Watkins, Bueckers headline preseason AP All-America team in women's hoops; 3 sophomores for 1st time
USC star JuJu Watkins and UConn's Paige Bueckers headline The Associated Press preseason All-America women's college basketball team released Tuesday that for the first time includes three sophomores in a clear sign of the young talent in a sport coming off a record year of fan interest. Watkins and Bueckers were unanimous choices by the 30-member national media panel that selects the AP Top 25 each week. It's the third appearance on the team for Bueckers, who also was a preseason choice in by...
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- Watkins, Bueckers headline preseason AP All-America team in women's hoops; 3 sophomores for 1st time
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- Former Abercrombie Fitch chief Mike Jeffries arrested on federal sex trafficking charges
- Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed six
- Lower-priced new cars are gaining popularity, and not just for cash-poor buyers
- In battleground Georgia, some poor people see no reason to vote. That decision could sway election
- Harris bets her policies can attract Latino voters while Trump touts his time as president to them
- Blinken arrives in Israel as US looks to renew cease-fire efforts after the killing of Hamas leader
- China holds live-fire drills opposite Taiwan, a week after large-scale exercise
- King Charles III ends first Australian visit by a reigning British monarch in 13 years
- Middle East latest: Hezbollah fires rockets into central Israel
- In hard-fought Pennsylvania, fast-growing Hispanic communities present a test for Harris and Trump
- Mideast conflict looms over US presidential race as Harris and Trump jostle for an edge
- New campus protest rules spur an outcry from college faculty
Mon, 21 Oct 2024
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- Teen in custody after 5 found dead in shooting at home in Washington state, police say
- Environmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity
- Perus ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal
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- Israel says more strikes are coming against a Hezbollah-run financial institution
- Initial report shows Liam Payne had cocaine in his system when he died, says Argentine official
- Biden is 'deeply concerned' about the release of secret documents on Israel's possible attack plans
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- 'You are not my king,' Indigenous Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles
- Akron to pay $4.8 million to relatives of a Black man killed by police
- Yankees and Dodgers meet in World Series for 12th time in matchup of Broadway and Hollywood
- Self-exiled Turkish spiritual leader Fethullah Glen dies in the US
- White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control
- New York Liberty win first WNBA championship, beating Minnesota 67-62 in OT
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- Putin hosts a summit in a bid to show the West it can't keep Russia off the global stage
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Sun, 20 Oct 2024
- Cubans struggle as power not fully restored days after blackout and hurricane hits island
- Thelma Mothershed Wair, a member of the Little Rock Nine who integrated an Arkansas school, has died
- Hurricane Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas
- Harris urges Black churchgoers in Georgia to head out to vote and gets an assist from Stevie Wonder
- 2 Navy aviators are declared dead after a fighter jet crashed in Washington state
- Expelled Indian high commissioner denies involvement in murder of Sikh leader in Canada
- Trump works the fry station and holds a drive-thru news conference at a Pennsylvania McDonald's
- Georgia authorities investigating a dock gangway collapse that killed 7 on a historic island
- One of the last Navajo Code Talkers from World War II dies at 107
- Yehuda Bauer, prominent Israeli Holocaust scholar, dies at 98
- Trump boosts a hard-right Christian worldview that paints the election as 'spiritual warfare'
- The US is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel's attack plans
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- Trump kicks off a Pennsylvania rally by talking about Arnold Palmer's genitalia
- Juan Soto's 3-run homer in 10th sends Yankees past Guardians 5-2 and into World Series for 41st time
- Rock Roll Hall of Fame turns up starpower to induct Cher, Foreigner, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy and more
- Man charged in NYC subway chokehold death set to stand trial
Sat, 19 Oct 2024
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- Harris says Trump is 'cruel' as she spotlights abortion restrictions in Georgia during early voting
- A drone targets the Israeli prime minister's house during new barrages with Hezbollah
- Singer Zayn postpones US tour after the death of his former bandmate Liam Payne
- NYC officials envision turning Fifth Avenue into a grand boulevard
- Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS that includes pay raises and air-conditioned trucks
- Cuba gets some electricity back after major power outage left millions in the dark
- Israel unearths Hezbollah's web of tunnels in southern Lebanon
- American despair: In Arizona, high home prices and limited prospects shape voters' presidential pick
- France vows support for Ukraine's plan to end Russian invasion
- Two Texas cities represent the divide between those who vote and those who could, but often don't
- Japan's ruling party headquarters is attacked with firebombs and suspect is arrested
- Judges punishing Jan. 6 rioters say they fear more political violence as Election Day nears
- The last in-person vote in the US will be cast on the desolate tundra of Alaska's Aleutian Islands
Fri, 18 Oct 2024
- Crews halt fast-moving brush fire that burned 2 Oakland homes, forced 500 evacuations
- Cubas grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails
- Harris and Trump seek Arab American votes in Michigan in effort to shore up battleground states
- Stock market today: Wall Street sets more records and closes a 6th straight winning week
- Video and an unused bullet prove man's guilt in Indiana girls' killings, prosecutor says
- What's next for Hamas after its leader Yahya Sinwar's death?
- Israel and Hamas signal resistance to ending Gaza war after Sinwar's death
- North Carolina early voters, still recovering from Helene, exceed 2020 voter turnout
- After Sinwar's death, hostage families see a 'window of opportunity' to bring their loved ones home
- What's a 'Jezebel spirit'? Some Christians use the term to paint Kamala Harris with a demonic brush
- Reba McEntire finds a new on-screen family in NBC's 'Happy's Place'
- Sinwar's killing opens up opportunity and much uncertainty for the war in Gaza
- What to know about Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who was killed in Gaza
- US to probe Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions
- Yahya Sinwar, Hamas' top leader and a mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, is dead at 61
- One Direction was the internet's first boy band, and Liam Payne its grounding force
- King Charles III's visit rekindles Australia's debate on ending ties to the British monarchy
- Biden says Western allies must keep aiding Ukraine as he meets European partners before election
- Liam Paynes 1D bandmates, James Corden and more friends and musicians mourn singer
- South Korean intelligence says North has sent troops to aid Russia's war in Ukraine
- Middle East latest: Hezbollah says its war with Israel is entering a new phase
- Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after lawmakers' last-minute appeal
- Wealthier Americans are driving retail spending and powering US economy
- Russia flaunts its many doomsday weapons to keep the West from ramping up support for Ukraine
Thu, 17 Oct 2024
- Trump delivers a pointed and at times bitter speech at Al Smith charity dinner
- Texas sues doctor and accuses her of violating ban on gender-affirming care
- Republicans appeal a Georgia judges ruling that invalidates seven election rules
- Harris campaign features less talk of joy and more head-on digs at Trump as Election Day nears
- Scientists show how sperm and egg come together like a key in a lock
- Argentine authorities probe what happened before Liam Payne's fatal fall from his hotel balcony
- Biden says Sinwar's death is an 'opportunity' for a hostage deal and an end to war in Gaza
- Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
- Tech firms remove social media accounts of a Russian drone factory after an AP investigation
- Panel looking into Trump assassination attempt says Secret Service needs fundamental reform
- Who was Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader Israel says it killed?
- Mitzi Gaynor, star of South Pacific, dies at 93
- McConnell called Trump 'stupid' and 'despicable' in private after the 2020 election, a new book says
- Harris and Trump say America tanks if they lose. So why the exuberance at their rallies?
- Prosecutors ask Massachusetts' highest court to allow murder retrial for Karen Read
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- Zelenskyy says 10,000 North Koreans could join Russian forces in Ukraine as he pushes 'Victory Plan'
- In the campaign's final weeks, Harris is keeping a focus on 'blue wall' states
- Russian lawmakers give initial approval to a bill targeting those who advocate not having children
- Hunger experts say the risk of famine in Gaza remains high
- Middle East latest: An Israeli strike wounds 2 civilians, Syrian military says
- Biden making quick trip to Germany before US election to discuss Ukraine and democracy with allies
- The Biden administration has now canceled loans for more than 1 million public workers
- US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen's Houthi rebels
- A historically Black community grapples with lasting impacts after Baltimore bridge collapse
Wed, 16 Oct 2024
- Shohei Ohtani homers as the Dodgers rout the Mets 8-0 for a 2-1 lead in the NLCS
- Aging farmers face extreme temperatures as they struggle to maintain Japan's rice crop
- Israel pressured by UN and US to step up action to tackle Gaza's escalating humanitarian crisis
- North Korea says its revised constitution defines South Korea as 'hostile state' for first time
- Archdiocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse
- Zelenskyy outlines his 'victory plan' to Ukraine's lawmakers, including a call to join NATO
- 3 dead and 4 injured in Mississippi bridge collapse, sheriff says
- Judge invalidates election rules passed by Trump-backed board in Georgia
- Harris and Trump offer new details about policies and strategy in dueling interviews
- Harris calls on Republican voters to put 'country first' as Trump woos Latino voters
- Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall
- Trudeau says Canadian police went public with Indian diplomat allegations to prevent more violence
- A Texas board rejects clemency plea from a man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case
- Billie Jean King and 100 athletes to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her Women's Sports Foundation
- Kidney transplants are safe between people with HIV, new US study shows
- Signings of the times: Banished letters of intent, shrunk transfer window equals more college chaos
- Israeli strikes kill 27 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths
- What to know about shaken baby syndrome as a Texas man could be first in US executed over it
- People with felony records can now vote in Nebraska and it could help tip the balance in November
- Italy expands its ban on surrogacy to overseas as critics say it targets same-sex couples
- Elon Musk commits $70 million to boost Donald Trump
- Trump would be the oldest person to become president. He's not sharing health details
- Listeria recall grows to 12 million pounds of meat and poultry, some of it sent to US schools
- More than 140 people are killed and dozens injured when a gas tanker explodes in Nigeria
- A brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago is actually twins circling each other
- Ravens' dynamic duo of Henry and Jackson help lead a rushing renaissance in the NFL
- What's behind the widening gender wage gap in the US?
- First Italian ship with 16 intercepted migrants docks at Albanian port to process asylum request
- Menendez brothers' family to push for their release as prosecutors review 1989 case
- Middle East latest: Israeli jets strike Beirut's southern suburbs
- A full-scale replica of Anne Frank's hidden annex is heading to New York for an exhibition
- Jill Biden is out campaigning again but not for her husband anymore. She's pumping up Harris
- Many schools are still closed weeks after Hurricane Helene. Teachers worry about long-term impact
- Unions face a moment of truth in Michigan in this year's presidential race
- In the heartland of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, the old ways have changed and violence rages
Tue, 15 Oct 2024
- Harris works to energize Black male voters while Trump continues to attack immigration policy
- Georgia judge blocks ballot counting rule and says county officials must certify election results
- Hundreds of troops kicked out under 'don't ask, don't tell' get upgraded to honorable discharges
- Idaho will begin using deep veins as backup for lethal injection executions, officials say
- UN says Yemen risks being dragged into Mideast conflict that could spiral out of control
- Tom Brady's purchase of a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders is approved by NFL team owners
- Small business disaster loan program is out of money until Congress approves new funds
- Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs ask judge to release identities of his accusers
- Lowriding is more than just cars. It's about family and culture for Mexican Americans
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- US warns Israel to boost humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing weapons funding
- Israel assures US it won't strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites, US officials say
- Canada-India dispute over assassination allegations could impact Modi's global ambitions
- Hezbollah vows to expand attacks in Israel after deadly strike in Lebanon's Christian heartland
- Trump uses interview on economics to promote tariffs and riff on his favorite themes
- FEMA resumes door-to-door visits in North Carolina after threats tied to disinformation
- Walz unveils Harris' plan for rural voters as campaign looks to cut into Trump's edge
- How the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla has turned the AI boom into a digital gold mine
- North Carolina governor candidate Mark Robinson sues CNN over report about posts on porn site
- Leaf-peepers are flocking to see New England's brilliant fall colors
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