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Israeli man's sentence over illegal development in Cyprus' breakaway north sends a stark warning 10/24/2025 01:51pm • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A court in Cyprus on Friday sentenced an Israeli businessman to five years for developing and selling luxury apartment complexes in the breakaway northern part of the divided island without permission of the Greek Cypriot owners of the land. The case is one of several where Social Security recipients get a 2.8% cost-of-living boost in 2026, average of $56 per month 10/24/2025 01:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration's annual cost-of-living adjustment will go up by 2.8% in 2026, translating to an average increase of more than $56 for retirees every month, agency officials said Friday. The benefits increase for nearly 71 million Social Security recipients wi US inflation stays elevated but prices rose less than feared last month 10/24/2025 01:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation remained elevated last month as gas prices jumped while the cost of rents cooled, painting a mixed picture of the expenses consumers are facing in a murky economy where growth appears steady but hiring slow. Consumer prices increased 3% in September from a year ear The rise of transient transfers: How college basketball's new era is reshaping the game 10/24/2025 12:51pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — PJ Haggerty sat behind a simple table with a backdrop featuring the Kansas State logo behind him. The lights glared as dozens of television cameras focused in on him, eager to hear whatever the All-America guard might say. He's expected to be the face of the Wildcats this s Samara Joy reflects on her Grammy wins and the creative journey behind 'Portrait' 10/24/2025 12:12pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Samara Joy’s voice has the ability to transform listeners to the early jazz clubs, filling them with warm nostalgia for legends like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. At 25, Joy is a five-time Grammy winning recording artist, whose album, “Linger Awhile” won her best new Yes, that's Navy with an undefeated record — and one of the nation's most explosive offenses 10/24/2025 12:09pm • Down by seven with under a minute remaining, Navy faced fourth-and-1 near midfield. Blake Horvath took a shotgun snap and ran up the middle. After one key block right at the line to gain, the senior quarterback slipped through a seam in the defense and was gone. For a team that doesn't exactly Rintaro Nakano joins a 3-way tie for the lead at the Asia-Pacific Amateur 10/24/2025 12:02pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rintaro Nakano of Japan made eagle on the par-5 13th hole for the second straight day and closed with a birdie for a 6-under 66 to move into a three-way tie for the lead Friday at the halfway point of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. Khanh Hung Le, the 17-y Justice Dept. seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia 10/24/2025 11:59am • ▶ Watch Video: Kilmar Abrego Garcia fight deportations plans Washington — The Justice Department said Friday that the Trump administration is seeking to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia and said the West African nation has agreed to accept American Donnell Whittenburg finally claims gold in 6th appearance at world gymnastics championships 10/24/2025 11:28am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Donnell Whittenburg's long journey to the top of the podium is over. The 31-year-old American gymnast claimed gold on still rings at the world championships on Friday. The Baltimore native's score of 14.700 was just enough to edge Adem Asil of Turkey and Lan Xingyu of Historic soccer club Sheffield Wednesday taken over by administrators and hit by 12-point deduction 10/24/2025 11:21am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Historic English soccer club Sheffield Wednesday's future was thrown into doubt Friday after it was taken over by administrators amid financial troubles. The English Football League confirmed that the club, which was founded in 1867, would be hit with a 12-point deductio Robert Kraft and Ralph Hay are among 21 contributors advancing for the Pro Football Hall of Fame 10/24/2025 11:18am • Six-time Super Bowl-winning owner Robert Kraft and NFL founder Ralph Hay are among the 21 contributors who advanced to the next stage for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. A blue-ribbon committee reduced the candidates from an initial list of 32 nominees in voting released on Friday. How a German freight lift became an unexpected social media star in the Louvre heist 10/24/2025 10:07am • BERLIN (AP) — Forget France: The Louvre Museum jewelry heist was a classic case of German efficiency. Photos of a German-made freight lift that the thieves used in a lightning-fast daylight heist at the Louvre have gone viral. And its manufacturer is now riding high from the unexpected endorsement College football traditions: 'Nebraska Nice' fans pride themselves on being friendly to visitors 10/24/2025 09:34am • LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A gaggle of Nebraska fans was lined up behind a barricade near the tunnel leading to the visitors' locker room, waiting for Houston Christian's players to come through moments after they lost to the Cornhuskers by more than seven touchdowns. “Chin up, chin up,” Braxton Adr Croatia reintroduces military conscription as Europe worries about Russia-Ukraine war 10/24/2025 09:30am • ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia's parliament on Friday voted to reintroduce compulsory military service in the European Union and NATO member country. The move comes amid heightened tensions in Europe following the Russian aggression against Ukraine, as well as an apparent arms race and military b Lionel Messi and Inter Miami complete new contract. He'll remain with the club at least into 2026 10/24/2025 08:11am • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi has finally agreed to a new contract with Inter Miami, a deal that required several months to complete and ensures that the sport’s biggest icon will be with the Major League Soccer club for its planned move into a new stadium next year. The deal was ann