Pumpkins go ballistic
At N.H. racetrack, ingenious contraptions launch fall’s favorite gourds
DATE: Oct 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
The Associated Press
Trump calls SNL spoof ‘hit job’
Billionaire calls show ‘boring and unfunny’
DATE: Oct 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
NFL Roundup: Brees sets league record in win; Dak beats the Pack for 5-1 Cowboys
Dak beats the Pack, Cowboys 5-1
DATE: Oct 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Top 25 Capsules: Bama blasts Vols; Arkansas clips Ole Miss
CLEMSON, S.C. — Deshaun Watson threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Artavis Scott in overtime and Marcus Edmond followed with an interception to give No. 3 Clemson a 24-17 victory over North Ca...
DATE: Oct 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: College Sports
‘Fantastic Beasts’ franchise grows to five films
NEW YORK – J.K. Rowling’s “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” isn’t going to be a trilogy, it’s going to be a pentalogy.
At a fan event for the upcoming film in London on Th...
DATE: Oct 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Colorado State-Boise State preview
Colorado State (3-3, 1-1 Mountain West) at No. 15 Boise State (5-0, 2-0), 8:15 p.m. Saturday (ESPN2)
Line: Boise State by 31.
Series record: Boise State 5-0. ...
DATE: Oct 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: College Sports
American songwriter Bob Dylan wins Nobel in literature
The Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan, who first burst on the scene singing in Greenwich Village coffeehouses in the 1960s. The Swedish A...
DATE: Oct 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music
McDonald’s mascot laying low amid scare
NEW YORK — McDonald’s says Ronald McDonald is keeping a low profile with reports of creepy clown sightings on the rise.
McDonald’s Corp. said Tuesday that it is being “thoughtful ...
DATE: Oct 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Ginsburg blasts anthem protests
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has called the protests of football players who decline to stand for the national anthem “dumb and disrespectful.”
In a wide...
DATE: Oct 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Tonight’s the knight: Rod Stewart becomes Sir Rod at palace
LONDON – Sir Rod, you wear it well.
Rocker Rod Stewart wore tartan trousers – a nod to his Scottish heritage – and a scarlet-trimmed military-style tunic to be knighted by Prince ...
DATE: Oct 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music
NFL roundup: Brady back in business, Cowboys cruise to 4-1 start
CLEVELAND – Tom Brady, looking razor-sharp at times and relatively rust-free after serving his four-game “Deflategate” suspension, passed for 406 yards and three touchdowns to Martellus Benn...
DATE: Oct 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Blue Jays punchout Rangers, Lobaton home run lifts Nationals past Dodgers
TORONTO – Josh Donaldson raced home from second base after Rougned Odor bounced a double-play relay in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 7-6 to sweep their AL ...
DATE: Oct 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
