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DOJ won’t defend Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks in lawsuit over Capitol violenceVideo
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Department of Justice won’t help defend Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama against a civil lawsuit that claims he helped to incite the Jan. 6 violence at the Capitol. In a court filing Tuesday, the Justice Department urged a judge to deny Brooks’ request for immunity...
Infrastructure deal: Senate votes to start work on $1T billVideo
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday night to begin work on a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure plan after President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators reached agreement on major provisions of the package that is a key part of his presidential agenda. Biden welcomed the accord as...
Google delays return to office, mandates vaccines
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Google is postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-October and rolling out a policy that will eventually require everyone to be vaccinated once its sprawling campuses are fully reopened. The announcement Wednesday came as the more highly contagious delta variant is driving...
Stocks end mixed after Fed notes progress on the economy
Stock indexes capped a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street with mixed results Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it was seeing improvement in the economy, but not enough to start dialing down its support measures. The S&P 500 slipped less than 0.1% after giving up a brief afternoon...
Aaron Rodgers participates in Packers’ 1st workout, then details concernsVideo
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers has returned from a tumultuous offseason of uncertainty eager to get the Green Bay Packers to the Super Bowl after falling a step short the last two years. Nobody’s making any promises regarding the 37-year-old quarterback’s future beyond 2021. The reigning MVP participated in...
ZZ Top: Bearded bassist Dusty Hill dies in his sleep at 72
HOUSTON — ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, one of the Texas blues rock trio’s bearded figures, died at his Houston home, the band announced Wednesday. He was 72. In their Facebook post, guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard said Hill died in his sleep. They didn’t give a cause...
Bills’ Cole Beasley makes vaccination statement, then changes topicsVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Wide receiver Cole Beasley continued his crusade against vaccinations and the NFL’s covid-19 policies as the Buffalo Bills opened training camp, though he attempted to sidestep questions about his stance. Beasley opened his news conference Wednesday by reading from a prepared statement for 2 minutes, 30...
Capitol riot arrest of restaurant owner rattles McKean County hometown
KANE — A crank caller ordered an “insurrection pizza” from Pauline Bauer’s restaurant. A profane piece of hate mail addressed her as a domestic terrorist. She even became a punchline for Stephen Colbert’s late-night talk show on CBS. A swift backlash greeted Capitol riot suspects like Bauer when they returned...
Starling Marte traded by Marlins to A’s for LHP Jesus Luzardo
MIAMI — The Oakland Athletics are in playoff contention, and Starling Marte is their midseason reward. Oakland obtained the versatile but well-traveled outfielder Wednesday from the Miami Marlins for left-hander Jesús Luzardo. “We felt like Starling was frankly the best position player that was out there on the market,” A’s...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson tests positive for covid-19
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The coronavirus pandemic is still affecting the Baltimore Ravens. Star quarterback Lamar Jackson tested positive for covid-19 and missed the team’s first practice of training camp. Coach John Harbaugh announced Jackson’s positive test after practice Wednesday and said running back Gus Edwards also tested positive. He...
Basketball diplomacy: U.S., Iran meet on court at Tokyo Games
SAITAMA, Japan — The Americans applauded the Iranian national anthem. The Iranians applauded the U.S. anthem. There were a few handshakes before, plenty more handshakes after, and words of sportsmanship between the sides throughout the game. For two hours, it was basketball diplomacy. It’s still somewhat rare for the U.S....
Joe Burrow is ready to go, but Bengals will be cautious
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow says his surgically repaired knee is “just about 100%,” but the Cincinnati Bengals really don’t want anyone knocking their star quarterback around until absolutely necessary. Burrow likely will not see much action in the three preseason games, staying away from most contact until Cincinnati’s regular-season opener...
Why masks are again advised for everyone indoors
NEW YORK — Wait, we’re supposed to wear masks again? Even if we are vaccinated? For a large part of the U.S., that’s the latest advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC this week revisited and revised its guidance for wearing masks indoors to stop the...
Pfizer: Vaccine protective for at least 6 months
WASHINGTON — The effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine wanes slightly over time but it remains strongly protective for at least six months after the second dose, according to company data released Wednesday. The findings are one piece of evidence that U.S. health authorities will consider in deciding if and when...
Lollapalooza to require vaccination card or negative test
CHICAGO — The hordes of people expected to descend on Chicago’s Grant Park for the Lollapalooza music festival this week will be required to show proof that they’ve been vaccinated for covid-19 or tested negative for the disease within the last three days. The four-day festival starts Thursday and is...
Browns’ Myles Garrett not pushing teammates to get covid vaccine
BEREA, Ohio — For Browns defensive star Myles Garrett, there was never a choice on whether to get the covid-19 vaccine. “I got sick,” the All-Pro end said Wednesday as Cleveland opened training camp. “I didn’t want to get sick again. So it was kind of point-blank apparent for me.”...
Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham headlines list of top prospects in NBA draft
Cade Cunningham spent years honing his game for a shot at becoming the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft. The Oklahoma State one-and-done star could accomplish that goal Thursday night as the headliner of a class that includes scorers, playmakers and potentially elite defenders at the top. “I’ve...
New CDC guidelines set off rush to reimpose mask mandates
States and businesses scrambled Wednesday to change course after the federal government issued new guidance calling for the return of mask wearing in virus hot spots amid a dramatic spike in covid-19 cases and hospitalizations nationwide. Nevada and Kansas City were among the locations that moved swiftly to re-impose indoor...
Can Biden’s efforts lead to more American factory jobs?
MACUNGIE, Pa. — President Joe Biden hoped to connect with blue-collar workers Wednesday at a truck factory in Pennsylvania during a visit to push new “buy American” efforts and advocate for government investments and clean energy as ways to strengthen U.S. manufacturing. Biden was touring the Lehigh Valley operations facility...
Racism of rioters takes center stage in Jan. 6 hearing
It had only been hinted at in previous public examinations of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection: Scores of rioters attacked police officers not just with makeshift weapons, stun guns and fists, but with racist slurs and accusations of treason. Four officers, two from the U.S. Capitol Police and two from...
What a day: U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky experiences defeat, victory, perspective
TOKYO — Katie Ledecky will be the first to concede that her standards are almost impossible to meet, especially at this stage of her stellar swimming career. She always wants to go faster, faster, faster — a singular vision that has carried her to the pinnacle of her sport. Yet...
‘OK not to be OK’: Mental health takes top role at Olympics
TOKYO — For decades, they were told to shake it off or toughen up — to set aside the doubt, or the demons, and focus on the task at hand: winning. Dominating. Getting it done. For years, Simone Biles was one of the very best at that. Suddenly — to...
Olympic golf: A team feel turns back into individual quest
KAWAGOE, Japan — Justin Thomas is playing in his first Olympics and it all feels so familiar. Thomas played another practice round with his fellow Americans — two of them, anyway, with Patrick Reed a late arrival as an alternate. They have matching uniforms and “USA” stitched on their blue...
Olympic champ Simone Biles withdraws from all-around competition
TOKYO — Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title. The American gymnastics superstar withdrew from Thursday’s all-around competition to focus on her mental well-being. USA Gymnastics said in a statement on Wednesday that the 24-year-old is opting to not compete. The decision comes a day after Biles removed herself...
This date in sports history: July 28Video
1913 — The United States wins its first Davis Cup since 1902 by beating Britain, three matches to two. 1928 — The Summer Olympics open in Amsterdam, and the Olympic flame is lit for the first time. 1929 — The Chicago Cardinals become the first NFL team to train out...
