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Q&A: Lena Dunham on medieval romp ‘Catherine Called Birdy’Video
TORONTO — Lena Dunham estimates her career is now a “tween.” It’s been 12 years since Dunham’s feature film debut, 2010’s “Tiny Furniture.” (She was just 23 when it premiered.) In the time since, she’s packed in just about every aspect of show-business experience. She’s been hailed as “the voice...
Syrian official says 73 dead after migrant boat sinks
DAMASCUS, Syria — The death toll from a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon that sank in Syrian waters has risen to at least 73, state TV quoted Syria’s health minister as saying on Friday. Syrian authorities said some family members of the victims have started crossing into Syria from neighboring...
Moscow-held regions of Ukraine in ‘sham’ vote to join Russia
KYIV, Ukraine — Voting began in Russian-held regions of Ukraine on referendums to become part of Russia, Moscow-backed officials there said Friday as Ukrainian and United Nations officials reported evidence of war crimes during the nearly seven-month war in the country. The Kremlin-orchestrated referendums, which have been widely denounced by...
Hilary Mantel, author of ‘Wolf Hall’ Tudor saga, dies at 70
LONDON — Hilary Mantel, the Booker Prize-winning author who turned Tudor power politics into page-turning fiction in the acclaimed “Wolf Hall” trilogy of historical novels, has died, her publisher said Friday. She was 70. Mantel died “suddenly yet peacefully” on Thursday while surrounded by close family and friends, publisher HarperCollins...
Hurricane Fiona roars by Bermuda, on route to Canada
CAGUAS, Puerto Rico — Fiona, a Category 3 hurricane, pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds early Friday as it swept by the island on a route forecast to have it approaching northeastern Canada late in the day as a still-powerful storm. Authorities in Bermuda opened shelters and closed schools...
No. 14 Penn State’s Adisa Isaac ready for Central MichiganVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Last season was supposed to be a breakout campaign for Adisa Isaac, but Penn State’s top defensive end spent it on the sideline with a busted ankle. Now he’s back, and his coaches and teammates realize the wait was worth it. The 6-foot-4, 243-pound redshirt junior has...
JT Daniels, defense lead West Virginia to dominant win at Virginia TechVideo
BLACKSBURG, Va. — JT Daniels threw for 203 yards and a touchdown to lead West Virginia to a 33-10 win over Virginia Tech on Thursday night. Freshman CJ Donaldson rushed for 106 yards, and West Virginia (2-2) got a strong performance from its defense to win its second straight game...
Celtics suspend coach Ime Udoka for 2022-23 season
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics have suspended coach Ime Udoka for the 2022-23 season, effective immediately, and with no guarantee he will be back with the franchise. The Celtics said Thursday night that Udoka was suspended for “violations of team policies.” Earlier Thursday, two people with knowledge of the matter...
Alex Ovechkin, banged-up Capitals return to ice for start of campVideo
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals opened training camp Thursday without two of the team’s top players. Nicklas Backstrom and big winger Tom Wilson are expected to miss at least the first portion of the season recovering from injuries. Wilson could be back as soon as December after rehabbing a...
Bills face challenge in Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Kaiir Elam has lost track of just how many friends and family members will be at Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins. “So many I can’t even count,” Elam said. The homecoming for Buffalo’s first-round pick has the potential to be both special and quite the...
U.S. builds 4-1 lead over Internationals in Presidents CupVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The idea was for two of the most reliable American teams to set the tone Thursday in the Presidents Cup, and the result was predictable. Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay made short work of Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama in the opening match. They didn’t make a...
Indiana abortion clinics reopening after judge blocks ban
INDIANAPOLIS — After an Indiana judge on Thursday blocked the state’s abortion ban from being enforced, phones starting ringing across Indiana abortion clinics, which are preparing to resume the procedure a week after the ban had gone into effect. “People are getting the word that abortion is now legal again,...
Wall Street ends lower as global central banks raise ratesVideo
Stocks fell again Thursday, deepening Wall Street’s losses for the week, as central banks around the world hiked interest rates to fight inflation. The S&P 500 fell 0.8%, its third straight drop. The benchmark index is down about 3% so far this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4%...
Lawyer: Teen ‘highly troubled’ months before Michigan school shooting
DETROIT — Some teachers and a counselor at a Michigan high school were aware of a teen’s troubling interest in guns and violence months before he was accused of fatally shooting four students and wounding others, a lawyer representing victims’ families said Thursday. “From literally the beginning of school, Ethan...
AP: Celtics considering suspension of coach Ime UdokaVideo
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics are planning to discipline coach Ime Udoka, likely with a suspension, because of an improper relationship with a member of the organization, two people with knowledge of the matter told the Associated Press on Thursday. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity...
NCAA gives LSU 1-year probation for James Cregg’s conduct
BATON ROUGE, La. — The NCAA placed LSU’s football program on one year of probation Thursday after determining former offensive line coach James Cregg violated recruiting restrictions during the 2020 football season. The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions found Cregg violated restrictions against in-person contact with prospective recruits during...
Passenger arrested after seen punching a flight attendantVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — A man who was apparently caught on video slugging a flight attendant in the back of the head during an American Airlines flight was arrested after the plane landed in Los Angeles. Authorities charged Alexander Tung Cuu Le on Thursday with interfering with a flight crew....
Canada to drop vaccine mandate at border Sept. 30
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signed off on Canada dropping the vaccine requirement for people entering the country at the end of September, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday. Canada, like the United States, requires foreign nationals to be vaccinated when entering...
Atlantic City smoking ban talk nixed, but workers get loud outside casinoVideo
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Irate that a session to discuss a proposed smoking ban during a major casino industry conference was snuffed out, casino workers and patrons opposed to smoking in the gambling halls held a noisy protest outside the meeting Thursday. About 100 people rallied in the rain underneath...
More consumers buying organic, but U.S. farmers still wary
CHURDAN, Iowa — In the 1970s when George Naylor said he wanted to grow organic crops, the idea didn’t go over well. Back then organic crops were an oddity, destined for health food stores or maybe a few farmers markets. “I told my dad I wanted to be an organic...
Mississippi agency ex-leader pleads guilty in welfare fraud
JACKSON, Miss. — A former director of Mississippi’s welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to federal and state charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the U.S. — part of the largest public...
Explainer: Why a NASA spacecraft will crash into an asteroid
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away. A spacecraft named Dart will zero in on the asteroid Monday, intent on slamming it head-on at 14,000 mph. The impact should be just enough to nudge...
Roger Federer: Tennis will withstand big-name retirements
LONDON — Roger Federer was paying attention right along with everybody else when Serena Williams played what is expected to be her last match three weeks ago at the U.S. Open. “Not surprised. Just very similar to me, in many ways. We were expecting it to come at some point,”...
Redrawn districts inject uncertainty in Pa. legislative contests
HARRISBURG — Democrats in Pennsylvania who have long blamed their party’s legislative minorities on Republican gerrymandering will find out in November whether friendlier district maps will edge them closer to retaking control of the House and Senate. Nearly 400 state legislative candidates will appear on ballots Nov. 8, hoping voters...
Review: Sidney Poitier documentary shows a constant strivingVideo
Sidney Poitier was not expected to live. He was born two months premature to uneducated tomato farmers in the Caribbean. His father planned to use a shoe box as a makeshift coffin. Poitier’s rise from that humble origin to become an Oscar-winning box office draw and civil rights figure who...
