PGA plans big changes for remodeled FedEx Cup

The PGA Tour is putting the final touches on a revamped FedEx Cup structure that would award a cash bonus to the leading player from the regular season, followed by a new scoring format for the Tour Championship to decide the FedEx Cup champion, The Associated Press has learned.

Canadian star Brooke Henderson captures CP Women’s Open

Brooke Henderson’s adoring home fans chanted her name and sang “O Canada.” Her father raced onto the 18th green to shower her and sister/caddie Brittany with champagne.

DeChambeau grabs victory in FedEx Cup playoff opener

To his right was the silver trophy Bryson DeChambeau won Sunday at The Northern Trust, a victory that felt comfortable to everyone but him. To his left was the silver FedEx Cup trophy, a reminder of the ultimate prize in the PGA Tour season.

Arizona candidate griped about McCain family before he died

Hours before Sen. John McCain died on Saturday, a Republican seeking Arizona’s other U.S. Senate seat suggested that his family’s earlier announcement that he was ending cancer treatment had been timed to hurt her campaign.

Check out these 9 moments that made John McCain

John McCain lived most of his life in the public eye, surviving war, torture, scandal, political stardom and failure, the enmity of some colleagues and the election of President Donald Trump.

COMMENTARY: The Catholic Church needs a #MeToo moment

Pope Francis’s letter to the Catholic faithful last week was remarkable in that the Holy Father apologized not only for the sexual abuses carried out by Roman Catholic priests but also for the cover-up of that abuse carried out by Roman Catholic bishops.

Friends, family remember Iowa college student Mollie Tibbets

The father of the 20-year-old Iowa woman whose body was found in a cornfield last week wants people to remember her by celebrating something wonderful — not by the way she died.

McCain farewell starts in Arizona, to end at US Naval Academy

Two former presidents are expected to speak at Sen. John McCain’s service and he will lie in state in both the nation’s capital and Arizona as part of a cross-country funeral procession ending with his burial at the U.S. Naval Academy, according to plans taking shape Sunday.

UNLV welcomes about 1,900 students to dorms for new school year

She hopped in the elevator with the items on the way to her daughter’s dorm room. It was a conventional sight to see at UNLV on freshman move-in day, but the way Chang and her daughter passed the time on their road trip to campus might have been more unique than most.

Drivers urged to get rest to avoid falling asleep at the wheel

Drowsy driving can be just as dangerous as drunk driving. Getting plenty of rest before a long trip is a vital step to keep motorists from nodding off behind the wheel and potentially causing a crash.

Houston-area voters OK $2.5B to guard against another Harvey

Voters in Houston and its surrounding county marked the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey coming ashore by approving the issuance of $2.5 billion in bonds to fund flood-control projects that might mitigate the damage caused by future storms.

Trump effort to overhaul bureaucracy dealt legal setback

A federal judge said President Donald Trump “exceeded his authority” in efforts to “promote more efficient” government, ruling that key provisions of three recent executive orders “undermine federal employees’ right to bargain collectively” under federal law.

We Came as Romans singer dies at 28, weeks before Las Vegas show

Kyle Pavone, vocalist for the metalcore band We Came as Romans, has died at age 28, band members said Saturday. The band is scheduled to play the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay on Oct. 16.