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State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80% to $450 03/13/2026 07:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship. After years of legal battles with several groups representing Americans wanting to give up their citizenship, the department on Friday published a final rule in the Fe THE PLAYERS Championship Par Scores 03/13/2026 07:45pm • Friday At TPC Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Purse: $25 million Yardage: 7,352; Par: 72 Second Round Ludvig Aberg 69-63—132 -12 THE PLAYERS Championship Scores 03/13/2026 07:45pm • Friday At TPC Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Purse: $25 million Yardage: 7,352; Par: 72 Second Round Ludvig Aberg 69-63—132 Xander Schauffele Tulsa outlasts North Texas 90-84 in 3OT in American Conference Tournament quarterfinal 03/13/2026 07:42pm • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Tylen Riley finished 26 points and Miles Barnstable scored five in a third overtime to help Tulsa defeat North Texas 90-84 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the American Conference Tournament. Riley made four straight free throws to give No. 3 seed Tulsa (26-6) the lead and 3 pitches, 3 homers for Athletics in Cactus League matchup with Padres 03/13/2026 07:42pm • MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Henry Bolte, Breyson Guedez and Nick Kurtz homered on consecutive pitches from San Diego’s Michael King in the Athletics’ Cactus League game with the Padres on Friday. Bolte hit a 401-foot, three-run shot to right on an 0-1 pitch from King in the fourth inning. Guedez follow Brazil's telenovela industry is the secret agent behind powerful films at the Oscars 03/13/2026 07:38pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hollywood actors might rule the silver screen — as Sunday’s Academy Awards are poised to prove — but Brazil’s path to stardom often starts under the bright lights of a TV studio rather than a sprawling movie set. Since at least the 1960s, the telenovelas, Latin Americ Toronto star Auston Matthews has a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season 03/13/2026 07:37pm • TORONTO (AP) — Toronto star Auston Matthews has a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season. Justice Department charges man accused of selling gun to Old Dominion University shooter 03/13/2026 07:37pm • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A man was charged Friday with selling a stolen gun to Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former member of the Army National Guard who used it to kill one person and wound two others at Old Dominion University, federal authorities said. The charges come a day after the attack by Jalloh, w Badgers come back again, rally from 15 down to beat Illini in Big Ten Tournament 03/13/2026 07:32pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Trailing by 15 points in the second half, No. 23 Wisconsin looked as if it was ready to get knocked out of the Big Ten Tournament by No. 9 Illinois on Friday. Then again, comebacks are kind of the Badgers' thing. And they pulled off another big one in the conference quarterfinals. N Friday's Scores 03/13/2026 07:24pm • GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= VHSL State Tournament= Class 2= Final= Clarke County 67, Union 55 Class 1= Final= Galax 57, Luray 39 ___ Some high school basketball scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/ Mexico hit by another crushing injury blow as Marcel Ruiz tears ACL and to miss World Cup 03/13/2026 07:20pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — In the span of three days, Mexico has lost two players for the World Cup. Midfielder Marcel Ruiz tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, his club Toluca announced on Friday. The 25-year-old Ruiz injured the joint on Wednesday in a CONCACAF Champions Cup match agai Prosecutor drops vehicular homicide charge against teen charged in death of teacher in prank 03/13/2026 07:18pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor has decided to drop charges against a teenager who police say was driving the truck that struck and killed a beloved high school teacher when a prank turned deadly, the teen’s lawyer said. The victim’s family had urged authorities not to compound the tragedy Vermont women beat Maine 61-43 to win a second straight America East Conference championship 03/13/2026 07:18pm • BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Keira Hanson scored 23 points, Malia Lenz posted a double-double and Vermont beat Maine 61-43 on Friday night to win a second straight America East Conference championship and earn an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. Hanson sank 9 of 13 shots with three 3-pointers for All 6 crew members on a US refueling plane that crashed in Iraq are dead, US military says 03/13/2026 07:17pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — All six crew members of a KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed while supporting operations against Iran are dead, the U.S. military said Friday. U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said the crash in western Iraq on Thursday followed an unspecified incident inv 5 indelible photos from Hollywood's awards season, and the stories behind them 03/13/2026 07:16pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — As a staff photojournalist for The Associated Press based in Los Angeles, Chris Pizzello covers hundreds of entertainment events a year — perched in the rafters, crouched on the red carpet or directing stars to make the perfect portrait. It all culminates in awards season, whe