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Move by Texas, Oklahoma from Big 12 to SEC bumped to 2024Video
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas and Oklahoma are heading to the SEC in 2024, a year earlier than originally planned, after Big 12 officials cleared the way Thursday for the storied programs to exit their league. Texas and Oklahoma will leave behind the $50 million each school would have received over...
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig assaulted at Washington apartment
WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota was assaulted in her Washington apartment building on Thursday, suffering bruises while escaping serious injury in an attack that did not appear to be politically motivated, her chief of staff said. Craig was assaulted in the elevator at about 7:15 a.m., called...
Mike Pence subpoenaed by special counsel probing Trump
Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel overseeing investigations into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to a person with direct knowledge of the event. The subpoena to Pence as part of the...
MLB prepared to take over local TV broadcasts from SinclairVideo
PALM BEACH, Fla. — About $1 billion of MLB’s revenue is at risk if a cable television company fails to make payments for local broadcasting rights to 14 teams, and the sport is preparing to take over telecasts. “I think you should assume that if Diamond doesn’t broadcast, we’ll be...
New York City woman convicted in poison cheesecake identity theft bid
NEW YORK — A New York City woman accused of feeding poisoned cheesecake to her lookalike in a bid to steal the other woman’s identity has been convicted of attempted murder, prosecutors said Thursday. Viktoria Nasyrova, 47, was found guilty by a jury on Wednesday of trying to kill 35-year-old...
Rangers acquire Vladimir Tarasenko in trade with BluesVideo
Vladimir Tarasenko is going to the New York Rangers in a trade that answers another big move by a rival and sets the stage for more to come before the March 3 deadline. The Rangers acquired the prolific scoring winger and defenseman Niko Mikkola from the St. Louis Blues on...
Eagles deep run game fuels Super Bowl runVideo
PHOENIX — While the fight song for the Philadelphia Eagles might be “Fly, Eagles Fly,” the offensive formula that carried the team to the Super Bowl was more grounded. With a trio of capable running backs, one of the best running quarterbacks and a dominating offensive line, the Eagles eschewed...
NBA trade deadline sees Irving, Durant bolster West teamsVideo
First it was Kyrie Irving to Dallas. Then came Kevin Durant to Phoenix. The breakup in Brooklyn is rebuilding some contenders in the West. Trade deadline day in the NBA arrived Thursday with news of a blockbuster. The Nets had agreed overnight to deal Durant to the Suns for a...
Devils All-Star Jack Hughes out with upper-body injuryVideo
NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes has an upper-body injury and is considered week-to-week. Coach Lindy Ruff gave the injury update after the Devils morning skate ahead of their home game Thursday night against the Seattle Kraken. Hughes left practice early Wednesday. “He’s a young guy —...
Wall Street sinks as early rally fizzles amid higher yieldsVideo
NEW YORK — Stocks dropped Thursday following another mixed set of profit reports from companies, as rising expectations for interest rates keep up the pressure on Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.9%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 249 points, or 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1%....
Avalanche’s Cale Makar out with head injury after collision with Penguins’ Jeff CarterVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Colorado Avalanche star defenseman Cale Makar will miss the final two games of a current road trip with a head injury. Colorado coach Jared Bednar announced the news before Thursday night’s game at the Tampa Bay Lightning. Makar will also miss Saturday’s matchup at Florida and will...
Jan. 6 rioter who menaced officer with Confederate flag gets prisonVideo
WASHINGTON — A Delaware man who threatened a Black police officer with a pole attached to a Confederate battle flag as he stormed the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison. Kevin Seefried, 53, tearfully apologized for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot before...
Menstrual questions cut from Florida athletic forms amid criticism
ORLANDO, Fla. — Questions about female athletes’ menstrual history will no longer appear on the medical forms that Florida high school students have to fill out before participating in sports. The Florida High School Athletic Association axed the questions on Thursday after listening to a flood of complaints contained in...
New Zealand police find 3.5 tons of cocaine in Pacific OceanVideo
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand police said this week they found more than 3 tons of cocaine floating in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean after it was dropped there by an international drug-smuggling syndicate. While they had yet to make any arrests, police said they had dealt...
Liquor before beer: Spirits beat brews in new market data
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Producers of spirits have new bragging rights in the age-old whiskey vs. beer barroom debate. New figures show that spirits surpassed beer for U.S. market-share supremacy, based on supplier revenues, a spirit industry group announced Thursday. The rise to the top for spirit-makers was fueled in part...
AP source: Yu Darvish gets $90M from Padres to stay through ’28
SAN DIEGO — Yu Darvish has agreed to a new contract with the San Diego Padres that guarantees the pitcher an additional $90 million and will keep him with the club through the 2028 season, a person with direct knowledge of the deal said Thursday. The person spoke to The...
Focused on 2024, Biden sees opportunity in GOP-held Florida
TAMPA, Florida — With an eye toward the 2024 campaign, President Joe Biden on Thursday ventured to Florida, a state defined by its growing retiree population and status as the unofficial headquarters of the modern-day Republican Party. The president sees a chance to use Social Security and Medicare to drive...
U.S. says China balloon could collect intelligence signals
WASHINGTON — The China balloon shot down by the U.S. was equipped to detect and collect intelligence signals as part of a huge, military-linked aerial surveillance program that targeted more than 40 countries, the Biden administration declared Thursday, citing imagery from American U-2 spy planes. A fleet of balloons operates...
Chick-fil-A tests its first plant-based sandwich
Chick-fil-A is jumping on the plant-based bandwagon. The Atlanta chain said Thursday that it’s testing its first plant-based entrée — a breaded cauliflower sandwich — at restaurants in Denver; Charleston, S.C.; and the Greensboro, N.C., area. The test begins Monday. Chick-fil-A said its culinary team spent four years developing the...
U.S., U.K. impose cybersecurity sanctions on Russian group
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday announced a joint U.S.-U.K. effort to sanction Russian cybercriminals as the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nears and Treasury tightens its efforts to financially punish violators of existing sanctions. The U.S. coordinated with the United Kingdom to impose sanctions on...
Minnesota factory workers subdue armed person at plant
NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. — Workers at a boat factory in Minnesota subdued a person armed with a weapon at the plant early Thursday, authorities said. The unidentified person was taken into police custody and no one was injured at the Lund Boat Co., the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s office...
U.S. House votes to condemn China over balloon surveillance
WASHINGTON — The House voted unanimously Thursday to condemn China’s balloon surveillance program as a “brazen violation” of U.S. sovereignty, a rare and swift bipartisan rebuke of Beijing as questions mount about the craft the U.S. says was part of a vast aerial spy program. The 419-0 action comes as...
Pilot shortage puts pressure on airline operations
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Until last summer, Ashley Montano had never flown. Now she was preparing to land a small plane with three passengers after a previous touch-and-go that had been rough. “The plane is a bit heavy, so give it just a little more power to make a smooth landing,”...
Senate panel probes holiday meltdown at Southwest Airlines
A pilots’ union president has told Congress that Southwest Airlines’ December meltdown happened because the airline grew too fast during the pandemic and didn’t update critical technology, then botched the recovery including operating 500 empty flights while passengers were stranded over the holidays. In prepared testimony for a Senate hearing...
Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94Video
Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer and Oscar winner who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and dozens of other hits, has died at 94. Bacharach died Wednesday at home in Los Angeles...
