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Louvre heist leaves a cultural wound — and may turn French crown jewels into legend 10/26/2025 06:01pm • PARIS (AP) — The robbery at the Louvre has done what no marketing campaign ever could: It has catapulted France’s dusty crown jewels — long admired at home, little known abroad — to global fame. One week on, the country is still wounded by the breach to its national heritage even as authorit The Latest: BYU cracks the top 10 of the AP Top 25, LSU drops out 10/26/2025 04:33pm • The top six college football teams in the AP Top 25 remained unchanged this week, but not all was quiet in the rankings: The Big 12 has five teams in the poll for the first time this season, Vanderbilt earned its highest ranking in 88 years and LSU dropped out. BYU leads the Big 12 at No. 10, a one- Blood tests show highest levels of forever chemicals in those living near New Mexico plume 10/24/2025 05:41pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It's a name many people have trouble pronouncing, but these synthetic chemicals have been used in everything from fast-food packaging to nonstick cookware, clothing, household cleaning products and even firefighting foam. PFAS — or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl sub As Dodgers try to become first repeat champion in quarter-century, Roberts hopes he's not a villain 10/23/2025 10:10pm • TORONTO (AP) — Asked whether he felt like a villain, Dave Roberts tilted his head and widened his eyes, startled that he was being categorized as some baseball equivalent of Darth Vader or Lex Luthor. His Los Angeles Dodgers have been criticized for spending $509 million on its big league roster, Manny Pacquiao's son set to make professional boxing debut in card promoted by his father 10/23/2025 06:30pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Pacquiao's son is set to make his professional boxing debut Nov. 29 on a card that his Hall of Fame father's company is promoting. Jimuel Pacquiao will face Brendan Lally, who is is set to make his pro debut, in the co-main event at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Cali Eric Adams endorses once bitter rival Andrew Cuomo in New York City's mayoral race 10/23/2025 05:37pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the city’s mayoral election Thursday, throwing his weight behind a bitter rival as he cast the Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani, as an avatar for radicals and gentrifiers. “Am I angry I’m not the one taking down Zohran After disappointing finish to banner season, ample roster decisions await hungry Mariners 10/23/2025 05:08pm • SEATTLE (AP) — A freshly shaven Dan Wilson, who shed his playoff mustache after the Seattle Mariners were eliminated by Toronto in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, was carrying the weight of just how the franchise was to its first World Series three days later. “Like I told th A Florida teenager is in an Israeli prison. Why his family and advocates say he should be released 10/23/2025 03:42pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida family already grieving the beating death of a 20-year-old relative is now pleading with U.S. leaders to help free the dead man’s cousin, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American from Florida who has been held in an Israeli prison for eight months. Relatives, advo Today in Sports - Week Ahead, October 24 - 30 10/23/2025 10:00am • Oct. 28 1939 — Kansas State’s homecoming contest against Nebraska is the second college football game ever televised, following the Fordham-Waynesburg contest in New York earlier this fall. The Cornhuskers spoil homecoming with a 25-9 triumph in Manhattan, Kan., before a limited Nebraska ETV aud Takeaways from AP's report on the growing dangers of heat on pregnant agriculture workers 10/23/2025 08:44am • Agricultural workers are already among the most vulnerable to extreme heat. For pregnant workers, those risks are higher because the body must work harder to cool down and requires more liquids, making it more easily dehydrated. While protections exist, experts say they need better enforcement and m As heat gets more extreme, pregnant farmworkers are increasingly at risk 10/23/2025 08:42am • One hot day last summer, Clarisa Lugo was inspecting and counting corn and soybean plants in the middle of a 300-acre farm field in Illinois when she started throwing up and panting. Her heart raced, she stopped sweating and a pounding headache didn’t go away for hours. The heat index — a blend For pregnant people, extreme heat comes with extra risks 10/23/2025 08:38am • Doctors have long known that heat puts a strain on the heart, kidneys and other organs. Those risks are exacerbated for pregnant people, as the body's processes for staying cool are altered. It’s a problem that climate change, caused by the burning of fuels like gasoline and coal, is worsening. In Top UN court says Israel must allow UN relief agency to supply aid to Gaza 10/22/2025 08:51pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Court of Justice said on Wednesday that Israel must allow the U.N. aid agency in Gaza, known as UNRWA, to provide humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian territory. The Hague-based court was asked late last year by the U.N. General Assembly to det Nursing Home Red Flags You Should Watch Out For 10/22/2025 08:00pm • The importance of comparing nursing homesScenario: John, a retired teacher, moves into a nursing home with a high staff turnover rate and a poor reputation, but his family brushes off these red flags.In just a few weeks, John develops bedsores because he isn't regularly repositioned. The staff ignor Technology to Prevent Falls for Seniors 10/22/2025 08:00pm • Falling is scary, especially when you get injured in the process. Anyone can be at risk for a fall-related injury, but you can have an increased risk of falling, or of suffering severe consequences from a fall as you grow older and you develop comorbidities or balance issues. Falls are the leading c