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Warm oceans strengthened Hurricane Francine and could power more Fall storms 09/11/2024 06:33pm • Warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped quickly strengthen Hurricane Francine, creating danger for Louisiana residents rushing to buy supplies and secure their homes ahead of the storm's landfall Wednesday. Warm ocean water is essential for forming and strengthening hurricanes. Heat helps the water Jets' Rodgers is healthy, focused and 'relaxed' a year to the day of his injury 09/11/2024 06:30pm • FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) ��� Aaron Rodgers faced an uncertain playing future a year ago as he limped off the field with what turned out to be a torn Achilles tendon. On the one-year anniversary of his season-ending injury, the 40-year-old New York Jets quarterback is healthy and a game into his come The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a case on the future of the state's elections leader 09/11/2024 06:00pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the state's top elections official could remain in her post after Republicans who controlled the state Senate sought to fire her last year. The liberal-controlled court said it w Sports on TV for Thursday, Sept. 12 09/11/2024 06:00pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Sept. 12 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN'S) 5:30 a.m. (Friday) FS2 ��� AFL Playoffs: Hawthorn at Port Adelaide, Semifinal AUTO RACING 5:25 a.m. (Friday) ESPN2 ��� Formula 1: Practice, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan COLLEGE Officers pummeled Tyre Nichols because he fled, a form of 'run tax,' prosecutor says 09/11/2024 05:55pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� Three former Memphis police officers charged in the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols stood by his body and laughed after they punched, kicked and struck him with a baton in an attack that a prosecutor says was punishment because he tried to run away. The former offi Singer's lawsuit adds to growing claims against Sean 'Diddy' Combs 09/11/2024 05:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A singer who achieved success in bands put together by Sean ���Diddy��� Combs has sued the music producer, describing years of psychological and physical abuse, including groping, that she says she suffered as he helped launch her career. With her lawsuit filed Tuesday in Manhattan Flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and over a million displaced 09/11/2024 05:37pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ��� Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and affected more than a million others, authorities said on Wednesday. The collapse of a major dam in the state of Borno on Tuesday caused some of the state���s worst flooding since the same dam collapsed 30 yea Marvin Harrison Jr.'s NFL debut was a letdown, but Cardinals say the production is coming 09/11/2024 05:32pm • TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) ��� Marvin Harrison Jr. had grandiose plans for his first professional football game, one he hoped would be filled with amazing catches, touchdowns and a victory for the Arizona Cardinals. But as many players have found out over the decades, the NFL is rarely a fairy tale. Harrison This old-school DC Italian grocery store is aging like fine wine 09/11/2024 05:25pm • This story is part of��WTOP���s Small Business September��series, sponsored by EagleBank. A. Litteri, an old-school Northeast D.C. Italian grocery store, has been around since the 1920s, and it's aging like a fine wine, getting more and more popular and respected through the years. "The st The NFLPA would like to see more consistency when it comes to playing surfaces at home and abroad 09/11/2024 05:22pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� The NFL Players Association would like to have more consistency in what kind of turf its members play on, be it at home or overseas. NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. said Wednesday that moving forward it plans to be ���assertive��� when it comes to having input on field Court won't allow public money to be spent on private schools in South Carolina 09/11/2024 05:16pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� South Carolina's law allowing parents to spend taxpayer money on private schools violates the constitution, the state's highest court ruled Wednesday. The 3-2 ruling prohibits paying tuition or fees with ���Education Scholarship Trust Funds," but it does allow parents to use Passing in Week 1 reached its lowest level for any week in the NFL since 2007 09/11/2024 05:13pm • Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. ___ From rookies struggling in their first career starts to high-paid quarterbacks not living up to their contracts to rusty veterans coming off injuries, the passing in Week 1 o What to know about Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris 09/11/2024 05:06pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Music superstar Taylor Swift has officially launched her Kamala Harris era. Shortly after the Democratic nominee and former President Donald Trump finished their first, and likely only, presidential debate Tuesday evening, Swift, who is nearing the end of her ���Eras Tour,� Algeria election results are being questioned by the opposition candidates and the president himself 09/11/2024 05:05pm • Algerians expected an uneventful election that would bestow President Abdelmadjid Tebboune a second term. Instead, they got the president himself calling into question the vote count and legal challenges from his opponents alleging fraud. Such a surprising turn of events marks a departure for Algeri Max Homa hopes to prove his Presidents Cup worth at Procore Championship 09/11/2024 05:01pm • NAPA, Calif. (AP) ��� With so much controversy in the media and among fans following his being named to the American team for the Presidents Cup, Max Homa is looking forward to getting a bit of respite at this week���s Procore Championship at Silverado Country Club. A two-time winner at this event,