NEW YORK — James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader — has died. He was 93. Agent Confirms Jones' Death His agent,...
Rap Megastar Kendrick Lamar Will Headline the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show
LOS ANGELES — Kendrick Lamar will pop out on the NFL's biggest stage next year: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Lamar would lead the halftime festivities from the Caesars Superdome...
SEC Grabs Six of the First Seven Spots in Rankings as Notre Dame Tumbles to No. 18
After the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25 — a first in the 88-year history of the rankings — and Notre Dame tumbled all the way to No. 18 on Sunday after being stunned...
Trump Threatens to Jail Political and Other Opponents
MOSINEE, Wis. — With just days to go before his first and likely only debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump posted a warning on his social media site threatening to jail those “involved in unscrupulous behavior” this election, which he said would be under intense scrutiny....
Tropical Storm Francine Forms Off Mexico and Is Expected to Hit Louisiana as a Hurricane
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Francine formed Monday off the coast of Mexico and was expected to drench the Texas coast with up to a foot (30 centimeters) of rain before coming ashore in Louisiana Wednesday night as a hurricane. "We're going to have a very dangerous situation developing by the...
Syria Says Israeli Strikes Kill 18 People in a Large-Scale Attack on Sites
MASYAF, Syria — The number of people killed in overnight Israeli strikes in Syria has risen to 18 with dozens more wounded, Syria's health minister said Monday — the largest death toll in such an attack since the beginning of the war in Gaza. One of the sites targeted was...
Jannik Sinner Beats Taylor Fritz in US Open Men’s Final Just Weeks After His Doping Exoneration
NEW YORK — Jannik Sinner started slowly at the U.S. Open, dropping the first set he played after being exonerated in a doping case no one knew about until shortly before play began at Flushing Meadows. If that episode initially hung over him during the tournament, Sinner was able to...
Matthew Stafford Comes up Short in Detroit in Another Chance to Lead Rams to Win Over Lions
DETROIT — Matthew Stafford led 31 fourth-quarter comebacks with the Detroit Lions. On Sunday night, he nearly got one against them. "There was a lot of adversity that we had to overcome," Rams coach Sean McVay said. "We gave ourselves a chance, but we just fell short." Stafford's Late Rally...
Takeaways From AP’s Report on the Dilemmas Facing Palestinian Americans Ahead of US Election
CHICAGO — Many Palestinian Americans, in recent months, have been reeling from the double blow of the rising Palestinian death toll and suffering in Gaza and their own government's support for Israel in the war. Alongside pro-Palestinian allies, they've grieved, organized, lobbied and protested as the killings and destruction unfolded...
The Mormon Church’s Oldest-Ever President Has Turned 100
SALT LAKE CITY — Leaders of worldwide religions commonly stay at the helm well past retirement age, but it's not often you find centenarians overseeing major faiths. That's what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has as of Monday when church president Russell M. Nelson turned 100. He...