Associated Press stories, Page 1322
Queen makes surprise appearance to mark new subway line
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II made a surprise visit Tuesday to a train station in central London to see a newly completed subway line named in her honor. The 96-year-old monarch, who has reduced most of her public engagements, appeared Tuesday at Paddington Station to see the east-west Elizabeth Line,...
Arizona state senator slammed for Buffalo shooting comments
PHOENIX — The Arizona Senate on Monday opened an ethics investigation into a firebrand Republican member who tweeted inflammatory comments about last weekend’s racist attack at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket that left 10 people dead. The referral of Sen. Wendy Rogers of Flagstaff to the Ethics Committee was in lieu...
White House moves to loosen remittance, flight rules on Cuba
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Monday that it will expand flights to Cuba, take steps to loosen restrictions on U.S. travelers to the island, and lift Trump-era restrictions on remittances that immigrants can send to people on the island. The State Department said in a statement that it will...
Expect more traditional playoff hockey in NHL’s 2nd round
With full arenas around North America buzzing for the NHL playoffs for the first time in three years, the first round overflowed with energy that sometimes amounted to blowouts and full penalty boxes. By the time almost every series reached Game 6 — and five got to Game 7 —...
PGA Championship shaping up as different event from previous 4 in TulsaVideo
TULSA, Okla. — Inside the clubhouse at Southern Hills is a sign that proudly signals its heritage with the phrase, “First to Five.” No other course has hosted the PGA Championship as many times. This PGA Championship already feels so different from the previous four. Think back to a year...
With echoes of Trump, GOP splinters over $40B aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Signs of Republican resistance are mounting over a $40 billion aid package to Ukraine, a reemergence of the Trump-led isolationist wing of the GOP that’s coming at a crucial moment as the war against the Russian invasion deepens. The Senate voted late Monday to advance the Ukraine aid...
Guardians acquire RHP Yohan Ramirez in trade from MarinersVideo
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians acquired right-hander Yohan Ramirez on Monday from the Seattle Mariners for cash or a player to be named. The 27-year-old Ramirez, who made seven appearances for the Mariners this season, immediately was optioned to Triple-A Columbus. Ramirez went 1-0 with a 7.56 ERA before he...
Epicenter is 6-5 favorite for Preakness without Rich Strike
BALTIMORE — Kentucky Derby runner-up Epicenter was set Monday as the 6-5 morning line favorite for the Preakness Stakes, which will be run without Rich Strike. The surprise Derby winner at 80-1 is not in the field of nine for Saturday’s $1.65 million race. Rich Strike’s owner felt the two-week...
7 people shot in separate incidents in North Carolina city
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Police in a North Carolina city are investigating a series of shootings in which seven people were wounded and none of the cases are random, authorities said. Winston-Salem police said in a news release that officers responded on Sunday evening to multiple reports of gunfire at a...
Golden Knights fire Peter DeBoer after missing playoffs
LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights fired coach Peter DeBoer on Monday in the aftermath of missing the playoffs for the first time in their five-year franchise history. General manager Kelly McCrimmon made the announcement and thanked DeBoer for his work with the organization. “Since joining the organization, Pete...
Abbott says agreement reached to reopen baby formula plant
WASHINGTON — Baby formula maker Abbott said Monday it has reached an agreement with U.S. health regulators to restart production at its largest domestic factory, though it will be well over a month before any new products ship from the site to help alleviate the national shortage facing parents. Abbott...
Islanders promote longtime Barry Trotz assistant Lane Lambert
When the New York Islanders fired coach Barry Trotz, general manager Lou Lamoriello believed the team needed a new voice. That new voice is coming from inside the same coaches’ room. The Islanders on Monday named Lane Lambert as Trotz’s replacement, giving his longtime assistant his first head coaching job...
AP source: Browns’ Deshaun Watson to meet with NFL officials
CLEVELAND — NFL officials will meet this week with Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson as the league continues to investigate whether he violated its personal-conduct policy, a person familiar with the plans told the Associated Press on Monday. Watson, who is facing 22 civil lawsuits from massage therapists accusing him...
Jury selection underway in trial tied to FBI’s Russia investigation
WASHINGTON — Jury selection got underway Monday in the trial of a lawyer for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign who is accused of lying to the FBI as it investigated potential ties between Donald Trump and Russia in 2016. The case against Michael Sussmann, a cybersecurity attorney who represented the...
Reversing Trump, Biden acts to deploy U.S. troops to Somalia
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday signed an order to deploy U.S. troops to Somalia amid heightened concerns about the country’s Islamic extremist rebels, known as al-Shabab. The move is a reversal of President Donald Trump’s decision last year to remove nearly all 700 special operations forces that had...
Amber Heard tells jury Depp hallucinated at end of marriage
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Johnny Depp was hallucinating and his sobriety had completely collapsed in the final months of his marriage, his ex-wife testified Monday in the civil lawsuit between the two. Heard was back on the stand as the trial resumed in a Virginia courtroom after a one-week hiatus....
U.S. deaths from covid hits 1 million — less than 2½ years in
The U.S. death toll from covid-19 hit 1 million on Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration. The confirmed number of dead is equivalent to a 9/11 attack every day for 336 days. It is roughly equal...
Starbucks will cover travel for workers seeking abortions
Starbucks said Monday it will pay the travel expenses for U.S. employees to access abortion and gender-confirmation procedures if those services aren’t available within 100 miles of a worker’s home. The Seattle coffee giant said it will also make the travel benefit available to the dependents of employees who are...
Biden offers logistics support to ease formula shortage
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is offering formula manufacturers and retailers transportation and logistics support to ease the nationwide shortage of baby formula, as the administration works to bring the largest domestic plant back on line after it was shut down early this year due to safety issues. The White...
French carmaker Renault to sell Russian operations to Moscow
Russia will take control of French car manufacturer Renault’s operations in the country and resurrect a Soviet-era auto brand, officials said Monday, marking the first major nationalization of a foreign business since the war in Ukraine began. Renault said it would sell its majority stake in Avtovaz, a Russian car...
Ukraine: More than 260 fighters evacuated from Mariupol mill
KYIV, Ukraine — More than 260 Ukrainian fighters, including some who are badly wounded, were evacuated Monday from a steel plant in the ruined city of Mariupol and taken to areas under Russia’s control, the Ukrainian military said. Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said 53 seriously wounded fighters were taken...
In U.S., states struggle to replace fossil fuel tax revenue
SANTA FE, N.M. — Government budgets are booming in New Mexico: Teacher salaries are up, residents can go to an in-state college tuition-free, moms will get medical care for a year after childbirth, and criminal justice initiatives are being funded to reduce urban violence. The reason behind the spending spree...
Buffalo shooter’s prior threat, hospital stay under scrutiny
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The white gunman accused of committing a racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket made threatening comments that brought police to his high school last spring, but he was never charged with a crime and had no further contact with law enforcement after his release from a hospital,...
McDonald’s to sell its Russian business, try to keep workers
McDonald’s said Monday that it has started the process of selling its Russian business, which includes 850 restaurants that employ 62,000 people, making it the latest major Western corporation to exit Russia since it invaded Ukraine in February. The fast food giant pointed to the humanitarian crisis caused by the...
Greece: Man, believed homeless, crushed in ‘robot dumpster’
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Authorities in northern Greece say a man has been killed in an automated dumpster after opening the bin and looking inside, apparently in search of food. Police said the unidentified man, believed to be homeless and aged around 40, was was trapped in the bin and crushed...
