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Jews this week will be celebrating Sukkot, a seven-day holiday intended as a time of joy 10/05/2025 03:49pm • Sukkot, a week-long Jewish holiday celebrating the traditional gathering of the harvest, starts at sundown Monday and continues through Monday, Oct. 13. Sukkot is considered one of the most joyful festivals on the Jewish calendar — distinctive in that it explicitly encourages Jews to rejoice and d Gunmen kill two, injure 12 in a shootout in a crowd in Alabama capital city's downtown 10/05/2025 03:43pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Rival gunmen shot at each other in a crowded downtown nightlife district in Alabama's capital city Saturday night, killing two people and injuring 12 others in a chaotic street scene that left authorities trying to find out who started it, police said. The dead included a 4 Stuttgart beats Heidenheim to climb into Bundesliga top four 10/05/2025 03:42pm • STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Bilal El Khannouss continued his successful start to life on loan at Stuttgart as he scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win over Heidenheim in the Bundesliga on Sunday. In driving rain, El Khannouss ran at the Stuttgart defense and dodged two challenges before scor When do you need to drop off your holiday packages to get there for Christmas? 10/05/2025 03:41pm • We might have just entered the fall season, but it's never too early to start thinking about Christmas presents, especially those that have to be shipped. USPS has released the priority dates they use as a deadline for any packages meant to arrive at their designated destinations by Christmas. World Series champion Dodgers take control against Phillies headed into Game 2 of NLDS 10/05/2025 03:41pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Phillies had Shohei Ohtani on the ropes on the mound and tied up at the plate, the Dodgers’ two-way star seemingly losing the air of invincibility that surrounds him. Ohtani the ace recovered, and he did it one swing-and-a-miss at a time against a string of All-Stars in t The first supermoon of the year is approaching. Here's what to know 10/05/2025 03:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The moon will appear slightly larger and brighter Monday night during what's known as a supermoon. October's supermoon is the first of three this year. It happens when a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit. That makes the moon look up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than the Former National Philharmonic music director awarded almost $400K in damages after 2024 dismissal 10/05/2025 03:29pm • A former music director and conductor is being awarded hundreds of thousands in damages from the National Philharmonic after a hearing found the organization was responsible for breach of contract and wrongful termination. Piotr Gajewski founded in 1984 what would become the National Philharmonic Jordan Addison's late touchdown gives Vikings 21-17 win over Browns in London 10/05/2025 03:16pm • LONDON (AP) — Jordan Addison came up big when his teammates needed him the most. The Minnesota Vikings wide receiver was benched for the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns for missing a team walk-through this past week. But he scored the game-winning touchdown in Minnesota Balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes over Lithuania closed Vilnius Airport for hours 10/05/2025 02:51pm • VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Up to 25 small hot-air balloons, some of them confirmed to be carrying smuggled cigarettes, entered Lithuanian airspace late Saturday and forced the shutdown of Vilnius Airport, delaying flights for hours, authorities said. The balloons interfered with 30 flights, impact AP Top 25 Schedule 10/05/2025 02:48pm • All Times EDT Friday, Oct. 10 No. 24 South Florida (4-1) at North Texas (5-0), 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 No. 1 Ohio St. (5-0) at No. 17 Illinois (5-1), Noon No. 3 Oregon (5-0) vs. No. 7 Indiana (5-0), 3:30 p.m. No. 4 Mississippi (5-0) vs. Washington St. (3-2), 12:45 p.m. No. 5 Texas A&M (5-0) Georgia, LSU, Memphis are on the AP Top 25-based CFP bracket with Penn St, Texas, USF dropping off 10/05/2025 02:44pm • Georgia, LSU and Memphis are in and Penn State, Texas and South Florida are out of the College Football Playoff mock bracket based on The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday. The top four seeds remain the same but in a different order. Ohio State is still No. 1, No. 2 Miami and No. 3 Oregon flip AP reader question: Do federal workers get paid during the government shutdown 10/05/2025 02:36pm • Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, John P.: Who gets paid during a federal shutdown? When it comes to federal employees, everybody is supposed to get paid eventually, but only a few get their paychecks while the government shutdown is still happening. Th France’s new prime minister names a government that might not last long 10/05/2025 02:35pm • PARIS (AP) — France’s new prime minister named a government Sunday, bringing back former finance minister Bruno Le Maire to serve at the defense ministry, where he'll help oversee French military support for Ukraine and address threats to European security posed by Russia. Other key positions in Miami, even after beating Florida State, insists there's still plenty of room to improve 10/05/2025 02:34pm • CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — When the Miami-Florida State game was over, defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr. sat on the Hurricanes' bench with a blank stare on his face. Quarterback Carson Beck talked about how the team needs to get better. And coach Mario Cristobal was even more succinct. “We've got Haaland scores again and Rodri gets another injury in Man City's win at Brentford in Premier League 10/05/2025 02:23pm • Another goal for the prolific Erling Haaland. Another injury for the unfortunate Rodri. Manchester City beat Brentford 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday thanks to a competition-leading ninth goal by Haaland, who used power to shrug off one defender and then skill to go round another before slottin