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6:27 AM on Sunday, August 31

Pope Leo XIV denounces the 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for the victims of the Catholic school shooting in the U.S.

12:11 AM on Sunday, August 31

French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state has angered Israel and the U.S. Macron wrote to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, emphasizing such a step would be key to Israel's security

12:06 AM on Sunday, August 31

Biologists are using drones to scare wolves away from cattle

11:32 PM on Saturday, August 30

Garrett Nussmeier threw a go-ahead 8-yard touchdown pass to Trey’Dez Green in the fourth quarter, and No. 9 LSU rallied to beat fourth-ranked Clemson 17-10 Saturday night for its first season-opening win since 2019 when Joe Burrow led the Tigers to an undefeated season and a national championship

11:05 PM on Saturday, August 30

Avery Johnson threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Joe Jackson with 42 seconds left and No. 17 Kansas State escaped with a 38-35 victory over FCS opponent North Dakota on Saturday night

7:46 PM on Saturday, August 30

Authorities say a multi-vehicle crash in East Texas left 17 people injured and shut down a major interstate for hours

7:37 PM on Saturday, August 30

New quarterback Tommy Castellanos led a punishing rushing attack for Florida State with 78 yards and a touchdown as the Seminoles stunned No. 8 Alabama 31-17, ending the Crimson Tide’s streak of 23 straight wins in season openers

6:34 PM on Saturday, August 30

Arch Manning struggled under the weight of heady expectations for three quarters against Ohio State

5:38 PM on Saturday, August 30

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has endorsed Derek Dooley for the Republican nomination for the Senate seat in 2026

5:36 PM on Saturday, August 30

Jelena Ostapenko has apologized on social media for telling Taylor Townsend she had “no education” after losing to her at the U.S. Open earlier in the week

5:27 PM on Saturday, August 30

West Virginia beat Robert Morris 45-3 in the return of Rich Rodriguez as West Virginia's coach

4:53 PM on Saturday, August 30

A man suspected of killing four people at a Montana bar faces four counts of murder

4:51 PM on Saturday, August 30

Jannik Sinner has overcome some lapses to take his U.S. Open title defense to the fourth round with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 victory over No. 27 Denis Shapovalov

4:16 PM on Saturday, August 30

Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka have set up a high-profile showdown between two past title winners in the U.S. Open’s fourth round

3:36 PM on Saturday, August 30

Julian Sayin had a 40-yard touchdown pass to Carnell Tate early in the fourth quarter, Ohio State got a couple of key stops in the red zone and the third-ranked Buckeyes opened the defense of their national championship with a 14-7 victory over top-ranked Texas

2:06 PM on Saturday, August 30

Handmade cards from classmates are helping to comfort an 11-year-old girl who was wounded in this week's shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis

9:36 AM on Saturday, August 30

Two episodes at this year's U.S. Open have shown that not every postmatch handshake in tennis goes well

6:53 AM on Saturday, August 30

An official tells The Associated Press that Israel plans to slow or halt humanitarian aid in parts of northern Gaza as it expands its offensive against Hamas

12:20 AM on Saturday, August 30

Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi walked the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival for the world premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein.”

12:31 PM on Friday, August 29

Missouri’s Republican governor is calling a special legislative session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts