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How faith-based support is helping Scouting America stabilize 09/17/2025 01:11pm • NEW YORK (AP) — For the Boy Scouts of America — recently renamed Scouting America — the past 12 years have been arduous. Opening its programs to gay people and later to girls sparked dismay in some quarters. Its 2020 bankruptcy declaration led to prolonged wrangling over compensation for thous Fantasy plays: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 3 09/17/2025 12:35pm • Week 3 of the NFL season is the sweet spot: enough games to see patterns, but still early enough to gain an edge by jumping on under-the-radar performers. This week’s plays mix breakout opportunities with a few big-name fades. Here are the starts, locks and players to avoid that could swing your f House approves bills to reshape DC's criminal justice system 09/17/2025 10:33am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Tuesday that would overhaul how youth who commit crimes are prosecuted in the District of Columbia as congressional Republicans mobilized behind President Donald Trump's efforts to crack down on crime in the nation's capital. One of the bills, called Age isn't everything when deciding if a child is ready to be home alone 09/17/2025 09:56am • School is back in session, bringing new routines — and new milestones for students. For some, this is the year they are allowed to go home to an empty house instead of an after-school program or day care. It’s a decision faced by many parents whose work or other obligations keep them from coming Takeaways from AP's report about the importance of faith-based support for Scouting America 09/17/2025 07:51am • NEW YORK (AP) — For the Boy Scouts of America — recently renamed Scouting America — the past 12 years have been challenging. Opening its programs to gay people and later to girls angered some critics. Its 2020 bankruptcy declaration triggered disputes over compensation for thousands of men cla House approves bill to allow for charging some juveniles as adults in DC 09/17/2025 07:00am • The House approved two D.C. crime bills on Tuesday proposed by Republicans as part of their ongoing effort to improve public safety in the District, most notably through President Donald Trump's federal law enforcement surge. The two bills addressed issues involving juvenile justice and received Hong Kong leader unveils plans to boost economy and nurture emerging industries beyond finance 09/17/2025 02:35am • HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's leader announced plans Wednesday to speed up development of an economic powerhouse near its border with mainland China and nurture industries ranging from artificial intelligence to higher education as the city seeks new economic growth engines to maintain its internat Robert Redford remembered for his deep legacy in environmental activism and Native American advocacy 09/17/2025 01:34am • NEW YORK (AP) — Lorie Lee Sekayumptewa, a former administrator with the Navajo Nation Film Office, remembers seeing Robert Redford at traditional cultural dances at the Hopi village of Hotevilla in New Mexico. It was more than 30 years ago and he was serving as executive producer of the 1991 relea A rushed rescue saves Gaza archeological items before an Israeli strike on a warehouse 09/17/2025 12:29am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Nine hours of frantic negotiation with the Israeli military. A last-minute scramble to find trucks in a devastated Gaza Strip, where fuel is in short supply. Six hours of frantic packing, carefully stacking cardboard boxes on open flatbed trucks. With an Israeli airstrike looming Prosecutors already have dropped nearly a dozen cases from Trump's DC crime surge, judge says 09/17/2025 12:18am • WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 50 people have faced federal charges in Washington, D.C., since President Donald Trump’s emergency law-and-order surge began last month. Already, prosecutors have dropped at least 11 of those cases, an unusually high collapse rate that judges say is wasting court reso The Cubs are on the verge of returning to the playoffs. Cade Horton is a major reason why 09/16/2025 11:27pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cade Horton arrived in Chicago thinking about October. It's almost here for the talented right-hander. And his surging team, too. The 24-year-old pushed the Cubs to the brink of a postseason berth with five mostly efficient innings in a 4-1 win over ace Paul Skenes and the Pittsb Reign edge Racing Louisville 1-0 in continuation of match suspended by medical issue 09/16/2025 09:29pm • Jess Fishlock scored in the 90th minute and the Seattle Reign beat Racing Louisville 1-0 on Tuesday night, finishing a match that was suspended Sunday because of a medical emergency on the field. Louisville midfielder Savannah DeMelo collapsed late in the first half of the match and had to be taken UN commission of inquiry accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza and urges global action 09/16/2025 09:27pm • GENEVA (AP) — A team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations' Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, issuing a report Tuesday that calls on the international community to end the genocide and act to punish those responsible for it. The deep The Latest: FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with Democrats at congressional hearing 09/16/2025 08:48pm • FBI Director Kash Patel clashed with skeptical Democrats at a contentious Senate oversight hearing Tuesday, defending his record amid criticism that he has politicized the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency and pursued retribution against perceived adversaries of President Donald Trum 7 Best Index ETFs to Buy Now 09/16/2025 08:00pm • Index exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, let you own a broad swath or more specific slice of the market while paying very low fees. According to brokerage Fidelity, "There are two basic types of indexes: indexes that track the overall market, such as the S&P 500 index, and indexes which track a muc