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Franklin Regional grad Samantha Pickens falls short of U.S. Olympic diving berth in 1-meter, will compete in 3-meter Saturday
INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. has named its first divers to the Olympic team, with newcomers Krysta Palmer and Alison Gibson earning berths in women’s 3-meter synchronized. The duo came into the finals with a 21-point lead over second-place Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon. Palmer and Gibson consistently hit their dives...
Brad Larsen gets first NHL head-coaching job with Blue Jackets
When Brad Larsen went from old player to young coach and earning an NHL head job became a goal, he spent time on a hockey database website looking up the paths of those who came before him. Larsen found many of the most successful coaches took their time and embraced...
Mississippi Jane Doe found in 1991 identified as Mercer County woman
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — A woman whose body was found 30 years ago in Mississippi has finally been identified thanks to DNA and the persistence of cold case investigators. Authorities found the woman’s body on Feb. 1, 1991, in a swampy area of Ward Bayou in Vancleave in Mississippi’s Jackson County....
U.S. closes Trump-era office for victims of immigrant crime
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration said Friday that it has dismantled a Trump-era government agency to help victims of crimes committed by immigrants, a move that symbolizes President Joe Biden’s rejection of former President Donald Trump’s repeated efforts to link immigrants to crime. Trump created the the Victim Of...
No Tiger in return to Torrey, no telling what might happen
The strongest memory from the last U.S. Open at Torrey Pines was accompanied by three words that explain what golf was like then and now. The scene was the 18th hole in the final round of 2008. The consequences were as clear as the late afternoon sky over San Diego...
AP source: J&J doses to be released, but many will be tossed
U.S. regulators are allowing for the release of 10 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s covid-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory, but material to make many more must be thrown out because of possible contamination, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Friday. The FDA...
Former Michigan State star Keith Appling to remain in jail in murder case
DETROIT — A former Michigan State University basketball star was ordered to remain in jail during his first court appearance on murder and other charges in Detroit. Defense attorney Andrew Abood asked for a bond, saying Keith Appling had always appeared in court in previous cases. But a magistrate denied...
12-team CFP: Why can’t Irish earn a bye and other questions
The College Football Playoff has a plan to expand to 12 teams. The plan is neither final nor finalized, but there is a good chance what the CFP unveiled Thursday is going to be very close to what is implemented. When? Good question and one of several that needs to...
French Open surprise: Pavlyuchenkova vs. Krejcikova in women’s final
Success seemed to come so quickly and easily for Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova as a junior, including three Grand Slam girls’ titles and a No. 1 ranking by her early teens. Not so much in the professional ranks. Her match against Barbora Krejcikova at the French Open on Saturday comes at the...
Lucky number: Biden is 13th U.S. president set to meet queen
LONDON — Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who’s met, well, almost everyone. Such is the challenge for President Joe Biden, who is set to sip tea with Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday at Windsor Castle after a Group of Seven leaders’ summit in southwestern England. Biden will...
Crime leads voter concerns as New York City mayoral primary approaches
NEW YORK — Fear of crime is back as a political issue in New York City. For the first time in years it could be a prime factor in who voters pick as their next mayor. Early voting begins Saturday in the city’s party primaries. Ballots are being cast as...
Law enforcement struggles to recruit since killing of George Floyd
Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers in the year since George Floyd was killed by a cop. And amid the national reckoning on policing, communities are questioning who should become a police...
G-7 nations gather to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world
CARBIS BAY, England — Leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are set to commit at their summit to sharing at least 1 billion coronavirus shots with struggling countries around the world — half the doses coming from the U.S. and 100 million from the U.K. Vaccine sharing commitments...
This date in sports history: June 11Video
1898 — Willie Simms becomes the only African-American jockey to win the Preakness Stakes when he rides Sly Fox to victory and the only one to have won all three Triple Crown races. Simms’ other Triple Crown wins: Kentucky Derby (1896, 1898), Belmont Stakes (1893, 1894). 1919 — Walter Hagen...
Vegas ousts top-seeded Colorado in 6 games
LAS VEGAS — Alex Pietrangelo scored his first goal of the postseason to break a tie late in the second period, and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 in Game 6 of their second-round series on Thursday night to advance to the Stanley Cup semifinals. Nick Holden,...
Back to normal? NBA plans to start ’21-22 season in OctoberVideo
MIAMI — The NBA told its teams Thursday it intends to return to a normal schedule next season, with training camps opening in late September and the regular season set to begin Oct. 19. A memo that was sent to teams, a copy of which was obtained by the Associated...
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson says he didn’t request tradeVideo
RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson made it clear Thursday he did not ask for a trade this offseason, and insisted his relationship with coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider has been strengthened through a series of conversations after months of uncertainty. Wilson spoke for the...
Dustin Johnson starts strong in home-state Palmetto ChampionshipVideo
RIDGELAND, S.C. — Dustin Johnson got off to a fast start Thursday at Congaree in his home-state Palmetto Championship, shooting a 6-under-par 65 that left him a shot behind leader Wes Roach. Johnson, the world’s top-ranked player and a South Carolina native, hadn’t played since missing the cut the last...
Senators eye $579B in new infrastructure spending, $1T plan
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is eyeing an infrastructure deal with $579 billion in new spending as negotiators try to strike a nearly $1 trillion deal on President Joe Biden’s top priority, according to those briefed on the plan. The 10 senators have been huddling behind closed doors,...
SRX racing series puts legends together in made-for-TV events, gets Indy 500 champ for debutVideo
Superstar Racing Experience was envisioned as a series for former greats who still had the skills and desire to compete, and they would square off in identically prepared cars at six of America’s classic short tracks. Ray Evernham and Tony Stewart took great care in extending invites to the made-for-TV...
Ex-police chief, 5 others charged in Capitol riot conspiracy
A former California police chief and five other men have been indicted on conspiracy charges in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to court documents made public Thursday. The men — four of whom prosecutors say identify as members of the Three Percenters antigovernment extremist movement —...
1 injured, 7 detained after shootout outside Georgia mall
MORROW, Ga. — A shouting match led to dozens of gunshots and one person wounded Thursday at a mall southeast of Atlanta, authorities said. Local news outlets report officers were called to Southlake Mall in Morrow just before 3 p.m. “We believe there may have been a verbal altercation inside...
Sinkhole at Mexico farm swallows more land, traps 2 dogs
MEXICO CITY — A large sinkhole that appeared in late May at a farm in central Mexico has grown larger than a football field, begun swallowing a house and trapped two dogs in its depths. The government of the central state of Puebla responded Thursday to emotional requests from animal...
UN: Don’t forget to save species while fixing global warming
To save the planet, the world needs to tackle the crises of climate change and species loss together, taking measures that fix both and not just one, United Nations scientists said. A joint report Thursday by separate U.N. scientific bodies that look at climate change and biodiversity loss found there...
Rep. Omar says she wasn’t equating U.S., Israel and terrorists
WASHINGTON — Rep. Ilhan Omar tried edging away Thursday from a bitter fight with Jewish Democratic lawmakers who’d accused her of likening the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and Afghanistan’s Taliban, saying her remarks were “in no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries.” A three-paragraph statement by the Minnesota...
