By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An enormous Hurricane Helene swamped parts of Mexico on Wednesday as it churned on a path forecasters said would take it to Florida as a major storm with a surge that could swallow entire homes, a chilling warning …

By LARRY NEUMEISTER, MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs presided over a sordid empire of sexual crimes, coercing and abusing women for years, threatening them to keep them in line and enlisting a cast of aides to cover it up, according …

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Texas is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in 16 years, replacing Georgia on Sunday after the Bulldogs struggled to remain unbeaten. The Longhorns moved up a spot from No. 2 and received …

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The man who authorities say pointed a rifle with a scope into former President Donald Trump’s golf club and was arrested is Ryan Wesley Routh, three law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. The officials …

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Brayden Smith scored on a 9-yard end-around in the second quarter for the game’s only touchdown and Mercer beat Chattanooga 10-3 on Saturday in a Southern Conference opener for both teams. Smith’s score completed an 11-play, 82-yard drive. A 32-yard Jude Kelley field goal cut the …

Campus parade celebrates UTC student and Olympic gold medalist Olivia Reeves 

By JEFF AMY Associated Press WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A 14-year-old student opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people on Wednesday, authorities said, sending students scrambling for shelter in their classrooms — and eventually to the football stadium — as officers swarmed the campus and parents …