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Prince George's Co. schools watchdog says system 'not accepting' his role 10/25/2024 03:35am • The investigator tasked with looking into allegations of misconduct and financial mismanagement in Prince George's County Public Schools says school leaders — both in the superintendent’s office and on the school board — continue to throw up roadblocks and make his job harder. It’s to the After 20 years at the top of chess, Magnus Carlsen is making his next move 10/25/2024 03:13am • STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Few chess players enjoy Magnus Carlsen's celebrity status. A grand master at 13, refusing to play an American dogged by allegations of cheating, and venturing into the world of online chess gaming all made Norway's Carlsen a household name. Few chess players have produced Darnold, O'Connell not blaming missed face mask call as reason why Vikings lost to Rams 10/25/2024 01:31am • INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Minnesota quarterback Sam Darnold didn't blame the officials for a missed face mask call when he was sacked for a safety late in the fourth quarter of Thursday night's 30-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Instead, Darnold lamented the situation that pinned the Vikings deep Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won't come quickly 10/25/2024 01:02am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez still have a long way to go before they can walk out of prison, even though the Los Angeles County district attorney has recommended their life-without-parole sentences be thrown out and the brothers be resentenced and immediately eligible for parole. The AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean 10/25/2024 12:16am • Oct. 18-24, 2024 Millions of Cubans were left without electricity for days after the nation’s energy grid went down when one of the island’s major power plants failed. The Amazon River naturally fluctuates during the dry and rainy seasons. But a dramatic drop has been evident since 2023. In Colo Georgia prepares for a divisive election which could determine its future in Europe 10/25/2024 12:06am • JAVAKHETI, Georgia (AP) — When Vahan Agayan goes to the polling station in Georgia’s parliamentary election Saturday, he says he and his wife will vote as directed to by officials of the ruling Georgian Dream party. Agayan has a sheep farm near the border with Armenia and Turkey, 135 kilometers 15-year-old boy charged in shooting deaths of parents, 3 siblings in Washington state 10/24/2024 11:59pm • SEATTLE (AP) — A 15-year-old boy accused of killing his parents and three of his siblings this week east of Seattle tried to pin the slayings on his younger brother, but a sister who survived after playing dead escaped to a neighbor's house and told police who really carried out the shootings, aut Conservatives could win control of Kansas and Nebraska state school boards 10/24/2024 11:59pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservatives could capture majorities on the Kansas and Nebraska state school boards in this year's elections, making it easier for them to shape what's taught in classrooms. At issue are familiar efforts by conservative Republicans and groups to limit what public K-12 school North Carolina lawmakers approve $600M more for Helene recovery, order more voting sites 10/24/2024 11:27pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state lawmakers signed off on a measure Thursday to provide over $600 million more toward Hurricane Helene recovery and relief and also directed some storm-affected counties to open more ballot sites to address crowds and congestion during the early voting perio Trump says China's leader will bully Harris 'like a baby' as his allies try to infantilize her 10/24/2024 11:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that China's leader would handle Vice President Kamala Harris “like a baby” if she's elected to the White House, as the former president and his top allies increasingly have moved to infantilize the Democratic nominee. “If somehow Kamala wins, sh Curry leads Golden State Warriors in 140-104 season-opening rout of the Portland Trail Blazers 10/24/2024 11:09pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stephen Curry had 17 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds before sitting for the fourth quarter, and the Golden State Warriors opened the season Wednesday night with a 140-104 rout of the Portland Trail Blazers. Buddy Hield had 22 points off the bench for the Warriors, who m David Warner's leadership ban has been lifted by Cricket Australia 10/24/2024 10:23pm • SYDNEY (AP) — David Warner’s lifetime captaincy and leadership ban has been lifted by Cricket Australia, a move which could see the retired test player captain the Sydney Thunder in the Twenty20 Big Bash league this season. Warner received the penalty for his role in the 2018 sandpaper scandal i Prosecutors seek resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents 10/24/2024 10:20pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors recommended Thursday Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with a chance at freedom after 34 years behind bars. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón ann The Latest: Harris and Trump focus on closing messages with rallies in Georgia, Nevada, Arizona 10/24/2024 09:56pm • Former President Donald Trump held a rally in Tempe, Arizona, and later held one in Las Vegas on Thursday. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris Thursday night held a rally in the Atlanta suburbs with former President Barack Obama and musician Bruce Springsteen, among others. Follow the AP’s El What is fascism? And why does Harris say Trump is a fascist? 10/24/2024 09:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was asked this week if she thought Donald Trump was a fascist, and she replied, “Yes, I do.” She subsequently called him the same thing herself, saying voters don't want “a president of the United States who admires dictators and is a fascist.�