Associated Press stories, Page 1240
Radioactive waste found at Missouri elementary school
FLORISSANT, Mo. — There is significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in suburban St. Louis where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II, according to a new report by environmental investigation consultants. The report by Boston Chemical Data Corp. confirmed fears about contamination at Jana Elementary School in...
SEC fines Tennessee 100K; Vols crowdsourcing new goalpostsVideo
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference has fined Tennessee $100,000 for a wild, field-storming celebration after a win over Alabama. Meanwhile, the school has turned to fans to help pay for new goalposts. The league announced the fine on Sunday for the school’s second violation of the access to competition...
Joey Logano wins at Las Vegas to earn spot in NASCAR title race
LAS VEGAS — Joey Logano became the first driver to qualify for NASCAR’s championship finale by using fresh tires to chase down Ross Chastain and win Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “We’re racing for a championship! Let’s go!” Logano screamed to the crowd. Logano is NASCAR’s 2018 champion and...
Bubba Wallace charges Kyle Larson after crash at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Bubba Wallace tried to fight reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson after a crash Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that also collected title contender Christopher Bell. Wallace had led 29 laps and clearly had a fast car in the opening race of the third round of the...
NFL Week 6 roundup: Dalvin Cook’s late touchdown gives Vikings win over DolphinsVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Dalvin Cook rushed for a 53-yard insurance touchdown in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Vikings held on to beat the injury-riddled Miami Dolphins 24-16 on Sunday. Cook was quiet most of the afternoon until his score with 3:25 left restored Minnesota’s two-touchdown lead. Miami had...
Patriots bury Browns, Bill Belichick ties George Halas with 324th win
CLEVELAND — Rookie backup Bailey Zappe threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns in his third NFL game, Bill Belichick tied George Halas for second on the all-time list with his 324th victory and the New England Patriots buried the Cleveland Browns, 38-15, on Sunday. Zappe, starting his second game...
Ravens give up 10-point 4th-quarter lead, lose to Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Julian Love’s interception and 27-yard return set up Saquon Barkley’s 1-yard touchdown dive with 1 minute, 43 seconds to play, and the New York Giants rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Baltimore Ravens, 24-20, on Sunday. New York’s defense, led by Baltimore’s former...
Joe Burrow-Ja’Marr Chase connection leads Bengals past Saints
NEW ORLEANS — Joe Burrow passed for three touchdowns and scrambled 19 yards for a score, and the Cincinnati Bengals rallied to beat the New Orleans Saints, 30-26, on Sunday. Two of Burrow’s touchdown tosses went to Ja’Marr Chase — just like the previous time the pair played in college...
Bird flu case prompts Omaha zoo to close several exhibits
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium has closed several exhibits and taken other precautions after one of its pelicans died from bird flu. The zoo said one of its pink-backed pelicans that died on Thursday tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza. A second pelican became...
California city rests easier after serial killings arrest
STOCKTON, Calif. — Residents of Stockton, California, were able to rest easier following the weekend arrest of a man suspected of killing six men and wounding a woman in a series of shootings over a period of three months in Northern California, the city’s mayor said Sunday. Mayor Kevin Lincoln...
AP Top 25: Tennessee up to No. 3, ‘Bama’s top-5 streak ends
Tennessee moved to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll behind No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Ohio State after knocking off Alabama. The Crimson Tide was one of five unbeaten teams to fall during a wild weekend and dropped three places to No. 6 in the AP...
Ukraine: Rockets strike mayor’s office in occupied Donetsk
KYIV, Ukraine — Pro-Kremlin officials on Sunday blamed Ukraine for a rocket attack that struck the mayor’s office in Donetsk, a city controlled by the separatists, while Ukrainian officials said Russian rocket strikes hit a town across from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, among other targets. The attacks came as...
Biden turning to Trump-era rule to expel Venezuelan migrants
WASHINGTON — Two years ago, candidate Joe Biden loudly denounced President Donald Trump for immigration policies that inflicted “cruelty and exclusion at every turn,” including toward those fleeing the “brutal” government of socialist Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. Now, with increasing numbers of Venezuelans arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border as the...
‘Halloween Ends’ wins box office but renews streaming debate
No matter how you look at the numbers, “Halloween Ends” had a good opening weekend. Touted as the final showdown between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, the slasher pic earned $41.3 million in ticket sales from 3,901 theaters in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It’s the first film...
Small businesses brace for cautious holiday shoppers
NEW YORK — Small businesses are stocking the shelves early this holiday season and waiting to see how many gifts inflation-weary shoppers feel like giving. Holiday shopping was relatively strong during the past two years as shoppers flocked online to spend, aided by pandemic stimulus dollars. Sales in November and...
Postal worker holdup leads to muscle car theft ring arrests
DETROIT — Thieves are using cloned key fobs to steal Dodge muscle cars and other high-powered vehicles directly from dealerships and even automakers in Michigan, then selling them for tens of thousands of dollars less than their value, according to authorities and court records. For one Ohio-based theft ring, it...
Jake Cronenworth, Padres rally to stun Dodgers to reach NLCS
SAN DIEGO — Jake Cronenworth hit a tiebreaking, two-run single with two outs in the seventh inning and the San Diego Padres rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-3, Saturday night to advance to the NL Championship Series for the first time since 1998. The Padres stunned the 111-win Dodgers...
No. 6 Tennessee beats No. 3 Alabama 52-49 on late FGVideo
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Chase McGrath made a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 6 Tennessee a 52-49 victory over No. 3 Alabama on Saturday. As soon as the kick knuckle-balled through the uprights, some of the more than 100,000 fans stormed the field to celebrate the Volunteers...
Phillies beat Braves in Game 4, reach NLCS
PHILADELPHIA — Brandon Marsh hit a three-run homer, and J.T. Realmuto lined an inside-the-park home run that sent the Philadelphia Phillies bolting headfirst into the NL Championship Series for the first time since 2010 with an 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 4 on Saturday. Realmuto became the...
Robert Morris football routed by Campbell
BUIES CREEK, N.C. — Hajj-Malik Williams threw three touchdown passes, and Campbell rode a 27-point second quarter to a 41-10 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday. The Fighting Camels’ second-quarter explosion came on two TD passes by Williams, a 34-yard run by Lamagea McDowell and a couple of Caleb Dowden...
Bros and foes: Bills’ Allen, Chiefs’ Mahomes rivals, friendsVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The previous time Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen saw each other in the heat of competition wasn’t at Arrowhead Stadium during their epic January playoff game, when the Chiefs quarterback rallied past Allen and his Bills for an overtime victory and a return to the AFC...
Greece says Turkey forced naked migrants to cross border
ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities on Saturday accused Turkey of forcing 92 migrants to cross into Greece and stripping them naked before doing so. Greek police said that police officers found the migrants stark naked on Friday, “some with bodily injuries” who had entered the country using plastic boats to...
Reddick wins pole at Las Vegas as RCR career winds downVideo
LAS VEGAS — Tyler Reddick is determined to close his tenure at Richard Childress Racing on a high note, and hours after announcing he will drive for 23XI Racing next season, he won the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Reddick, who said his Chevrolet was subpar in Saturday morning’s...
No. 5 Michigan tops No. 10 Penn St.; Wolverines rush for 418Video
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan’s massive offensive line opened huge holes, and its speedy running backs took full advantage. Donovan Edwards ran for a go-ahead, 67-yard touchdown, and Blake Corum had a 61-yard run for a score on consecutive snaps in the third quarter as the fifth-ranked Wolverines pulled away...
Concussed NASCAR champion Kurt Busch to step away from sportVideo
LAS VEGAS — Kurt Busch, still trying to work his way through the concussion he suffered three months ago and advised by doctors to get out of a race car, will not compete full-time in 2023. The 44-year-old NASCAR champion made his announcement Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his...
