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After the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25 -- a first in the 88-year history of the rankings -- and Notre Dame tumbled all the way to No. 18 on Sunday after being stunned at home.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri judge on Friday ruled that an abortion-rights campaign did not meet legal requirements to qualify for the November ballot, potentially thwarting a yearslong effort to undo the state's near-total abortion ban.

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Kansas City's thrilling 27-20 victory over Baltimore on Thursday night was the most-watched NFL Kickoff game since it started in 2002.

Government watchdog groups in Utah are asking a judge to remove from November's ballot a measure that would bolster lawmakers' power.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Patrick Mahomes thought for a moment that the Chiefs were headed to overtime. So did Ravens counterpart Lamar Jackson, who had found Isaiah Likely in the back of the end zone with no time left for a touchdown that appeared to tie the game.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Pop superstar Taylor Swift returned to Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday night to watch her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and the rest of the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs open the NFL season against the Baltimore Ravens.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri judge ruled Thursday that an anti-abortion GOP official used misleading language to summarize a ballot question designed to restore abortion rights in the state.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A federal judge has sentenced the Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as "ChiefsAholic" to more than 17 years in prison for a string of 11 bank robberies across seven states where he stole nearly $850,000 to finance his social media stardom.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri judge will rule Thursday on whether the Republican secretary of state's official description of an abortion-rights amendment on November's ballot is misleading.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A Missouri man has been charged in the 1993 rape and slaying of a young Indianapolis woman after his DNA matched evidence found at the crime scene and on the victim's body, authorities said.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Trial began Tuesday in Florida for four activists accused of illegally acting as Russian agents to help the Kremlin sow political discord and interfere in U.S. elections.

LEHI, Utah (AP) -- An 8-year-old boy has died after accidentally shooting himself with a loaded gun left in a car while his mother was inside a Utah convenience store, police said.

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A 4-year-old girl died from a gunshot wound suffered inside a St. Louis home after the mother went to the store and left four kids alone, police said.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Travis Kelce spent the offseason jetting around the world, following his girlfriend, pop superstar Taylor Swift, to multiple stops on her Eras Tour. He popped up on TV, showed up at some of the biggest sporting events in the world and continued to produce his popular podcast with his brother, retired Eagles center Jason Kelce.

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri police officer and mother of six children died after losing control of her patrol vehicle and crashing into a tree while chasing someone who fled a traffic stop.

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- A bridge collapsed Monday as more rain fell on northern Vietnam from a former typhoon that caused landslides, flooding, power outages and at least 21 deaths, state media reported.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A Filipino preacher accused of sexual abuse and human trafficking in the Philippines and similar charges in the United States surrendered Sunday to authorities in his religious complex in the south and flown to Manila where he was put in police detention, officials said.

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AURORA, Colo. (AP) -- She was eight months pregnant when she was forced to leave her Denver homeless shelter. It was November.

DILI, East Timor (AP) -- Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic past and celebrate its development after two decades of independence from Indonesian rule.

DILI, East Timor (AP) -- Pope arrives in East Timor on his first trip to the deeply Catholic country after two decades of independence.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Shogun" won the most Emmys ever for a single season of a television series with 14 at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday night, while "The Bear" won seven including best guest actress in a comedy series for Jamie Lee Curtis.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A federal trial is set to begin Monday over claims that supporters of former President Donald Trump threatened and harassed a Biden-Harris campaign bus in Texas four years ago, disrupting the campaign on the last day of early voting.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- One month after a judge declared Google's search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this time over its advertising technology.

LONDON, Ky. (AP) -- As a grueling manhunt stretched into a third day Monday for a suspect in an interstate shooting that struck 12 vehicles and wounded five people, authorities vowed to keep up a relentless search as the stress level remained high for a rural area where some schools canceled classes.

HONG KONG (AP) -- Asian stocks fell Monday after another rout hit Wall Street on Friday, as a highly anticipated update on the U.S. job market came in weak enough to add to worries about the economy.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tommy Hilfiger loves celebrating New York City and its landmarks. He also loves a nautical theme -- and a big surprise.

OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) -- The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation have long grappled with contaminants embedded in the land and water.

OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) -- The family placed flowers by a pair of weathered cowboy boots, as people quietly gathered for the memorial of the soft-spoken tribal chairman who mentored teens in the boxing ring and teased his grandkids on tractor rides.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Arms raised high. Banners denouncing the war in Gaza. Crowds united in song and wrapped in keffiyehs, the black-and-white checkered scarves that have become a badge of Palestinian identity.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- How to curb and counter China's influence and power -- through its biotech companies, drones and electric vehicles -- will dominate the U.S. House's first week back from summer break, with lawmakers taking up a series of measures targeting Beijing.

HOUSTON (AP) -- It's been more than five years since a Houston couple were killed after officers burst into their home during a drug raid and opened fire, believing they were dangerous heroin dealers.

DILI, East Timor (AP) -- East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francis' historic visit to one of the world's youngest and poorest countries to the tune of $12 million, drawing rebuke from activists and human rights organizations in a nation where almost half the population lives in poverty.

VANIMO, Papua New Guinea (AP) -- Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church on the peripheries, bringing with him medicine, musical instruments and a message of love for the people who live there.

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