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Americans divided over armed civilians who flock to protestsVideo
BOISE, Idaho — The scenes have become commonplace in 2020: People gathered at state Capitols with semiautomatic long guns strapped across their chests. A couple near St. Louis emerging from their mansion brandishing firearms as Black Lives Matter demonstrators marched by the house. Men roaming the streets with rifles during...
John Oliver: Name sewage plant for me, I’ll give to charity
Comedian John Oliver upped the stakes in a tongue-in-cheek spat with a Connecticut city, offering to donate $55,000 to charity if officials follow through on a joke to name its sewage treatment plant after him. Mayor Mark Boughton said last week that Danbury was going to rename the facility the...
Appeals court keeps Michael Flynn case alive, won’t order dismissal
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington declined Monday to order the dismissal of the Michael Flynn prosecution, permitting a judge to scrutinize the Justice Department’s request to dismiss its case against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser. The decision keeps the matter at least temporarily alive and...
Frank Lloyd Wright home in Phoenix sells for $7.25 million
PHOENIX — A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in Phoenix has sold more than $7 million. The Arizona Republic reported Monday that the David and Gladys Wright House sold for $7.25 million. The group of buyers include businessman Jim Benson and architect Bing Hu, who apprenticed at Wright’s Taliesin West school...
Chef and writer J. Kenji López-Alt cooks up a kid’s book
NEW YORK — Pipo is a young girl in a new book for kids who insists that pizza is the best food on Earth. Prompted by her mom to prove it, Pipo goes across her neighborhood testing alternatives: tagine, red beans and rice, bibimbap and dumplings. Her new conclusion: Pizza...
India says China’s military made moves near disputed border
SRINAGAR, India — India said Monday its soldiers thwarted “provocative” movements by China’s military near a disputed border in the Ladakh region months into the rival nations’ deadliest standoff in decades. China’s military said it was taking “necessary actions in response,” without giving details. Local military commanders from the two...
Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78
WASHINGTON — John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died. He was 78 His death was announced in a family statement released by Georgetown on...
Police: Most arrested during Kenosha protests not from city
KENOSHA, Wis. — Most of the people arrested in demonstrations against police brutality since the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha were not city residents, according to police. Of the 175 people arrested during protests in Kenosha since Blake was shot in the back Aug. 23, leaving the 29-year-old Black...
In aftermath of Hurricane Laura, residents worry about help
LAKE CHARLES, La. — In a matter of hours last week, Hurricane Laura tore through the tire shop Layla Winbush’s family started just under a year ago, reducing most of it to rubble and scattering hundreds of tires across the lot. The storm also damaged her home, which now reeks...
Oregon state police returning to Portland following deadly shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. — State Police will return to Portland to help local authorities after the fatal shooting of a man following clashes between President Donald Trump supporters and counter-protesters that led to an argument between the president and the mayor over who was to blame for the violence. Protesters were...
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero arrested on terror charges, say police
Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda” as a hero who saved the lives of more than 1,200 people from the country’s 1994 genocide, has been arrested by the Rwandan government on terror charges, police announced on Monday. A well-known critic of President Paul Kagame, Rusesabagina had been living...
NYPD to adopt guidelines for disciplining officer misconduct
NEW YORK — When the New York Police Department fired an officer last year for putting Eric Garner in a deadly chokehold, the officer’s union argued that there was little, if any, precedent within the department’s internal disciplinary system for such a penalty. Now, the nation’s largest police department is...
Kentucky Derby, Louisville prepare for weekend without fans
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The fastest two minutes in sports will also be the quietest in Kentucky Derby history. Churchill Downs scrapped plans earlier this month for 23,000 physically distanced, masked fans to attend Saturday’s rescheduled Tripled Crown race because of the rise in coronavirus cases. It will be the first...
Jaguars waive Leonard Fournette after failing to trade him
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have waived running back Leonard Fournette, a stunning decision that gets the team closer to purging Tom Coughlin’s tenure. The team spent months trying to trade the fourth overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft. But no one expected Jacksonville to part ways with...
Sudan, rebel alliance reach deal in ongoing peace efforts
JUBA, South Sudan — Sudan’s transitional authorities and a rebel alliance signed a peace deal on Monday following months of tortuous negotiations aimed at ending the country’s decades-long civil wars, but other powerful armed groups have thus far declined to join them. The deal was reached between the Sudanese government...
Lady Gaga dominates at MTV VMAs, The Weeknd wins top award
NEW YORK — Lady Gaga cleaned house at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, while The Weeknd took home the top prize — and both pop stars sent important messages to viewers about the current state of the world: “Wear a mask” and “Justice for Jacob Blake and Breonna Taylor.”...
Vegas beats Canucks, move within win of conference finals
EDMONTON, Alberta — Max Pacioretty scored twice and added an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied for three goals in the third period and beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Sunday night. The Golden Knights took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven second-round series. With a win in Game...
This day in sports history: Aug. 31
1881 — The first U.S. men’s single tennis championships begin at the Newport Casino, in Newport, R.I. 1895 — The first professional football game is played at Latrobe between Latrobe and Jeannette. Latrobe pays $10 to quarterback John Brallier for expenses. 1934 — The Chicago Bears and the College All-Stars...
Islanders take 3-1 series lead with 3-2 win over FlyersVideo
TORONTO — Jean Gabriel Pageau scored the go-ahead goal 7:18 into the third period and the New York Islanders moved within one win of advancing to the Eastern Conference finals with a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night. Brock Nelson scored twice, both set up by Josh...
‘Tragedy’: St. Louis officer dies after being shot by gunman
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A St. Louis police officer who was shot in the head while responding to a shooting on the city’s south side died Sunday, authorities said. Officer Tamarris L. Bohannon, 29, had been with the department for 3½ years. A second officer who was shot in the...
Hundreds rally at Massachusetts State House against flu vaccine mandate for studentsVideo
Demonstrators, many not wearing masks, came to the Massachusetts State House on Sunday to oppose a new state rule that requires flu shots for school children. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker announced what is believed to be the first such requirement in the country earlier this month. A Massachusetts Department of...
Stars take 3-1 series lead over Avalanche
EDMONTON, Alberta — Radek Faksa had a goal and two assists, Roope Hintz scored the last of three power-play goals by Dallas and the Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche, 5-4, on Sunday night, taking a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. The Stars, who led 3-0 in...
Padres make another splash, acquire Mitch Moreland from Red Sox
DENVER — The San Diego Padres made another big move to try and end their playoff drought, acquiring slugger Mitch Moreland in a trade Sunday with Boston. The Padres haven’t been to the postseason since 2006. They currently have the second-most wins in the NL, trailing only division rival Los...
For his father: A poignant Alaphilippe win at Tour de FranceVideo
NICE, France — Racing across the finish line at the Tour de France, Julian Alaphilippe kissed his finger and raised it to the sky, dedicating his win Sunday on Stage 2 to his father who died in June. “I promised myself that I’d win for him,” the French rider said....
Jon Rahm makes 65-foot putt to beat Dustin Johnson in playoff
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Even with so few people around, Jon Rahm could hear from the other side of the Olympia Fields clubhouse that Dustin Johnson had made a 45-foot birdie on the final hole to force a playoff Sunday in the BMW Championship. Resilient as ever, Rahm went out...
