INGLEWOOD — NFL players are done for the season whenever they suffer an Achilles injury. In the case of a football announcer, they just keep going. NBC's Mike Tirico called Sunday night's game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams despite rupturing his left Achilles tendon last Monday. Tirico's...
Alabama, Mississippi Fall Out of Top 10 While Oregon Remains Unanimous No. 1
PORTLAND, Ore. - Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC and across college football in general. Oregon is No. 1 for the sixth straight week and Ohio...
UCLA Stuns No. 1 South Carolina, Snaps Gamecocks’ 43-Game Win Streak
LOS ANGELES — Londynn Jones scored 15 points, making all five of her 3-pointers, and fifth-ranked UCLA stunned No. 1 South Carolina 77-62 on Sunday, ending the Gamecocks' overall 43-game winning streak and their run of 33 consecutive road victories. The Gamecocks (5-1) lost for the first time since April...
Gov. Newsom: California Could Offer Electric Vehicle Rebates if Trump Eliminates Tax Credit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California could offer state tax rebates for electric vehicle purchases if the incoming Trump administration eliminates the federal EV tax credit, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. Newsom will propose creating a new version of the state’s successful Clean Vehicle Rebate Program, which was phased out in 2023...
Josh Jacobs Runs for 3 TDs as Packers Roll Past Short-Handed 49ers
GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers earned a measure of revenge against the team that ended their season last year. It hardly mattered to them that the San Francisco 49ers squad they beat 38-10 on Sunday bore only a passing resemblance to the group that beat the Packers in...
Israeli Ambassador to US Says Hezbollah Ceasefire Deal Could Come ‘Within Days’
The Israeli ambassador to Washington says a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants could be reached “within days.” Ambassador Mike Herzog told Israeli Army Radio on Monday there remain “points to finalize” and any deal requires agreement from the government. But he said “we are...
Russia Reportedly Captures a Briton Fighting for Ukraine as Russian Troops Advance
Russia's military captured a British national fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia's Kursk region, according to reports Monday, as Moscow began daylight drone attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine and its ground forces accelerated gains along parts of the front line. The Briton was identified by...
Forecasts Warn of Possible Winter Storms Across US During Thanksgiving Week
WINDSOR, Calif. — Another round of wintry weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, according to forecasts across the U.S., while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage and power outages. In California, where two people were found dead in floodwaters on Saturday, authorities...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Rises Near Records as Treasury Yields Ease
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rising toward records Monday and adding to last week’s gains. The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher, as of 10:30 a.m. Eastern time, and sitting just above its all-time high set two weeks ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 503 points, or 1.1%, to...
Should Sex Abuse Evidence Set the Menendez Brothers Free? A Judge Will Decide
LOS ANGELES — A judge will decide Monday whether new evidence warrants a re-examination of the convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez in the shotgun murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home more than 30 years ago. The brothers were found guilty of murdering Jose and Kitty Menendez...