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Trump rescinds Mo Brooks endorsement in Senate race in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday rescinded his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama’s Republican primary for Senate, dealing a major blow to the congressman’s campaign. In a statement, Trump cited Brooks’ languishing performance in the race and his attempt to move Republicans beyond Trump’s...
Russians destroy Chernobyl radiation monitoring laboratory, Ukraine says
LVIV, Ukraine — Russian military forces have destroyed a new laboratory at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that among other things works to improve management of radioactive waste, the Ukrainian state agency responsible for the Chernobyl exclusion zone said Tuesday. The Russian military seized the decommissioned plant at the beginning...
Pennsylvania liquor board reverses decision on CBD edibles
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board on Wednesday reversed decisions from last year and said it will not allow beer and wine licensees to sell edible products containing the marijuana extract called CBD. The decision to rescind the approval was made at the request of the state Department of...
High court won’t say whether Clarence Thomas remains hospitalized
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court declined to say Wednesday whether 73-year-old Justice Clarence Thomas remains in the hospital, though he had been expected to be released by Tuesday evening. The court said Sunday that Thomas had been admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington on Friday after experiencing “flu-like symptoms,”...
Supreme Court tosses Wisconsin legislative voting maps
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out Wisconsin state legislative maps that were preferred by the state’s Democratic governor and selected by Wisconsin’s top court, making it unclear what the boundaries will be for the fall election. But while the justices in an unsigned opinion threw out voting...
WVU suspends fraternity related to hazing, reprimands 3 others
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University has suspended Delta Chi fraternity in connection with a hazing incident, the school said. The fraternity’s international headquarters also removed its recognition of the local chapter, WVU said. The university suspension is for three years. The hazing incident was reported in February. The chapter...
Oklahoma House passes Texas-style bill to ban all abortions
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma House late Tuesday passed a bill that would prohibit doctors from performing abortions in the state, one of several anti-abortion bills working its way to the Republican governor — who has indicated he’ll sign it. The ban on abortions would be enforced through private civil...
Chiefs send wide receiver Tyreek Hill to Dolphins for draft picksVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill to Miami for a package of draft picks Wednesday, and the Dolphins are giving the three-time All-Pro wide receiver a $120 million, four-year contract extension that makes him the highest-paid player at his position. The Chiefs will get the...
U.S. finds Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine
The Biden administration on Wednesday made a formal determination that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine and said it would work with others to prosecute offenders, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. “Today, I can announce that, based on information currently available, the U.S. government assesses that members...
Taliban cancels higher education for girls despite pledges
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers unexpectedly decided against reopening schools Wednesday to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a promise and opting to appease their hard-line base at the expense of further alienating the international community. The surprising decision, confirmed by a Taliban official, is bound to disrupt efforts by the...
Moderna says its low-dose covid shots work for kids under 6
Moderna’s covid-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers, the company announced Wednesday — and if regulators agree it could mean a chance to finally start vaccinating the littlest kids by summer. Moderna said in the coming weeks it would ask regulators in the U.S. and Europe to authorize two...
Girl survives tornado that lifted house, dropped it onto street
The tornado that ripped through the New Orleans suburb of Arabi lifted one house into the air and dropped it onto the middle of a street with a family of three inside. Neighbors said the parents of a girl climbed out of the wreckage screaming frantically for help. Their daughter...
Ketanji Brown Jackson appears headed for confirmation despite GOP darts
WASHINGTON — Federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faced down a barrage of Republican questioning Wednesday about her sentencing of criminal defendants, as her history-making bid to join the Supreme Court veered from lofty constitutional questions to attacks on her motivations on the bench. In her final day of Senate questioning,...
Big Man KC Ndefo almost missed Saint Peter’s tourney run
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — One of the biggest changes in college sports in recent years has been the transfer portal. It has allowed players to move from one program to another without sitting out a year, and given some schools a player or two to allow them to compete for...
NATO: 7,000 to 15,000 Russian troops dead in Ukraine
NATO estimated on Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of fighting in Ukraine, where the country’s defenders have put up stiffer-than-expected resistance and denied Moscow the lightning victory it hoped for. A senior NATO military official said the estimate was based on information...
Madeleine Albright, 1st female U.S. secretary of state, dies
Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84. President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America’s top diplomat in 1996, and she served in that capacity for the last four years of the Clinton administration. She had previously been...
Blazers’ Jusuf Nurkic fined $40K for throwing Pacers fan’s phoneVideo
NEW YORK — The NBA fined Jusuf Nurkic of the Portland Trail Blazers $40,000 on Tuesday for confronting a fan at a game in Indiana and throwing the person’s cellphone. The incident happened shortly after Sunday’s game between the Blazers and the Pacers. Nurkic approached the fan, walked within a...
U.S. agrees to lift taxes on British steel, aluminum
The United States has agreed to lift tariffs on British steel and aluminum, mending a rift between allies that dates back to the Trump administration. At a meeting Tuesday in Baltimore, the U.S. and the U.K. announced a deal that would remove taxes on British steel and aluminum that comes...
Iconic Marilyn Monroe image by Andy Warhol tipped to sell at auction for $200MVideo
NEW YORK — An iconic image of Marilyn Monroe created by Andy Warhol is coming to auction, with Christie’s auction house estimating the price at around $200 million. The silkscreen image known as “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn,” a close-up of Monroe with her hair in yellow, her eyeshadow blue and...
Davante Adams excited to join Raiders, reunite with college QB Derek CarrVideo
LAS VEGAS — Davante Adams’ third-grade yearbook photo was taken in a Charles Woodson jersey, while the caption that accompanied it expressed his wish to be an NFL or NBA star. Growing up in East Palo Alto, he emulated former Raider greats Jerry Rice and Randy Moss and wore a...
Michigan on a run at right time in NCAA Tournament; Villanova nextVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan went into the NCAA Tournament with a troubling trend, alternating between winning and losing for 10 straight games. In a one-and-done tournament, that’s not going to work. So, Hunter Dickinson had an idea. The sophomore center suggested a scrimmage against the team’s student managers as...
North Carolina leaning heavily on ironmen starters in NCAA TournamentVideo
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — R.J. Davis knows North Carolina’s starters can’t afford to get tired. That’s why the sophomore is doing everything possible to stay ready. Extra naps. Making sure to get in an ice bath. Working to calm his mind and reset. Whatever it takes to be ready for...
Wild go all in at deadline to get Fleury, back up GM beliefVideo
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild have raved all season about their chemistry, as much of an asset for them as Kirill Kaprizov’s deft scoring touch, the size of their second line or their newly created veteran goaltending tandem. General manager Bill Guerin believed in the team’s intangible strength...
Match Play the format where every day feels like SundayVideo
AUSTIN, Texas — Jordan Spieth has been in serious contention just once this year, and he is certain that’s going to change in the Dell Technologies Match Play. He won’t even have to wait until the weekend. The most unpredictable format in golf starts Wednesday at Austin Country Club, beginning...
Woman charged in shoving death of Broadway singing coach, 87
NEW YORK — A 26-year-old woman charged in the death of an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach hurled an epithet at her before shoving her to the ground and walking away while the older woman lay bleeding on the sidewalk, prosecutors said at an arraignment Tuesday. Lauren Pazienza, of Port Jefferson,...
