you miss bats, they can’t get anything going. And they just shut them down, and that’s a really good offense over there.”

Two days after saving Game 4, Williams became just the third pitcher in postseason history to get the last out of a game and start the following game when his team faced elimination in both.

The 27-year-old right-hander needed seven pitches in the first inning and struck out the side in the second and fifth.

“He can be that quiet guy, but he’s that silent killer. He’s going to go and do his best,” Ramírez said through an interpreter.

Chicago's only two baserunners came via a walk and hit by pitch until Kyle Teel looped a knuckle-curve into right field with two outs in the sixth.

“We got him out earlier than he wanted the other day — and he got us today. He was unbelievable and kept things out of the zone," Chicago second baseman Chase Meidroth said.

Williams had 24 strikeouts over three games, one shy of the mark for a best-of-five postseason series. His 12 Sunday tied Cleveland’s record for a postseason game set by Charles Nagy.

He got 22 swings and misses, throwing mostly curves and sweeps and firing 18 at 100 mph or higher Monday.

“I think that goes back to seeing them six or seven times now. And Patey (catcher Patrick Bailey) did a good job back there," Williams said. “He was reading swings the whole time.”

After a walk loaded the bases, Erik Sabrowski relieved and struck out Munetaka Murakami on a foul tip, the pitcher letting out a yell.

Hunter Gaddis followed Sabrowski and got four outs, and Smith finished for his first career five-out save, striking out the side in the ninth. He got Tristan Peters to chase a 99.2 mph fastball for the final out, setting off a celebration at Progressive Field.

“It was less about chase and more about being attacked in the zone and swing and miss in the zone,” Venable said. “Just didn’t have what it would have took to move some balls forward there.”

Murakami and Andrew Benintendi struck out four times each, and Teel and Chase Meidroth three times apiece.

Cleveland pitchers had a Division Series record 75 strikeouts and held Chicago to a .185 batting average. Smith and Gaddis became the 16th and 17th relievers to pitch in all five games of a Division Series.

Ramírez homers for second straight game

Chicago starter Sean Burke retired the first nine Cleveland hitters before Steven Kwan singled leading off the fourth.

On the fifth pitch of his at-bat, Ramírez lined Burke's knuckle-curve just over the wall near the right-field line for a 2-0 lead.

“In that AB, I was looking for a curveball for strike. So I was able to get my legs and get a good contact,” Ramírez said through an interpreter.

Ramírez homered on a pitch 0.74 feet above ground, the lowest pitch hit for a postseason home run since tracking started in 2008, according to MLB Statcast, and the lowest hit by Ramirez in his 14-year big league career.

“When he hit it, I was kind of wishing it away from Peters and then it snuck out,” Vogt said. “I mean, to go down and get that, to be able to get through that, that takes some power, that takes some strength."

Up next

Tampa Bay went 5-1 against the Guardians, including three shutouts. It will be the third postseason meeting of the teams following the Rays' win in the 2013 wild card game and the Guardians' sweep in the 2022 Wild Card Series.

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Emily Covington, a spokesperson for the department, said group boycotts among business competitors might violate U.S. law. “The Antitrust Division is simply investigating to determine whether these news organizations have violated the antitrust laws,” she said.

The announcement came after the television pool of five broadcasters last month ceased presidential coverage after the administration barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.

Messages were sent late Saturday to the five outlets seeking comment: ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX and NBC.

The White House press pool, which is a rotating cast of news outlets that covers the president, has become a proxy for the wider fight over whether the president, or anyone, can control the content of news reports — a type of free speech, pillar of American democracy.

Last month's developments marked an extraordinary escalation in Trump’s efforts to restrict news reporters and outlets that he finds insufficiently supportive.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued over the days-long ban. It was lifted after a judge handed the three news organizations a reprieve, which is in place until Tuesday.

Television pool coverage of the White House has also resumed.

Jose Zamora, the Committee to Protect Journalists' regional director of the Americas, on Saturday criticized the administration's decision to investigate.

“The government should not use antitrust investigations to intimidate news outlets defending press access,” Zamora said on X. “The public’s right to know depends on that access.”

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“I'd love to see him as a Republican,” Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Saturday as he returned to Washington from a rally in Tennessee. “He does better as a Republican than he does as a Democrat.”

The comments were among the most direct overtures by Trump to woo Fetterman into the GOP, a matter of growing importance as the party could lose its Senate majority in next month's elections. With his everyman appeal, Fetterman was a Democratic star when he was first elected to the Senate in 2022. But during his time in Washington, he has split with Democrats on issues ranging from immigration to Israel, leading to speculation that he might switch parties.

A representative for Fetterman didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Fetterman has repeatedly rejected the notion of becoming a Republican, writing in The Washington Post in May that he would be a “terrible Republican who still votes overwhelmingly with Democrats.” His relationship with fellow Democrats became more tenuous after he recorded a video for the Republican midterm convention last month praising his fellow Pennsylvania senator, Republican Dave McCormick, suggesting there were extremists in his party.

“I’m always going to stand with America,” Fetterman said in the video. “I’m always going to reject the extremes and socialism and that anti-American way of life.”

Such flirtations with the GOP could make it extremely difficult for Fetterman to win the Democratic nomination for another term in the Senate, a prospect Trump raised on Saturday as he encouraged the party switch.

Democrats need to pick up four seats to retake the Senate majority, a once remote prospect that remains challenging for the party. But Trump's unpopularity and the economic fallout from the Iran war have intensified headwinds for the GOP, making Democrats more bullish about a path to Senate control.

If Democrats picked up the four seats for a 51-seat majority, that could potentially put Fetterman in an influential position, reducing the incentive to switch parties.

The last senator whose party switch affected control of the chamber was Jim Jeffords of Vermont, who left the GOP in 2001 to give Democrats a narrow majority. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter's decision to abandon Republicans in 2009 helped Democrats achieve a supermajority.

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Seller accounted for five touchdowns, including four passing in his best performance in nearly two years, and the Gamecocks stunned No. 16 Florida 38-19 on Saturday to end an eight-game skid in Southeastern Conference play.

“He was a freaking dude today,” said South Carolina coach Shane Beamer, who challenged Sellers to play better two weeks ago. “Some of the throws in tight windows, running the ball, just poised, confident.”

Sellers completed 23 of 35 passes for 279 yards, finding Nyck Harbor, Mazeo Bennett Jr., Donovan Murph and Lex Cyrus for scores against the league’s worst passing defense.

Sellers’ most impressive play was a 3-yard run in the third quarter in which he tossed aside a defender and nearly scored. He plunged in on the next play, essentially sealing a long-awaited victory for the Gamecocks (3-3, 1-3).

South Carolina’s last win in league play came against Kentucky in September 2025. Beamer’s team blew four significant leads in its last five SEC games, but the Gamecocks closed this one out without any issues and won in Gainesville for the first time since 2014.

It was Sellers’ best outing since throwing five TDs against Missouri in November 2024.

“I knew when I signed up to play this position when I was a young kid. I knew you get all the hate and you get all the love when we’re playing good,” Sellers said. “It’s just going to come with it.”

The Gators (4-2, 2-2), who were double-digit favorites at home, lost a second consecutive game in lopsided fashion and surely will fall out of the AP Top 25. They were looking to rebound from a 45-17 shocker at then-No. 25 Missouri. Instead, they got humiliated in the Swamp.

“We’ve lost two games, man,” Florida linebacker Aaron Chiles said. “I don’t believe it’s the end of the world.”

South Carolina took control with two TD drives in the third quarter — ending a string of third-quarter debacles — and did so by picking on Florida’s beleaguered secondary following a 45-minute lightning delay that extended halftime.

When it was over, Beamer hugged both of his kids in a clear sigh of relief.

“I get it; what comes with the jobs, and we haven’t been good enough,” I was a 2-3 football coach coming into this game that had blown leads and lost three SEC games in a row. I get the criticism. I do. But it’s hard on your families because they don’t sign up for it.”

Florida struggled to run the ball again — Jadan Baugh ran 15 times for 59 yards and a garbage-time touchdown — quarterback Aaron Philo turned the ball over twice and the Gators were gouged on defense while failing to generate enough pressure on Sellers.

More noticeable: Coach Jon Sumrall got booed for the first time since taking over in Gainesville. Fans showed their displeasure with Sumrall’s clock management at the end of the first half. The Gators ran out of time and then missed a long field goal.

“Disappointing football,” Sumrall said. “No excuse for it. Not many words that are going to make any of it right. ... I’m frustrated with every part of what we did today.”

Stewart returns after a one-game suspension

Highly touted South Carolina defensive end Dylan Stewart returned from a one-game suspension and forced two fumbles. Stewart was suspended for throwing a punch at an Alabama player two weeks ago and missed last week’s overtime loss to Kentucky.

Key injuries

South Carolina: Starting cornerback Judge Collier left in the first half with a concussion.

Florida: Backup running back Duke Clark hobbled to the locker room just before halftime. The Gators also played their second consecutive game without leading receiver Vernell Brown III (knee).

The takeaway

South Carolina: This is the kind of performance the Gamecocks have been waiting for. Talent was never an issue, which explains why Beamer was under so much heat amid a three-game skid this season.

Florida: The Gators are unlikely to fix their issues anytime soon. Both lines of scrimmage need to be overhauled, and they probably need to sign four new cornerbacks before next season.

Up next

South Carolina gets a week off before hosting No. 15 Tennessee on Oct. 24.

Florida will try to avoid a three-game skid next Saturday at top-ranked Texas.

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Officials say those involved were adult family members of the shooter, who died by suicide. They were found in the family’s home on the outskirts of Douglas, a small city roughly 200 miles southeast of Atlanta.

“Investigators believe this was an apparent murder-suicide involving immediate family members who reside in the home,” said Douglas Police Chief Brannen Pruette during a news conference on Saturday.

Officers responded to an emergency call made by one of the victims shortly after 11 p.m. and found a woman alive at the scene. After transport to a nearby hospital, she was pronounced dead, raising the death toll to five.

Earlier in the day, police confirmed that woman made another emergency call and summoned officers to the house.

“It’s my understanding the call was placed by the wife, the female victim. She called, and was complaining about the husband who was in the house smoking and she said he was killing her with the smoke,” Pruette said.

Douglas Police have not responded to emails and calls requesting more information.

Last weekend, two people were killed and 35 injured in a shooting during a block party celebrating a high-school football game in Vienna, another small city just an hour north of Douglas.

Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said the 45-year-old man was related to seven of the victims in the previous day’s shooting, while the eighth was a friend of the pregnant woman.

Video and audio evidence recovered by investigators included muffled gunshot sounds coming from inside the home just before two “distressed” women arrived and began pounding on the door shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, he said. The gunman then came out and shot them as they ran toward him, before returning inside.

Police arrived to find the two women dead outside. After deploying a drone and robot, they went inside and found the bodies of a 5-year-old boy; a 1-year-old girl on the first floor; two more women and two young men in a stairwell; and the shooter on the second floor.

“Out of respect for the victims and the families, I will not discuss the details of what our officers encountered inside that home,” the chief said at a news conference. “But I want our community to understand the gravity of what happened and the profound impact this tragedy has had on those involved and on our community as a whole.”

Lorah declined to discuss motive but said investigators would talk to other relatives and examine the cellphones of the women who were killed outside the home.

“They knew something was going on at that house,” he said. “We have to figure out what that is.”

Lorah said officers arrived within minutes of receiving an alert via ShotSpotter, a controversial gunshot detection system that relies on artificial intelligence and a network of microphones to identify gunshots. No additional shots were fired after that.

“Sounds that may have been mistaken for gunfire came from flashbang devices — chemical munitions — used by SWAT officers,” he said.

Gov. Josh Shapiro said he offered his administration’s “full support” to Erie Mayor Daria Devlin, who spoke directly to the victims’ families during the news conference.

“I am so deeply sorry. What happened to you was horrific, and there is nothing that any of us can say today that will make this any easier,” she said. “But you do need to know that our entire community is with you, we’re grieving with you. And we are here to support you.”

District Attorney Elizabeth Hirz urged the public to refrain from speculation as the investigation continues.

“Please do not allow rumors, speculation or unverified information to add to the pain that these families are already experiencing,” she said.

Erie is about 120 miles (190 kilometers) north of Pittsburgh.

Speaking at a campaign rally outside Philadelphia, Shapiro mentioned both the Erie killings and the shooting of two Philadelphia police officers early Saturday.

“Today has been a dark day across this commonwealth,” he said.

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The person spoke on condition of anonymity Saturday night because the team didn't disclose financial details in announcing the extension. Podziemski had 18 points with three 3-pointers, seven rebounds and four assists over 26 minutes in a 111-106 preseason win against the Sacramento Kings.

“For me it shows a sign of faith and trust on their end, wanting me here,” Podziemski said of his new deal. "I think for me I just owe it right back to them. They’re putting their trust and faith in me so I got to do the same and play that way each and every night.”

Podziemski's deal includes a mutual option for the fifth season, meaning the sides could re-negotiate the fifth year or decide to go separate ways.

“I'm thrilled for Brandin and his family, really happy for us," Kerr said. “Obviously, everything came together and it's a win-win. We think Brandin is a hell of a young player, a big part of our future, and he secures his future financially. And it's a deal that makes a lot of sense based on our numbers. ... I think it's a good relief to get it done and go into the season where he can just focus on basketball. He should be very proud of the work he's put in to get to this place and put himself in this position.”

The 23-year-old Podziemski was the only Warriors player and one of 18 in the entire NBA to appear in all 82 games last season, averaging career highs of 13.8 points and 45.5% shooting from the field to go with 5.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.08 steals over 28.5 minutes.

“We’re thrilled to get an extension done with Brandin prior to the deadline,” Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy said. “Brandin has continued to improve and expand his game since he entered the league as a mid-first round pick, and we think his upward trajectory will only continue. He’s a durable, skilled, two-way player that makes our team better each time he takes the court.”

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Miami enters the game with a 2-0 record in pre-season, averaging 128.5 points per game.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is expected to take a similar approach to the first two games, playing many of the team’s regulars extended minutes in the first half before giving the rest of the roster a chance after halftime.

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La población de San José del Palmar, en el departamento del Chocó, se convirtió el 10 de agosto en el epicentro del mayor sismo registrado en lo que va del siglo en el país andino, el cual dejó, según el último balance de la UNGRD, cerca de 490.000 damnificados.

El reporte oficial, con corte al sábado 10 de octubre, incluye 36.478 viviendas afectadas y 207.889 averiadas.

En tanto, la Defensoría del Pueblo exhortó al gobierno a garantizar una atención integral de los afectados para que la recuperación “no deje a nadie atrás”.

La institución le pidió a la UNGRD “reabrir” el registro de damnificados y ampliar la atención a los 500 municipios afectados en 16 departamentos, de los 32 que conforman Colombia.

El recordatorio del potente sismo llega un día después de que varias zonas, esta vez del norte del departamento del Chocó —limítrofe con Panamá--, se remecieron por el terremoto de 7,7 grados de magnitud que se registró el viernes en territorio panameño.

La gobernadora del Chocó, Nubia Córdoba, descartó que ese sismo haya causado daños en los municipios colombianos aledaños. Por su parte, la embajadora de Colombia en Panamá, Marcela Rodríguez, pidió tranquilidad a sus ciudadanos, a quienes ofreció atención y orientación.

Knight ran for 103 yards on 22 carries and caught three passes for 12 yards, including a fourth-quarter, 9-yard touchdown reception from backup Ty Dieffenbach for the Bruins (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten).

The sloppy game featured 10 turnovers, including seven for the Ducks (3-2, 1-1), who saw their chances for a spot in the College Football Playoff fade with a second loss.

“From the start, we came out, we punched them, and we just kept on going,” Knight said. "We had a couple of mishaps, but we bounced back every single time.”

Oregon came close with Evan Stewart’s 44-yard scoring pass from Brock Thomas to make it 17-15 with 2:16 left. UCLA was flagged for a facemask penalty on Oregon’s 2-point conversion try, giving the Ducks another shot from a half yard away. UCLA’s defense smothered rusher Jordon Davison to thwart the Ducks.

The Ducks had one final drive with less than a minute left but a lost fumble and fell short as time ran out.

“You've got to protect the ball, right? You can coach it and you can say it, but if it shows up, you're not coaching it well enough. You're not doing a good enough job there,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning said.

Iamaleava did not return in the second half because of a lower leg injury he sustained late in the opening half. He completed 10 of 17 passes for 162 yards and threw two interceptions. Dieffenbach took over for Iamaleava and threw for 43 yards and a touchdown.

“When someone goes down and someone’s got to step up, I say it every single time, is that you’re either exposed or you’re revealed, right? One of the two is gonna happen," UCLA coach Bob Chesney said. "When your number gets called, for Ty to step up in that moment, when Nico couldn’t go, and he put himself in a spot where he was revealed for knowing our run game, knowing what to get us into.”

Dylan Raiola started for the Ducks at quarterback in place of Dante Moore, who remains in concussion protocol. Moore was hit in the first quarter of the Ducks' 41-27 victory at USC on Sept. 26 and left the game by ambulance.

Raiola threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns against the Trojans and made his first start for the Ducks against the Bruins. Raiola, the first backup QB to start for Oregon since Braxton Burmeister in 2017, transferred to Oregon from Nebraska in the offseason.

Raiola completed only six of 18 passes for 43 yards and two interceptions for the Ducks before he was replaced in the fourth quarter by Thomas. UCLA has 10 interceptions this season, most in the nation.

“The product we put out there, the product I put out there, I've got to live with that. So I've got to own everything, take it on the chin and move forward,” Raiola said.

The Bruins got to the Oregon 2 on their first series of the game, but settled for Mateen Bhaghani's 21-yard field goal.

After Iamaleava was sacked and fumbled on the UCLA 1, Oregon recovered and Davison scored with a 1-yard run on the team's first play to put the Ducks up 7-3.

Raiola was sacked and fumbled the ball away in the third quarter, and UCLA capitalized with Knight's 35-yard touchdown run to put the Bruins up 10-6. It was Knight's 10th scoring run of the season.

UCLA had a chance to extend the lead but Matayo Uiagalelei blocked a 27-yard field goal attempt by Bhaghani.

Iamaleava was brought down by Bear Alexander and Jerry Mixon on a keeper late in the half, but he returned. However, he did not start the second half.

Raiola was intercepted late in the half but then Iamaleava was picked off by the Ducks on the ensuing series.

Dieffenbach hit Knight with a 9-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter to make it 17-6 before Oregon's Gage Hurych made a 26-yard field goal to narrow it to 17-9 with 5:16 left in the game.

Up Next

UCLA hosts Wisconsin, which had a bye this weekend, next Saturday.

Oregon hosts Nebraska, which lost 20-17 earlier in the day to Indiana, next Saturday.

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While the Sooners still a have a long way to go on offense, Tate Sandell kicked a 47-yard field goal on the game's final play for a 27-24 win after they scored touchdowns on special teams and defense Saturday.

“I want these guys to experience victory, certainly in this game, (it) was incredibly important," Venables said.

The Sooners (3-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) beat a No. 1 team for the first time since a 38-17 win over Missouri in 2007. They had been 0-4-1 when facing a top-ranked Texas team.

Dakoda Fields recovered a blocked punt in the end zone and Peyton Bowen returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown for Oklahoma, a playoff team last season that in its previous game two weeks ago lost 41-13 at No. 2 Georgia.

“People questioning the commitment and the coaches can’t coach and the players stink, it comes with the arena," Venables said. "But at the same time, sometimes that fuels you.”

John Mateer, who threw three interceptions against the Longhorns last year and has struggled this season, had two big throws after Oklahoma picked off Arch Manning again with 19 seconds left and didn't settle for going to overtime.

“I thought about this game for 365 days,” Mateer said. “I think that was the longest fourth quarter I’ve ever been a part of. It was awesome and I’ll never forget it. But I knew 19 seconds left that this was the time.”

Manning threw three touchdowns for the Longhorns (4-1, 1-1), but both of his interceptions were costly.

Texas had two late chances, but Gianni Spetic was wide right on a 53-yard field goal attempt with 1:55 left. After the Sooners went three-and-out for the seventh time in the game, Manning’s last pass was intercepted by Courtland Guillory with 19 seconds left.

“It’s obviously a level of disappointment, there’s a level of anger and frustration because we know we have issues that need to be fixed and we’re working on those issues and trying to get them fixed,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said.

After the late pick had the Sooners at their 39, Mateer completed passes of 13 and 20 yards to Isaiah Sategna on opposite sides of the field and both were upheld on replay review.

Oklahoma then ran a play to set up the kick by Sandell, who earlier made a 53-yarder and missed another from the same distance.

The pick-6 by Bowen came after Manning was scrambling away from pressure and throwing toward Cam Coleman, who had an earlier touchdown. But the ball instead went to the Oklahoma safety, whose return with 10:07 left put the Sooners up 24-17.

Manning, who finished 19-of-31 passing for 260 yards, then had a tying 15-yard TD to Jermaine Bishop Jr.

Mateer completed 18 of 26 passes for 155 yards. The Sooners had only 238 total yards, well below their average of 321 coming into the game that was last in the SEC.

Texas didn’t have a first down on its first four drives, and it wasn’t until the first play after a short punt that Coleman made a leaping catch in the back of the end zone for a 41-yard score.

Oklahoma's first TD in a while against Texas was special

Danny Okoye had the blocked punt for the Sooners at the start of the second quarter, appearing to get his hands on the ball even before it got to the punter’s foot. Fields fell on the ball in the back of the end zone for a touchdown.

That was the Sooners’ first touchdown against Texas since Dillon Gabriel’s 3-yard pass to Nic Anderson with 15 seconds left in the 2023 game for a 34-30 victory.

Their only offensive TD on Saturday was Lloyd Avant's 2-yard run that tied the game 17-all only 12 seconds in the fourth quarter, after defensive pass interference penalty on third down.

The takeaway

Texas: The Longhorns had won seven games in a row, four against ranked teams. They had been No. 1 since their big comeback to beat then-No. 1 Ohio State on Sept. 12, but their inconsistency raised questions about if they still deserved to be. The loss answered that, and they will find out Sunday how far they drop in the new poll.

Oklahoma: The Sooners avoided a third consecutive Red River loss. They haven't lost three in a row to Texas since 1997-99.

Up next

Oklahoma plays its first SEC home game when hosting Kentucky next Saturday night.

Texas is home next Saturday against No. 16 Florida (4-2, 2-2), which has lost two in a row.

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Walton’s 181 yards are the most by a Notre Dame running back this season, and it's a program record for most rushing yards in a game by a true freshman. Walton also scored on a 40-yard run against Stanford.

The only longer offensive plays at Notre Dame Stadium besides Walton's 97-yard run belong to Josh Adams (2015 vs. Wake Forest) and Jeremiyah Love (2024 vs. Indiana). Each had 98-yard scoring runs.

Notre Dame (6-0) extended its overall winning streak to 16 games — all by double-digits. The Fighting Irish edged closer to the record of 21 consecutive double-digit victory margins set by Army (1944-46). Miami is second with 17 consecutive double-digit victories from 2000 to 2001.

Five of Notre Dame’s touchdowns were of 30-or-more yards, led by Walton's stunning 97-yard run.

“We know he’s gifted,” Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman said of Walton. “He has a lot of ability. But what you’re seeing now is that he’s being consistent in practice, consistent in his reads, consistent in what he is every single day that’s giving him more opportunities to go out there and play on the field.

“When you’re consistent in your everyday play and everyday expectations, now you’ll get more opportunities and then you can make one pop like that. I mean, that was a great play.”

Walton isn’t a starter, but he’s getting more and more time on the field. He credited his offensive line, the coaches and, in particular, fellow running backs Aneyas Williams and Nolan James Jr.

“I’ve learned how to practice at this level,” Walton said of how Williams and James have helped him progress. “Those are two really impressive running backs, the way they read, the way they work, the way they train. I’m continuously looking up to those guys.”

C.J. Carr finished with 14-of-20 passing for 181 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed five times for 41 yards.

Williams rushed seven times for 28 yards, but scored on a 70-yard pass from Carr. James carried the ball 10 times for 73 yards and two touchdowns.

Notre Dame’s defense set a tone in the first 12 seconds. Boubacar Traore sacked Stanford quarterback Davis Warren and forced a fumble recovered by Jaiden Ausberry. Two plays later, James scored from the 3 at the 14:07 mark of the first quarter.

Traore also had an interception and a tackle for loss.

Stanford (2-4) scored in the third quarter. A 52-yard rocket from Warren to Caden High set up a three-yard TD strike from Warren to Benji Blackburn.

Warren was 12-of-22 for 144 yards and the one touchdown.

The Cardinal road losing streak is now 14 games — the longest road losing streak in the nation, tied with Ball State. Stanford has been outscored 115-10 in its last two games.

“That was a disappointing effort,” Stanford head coach Tavita Pritchard said. “I take full responsibility for that. We were not ready to play. We didn’t play well enough.

“Notre Dame is sound at all levels of their defense,” Pritchard said. “They’re good up front. They’re good at the second level. I know they had some guys out at the second level and defensive backfield, but they challenge you, they mix up looks, they’re not afraid to play man. They really make you go beat them.”

Defensive dominance

Notre Dame entered the game ranked No. 1 in total defense, allowing only 216.4 yards of total offense a game. The Irish only allowed 202 yards of total offense against Stanford.

Stanford’s third-quarter touchdown prevented the Fighting Irish from posting their second shutout of the season.

Notre Dame, which shut out Rice 52-0 in the second game, hasn’t had two shutouts in one season since 2002, when the Fighting Irish beat Maryland 22-0 and Rutgers 42-0.

Mirer plays at Notre Dame Stadium

Stanford back-up quarterback Charlie Mirer got in some time in the fourth quarter at Notre Dame Stadium, where his father, Rick, carved out a prolific career with the Fighting Irish. Rick Mirer, who had a 12-year career in the NFL, helped Notre Dame reach three major bowl games and set what was then a Notre Dame record with 18 touchdown passes in 1991.

The takeaway

Notre Dame put in a dominant performance against Stanford that showcased offensive explosiveness and defensive playmakers. A truer test of Notre Dame’s standing as a national championship contender will take place next Saturday when the Irish play at No. 8 BYU in a top 10 clash.

Up next

Notre Dame plays at No. 8 BYU on Saturday.

Stanford hosts Elon on Saturday.

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Shane Seiber, 40, was shot and killed in west Philadelphia after responding to a report of a man with a gun, police said. An officer who was with him was also shot.

Seiber, a 10-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, and the other officer were transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and underwent surgery, according to Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel. The surviving officer, who was shot 12 times, is in stable condition, Bethel said.

Along with charges for Seiber’s death, Lewis is facing a host of others, including attempted homicide, for allegedly shooting the officer and shooting at nine other officers who responded to the scene, Krasner said. None of those nine were injured.

Lewis is being held without bail and will be arraigned soon, Krasner said. Lewis was previously convicted of criminal offenses including assault, theft and carrying a firearm publicly, according to court records.

Gov. Josh Shapiro said he ordered flags to fly at half-staff for Seiber, who is survived by his wife and two children — a 7-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl.

“This is a brutal, senseless, horrific killing,” Krasner said.

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The U.N. health agency has cited initial, unconfirmed reports suggesting pneumonic plague, a severe disease less common than the better-known bubonic plague linked to the Black Death in the Middle Ages. Pneumonic plague spreads from person to person, causing a severe form of pneumonia, but recovery rates are high if it is detected and treated in time.

WHO, in its first full Disease Outbreak News since the case emerged earlier this month, called for a continued investigation.

Russian health officials, it said, had conducted more than 5,500 tests and found no evidence of any dangerous pathogenic microorganisms.

“Additional clinical, epidemiological and laboratory information, including confirmation of the diagnosis in the deceased laboratory worker, is required to improve confidence in the assessment,” WHO said.

WHO continued to refer to “a purported second case” that, in emailed explanations to The Associated Press, it previously attributed to two tabloid news outlets in Britain and Serbia that cited unspecified reports in Russia.

Russia has denied any such second case.

It’s the latest example of AI models acting in unintended ways and manipulating government and other websites during tests. In a report Friday, Anthropic also disclosed a separate incident when its AI model submitted forms to an undisclosed government website instead of stopping before submission.

The incident in Philadelphia occurred on July 18 when the AI model Claude Haiku 4.5 was tasked with generating and performing example tasks on randomly selected webpages, Anthropic said.

Claude filled out a form on police site PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com indicating it might have information regarding an unsolved murder listed on the site.

Philadelphia Police said in a statement they were unaware of the incident until Anthropic notified them on Wednesday. Then they found the submission in the website’s tip records and confirmed it was marked spam and never forwarded to police.

There are rising concerns about AI companies’ unchecked AI agents meddling with everything from U.S. government websites to healthcare data. Critics have been calling for more regulation.

In September, another AI company, OpenAI, disclosed six reports of “unexpected or concerning” behavior in artificial-intelligence models.

“Unsolved cases involve real victims, grieving families and investigators working to secure answers,” the Philadelphia Police Department said in a statement. “Technology companies must take all appropriate steps necessary to prevent their systems from submitting false information to law enforcement.”

Anthropic said in its report that most of the reported behaviors are forms of what it calls “persistence” — “in which Claude, when it cannot complete a task as given, works around a restriction instead of stopping.”

The company said it was modifying its training to “reduce the likelihood of further misbehavior.”

Anthropic said it briefed the White House on cases that involved U.S. government agencies at the federal, state and local levels, and notified each agency involved.

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On Saturday, Copa Airlines announced that the temporary closures required additional inspections of the airport’s facilities and runways.

“Copa Airlines continues to face extended delays, cancellations and schedule adjustments. The airline recognizes and regrets the impact this situation has had on its passengers,” a company spokesperson wrote in a statement.

Copa Airlines also announced flight changes, credits, and refunds without fees or fare differences. This was available to those whose tickets were issued before Friday and whose travel was scheduled between Friday and Oct. 14.

Officials in Panama declared a state of emergency on Saturday after 7.7- and 6.6-magnitude earthquakes on Friday and more than 100 aftershocks caused property damage.

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El sábado, Copa Airlines anunció que los cierres temporales requirieron inspecciones adicionales de las instalaciones y pistas del aeropuerto.

“Copa Airlines continúa enfrentando retrasos prolongados, cancelaciones y ajustes en sus horarios. La aerolínea reconoce y lamenta el impacto que esta situación ha tenido en sus pasajeros”, escribió un portavoz de la compañía en un comunicado.

Copa Airlines también anunció cambios de vuelos, créditos y reembolsos sin cargos ni diferencias de tarifa. Esta opción estaba disponible para quienes tenían boletos emitidos antes del viernes y cuyos viajes estaban programados entre el viernes y el 14 de octubre.

Las autoridades de Panamá declararon el estado de emergencia el sábado después de que dos terremotos de magnitudes 7.7 y 6.6 registrados el viernes y más de 100 réplicas causaran daños materiales.

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Just 10 days before the New York Knicks' banner-raising celebration, the All-Star big man marked World Mental Health Day by sharing his ongoing emotional journey following the death of his mother to complications from COVID-19.

Entering the first game of this year's NBA Finals, he said he felt “this very big calm” wash over him. He was taken back to amateur youth games with crowds so small he could spot his mom from anywhere.

“I felt like it was kinda just me, her and the game of basketball,” he told the audience gathered Saturday by the nonprofit Project Healthy Minds. “I was able to be like an artist out there. I was able to have my paint brush and have a canvas with the court. And I was able to just paint a beautiful picture for her about the love I have for the game. The love I have to show the world because of her.”

There was a time when he had lost that love for the game. Towns, whose bright smile became a constant image of the Knicks' championship run, said basketball “felt hollow” after his mother's death. “I didn't know if I wanted to do it anymore,” he said.

But Towns found some solace in Arnie Kander, a well-known strength and wellness coach.

“Just to be heard, to be able to talk to someone you can trust, be able to really unload all that pain onto it and allow them to understand your feelings and articulate your feelings the right way, it makes life much lighter," he said. "And I felt myself getting lighter every time we kept talking.”

Athletes embrace mental health

Project Healthy Minds hopes Towns' example will inspire others to seek mental health care. The tech nonprofit runs a free online marketplace for finding therapy, psychiatry, support groups and other services. Its annual World Mental Health Day festival in New York offers an all-day schedule of yoga, art therapy and speakers.

Speaking Saturday with Towns was Boardroom CEO Rich Kleiman, the longtime manager for NBA superstar Kevin Durant and a new member of Project Healthy Minds' board.

Kleiman told The Associated Press that these sorts of conversations are growing more prevalent among athletes. DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Love kick-started the conversation eight years ago when DeRozan tweeted about depression and Love then published a first-person essay about anxiety. Kleiman recalled trading stories about anxiety attacks with Love for several hours one night shortly afterward.

Most players won’t feel that comfortable constantly telling their story, Kleiman said. Mental health isn’t a topic of discussion in the locker room. But he said players are certainly more aware of its impact.

“They just carry so much weight and speak to so many people,” Kleiman told The Associated Press before the panel. “I think it says a lot that Karl Towns is feeling comfortable enough right before the season starts to be able to be so open about it.”

Another panel brought together former NFL wide receiver Brandon Marshall and Gotham FC forward Midge Purce for a conversation about finding purpose outside of performance. Marshall, a six-time Pro Bowl player who publicly shared his borderline personality disorder diagnosis in 2011, said therapy showed him how to “connect with his brain.” He even started taking his therapy sessions in the cafeteria to normalize it for others.

Purce discussed her evolving definition of “tough." Raised by her dad, she said she grew up believing toughness meant “no tears.” But she credited her teammates with teaching her “it's OK to feel sad and upset.”

“I think tough is being able to feel all those things that are touching you and touching your heart, but still finding that resilience to go forward while living all of it," she told the crowd.

Using sports to show emotional strength

Saturday's sports focus offers a glimpse into Project Healthy Minds' future programming.

The nonprofit relies on cultural figures to introduce its platform to their audiences. It partnered this summer with the Broadway play “Every Brilliant Thing,” a one-person show whose narrator — originally played by Daniel Radcliffe, then Mariska Hargitay and, finally, Tracee Ellis Ross — presents his struggling mother with a list of reasons to live.

Soon-to-be-announced initiatives will lean further into sports as the nonprofit tries to inspire more communities to seek mental health care. With interest in women's sports growing and live sports remaining a powerful convener in an otherwise fragmented media landscape, Project Healthy Minds CEO Phil Schermer finds that athletes are well suited to bring their message to the masses.

Athletes, according to Schermer, also shape the American public’s notions of strength. It makes sense to him that they could then model that “it is strong to talk about your emotions.”

“There need to be more men — and more men who are archetypes of strength — being vulnerable," Schermer told AP. “Being willing to talk about these things. And role modeling that it can serve as fuel for your greatest success.”

The Knicks championship run became a rare moment of monoculture, Schermer suggested. The title chase also offered the in-person socialization that young people are demanding, according to Rachel Janfaza, the founder of the Gen Z research firm The Up and Up.

Speaking with “The Anxious Generation” author Jonathan Haidt and The TAG Movement CEO Alexa Arnold, Janfaza said young people used the Knicks and the World Cup to create the in-real-life community they missed during the pandemic.

“We’re seeing this swing," she said, "and it’s really incumbent upon schools and employers and anyone who has a vested interest in helping this generation thrive to actually celebrate this.”

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It was always going to be the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers — with their consecutive World Series titles and a payroll that casts a long shadow over Yelich and the small-market Brewers.

“We’ve been expecting having to play them in this round since spring training, in the regular season,” Yelich said Saturday. “You kind of just know that’s what’s going to happen.”

The 2026 NL Championship Series is a sequel, with Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers taking on Jackson Chourio and the Brewers. Los Angeles swept Milwaukee in last year's NLCS on the way to the franchise's 26th NL pennant and ninth World Series championship. The Dodgers also eliminated the Brewers in the NLCS in 2018 and the wild-card round in 2020.

Game 1 on Sunday night features a pair of stingy aces. Tarik Skubal goes for Los Angeles after the two-time Cy Young Award winner was acquired in an Aug. 1 trade with Detroit, and Jacob Misiorowski — the front-runner for the NL Cy Young Award — starts for Milwaukee.

“They’re a really good ballclub,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “Similar guys that we’re used to seeing, very similar to what we’re used to seeing. There’s going to be no secrets. They play a very good brand of baseball.”

Milwaukee was believed to be interested in pairing Skubal with Misiorowski at the trade deadline, but the Tigers ended up going with the Dodgers’ offer.

“When you’re talking about a seven-game series, to see Tarik on the other side would certainly — the series would look a lot different,” Roberts said.

The return engagement for the NLCS also shines a light on the competing arguments at the center of MLB's collective bargaining negotiations. Baseball’s five-year labor contract expires Dec. 1, and management is expected to lock out players in a confrontation that could affect the 2027 season.

The Dodgers went 100-62 this season and won the NL West for the fifth straight year after they had an opening-day payroll of $323.6 million, second only to the New York Mets. Milwaukee's opening-day payroll of $125.9 million ranked 20th, and the Brewers set a franchise record with a major league-best 103 wins on the way to their fourth consecutive Central title.

“We’re focused on trying to win, and I think we have for a while,” Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold said. “Regardless of what the economics look like, the guys in there believe, and so do I.”

Milwaukee was shut down by Los Angeles in last year's playoffs, hitting .118 while managing just one run in each game in the sweep. Ohtani punctuated the series by swatting three solo homers and striking out 10 over six shutout innings in Game 4.

Ohtani won't pitch this time around because of injuries, and the Japanese slugger went 2 for 13 with four strikeouts in the four-game NL Division Series against Atlanta. But the Dodgers still have a formidable rotation, fronted by Skubal and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

“Every night when you play these guys, you know you’re going to face a great pitcher, a Cy Young-caliber pitcher,” Yelich said.

Milwaukee has its own Cy Young-caliber pitcher in the 24-year-old Misiorowski, who went 16-5 with a major league-low 1.80 ERA in 30 starts this season while averaging 100.6 mph with his four-seam fastball. The 6-foot-7 right-hander also led the majors with 252 strikeouts in 174 2/3 innings.

Misiorowski was a heralded rookie during last year's NLCS run. He pitched 12 innings of three-run ball, including five effective innings in Game 3. The big difference this year, he said, is confidence.

“Going into last year’s postseason, I didn’t know if I was going to be on the roster,” said Misiorowski, who hasn't pitched since Milwaukee's NL Division Series opener against San Diego last weekend. “I didn’t know if I was going to make it and help the team. This year they trust me a little bit more. So it’s a little easier to get behind yourself.”

Misiorowski pitched six sparking innings in a 4-1 victory at Los Angeles on Aug. 15, but Dodgers slugger Max Muncy downplayed the significance of their previous experience with “a guy that throws 105” miles per hour.

“It’s very fast. Everything is coming at you very fast,” Muncy said. “It’s big-time extension, big guy on the mound, and you have to be ready to go in the box.”

The 29-year-old Skubal went 5-2 with a 2.61 ERA in 10 starts with Los Angeles down the stretch. The left-hander, eligible for free agency after the World Series, tossed six innings of one-run ball in a 5-3 win over the Braves in Game 1 of the NLDS.

“I think the pressure around — surrounding the Dodgers, it’s all a privilege,” Skubal said. “I think as an athlete this is what you want to be and you want to have (the) expectation to win. I have those same expectations as a player.”

Miguel Rojas worked out with Los Angeles at American Family Field. The utility player departed Game 3 against the Braves with lower back pain, but Roberts said he was doing well and he likely would be part of the team's NLCS roster.

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Los sismos del viernes, de magnitudes 7,7 y 6,6, causaron el colapso de algunos edificios cerca del epicentro y provocaron evacuaciones en toda la nación. Los sismólogos de la Universidad de Panamá registraron decenas de réplicas, incluidas algunas con magnitudes de 5,8, 5,5 y 5,2.

El primer sismo, que también se sintió en la vecina Colombia, tuvo su epicentro a unos 10 kilómetros (6 millas) al suroeste de la remota comunidad de Pitaloza Arriba, en la provincia central de Herrera, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS). El movimiento telúrico se originó a una profundidad de 10 kilómetros (6 millas).

En La Villa de Los Santos, una localidad de origen colonial situada a unos 64 kilómetros (40 millas) al noreste del epicentro, se derrumbaron viviendas y una histórica iglesia católica. Las personas que pasaron la noche a la intemperie aguardaban las indicaciones del gobierno sobre los pasos a seguir. Al menos 13 templos católicos resultaron con daños a nivel nacional.

“Llevamos aquí desde la una de la tarde de ayer; no nos hemos movido”, comentó Tony Jiménez, cuya casa sufrió un derrumbe parcial, mientras estaba sentado con sus familiares bajo una carpa. “Fue algo terrible. Puedo decir con absoluta certeza que, en mis 90 años, nunca había vivido algo así. Fue intenso, verdaderamente intenso”.

Panamá cuenta con estrictas normas de construcción

Las imágenes de edificios en ruinas y profundas grietas que partían las carreteras en provincias del centro del país aumentaron la inquietud en una región azotada por una serie de terremotos devastadores en los últimos meses.

En junio, dos terremotos consecutivos de magnitudes 7,2 y 7,5 sacudieron el estado venezolano de La Guaira, causando la muerte de más de 6.500 personas y dejando a 17.000 sin hogar. En agosto, un sismo de magnitud 7,4 en Colombia cobró la vida de al menos 289 personas.

El saldo notablemente menor en la cercana Panamá podría deberse a las estrictas normas de construcción del país, especialmente las que regulan la edificación de rascacielos en la capital, señaló Carlos Valdés, jefe del Departamento de Sismología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

“Han resistido estos embates muy bien”, dijo en alusión a la edificación en la capital del país el presidente José Raúl Mulino el sábado durante un recorrido por la provincia de Los Santos, una de las afectadas. “Todo ha funcionado relativamente bien”, a pesar que el país no tiene una cultura de sismos, agregó.

Omar Smith, del Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil, indicó que los daños se concentraron, además de Los Santos, en las provincias de Coclé, Veraguas y Herrera, todas en el centro del país. Informó que no hubo reportes de daños en Ciudad de Panamá, la capital.

En la norteña provincia de Colón también resultaron afectados ocho edificios residenciales que albergan a 40 familias, además de una vivienda, un hospital y el mercado municipal. A nivel nacional las afectaciones abarcan, además, instalaciones de salud, carreteras y sistemas de abastecimiento de agua. Algunas comunidades permanecen incomunicadas por deslizamientos y daños en las vías.

Se reportaron varios heridos y colapsos de edificaciones

Smith dijo la víspera que se registraron varios heridos, incluida una persona golpeada por escombros de una estructura que colapsó parcialmente en la ciudad de Penonomé, situada a unos 150 kilómetros (93 millas) de la capital. Confirmó el derrumbe parcial y la aparición de grietas en la catedral ubicada en la plaza principal del distrito, así como daños en el edificio de la gobernación y en el hotel Dos Continentes. Protección Civil reportó en total daños en unos siete hoteles en Coclé y Los Santos.

La iglesia de San Atanasio, en La Villa de Los Santos, colapsó; el templo había sido declarado Patrimonio Histórico Nacional en 1938.

En otras zonas, incluida la provincia de Veraguas, se formaron grandes grietas en las carreteras.

El Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen, en la ciudad de Panamá —uno de los más transitados de la región, con más de 20 millones de pasajeros en 2025—, suspendió temporalmente sus operaciones tras el primer sismo, pero anunció el viernes por la tarde que reabriría sus puertas.

La Autoridad del Canal de Panamá informó que las operaciones continuaban con normalidad a lo largo de esta ruta comercial mundial. Señaló que su prioridad era la seguridad de los empleados, las embarcaciones y las tripulaciones, y que equipos técnicos especializados estaban inspeccionando las instalaciones en busca de posibles daños.

Muchos durmieron en la calle en la capital y en las provincias afectadas

Muchas personas durmieron la noche del viernes y madrugada del sábado en la calle fuera de sus viviendas y edificios en la capital y en zonas de las provincias más afectadas por los sismos mientras se seguían reportando réplicas, incluyendo una de 6,0.

“Acá no hemos dormido nada”, dijo el sábado a la AP la maestra Ilbis Rujano desde la comunidad de Los Boquerones, Veraguas. Aseguró que sus familiares, incluyendo menores de edad, durmieron fuera de la casa por temor a las réplicas.

El último gran terremoto que causó daños generalizados en Panamá ocurrió en 1991. Un sismo de magnitud 7,4, con epicentro en la vecina Costa Rica, dejó 23 muertos, 559 heridos y miles de personas sin hogar en la región fronteriza de Bocas del Toro.

Los terremotos son frecuentes, especialmente a lo largo de la frontera de Panamá con Costa Rica y en su costa del Pacífico, debido a la interacción de varias placas tectónicas, incluidas las placas de Cocos, Nazca y del Caribe. Panamá se encuentra a lo largo del “Cinturón de Fuego”, un arco de 40.000 kilómetros (25.000 millas) de volcanes y fallas geológicas que rodea la cuenca del Pacífico, donde se producen la mayoría de los terremotos del mundo.

Países ofrecen ayuda

Poco después de los sismos, llegaron mensajes de apoyo y ofertas de asistencia desde toda la región. El viernes, Mulino agradeció el respaldo de otros líderes latinoamericanos y señaló que había conversado con los presidentes de Chile, Uruguay y Guatemala, entre otros.

El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos informó el sábado que había movilizado un equipo de respuesta ante desastres para apoyar a las autoridades locales con experiencia en búsqueda y rescate, así como para realizar evaluaciones aéreas y terrestres. El gobierno estadounidense también se comprometió a aportar 5 millones de dólares para ayuda humanitaria.

El Comando Sur de Estados Unidos indicó asimismo que dos helicópteros, con el apoyo de la oficina de control de drogas del Departamento de Estado, habían transportado 2.000 libras (907 kilogramos) de alimentos a comunidades panameñas afectadas por los terremotos.

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Janetsky informó desde Ciudad de México, mientras que Zamorano y Solís lo hicieron desde Ciudad de Panamá. También colaboraron con este reporte las periodistas de Associated Press Regina Garcia Cano y María Verza, desde Ciudad de México; Clara Preve, desde Buenos Aires (Argentina); y Gabriela Molina desde Quito (Ecuador).

This month, the Americans are getting a close-up look at who currently holds the crown.

Patri Guijarro and Eva Navarro scored in the first 14 minutes, and Adriana Nanclares stopped a second-half penalty kick to lift Spain to a 2-0 victory over the U.S. on Saturday in a clash between the world's two top-ranked teams. It was the first of two meetings between reigning World Cup champion Spain and the reigning Olympic champion U.S.

“They're world champions for a reason," U.S. coach Emma Hayes said. “You're not going to just roll them over. But you can't give them a head start either.”

The two teams have also combined to win the last three World Cups. They'll play again Tuesday night near Philadelphia.

There were enough key players on the field Saturday to make this a decent preview of next year's World Cup, but some big names were absent, including three-time Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí for top-ranked Spain and defenders Naomi Girma and Emily Sonnett for the United States.

Spain won this match not by passing circles around the U.S. or even by keeping the ball. Instead, it was a couple clinical strikes and strong goalkeeping that made the difference — and even a little physicality.

“Being physical in this kind of game is not negotiable,” Spain coach Sonia Bermúdez said through a translator.

Guijarro scored in the third minute with a brilliant strike from well outside the penalty area, beating goalkeeper Claudia Dickey. The second goal was a more obvious defensive breakdown. Salma Paralluelo's cross from the left wing found Navarro unmarked to volley home for a 2-0 lead.

“Playing a team like Spain, the best in the world, is such a huge test for us,” U.S. defender Emily Fox said. “They were very efficient in their attack, and they only needed two chances.”

The U.S. created its share of opportunities. Alyssa Thompson managed to round Nanclares, but a defender blocked her shot. Then Nanclares made a wonderful save, deflecting Sophia Wilson's long-distance effort off the crossbar.

The Americans had the better of the chances in the second half. Trinity Rodman started making more of an impact on the left wing, and she appeared to have assisted on a goal by Wilson, but it was disallowed for offside after a video review. VAR later gave the U.S. a penalty, but Lily Yohannes' shot was low and to the left, and Nanclares was able to make a diving save.

Hayes pointed out some of the statistical dominance the U.S. enjoyed, but blamed the result on poor execution, not bad luck.

“Unlucky is being struck by lightning,” she said.

Spain went down to 10 players toward the end when Athenea del Castillo received a red card after appearing to pull an American player's hair. But there wasn't enough time for the U.S. to do much with the advantage.

Mallory Swanson entered the game for the U.S. in the 66th minute, her first appearance with the national team in more than 700 days. She had taken time off for parental leave.

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The 24-year-old Harrison was widely considered a can't-miss prospect when he was selected by the Cardinals in 2024 out of Ohio State, but the 6-foot-3, 220-pounder has mostly underwhelmed during his time in the desert.

His production plummeted through the first four games this season, with just five catches for 85 yards and a touchdown.

First-year Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur and quarterback Jacoby Brissett have been supportive of Harrison despite his sparse usage, saying he's doing everything he can to be productive. But the emergence of Michael Wilson — who had his first 1,000-yard receiving season last year — and the presence of All-Pro tight end Trey McBride have made Harrison an afterthought in LaFleur's offense.

Harrison is the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison, who was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection with the Indianapolis Colts.

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The episodes have highlighted the vulnerabilities in AI security and raised questions over how the fast-growing technology can be developed safely as its usage becomes more widespread globally.

Industry critics have argued that many concerning events, including AI agents’ hacks of external websites, are the result of security lapses on the part of the companies building the technology. But the AI agents’ capabilities have raised widespread concerns about the possibility bots could break away and work toward their own agenda.

Below are some notable events:

Oct. 9: Anthropic AI model submits false tip to Philadelphia police

Anthropic disclosed in a report that its artificial intelligence model submitted a false tip to a Philadelphia police website about an unsolved homicide case.

In the report, Anthropic also disclosed a separate incident when its AI model submitted forms to an undisclosed government website instead of stopping before submission.

The incident in Philadelphia occurred on July 18 when the AI model Claude Haiku 4.5 was tasked with generating and performing example tasks on randomly selected webpages, Anthropic said.

Claude filled out a form on police site PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com, indicating it might have information regarding an unsolved murder listed on the site. It was marked spam and never forwarded to police.

Anthropic said it was modifying its training to “reduce the likelihood of further misbehavior.”

Sept. 28: AI agents try to hack Canadian government website

AI agents tried to hack into a Canadian government website, according to research lab and AI evaluator Transluce.

The researchers said the agents carried out a series of “apparently failed rudimentary hacking attempts” on Library and Archives Canada on May 28 and June 9.

“We do not confidently attribute these attempts to OpenAI, but they exhibit tactics consistent with prior observed agent activity that we have attributed to OpenAI in a similar timeframe,” Transluce said in a blog post.

The group said it reported the attempted hack on Sept. 28 to the Canadian government, which said in a statement it was aware of reports of suspected AI agent activity, but that there was no sign government systems were compromised.

OpenAI said it was aware of the reports.

“We’re reviewing these findings and have provided an initial briefing to Canadian officials conducting the government’s review,” the company said in a statement.

Sept. 28: OpenAI halts rollout of a new model

The San Francisco-based company said it was delaying the release of a new model, called GPT-6.1 Astra, out of safety concerns voiced by its researchers. The company said the model had demonstrated leaps in completing tasks, but OpenAI needed to balance that capability against unauthorized behavior. “We have an extremely high bar in terms of safety and alignment,” said Saachi Jain, OpenAI’s head of safety systems.

Sept. 25: OpenAI says its agents interacted with US government websites

As part of a review of unanticipated behavior by its AI models, OpenAI said it discovered agents had interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways. The company’s models accessed publicly available information on websites operated by the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as U.S. Census Bureau data. OpenAI said it did not find evidence of a compromise or vulnerability. On the same day, Transluce said it found that agents appearing to originate from OpenAI attempted a hack on the website of the Education Department’s civil rights office, which did not succeed.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on social media that there is an “extensive and ongoing review related to our agents’ use of internet access during training and evaluation.” The day after the disclosure, the company announced it was pausing the training of its most advanced models.

Sept. 24: Australia’s prime minister raises concern on breach

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an OpenAI agent infiltrated the public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal on June 18. The portal hosted aggregate data about health spending and drug subsidies. No personal information had been accessed, the government said.

Albanese said the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal the incident. The prime minister made the breach public following a telephone conversation with Altman. OpenAI said in a statement “our models took actions we did not intend.”

Sept. 18: Google says its Gemini AI hacked 3 companies

Google confirmed its Gemini AI model hacked three companies in May as part of a test of its cybersecurity capabilities. The company, which disclosed the hacks after an inquiry by The Wall Street Journal, said the model guessed passwords in one case and found passwords and credentials in a public repository in the other two cases. As in earlier such cases, the tests were being run by Irregular, a startup that describes itself as the “first frontier security lab.”

Aug. 5: Meta’s Muse goes rogue

Meta disclosed one of its AI models accessed the internet on its own and hacked another company. The company said that a “misconfiguration” during cybersecurity testing by Irregular inadvertently allowed one of its models to access the internet. A spokesperson for Irregular said the Meta episode involved a test-environment issue that was disclosed a week earlier by Anthropic.

July 30: Anthropic says its systems hacked 3 organizations

Anthropic said its artificial intelligence models hacked into three other organizations during testing. Anthropic, the San Francisco-based AI company behind Claude, posted on its website that it discovered the three incidents after reviewing more than 141,000 evaluation runs. In all three incidents, the AI models were tasked with a “capture the flag” cybersecurity challenge, which Anthropic said has been one of the ways it assesses a model’s cyber capabilities.

The models were given a fictional scenario and told a piece of secret information, or the “flag,” had been hidden on a different machine on the network with the objective of breaking in and retrieving it, it said. Anthropic said it reached out to the organizations, but it did not name them publicly.

July 21:

The Hugging Face incident

The ChatGPT maker OpenAI announced that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an “unprecedented cyber incident.”

A week earlier, AI startup Hugging Face said, it had detected an intrusion into its data processing systems that it suspected was caused by an AI agent autonomously acting on its own.

OpenAI said its AI used stolen credentials and discovered a previously unknown vulnerability to access Hugging Face servers. It was working with reduced guardrails because it was supposed to be in an isolated testing environment known as a sandbox.

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The Hoosiers (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten Conference) were pushed to the limit by a Cornhuskers team looking for a program-turning victory under fourth-year coach Matt Rhule. Instead, the defending national champion Hoosiers won their 22nd straight game.

“I'm not sure it's completely sunk it — it's starting to — that we won because it took everything the players and coaches had in that one to find a way to overcome,” Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said moments after the game. “Give Nebraska a lot of credit. We did a nice job of regrouping at halftime. Great win on the road, hard fought. A win like that has a lot of value.”

Nebraska lost its 31st consecutive game against a Top 25 opponent and Rhule lost his 21st in a row over a combined seven seasons at Baylor and Nebraska.

“I’m just disappointed we didn’t win that game for everybody," he said. “I think it would have been pretty cool downtown tonight.”

Nebraska (5-1, 2-1) looked to be on the verge of putting away the Hoosiers when quarterback Anthony Colandrea broke a 39-yard touchdown run for a 17-6 lead early in the fourth quarter.

But Hoover connected with Marsh for a 75-yard catch-and-run TD on a run-pass option on the first play of the ensuing possession, and then Indiana got a stop to set up its winning drive.

On fourth down at the Nebraska 44, Indiana brought in an extra lineman in a tightly bunched formation. The Huskers crowded the line as if they were expecting a run. Hoover faked a handoff, drawing in the defense, and Marsh got behind the secondary. He caught Hoover's floating pass and ran into the end zone with no one around him.

Cignetti said he stole the play from Kansas five or six years ago and used it against Northwestern two weeks ago.

“They covered the guy we thought would get the ball and Nick flashed open and Josh found him,” Cignetti said. “Nick made some big plays over the second half.”

Rhule said there was confusion before the ball was snapped. Though there was an extra tackle in for Indiana, there also were three receivers on the field. Nebraska mistakenly had its goal-line defense on the field.

“We should have called a timeout,” he said. “It didn't happen. The organization is my fault.”

Nebraska was in control for most of the warm, sun-splashed afternoon at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers led 10-3 at halftime, the first time the Hoosiers trailed after two quarters since the Big Ten championship game last season.

Big Ten rushing leader Turbo Richard and Lee Beebe Jr., both averaging better than 100 yards per game, were all but shut down. Richard ran eight times for 10 yards and Beebe nine times for 31. Hoover was 12-of-22 passing for 263 yards, with Marsh catching six balls for 187.

Indiana finished with season lows of 65 yards rushing and 328 total.

“We've been through a lot of adversity this season so far, and for us to come out on top today meant a lot,” Marsh said. “We know we've got a lot of guys that can mentally fight, physically fight. I think today was more of the mental challenge.”

Colandrea was 25 of 43 for 263 yards and Jacori Barney caught nine passes for 108 yards to lead Nebraska.

“That wasn’t an Indiana team sleepwalking through this and that wasn’t a Nebraska team that’s not in that class,” Rhule said. “That was two guys battling. But we’re not OK with that. We’ve got to make a step.”

The takeaway

Indiana: The Hoosiers improved to 27-0 against unranked opponents under third-year coach Cignetti, and their 22-game win streak is the longest in the Big Ten since Ohio State won 23 straight from 2013-14.

Nebraska: Six of the Huskers' 10 losses to Top 25 teams under Rhule have been decided by seven points or fewer.

Up next

Indiana: Hosts No. 5 Ohio State.

Nebraska: Visits No. 13 Oregon.

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The office, led by High Commissioner Volker Türk, issued a social media post Saturday saying the racist messages sent online targeting Gauff were “appalling and illustrate that Black female athletes are specifically targeted for vitriol and racial abuse.”

Gauff, a two-time Grand Slam champion ranked No. 4, said last week she received an “insane” amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in her China Open match against home player Sun Xinran on Monday.

Gauff lost to Elise Mertens two days later, saying she had “no energy” and felt as though she would pass out.

“There is no place in sport for racial or sexist slurs and abuse,” the United Nations’ human rights office said. “Players, coaches, and sports bodies need to stand up for those facing such attacks and fans need to push back against those who sully sport with racism and sexism.”

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Pitt had just taken a 17-14 lead when the Tar Heels immediately responded. Edwards hit Shamar Easter for a 75-yard score down the seam for the go-ahead touchdown, giving coach Bill Belichick his first win against a ranked opponent at North Carolina.

“Every play is designed to be an 80-yard touchdown,” Edwards said. “They obviously don’t all go that way, but it felt really nice to see Shamar catch and run with that.”

It was North Carolina’s (3-2, 1-1) first win against a ranked opponent since defeating No. 25 Miami in 2023 and the Tar Heels’ first ranked road win since taking down No. 9 Miami in 2020.

Edwards completed 18-of-26 passes for 249 yards with touchdowns to Easter and Jelani Thurman, and a pair of interceptions. Demon June also rushed for a touchdown and Jordan Shipp caught six passes for 93 yards.

“It’s great to come in here and win,” Belichick said. “Really proud of our team, we made some great plays and it was just an all-around solid team effort.”

Holden Geriner, a fifth-year senior, completed 27-of-44 passes for 219 yards with two interceptions for Pitt (5-1, 2-1).

Geriner, a 23-year-old transfer from Auburn, made his first collegiate start with sophomore quarterback Mason Heintschel out for the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee during a victory against Virginia Tech last week.

“Obviously, his first start … he will get better and better just from the experiences,” Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said. “Got a lot of faith and trust in him. I was happy with the way he played in his first start.”

Geriner sailed a fourth-down pass that was dropped by a wide-open Cataurus Hicks. Pitt later turned the ball over on downs at the North Carolina 21 as the Tar Heels held on for the win.

La’Vell Wright scored two rushing touchdowns for Pitt.

“It’s one game,” Narduzzi said. “Whoever plays in that championship game is going to have a loss. All of our goals are right in front of us.”

It was Belichick’s first time at Acrisure Stadium since a 21-18 New England Patriots win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Dec. 7, 2023. Belichick went 8-3 as a NFL head coach in Acrisure Stadium, including wins in two AFC championship games.

“A lot of memories from being back here, mostly good, but we got waxed a couple times,” Belichick said. “It was great to come in here and win, but most importantly I’m proud for the players and the way they played.”

Pitt honors its past

There was a moment of silence before the national anthem and a video tribute after the first television timeout to honor Mike Ditka, the Pitt All-American who went on to a Hall of Fame career and led the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl title as a coach. Ditka passed away at the age of 86 on Friday.

Pitt also celebrated the 50th anniversary of its 1976 national championship team.

Ditka, a three-sport standout at Pitt, led the Panthers in receiving as a tight end from 1958-60, while also playing as a defensive end and punter.

Pitt retired Ditka’s No. 89 jersey in 1997.

The takeaway

North Carolina: The Tar Heels flirted with a marquee win at home last week when they pulled within one against Notre Dame in the second half. But they were able to put it all together with a strong second half on Saturday.

Pitt: The Panthers were unable to start 6-0 for the first time since 2024 and the second time since 1982. Geriner showed flashes in his first start at Pitt, but struggled at times in the second half with the Panthers attempting to rally.

Up next

North Carolina: Travels to face Duke on Oct. 17.

Pitt: Visits Boston College on Oct. 17.

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More than 500 trees “that do not contribute to the historic landscape will be removed” as part of the rehabilitation project, the National Park Service said in a court filing Friday. “No healthy trees that are contributing features of the historical golf course” — including historic cherry trees — will be removed as part of the project, the park service said.

A total of 169 trees will be removed starting Saturday, with another 90 trees slated for removal later, the agency said.

The tree removals come as President Donald Trump has moved to turn the course into a world-class golf venue — part of his grand vision for Washington, D.C., where he has torn down storied structures, remade or renamed others and deployed the National Guard for more than a year.

Some residents fear the planned changes to the golf course — where Trump has visited with a cabinet member, a well-known golf course architect and blueprints — risk altering the character of a place that has served Washingtonians of all income levels for more than a century. Turning the park into an upscale golf course will mean costlier fees and a likely loss of public space.

"The National Park Service is finally implementing a 7-year-old plan to address tree overgrowth at East Potomac Golf Course,'' the Interior Department said in a statement Saturday. The department oversees the park service and other agencies that manage federal lands.

The renovation work will include selective tree and vegetation work to restore the course, the Interior Department said, adding that the work is intended to “help restore the course’s historic character and reopen views toward landmarks, including the Washington Monument, National War College, Potomac River and Washington Channel."

The park service “recognizes the importance of trees to the park and its visitors. This carefully planned work is part of our required stewardship of the park,” the statement said.

The golf course will remain open to the public throughout the renovation effort, although individual holes may temporarily close while work is underway, the agency said.

The 106-year-old public course has been embroiled in a lawsuit since February. Plaintiffs including the DC Preservation League say the Trump administration’s reconstruction would violate the congressional act that created the park in 1897. The group sought an emergency stop-work order this spring because of concerns that work was expected to begin immediately on the course.

Charles Birnbaum, president of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, a nonprofit that is suing the Trump administration over renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, said the tree removal at the golf course should be subject to review under the National Historic Preservation Act.

“The work is not routine maintenance, and therefore, for a designated property, they need to undertake Section 106,” Birnbaum said Saturday, referring to the section of the preservation law that requires federal agencies to consider a project's effects on historic and cultural properties.

Trump, an avid golfer, has posted about the course on social media: “When completed, this Course will have the ability to host Major Golf Tournaments, including The U.S. Open, The Ryder Cup, The PGA Championship, and other top PGA Tour events,” he wrote in late June.

It’s unclear when the course could host any major tournaments, as locations are chosen several years ahead of the events.

Whether that change involves the Big Three is the Aces' biggest question entering the offseason because five-time All-Star guard Jackie Young is a free agent.

She averaged career highs in points per game (18.9) and assists (6.8) to go with a 4.4-rebounding average and shooting percentages of 48.8 from the floor and 38.3 from 3-point range.

“I think she had a career year this year,” coach Becky Hammon said. “Had some unbelievable performances throughout the season, so obviously it’s a big priority that we retain her services. We’ll see what those thoughts look like, but I know what it looks like from our end. Ultimately, it’s going to come down to her decision."

If Young returns, she will rejoin a core that includes five-time MVP A'ja Wilson and six-time All-Star point guard Chelsea Gray that has been instrumental in winning three of the past four titles.

While Wilson clearly wants Young to return, she also wants to be mindful of not being overbearing while trying to persuade her to re-sign.

“I’m constantly in Jackie’s ear,” Wilson said. “I know when she needs that big sister, but also when she needs that space. So going into this offseason, I’m just going to be me. I’m not going change too much because that’s not what Jackie needs."

If Young leaves, the Aces could be aggressive in going after a big-name free agent such as Indiana's Kelsey Mitchell or Minnesota's Napheesa Collier.

Mitchell expressed frustration a week ago about playing in the glare that comes with having Caitlin Clark as a teammate. Clark made the case on Thursday for keeping Mitchell, which would again give the Fever one of the league's top backcourts.

Even if Young comes back, that doesn't mean the Aces will sit still.

“We’re going to make some adjustments, we’re going to make some moves, try to address our weaknesses,” Hammon said shortly after Friday night's 87-77 overtime loss to the Valkyries. “That’s not a question to answer right now. There’s a lot of things coming through my head.”

Top of mind was not having a good enough defense, and that likely will be a top priority for Hammon and team president and general manager Nikki Fargas. Hammon said the lack of an elite defense is a major reason the Aces are already into their offseason.

But it's not so simple to improve just one area.

Hammon lamented injuries that ended NaLyssa Smith's season and limited Jewell Loyd, Stephanie Talbot and Dana Evans.

“This is why repeating is hard,” she said. “There has to be some things that go your way. You have to get some lucky breaks, and we’ve been pretty lucky around here. We’ve done some good things and made our own breaks at times. Other times, it’s tougher to make those little things happen for you. And there’s some things that happen that are completely out of your control.”

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Shesterkin did not put any weight on his right leg as he was helped off the ice by teammates after an awkward fall into his own net against the Capitals.

Shesterkin came well out of his crease to challenge a shooter midway through the second period and fell as he scrambled back to the net. The 30-year-old Russian jammed his right skate into the right post as he slid back into the crease and collapsed into the net in pain.

“It's awful, you know? He's a pillar of this team. It stinks," Rangers captain J.T. Miller said following the 3-1 loss to the Capitals.

Coach Mike Sullivan said after his team's four-game winning streak was snapped: “He's an elite goaltender and you never want to see anyone get hurt. Obviously, he's an important player for us.”

The 2022 Vezina Trophy winner missed a month last season with a lower-body injury, contributing to the Rangers finishing last in the Eastern Conference.

Shesterkin was off to a strong start this season with a 3-1 record and 1.76 goals-against average. Last week, he became the first Rangers goalie to score a goal when he lofted the puck the length of the ice into an empty net late in New York’s home opener against Tampa Bay.

“We're not going to let that take the wind out of our sails,” Miller said about Shesterkin's injury. “We love the way we're playing most of the time.”

Shesterkin stopped 13 of 14 shots and left with the score tied 1-all. He was replaced by 24-year-old backup Dylan Garand, who gave up the go-ahead goal late in the second but finished with 11 saves on 12 shots.

It was the fifth NHL appearance and second this season for Garand, recalled last week from Hartford of the American Hockey League after clearing waivers. Garand made 22 saves in a 2-0 shutout at Detroit last Friday with the Rangers playing their second game in two nights.

Garand went 2-0-1 with a 1.62 goals-against average and .948 save percentage in three starts for the Rangers last season.

New York acquired veteran goaltender Joonas Korpisalo from the Boston Bruins last summer to be Shesterkin’s backup. But the 32-year-old Finn was placed on injured reserve last week and was week to week with a lower-body injury.

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Tootsie was found wandering near a police department. She is a 35-pound brindle dog.

Watch the video above and visit the Humane Society’s website to learn more about Tootsie and other pets available for adoption.

Tootsie fue encontrada deambulando cerca de un departamento de policía. Es una perrita de pelaje atigrado que pesa 35 libras.

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The 7.7- and 6.6-magnitude earthquakes on Friday toppled buildings near the epicenter and prompted evacuations across the Central American country. Seismologists recorded more than 100 aftershocks, including ones measuring magnitude 5.8, 5.5 and 5.2.

The earlier quake, also felt in neighboring Colombia, was centered about 10 kilometers (6 miles) southwest of the remote community of Pitaloza Arriba, in the central province of Herrera, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles).

Presidential Minister Juan Carlos Orillac announced the emergency during a news conference in the capital, Panama City. He said homes, schools, healthcare facilities, roads and hotels were among the damaged facilities.

Malitzie Rivera, deputy director of the National Civil Protection System, told reporters the state had reports of 27 people with injuries, ranging from minor to moderate.

Hundreds of homes were damaged

Most of the damage was concentrated in the central provinces of Veraguas, Herrera, Cocle and Los Santos.

The Civil Protection agency tallied roughly 420 homes and about the same number of public schools damaged. It also reported that seven hotels, at least 13 churches and nine bridges were affected by the earthquakes.

In La Villa de Los Santos, a colonial-era community about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast of the epicenter, homes and a historical Catholic church collapsed. People who spent the night on the streets were waiting for the government's guidance on what to do next.

“We’ve been here since 1 p.m. yesterday; we haven’t moved,” Tony Jiménez, whose home partially collapsed, said while sitting with relatives under a tent. “It was a terrible thing. I can tell you with absolute certainty that in my 90 years, I had never experienced anything like it. It was intense — truly intense.”

The collapsed Church of San Atanasio was declared a National Historic Heritage Site in 1938.

Images of crumbling buildings and deep fissures slicing through roads added to fears across a Latin American region battered by a series of devastating earthquakes in recent months.

Two back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes roiled Venezuela’s La Guaira state in June, killing more than 6,500 people and leaving 17,000 homeless. In August, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Colombia killed at least 289 people.

The notably lower toll in nearby Panama may have been due to the country's strict building codes, especially governing construction of skyscrapers in the capital, said Carlos Valdés, head of the Seismology Department at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

Rising sea levels prompt evacuations

Officials did not report any missing people on Saturday but said some communities remained cut off due to landslides and road damage.

On Isla Caña, off the Pacific coast of Los Santos, approximately 300 people were evacuated because of rising sea levels and rough surf. Meanwhile, in the city of Penonomé, around 150 kilometers (93 miles) from the capital, a shelter was housing 13 people, including five children. The earthquakes caused a partial collapse and cracks at the cathedral in the district’s main square, as well as damage to the governor’s office building and the Dos Continentes hotel.

In Panama City, one of the water treatment plants supplying the area operated at 20% capacity on Saturday, and tent facilities with cots were set up at six hospitals.

Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, one of the region’s busiest airports with more than 20 million passengers in 2025, temporarily suspended operations after the first quake but said Friday but reopened hours later.

But hundreds of travelers on major Panama-based airlines like Copa Airlines were left stranded in airports around the region. Their connections through Tocumen — one of the biggest travel hubs in the region — were canceled or delayed. In Mexico City’s airport, airline employees scrambled as families with babies were sleeping on the floor Saturday while one woman from Venezuela shouted in panic that the flight through Panama was one of the only ways she could return home to Caracas.

The Panama Canal Authority said operations were continuing normally along the global trade route. It said its priority was the safety of employees, vessels and crews and that specialized technical teams were inspecting facilities for possible damage.

The last major earthquake to cause widespread damage in Panama struck in 1991. A magnitude 7.4 quake, centered in nearby Costa Rica, killed 23 people, injured 559 and left thousands of people homeless in the border Bocas del Toro region.

Earthquakes are common, especially along Panama's border with Costa Rica and its Pacific coast, because of the interaction of several tectonic plates, including the Cocos, Nazca and Caribbean plates.

Panama lies along the “Ring of Fire,” a 40,000-kilometer (25,000-mile) arc of volcanoes and fault lines around the Pacific Basin, where most of the world’s earthquakes occur.

Countries offer help

Messages of support and offers of assistance flooded in from across the region shortly after the earthquakes. Mulino on Friday thanked fellow Latin American leaders for their support, saying he had spoken with the presidents of Chile, Uruguay and Guatemala, among others.

The U.S. Department of State on Saturday said it mobilized a disaster response team to help local authorities with search and rescue expertise as well as aerial and on-the-ground assessments. The U.S. government also pledged $5 million for humanitarian assistance.

U.S. Southern Command also said two helicopters supported by the State Department's drug-control bureau had delivered 2,000 pounds (907 kilograms) of food to Panamanian communities affected by the earthquakes.

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Category 3 Hurricane Isaias waited until the last minute to crumble to a curtain of jet-stream-driven wind shear Friday evening as its core was quickly eviscerated from the southwest, turning it into a half-cane near the time of landfall.

Unfortunately for those in the path, it was too little too late, with the center of Isaias crossing the coast near Destin, Florida, in the western Florida panhandle around 8:30 PM Friday local (central) time, officially as a 105-mph Category 2 hurricane.

Isaias was the strongest hurricane to strike this part of Florida since Sally in September 2020 and the first hurricane to strike the U.S. in two years – almost two years to the hour that Hurricane Milton struck south of Tampa Bay at 8:30 PM ET on October 9^th, 2024 – ending the longest streak between hurricane landfalls the U.S. has observed in over a decade.

Isaias’s stinging back side

Isaias’s being quickly scooped up by the jet stream allowed dry air to rush into its core, leading to the development of a pronounced “sting jet” on its back side as it made landfall Friday evening.

These sting jets – so named because they resemble the sharp, bent back stinger of a scorpion tail on satellite – form when rains swirling into center on the back side collide with exceptionally dry mid-latitude air eroding the core, rapidly choking off thunderstorms and causing air and strong winds from above to rush down to the surface (since dry air is heavier than moist air).

One of these string jets quickly developed on the western edge of Isaias’s rains in an arc through Santa Rosa County (Florida’s westernmost county) from Santa Rosa Island to north of Pensacola, bringing lashing winds to nearly 120 mph in spots.

The highest official wind reports from Isaias were in this zone and multiple stations recorded wind gusts to over 100 mph in the 7 PM to 9 PM window local Friday.

Double-digit rainfall totals and moderate to major storm surge flooding

Through Saturday morning, Isaias had dumped over 10 inches of rain to areas of inland Alabama, with the rain ongoing from its remnants into the southern Appalachians. So far at least flood reports have been scattered.

Although limited real-time storm surge gauges were available along the coast most affected by water rises late Friday, storm surge flooding reached almost 6 feet at Panama City Beach (moderate flooding), consistent with the 6 to 9 foot range forecast by the National Hurricane Center. Higher-fidelity estimates of the peak storm surge will be made once scientists can gather more data during post-storm damage surveys.

Widespread power outages

By daybreak Saturday, nearly a million customers – primarily across western Florida, Alabama, and western Georgia – were without power, according to PowerOutage.us, as the expanding winds of Isaias’s remnants continued to blast the southeast U.S. with widespread gusty winds topping 50 to 80 mph, especially in higher terrain.

Blustery weather and an ongoing flood threat will continue today into the Southern Appalachians but conditions should improve dramatically across the southeast by Sunday.

El huracán Isaias, de categoría 3, esperó hasta el último minuto para desintegrarse en una cortina de cizalladura del viento impulsada por la corriente en chorro el viernes por la noche, mientras su núcleo era rápidamente desintegrado desde el suroeste, convirtiéndose en medio bastón cerca del momento de tocar tierra.

Desafortunadamente para quienes se encontraban en su trayectoria, fue demasiado poco y demasiado tarde, ya que el centro de Isaias cruzó la costa cerca de Destin, Florida, en el extremo occidental del Panhandle de Florida, alrededor de las 8:30 p. m. del viernes, hora local (central), oficialmente como un huracán de categoría 2 con vientos de 105 mph.

Isaias fue el huracán más fuerte que azotó esta parte de Florida desde Sally en septiembre de 2020 y el primer huracán que azotó los EE. UU. en dos años, casi exactamente dos años después de que el huracán Milton tocara tierra al sur de la bahía de Tampa a las 8:30 p. m. ET del 9 de octubre ^de 2024, poniendo fin a la racha más larga entre la llegada de huracanes a tierra que los EE. UU. han observado en más de una década.

La parte trasera punzante de Isaias

El hecho de que Isaias fuera rápidamente absorbido por la corriente en chorro permitió que el aire seco entrara en su núcleo, lo que provocó el desarrollo de un pronunciado “chorro en espiral” en su parte posterior cuando tocó tierra el viernes por la noche.

Estos chorros punzantes, llamados así porque se asemejan al aguijón afilado y curvado de la cola de un escorpión en las imágenes satelitales, se forman cuando las lluvias que se arremolinan hacia el centro en la parte posterior chocan con el aire excepcionalmente seco de latitudes medias, erosionando el núcleo, sofocando rápidamente las tormentas eléctricas y provocando que el aire y los fuertes vientos de arriba se precipiten hacia la superficie (ya que el aire seco es más pesado que el aire húmedo).

Una de estas corrientes en chorro se desarrolló rápidamente en el borde occidental de las lluvias de Isaias, describiendo un arco a través del condado de Santa Rosa (el condado más occidental de Florida), desde la isla de Santa Rosa hasta el norte de Pensacola, provocando vientos huracanados de casi 193 km/h en algunos puntos.

Los informes oficiales de vientos más fuertes del huracán Isaias se registraron en esta zona, y varias estaciones registraron ráfagas de viento de más de 160 km/h entre las 19:00 y las 21:00 hora local del viernes.

Precipitaciones de dos dígitos e inundaciones por marejada ciclónica de moderadas a graves.

Hasta la mañana del sábado, Isaias había descargado más de 25 centímetros de lluvia en zonas del interior de Alabama, y ​​las precipitaciones continuaban desde sus remanentes hacia los Apalaches del sur. Hasta el momento, los informes de inundaciones han sido esporádicos.

Aunque la disponibilidad de medidores de marejada ciclónica en tiempo real era limitada a lo largo de la costa más afectada por la crecida del agua el viernes por la noche, la inundación alcanzó casi 1,8 metros en Panama City Beach (inundación moderada), lo que coincide con el rango de 1,8 a 2,7 metros pronosticado por el Centro Nacional de Huracanes. Se realizarán estimaciones más precisas de la marejada ciclónica máxima una vez que los científicos puedan recopilar más datos durante las evaluaciones de daños posteriores a la tormenta.

Apagones generalizados

Al amanecer del sábado, casi un millón de clientes, principalmente en el oeste de Florida, Alabama y el oeste de Georgia, se encontraban sin electricidad, según PowerOutage.us , mientras los vientos crecientes de los remanentes de Isaias seguían azotando el sureste de Estados Unidos con ráfagas generalizadas que superaban los 50 a 80 mph, especialmente en terrenos de mayor altitud.

El tiempo ventoso y la persistente amenaza de inundaciones continuarán hoy en los Apalaches del Sur, pero las condiciones deberían mejorar drásticamente en todo el sureste para el domingo.

La portavoz de BSO, Claudinne Caro, dijo que el incidente ocurrió alrededor de las 7:45 p.m. del viernes en la cuadra 5300 de Northwest 28th Avenue, cerca del Aeropuerto Ejecutivo de Fort Lauderdale.

Los agentes dijeron que Manuel Cabello, de 28 años, apuñaló a su madre hasta matarla. Fue detenido bajo un cargo de asesinato en primer grado.

Las autoridades aún no han identificado públicamente a la víctima ni han informado qué provocó el asesinato.

Detectives de homicidios permanecieron en la escena durante las horas de la mañana recopilando evidencia.

Un equipo de Local 10 News observó que la vivienda donde ocurrió el apuñalamiento estaba acordonada con cinta de escena del crimen.

Pike, 50, was discharged from the hospital and is back at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, the women’s prison where she was housed for 30 years, her attorneys said in a written statement.

“She is grateful to the first responders and her medical team for their care in these extraordinary circumstances. She is continuing to receive medical care at the prison, and we will continue to track her recovery,” the statement said.

Pike had been hospitalized since surviving two doses of pentobarbital as the state attempted to execute her on Sept. 30 for the 1995 beating and stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer. At one point she was on a ventilator and her attorneys did not expect her to survive. However, they said Pike woke up and began talking and walking with assistance.

The Death Penalty Information Center says Pike is the first person to survive after receiving lethal injection drugs during an execution.

The Tennessee Department of Correction has not said what went wrong in the execution. Medical and lethal injection experts have focused on whether a problem with the IV line caused the drug to pool in her tissue instead of entering her bloodstream. Pike’s attorneys wrote in a court filing that “apparently at no point did any member of the execution team realize that the IV lines were not correctly placed.”

The failed execution brought renewed scrutiny to how Tennessee carries out death sentences.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has since postponed the state’s only other scheduled execution this year and ordered a review of what went wrong. The state’s prison chief resigned in the wake of the failed execution.

As the process got underway, Pike was asked if she had a final statement and she spoke of being at peace. About five minutes later, she raised her head and said her arm hurt. Later, she appeared to lose consciousness but could be heard breathing heavily until media witnesses were escorted from the witness room nearly 90 minutes into the execution. An ambulance took her to a hospital.

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BSO spokesperson Claudinne Caro said it happened at around 7:45 p.m. Friday in the 5300 block of Northwest 28th Avenue, near Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.

Deputies said Manuel Cabello, 28, stabbed his mother to death. They took him into custody on a first-degree murder charge.

Authorities have not yet publicly identified the victim or said what led up to the killing.

Homicide detectives were at the scene through the morning hours gathering evidence.

A Local 10 News crew saw the home where the stabbing occurred cordoned off with crime scene tape.

También provocó cortes de electricidad.

La tormenta se convirtió en un sistema postropical la mañana del sábado.

Local 10 News estuvo en Pensacola temprano el sábado por la mañana, donde la tormenta arrancó partes del techo de un edificio en el centro de la ciudad y derribó señales de tránsito.

Marcel Joualt, propietario del restaurante Bavaria en el centro de Pensacola, esperó a que pasara la tormenta dentro de su negocio.

Propietario de negocio: “Creo que tuvimos suerte”.

Dijo que su restaurante no perdió electricidad y que ya estaba listo para reabrir el sábado para el Oktoberfest.

“Nos quedamos adentro porque sabíamos que este edificio ha estado aquí durante cientos de años”, dijo Joualt. “Mi casa quedó destrozada. Hay un árbol encima. Así que tuve suerte de estar aquí y, ya saben, teníamos mucha cerveza y un bar completamente abastecido”.

Agregó: “Estamos colocando las cosas de nuevo en su lugar. Estamos limpiando. Ya saben, el letrero se cayó y retiramos todo para que no se rompiera”.

Dijo que la situación era mucho mejor que después del huracán Sally en 2020.

“Creo que aquí tuvimos suerte de estar de este lado de la tormenta”, dijo Joualt. “La última vez estuve del otro lado, perdí mi automóvil, lo perdí todo porque teníamos seis pies de agua por todas partes”.

Se espera realizar una evaluación completa de los daños cuando salga el sol.

La ciudad permanecía bajo una advertencia de hervir el agua antes de consumirla.

Se instó a los residentes a mantenerse fuera de las carreteras.

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It also brought power outages.

The storm became post-tropical Saturday morning.

Local 10 News was on the ground in Pensacola early Saturday morning, where the storm tore off portions of a roof downtown and knocked down street signs.

Marcel Joualt, the owner of Bavaria Restaurant in downtown Pensacola, waited out the storm inside of his business

Business owner: ‘I think we were lucky’

He said his restaurant did not lose power and was already ready to re-open on Saturday for Oktoberfest.

“We stayed inside because we knew this building was here for hundreds of years,” Joualt said. “My house got trashed. There’s a tree on it. So I was lucky to be here, and you know, we had lots of beer and a full bar.”

He added, “We’re putting stuff back up. We are cleaning up. You know, the sign was down, and we took everything down so it wouldn’t break.”

He said the situation was much better than after Hurricane Sally in 2020.

“Here I think we were lucky to be on this side of the storm,” Joualt said. “Last time I was on the other side, lost my car, lost everything because we had six (feet) of water everywhere.”

A full assessment of the damage is set to come when the sun rises.

The city remained under a boil-water advisory.

Residents were urged to stay off the roads.

The case has been referred to its disciplinary investigation committee and its findings will remain confidential until its conclusions are reached, the federation said in a statement Saturday.

The 41-year-old Ronaldo left the Portugal camp during the international window in a dispute with new coach Jorge Jesus over his lack of playing time in the Nations League.

In the three games Ronaldo was either an unused substitute or absent, Portugal won, and his replacement Gonçalo Ramos seized his chance by scoring three goals.

Ronaldo was involved only in Portugal’s opening Nations League game, where he was replaced by Ramos in a 1-0 win over Wales. He left the squad after watching the second game from the substitutes’ bench — a 2-1 win in Norway — and Portugal showed no ill effects from his departure with wins over Denmark and Norway to book a quarterfinal.

Ronaldo ended the international break with a long post to his 679 million followers on Instagram, where he asked the Portugal coach to acknowledge a mistake in asking him to warm up on the sidelines in Oslo and then not send him on the field. Jesus did not acknowledge any mistake.

The star wrote that he expected a suspension under federation rules but promised his fans “we will have one or more farewell matches.”

Ronaldo could possibly face a harsh punishment for leaving the training camp. The federation’s disciplinary regulations say that any player who “abandons or fails to appear” without justification at a training session, match or activity of the national teams “shall be sanctioned with a suspension of one to six months,” in addition to a fine.

Ronaldo did tell the federation he was leaving, but it wasn’t clear whether the decision would be considered justified in accordance with the regulations.

“I have already apologized, but I know that actions must have consequences," Ronaldo wrote in his statement. “Anyone in football as I am knows that, regardless of each person’s status, the rules are the same for everyone.”

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