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Teen held in Indiana killings of 5, including pregnant womanVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police arrested a 17-year-old boy Monday in the killings of five people, including a pregnant woman, who were shot to death inside a home in what the city’s mayor called a “devastating act of violence.” The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement that the name...
Biden more bullish on vaccines, suggests 1.5M shots per dayVideo
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday appeared to boost his goal for coronavirus vaccinations in his first 100 days in office, suggesting that the nation could soon be vaccinating 1.5 million Americans on average per day. Biden signaled his increasing bullishness on the pace of vaccinations after signing an...
Southern Hills in Oklahoma to replace Trump National for ’22 PGA ChampionshipVideo
The PGA Championship is headed back to Southern Hills next year, the Oklahoma course that gets its eighth major championship earlier than expected after the PGA of America cut ties with former President Donald Trump. The 2022 PGA Championship originally was to be played at Trump National in Bedminster, N.J....
Southern Hills to replace Trump National for ’22 PGAVideo
The PGA Championship is headed back to Southern Hills next year, the Oklahoma course that gets its eighth major championship earlier than expected after the PGA of America cut ties with former President Donald Trump. The 2022 PGA Championship originally was to be played at Trump National in Bedminster, N.J....
Cactus League asks MLB to delay spring training due to covid
The Cactus League and Arizona community leaders have asked Major League Baseball to delay the start of spring training due to coronavirus concerns just over three weeks before pitchers and catchers are supposed to report. The Cactus League made the request in a letter to Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred obtained...
AP source: Lawmakers threatened ahead of impeachment trialVideo
WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement officials are examining a number of threats aimed at members of Congress as the second trial of former President Donald Trump nears, including ominous chatter about killing legislators or attacking them outside of the U.S. Capitol, a U.S. official told The Associated Press. The threats,...
Smaller investors face down hedge funds, as GameStop soarsVideo
NEW YORK — A head-scratching David and Goliath story is playing out on Wall Street over the stock price of a money-losing videogame retailer. An army of smaller-pocketed, optimistic investors is throwing dollars and buy orders at the stock of GameStop — in direct opposition to a group of wealthy...
Storm threatens Midwest with heavy snow, travel disruptions
OMAHA, Neb. — A major winter storm threatened to blanket parts of the middle of the country with more than a foot of snow Monday, promising to disrupt travel and even forcing the closure of some coronavirus testing sites. The National Weather Service forecast that the snow could stretch from...
Pets are back: Biden’s 2 dogs settle in at White HouseVideo
WASHINGTON — The patter of paws is being heard in the White House again following the arrival of President Joe Biden’s dogs Champ and Major. The two German shepherds are the first pets to live at the executive mansion since the Obama administration. Major burst onto the national scene late...
Oft-suspended former Steelers receiver Martavis Bryant joins CFLVideo
Martavis Bryant, the former Pittsburgh Steelers and then-Oakland Raiders wide receiver suspended multiple times by the NFL for substance abuse violations, signed with the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts. The ex-Clemson star drew an indefinite suspension in 2018 while with Oakland. He has not played in the league since. The NFL said...
Effort to put Tubman on $20 bill restarted under BidenVideo
WASHINGTON — With a change of administrations, it looks like Harriet Tubman is once again headed to the front of the $20 bill. Biden press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that the Treasury Department is taking steps to resume efforts to put the 19th century abolitionist leader on the $20...
Somerset County house fire claims life of 1
CAIRNBROOK — A fire that destroyed a western Pennsylvania home over the weekend claimed the life of one person, authorities said. Emergency officials in Somerset County said the blaze in Shade Township was reported at 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Chief Dave Johnson of the Stoystown fire department told The (Somerset) Daily...
Democrats push to enshrine abortion rights in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. — Democratic legislators are redoubling efforts to repeal New Mexico’s dormant, 50-year-old ban on most abortion procedures that could go into effect if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling. A bill that would shore up abortion rights statewide was scheduled for...
House sending Trump impeachment to Senate, GOP opposes trial
WASHINGTON — As the House prepares to bring the impeachment charge against Donald Trump to the Senate for trial, a growing number of Republican senators say they are opposed to the proceeding, dimming the chances that former president will be convicted on the charge that he incited a siege of...
Police investigating death of 4 family members at Pa. home
EXTON — Police are investigating the deaths of four family members found in the basement of their southeastern Pennsylvania home. Police in Chester County responded to the West Whiteland Township home after an out-of-state relative called shortly after 12:30 p.m. Sunday to report being unable to contact the family. Detective...
More cancellations for Carnival amid jumbled vaccine rollout
Carnival Cruise Line is canceling and delaying more U.S. trips with new cases of covid-19 averaging about 170,000 per day in the country amid a jumbled rollout of vaccines. Carnival’s planned seasonal service out of San Diego has been suspended until further notice, and cruises scheduled through April 2023 were...
Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio won’t seek reelection
CINCINNATI — Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio said Monday that he won’t seek reelection due in part to how it’s gotten “harder to break through the partisan gridlock and make progress,” and plans to end a career in federal government spanning more than three decades. Portman’s announcement comes...
Gonzaga, Baylor remain atop AP Top 25; Alabama cracks top 10
Gonzaga and Baylor have remained firmly atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll all season while everyone else keeps rotating in and out of the top 10 beneath them as potential challengers. This week, that includes Alabama for the first time in 14 years. While the Bulldogs and Bears...
Google says Chrome cookie replacement plan making progress
LONDON — Google says it’s making progress on plans to revamp Chrome user tracking technology aimed at improving privacy even as it faces challenges from regulators and officials. The company gave an update Monday on its work to remove from its Chrome browser so-called third-party cookies, which are used by...
Ex-White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders launches Arkansas governor bid
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who worked as former President Donald Trump’s press secretary, launched a bid Monday for governor of her home state of Arkansas, a job once held by her father, Mike Huckabee. Sanders announced her candidacy in the Republican primary with an online video heavy on shots of her...
California lifts virus stay-at-home orders, curfew statewide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lifted regional stay-at-home orders across the state Monday in response to improving coronavirus conditions, returning the state to a system of county-by-county restrictions, state health officials announced. The order had been in place in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley and Southern California, covering...
A bumpy day on Wall Street ends with stock indexes mixedVideo
NEW YORK — Stocks swerved to a mixed finish Monday on Wall Street, ahead of a deluge of corporate earnings reports scheduled to arrive this week. The S&P 500 rose 13.89 points, or 0.4%, to 3,855.36 as gains for influential Big Tech stocks were big enough to steady the index...
Russian hack of U.S. agencies exposed supply chain weaknesses
The elite Russian hackers who gained access to computer systems of federal agencies last year didn’t need to painstakingly break one-by-one into the networks of each department in order to cause havoc. Instead, they got inside by sneaking malicious code into a software update pushed out to thousands of government...
Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits
The Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency, saying the cases are moot now that Trump is no longer in office. The high court’s action was the first in an expected steady stream of orders and rulings on pending...
Old (Brady), young (Mahomes), different Super Bowl 55 awaits
For Tom Brady, another trip to the Super Bowl — but this time, in a Tampa Bay uniform. And for his new team, the Buccaneers, a first-of-its-kind home game, but without the usual home-field advantage. To put a bow on this make-it-up-as-we-go NFL season — a campaign upended but never...
