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Sri Lanka seizes control over England and on course to win 3rd test after reaching 94-1 chasing 219 09/08/2024 02:49pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Sri Lanka was on course for a series-closing victory over England after reaching 94-1 in its chase of 219 to win the third test at The Oval on Sunday. After skittling England for 156, Sri Lanka seized control late on Day 3 as Pathum Nissanka played beautifully for 53 not out and was A Colorado State Patrol trooper is shot while parked along a highway and kills gunman 09/08/2024 02:24pm • DENVER (AP) ��� A Colorado State Patrol trooper is recovering after he was shot in the arm during a shootout near Denver that left the gunman dead, authorities said. Cpl. Tye Simcox was in his parked pickup in the center median of U.S. 36 on Saturday afternoon when a passing driver fired at him mult College Football Corner: Terps tumble, Cavaliers come up big, plus 'buyer beware' in South Bend 09/08/2024 02:14pm • What is the Latin phrase...caveat emptor? Part of the economics of the sport of college football is the "buy" games regarding non-conference foes. For example, while Virginia Tech and Marshall swapped home sites the last two years (Maryland and Virginia will do the same) many schools will pay a l Opposition candidate burst into Venezuelan politics just months before being chased into exile 09/08/2024 01:19pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� For millions of Venezuelans and dozens of foreign governments, Edmundo Gonz��lez was the undisputed winner of the country's July 28 presidential election. But on Sunday, he joined the swelling ranks of once-prominent government opponents who have fled into exile, leaving Coney Island's iconic Cyclone roller coaster reopens 2 weeks after mid-ride malfunction 09/08/2024 12:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The famed Cyclone roller coaster in New York City's Coney Island has reopened two weeks after a mechanical problem forced a mid-ride stop and people had to be helped off the attraction. The 97-year-old wooden roller coaster at Luna Park returned to service Saturday after city inspe Harris campaign plans for aggressive outreach in swing states after Tuesday's debate with Trump 09/08/2024 11:09am • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� Vice President Kamala Harris plans a four-day campaign trip through major swing states after the Democrat's debate Tuesday with Republican Donald Trump. Her ���New Way Forward��� tour will include a new television spot, rallies, canvassing events and programs designed to target i Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate 09/08/2024 08:48am • MOSINEE, Wis. (AP) ��� 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 un Starbucks turns to a celebrity CEO as it struggles to define itself for an era of mobile orders 09/08/2024 08:08am • To Howard Schultz, the chaos he observed at a Starbucks in Chicago one recent morning summed up the troubles of the company he long led as chairman and CEO. Commuters tumbled off trains and into a Starbucks store to pick up the orders they had placed on their cellphones. Drinks weren���t ready when King Charles attends church prayers on the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's death 09/08/2024 08:03am • LONDON (AP) ��� King Charles III attended church near the royal Balmoral estate in Scotland for prayers and reflection in remembrance of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday, the second anniversary of her death. Charles, 75, and his wife Camilla have been spending the summer in the Scottish Hi No. 7 Oregon beats Boise State 37-34 on last-second field goal 09/08/2024 07:56am • EUGENE, Ore. (AP) ��� Oregon is clearly still trying to find an identity. For the second straight week the Ducks struggled, but ultimately prevailed. Atticus Sappington kicked a 25-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 7 Oregon a 37-34 victory over resilient Boise State on Saturday night. Dil Rubble and grief: Morocco���s High Atlas marks one year since record earthquake 09/08/2024 06:35am • IMI N'TALA, Morocco (AP) ��� The rescue crews and bystanders are long gone but the remnants of homes still sit in piles off to the side of the jagged roads. A year after nearly 3,000 people died when a record earthquake shook communities throughout Morocco's High Atlas, it still looks like a bomb ju Maya Rudolph gets career Emmy No. 6, Angela Basset wins her first at Creative Arts Emmys 09/08/2024 04:53am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Maya Rudolph won her sixth career Emmy on Saturday night, taking the trophy for best character voice-over for her work on ���Big Mouth" at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, while Angela Bassett won her first for her narration of the National Geographic show ���Queens.��� The forme Trevor Story 1 for 4 in Red Sox return after missing 133 games due to shoulder injury 09/08/2024 04:42am • BOSTON (AP) ��� Trevor Story was 1 for 4 with an RBI single in his return to the Boston Red Sox after missing 133 games with a shoulder injury. ���We didn���t think I would be here at this point," he said after Saturday night's 7-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. ���It feels like forever ago when I East Timor looks to the pope's visit as a reward after 20 years of fragile stability 09/08/2024 04:15am • DILI, East Timor (AP) ��� East Timor is in a festive mood as it prepares for the arrival of Pope Francis on his first trip to the deeply Catholic country, hard on the heels of the 25th anniversary of the referendum on independence from Indonesia. Francis is due to arrive Monday in one of the world' QB John Mateer runs wild as Washington State overwhelms Texas Tech in 37-16 rout 09/08/2024 04:09am • PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) ��� Quarterback John Mateer rushed for 197 yards and one touchdown, Wayshawn Parker burst 43 yards for a TD as part of a 14-point blitz in 16 seconds in the second quarter, and Washington State raced past Texas Tech 37-16 on Saturday night. Djouvensky Schlenbaker added a pair of