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No. 2 overall pick Daniels poised to make NFL debut for Commanders against Mayfield-led Buccaneers 09/06/2024 02:33pm • Washington (4-13) at Tampa Bay (10-9) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Buccaneers by 3�� Series record: Commanders lead 13-12. Last meeting: Washington beat the Buccaneers 29-19 on Nov. 14, 2021, in Landover, Maryland. Commanders offense: overall (24), rush (27), pass (18), scoring (25) C A hitman serving life in prison gets more time for killing ���Whitey��� Bulger 09/06/2024 02:07pm • CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) ��� A former Mafia hitman already serving life in prison was sentenced to 25 years Friday in the 2018 fatal prison bludgeoning of notorious Boston gangster James ���Whitey��� Bulger. Prosecutors said Fotios ���Freddy��� Geas used a lock attached to a belt to repeatedly hit the AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Hampshire's state primaries 09/06/2024 02:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� New Hampshire is among the smallest states in the country, but its state primaries on Tuesday have enough intrigue to fill a much larger state. The New England state has an independent streak that makes it hard to categorize as red or blue. While it has voted for the Democratic p Bull that escaped from Illinois farm lassoed after hours on the run 09/06/2024 02:01pm • MARENGO, Ill. (AP) ��� A bull that escaped from an Illinois farm spent hours on the run before men on horseback finally lassoed the animal in a scene straight out of the Old West. The bull was captured Thursday evening after the McHenry County Sheriff���s Office warned in a Facebook post around 4:30 Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high-wealth tax dodgers 09/06/2024 01:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high-wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden's signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022. Treasur Israeli forces appear to withdraw from Jenin. But the operation may not be over 09/06/2024 01:18pm • JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) ��� Israeli forces appeared to have withdrawn from three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank by Friday morning, after a more than weeklong military operation that left dozens dead and a trail of destruction. Israeli soldiers shot and killed an American woman p Court puts Ohio House speaker back in control of GOP purse strings 09/06/2024 01:04pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� An appeals court has returned control of Ohio House Republicans' campaign purse strings to Speaker Jason Stephens, but the Thursday ruling appeared to do virtually nothing to resolve a yearlong intraparty dispute. On X, Stephens tried to strike a unifying tone after a three-j Cavaliers, center Tristan Thompson agree to 1-year contract for 2024 season, AP source says 09/06/2024 12:21pm • CLEVELAND (AP) ��� Free agent center Tristan Thompson has agreed to a one-year contract to continue his second stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday. The 33-year-old Thompson returned to the Cavs last season after playing for Sports betting firm bet365 fined $33K for taking bets after outcomes were known 09/06/2024 11:37am • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) ��� New Jersey gambling regulators have levied a $33,000 fine on sports betting company bet365 for taking wagers on events in which the outcome was already known, and on games that were not approved for betting. The state Division of Gaming Enforcement revealed Wednesday tha Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays, AP finds 09/06/2024 11:21am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Federal regulators responsible for the safety of the U.S. drug supply are still struggling to get back to where they were in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic upended factory inspections in the U.S. and across the world, The Associated Press has found. An AP analysis of Food and Pope arrives in Papua New Guinea for the second leg of his Southeast Asia and Oceania trip 09/06/2024 09:36am • PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) ��� Pope Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea on Friday for the second leg of his four-nation trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania, becoming the second pope to visit the poor, strategically important South Pacific nation. A cannon salute and marching band greete Heads up! What to know if you're trying to get around busy DC this weekend 09/06/2024 09:30am • Lots of great events are scheduled in D.C. this weekend, which means lots of people, as well as road closures and parking restrictions. Early Saturday, DC Bike Ride 2024 will close approximately 20 miles of roads to automobiles, allowing bike riders to enjoy portions of the nation's capital car-f The director of the Paralympic closing ceremony wants to turn the Stade de France into a dance floor 09/06/2024 08:44am • PARIS (AP) ��� The final act of the Paralympics in Paris will be a giant dance party. That���s a promise from Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the opening and closing ceremonies for this year's Olympics and Paralympics. Jolly says 24 DJs will perform thumping techno and dance music at the Stad Inside the Georgia high school where a sleepy morning was pierced by gunfire 09/06/2024 06:55am • WINDER, Ga. (AP) ��� It was the middle of second period at Apalachee High School, and the boy who few knew slipped out of his algebra class in J Hall again. That didn't strike his fellow students as unusual. ���He got up sometime in the morning, and class continued as normal,��� Lyela Sayarath said. Analysis: History suggests a team will make a big leap to reach a conference championship game 09/06/2024 06:00am • On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Some of the 18 NFL teams that missed the playoffs last year have reason to hope for much greater success this season. Since 2019, seven teams have reached a conference championship gam