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Ava Barber led the way for Mother Seton with 14 points as it pulled off a 39-30 upset victory over Piscataway Magnet in a Greater Middlesex Conference matchup on Monday. Mother Seton (8-3) used a strong second quarter to build a lead, outscoring Piscataway Magnet 12-8 in that period.

By ROD McGUIRK MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man and boy were critically injured and another boy had his surfboard bitten during three separate shark attacks in Sydney in just over 24 hours, police said on Monday. Related Articles Prince Harry returns to London court for battle against tabloids Analysts warn that Iran crisis carries potential nuclear risks Chile fights wildfires that killed 19 and left 1,500 homeless What to know about the train crash in Spain Valentino, fashion designer to the jet set, dies aged 93 in Rome A surfer in his 20s was bitten on a leg by a shark off North Steyne Beach on the Pacific Ocean coast in the northern suburb of Manly at 6:20 p.m. local time Monday, a police statement said. Bystanders pulled him from the water before an ambulance took him to a hospital in a critical condition, police said. On Sunday, a 12-year-old boy suffered serious injuries to both legs after jumping from a 20-foot high ledge known as Jump Rock, near Shark Beach inside Sydney Harbor in the eastern suburb of Vaucluse. Police have credited the boy’s three friends with saving his life by jumping from the cliff during the attack and dragging him back to shore. “The actions of his mates who have gone into the water to pull him out have been nothing but brave,” Supt. Joseph McNulty told reporters. “Those actions of those young men are brave under the circumstances and very confronting injuries for those boys to see,” McNulty added. News media have reported that the boy lost both legs in the attack. Around noon on Monday, an 11-year-old boy was on a surfboard that was attacked by a shark at Dee Why Beach, an ocean beach north of Manly. The shark bit off a chunk of the board, but the boy escaped uninjured. Local authorities said Sydney’s northern beaches, including North Steyne and Dee Why, would remain closed until further notice. A ferry sails past a closed beach at Vaucluse in Sydney, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, a day after a boy was attacked by a shark. (Sitthixay Ditthavong/AAP Image via AP) All three beaches near where the attacks occurred have some form of shark protection netting. It was not immediately clear where the attacks occurred in relation to that netting. Authorities suspect bull sharks are responsible for at least the first two attacks. Police had warned after the first attack that recent heavy rain over Sydney had increased the amount of fresh and murky water inside the harbor, heightening the bull shark danger. Dee Why Beach is close to Ocean Reef Beach where a 57-year-old surfer was killed by a suspected white shark last September. In November, a 25-year-old Swiss tourist was killed and her partner was seriously injured trying to save her as they swam off a national park north of Sydney.

By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — There is broad bipartisan support in the House and Senate for reviving federal health care subsidies that expired at the beginning of the year. But long-standing disagreements over abortion coverage are threatening to block any compromise and leave millions of Americans with higher premiums. Despite significant progress, bipartisan Senate negotiations on the subsidies seemed to be near collapse at the end of the week as the abortion dispute appears intractable. “Once we get past this issue, there’s decent agreement on everything else,” Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, who has led the talks, told reporters. Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, center, talks with reporters as he walks through the Ohio Clock Corridor at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) But movement was hard to find. Republicans were seeking stronger curbs on abortion coverage for those who purchase insurance off the marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act. Democrats strongly opposed any such changes, especially in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade in 2022. And advocacy groups on both sides were pushing against any compromise that they believe would weaken their positions. The impasse was a familiar obstacle for lawmakers who have been arguing over the health law, known widely as “Obamacare,” since it was passed 16 years ago. “The two sides are passionate about (abortion) so I think if they can find a way to bring it up, they probably will,” said Ivette Gomez, a senior policy analyst on women’s health policy for KFF, the health care research nonprofit. A fight with a long history The abortion dispute dates back to the weeks and months before President Barack Obama signed the health overhaul into law in 2010, when Democrats who controlled Congress added provisions ensuring that federal dollars subsidizing the health plans would not pay for elective abortions. The compromise came after negotiations with members of their own party whose opposition to abortion rights threatened to sink the legislation. FILE – Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File) The final language allowed states to offer plans under the ACA that cover elective abortions, but said that federal money could not pay for them. States are now required to segregate funding for those procedures. Since then, 25 states have passed laws prohibiting abortion coverage in ACA plans, 12 have passed laws requiring abortion coverage in the plans and 13 states and the District of Columbia have no coverage limitations or requirements, according to KFF. Some Republicans and anti-abortion groups now want to make it harder for the states that require or allow the coverage, arguing that the segregated funds are nothing more than a gimmick that allows taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions. Senators involved in the negotiations said a potential compromise was to investigate some of those states to ensure that they are segregating the money correctly. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, is met by reporters outside the Senate chamber, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who has led the negotiations with Moreno, said “the answer is to audit” those states and enforce the law if they are not properly segregating their funds. But that plan was unlikely to win unanimity from Republicans, and Democrats have not signed on. Trump weighs in Negotiators were more optimistic last week, after President Donald Trump told House Republicans at a meeting that “you have to be a little flexible” on rules that federal dollars cannot be used for abortions. Those words from the president, who has said little about whether he wants Congress to extend the subsidies, came just before a House vote on…

Por ARNIE STAPLETON ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, EE.UU. (AP) — La defensa de Denver llevó a Peyton Manning hasta la meta en el Super Bowl 50 y el grupo de Vance Joseph casi con certeza tendrá que liderar el camino para que los Broncos regresen al Levi’s Stadium en la Bahía de San Francisco para el Super Bowl 60. Los Broncos (15-3) recibirán el domingo a los Patriots de Nueva Inglaterra (16-3) en el juego de campeonato de la AFC el domingo con un mariscal de campo suplente experimentado que tendrá su primera titularidad en más de dos años, un golpeado grupo de receptores y poco juego terrestre del que hablar, a menos que J.K. Dobbins regrese de alguna manera de una operación en el pie a mediados de noviembre. Una persona con conocimiento de la situación le dijo a The Associated Press que los Broncos están abriendo el margen de práctica para Dobbins, cuya lesión se sospechaba originalmente que sería de fin de temporada, dando a los Broncos la oportunidad de recuperarlo el domingo. La persona habló bajo condición de anonimato porque el equipo no anunció el movimiento. Bo Nix se rompió el tobillo derecho en la serie ganadora de Denver en tiempo extra mientras los Broncos lograban su mayor victoria en una década contra Josh Allen y Buffalo con un emocionante 33-30 que provocó tanto lágrimas como críticas en el vestuario de los Bills. Jarrett Stidham, quien ha aparecido en 20 juegos en seis temporadas de la NFL, comenzando cuatro y ganando uno, reemplazará a Nix, quien será operado el martes en Birmingham, Alabama. A excepción de la pretemporada, Stidham no ha comenzado un juego, ni siquiera lanzado un pase, en más de dos años. “Estará listo para salir y preparado para el momento”, dijo el entrenador Sean Payton. Debido a que la lesión de Nix no se anunció hasta una hora después del juego y el vestuario ya estaba cerrado, el lunes fue la primera oportunidad para que los compañeros de equipo comentaran sobre la lesión de Nix y su situación de mariscal de campo. “En primer lugar, obviamente es increíblemente desgarrador para Bo”, dijo el tackle derecho Mike McGlinchey. “Ha trabajado muy duro para llegar aquí. Ha liderado a este equipo en cada paso desde que llegó a este edificio. … En cuanto a Stiddy, creo que también voy a enfatizar la confianza que Sean expresó porque al estar cerca de Stiddy durante los últimos tres años … este tipo simplemente ama el fútbol. Y ha estado absorbiendo todo lo que hemos estado haciendo. Ha estado listo para esta oportunidad”. El defensivo All-Pro Zach Allen compartió esos sentimientos, diciendo: “Bo es una gran parte de que lleguemos a este punto, así que nos sentimos terribles por él … pero tenemos plena fe en Stiddy”, de quien dijo que siempre es el primero en llegar cada día y siempre ponía a prueba a la defensa en la práctica, “así que estamos emocionados de ver lo que hace esta semana”. En cuanto al posible regreso de Dobbins, McGlinchey lo llamó “una gran fuente de energía para nuestro equipo” y dijo: “Sería un gran impulso si está saludable”. Stidham casi con certeza no contará con dos de los mejores receptores de los Broncos después de que Troy Franklin sufriera un tirón del isquiotibial y Pat Bryant sufriera su segunda conmoción cerebral en un mes durante la primera victoria de los Broncos en los playoffs desde el Super Bowl 50. Lo que está funcionando La defensa de Denver atendió la orden de Payton antes de los playoffs de producir más pérdidas de balón después de que los Broncos terminaran con un diferencial de -3 en pérdidas de balón durante la temporada a pesar de liderar la NFL y establecer un récord de franquicia con 68 capturas. Forzaron a los Bills a cometer cinco pérdidas de balón. Lo que necesita ayuda El juego terrestre de los Broncos fue casi inexistente contra los Bills con Nix liderando con 29 yardas en una docena de acarreos. Jaleel McLaughlin tuvo 21 yardas en cuatro carreras y el novato R.J. Harvey tuvo 20 yardas en seis entregas. Próximos pasos Los Broncos reciben a los Patriots,…