The Latest National Six-man football is more than touchdowns and wins in Texas: 'It's like an identity' In the state's rural pockets, schools with fewer than 105 students can opt to play six-man football, a version of the game that takes fewer players and has its own special set of rules. Carlos Morales Politics House approves stopgap spending bill but health care fight threatens a shutdown House Republicans are pushing a bill funding government agencies through November 21, but Democrats say without a plan to renew expiring health care subsidies they will oppose it. Claudia Grisales Environment Wildfire smoke is killing Americans. A new study quantifies how much More intense future wildfires, fueled by further climate change, could lead to 70,000 deaths from smoke exposure a year, according to a new study. Alejandra Borunda Arts & Life In 'HIM,' football greatness comes with a price. Tyriq Withers is its rising star In HIM, Withers plays a rising quarterback. His on-screen mentor, Marlon Wayans, had some real-life advice — and a reading list — for the young actor. Neda Ulaby World 20 years later, Israelis ask if the Gaza exit backfired — and if it's time to go back Twenty years ago, Israel dismantled its settlements and withdrew from the Gaza Strip. Now, Israelis ask if it helped pave the way for the Oct. 7 attack, and some want to resettle there. Itay Stern National Longtime University of Alabama football referee still helping the Tide roll at age 97 Eddie Conyers has been a referee during University of Alabama football practices since the 1960s. Recruited by famed coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, Conyers, now 97, is mentoring and training officials. Debbie Elliott National A deadly assault in Charlotte underscores a shift in crime on public transit A violent killing in Charlotte's transit system has gotten a lot of attention. The numbers say trains and buses remain safe overall, but assault has eclipsed robbery and theft as the biggest concern. Joel Rose Science Fat Bear Week is here early, and the bears are fat and playful The famous bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park are enjoying an abundance of salmon, and even some playtime, as they pack on pounds to prepare for the winter. Bill Chappell National Lawsuit aims to force Trump administration to stop delaying student loan forgiveness The American Federation of Teachers is seeking a preliminary injunction that would force the department to resume student loan forgiveness. Cory Turner National A judge ordered Google to share its search data. What does that mean for user privacy? The ruling in the Google antitrust trial has led to a host of hard-to-answer questions about the future of Google's search data, which the tech giant must now share with competitors. What does that mean for users' data privacy? Jaclyn Diaz Prev 968 of 1649 Next Sponsored
National Six-man football is more than touchdowns and wins in Texas: 'It's like an identity' In the state's rural pockets, schools with fewer than 105 students can opt to play six-man football, a version of the game that takes fewer players and has its own special set of rules. Carlos Morales
Politics House approves stopgap spending bill but health care fight threatens a shutdown House Republicans are pushing a bill funding government agencies through November 21, but Democrats say without a plan to renew expiring health care subsidies they will oppose it. Claudia Grisales
Environment Wildfire smoke is killing Americans. A new study quantifies how much More intense future wildfires, fueled by further climate change, could lead to 70,000 deaths from smoke exposure a year, according to a new study. Alejandra Borunda
Arts & Life In 'HIM,' football greatness comes with a price. Tyriq Withers is its rising star In HIM, Withers plays a rising quarterback. His on-screen mentor, Marlon Wayans, had some real-life advice — and a reading list — for the young actor. Neda Ulaby
World 20 years later, Israelis ask if the Gaza exit backfired — and if it's time to go back Twenty years ago, Israel dismantled its settlements and withdrew from the Gaza Strip. Now, Israelis ask if it helped pave the way for the Oct. 7 attack, and some want to resettle there. Itay Stern
National Longtime University of Alabama football referee still helping the Tide roll at age 97 Eddie Conyers has been a referee during University of Alabama football practices since the 1960s. Recruited by famed coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, Conyers, now 97, is mentoring and training officials. Debbie Elliott
National A deadly assault in Charlotte underscores a shift in crime on public transit A violent killing in Charlotte's transit system has gotten a lot of attention. The numbers say trains and buses remain safe overall, but assault has eclipsed robbery and theft as the biggest concern. Joel Rose
Science Fat Bear Week is here early, and the bears are fat and playful The famous bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park are enjoying an abundance of salmon, and even some playtime, as they pack on pounds to prepare for the winter. Bill Chappell
National Lawsuit aims to force Trump administration to stop delaying student loan forgiveness The American Federation of Teachers is seeking a preliminary injunction that would force the department to resume student loan forgiveness. Cory Turner
National A judge ordered Google to share its search data. What does that mean for user privacy? The ruling in the Google antitrust trial has led to a host of hard-to-answer questions about the future of Google's search data, which the tech giant must now share with competitors. What does that mean for users' data privacy? Jaclyn Diaz
