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DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge on Monday rejected the plea agreement of a funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies in a bug-infested building after family members of the deceased argued that the agreement’s 15- to 20-year sentence was too lenient. “The sentence negotiated by the parties does not adequately account for the harms that these crimes have caused,” said State District Judge Eric Bentley, describing his rare decision to forego an agreement reached by the prosecution and defense for funeral home owner Carie Hallford.Carie Hallford and her husband, Jon Hallford, owned Return to Nature Funeral…

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, speaks during the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 31, 2025. Kim Soo-hyeon | ReutersMicrosoft said Monday it has secured export licenses to ship Nvidia chips to the United Arab Emirates in a move that could accelerate the Gulf’s lofty AI ambitions.The tech giant said it is the first company under U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to secure such licenses from the Commerce Department and that the approval, granted in September, was based on “updated and stringent technology safeguards.”The licenses enable the firm to ship the equivalent of 60,400 additional A100…

We’re into November and roughly one-third through the 2025-26 European club season … so what did this weekend give us?We had Chelsea dominating Tottenham in one of the most lopsided 1-0 results you’ll ever see. (No, seriously: check the stats!) Oh, and Erling Haaland scored two more goals — taking him to 13 in the Premier League already — as Man City cruised past Bournemouth to take second place in the table behind the super impressive Arsenal, who also won this weekend to consolidate their hold on the top spot.Elsewhere, Real Madrid and Barcelona navigated tricky “trap games” ahead of…

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica’s peak tourism season is one month away, and officials in the hurricane-ravaged nation are rushing to rebuild from the catastrophic Category 5 storm that shredded the island’s western region.Before Hurricane Melissa hit on Oct. 28, the government expected Jamaica’s tourism industry to grow by 7% this winter season and was preparing to welcome an estimated 4.3 million visitors.Now, officials are scrambling to repair hotels and clear debris in the western half of the island in hopes of securing tourist dollars at a moment when they’re needed the most.“We are still doing our assessments, but…

Trent Alexander-Arnold returns to Anfield with Real Madrid on Tuesday for the first time since leaving Liverpool last summer, with the Reds and their fans missing the right back more than they perhaps would like to admit.It is almost six months to the day Alexander-Arnold confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets in football by announcing that unlike Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, he would not be signing a new deal at the club in order to, as he told Prime Video Sport ahead of the game, pursue a “new challenge” in the Spanish capital. That this was a local…

Scotland head coach Steve Clarke has recalled four players to his squad for the decisive World Cup qualifiers against Greece and Denmark.Falkirk goalkeeper Scott Bain – who made the last of his three appearances for the national side in March 2019 against San Marino – is included in place of No 1 Angus Gunn. Nottingham Forest’s Gunn – who had started all of Scotland’s four previous qualifiers – has suffered a knee ligament injury, with Craig Gordon, 42, and Rangers’ Liam Kelly the other goalkeeping options for Clarke. Image: Scott Bain joined Falkirk from Celtic in the summer and has…

Beth LindopNov 3, 2025, 06:25 AM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has said he “sticks by” his criticism of Virgil van Dijk after the Liverpool captain branded his suggestion the Reds have lacked leadership this season “lazy.”Rooney singled out Van Dijk and teammate Mohamed Salah last week when discussing Liverpool’s recent poor run of form, saying the pair’s body language this term is “not right.”When asked about Rooney’s comments following Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday, Van Dijk said: “I can say…

Welcome to The Debrief, a Sky Sports column in which Adam Bate uses a blend of data and opinion to reflect on some of the key stories from the latest Premier League matches. This week: Bradley’s underlapping runsGonzalez’s forward passingKadioglu’s unusual flexibilityBradley links up with Salah Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights of the Premier League match between Liverpool and Aston Villa Conor Bradley produced his best performance of the season for Liverpool in their 2-0 win over Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday evening. Nobody on the pitch won possession of…

Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher is back with the latest Ref Watch after a busy weekend of incidents, including Manchester United’s dubious goal from a corner at Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest 2-2 Man UtdINCIDENT: Man Utd’s first goal comes after a dubious corner is awarded. Corner complaints for Forest for the second week running – why won’t VAR intervene for corners? Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sean Dyche expresses his frustration with VAR after Manchester United took the lead from a corner where the ball still appeared to be in play DERMOT SAYS: “Why…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s son, Cristiano Ronaldo Júnior, scored his first goal for Portugal’s under-16 side in a 3-0 victory over Wales at the weekend.He will line up for Portugal U16s against their England counterparts on Tuesday.At the weekend against Wales, in just his second appearance for Portugal’s U16 side, the Al Nassr academy forward started and struck the opener in the 42nd minute with a right-footed finish.Cristiano Ronaldo Júnior scored for Portugal under-16s. Pixsell/MB Media/Getty ImagesPortugal’s football federation celebrated the 15-year-old’s goal by posting video on social media of his strike accompanied by a message that says “like father, like son.”It marked…