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LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for the 1969 film “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “ Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89. […]

CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warned that the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge and bring dangerous winds and rain across much of the southeastern U.S. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Helene roared ashore around 11:10 […]

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Reminders of Penn State’s last unbeaten season have been all over Happy Valley this week, serving as inspiration for Drew Allar and his teammates. The 1994 team will be honored when the No. 9 Nittany Lions host No. 19 Illinois […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened Russia with steep tariffs and announced a rejuvenated pipeline for American weapons to reach Ukraine, hardening his stance toward Moscow after months of frustration about unsuccessful negotiations for ending the war . The latest steps reflect an evolving approach from the Republican president, who promised to […]

SENECA, S.C. (AP) — The first presidential primary votes won’t be cast for another two and a half years. And yet, over the span of 10 days in July, three Democratic presidential prospects are scheduled to campaign in South Carolina. Nearly a half dozen others have made recent pilgrimages to South Carolina, New Hampshire and […]

WASHINGTON (AP)– Imaginary soccer coach Ted Lasso utilized a White Home go to Monday to motivate individuals, even in politically divided Washington, to make it an indicate sign in typically with pals, household and colleagues to “ask how they’re doing, and listen, all the best,” Comic Jason Sudeikis, who plays the title character– an American… […]

ZURICH (AP)– FIFA has actually attracted Swiss federal judges after the Court of Arbitration for Sport reversed a life restriction for the previous Haiti soccer federation president who was implicated of numerous sexual offenses versus gamers in ladies’s and women’ nationwide groups. FIFA stated Monday it submitted a case at Switzerland’s supreme court to challenge… […]

March 211893– The very first females’s college basketball video game is dipped into Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. In this video game, each basket deserves 1 point and the freshman class beats the sophomore class 5-4. The video game occurs behind locked doors and guys are forbidden from seeing.1941– Joe Louis knocks out Abe Simon… […]

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s president defiantly declared Thursday that democracy would prevail, a day after mutinous soldiers detained him and announced they had seized power in a coup because of the West African country’s deteriorating security situation.While many people in the capital of Niamey went about their usual business, it remained unclear who was… […]

By SAVANNAH HERNANDEZ Updated [hour]: [minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]   MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Canada captain Christine Sinclair’s quest to become the first player to score in six World Cups faces uncertainty. The 40-year-old Sinclair was visibly limping late in Olympic champion Canada’s 2-1 comeback victory over Ireland in Perth at the Women’s World… […]