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Hurricanes are now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study says 10/19/2023 03:21pm • With warmer oceans serving as fuel, Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy minor hurricanes to powerful and catastrophic, a study said Thursday. Last month Hurricane Lee went from barely a hurricane at 80 mph (129 kph) to the most powerful Cat Jim Ratcliffe could have a major say in Manchester United if he buys a minority stake in the club 10/19/2023 03:19pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — If British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is successful in his attempt to buy a minority stake in Manchester United, he could end up with a major say in the running of the underperforming club. The owner of petrochemicals giant Ineos is ready to invest in the storied English Chiefs WR Hardman says he was hospitalized 10 days, lost feeling in his legs last season 10/19/2023 03:04pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Wide receiver Mecole Hardman, who was traded from the New York Jets back to the Kansas City Chiefs this week, said Thursday that he spent part of last season in the hospital after an abdominal injury caused him to lose feeling in his legs. The injury occurred during a game Seahawks hoping for a quick rebound while hosting the struggling Cardinals 10/19/2023 02:33pm • SEATTLE (AP) — ARIZONA (1-5) at SEATTLE (3-2) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT, Fox BETTING LINE: Seahawks by 7½, according to FanDuel Sportsbook AGAINST THE SPREAD: Arizona 3-3; Seattle 3-2 SERIES RECORD: Seahawks lead 25-22-1 LAST MEETING: Seahawks beat Cardinals 31-21, Nov. 6, 2022, in Glendale, Arizona. Russian-American journalist charged in Russia with failing to register as a 'foreign agent' 10/19/2023 01:46pm • A Russian-American journalist working for a U.S. government-funded media company has been detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a “foreign agent,” her employer said Thursday. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty editor Alsu Kurmasheva is the second U.S. journalist to be detained Clemson, Miami meet in ACC matchup of teams that have fallen out of rankings 10/19/2023 01:12pm • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Clemson (4-2, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) at Miami (4-2, 0-2), Saturday, 8 p.m.ET (ACC Network) Line: Clemson by 3, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Clemson leads 7-6. WHAT’S AT STAKE? For Clemson, it's a chance to have a three-game winning streak fo Caleb Williams shakes off 'first bad game,' leads No. 18 USC into showdown with No. 14 Utah 10/19/2023 01:02pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — One week after the self-described worst game of Caleb Williams' college career, he has to face a Utah defense that beat Southern California twice last season. It's hardly the script for a get-right Saturday night at the Coliseum, but the ever-confident Williams isn't one to be i No. 2 Michigan vows to keep payback against Michigan State on field a year after fracas in tunnel 10/19/2023 12:49pm • Michigan and Michigan State insist they have moved on since a melee marred their last matchup on the field. After the Wolverines won 29-7 last year, several Spartans attacked their rivals in a stadium tunnel and were suspended for the rest of the season. “We're not going to hold a grudge over what Today in History: October 19, U.S. military begins accepting openly gay recruits 10/19/2023 12:00pm • Today in History Today is Thursday, Oct. 19, the 292nd day of 2023. There are 73 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 19, 2010, the Pentagon directed the military to accept openly gay recruits for the first time in the nation’s history. On this date: In 1781, British No. 10 North Carolina eyes a 7-0 start when it hosts Virginia in ACC play 10/19/2023 11:38am • Virginia (1-5, 0-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) at No. 10 North Carolina (6-0, 3-0), Saturday at 6:30 p.m. (The CW) Line: North Carolina by 23 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: The teams differ. UNC reports it leads 66-57-4, while Virginia lists UNC with a 65-58-4 record. WHAT’S A Desperate and disaffected, Argentines to vote whether upstart Milei leads them into the unknown 10/19/2023 09:20am • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Once an activist in a left-leaning youth movement, Rubén Dávalos is now among the millions of disaffected voters in Argentina planning to cast their ballots for right-wing populist and self-described anarcho-capitalist, Javier Milei. “In this country, you can’ European court says Italy violated rights of residents near Naples over garbage crisis 10/19/2023 08:27am • ROME (AP) — Italy violated the human rights of residents living in and around Naples by failing to manage a 15-year garbage and pollution crisis that contributed to higher mortality rates from cancer in the area, the European Court of Human Rights ruled. The preliminary verdict announced Thursday Presto's Picks: Cavaliers are back from their bye, JMU plays early while we hold a conference call 10/19/2023 06:25am • There's nothing quite like a conference call — a workplace gathering with multiple people on the other end of the phone who might or might not be invested in the current conversation. Drop everything, even if this is the one day you've chosen to be productive. With this being the last season of No. 20 Missouri flying high as disheartened South Carolina visits Faurot Field 10/19/2023 06:10am • Missouri and South Carolina roll into their SEC matchup Saturday on opposite ends of the emotional spectrum. The No. 20 Tigers are flying high after their best overall performance in years, when they survived an early blow from then-No. 24 Kentucky and rallied for a resounding 38-21 victory. Missour After rainy season that wasn't, parched Mexico City starts restricting water 10/19/2023 12:03am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — On a bank of Villa Victoria reservoir, where in other years boats might have used them to anchor, 10 concrete blocks lie exposed to the sun. They should be under water, but that was before severe drought dropped the reservoir to the lowest level that Gabriel Bejarano has seen si