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AP Top 25 Reality Check: No. 23 Georgia Tech breaks long poll drought and teams suing ACC start 0-3 09/04/2024 06:10am • Instead of talking about Florida State's losses, let's focus on one of the teams that beat the Seminoles. With a 2-0 start that included a victory in Irleand over FSU, Georgia Tech moved into The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time in nine years at No. 23. The poll drought was the third-longe Congress will return to possible government shutdown showdown 09/04/2024 06:05am • Congress returns Monday and will only have a few weeks to avoid a government shutdown ��� which could be complicated by legislation related to federal elections. Members of the House and Senate have been back in their districts for much of the summer, campaigning ahead of the November election. B US Open: Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz will meet in an all-American semifinal in New York 09/04/2024 04:27am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz set up an all-American semifinal at the U.S. Open with victories Tuesday, guaranteeing the United States a man in the title match at the country's Grand Slam tournament for the first time in 18 years. The 20th-seeded Tiafoe made it to the final fo What is the cellphone policy at your child's DC-area school? 09/04/2024 04:00am • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series�����WTOP Goes Back to School�����this August and September. Cellphone use in schools has become one of the Rights group alleges Lebanon and Cyprus violated refugees' human rights and EU funds paid for it 09/04/2024 02:53am • BEIRUT (AP) ��� European aid sent to Lebanon in an attempt to regulate migration by sea is funding practices that violate human rights, according to a global watchdog report published Wednesday. As part of a policy to contain migration, authorities in Cyprus have physically pushed Syrian refugees ba Leaders of South Korea, New Zealand strongly condemn expanding North Korea-Russia military ties 09/04/2024 02:26am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� The leaders of South Korea and New Zealand strongly condemned the deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia as they met Wednesday for a summit meant to strengthen bilateral ties. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon arrived in Seoul, the South Palestinians face one of Asia's toughest soccer tests to start the 3rd round of World Cup qualifying 09/04/2024 01:26am • The Palestinian team is closer to the World Cup than ever after reaching the third round of qualifying in Asia as one of the top 18 on the continent. The next phase starts with one of the toughest possible soccer assignments in Asia, with the Palestinians taking on South Korea in front of 66,000 fan Randal Grichuk homers twice as Diamondbacks hold off Giants 8-7 09/04/2024 01:22am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer in the first and a solo drive in the fifth to move within one of 300 for his career, and the Arizona Diamondbacks held off the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Tuesday night for their seventh straight road win. Grichuk had his 12th career multi-ho French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina set off for Paris as closely watched case drags on 09/04/2024 12:54am • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Two French rugby players charged with aggravated sexual assault in Argentina headed back to France on Tuesday, nearly two months after their stunning arrest in the South American nation. The French national team players, Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, wheeled their lu Lindor and Peterson lead streaking Mets to 7-2 win over fading Red Sox 09/04/2024 12:14am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� David Peterson struck out a career-high 11 on his 29th birthday and Francisco Lindor drove in three runs as the New York Mets beat the slumping Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory. Lindor launched his 30th homer and added a pivotal RBI double, draw Raise taxes on the rich or cut them? Harris, Trump differ on how to boost the US economy 09/04/2024 12:01am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Donald Trump is betting that Americans crave trillions of dollars in tax cuts ��� and that growth will be so fantastic that it's not worth worrying about budget deficits. In short, he's hoping that most economic analyses of his ideas are dead wrong. Vice President Kamala Harris Kyle Schwarber hits 3 homers for 2nd time this season as Phillies rally past Blue Jays 10-9 09/04/2024 12:00am • TORONTO (AP) ��� Kyle Schwarber���s third homer of the game was a go-ahead, three-run drive in the ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 on Tuesday night after allowing six runs in the first. ���That���s what we pride ourselves on, is just making sure th Luca Guadagnino and Daniel Craig present ���Queer��� to Venice Film Festival 09/03/2024 11:48pm • VENICE, Italy (AP) ��� Venice Film Festival regular Luca Guadagnino was back on the Lido to debut his new Daniel Craig film ���Queer��� on Tuesday night. A festival favorite, Guadagnino had to forgo a splashy red carpet premiere for the sexy tennis drama ���Challengers��� last year, when the studio Colorado's Deion Sanders praises rival coach Matt Rhule ahead of Nebraska game 09/03/2024 11:28pm • BOULDER, Colo. (AP) ��� A year ago, Deion Sanders made the matchup with fellow coach Matt Rhule and Nebraska personal. This season, there's nothing but praise. The Colorado coach commended his rival days before the Buffaloes travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, for the final meeting between the teams for th Former aide to 2 New York governors is charged with being an agent of the Chinese government 09/03/2024 11:21pm • A former aide to two New York governors was charged Tuesday with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government who used her state positions to subtly advance Beijing���s agenda in exchange for financial benefits worth millions of dollars. Linda Sun, who held numerous posts in New York state g