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4:52 PM on Sunday, October 12

Churches near the site of a devasting blast at a rural Tennessee plant devoted Sunday services to the 16 victims and their families as surrounding communities mourn

4:04 PM on Sunday, October 12

France’s newly reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu named a new government Sunday, as he faces pressure to urgently produce a budget and quell political turmoil that is scaring businesses and staining the country’s image

4:02 PM on Sunday, October 12

A man convicted of raping and killing a 6-year-old girl in central Florida is scheduled to be put to death in November

4:00 PM on Sunday, October 12

France's newly re-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu names a new Cabinet in bid to quell political turmoil

3:38 PM on Sunday, October 12

The Banhine National Park in Mozambique was a wildlife haven 50 years ago

3:38 PM on Sunday, October 12

Two officials tell The Associated Press that food distribution sites run by the controversial U.S.-Israel backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation are being shut down under the terms of the ceasefire deal

2:13 PM on Sunday, October 12

Penn State fires football coach James Franklin

2:02 PM on Sunday, October 12

Indiana has climbed to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll, marking its highest ranking ever

1:56 PM on Sunday, October 12

Former NFL quarterback and sports analyst Mark Sanchez has been released from custody, about a week after police said he was stabbed during a fight with a truck driver in Indiana

1:41 PM on Sunday, October 12

Arizona Cardinals tight end Travis Vokolek was placed on a stretcher and taken off the field on a golf cart after injuring his neck on a kickoff return against the Indianapolis Colts

1:20 PM on Sunday, October 12

Vice President JD Vance is warning of deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on

1:18 PM on Sunday, October 12

Oregon State has fired coach Trent Bray after the team fell to 0-7, its worst start since 1991

1:04 PM on Sunday, October 12

Bo Nix threw an early touchdown pass, Wil Lutz kicked a late go-ahead field goal and the Denver Broncos sacked Justin Fields nine times, with the final one sealing an ugly 13-11 victory over the winless New York Jets

11:48 AM on Sunday, October 12

Indiana has climbed to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 college football poll, marking its highest ranking ever

10:33 AM on Sunday, October 12

The woman long blamed for the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521 is finally getting a modern makeover

9:40 AM on Sunday, October 12

The NFL has been spicing up its international games with halftime performers, a bit like mini-Super Bowls

8:27 AM on Sunday, October 12

Russia has attacked Ukraine’s power grid as part of an ongoing campaign to damage energy infrastructure before winter

8:01 AM on Sunday, October 12

Eleanor Holmes Norton has been an outspoken advocate for the District of Columbia during her 18 terms as the city's delegate in Congress

3:17 AM on Sunday, October 12

Cameroon has voted in an election that could extend Africa’s oldest leader’s rule by another seven years

2:59 AM on Sunday, October 12

Xander Schauffele ends a most trying PGA Tour season filled with injury with a key victory in a special place