Antonio Brown In cryptic tweet, Antonio Brown appears to retire from NFLAssociated Press - By JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports WriterFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Antonio Brown says he is finished with the NFL. In a Twitter rant on the morning his most recent team was getting ready to play without him, the former New England Patriots receiver
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson heads to UN, urging world to see beyond BrexitAssociated Press - By JILL LAWLESS, Associated PressLONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson headed for the United Nations in New York on Sunday to argue that post-Brexit Britain will be a dynamic world power taking the lead on tackling climate change
News (U.S.) World leaders feel the heat in upcoming climate summitAssociated Press - By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science WriterUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Saying humanity is waging war with the planet, the head of the United Nations isn't planning to let just any world leader speak about climate change at Monday's special "action summit."
Paul Cook House retiree: Toxic politics, Trump White House, bad kneesAssociated Press - By ALAN FRAM, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Paul Cook served 26 years as a Marine and was awarded two Purple Heart medals for combat wounds suffered in Vietnam. But amid his seventh year in Congress, the aching and discouraged
Yazidis Nobel laureate starts fund for survivors of sexual violenceAssociated Press - By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated PressUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Nobel Peace Prize-winning surgeon whose hospital in war-torn Congo has treated over 50,000 victims of sexual violence has launched a fund with the goal of providing reparations
Celebrity News 'Game of Thrones,' 'Veep' aim for records at Emmy AwardsAssociated Press - By LYNN ELBER, AP Television WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — Get the snacks and a scorecard ready for the 2019 Emmy Awards. As TV academy voters honor what they consider the small-screen's best, viewers can join in by tallying up wins, snubs records
Ebola UN agency: Tanzania not sharing details on Ebola-like casesAssociated Press - By CARA ANNA, Associated PressJOHANNESBURG (AP) — The World Health Organization has issued an unusual statement raising questions about whether Tanzania is covering up possible cases of the deadly Ebola virus, a significant cause concern
United Kingdom EU's Juncker: Irish border controls needed in no-deal BrexitAssociated Press - By PAN PYLAS, Associated PressLONDON (AP) — The European Union will insist that border controls be put up along the Irish border if Britain leaves the bloc without a deal and the British government will be responsible for that, a EU
Thomas Cook Travel firm Thomas Cook teeters on edge as talks continueAssociated Press - By PAN PYLAS, Associated PressLONDON (AP) — More than 600,000 travelers with Thomas Cook were on edge Sunday wondering if they will be able to get home as one of the world's oldest and largest travel companies teetered on the edge
Sports No. 3 Georgia holds off No. 7 Notre Dame 23-17Associated Press - By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP Sports WriterATHENS, Ga. (AP) — On a raucous Saturday night between the hedges, No. 3 Georgia held on for a gutsy win that might have ramifications all the way to the College Football Playoff. For No. 7 Notre Dame,
News From IS camp, Syrian family returns home to a hostile cityAssociated Press - By SARAH EL DEEB, Associated PressRAQQA, Syria (AP) — After two years on the run with the Islamic State group, Um Mahmoud just wanted to return home. When she finally made it to Raqqa with her daughters and grandchildren, she found her
World News Iran asks West to leave Persian Gulf as tensions heightenedAssociated Press - By NASSER KARIMI, Associated PressTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president called Sunday on Western powers to leave the security of the Persian Gulf to regional nations led by Tehran, criticizing a new U.S.-led coalition patrolling the region's
Hong Kong Hong Kong protesters trample Chinese flag, set street firesAssociated Press - By KATIE TAM, Associated PressHONG KONG (AP) — Protesters in Hong Kong trampled a Chinese flag, vandalized two subway stations and set at least two street fires on Sunday, as pro-democracy demonstrations took a violent turn once again.
Sports AP Top 25 Takeaways: Separating contenders and pretendersAssociated Press - By RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football WriterHighlighted by three games matching top-15 teams, this was the first weekend of the season to seriously separate College Football Playoff contenders and pretenders. Feel free to take a seat at the adults'
World News AP interview: Colombia to denounce Maduro at UN meetingAssociated Press - By JOSHUA GOODMAN and CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Associated PressBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's president compared Nicolás Maduro to Serbian war criminal Slobodan Milosevic as he goes on a diplomatic offensive to corral the Venezuelan socialist, warning that he
Donald Trump Democrats blast latest Trump crisis. But what will they do?Associated Press - By LISA MASCARO and STEVE PEOPLES, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A whistleblower's complaint over President Donald Trump's interactions with a foreign leader is testing the political and practical power Democrats can use against a Republican in the
Elevators Elevator briefly breaks down at reopened Washington MonumentAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The newly upgraded elevator at the Washington Monument stopped working just days after reopening to the public following a three-year renovation project. The National Park Service says
U.S. Politics UAW strike puts Trump, GOP in political bind in key statesAssociated Press - By DAVID EGGERT and SARA BURNETT, Associated PressLANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrats were quick to back working-class United Auto Workers in their strike against General Motors, delivering doughnuts and holding picket signs outside factories to show solidarity.
News Sheriff: 2 dead, 8 wounded in South Carolina bar shootingAssociated PressLANCASTER, S.C. (AP) — Two men were fatally shot early Saturday at a South Carolina sports bar and eight other people were wounded in the gunfire, authorities said. A suspect was being sought. The shooting
Donald Trump Trump heads to UN with long list of deals he's yet to closeAssociated Press - By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, a self-described deal-maker, is saddled with a long list of unresolved foreign policy deals he has yet to close heading into his U.N. visit this coming week. are
Climate Youth leaders at UN demand bold climate change actionAssociated Press - By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science WriterUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Fresh off the climate strike that took hundreds of thousands of young people out of classrooms and into the streets globally, youth leaders gathered at the United Nations Saturday
News US police assess rise in threat tips after 3 mass killingsAssociated Press - By LISA MARIE PANE and STEFANIE DAZIO, Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — It had all the makings of a massacre. Six guns, including a Colt AR-15 rifle. About 1,000 rounds of ammunition. A bulletproof vest. And an angry Southern California man who threated
Business GM electric car push could mean fewer and lower paying jobsAssociated Press - By TOM KRISHER, AP Auto WriterDETROIT (AP) — If U.S. consumers ever ditch fuel burners for electric vehicles, then the United Auto Workers union is in trouble. Gone would be thousands of jobs at engine and transmission plants across
U.S. Politics Justices' DC sniper case examines teen murderers' sentencesAssociated Press - By JESSICA GRESKO, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Lee Boyd Malvo, who terrorized the Washington region in 2002 as one-half of a sniper team, is at the center of a case the Supreme Court will hear this fall. But the justices' eventual
World News Parachutists jump over Dutch heath to mark WWII operationAssociated Press - By MIKE CORDER, Associated PressGINKEL HEATH, Netherlands (AP) — Parachutes glowing gold and white against clear blue skies, hundreds of paratroopers floated to the ground in the eastern Netherlands on Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary
Georgia State University Trial to start for Georgia cop who shot naked, unarmed manAssociated Press - By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated PressDECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A police officer responding to a call of a naked man behaving erratically at an Atlanta-area apartment complex arrived on the scene, exited his vehicle and shot the man almost immediately.
U.S. Politics Rep. Joe Kennedy formally announces US Senate campaignAssociated Press - By STEVE LeBLANC, Associated PressBOSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III formally declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Saturday, becoming the first member of the Kennedy political dynasty to run for the upper chamber of Congress
Business Beer flows as overcrowded Oktoberfest opens in MunichAssociated Press - By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, Associated PressBERLIN (AP) — The first keg was tapped, and the beer started flowing as the 186th Oktoberfest got underway Saturday in the southern German city of Munich. Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap in the first
Iran Iran's Guard says ready for 'any scenario' amid US standoffAssociated Press - By AMIR VAHDAT, Associated PressTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard is ready for combat and "any scenario," its chief commander said Saturday, as the country's nuclear deal with world powers collapses and the U.S.
Hong Kong Hong Kong protesters, police face off in renewed clashesAssociated Press - By RAF WOBER, Associated PressHONG KONG (AP) — Protesters in Hong Kong threw gasoline bombs and police fired tear gas Saturday in renewed clashes over anti-government grievances. Reporters saw at least one person arrested after violence
