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10 college football freshmen ready to make an instant impact this season For all the hoopla around the transfer portal, traditional recruiting remains the biggest key to winning national championships. And while it can often take two or more years for teams to see the full benefit of a single recruiting class, several Bowl Subdivision

Paris gymnastics scoring saga and the fate of Jordan Chiles' bronze medal: What we know The Court of Arbitration for Sport injected late drama into the gymnastics competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday, issuing a ruling that could cost Jordan Chiles a bronze medal. And there have been so many twists and developments

Tropical Storm Ernesto triggers hurricane watches as it strengthens in the Caribbean Tropical Storm Ernesto unloaded heavy rain over the northeast Caribbean islands and continued strengthening on Tuesday as authorities in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands prepared for the storm's arrival and possible hurricane conditions. Ernesto developed into a tropical storm Monday night as

Americans are becoming less religious. None more than this group As a Nicaraguan-born girl growing up in Miami, Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez remembers going to church five times a week. Her father was a pastor, and their fundamentalist evangelical faith taught that a woman’s role was to serve her husband. At the same time, Mojica

Voucher program is supposed to help poor families rent a home. Nearly half the time, it fails. By the time Kimberly Loper, 28, got the news that she would receive a Section 8 voucher – a coveted federal rental subsidy for low-income families – she had been on the waitlist for three years. Now, she

Harris plan to cut household costs to be revealed in Friday policy speech WASHINGTON − Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver on Friday the first policy-centered speech in her new role as Democratic presidential candidate, tackling ways to lower household costs, a concern that routinely tops voters' lists. Harris will travel to Raleigh, North Carolina

Ford issues do-not-drive advisory for some vehicles with Takata airbags: See full list Ford has issued a do-not-drive advisory for the owners of some vehicles who have not had them repaired under three past safety recalls. The previously issued recalls are 15S21, 17S42 and 19S01. The first one was issued in 2015, and involved several

Justin Herbert injury concerns could zap Chargers' season, but Jim Harbaugh stays cool EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Leave it to Jim Harbaugh to spin it half-full when pondering the matter of conducting his first Los Angeles Chargers training camp with star quarterback Justin Herbert sidelined by a foot injury. Herbert, rehabbing a plantar fascia injury

As Israel-Iran conflict looms, US sends nuclear sub, strike group to Middle East The U.S. is sending a nuclear submarine and accelerating deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East as tensions rise between Israel and Iran. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Georgia, an Ohio-class nuclear submarine carrying non-nuclear Tomahawk

Malfunction junction: Elon Musk chats up Donald Trump amid X tech glitches WASHINGTON - Billionaire and social media owner Elon Musk conducted a very friendly interview Monday with his endorsed 2024 presidential candidate, Republican Donald Trump - once X was able to broadcast it after a glitch delayed the start by about 40 minutes. Many

Ilhan Omar competes for another term, Wisconsin Senate showdown looms: Tuesday primary races to watch Voters are casting their ballots in House and Senate primaries in four states on Tuesday, including in one contest that will determine Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's political fate. All eyes are on Omar's reelection bid because she's a member of

Gun violence is rising in schools, but overall crime is down, government report shows Gun violence has become more prevalent in K-12 schools compared to a decade earlier, a new report from the Education Department shows. At the same time, bullying and violence against students and teachers on school campuses declined. The report, published on