Associated Press stories, Page 12
Former NHL great Jaromir Jagr talks about retirement in his 38th professional season
PRAGUE — The storied hockey career of Jaromir Jagr might be coming to an end. Currently in his 38th professional season, with his hometown Kladno Knights in the Czech league, the former NHL great strongly suggested that fans might not get to see him on the ice any more. “Probably...
U.S. captures a record 11th gold medal at the Winter Olympics
LIVIGNO, Italy — The U.S. Olympic team won its record-breaking 11th gold medal of the Winter Games on Saturday when the trio of Kaila Kuhn, Connor Curran and Chris Lillis took the title in mixed aerials. The 11th gold breaks a record set at the last Olympics on U.S. soil...
MLS opens season with eyes on World Cup, schedule shift in 2027
MLS opens its 31st season this weekend, kicking off one of the most consequential two-year stretches in the league’s history. There’s the impact of the World Cup across the United States, Canada and Mexico this summer, then, in 2027, MLS will switch to a summer-to-spring schedule to align more closely...
Riviera newcomers Penge and Bridgeman share lead at Genesis with McIlroy on their heels
LOS ANGELES — Marco Penge and Jacob Bridgeman had superb finishes at Riviera on Friday, each with a 7-under-par 64 that left them tied for the lead at the Genesis Invitational with Rory McIlroy right on their heels. For Scottie Scheffler, the objective was just getting to the weekend. He...
U.S. military strikes another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 3
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S. Southern Command said on social media that the boat “was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged...
White Sox’s Munetaka Murakami shakes off traffic delay ahead of Cactus League debut
MESA, Ariz. — Munetaka Murakami was a late arrival for his first spring training game with the Chicago White Sox. Once he got to the ballpark, everything went pretty smoothly. Murakami had two hits and two RBIs in his Cactus League debut Friday. The Japanese slugger is learning his way...
Rams promote former Steelers coaching candidate Nate Scheelhaase to OC
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams are promoting assistant Nate Scheelhaase to offensive coordinator, according to multiple reports Friday. Scheelhaase replaces Mike LaFleur, who became the Arizona Cardinals’ head coach this month. The 35-year-old Scheelhaase became a rising star in NFL coaching circles last season. He interviewed for at...
Browns tab Travis Switzer as OC, Mike Rutenberg as DC
CLEVELAND — Todd Monken started the process of filling out his first coaching staff with the Cleveland Browns by naming his coordinators Friday. Travis Switzer was named offensive coordinator, Mike Rutenberg will direct the defense and Byron Storer will be the special teams coordinator. This is Monken’s first NFL head...
Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals cleared the way Tuesday for a Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms to take effect. The full court voted 12-6 to lift a block placed on the law that a lower court first issued in 2024. In the...
Galápagos park releases 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the ecosystem
FLOREANA ISLAND, Ecuador — Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises were removed from Floreana Island in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago, the species made a comeback Friday, when dozens of juvenile hybrids were released to begin restoring the island’s depleted ecosystem. The 158 newcomers, aged 8 to 13, have begun...
Just over half ball/strike challenges successful on 1st day of spring training games
Just over half the ball/strike challenges were successful on the first day of spring training games Friday as Major League Baseball prepared for the first regular-season use of the automated ball-strike system, the so-called “robot umpires.” Thirteen of 23 calls were overturned during the five games, MLB said, which came...
NORAD intercepts 5 Russian aircraft near Alaska, though military says there was no threat
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Military jets were launched to intercept five Russian aircraft that were flying in international airspace off Alaska’s western coast, but military officials said Friday the Russian aircraft were not seen as provocative. The North American Aerospace Defense Command said it detected and tracked two Russian Tu-95s, two...
Former ‘Jersey Shore’ star Snooki says she has cervical cancer
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi said Friday that she has cervical cancer. The former “Jersey Shore” star said in a video posted to TikTok that a biopsy had revealed the stage one cancer. “Obviously not the news that I was hoping for,” she said, sitting in her car...
Trump administration to stand by tough Biden-era mandates to replace lead pipes
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Friday it backs a 10-year deadline for most cities and towns to replace their harmful lead pipes, giving notice that it will support a tough rule approved under the Biden administration to reduce lead in drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency told a federal...
‘Hotdog’ in the halfpipe! American Alex Ferreira finally wins his Olympic gold
LIVIGNO, Italy — The next time you see a senior citizen barreling down the mountain, maybe doing a double-cork while he’s at it, don’t think twice. That might just be your neighborhood’s friendly new Olympic champion. Alex Ferreira, the freeskier who occasionally dons prosthetics to look 80 and calls his...
U.S. sets up gold-medal game against Canada at the Olympics by cruising past Slovakia
MILAN — Zach Werenski and his U.S. teammates tried not to look ahead at a potential gold-medal game against Canada at the Olympics. After each went unbeaten in group play, there was no way the North American rivals could meet before the final, but there was work left to do....
What happens next after the Supreme Court slapped down Trump’s tariffs
WASHINGTON — There’s little that President Donald Trump has cherished more in his second term than tariffs, a symbol of his imperious approach to the presidency. He has raised and lowered them at will, rewriting the rules of global commerce and daring anyone to stop him. Now that may be...
U.S. makes plans to reopen embassy in Syria after 14 years
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has informed Congress that it intends to proceed with planning for a potential re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, which was shuttered in 2012 during the country’s civil war. A notice to congressional committees earlier this month, which was obtained by The Associated...
Nathan MacKinnon scores late as Canada beats Finland to reach the Olympic gold-medal game
MILAN — Falling behind for a second consecutive game at the Olympics after never trailing throughout group play, Canada dug itself an even deeper hole in the semifinals against Finland. Down two goals against an opponent also full of NHL players, the tournament favorite did not look the slightest bit...
All truckers and bus drivers will be required to take commercial driver’s license tests in English
All truckers and pass drivers will have to take their commercial driver’s license tests in English as the Trump administration expands its aggressive campaign to improve safety in the industry and get unqualified drivers off the road. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the latest effort Friday to ensure that drivers...
What to know about the Florida bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport for Trump
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida lawmakers this week approved renaming the international airport in West Palm Beach after President Donald Trump, just days after the Trump family company filed to trademark the use of the president’s name on airports. The legislation to switch the name of the Palm Beach International Airport...
Virginia Democrats pass map that could flip 4 U.S. House seats, if courts and voters approve
RICHMOND, Va. — Democrats passed a new congressional map through the Virginia legislature on Friday that aims to help their party win four more seats in the national redistricting battle. It’s a flex of state Democrats’ political power, however hurdles remain before they can benefit from friendlier U.S. House district...
Norway wins its 17th gold medal, breaking record for most golds won in a single Winter Olympics
ANTERSELVA, Italy — Johannes Dale-Skjevdal of Norway was the only biathlete to hit all 20 of his targets in the 15-kilometer mass start race Friday and skied his way to gold — Norway’s 17th gold medal of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics — breaking the record for the most gold...
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a stinging loss that sparked a furious attack on the court he helped shape. Trump said he was “absolutely ashamed” of some justices who ruled against him, calling them “disloyal to our Constitution”...
Social media companies face legal reckoning over mental health harms to children
For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through deliberate design choices that addict kids to their platforms and fail to protect them from sexual predators and dangerous content. Now, these tech giants are getting a chance to make their case in courtrooms around...
