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Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark film ‘The Harder They Come,’ dead at 81
NEW YORK — Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81. His...
U.S. labels Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization. It’s not a cartel per se
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Donald Trump’s administration has ramped up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization. But the entity that the U.S. government alleges is led by Maduro is not a cartel per se. The designation, published Monday...
Thai woman found alive in coffin after being brought in for cremation
BANGKOK — A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation. Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province of Nonthaburi on the outskirts of Bangkok, posted a video on its Facebook page, showing a woman lying...
Defending champion North Dakota State is No. 1 seed and among record-tying 6 MVFC teams in FCS playoffs
INDIANAPOLIS — Defending national champion North Dakota State will lead a record-tying six teams from the Missouri Valley Football Conference into the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The MVFC champion Bison (12-0) on Sunday were named the No. 1 seed in the 24-team playoffs and will be making their 16th consecutive...
Ohio State, Michigan brace for The Game with playoff implications and historic stakes
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It didn’t take long for Ryan Day and Sherrone Moore to turn their focus to The Game. With top-ranked Ohio State and No. 15 Michigan well ahead in their games during the fourth quarter, both coaches and their teams were already locked on preparations for Saturday’s matchup...
Aftermath of Chicago’s intense immigration crackdown leaves lawsuits, investigations and anxiety
CHICAGO — Chicago has entered what many consider a new uneasy phase of a Trump administration immigration crackdown that has already led to thousands of arrests. While a U.S. Border Patrol commander known for leading intense and controversial surges moved on to North Carolina, federal agents are still arresting immigrants...
West Virginia men can’t hold early lead, lose to Xavier at Charleston ClassicVideo
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Jovan Milicevic scored 21 points and Xavier rallied from a first-half deficit to defeat West Virginia 78-68 at the Charleston Classic on Sunday. The Musketeers (4-3) trailed 23-15 then allowed five points over the final 9 1/2 minutes of the first half, taking a 36-28 lead at...
Tea tariffs once sparked a revolution. Now they are creating angst
NEW YORK — A tax on tea once sparked rebellion. This time, it’s just causing headaches. Importers of the prized leaves have watched costs climb, orders stall and margins shrink under the weight of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Now, even after Trump has given them a reprieve, tea traders say...
Shedeur Sanders wins his 1st NFL start as Browns shut down RaidersVideo
LAS VEGAS — Browns rookie Shedeur Sanders passed for 209 yards and a touchdown in his NFL starting debut, and Myles Garrett had three of Cleveland’s 10 sacks in a 24-10 victory over the Raiders on Sunday, the fifth straight loss for Las Vegas. The Browns (3-8) ended a three-game...
Northwestern defends NCAA field hockey title on Tromp goal early in 2nd OT, edging PrincetonVideo
DURHAM, N.C. — Ilse Tromp deflected a Maddie Zimmer shot off a corner over the goalie in the opening seconds of the second overtime and Northwestern defended its NCAA Field Hockey championships with a 2-1 win over Princeton on Sunday. The Wildcats earned the corner off a well-designed play to...
Mamdani stands by Trump criticism despite friendly White House meeting
WASHINGTON — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani didn’t back down in an interview that aired Sunday from past criticism that President Donald Trump acted like a despot and a fascist after a surprisingly friendly White House meeting between the two men. The newly elected democratic socialist and the Republican...
Wisconsin woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing is missing
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin woman who admitted to nearly stabbing a classmate to death in 2014 to please the online horror character Slender Man is missing after she cut off an electronic monitoring device and left a group home, authorities said Sunday. Madison police issued an alert Sunday for...
Patriots rally from 10-point deficit to beat Bengals
CINCINNATI — Drake Maye passed for 294 yards and a touchdown, Marcus Jones returned an interception 33 yards for a score and the AFC-leading New England Patriots rallied from an early 10-point deficit and extended their winning streak to nine with a 26-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday....
NFL Week 12: Jahmyr Gibbs rescues Lions with long TD run in OT for win over GiantsVideo
DETROIT — Jahmyr Gibbs ran for a 69-yard touchdown on the first snap of overtime after Jake Bates matched a career high with a 59-yard field goal in the final minute of regulation, lifting the Detroit Lions to a 34-27 win over the New York Giants on Sunday. New York...
Stars forward Mikko Rantanen gets automatic 1-game suspension over 2nd ejection in 3 gamesVideo
NEW YORK — The NHL issued an automatic one-game suspension to Mikko Rantanen on Sunday after the Dallas Stars forward’s second major penalty and ejection for boarding in a span of three games. The first suspension of Rantanen’s 10-year NHL career came a day after he checked Calgary’s Matt Coronato...
Derrick Henry scores 2 TDs, sluggish Ravens win 5th straight
BALTIMORE — Baltimore has climbed all the way out of its hole, even if this season still looks laborious for Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and the rest of the Ravens. Henry scored two third-quarter touchdowns, and the Ravens recovered from a sleepy first half to beat the New York Jets,...
Christmas tree retailers find lots to like at a Pennsylvania wholesale auction
MIFFLINBURG, Pa. — Christmas went on the auction block this week in Pennsylvania farm country, and there was no shortage of bidders. About 50,000 Christmas trees and enough wreaths, crafts and other seasonal items to fill an airplane hangar were bought and sold by lots and on consignment at the...
‘Wicked: For Good’ is even more popular than the first, soaring to a $226 million global debut
Universal Pictures’ two-part “Wicked” gamble continues to defy gravity at the box office. Just a year after part one brought droves of audiences to movie theaters around the country, even more people bought opening weekend tickets to see the epic conclusion, “Wicked: For Good.” According to studio estimates on Sunday,...
Airlines cancel flights to Venezuela after FAA warns of worsening security, military activity
CARACAS — International airlines increasingly canceled flights to Venezuela on Sunday after t he U.S. Federal Aviation Administration warned pilots to use caution when flying in the country’s airspace because of worsening security and heightened military activity. Marisela de Loaiza, president of the Airlines Association in Venezuela, told The Associated...
Pitt back in AP Top 25 poll, joins pack of 5 ranked ACC teams
Oregon returned to the top five of The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday, five Atlantic Coast Conference teams were ranked for the second time this season and Georgia Tech took the biggest fall after its second loss in three games. Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M remained...
In Geneva, U.S., Ukraine officials report progress on ending Russia’s war but offer few specificsVideo
GENEVA — Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday they’d made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war but provided scant details after discussing the American proposal to achieve peace that has sparked concerns among many of Washington’s European allies that the plan is too conciliatory to Moscow. U.S. Secretary of...
Developing nations push for climate action and debt relief at G20 summit in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG — Poorer nations attending the Group of 20 summit in South Africa have used the meeting to push leaders on climate action and high levels of debt, issues directly affecting the developing world. They have also sought to position themselves as economic partners with much to offer in sectors...
Israel targets senior Hezbollah official in first strike on Beirut in months
HARET HREIK, Lebanon — Israel’s military says it has killed senior Hezbollah militant Haytham Tabtabai in its strike in Beirut on Sunday. The military in a statement described Tabtabai as the Iran-backed militant group’s chief of staff. Hezbollah did not immediately comment. Tabtabai had led Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Unit. In...
Pope calls on kidnappers in Nigeria to free 265 students and teachers after 50 pupils escape
ABUJA, Nigeria — Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state have escaped captivity and are now with their families, the school authority said Sunday, as the pope called for the immediate release of those still missing. The schoolchildren, aged between 10 and...
U.S. ski star Shiffrin wins 2nd straight World Cup slalom of Olympic season
GURGL, Austria — American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin is heading into her home races in Colorado next weekend as the overall World Cup leader on a two-event winning streak. Shiffrin dominated another slalom Sunday as she made it two convincing wins from two races in the discipline to start the...
