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Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods 09/13/2024 11:12am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) ��� The death toll in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, state media reported. Flood waters from the swollen Red River in the capital of Hanoi were beginning to Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa sustains 3rd diagnosed concussion of his career after hitting head on turf 09/13/2024 10:14am • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) ��� Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was diagnosed with a concussion for the third time in his NFL career, leaving his team's game Thursday night against Buffalo after running into defensive back Damar Hamlin and hitting the back of his head against the turf. Tagova Today in Sports - Jamal Lewis rushes for a single-game NFL-record 295 yards 09/13/2024 10:10am • Sept. 14 1923 ��� Jack Dempsey knocks out Luis Firpo in the second round for his last successful defense of his world heavyweight title, at Madison Square Garden in New York. 1947 ��� Jack Kramer beats Frank Parket to win the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. Kramer wins 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0, DC police say they need more officers to better patrol the streets ��� a new audit disagrees 09/13/2024 10:02am • D.C. police have enough patrol officers on the street to do the job. That���s the upshot of a new staffing audit, but there���s push back from the department. A new Office of the D.C. Auditor report says the District has enough officers on patrol but should deploy them differently to better handl Detour ahead: Weekend road closures for DC events 09/13/2024 08:58am • This weekend, there are multiple events that will significantly impact how you get around D.C. On Saturday, the Celebrate Petworth Festival ��� a free neighborhood festival in Northwest D.C. with music and activities for the whole family ��� will be shutting down the following streets from 7 a.m. Cyprus national team parts ways with Georgian soccer coach Temur Ketsbaia 09/13/2024 08:28am • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) ��� Georgian coach Temur Ketsbaia lost his job with the Cyprus national team, the national federation said Friday, days after a 4-0 home loss against Kosovo in the UEFA Nations League. The former Newcastle, Wolverhampton and AEK Athens player was in his third year with the Cypru Xabi Alonso seeks to get Bayer Leverkusen focused again after a rare Bundesliga loss 09/13/2024 08:22am • DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) ��� Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen have experienced almost everything soccer has to offer over the last year. Having to rebound from a loss, not so much. Leverkusen goes into Saturday's game against Hoffenheim having lost its last league match 3-2 to Leipzig. It was the Ex-European lawmaker and wife charged with influence peddling and corruption in Poland 09/13/2024 07:41am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) ��� Prosecutors in southern Poland have charged a former European Parliament lawmaker and his wife with corruption and influence peddling as part of a larger probe into irregularities in the operations of a private university in Warsaw. Ryszard Czarnecki is a prominent member o Presto's Picks: Maryland-Virginia reunite, while Virginia Tech meets an in-state nemesis 09/13/2024 06:36am • Forgive us if the college football calendar seems a bit off this week, but there are multiple games this weekend that used to be reserved for late November. Washington-Washington State and Oregon-Oregon State were the two long-standing rivalries devalued with the Big Ten's expansion, and while Hu North Korea gives a glimpse of a secretive uranium-enrichment facility as Kim pushes for more nukes 09/13/2024 04:42am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� North Korea offered a rare glimpse into a secretive facility to produce weapons-grade uranium as state media reported Friday that leader Kim Jong Un visited the area and called for stronger efforts to ���exponentially��� increase its number of nuclear weapons. It���s uncl Brazil Indigenous group hails a sacred cloak's homecoming after centuries in Europe 09/13/2024 01:15am • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ��� Indigenous chants and the rattle of maracas resounded Thursday in a Rio de Janeiro park, where Brazil's Tupinamb�� people gathered to celebrate the homecoming of a sacred cloak absent for some 380 years. Made of feathers from the scarlet ibis, the artifact from northeastern Sri Lankans' fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president 09/13/2024 01:07am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� When an uprising ousted Sri Lanka's president, many saw it as the end of his powerful family���s hold on the island nation after more than 12 years of rule. Now, as Sri Lanka prepares to elect a new leader, Namal Rajapaksa is running for president. The 38-year-old is the Unwanted history as Afghanistan-New Zealand test match is washed out after 5 days of rain 09/13/2024 12:48am • GREATER NOIDA, India (AP) ��� A test match between New Zealand and Afghanistan at Greater Noida, India has joined some select company in the history of cricket ��� just not necessarily for the best reason. After continuing rain, officials called off the test match on the fifth and final scheduled da Cook scores 3 TDs to help Bills rout Dolphins 31-10, Tagovailoa leaves with concussion 09/13/2024 12:27am • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) ��� Buffalo fans cheered so loudly in Hard Rock Stadium that Bills coach Sean McDermott was asked if it was a home game. It wasn't. But Buffalo certainly gave fans who made the trip to South Florida plenty to celebrate Thursday night. James Cook caught a touchdown pass and r Clay Holmes turns boos to cheers, gets win when Yankees beat Red Sox 2-1 in 10th inning 09/13/2024 12:10am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Clay Holmes walked onto the Yankee Stadium mound to boos in the 10th inning. Six pitches later, fans cheered as he returned to the dugout. A week after losing his closer's role, Holmes threw six pitches ��� all for strikes ��� and got the win as the New York Yankees beat the Boston