Associated Press stories, Page 1422
U.S. gets Honduras for chilly World Cup qualifier in MinnesotaVideo
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Since World Cup qualifying entered this special winter session, the U.S. has embraced the cold and its accompanying advantage over an opponent from a tropical country. The bring-it-on attitude will be put to a stiff test Wednesday night in Minnesota, where the U.S. will stage a...
Rams’ Andrew Whitworth excited to go against former team in Super BowlVideo
LOS ANGELES — If anyone has an appreciation for the long, winding road the Cincinnati Bengals have taken to their first Super Bowl in 33 years, it is Andrew Whitworth. But if the Los Angeles Rams left tackle wants to win his first championship, he will have to do it...
Virus enters Tonga along with disaster aid; lockdown planned
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Tonga will enter a lockdown Wednesday evening after finding coronavirus infections in two port workers helping distribute aid arriving in the Pacific nation after a volcanic eruption and tsunami. The urgent announcement by Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni appeared to confirm fears that accepting the aid following...
Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo says goodbye to 49ers fansVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Before Jimmy Garoppolo finished his 17-minute season-ending news conference, he wanted to deliver a message to the San Francisco 49ers fans who supported him the past five seasons. “It’s been crazy, man. Just all the comebacks at Levi’s, comebacks on the road, ups and downs. It’s...
Report flags consultant error in Pennsylvania pension data
HARRISBURG — A report commissioned by the board of Pennsylvania’s largest public pension system shows a consultant took responsibility for an errant calculation about the fund’s investment performance. The discovery of the mistaken calculation forced the $72 billion Public School Employees’ Retirement System to take a second vote last year...
Former UCLA lecturer threatened to ‘hunt’ female professor, police say
LOS ANGELES — A former lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles, who was arrested Tuesday after police say he emailed an 800-page document and posted videos threatening violence against the school had previously sent messages saying he would “hunt” and kill a professor, court documents show. Matthew Harris,...
MLS rising global profile evident in latest transfer windowVideo
As the talent level in Major League Soccer grows, so does the inevitable loss of young players to top clubs abroad. For fans, that might be disappointing, but it’s good for the league. Transfers can bring MLS clubs big money, which can then be used to develop more players and...
Is New York safe? Violence, perception and a complicated reality
NEW YORK — A teenage fast-food cashier shot to death in Manhattan. A woman pushed to her death in front of a subway train in Times Square. An 11-month-old girl wounded by a stray bullet in the Bronx. Two police officers killed in Harlem. A string of headline-making violence in...
Jim Litke: Tom Brady’s goodbye leaves (almost) everyone smilingVideo
The smart ones get out while people are still lining up to see them play. Tom Brady was even smarter than that. He was so good for so long that it made the toughest decision of his own career easy for everybody else. Sure, it could have gone smoother. As...
Buccaneers exploring options for successor to Tom BradyVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Long before Tom Brady called its quits, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers began contemplating a future without the seven-time Super Bowl winner. Brady announced his retirement Tuesday, ending an unparalleled career that began with a two-decade stint with the New England Patriots followed by two seasons with the...
Pfizer asks FDA to allow covid-19 vaccine for kids under 5
WASHINGTON — Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its covid-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March. In an extraordinary move, the Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer and...
2 Virginia college officers killed; suspect in custody
BRIDGEWATER, Va. — A gunman shot and killed two campus officers at a private college Tuesday, prompting a protracted campus lockdown and search before the suspect was apprehended, state police and school officials said. The lockdown began in the early afternoon when Bridgewater College officials sent out a tweet in...
Airline says it will stop monkey shipments after Pennsylvania crash
The airline that carried monkeys part of the way to a U.S. research laboratory before they were involved in a highway crash in Pennsylvania says it will stop the shipments. Kenya Airways will not renew its contract with the shipper when it expires this month, airline CEO Allan Kilavuka said...
With packed portal, NCAA signing day becomes transfer seasonVideo
The transfer portal remains remains packed as college football’s second signing period arrives, a glut that has the sport’s leaders pondering ways to clean up a roster management mess. The most notable free agent came off the market Tuesday when former Oklahoma quarterback Caleb Williams made his long-anticipated transfer to...
Former Oklahoma QB Caleb Williams transferring to USCVideo
LOS ANGELES — Quarterback Caleb Williams is transferring to Southern California, following coach Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma to the Trojans. Williams posted his long-awaited announcement on social media Tuesday with a video that included the former five-star recruit in a USC uniform and famous Trojans fan Snoop Dogg rapping. The...
Chances of on-time spring training start for MLB all but vanishVideo
NEW YORK — Whatever little chance there was of an on-time start to spring training all but vanished Tuesday during a contentious 90-minute negotiating session between locked out players and MLB. Players made two slight moves during the first meeting in a week. The union lowered its proposed pool of...
Pennsylvania judge says she’ll soon rule on congressional districts map
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania judge who recently conducted a hearing on more than a dozen competing proposals for a redrawn map of the state’s congressional districts told the state Supreme Court on Tuesday her decision will be ready in a few days — if they do not yank the case...
Mayweather shifts gears from boxing to NASCAR team owner; hopes to have car in Daytona 500Video
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ready to put The Money into NASCAR. The long-delayed debut of The Money Team Racing team is set for the Daytona 500 later this month, with Kaz Grala as the driver. The team secured sponsorship from sunglass company Pit Viper, and Grala will drive the No....
Joe Manchin: Build Back Better bill is ‘dead’
WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin declared Tuesday that President Biden’s vast social and environment bill is “dead,” using his strongest language to date to underscore that any revival of Democrats’ top domestic priorities would have to arise from negotiations that are now moribund. The remarks by the West Virginia Democrat...
Australia’s 1st Olympic curlers swap sunshine for sweepingVideo
SYDNEY — In a sunburned country, with no ice to call their own, Australian curlers Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt were left to practice their sport’s legendary sweeping in the most ironic of places: their kitchens. While sweeping their tiled floors was a less-than-ideal substitute for sweeping the painstakingly prepared...
Fired Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sues NFL, alleging racist hiringVideo
NEW YORK — Fired Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sued the NFL and three of its teams Tuesday, saying racist hiring practices by the league have left it racially segregated and managed like a plantation. The lawsuit in Manhattan federal court sought class-action status and unspecified damages from the league,...
Police: 2 students shot, 1 fatally, outside Minnesota schoolVideo
RICHFIELD, Minn. — One student was killed and another critically injured in a shooting Tuesday near the front entrance to a suburban Minneapolis school, police said. Richfield Police Chief Jay Henthorne said the students were shot about 12:07 p.m. outside South Education Center. The surviving student was in critical condition...
Winter storm to bring snow, ice across wide swath of U.S.Video
AUSTIN, Texas — A huge swath of the United States braced Tuesday for a major winter storm that was expected to dump heavy snow in the Rockies, ice highways, disrupt travel across the Midwest and plunge temperatures below freezing in Texas. Airlines had canceled more than 800 flights in the...
U.S. road deaths rise at record pace as risky driving persists
WASHINGTON — The number of U.S. traffic deaths surged in the first nine months of 2021 to 31,720, the government reported Tuesday, keeping up a record pace of increased dangerous driving during the coronavirus pandemic. The estimated figure of people dying in motor vehicle crashes from January to September 2021...
Whoopi Goldberg regrets saying Holocaust not about race
NEW YORK — Whoopi Goldberg expressed regret Tuesday for saying on “The View” a day earlier that race was not a factor in the Holocaust, saying she was “deeply, deeply grateful” for getting an education on the topic. “The View” brought on Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League and...
