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Bob Menendez's wife says she was ex-senator's 'puppet' as she gets 4½ years in prison for bribery 09/11/2025 01:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s sobbing wife told a judge that her husband was “not the man I thought he was” before she was sentenced Thursday to 4½ years in prison for selling the powerful New Jersey politician’s influence in exchange for bribes of cash, gold bars and a Court rules Europe can call nuclear and natural gas sustainable investments for its green transition 09/11/2025 01:22pm • Nuclear energy and natural gas will still be considered environmentally sustainable investments in the European Union following a court ruling Wednesday, potentially driving massive amounts of financing toward projects that are not widely considered “green.” Austria had sued the European Commis Dominican activists decry extrajudicial killings after police fatally shoot 5 suspects 09/11/2025 01:15pm • SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Activists in the Dominican Republic are denouncing a surge in extrajudicial killings after police said they fatally shot five suspected criminals in one of the country’s biggest cities. The killings occurred Wednesday in Santiago de los Caballeros, with p Penix gets tough test with night road game vs. Vikings D, as Falcons seek rebound from opening loss 09/11/2025 12:12pm • Atlanta (0-1) at Minnesota (1-0) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EDT, NBC. BetMGM NFL Odds: Vikings by 4½. Against the spread: Falcons 0-1, Vikings 1-0. Series record: Vikings lead 22-12. Last meeting: Vikings beat Falcons 42-21 on Dec. 8, 2024, in Minneapolis. Last week: Falcons lost to Buccaneers 23-20, Viking What to know about Korean workers detained in immigration raid now on flight back home 09/11/2025 12:03pm • ATLANTA (AP) — More than 300 South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at a Georgia battery departed Atlanta on Thursday on flight home. The workers went by bus from southeast Georgia to Atlanta earlier in the day and are expected to land in South Korea on Friday afternoon, according to Politicians who have experienced violence directly react to Charlie Kirk shooting 09/11/2025 09:55am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at an event in Utah had particular resonance for public figures who have experienced political violence themselves. Kirk, who served as chief executive and cofounder of the youth organization Turning Point USA, made freque The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits last week hits 263,000, most in nearly 4 years 09/11/2025 09:43am • WASHINGTON (AP) — In another grim sign for the U.S. labor market, jobless claim applications jumped to their highest level in almost four years last week, virtually assuring the Federal Reserve will cut its benchmark interest rate next week. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits Americans still give awards shows consideration, a new AP-NORC poll finds 09/11/2025 09:16am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Many Americans still want to thank the academy, at least a little. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve watched all or most of an awards show on TV or streaming in the past year, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, while Vera Bradley: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 09/11/2025 08:11am • ROANOKE, Ind. (AP) — ROANOKE, Ind. (AP) — Vera Bradley Inc. (VRA) on Thursday reported a loss of $4.7 million in its fiscal second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Roanoke, Indiana-based company said it had a loss of 17 cents. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 2 cents per sha Kroger: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 09/11/2025 08:09am • CINCINNATI (AP) — CINCINNATI (AP) — Kroger Co. (KR) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $609 million. The Cincinnati-based company said it had profit of 91 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.04 per share. The results beat Wall Street expect Racial abuse of Black players spikes early in European soccer season 09/11/2025 07:11am • The Premier League season wasn’t even 30 minutes old when Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by a spectator. The same weekend, a German Cup match was stopped after Schalke midfielder Christopher Antwi-Adjei was racially abused at a throw-in. In Italy, Juventus conde Lovesac: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 09/11/2025 07:07am • STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Lovesac Company (LOVE) on Thursday reported a loss of $6.7 million in its fiscal second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Stamford, Connecticut-based company said it had a loss of 45 cents. The company posted revenue of $160.5 million in the per Hooker Furniture: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 09/11/2025 06:26am • MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Hooker Furniture Corp. (HOFT) on Thursday reported a loss of $3.3 million in its fiscal second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Martinsville, Virginia-based company said it had a loss of 31 cents. The home furnishings company posted revenue of Japanese women struggle to find a place in the Japanese sumo world 09/11/2025 06:22am • TOKYO (AP) — Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still barred from the traditional ring, the dohyō in Japanese. That legacy is facing quiet resistanc Lamar Jackson apologizes to the fan he exchanged shoves with last weekend 09/11/2025 06:18am • OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson apologized to the fan he exchanged shoves with during Baltimore's loss at Buffalo last weekend. Several Ravens were celebrating behind the corner of the end zone after a touchdown. A fan reached out and gave receiver DeAndre Hopkins a little shove to the h