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South Africa thumps Sri Lanka in rain-affected Women's Cricket World Cup match 10/17/2025 02:38pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — South Africa moved closer to the Women’s Cricket World Cup semifinals after cruising to a 10-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in a rain-affected game on Friday. Captain Laura Wolvaardt's brisk 60 off 47 balls and Tazmin Brits' unbeaten 55 off 42 hurtled South Africa to Portuguese parliament approves bill banning face coverings in public 10/17/2025 02:36pm • MADRID (AP) — Portugal 's parliament on Friday approved a bill banning face veils worn for “gender or religious” reasons in public, in a move seen as targeting the face coverings worn by some Muslim women. The measure was proposed by the far-right Chega party and would prohibit coverings such Tailgating traditions run deep in college football. A visit to The Grove and LSU's Cajun feasts 10/17/2025 02:30pm • In the South, there is only one thing that can rival college football itself: the party before kickoff. Pinpointing the exact origins of tailgating is near impossible. Some trace it to Nov. 6, 1869, when Rutgers and New Jersey (later Princeton) played in the first college football game. Others credi French police arrest 4 in alleged plot targeting exiled Russian activist and Putin critic 10/17/2025 02:01pm • PARIS (AP) — Police in France detained four people suspected in a plot targeting exiled Russian rights activist Vladimir Osechkin, who exposes abuses in Russian prisons, France's national anti-terror prosecution office said. In an interview with The Associated Press Friday, Osechkin, who founded A war on drugs or a war on terror? Trump's military pressure on Venezuela blurs the lines 10/17/2025 01:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Under President Donald Trump, the drug war is looking a lot like the war on terror. To support strikes against Latin American gangs and drug cartels, the Trump administration is relying on a legal argument that gained traction after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, which allowed U.S. Mikel Arteta and Sean McVay's bromance blooms as Premier League and NFL collide in London 10/17/2025 01:12pm • LONDON (AP) — Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay can take their bromance to new levels this weekend. Their teams — both owned by Stan Kroenke — are playing in the same city. To boot, their respective opponents — Fulham and the Jacksonville Jaguars — are both Polish court blocks extradition and frees Ukrainian suspected in Nord Stream pipeline blasts 10/17/2025 01:02pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish court on Friday blocked the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines and ordered his release, a ruling that was welcomed by Poland's prime minister. Volodymyr Zhuravlov, 46, was arrested ne What to know about the Madagascar army colonel who was 'in the shadows' before launching a coup 10/17/2025 12:56pm • A little-known army colonel became Madagascar's president Friday after a rapid power grab that saw him sworn in as his country's leader six days after launching a military coup. Here's what to know about Col. Michael Randrianirina, who seized power following weeks of large anti-government protests b Democrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He's shown little interest in doing so 10/17/2025 12:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is showing little urgency to broker a compromise that would end the government shutdown, even as Democrats insist no breakthrough is possible without his direct involvement. Three weeks in, Congress is at a standstill. The House hasn’t been in session for FIFA announces over 1 million tickets sold for 2026 World Cup in North America 10/17/2025 12:22pm • MIAMI (AP) — More than 1 million tickets have already been sold for next year's World Cup, FIFA said Thursday in its first update on numbers since the official start of sales began earlier this month. The highest demand, as would be expected, were from buyers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico — the AP Source: Government shutdown may move UConn-Louisville opener from Ramstein Air Base to US 10/17/2025 12:21pm • No. 1 UConn's season opener against No. 20 Louisville that is supposed to be played at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Nov. 4 is in jeopardy of being moved because of the government shutdown. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday that if the shutdown continues unt Gold prices topped $4,300 this week. What's driving the surge? 10/17/2025 12:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — As economic uncertainty deepens, the rush for gold continues — with prices for the precious metal topping $4,300 for the first time this week. The going price for New York spot closed at a record $4,326 per troy ounce on Thursday. Futures also traded as high at more than $4,344 p No Frankfurt fans at Champions League game against Napoli after UEFA rejects appeal 10/17/2025 12:10pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Eintracht Frankfurt says UEFA has rejected an appeal to move its Champions League game at Napoli to a neutral venue after its fans were banned from attending. The match will go ahead as initially planned in Naples on Nov. 4 without its supporters, the Bundesliga club said Florida coach Billy Napier could be fired with bye week looming 10/17/2025 11:47am • GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Billy Napier knows it’s coming. Everyone does, maybe even his kids. Napier is in his final days, possibly weeks, with the Gators. He seems resigned to the ending, whether he’s fired Saturday night, Sunday morning or in the very near future. He’s been a US businessman Josh Wander, whose firm invested in soccer clubs, indicted for alleged $500M fraud 10/17/2025 11:41am • NEW YORK (AP) — An American businessman whose firm invested in several European soccer clubs that struggled under its ownership has been indicted in New York on charges of financial wrongdoing in an alleged $500 million fraud scheme. Josh Wander was a co-founder of Miami-based 777 Partners that ow