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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Associated Press Sports Writers Eddie Pells and Pat Graham won Story of the Year honors in the annual contest for AP staffers judged by the Associated Press Editors for their coverage of Olympic champion Torie Bowie’s mental health struggles. The AP contest – voted recently on by a panel of APSE judges– recognized works …

Richard Roper, whose debut novel “Something to Live For” (2020) featured a character seeking the aspiration of the title, is back with “This Disaster Loves You,” about another man whose story is not quite what it seems. Brian owns a pub on the English coast, purchased with his wife more than a decade ago. He worked at a London insurance …

The voting for the 2023 NFL Most Valuable Player selected by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of media: (Voting is on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis) Voting for AP MVP (10-5-3-2-1 scoring): Lamar Jackson, Baltimore, 49-0-1-0-0=493 Dak Prescott, Dallas, 0-17-13-11-6=152 Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco, 0-17-12-11-4=147 Brock Purdy, San Francisco, 0-9-5-12-13=97 Josh Allen, Buffalo, 1-5-11-3-6=80 Tyreek Hill, Miami, 0-2-6-9-14=60 …

Jan. 26-Feb, 1, 2024 Venice celebrates the opening of Carnival season, and the world’s largest cruise ship departs Port Miami on its first public cruise. Regions of Spain are hit by a drought. People around the world support Palestinians, while both sides in the Israel-Hamas war bury their dead. Artifacts illegally taken away from Nepal return home, and roses are …

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty are bringing their core group back and trying to add another piece with prized free agent Nneka Ogwumike, while Seattle signed Skylar Diggins-Smith as WNBA free agency tipped off Thursday. The Liberty, who made it to the WNBA Finals last season before losing to the Las Vegas Aces, met with Ogwumike, according …