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Biden to address covid bill, holiday pandemic precautions
WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden will speak Tuesday as the nation deals with a covid-19 surge that’s casting a shadow over the Christmas holiday this week. Biden will deliver remarks in Wilmington, Delaware on Tuesday afternoon, where he’s expected to speak on the $900 billion coronavirus aid bill passed...
Senator says Treasury Dept. email accounts compromised in hack
WASHINGTON — Dozens of email accounts at the Treasury Department were compromised in a massive breach of U.S. government agencies being blamed on Russia, with hackers breaking into systems used by the department’s highest-ranking officials. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., provided new details of the hack following a briefing to Senate...
Air Force says Black people more often investigated, punished
WASHINGTON — Black service members in the Air Force are far more likely to be investigated, arrested, face disciplinary actions and be discharged for misconduct, according to a new report that looked at racial disparities across the service. The report by the Air Force inspector general, released Monday, said Black...
This date in sports history: Dec. 22Video
1894 — The United States Golf Association is founded, becoming the governing body for the game in the country. 1924 — Babe Dye of the Toronto St. Patricks scores five goals in a 10-2 victory over the Boston Bruins. 1974 — Boston’s Phil Esposito scores his 500th goal, and the...
More than 70 West Point cadets accused of cheating on exam
WEST POINT, N.Y. — More than 70 cadets training at the U.S. Military Academy to be Army officers have been accused of cheating on a math exam taken online when they were studying remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic. Lt. Col. Christopher Ophardt, spokesman for the academy at West Point,...
Congress approves $900B covid relief bill, sending to TrumpVideo
WASHINGTON — Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in covid-19 cases and deaths. Lawmakers tacked on a $1.4 trillion catchall spending bill and thousands of pages...
White Sox manager Tony La Russa resolves DUI case, feels ‘remorse and regret’Video
CHICAGO — White Sox manager Tony La Russa said he doesn’t have a drinking problem. He also said he has to prove it with his behavior. The 76-year-old La Russa pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge to resolve misdemeanor drunken driving charges stemming from his arrest nearly 10 months...
K.T. Oslin, country singer of ‘80’s Ladies,’ dies at 78Video
LOS ANGELES — Country singer K.T. Oslin, who hit it big with the 1987 hit “80′s Ladies” and won three Grammy awards, has died. She was 78. Oslin’s friend Robert K. Oermann said she died on Monday morning in suburban Nashville, Tenn. He learned of Oslin’s death from her aunt....
Analysis: With Tom Brady on verge of playoffs with Bucs, Patriots doneVideo
Three AFC East teams won in Week 15 — yes, even the Jets. The one defeat, by the Patriots, was historic. For the first time since the 2008 season, New England will not make the playoffs, nor win the division. For the first time since 2000, the opening year of...
Fox, Newsmax shoot down their own aired claims on electionVideo
NEW YORK — Two election technology companies whose names have come up in President Donald Trump’s false charges of widespread voter fraud in the presidential election are fighting back, prompting unusual public statements from Fox News and Newsmax. The statements, over the weekend and on Monday, came after the companies...
Packers, Seahawks, Ravens, Chiefs have 7 Pro Bowlers eachVideo
Led by their star quarterbacks, the Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers had seven players each selected to the Pro Bowl. The Baltimore Ravens also had seven players chosen. Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes joins Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Houston’s Deshaun Watson as the AFC quarterbacks. For the...
Kevin Durant returns, with old Warriors mates welcoming him backVideo
NEW YORK — Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors were trying to extend their stay atop the NBA when he crumbled to the court with a ruptured Achilles tendon June 10, 2019. The two-time NBA Finals MVP was lost and so soon was the Warriors’ grasp on the championship....
James Harden mum on future with Rockets as NBA season approachesVideo
James Harden remains a Houston Rocket with the start of the NBA’s regular season a day away. How he feels about that is unclear, with the superstar refusing to discuss his future or answer any questions about consistent reports he wants to be traded. Harden reported late to camp as...
Adam Silver confident that NBA season can be pulled off safelyVideo
The NBA found a way to get through last season amid a pandemic. Adam Silver sees no reason why the same cannot ring true again this season. Silver, the the NBA’s commissioner, said Monday — one day before the new season begins — he is confident the league’s health and...
Camerun Peoples sets bowl rushing mark, App State tops North TexasVideo
CONWAY, S.C. — Camerun Peoples and Appalachian State began college football’s virus-impacted bowl season with a record-breaking show at the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Monday. Peoples ran for a bowl-record 317 yards and tied another mark with five rushing touchdowns to lead the Mountaineers past North Texas 56-28. “This is...
Shrunken bowl season makes it more important to watch ’em allVideo
Well, hope you’re happy, Mr. (or Miss) There Are Too Many Bowls guy (or gal). This long season through a pandemic has whittled the bowl lineup from the 43 that originally were scheduled to fewer than 30. That’s a lot less college football, and there is no reason to be...
Tensions rise inside and outside of Oregon’s CapitolVideo
SALEM, Ore. — State police declared an unlawful assembly Monday morning at Oregon’s Capitol building as protesters opposed to covid-19 restrictions attempted to force their way in during the third special legislative session. Lawmakers are at the Capitol to consider measures that would provide $800 million in relief to people...
Streaking Ravens must win out and root for … wait for it … the SteelersVideo
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens have won three straight and are playing well enough to sweep their final two games and finish with an admirable 11-5 record. Unfortunately, that still might not be good enough to get them into the playoffs for the third year in a row. The Ravens...
Pennsylvania man accused of casting dead mother’s ballot
PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania man is facing charges of unlawful voting and perjury after prosecutors say he illegally voted on behalf of a long-dead family member in the General Election. Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said during a news conference Monday that Bruce Bartman, 70, of Marple, voted in...
AP analysis: Change likely amid frustration with College Football PlayoffVideo
Seven years into its existence, the postseason system that replaced the Bowl Championship Series is starting to produce levels of frustration, and in some cases contempt, among fans and competitors that ultimately crushed the BCS. Texas A&M is upset about not making the final four. Indiana is mad about being...
Browns inch closer to ending playoff absence with road winVideo
CLEVELAND — Three years after losing all 16 games, the Cleveland Browns are on the cusp of the playoffs. An agonizing and often embarrassing wait is almost over. For the first time since 2002, when quarterback Baker Mayfield was 7, coach Kevin Stefanski was playing safety at Penn, and Cleveland...
Acrobats hurt in circus accident reach $52.5M settlement
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Eight acrobats severely injured when the rigging suspending them by their hair plummeted to the floor during a circus performance in Rhode Island in 2014 have reached a $52.5 million settlement with the ownership and management of the arena where the circus was held, their lawyer confirmed...
Biden gets covid-19 vaccine, says ‘nothing to worry about’
NEWARK, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe. The president-elect took a dose of Pfizer vaccine at a hospital not far from his Delaware...
Man dressed as Santa rescued from power lines in California
RIO LINDA, Calif. — Santa found himself a little more tied up than usual this time of year. A Northern California man impersonating Santa Claus and flying on a powered parachute was rescued Sunday after he became entangled in power lines, authorities said. The incident happened shortly after the man...
Volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island, draws crowds to park
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on the Big Island erupted and shot a steam and ash cloud into the atmosphere that lasted about an hour, an official with the National Weather Service said early Monday. The eruption began late Sunday within Kilauea’s summit crater, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The crater, named...
