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Woods and his limp back at Masters, but for how much longer?Video
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods is back at the Masters, along with his slight limp. It is not every step, every minute. But it is there. And as much hardware as he has in his mended right leg, the limp figures to be with him for as long as he...
Student aid startup founder arrested on fraud charges
NEW YORK — The founder of Frank, a student loan assistance startup company that J.P. Morgan Chase acquired for $175 million two years ago, has been arrested on charges that she duped the financial giant by dramatically inflating the number of customers her company had, authorities said Tuesday. Charlie Javice,...
Handful of NHL contenders thrive following major injuriesVideo
Mark Stone missing two months and counting after back surgery threatened to sink the Vegas Golden Knights. Instead, they have risen to the top of the Western Conference. Losing Kirill Kaprizov for several weeks looked like a big blow to the Minnesota Wild. They since have moved into first place...
Browns WR Woods ruptures Achilles tendon during workoutVideo
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns second-year wide receiver Michael Woods II likely will miss the entire 2023 season after rupturing his Achilles tendon while working out with quarterback Deshaun Watson in Texas. A sixth-round draft pick last year, Woods got hurt Monday while catching passes from Watson. A team spokesperson said...
Jon Rahm looks to regain momentum at Masters after rough March
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jon Rahm looked nearly unbeatable just a month ago. Now, the world’s No. 3-ranked player suddenly finds himself looking for a way to regain his top form this week at the Masters. After winning three tournaments in a six-week span culminating in a two-shot victory over Max...
Darius Miles pleads not guilty to capital murder chargeVideo
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A former Alabama basketball player pleaded not guilty to a capital murder charge filed against him after he was accused of providing the gun used in a fatal shooting near campus. Darius Miles, 21, of Washington, D.C., entered the plea Monday, according to court documents. Miles, a...
Women run the fictional world of ABC’s ‘General Hospital’Video
As “General Hospital” marks its 60th anniversary, much remains the same for the longest-running scripted series in production in the United States. A hospital is still the backdrop for the soap opera, many of the veteran characters remain, the wealthy Quatermaine family looms large and the stories are about love,...
Rory McIlroy returns to Masters in search of green jacket
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy has had plenty of memorable moments on the back nine on Sunday, but two of the best have had nothing to do with the four-time major champion holding up a trophy at the end. One came in 2018, when McIlroy was paired with Tiger Woods...
Gardening help in the palm of your hand: 5 apps, phone tips
You’re in your garden and notice a beautiful, new-to-you flower that has popped up somewhere unexpected — pull it or leave it? Or perhaps an unfamiliar garden pest has ravaged your tomato plants. Or you experienced the deflating discovery of a gray-white crust on the soil in your seed-starting tray....
Trump’s expected surrender creates New York spectacle
NEW YORK — A small park built on a site that was once a swampy, sewage-filled pond was ground zero for the frenzy surrounding former President Donald Trump’s expected surrender Tuesday at a courthouse in Lower Manhattan. Hundreds of onlookers, protesters, journalists and a few politicians swarmed into the confines...
About 5K GM salaried workers take buyouts, avoiding layoffs
DETROIT — About 5,000 white-collar workers at General Motors took the company’s buyout offers, which the automaker says is enough to avoid layoffs at this time. GM said Tuesday that the offers will save about $1 billion per year in costs, about half of the $2 billion it wants to...
Officials reach deal to restart northern Iraq oil exports
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s central government and officials from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region reached a deal Tuesday to resume oil exports from northern Iraq via a pipeline to Turkey. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Masrour Barzani, prime minister of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, announced the deal at a press...
U.S. chip controls threaten China’s technology ambitions
BEIJING — Furious at U.S. efforts that cut off access to technology to make advanced computer chips, China’s leaders appear to be struggling to figure out how to retaliate without hurting their own ambitions in telecoms, artificial intelligence and other industries. President Xi Jinping’s government sees the chips that are...
Biden offers $450M for clean energy projects at coal mines
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration is making $450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects across the country at the site of current or former coal mines, part of his efforts to combat climate change. As many as five projects nationwide will be funded through the...
Bringing Lolita home: How to release a long-captive orca?Video
SEATTLE — An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed from her tank at the Miami Seaquarium. But it also...
February job openings slip to 9.9M; a win in inflation fight?
WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings slipped to 9.9 million in February, fewest since May 2021 and a sign that the job market may be starting to cool, which would be welcome news for the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve. Vacancies fell from 10.6 million in January, the Labor Department...
Celebrations, destruction on campus follow UConn victory
STORRS, Conn. — Some UConn fans pulled down signs and light poles, smashed windows and caused other damage after thousands of people, most of them students, spilled onto campus after watching the Huskies’ NCAA Tournament win over San Diego State. Fifteen people had been arrested by early Tuesday and 16...
Wall Street dips, snaps win streak after weak economic data
NEW YORK — Stocks fell Tuesday on Wall Street after reports on the economy came in weaker than expected. The S&P 500 dropped 23.91 points, or 0.6%, to 4,100.60 to break a four-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 198.77, or 0.6%, to 33,402.38, and the Nasdaq composite...
Adama Sanogo snags ball, Most Outstanding Player honors for UConn in NCAA title win
HOUSTON — Adama Sanogo stood on the sideline watching his UConn teammates dribble out the final seconds to secure the program’s fifth NCAA championship. He looked eager, ready to sprint in at the first chance. When the horn sounded, reserve Andrew Hurley used both hands to spike the basketball near...
France boosts military spending amid war in Ukraine
PARIS — The French government on Tuesday approved a key budget bill presented as the country’s biggest military spending spree in more than 50 years, underscoring the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine. The bill foresees 413 billion euros ($450 billion) in military spending or the period covering 2024-2030 -...
NHL’s Pride nights collide with LGBTQ+ political climate
Sports leagues and teams often use Pride nights to raise the visibility and acceptance of LGBTQ+ people — as well as sell them tickets — and the NHL has been a leader. They can include special jerseys designed by LGBTQ+ artists, performances, information tables, even drag performances. And they’re largely...
UConn March Madness steamroller could be start of a new era
HOUSTON — There was a short list of believers in the potential of a rebuilt UConn roster before the season started. It was made up mostly of the UConn players and coaches themselves. The team that was among “others receiving votes” in the first AP poll of the season ended...
TikTok fined $15.9M by U.K. watchdog over misuse of kids’ data
LONDON — Britain’s privacy watchdog hit TikTok with a multimillion-dollar penalty Tuesday for misusing children’s data and violating other protections for users’ personal information. The Information Commissioner’s Office said it issued a fine of 12.7 million pounds ($15.9 million) to the short-video sharing app, which is wildly popular with young...
Finland joins NATO in major blow to Russia over Ukraine war
HELSINKI — Finland joined the NATO military alliance Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a historic realignment of Europe’s post-Cold War security landscape triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The Nordic country’s membership doubles Russia’s border with the world’s biggest security alliance. Finland had adopted...
Trump is heading to court. Here’s what to expect
Former President Donald Trump came to a New York City courtroom Tuesday for his arraignment on charges related to falsifying business records in a hush money investigation, the first president ever to be charged with a crime. The Republican former president, who has denied any wrongdoing and has repeatedly assailed...
