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The superintendent arrested by ICE had a consulting gig. His districts repeatedly hired the firm 10/09/2025 04:48pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� Three months into his tenure leading Des Moines public schools, Ian Roberts asked the district's board for emergency approval of $116,000 in contracts. The agreements to provide training on ���culturally responsive coaching,��� the superintendent said, had to be approved wi What to know about Texas court's decision to pause Roberson's execution in shaken baby case 10/09/2025 04:42pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� A Texas court's pause of the execution of Robert Roberson just days before he was set to die is likely to raise new arguments and scrutiny over cases that rely on the medical science and evidence in a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Roberson would have been the first person China outlines more controls on exports of rare earths and technology 10/09/2025 04:23pm • HONG KONG (AP) ��� China outlined new curbs on exports of rare earths and related technologies on Thursday, extending controls over use of the elements critical for many high-tech and military products ahead of a meeting in about three weeks between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinpi Spain delays trip to Elche for World Cup qualifier due to bad weather 10/09/2025 04:18pm • MADRID (AP) ��� Spain delayed its trip to Elche for Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Georgia because of bad weather, the country's soccer federation said Thursday. The team planned to travel early Friday but changed plans after a weather alert was issued for southeastern Spain for the threat o Why is Michael Irvin the most famous cheerleader in college football? Miami can't get enough of him 10/09/2025 04:01pm • CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) ��� Michael Irvin is soaked in sweat on the Miami sideline. He's high-fiving players and coaches. He's chest-bumping anyone in his general vicinity. He's celebrating touchdowns, big plays, big hits, then waves to the Hurricane fans and tells them to get louder. This wasn't a Dolphins and Chargers will try to bounce back from disappointing losses when they meet this week 10/09/2025 03:54pm • Los Angeles Chargers (3-2) at Miami (1-4) Sunday, 1 p.m., EDT, CBS. BetMGM line: Chargers by 4 1/2 Series record: Dolphins lead 18-15. Against the spread: Chargers 3-2; Dolphins 2-3. Last week: Chargers lost to Washington 27-10; Dolphins lost to Carolina 27-24. Last meeting: Dolphins beat Chargers 3 New California law aims to stabilize insurance for people who can't get private coverage 10/09/2025 03:32pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan bill Thursday that aims to prevent the state's home insurer of last resort from running out of money following a natural disaster. The FAIR Plan is an insurance pool that provides policies to people who can���t get private Texans look for continued improvement after winning two straight following 0-3 start 10/09/2025 03:22pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� The Houston Texans have won consecutive games entering their bye week following a surprising 0-3 start. They know they have much more work to do if they hope to reach the playoffs for a third straight season but are encouraged by the improvements they���ve made since the winless sta Vice President JD Vance to visit Indiana again as White House presses for redistricting 10/09/2025 01:39pm • As the White House continues to push for redistricting, Vice President JD Vance is expected to be in Indiana on Friday for the second time in recent months, according to a notice from the Federal Aviation Administration. While other Republican-led states like Texas and Missouri quickly answered the 'We need win after win': Crunch time looms for Germany in World Cup qualifying 10/09/2025 01:03pm • DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) ��� A World Cup without Germany used to be unthinkable. Now the four-time champion needs to turn things around to ensure a spot at next year's tournament. A shock 2-0 loss to Slovakia in World Cup qualifying means Julian Nagelsmann's team may need a perfect record in the r PepsiCo, fresh off a strong third quarter, says new products will soon boost customer demand 10/09/2025 12:55pm • PepsiCo expressed confidence Thursday that new products ��� including protein-infused Starbucks coffee, low-sugar Gatorade and Doritos with all-natural ingredients ��� will boost flagging consumer demand in the coming year. Rapidly changing consumer preferences have dogged the maker of Frito-Lay sna From rubble to revival, Detroiters hope new Hudson's development can help reshape the city 10/09/2025 12:07pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Before the arrival of sprawling suburban malls featuring amusement park rides and stores peddling anything from jeans to jelly beans, there was Hudson's in downtown Detroit. The towering department store mirrored the growth and opulence of the auto-manufacturing town, but its fortun FIFA president Infantino calls on protesters to keep calm at Israel's soccer games amid peace talks 10/09/2025 11:55am • ROME (AP) ��� FIFA President Gianni Infantino issued an appeal for protesters to keep calm ahead of Israel���s upcoming soccer World Cup qualifying matches in Norway and Italy after an agreement was reached with Hamas to a pause in their devastating two-year war. Pro-Palestinian protesters approache North Texas hasn't been undefeated this late in a season since before 'Mean' Joe Greene 10/09/2025 11:05am • DENTON, Texas (AP) ��� The last time North Texas was undefeated this deep into a season, the team was still known as the Eagles and it was nearly a decade before ���Mean" Joe Greene would be the school's only consensus All-American. That was 1959, when running back and future AFL star Abner Haynes h 'The Last Frontier' TV series: A plane crash, a jailbreak and CIA secrets unfold in freezing Alaska 10/09/2025 10:54am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The new Apple TV+. series ���The Last Frontier��� begins with a plane crash in remote Alaska and a scramble for survivors. We learn the plane was carrying a nasty bunch of federal inmates. Then we find out that the nastiest of them is part of a vast CIA conspiracy. The action hard