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Colorado man described as neo-Nazi pleads guilty in synagogue plot
DENVER — A man described by U.S. prosecutors as a neo-Nazi and white supremacist pleaded guilty on Thursday to a hate crime for plotting to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue last year. Richard Holzer, 28, pleaded guilty to attempting to stop people from exercising their religion with an explosive or...
Man shot by 3-year-old daughter in car; passenger charged
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a father by his 3-year-old daughter in a car in Memphis. Court documents said Allante Jones, 26, has been charged with reckless homicide and unlawful possession of a weapon in the death of Jerome Smith...
DOJ charges Texas billionaire in $2 billion tax fraud scheme
SAN FRANCISCO — Federal prosecutors charged Texas billionaire Robert Brockman on Thursday with a $2 billion tax fraud scheme in what they say is the largest such case against an American. Department of Justice officials said at a news conference that Brockman, 79, hid capital gains income over 20 years...
C-SPAN suspends Steve Scully after he admits to lie about Twitter hack
NEW YORK — C-SPAN suspended its political editor Steve Scully indefinitely Thursday because he admitted to lying about his Twitter feed being hacked when he was confronted about a questionable exchange with former Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci. The news came on the day of what was supposed to be a...
AP source: Tyronn Lue agrees to become next Clippers coachVideo
A person with knowledge of the situation said Tyronn Lue agreed to become the next coach of the Los Angeles Clippers. Final terms were still being worked on, said the person who spoke to the Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity because no contract had been signed. Lue...
Talks on critical election legislation in Pennsylvania stall
HARRISBURG — Closed-door talks on legislation seen as crucial to producing a prompt election result in the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania appeared stuck Thursday between the Democratic governor and the Legislature’s House Republican majority. In a statement to The Associated Press, Gov. Tom Wolf’s office said an offer extended...
Browns send ‘ill’ Odell Beckham home, QB Baker Mayfield feeling better
CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield’s injured ribs aren’t the only concern this week for the Cleveland Browns. Star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was sent home feeling ill on Thursday as coach Kevin Stefanski said the team acted out of caution because of covid-19 concerns while preparing for this week’s matchup...
‘Jagged Little Pill’ leads Tony Awards nominations with 15
NEW YORK — The sobering musical “Jagged Little Pill,” which plumbs Alanis Morissette’s 1995 breakthrough album to tell a story of an American family spiraling out of control, earned a leading 15 Tony Award nominations Thursday, as the Broadway community took the first steps to celebrate a pandemic-shortened season that...
Stocks fall on Wall Street as coronavirus spreads in Europe
Stocks are falling on Wall Street in afternoon trading Thursday, extending the market’s pullback this week as optimism that Congress will deliver another round of stimulus for the economy wanes and new data show another weekly surge in the number of Americans seeking unemployment aid. The S&P 500 was down...
Falcons shut facility after 2nd positive; Vikings game on
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons shut their facility Thursday following one new positive test for covid-19. The team remains scheduled to play at Minnesota on Sunday. Defensive tackle Marlon Davidson was placed on the covid-19/reserve list this week, and the addition of a second unidentified person caused the Falcons to...
Europe reels as it sets virus records, slaps on new rules
BERLIN — Fears rose Thursday that Europe is running out of time to control a resurgence of the coronavirus, as infections hit record daily highs in Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy and Poland. France slapped a 9 p.m. curfew on many of its biggest cities and Londoners faced new travel...
Rudolph and his nose-so-bright into auction will take flight
Rudolph and his still-shiny nose are getting a new home, and it’s bound to be a lot nicer than the Island of Misfit Toys. The soaring reindeer and Santa Claus figures who starred in in the perennially beloved stop-motion animation Christmas special “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” are going up...
Kamala Harris suspends travel after staffer tests covid-19 positive
WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe Biden’s presidential campaign said Thursday that vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris will suspend in-person events until Monday after two people associated with the campaign tested positive for coronavirus. The campaign said Biden had no exposure, though he and Harris spent several hours campaigning together in Arizona...
Post Malone owns Billboard Awards, John Legend shines onstage
NEW YORK — Walking into the show with 16 nominations, Post Malone won nine honors at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, where John Legend gave a heartfelt performance that was dedicated to his wife. With his voice aching as he sang passionately from the piano, Legend told viewers “this is...
Watch Live: Confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
After the two days of questioning, the Senate Judiciary panel is scheduled to start considering the nomination Thursday morning. The meeting, which is a procedural formality, will be held ahead of a panel of law experts and advocates who will testify for and against Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s...
Senate Judiciary sets Oct. 22 vote on Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee convened Thursday and set an Oct. 22 vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination as Republicans race to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick before the Nov. 3 election. The session is without Barrett after two long days of public testimony in which she...
AP explains: Trump seizes on dubious Biden-Ukraine story
WASHINGTON — Looking to undermine rival Joe Biden 20 days before the election, President Donald Trump’s campaign has seized on a tabloid story offering bizarre twists to a familiar line of attack: Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. But the story in the New York Post raises more questions than answers, including...
This date in sports history: Oct. 15Video
1933 — The Philadelphia Eagles play their first NFL game and suffers a 56-0 loss to the New York Giants. 1961 — Mickey Wright wins her third LPGA Championship with a rout, nine strokes ahead of Louise Suggs. 1972 — Stan Mikita of the Chicago Blackhawks becomes the sixth NHL...
George Springer, Jose Altuve homer as Astros avoid ALCS sweep
SAN DIEGO — José Altuve and the Houston Astros are eager to match the 2004 Boston Red Sox in the history books. Beating the Tampa Bay Rays three more times to reach the World Series won’t be easy, but the Astros believe they can do it. George Springer broke a...
Dodgers score record 11 runs in 1st inning to beat Braves in NLCS Game 3Video
ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Muncy hit a grand slam to cap an 11-run first inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the NL Championship Series, the highest-scoring inning ever in a postseason game. The Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves, 15-3, to trim Atlanta’s series lead to 2-1....
Biden raises record $383 million in September
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden raised $383 million for his election effort in September, a record-breaking sum that eclipses the unprecedented fundraising from the previous month. The haul, announced Wednesday night, leaves him with $432 million in the bank just weeks before the Nov. 3 election. He raised...
NCAA changes to name/image/likeness, transfer rules up for January voteVideo
A set of proposals to permit NCAA athletes to earn money from endorsements and sponsorships deals will go up for vote in January, the last step for the association to change its rules but not the last word on how name, image and likeness compensation will work. One year after...
Postal Service agrees to reverse service changes
HELENA, Mont. — The U.S. Postal Service agreed Wednesday to reverse changes that slowed mail service nationwide, settling a lawsuit filed by Montana Gov. Steve Bullock during a pandemic that is expected to force many more people to vote by mail. The lawsuit filed against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and...
Jury finds Nebraska woman guilty of dismembering Tinder date
LEXINGTON, Neb.— A jury found a woman guilty Wednesday of the killing another woman who disappeared after a Tinder date and whose dismembered remains were later found in trash bags along rural Nebraska roads. Jurors took less than four hours to find Bailey Boswell, 26, guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy...
Fierce wind fans Rockies wildfires, new evacuations orderedVideo
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Strong wind fanned two Rocky Mountain wildfires Wednesday, prompting new evacuation orders as one of them spread toward communities that lie outside Rocky Mountain National Park. Cool autumn weather had been helping firefighters in their efforts to quell the Mullen Fire in southeastern Wyoming and northern Colorado...
