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Wall Street rises, pushing S&P 500 back near record high
Stocks rose Tuesday on Wall Street, nudging the S&P 500 toward its record high, as the head of the Federal Reserve said again that inflation looks to be only a temporary problem for the economy and markets. The S&P 500 climbed 21.65, or 0.5%, to 4,246.44 after Fed Chair Jerome...
Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic
WASHINGTON — Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most comprehensive look yet at the ravages of covid-19 among its most vulnerable victims. The report from the inspector general of the...
NASA sends squid from Hawaii into space for research
HONOLULU — Dozens of baby squid from Hawaii are in space for study. The baby Hawaiian bobtail squid were raised at the University of Hawaii’s Kewalo Marine Laboratory and were blasted into space earlier this month on a SpaceX resupply mission to the International Space Station. Researcher Jamie Foster, who...
Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary party starts Oct. 1
Walt Disney World is planning an 18-month celebration in honor of its 50th anniversary. All four parks at the Lake Buena Vista, Fla., resort will take part in “The World’s Most Magical Celebration,” beginning Oct. 1, Disney announced Tuesday. On Oct. 1, 1971, the resort opened to guests, culminating years...
This date in sports history: June 22Video
1918 — Molla Bjurstedt wins the women’s U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title for the fourth straight year, beating Eleanor Goss, 6-4, 6-3. 1937 — Joe Louis knocks out Jim Braddock in the eighth round at Chicago’s Comiskey Park to win the world heavyweight title, which he would hold for 11...
Tampa Bay blows out Islanders in Game 5, takes series lead
TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist and Andrei Vasilevskiy notched his fourth career playoff shutout, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning rout the New York Islanders 8-0 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup semifinal series on Monday night. The defending NHL champions improved to 13-0...
Judge tosses most claims over clearing protesters in Lafayette Square
WASHINGTON — A federal judge has dismissed a majority of the claims filed by activists and civil liberties groups who accused the Trump administration of violating the civil rights of protesters who were forcefully removed by police using chemical agents from a park near the White House before then-President Donald...
Chiefs’ Frank Clark arrested in L.A. on suspicion of having concealed gunVideo
LOS ANGELES — Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was arrested in Los Angeles after police saw a submachine gun in his car, police said Monday. Clark, 28, was pulled over for a vehicle violation south of downtown at about 9:20 p.m. Sunday, LAPD public information officer Tony Im...
Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard selected for Tokyo OlympicsVideo
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Laurel Hubbard hefted 628 pounds in two lifts on the way to qualifying in the women’s super-heavyweight division for the Tokyo Olympics. That’s heavy. But it’s nowhere near the figurative weight Hubbard has carried to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympic Games....
Former Penn State DE Carl Nassib becomes first active NFL player who is openly gayVideo
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib on Monday became the first active NFL player to come out as gay. Nassib, who is entering his sixth NFL season and second with the Raiders, announced the news on Instagram, saying he wasn’t doing it for the attention but because he felt...
NASCAR team owner, Hall of Famer Tony Stewart realistic about SHR’s strugglesVideo
LEBANON, Tenn. — Tony Stewart tried to do a grid walk at his first Cup Series race since the start of the pandemic. But he’s Tony Stewart and he hasn’t been at the track in almost 16 months. Everybody wants to chat. A long conversation with driver Cole Custer and...
Ohio man’s trial in 8 slayings set for April after brother’s plea
WAVERLY, Ohio — A trial has been scheduled next spring for a man who along with his brother and parents was charged in the slayings of eight people from another Ohio family. A judge announced the April 4 trial date for George Wagner IV during his brief court appearance Monday...
42,000 pounds of purloined pistachios found in central California
DELANO, Calif. — California detectives say they’ve solved the curious caper of the purloined pistachios. The heist was a nutty one, but nothing new to investigators in America’s most productive farmland. In a nutshell, an audit by the Touchstone Pistachio Company in the San Joaquin Valley discovered that 42,000 pounds...
Vegas leans on goalie combo to even Stanley Cup playoff semifinal vs. CanadiensVideo
MONTREAL — Vegas coach Peter DeBoer can’t think of a more challenging position for a player to be in than goalie Robin Lehner having to bide his time backing up Marc-Andre Fleury during a playoff run. Lehner might not have as accomplished a resume as Fleury, a three-time Stanley Cup...
Perspective, passion define Jon Rahm’s win at U.S. OpenVideo
SAN DIEGO — Jon Rahm’s road to becoming a U.S. Open champion might have started with a pair of bogeys. It ended with a pair of birdies at Torrey Pines that will be far more memorable. In the previous 120 editions of the U.S. Open, no one ever had birdied...
3 killed in Denver-area shooting, including officer, suspectVideo
DENVER — A gunman is believed to have shot and killed an officer and another person in a shopping district in a Denver suburb Monday before being fatally shot by police, authorities said. An officer responded to a call at 1:15 p.m. about a suspicious incident near the library in...
In Senate vote, Biden sees ‘step forward’ for elections billVideo
WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday it views the Senate’s work on an elections bill overhaul and changes being offered by Sen. Joe Manchin as a “step forward,” even though the Democrats’ priority legislation is expected to be blocked by a Republican filibuster. White House press secretary Jen Psaki...
Wall Street snaps back following worst week since February
NEW YORK — Stocks rebounded Monday on Wall Street, clawing back most of their sharp loss from last week, as the initial jolt passes from the Federal Reserve’s reminder that it will eventually offer less help for markets. The S&P 500 snapped 58.34 points higher, or 1.4%, to 4,224.79 and...
West Virginia mail carrier gets probation in absentee ballot case
ELKINS, W.Va. — A West Virginia postal carrier who pleaded guilty to altering mail-in requests for absentee voter ballots was sentenced to five years’ probation Monday. Thomas Cooper was charged in May 2020 after eight mail-in requests for absentee voter ballots had their party affiliations altered. He pleaded guilty last...
Judge weighs whether to dismiss Georgia ballot review case
McDONOUGH, Ga. — A judge is weighing whether to dismiss claims brought by a group of voters who allege that fraud during the November general election in Georgia’s most populous county resulted in the violation of their constitutional rights. The lawsuit filed by nine Georgia voters alleges that counterfeit ballots...
After causing 14 deaths, Claudette heads out to seaVideo
CAMP HILL, Ala. — Claudette regained tropical storm status and headed out to sea from the North Carolina coast Monday, less than two days after the system killed 14 people in Alabama, including nine children who died in a highway crash. Eight of the children who died Saturday were in...
U.S. hitting encouraging milestones on coronavirus deaths and shots
Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. have dipped below 300 a day for the first time since the early days of the disaster in March 2020, while the drive to put shots in arms approached another encouraging milestone Monday: 150 million Americans fully vaccinated. The coronavirus was the third leading cause...
Iran president-elect takes hard line, refuses to meet Biden
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s president-elect staked out a hard-line position Monday in his first remarks since his landslide election victory, rejecting the possibility of meeting with President Joe Biden or negotiating Tehran’s ballistic missile program and support of regional militias. The comments by Ebrahim Raisi offered a blunt...
U.S. hitting encouraging milestones on virus deaths and shots
Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. have dipped below 300 a day for the first time since the early days of the disaster in March 2020, while the drive to put shots in arms approached another encouraging milestone Monday: 150 million Americans fully vaccinated. The coronavirus was the third leading cause...
Stars re-sign veteran forward Blake Comeau for 1 year, $1M
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars are bringing back veteran forward Blake Comeau on a $1 million, one-year contract. The 35-year-old Comeau led Dallas forwards with 106 hits while scoring 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) last season. Comeau has spent three of his 15 seasons with the Stars. “Blake’s...
