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Descendants obtain works of enslaved potter in landmark restitution deal 11/20/2025 01:03pm • BOSTON (AP) — Inside the wide mouth of a stoneware jar, Daisy Whitner’s fingertips found a slight rise in the clay — a mark she hoped was a trace left behind by her ancestor, an enslaved potter who shaped the vessel nearly 175 years ago in South Carolina. Standing in the gallery of the Museum Florida retiree detained in Saudi Arabia returns home following Prince's visit to White House 11/20/2025 12:54pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Florida retiree who had been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia over social media posts critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has arrived back in the United States two days after President Donald Trump welcomed the kingdom's de-facto leader to the White House in a climactic en Lawmakers pass bill raising taxes for Russians branded as ‘foreign agents’ 11/20/2025 12:40pm • Russian lawmakers approved a new bill Thursday boosting taxes for those labeled foreign agents by the government. The bill, which passed its third and final reading in the lower house of parliament, outlines an income tax rate of 30% for individuals with the designation and takes away their right to PWHL Season 3 preview: Amid expansion, roster shuffles, 2-time champion Frost eager to defend title 11/20/2025 12:29pm • Hilary Knight is blazing the Professional Women’s Hockey League's expansion trail in Seattle. Sarah Nurse left Toronto to do the same in Vancouver. Amid the roster upheaval that took place to stock two new teams, the influx of draft talent and an expanded 120-game coast-to-coast schedule, there re Prosecutors move to drop charges against a Chicago woman shot by a border agent who says she boxed in his car 11/20/2025 12:28pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors move to drop charges against a Chicago woman shot by a border agent who says she boxed in his car. No. 9 Notre Dame continues quest for CFP berth against struggling Syracuse 11/20/2025 12:15pm • SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — No. 9 Notre Dame continues to look for style points in its quest to lock in a College Football Playoff berth. Syracuse is looking for any kind of points. Notre Dame (8-2, No. 9 CFP) is hopeful it can start angling its way into the top eight of the CFP rankings and earn a ho North Texas in AP poll and could make push to 12-team College Football Playoff as G5 rep 11/20/2025 12:06pm • DENTON, Texas (AP) — While North Texas is in The Associated Press poll for the first time since 1959, the Mean Green haven't yet cracked the College Football Playoff rankings. But they could still make a run to being in the 12-team playoff as the highest-ranked Group of Five champion. North Texa CDC website changed to contradict scientific conclusion that vaccines don't cause autism 11/20/2025 12:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has been changed to contradict the longtime scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism, spurring outrage among a number of public health and autism experts. The CDC “vaccine safety” webpage was updated Wednesd Why does this NYC subway station smell 'Christmassy'? It's an ad 11/20/2025 11:38am • NEW YORK (AP) — A trip through New York City’s crowded subway system usually offers a pungent mix of industrial and bodily aromas. But inside a stretch of the Grand Central station this holiday season, the air smells of vanilla and fresh pine. The scent is part of a novel advertising campa With Iron Bowl looming, No. 10 Alabama looks to find rhythm against lower-division Eastern Illinois 11/20/2025 11:37am • TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Coming off a home loss to Oklahoma and with lower-division Eastern Illinois visiting Saturday, No. 10 Alabama will try to reclaim its rhythm before the Iron Bowl. The Crimson Tide (8-2, No. 10 CFP) won't have a chance to strengthen their College Football Playoff positioning No. 4 Georgia is looking to build on its momentum toward CFP as a big favorite against Charlotte 11/20/2025 11:35am • ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — With No. 4 Georgia favored by six touchdowns in Saturday's game against Charlotte, coach Kirby Smart's biggest challenge of the week may have been keeping his team's focus on only one game. Georgia (9-1, 7-1 Southeastern Conference, No. 4 College Football Playoff) has completed Azteca Stadium soul is being preserved in World Cup renovations, director says 11/20/2025 11:22am • MÉXICO CITY (AP) — When FIFA boss Gianni Infantino visited Mexico City more than three years ago, the Azteca Stadium owner told him the renovations for the 2026 World Cup were not going to mess with the iconic venue's soul. Emilio Azcárraga Jean is keeping his word. Latin America's largest stadi Belarus frees 2 imprisoned Catholic priests after talks with Vatican 11/20/2025 11:22am • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Two Roman Catholic priests who were imprisoned on what human rights officials said were politically related charges were released from prison Thursday following talks with the Vatican, officials said. The move, which was confirmed by the Conference of Catholic Bishops in Be No. 20 Tennessee trying to end a 10-game skid against rival Florida in the Swamp 11/20/2025 11:10am • GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No. 20 Tennessee seemingly has its best chance in more than two decades to celebrate in the Swamp. The Volunteers (7-3, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) have lost 10 in a row in Gainesville, a skid that began before Tim Tebow arrived on campus. Five previous Florida coaches � GE Appliances bolsters ties with US suppliers as it moves production from China to Kentucky 11/20/2025 10:38am • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — GE Appliances on Thursday touted wide-ranging ripple effects from shifting production from China to Kentucky as it announced more than $150 million in new contracts awarded to U.S.-based suppliers. The supplier contracts range in value from $330,000 to $41 million, span 10 s