ESPN and other channels return to DirecTV with a new Disney deal after a nearly 2-week blackout
Sep 16, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- DirecTV announced Saturday it had reached a deal with Walt Disney Co. that will restore ESPN and ABC-owned stations to its service after a nearly 2-week dispute that blacked out those networks for…
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Money rolls in on US election bets after judge clears the way
Sep 13, 2024
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — People began betting Thursday on which political party would win control of Congress in the November elections after a judge's ruling allowing the wagers — the only ones to be…
Jon Bon Jovi helps talk woman down from ledge on Nashville bridge
Sep 12, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jon Bon Jovi and a video production assistant persuaded a woman standing on the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville to come back over…
Judge orders former NFL star Adrian Peterson to turn over assets to pay $12M debt
Sep 11, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) — Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson has been ordered by a Texas judge to turn over personal assets to help pay a debt that has ballooned to more than $12 million. A…
James Earl Jones, acclaimed actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
Sep 10, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and…
Gaudreau brothers to be honored by family, friends and their grieving hockey teammates at funeral
Sep 09, 2024
MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman are among the mourners scheduled to attend the funeral service for John and Matthew Gaudreau, the siblings who died when they were struck…
Teen arraigned on attempted murder in shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie says he is very sorry
Sep 05, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 17-year-old high school senior charged with attempted murder in the daytime weekend shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was arraigned in juvenile court Wednesday and said through his attorney…
Online fundraiser for Matthew Gaudreau's widow raises more than $560K as the sports world mourns
Sep 04, 2024
COLUMBUS (AP) -- More tributes are pouring in from around the hockey community after the deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, who were killed last week by a suspected drunken driver while riding…
Hundreds of ‘Game of Thrones’ props are up for auction, from Jon Snow’s sword to dragon skulls
Sep 03, 2024
BELFAST (AP) -- After watching eight seasons of the epic saga “Game of Thrones,” fans can now enter what may be a competition on par with the battle for the Iron Throne: an auction of prized memorabilia…
High winds, possibly from a tornado, derail 43 train cars in North Dakota
Aug 30, 2024
STEELE, N.D. (AP) — Tornadic winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas. BNSF Railway spokesperson…