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Ebola outbreak in southern Congo shows signs of containment with no new cases, WHO reports 10/08/2025 06:56pm • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An Ebola outbreak that has plagued southern Congo in recent weeks is starting to be contained, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, with no new cases reported since the U.N. health agency's last update on Oct. 1. “As of Oct. 5, 2025, 10 days have passed without any Israel, Hamas reach agreement on 'first phase' of plan to stop fighting, release hostages and prisoners, Trump says 10/08/2025 06:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel, Hamas reach agreement on 'first phase' of plan to stop fighting, release hostages and prisoners, Trump says. Lumbee leader to join North Carolina statehouse as tribe's federal recognition push gains attention 10/08/2025 06:49pm • LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — The leader of a southeastern North Carolina tribe is about to join the state legislature to succeed his brother, as the Lumbee's efforts to attain full U.S. government recognition have gained recent momentum but still face obstacles. Members of a Robeson County Republican Pa The ACC has been going through a sideline overhaul. This year that includes 4 new head coaches 10/08/2025 06:48pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Luke Loucks remembers winning an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title at Florida State when Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams and his coach, Leonard Hamilton, were sideline fixtures. Thirteen years later, those guys have all headed into retirement, along with multiple othe Lamar Jackson still absent from Ravens practice, but Kyle Hamilton returns 10/08/2025 06:44pm • OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens made two additions to their secondary this week — and now another key player might be on his way back. Kyle Hamilton was at practice Wednesday after missing last weekend's loss to Houston with a groin problem. Baltimore was still without several key Bears' Tyrique Stevenson set to return to Washington year after embarrassing loss 10/08/2025 06:41pm • LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Tyrique Stevenson says he’s ready to return to the scene of one of the most embarrassing moments in NFL history Monday night when the Chicago Bears visit Washington. Last year, the Chicago cornerback had his back turned to the field, then rushed in and tipped Jayden D San Francisco 49ers' Brock Purdy misses practice due to toe injury 10/08/2025 06:40pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was unable to practice Wednesday as he his still hampered by a toe injury that has sidelined him for three games already this season. The Niners began preparations for this week's game at Tampa Bay without Purdy able to practic Jeffery Simmons' standout play a bright spot in Titans' struggling start 10/08/2025 06:26pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee coach Brian Callahan can't praise Jeffery Simmons enough for how the three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle is playing to start this season. Simmons' play is easy to miss after the Titans opened the season with a four-game skid before beating Arizona last Sunday. Y Salah scores twice as Egypt qualifies for 2026 World Cup with win over Djibouti 10/08/2025 06:26pm • CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Mohamed Salah is going back to the World Cup with Egypt next summer. The Liverpool superstar scored twice in a 3-0 victory over Djibouti on Wednesday to ensure Egypt will top its African qualifying group with one round to spare. Egypt is the third African team to qualify Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar 10/08/2025 06:24pm • MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family’s food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea Vladimir Tarasenko has found a fresh start and a warm welcome with the Minnesota Wild 10/08/2025 06:20pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko and his family welcomed a summer visitor to their home in Florida with a feast befitting a New Year's Eve celebration in their native Russia, sending him off after a five-hour stay with an armful of leftovers. Minnesota Wild coach John Hynes was so apprec NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo wants to save Rikers Island, New York's notorious jail complex 10/08/2025 06:13pm • New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system. The city is legally required to shutter its jails on Rikers and replace them with four smaller, more modern jail From winning the spelling bee to U.Md. — and the full scholarship she earned too 10/08/2025 06:11pm • Zaila Avant-garde won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2021, becoming the first African American to win the nation's premier spelling bee contest. At the time, she was living in Louisiana, but that didn’t stop University of Maryland President Darryll Pines from offering her a full scholars Antonee Robinson still not at full strength as he returns to US team for first time in 11 months 10/08/2025 06:07pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Antonee Robinson still isn't at full strength as he returns to the U.S. national team for the first time in 11 months. A 28-year-old left back, Robinson had right knee surgery on May 27, two days after Fulham's Premier League finale. “Still not quite back to feeling 100% on Fed minutes: Most officials supported further rate cuts as worries about jobs rose 10/08/2025 06:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Most members of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate setting committee supported further reductions to its key interest rate this year, according to minutes from last month's meeting released Wednesday. A majority of Fed officials felt that the risk unemployment would rise had wor