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2021 Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini out with covid-19
WIMBLEDON, England — Matteo Berrettini, last year’s runner-up at Wimbledon, dropped out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament hours before he was scheduled to play his first-round match Tuesday, saying that he tested positive for covid-19. The All England Club announced Berrettini’s withdrawal, and he posted about it on Instagram,...
G-7 leaders end summit pledging to hurt Russia economically
ELMAU, Germany — Leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies struck a united stance to support Ukraine for “as long as it takes” as Russia’s invasion grinds on, and said they would explore far-reaching steps to cap Kremlin income from oil sales that are financing the war. The final statement Tuesday...
‘Silicon Heartland’ boon for Ohio, but families mourn homes
JOHNSTOWN, Ohio — When President Joe Biden applauded a decision by Intel Corp. to build a $20 billion semiconductor operation on “1,000 empty acres of land” in Ohio, it didn’t sit well with Tressie Corsi. The 85-year-old woman has lived on 7 acres of that land since she and her...
Aide: Trump dismissed Jan. 6 threats, wanted to join crowd
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump dismissed the presence of armed protesters headed to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and even endorsed their calls to “hang Mike Pence,” a key former White House aide told House investigators Tuesday, describing chaotic scenes inside and outside the executive mansion as Trump...
John Wall to be bought out, intends to join Clippers
John Wall and the Houston Rockets have agreed that his contract will be bought out, a move that will free him to sign with any team of his choosing, two people with knowledge of the situation said Monday night. Wall’s preference will be to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers,...
46 migrants found dead in abandoned trailer in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO — Forty-six people were found dead after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer on a remote back road in San Antonio in the latest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico to the U.S. Sixteen people were hospitalized, including four children. A city...
Avalanche, Lightning show importance of making smart trades
TAMPA, Fla. — In a copycat league known for following the Stanley Cup champions, Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog paused when asked what other teams could do to emulate their success. With a grin, Landeskog replied: “Find a Cale Makar somewhere.” Playoff MVP Makar was a big part of Colorado’s...
Swede Day: Daniel Alfredsson, Sedin twins elected to Hockey Hall of FameVideo
Twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin and Daniel Alfredsson were elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame, a big day for Swedish hockey as they made up half of the class of 2022. Goaltender Roberto Luongo, Finnish women’s star Riikka Sallinen and builder Herb Carnegie also were selected Monday for induction...
AP sources: Kyrie Irving decides to exercise $37M option with NetsVideo
NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving decided to exercise his $36.9 million option for the coming season and will remain under contract with the Brooklyn Nets, two people with knowledge of his decision said Monday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity to the Associated Press because the Nets had not...
Nathan MacKinnon shines in helping Avalanche win Stanley Cup
TAMPA, Fla. — Andrew Cogliano shouted at Nathan MacKinnon in the midst of the Colorado Avalanche’s Stanley Cup celebration. “87!” he bellowed. It was a reference to the final two numbers of MacKinnon’s hotel room, which Colorado’s star forward thought was a great omen when he checked in ahead of...
WNBA star Brittney Griner ordered to trial Friday in RussiaVideo
MOSCOW — Shackled and looking wary, WNBA star Brittney Griner was ordered to stand trial Friday by a court near Moscow on cannabis possession charges, about 4½ months after her arrest at an airport while returning to play for a Russian team. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time U.S. Olympic...
Even Novak Djokovic knew he wasn’t at his best in Wimbledon debut
WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic’s play was not particularly, well, Djokovic-esque, on Monday at Wimbledon. Even he acknowledged as much. He got broken early and trailed 3-1 as he began his bid for a fourth consecutive championship and seventh overall at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. He recovered to take...
Frontier, Spirit stocks fall heading into key merger vote
Shares of Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines tumbled Monday after their improved merger proposal won a key endorsement just days ahead of a crucial shareholder vote. Frontier CEO Barry Biffle said Monday that he is optimistic Spirit shareholders will approve Frontier’s latest stock-and-cash offer for Spirit when they vote Thursday....
John Eastman, lawyer who advised Trump, says federal agents seized phone
WASHINGTON — A lawyer who aided former President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the 2020 election results said in a federal court filing Monday that federal agents seized his cell phone last week. John Eastman said the agents took his phone as he left a restaurant last Wednesday evening, the...
Column: Chase Elliott pushes to race Nashville Fairgrounds
LEBANON, Tenn. — To be clear, Chase Elliott will take a victory anywhere he can get one. But not long after lifting the celebratory guitar he earned for winning at Nashville Superspeedway, Elliott couldn’t help but wonder if NASCAR is still at the wrong race track. NASCAR’s most popular driver...
Pennsylvania House targets colleges’ fetal research in bill
HARRISBURG — A proposal to require Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities to promise they are not conducting research or experiments with fetal tissue from elective abortions was added to a state budget bill by House Republicans on Monday. The chamber voted 108-92, with three Republicans crossing party lines, for the amendment...
Heckler charged with assault after confronting Rudy GiulianiVideo
NEW YORK — A heckler who clapped former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the back at a campaign event was arrested, jailed for more than 24 hours and now faces an assault charge. The episode Sunday at a Staten Island supermarket produced dueling accounts, with Giuliani likening the...
8-year-old Florida boy accidentally shoots, kills baby
PENSACOLA, Fla. — An 8-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed a 1-year-old girl and injured a 2-year-old girl at a Florida motel on Sunday, authorities said. The boy’s father left the gun holstered in his Pensacola motel room closet. After he left the room, his son found it and fired...
3 killed, dozens hurt in Amtrak train crash in MissouriVideo
MENDON, Mo. — An Amtrak passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago struck a dump truck Monday in a remote area of Missouri, killing three people and injuring dozens more as rail cars tumbled off the tracks and landed on their sides, officials said. Two of those killed were...
From under to on the rocks: Invasive crabs become whiskey
CONCORD, N.H. — Care for a hint of crab in your whiskey? A New Hampshire distillery has come up with its newest concoction called “Crab Trapper” — whiskey flavored with invasive green crabs. Tamworth Distilling, a maker of craft spirits, is not afraid of pushing boundaries with unexpected flavors. In...
Jan. 6 panel calls surprise hearing to present new evidence
WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 panel is calling a surprise hearing this week to present evidence it says it recently obtained, raising expectations of new bombshells in the sweeping investigation into the Capitol insurrection. The hearing scheduled for 1 p.m. on Tuesday comes after Congress left Washington for a...
Marlin Briscoe, 1st Black starting QB in AFL, dies at 76Video
Marlin Briscoe, who became the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League more than 50 years ago, died Monday. His daughter, Angela Marriott, told the Associated Press that Briscoe, 76, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Norwalk, Calif. He had been hospitalized with circulation issues in his...
Company buying Trump’s social media app faces subpoenas
NEW YORK — The company planning to buy Donald Trump’s new social media business has disclosed a federal grand jury investigation that it says could impede or even prevent its acquisition of the Truth Social app. Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp. dropped 10% in morning trading Monday as the...
Lawsuit: Texans ‘turned a blind eye’ to QB Deshaun Watson’s actionsVideo
HOUSTON — The Houston Texans had been told that former quarterback Deshaun Watson was sexually assaulting and harassing women during massage sessions, but instead of trying to stop him, the team provided him with resources to enable his actions and “turned a blind eye” to his behavior, according to a...
Bruins re-up GM Don Sweeney; 1st job to find Cassidy replacement
BOSTON — All those wins and playoff appearances weren’t enough for Bruce Cassidy to keep his job as Boston Bruins coach. But they earned general manager Don Sweeney a contract extension. The Bruins said on Monday they have signed Sweeney to a multiyear extension, six weeks after they lost in...
