Associated Press stories, Page 176
Oklahoma governor spares the life of inmate just before he was to be executed
McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has spared the life of a death row inmate just before he was set to receive a lethal injection on Thursday, commuting the man’s sentence to life in prison without parole. Stitt formally granted clemency to Tremane Wood, 46, who was scheduled to...
Judge hears arguments challenging appointment of prosecutor who charged James Comey, Letitia James
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Lawyers for two of President Donald Trump’s foes who have been charged by the Justice Department asked a judge on Thursday to dismiss the cases against them, saying the prosecutor who secured the indictments was illegally installed in the role. U.S. District Cameron McGowan Currie didn’t immediately...
Shutdown’s end brings relief for federal workers, renewed health-care debate ahead
President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks. The signing ceremony came just hours after the House passed...
Joe Flacco’s last stand? Bengals QB faces uncertain future as Joe Burrow returns to practice
CINCINNATI — Joe Flacco might have more starts for the Cincinnati Bengals under his belt than he has ahead of him. And it has nothing to do with the quarterback’s injured right shoulder. The move Monday to open the 21-day window Joe Burrow’s return from a September turf-toe injury means...
Broncos to rely on several backups at key positions vs. Chiefs
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos are a hurting bunch as they prepare for their showdown with the nine-time defending AFC West champion Kansas City Chiefs this weekend. They’re still without their best defensive player with cornerback Pat Surtain (strained pectoral) about to miss his third straight game. Their leading...
Notre Dame pass defense navigates quick turnaround at Pitt
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 9 Notre Dame spent last week figuring out how to slow down Navy’s run-heavy offense. This week, the defense is switching gears against No. 23 Pitt. Yes, the Fighting Irish began this week with the usual emphasis — stopping the run — while fully understanding...
Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr. out vs. 49ers after surgery for appendicitisVideo
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. will miss Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers after having surgery this week for appendicitis, coach Jonathan Gannon said Wednesday. Harrison — a second-year receiver out of Ohio State — has played in all nine games this season, catching 34...
NCAA puts Michigan State football on 3 years of probation for recruiting violations under Mel Tucker
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The NCAA put Michigan State’s football program on three years of probation and penalized the school $30,000 plus 1.5% of the team’s budget after agreeing former staff members under coach Mel Tucker broke rules regarding recruiting inducements and benefits, communication and unofficial visit expenses. Michigan State...
Giants’ Jameis Winston to start over Russell Wilson at QB for Giants with Jaxson Dart outVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Jameis Winston walked off the field Wednesday following his first practice as the New York Giants’ starting quarterback, including some extra work after it was over, and flashed a big smile across his face. “We finally made it, huh?” Winston said. “We finally made it.” With...
Pennsylvania lawmakers look to end budget stalemate, sealed with concession by Democrats on climate
HARRISBURG — Billions of dollars for Pennsylvania’s public schools and social services could soon start flowing after months of delay, as lawmakers on Wednesday took up a roughly $50 billion spending plan to break the state’s budget impasse. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro was expected to sign key budget bills by...
Freddie Dilione V scores 19 off bench, Penn State beats Navy
UNIVERSITY PARK — Freddie Dilione V scored 19 points off the bench, freshman Kayden Mingo added 16 and Penn State held off Navy, 80-71, on Tuesday night. Penn State has started 3-0 for the fourth straight season and fifth time in the last seven years. Navy got within 63-60 with...
Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt and Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy win Manager of the Year for 2nd straight season
Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt won his second straight AL Manager of the Year award, and Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy repeated for the NL honor. Vogt received 17 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, beating Toronto’s John Schneider and Seattle’s Dan Wilson. Voting was conducted before...
Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million verdict
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to throw out a jury’s finding in a civil lawsuit that he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her. Trump’s lawyers argued in a lengthy filing...
Families accuse Camp Mystic of ignoring risks in Texas lawsuit over flood deaths
The operators of Camp Mystic in Texas, where 25 girls and two teenage counselors died in catastrophic flooding on July 4, failed to take necessary steps to protect the campers as life-threatening floodwaters approached, families of the victims allege in a lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed Monday in state court in...
MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch rigging scandal
Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians were indicted and accused of rigging pitches at the behest of gamblers. MLB said Monday the limits were agreed to by sportsbook operators...
Arctic air hits much of the U.S., bringing snow to some areas and very chilly temperatures to FloridaVideo
Some of this autumn’s coldest weather yet is bearing down on the United States, enveloping the eastern two-thirds of the country with Arctic air on Monday and affecting millions of people. National Weather Service forecasters said the weather could bring record low temperatures in the U.S. Southeast, including all of...
Wendy’s to close hundreds of U.S. stores in bid to halt falling profit
Wendy’s plans to close hundreds U.S. restaurants over the next few months in an effort to boost its profit and make its remaining stores more appealing. The Dublin, Ohio-based chain said during a conference call with investors last week that it planned to begin closing restaurants in the fourth quarter...
Bengals QB Joe Burrow back at practice ahead of schedule but won’t play Sunday vs. Steelers
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow returned to practice with the Bengals on Monday, opening the 21-day window for the franchise quarterback to return to the lineup. His practice time will not count against the 53-player active roster. Burrow is eligible to be activated during the three-week window. However, coach Zac Taylor...
Giants fire coach Brian Daboll midway through his 4th season
NEW YORK — The New York Giants fired coach Brian Daboll on Monday, according to two people with knowledge of the situation, moving on from him midway through his fourth season after they dropped to 2-8 with a loss at Chicago. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition...
Browns sticking with Dillon Gabriel over Shedeur Sanders at QB after loss to Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Shedeur Sanders’ NFL debut for the Cleveland Browns will wait for at least another week. After rookie Dillon Gabriel and the Browns struggled in a 27-20 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday, coach Kevin Stefanski said he’s not making a quarterback change ahead of...
5 wounded, 1 seriously, in shooting outside San Francisco supermarket
SAN FRANCISCO — Police were investigating on Sunday after five people were wounded, one seriously, in a weekend shooting outside a supermarket in San Francisco, authorities said. Officers responding to reports of gunfire around 9 p.m. Saturday found multiple victims near a Safeway in the Outer Richmond neighborhood, according to...
Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, the godfather of Seattle basketball, dies at 88
SEATTLE — Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88. The family said Wilkens was surrounded by loved ones when he died and did not immediately release a...
NFL Week 10: Jonathan Taylor runs for 244 yards, scores OT winner as Colts top Falcons in BerlinVideo
BERLIN — Jonathan Taylor completed a 244-yard rushing day with an 8-yard touchdown run in overtime to give the Indianapolis Colts a 31-25 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday in the first regular-season NFL game in Berlin, Germany. It was Taylor’s third touchdown of the game and came after...
Meteorologists warn of ‘intense’ snow in Great Lakes states, record lows in South
CHICAGO — Large swaths of the U.S. prepared for one of the season’s first blasts of wintry weather Sunday as temperatures dipped and snow fell in the Northern Plains, snowstorms developed eastward across the Great Lakes and the South prepared for a big chill. Flurries fell Sunday across parts of...
Brenen Lorient scores career-high 26 for WVU in victory over Lehigh
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Brenen Lorient scored a career-high 26 to propel West Virginia to a 69-47 victory over Lehigh on Sunday. Lorient sank 11 of 15 shots from the floor for the Mountaineers (3-0), including 3 of 4 from 3-point range. The 6-foot-9 senior forward added seven rebounds and three...
