Christian McCaffrey ended his early-season lull with a throwback night, piling up 129 rushing yards and two scores plus seven catches for 72 as the 49ers beat the Falcons 20-10. He punched in a 1-yard TD before halftime and sealed it late, snagging a 17-yard third-and-3 and finishing with a...
Centrist senator Rodrigo Paz won Bolivia’s presidential election, preliminary results showed, taking 54% to Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga’s 45% as the electoral tribunal called the trend “irreversible.” Galvanizing anger over a deepening crisis and fatigue with 20 years of MAS rule, Paz celebrated in La Paz and pledged “solutions,” while Quiroga...
Local media say two airport ground staff fell into the sea and later died after an Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 747 arriving from Dubai skidded off Hong Kong International Airport’s runway, hit a vehicle on the north runway, and landed in the water around 03:50. Airport officials insist correct instructions were...
Riding a 2-0 mark in night games, the Atlanta Falcons visit the 49ers on Sunday night carrying the NFL’s No. 1 total defense and No. 2 total offense. Atlanta is averaging 378.8 yards per game and allowing 253.4, making it just the second team in the past 15 seasons to...
Ukrainian drones ignited a fire at Gazprom’s Orenburg gas plant near Kazakhstan, forcing a halt to intake of gas from Kazakhstan, officials said, as Kyiv claimed a separate strike on the Novokuibyshevsk refinery. Ukraine’s military reported a large-scale fire and damage to a processing unit; Russian authorities did not immediately...
China’s economy grew 4.8% in the third quarter, in line with forecasts, even as an ongoing property slump weighed on investment. Fixed-asset investment fell 0.5% in the first nine months—its first contraction since 2020—with property investment down 13.9%. Pinpoint Asset Management’s Zhiwei Zhang called the drop “rare and alarming,” warning...
Inglewood, Calif. — Shane Steichen’s return to Los Angeles ended with a win as the AFC South-leading Colts beat the Chargers 38-24 for their NFL-best sixth victory. Jonathan Taylor rushed for three untouched touchdowns (23, 8, 19 yards) and 94 yards, while Daniel Jones threw for 288 yards and two...
The last Ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was discharged from a Kasai treatment centre, the WHO said, marking the 19th recovery among 64 cases since September 4. No new infections have been reported since September 25. WHO Africa director Mohamed Janabi called the milestone a remarkable...
Inglewood saw the Colts rumble past the Chargers 38-24, as league rushing leader Jonathan Taylor scored three times — his third such game this season — pushing Indianapolis to a league-best 6-1. Taylor’s touchdown runs of 23, 8 and 19 yards capped drives of 75, 14 and 73, and his...
House Speaker Mike Johnson struggled to explain why Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva remains unsworn, facing questions from ABC’s Jonathan Karl. He said she’ll be seated when the House returns, even though he swore in two Florida Republicans during a pro forma session. Grijalva, elected Sept. 23, joined Democrats pressing for action...
