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Judges approve special grand jury in Georgia election probe
ATLANTA — Judges have approved a request for a special grand jury by the Georgia prosecutor who’s investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to throw out Joe Biden’s presidential election victory. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis last week...
Ole Miss enters AP women’s poll for 1st time in 15 yearsVideo
Unbeaten on the road this season, Mississippi entered The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time in 15 years on Monday, coming in at No. 24. The Rebels (17-2) have won their first seven games away from home, including a victory over then-No. 23 Kentucky on Sunday. The...
Auburn flies to No. 1 in AP Top 25 for 1st time in historyVideo
War Eagle is flying high over men’s college basketball for the first time in history. A barely ranked afterthought to begin the season, Auburn climbed past Gonzaga to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll released Monday. The Tigers beat Kentucky over the weekend for their 15th consecutive win,...
Army: Man who breached Fort Knox gate, tried to ram police fatally shot
FORT KNOX, Ky. — Military police fatally shot a man who breached the main gate at Kentucky’s Fort Knox and tried to run over officers, officials said. The shooting happened early Sunday when the man drove toward Fort Knox police officers after initially fleeing from them through the gate, which...
Pennsylvania rolls out ‘strike team’ to ease hospital crunch
SELLERSVILLE — Pennsylvania has deployed its first pandemic “strike team” of out-of-state health care workers to a suburban Philadelphia hospital under severe strain from covid-19, the state’s top health official announced Monday. The team, which includes nurses and respiratory therapists, started Saturday night at Grand View Hospital in Sellersville. Workers...
U.S. puts 8,500 troops on heightened alert amid Russia tensionVideo
WASHINGTON — At President Joe Biden’s direction, the Pentagon is putting about 8,500 U.S.-based troops on heightened alert for potential deployment to Europe to reassure allies amid rising fears of a possible Russian military move on Ukraine. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Monday no final decisions had been made...
Another delay for ex-deep-sea treasure hunter stuck in jail
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The long-running case of a former deep-sea treasure hunter marking his sixth year in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of missing gold coins has hit yet another roadblock. Research scientist Tommy Thompson has been held in contempt of court since Dec. 15, 2015, for that...
MLB negotiators meet in person for 1st time since Dec. 1Video
NEW YORK — Negotiators for locked-out baseball players and management met in person Monday for the first time since Dec. 1, the day before the start of the sport’s first work stoppage since 1995. Veteran reliever Andrew Miller was the only player to attend the two-hour bargaining session. Colorado Rockies...
Police: 6 found dead at Milwaukee home had gunshot woundsVideo
Six people found dead in a Milwaukee home had apparently been shot and investigators are looking for the person or people responsible for the homicides, police said Monday. The victims had injuries that are suspected to have been caused by gunfire, Milwaukee Police Sgt. Efrain Cornejo said in an email...
IRS launches website for claiming part 2 of child tax credit
WASHINGTON — The government launched a revamped website Monday — the first day of tax filing season — to help people who were eligible for the expanded tax credit under last year’s pandemic relief bill claim the second half of the payment they were due. The site, ChildTaxCredit.gov, features a...
Poised and confident, Patrick Mahomes has Chiefs back in AFC title game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — You could spend about a year describing the frantic two minutes that led to overtime between the Bills and Chiefs on Sunday night, when Kansas City rallied for a heart-pounding 42-36 victory to reach its fourth consecutive AFC title game. Or you could use two words:...
David Ortiz, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds to be close calls for Hall of Fame
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, with eight MVPs and seven Cy Young Awards between them, are in the bottom of the last inning in their Hall of Fame bids. Either they get in Tuesday — and it’s going to be close — or Cooperstown may elude them entirely. David Ortiz...
Stocks climb back after steep slide on Fed, Ukraine jitters
NEW YORK — A volatile day on Wall Street ended Monday with stocks notching modest gains after climbing back from a steep slide that had knocked more than 1,200 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The late-afternoon comeback pulled the S&P 500 out of so-called correction territory — a...
High court won’t hear pandemic proxy voting dispute
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to the proxy voting system that Democrats put in place in response to the coronavirus pandemic. McCarthy had sought a declaration that proxy voting, an absent representative giving authority for someone in attendance to cast...
Pandemic-era design solution from the past: The Murphy bed
When the vast majority of your life is happening within the four walls of your home, every square foot counts. So the past two years have inspired some serious, space-saving creativity. “Everybody all of a sudden was just surrounded by their environment, just sort of thinking, ‘If I’m going to...
ABBA’s Ulvaeus seeks source of group’s magic with Apple radio show
LOS ANGELES — ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus is launching a radio show on Apple Music, with hopes of figuring out why his songs like “Mamma Mia” and “Dancing Queen” have stayed stuck in the heads of so much of the world for so many decades. The guitarist, singer and co-songwriter from...
Review: Schaffhausen sets standard for serial killer novels
“Last Seen Alive” by Joanna Schaffhausen (Minotaur) When Joanna Schaffhausen first introduced FBI Special Agent Reed Markham and Boston police officer Ellery Hathaway, the author put serial killer Francis Coben at the center of their origin story. And yet, for four straight novels, the monster remained off stage. Instead, he...
Supreme Court to hear challenge to race in college admissions
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding another blockbuster case to a term with abortion, guns, religion and covid-19 already on the agenda. The court said it will take up lawsuits claiming that Harvard University, a private...
Michigan high school reopening nearly 2 months after shooting
OXFORD, Mich. — The Michigan high school where four students were fatally shot in late November will reopen Monday for the first time since the attack with the school’s principal declaring that “we are reclaiming our high school back.” Oxford High School students have been attending classes at other buildings...
Sarah Palin’s covid-19 tests delay libel trial against New York Times
NEW YORK — An unvaccinated former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin tested positive for covid-19 Monday, forcing a postponement of a trial in her libel lawsuit against The New York Times. The Republican’s positive test was announced in court just as jury selection was set to begin at a federal courthouse...
Several wounded in shooting in German city; gunman dead
BERLIN — A lone gunman wounded several people at a lecture hall in the southwestern German city of Heidelberg on Monday, police said. Police said in a brief statement that the perpetrator was dead, but didn’t give details of how that happened. They had earlier asked people on Twitter to...
Assange wins 1st stage in effort to appeal U.S. extradition
LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday won the first stage of his effort to overturn a U.K. ruling that opened the door for his extradition to U.S. to stand trial on espionage charges. The High Court in London gave Assange permission to appeal the case to the U.K....
UAE says it intercepted 2 ballistic missiles over Abu Dhabi
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the skies of Abu Dhabi early Monday, authorities said, the second attack in a week that targeted the Emirati capital. The missile fire further escalates tensions across the Persian Gulf, which...
‘Harry Potter’ fired from Broadway’s ‘Cursed Child’ production
NEW YORK — The actor playing Harry Potter has been fired from the Broadway production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” following a complaint by a co-star about his conduct. Producers said Sunday night that, after an independent investigation of the incident, they decided to terminate the contract of...
6 dead at Milwaukee home; homicide investigation underway
MILWAUKEE — Six people were found dead in a Milwaukee home in what police are investigating as multiple homicides, authorities said. Milwaukee police responded about 3:45 p.m. Sunday to assist with a welfare check at the residence where four men and one woman were found dead, Milwaukee Assistant Police Chief...
