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Group sues Austrian government over ski resort virus outbreak
VIENNA — An Austrian consumer protection group said Wednesday it has filed four civil lawsuits against the country’s government for failing to contain a coronavirus outbreak at an Alpine ski resort that has been blamed for thousands of infections worldwide during the early phase of the pandemic. The chairman of...
Late-stage study of first single-shot vaccine begins in U.S.Video
Johnson & Johnson is beginning a huge final study to try to prove if a single-dose covid-19 vaccine can protect against the virus. The study starting Wednesday will be one of the world’s largest coronavirus vaccine studies so far, testing the shot in 60,000 volunteers in the U.S., South Africa,...
This date in sports history: Sept. 23
1926 — Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey with a 10-round decision to retain the world heavyweight title. 1952 — Rocky Marciano knocks out Jersey Joe Walcott in the 13th round to retain the world heavyweight title. 1979 — St. Louis’ Lou Brock steals his 938th base to break Billy Hamilton’s...
U.S. government executes killer obsessed with witchcraft
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The U.S. government on Tuesday executed a former soldier who said an obsession with witchcraft led him to kill a Georgia nurse he believed had put a spell on him. William Emmett LeCroy, 50, was pronounced dead at 9:06 p.m. EDT after receiving a lethal injection...
Gov. Tony Evers extends Wisconsin’s mask mandate until Nov. 21Video
MADISON, Wis. — Faced with soaring coronavirus cases across Wisconsin, particularly on college campuses, Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday extended a statewide mask mandate until Nov. 21. The order, which has been in effect since August, was scheduled to expire on Monday. Evers extended the order even as his authority...
After Big Ten announcement, Minnesota’s Rashod Bateman wants to opt back inVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota wide receiver Rashod Bateman decided to opt back in for the 2020 football season in light of the Big Ten’s resumption of fall competition, contingent on the star junior gaining the necessary eligibility clearance. Coach P.J. Fleck confirmed Tuesday that Bateman, who won the conference’s receiver of...
Parents tackle man accused of spying on girl in restaurant bathroom
DUNCAN, S.C. — A group of parents tackled and restrained a registered sex offender accused of spying on a 15-year-old girl in the women’s bathroom of a South Carolina Cracker Barrel restaurant over the weekend, authorities said. Douglas Lane, 53, has been charged with voyeurism, as well as possession of...
Recorded attack on Black runner in New York charged as a hate crimeVideo
NEW YORK — A woman who was captured on video throwing a bottle at a Black runner in New York City and yelling a racial slur at her has been charged with attempted assault as a hate crime and aggravated harassment, authorities said Tuesday. Lorena Delaguna, 53, was arraigned in...
Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons opts out in final week of seasonVideo
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shortstop Andrelton Simmons has opted out of the remainder of the Los Angeles Angels’ season. The Angels announced the four-time Gold Glove-winning shortstop’s decision Tuesday before they faced the San Diego Padres. Los Angeles (24-31) still is technically in the playoff race with five games left in...
Cindy McCain endorses Biden for president in rebuke of Trump
PHOENIX — Democrat Joe Biden said Tuesday that Cindy McCain plans to endorse him for president, a stunning rebuke of President Donald Trump by the widow of the GOP’s 2008 nominee. Trump has had a fraught relationship with members of John McCain’s family since he disparaged the Arizona senator during...
Belmont winner Tiz the Law won’t run in Preakness
Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law won’t run in next month’s Preakness, spoiling what would have been a highly anticipated rematch with Kentucky Derby winner Authentic. The Preakness on Oct. 3 at Pimlico concludes this year’s reconfigured Triple Crown series, which was run out of order because of the coronavirus...
Chicago Bulls hire Billy Donovan as coach, replacing Jim Boylen
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls hired Billy Donovan as their new coach Tuesday. The 55-year-old Donovan spent the last five seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He replaces Jim Boylen, who was fired after the Bulls finished 22-43 and were one of the eight teams that didn’t qualify for the...
Tim Dahlberg: Big night for Las Vegas Raiders, their new hometownVideo
LAS VEGAS — As the light outside faded, the glittering casinos on the Las Vegas Strip came to life Monday evening through the giant lanai doors in the new home of the Raiders. If the backdrop was spectacular, so was the scene on the field. There were the Raiders playing...
NFL rallies around Patriots’ James White after father’s deathVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots running back James White said he is having trouble processing the sudden death of his father, but is finding comfort in celebrating his son’s first birthday. In an Instagram message Tuesday, White posted side by side photos of himself as a child sitting on the lap...
Migrant women to no longer see Georgia gynecologist accused of misconduct
HOUSTON — Immigration authorities have stopped sending detained women to a rural Georgia gynecologist accused of performing surgeries without consent, a government spokesman said Tuesday. Dr. Mahendra Amin faces allegations that he administered hysterectomies and other procedures that women held at the Irwin County Detention Center didn’t seek or fully...
Bubble crankiness ratchets up the nasty for Stars, Lightning in Stanley Cup FinalVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Pat Maroon shot a puck into the Dallas bench, nailing an opponent in the face. Victor Hedman tripped Corey Perry before a faceoff. Perry put Tampa Bay’s Cedric Paquette into a headlock before getting flipped over. The dislike is building quickly for the Stars and Lightning in...
Bubble watch: Nastiness between Stars, Lightning intensifies during Stanley Cup finalVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Pat Maroon shot a puck into the Dallas bench, nailing an opponent in the face. Victor Hedman tripped Corey Perry before a faceoff. Perry put Tampa Bay’s Cedric Paquette into a headlock before getting flipped over. The dislike quickly is building for the Stars and Lightning in...
Sharks confident Bob Boughner ready to lead team back to topVideo
The San Jose Sharks saw enough from Bob Boughner behind their bench last season to be confident he’s the coach to lead them back to the top. Sharks general manager Doug Wilson formally retained Boughner as San Jose’s coach Tuesday, removing the interim tag to make him the ninth full-time...
New-look Carrier Dome at Syracuse turns 40Video
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s Carrier Dome opened 40 years ago with an overflow crowd that set an attendance record that still stands. Pete Sala remembers when the dome was just an idea on paper. It was the late 1970s, he was in high school, and the university decided to...
Commentary: U.S. Open more about modern athlete than modern game
MAMARONECK, N.Y. — The power grabbed everyone’s attention, tee shots launched so far it reduced a big golf course into what seemed like a pitch and putt. Thoughts quickly turned to the next major and how his length would play at Augusta National. This was in 1991 after John Daly...
West Virginia’s former health officer, state senator catch coronavirusVideo
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s former public health director and the majority leader of the state senate said they have tested positive for covid-19. Dr. Cathy Slemp, who the governor forced out of her role as state health officer in June, wrote in an op-ed that she was quarantining in...
Vanessa Bryant sues L.A. sheriff over helicopter crash photos
LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff claiming deputies shared unauthorized photos of the crash that killed her husband, their 13-year-old daughter and seven others. After the Jan. 26 crash, reports surfaced that graphic photos...
Notre Dame postpones game at Wake Forest after rash of positive covid testsVideo
Notre Dame’s game Saturday at Wake Forest has been postponed after positive covid-19 tests landed 13 Fighting Irish players in isolation and another 10 in quarantine. The seventh-ranked Fighting Irish said Tuesday the game would be rescheduled. Both teams are off Oct. 3. Notre Dame said 94 football players were...
Some Democrats, not yet Biden, talk of expanding Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The prospect that President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans will fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat before the year is out has ignited a call for major changes on the court, including expanding the number of justices. Some Democratic senators, who had been averse to increasing...
Pennsylvania nears launch of new health insurance website
Pennsylvania is getting ready to launch its own website to sell Affordable Care Act-compliant policies that will replace the federally operated Healthcare.gov to enroll people for the 2021 insurance year, state officials said Tuesday. It is named “Pennie” and lawmakers approved the idea last year in a bid to get...
