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Rock fall at Grand Canyon reveals ancient animal footprints
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — It’s something like a modern-day chuckwalla, side-stepping sand dunes on an island in what now is Grand Canyon National Park. That’s how Steve Rowland, a professor emeritus of geology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, interprets fossil footprints that were revealed in a rock fall near...
Several arrests precede Charlotte’s pared-down share of RNC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Several protesters and a person who illegally entered a secure area were arrested in the hours before North Carolina’s scaled-back share of the Republican National Convention on Monday, local police said, noting that the event itself was conducted without disruption. Hours later, after a group of demonstrators...
Phil Mickelson shoots 61, leads PGA Tour Champions debut
RIDGEDALE, Mo. — Just about the only poor shot Phil Mickelson hit in his PGA Tour Champions debut was a wayward iron off the tee. He still turned it into a birdie. It was one of five straight on the back nine Monday for the five-time major champion, who decided...
Browns rookie safety Grant Delpit carted off with Achilles injury
BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns defense might have taken another jarring hit. Rookie safety Grant Delpit was carted off the practice field Monday with a right Achilles injury, the latest Cleveland player to go down in what has been a tough training camp so far for the team and...
Eagles DBs building chemistry, celebrating big plays in campVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Mills intercepted a pass in the end zone, ran it out to midfield and let everyone know he just made a big play in practice. Celebrations are in midseason form at Philadelphia Eagles camp. “We’re having a lot of fun,” newcomer Nickell Robey-Coleman said Monday. “We have...
Redwoods survive wildfire at California’s oldest state park
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. — When a massive wildfire swept through California’s oldest state park last week it was feared many trees in a grove of old-growth redwoods, some of them 2,000 years old and among the tallest living things on Earth, may finally have succumbed. But an Associated Press reporter...
Revved by Sturgis Rally, covid-19 infections move fast, far
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The hundreds of thousands of bikers who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may have departed western South Dakota, but public health departments in multiple states are trying to measure how much and how quickly the coronavirus spread in bars, tattoo shops and gatherings before people traveled...
WWII surrender ceremony in Hawaii limited to local veterans
HONOLULU — A Pearl Harbor ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II — possibly the last opportunity for many elderly U.S. veterans to commemorate the day — will be limited to survivors of the war living in Hawaii because of coronavirus concerns. The plan before...
National Guard called out after police shoot Black man
KENOSHA, Wis. — Wisconsin’s governor summoned the National Guard for fear of another round of violent protests Monday after the police shooting of a Black man turned Kenosha into the nation’s latest flashpoint city in a summer of racial unrest. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said 125 members of the National...
Official says Falwell leaving Liberty; Falwell says he’s not
RICHMOND, Va. — Jerry Falwell Jr.’s future at evangelical Liberty University was unclear late Monday, with a senior school official saying he had resigned from his leadership post but Falwell telling at least one news outlet that he does not plan to leave permanently. A formal announcement from the school...
Dustin Johnson back to No. 1 with performance that looked the partVideo
NORTON, Mass. — Dustin Johnson is back to No. 1 in the world and wants to stay there as long as he can. The manner in which he obliterated one of the strongest fields of the year at The Northern Trust begs the question how he ever left in the...
Le’Veon Bell says Jets need Sam Darnold, tells QB, ‘No bars’
NEW YORK — Le’Veon Bell likes everything he has seen from Sam Darnold since training camp started. The New York Jets running back insists the third-year quarterback has taken a significant step in becoming a better and more assertive leader. Bell also has noticed Darnold’s command of the offense, with...
Jenna Fryer: Indy 500 protects tradition over a better finishVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar is not NASCAR, and the Indianapolis 500 is not 500-plus some extra miles. Accepting those truths helps understand the unsatisfying finish to “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” The 104th running of the showcase race was an odd and lonely event even before Takuma Sato took the checkered...
Manchester United’s Victor Lindelof catches, detains purse thief
VASTERAS, Sweden — Victor Lindelof doesn’t only make tackles on the soccer field. The Manchester United defender caught a thief who robbed an elderly woman and held the man until police arrived, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported Monday. The incident took place in Lindelof’s home city of Vasteras, which is west...
AP Top 25: Clemson No. 1, followed by Ohio State, Alabama
Clemson is the preseason No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25, a poll featuring nine Big Ten and Pac-12 teams that gives a glimpse at what already has been taken by the pandemic from an uncertain college football season. Ohio State (1,504 points) was a close No. 2 behind...
Falwell says he faced ’emotional toll’ after wife’s affair
RICHMOND, Va. — Jerry Falwell Jr., currently on a leave of absence as the leader of evangelical Liberty University, has released a statement saying that he is seeking help for the “emotional toll” of an affair his wife had with a man who he says later threatened his family. Falwell...
This day in sports history: Aug. 25Video
1804 — Alice Meynell becomes the first woman jockey as she rides in a four-mile race in York, England. 1888 — Henry Slocum becomes the first man to win the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title besides Richard Sears. 1904 — Jim Jeffries knocks out Jack Munroe in the second...
Scientists: Hong Kong man got coronavirus a 2nd time
University of Hong Kong scientists claim to have the first evidence of someone being reinfected with the virus that causes covid-19. Genetic tests revealed that a 33-year-old man returning to Hong Kong from a trip to Spain in mid-August had a different strain of the coronavirus than the one he’d...
Marco collapses, sets stage for Laura to hit U.S. as hurricaneVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Tropical Storm Marco began falling apart Monday, easing one threat to the Gulf Coast but setting the stage for the arrival of Laura as a potentially supercharged Category 3 hurricane with winds topping 110 mph. The two-storm combination could bring a history-making onslaught of wind and coastal...
N.Y. attorney general probes if Trump inflated assets to gain loan advantage
NEW YORK — New York’s Democratic attorney general asked a court Monday to enforce subpoenas into an investigation into whether President Donald Trump and his businesses inflated assets on financial statements. Attorney General Letitia James filed a petition in state trial court in New York City naming the Trump Organization,...
California high court rejects Scott Peterson’s death penalty
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Supreme Court on Monday overturned the 2005 death sentence for Scott Peterson in the slaying of his pregnant wife, but said prosecutors may try again for the same sentence if they wish in the high-profile case. It upheld his 2004 murder conviction in the killing...
First day of school for thousands and Zoom gets glitchy
Zoom is experiencing partial outages during the first day of school for thousands of students who are relying on the video conferencing technology to connect with educators. The company said Monday that it began receiving reports of disruptions around 9 a.m. Eastern time. It has identified the issue causing the...
Gray area of mail-in voting law up to Pennsylvania court
With the Trump campaign’s lawsuit in federal court on hold until October, it could be up to Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court to settle crucial questions of election law in the presidential battleground, including whether ballots mailed without secrecy envelopes can be counted. The state Supreme Court could decide as early as...
Defiant DeJoy says he won’t restore mail-sorting machines
WASHINGTON — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy refused requests by Democrats on Monday to restore mail-sorting machines or mailboxes removed from service as part of sweeping operational changes at the Postal Service, despite complaints that the changes are causing lasting damage and widespread delays. Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., told DeJoy at...
Facebook to pay $125 million in back taxes to France
PARIS — Facebook’s French subsidiary has agreed to pay $125 million in back taxes and penalties following persistent government efforts to get online giants to pay more taxes where they make their money. The agreement came after French tax authorities carried out an extensive audit of a decade of Facebook’s...
