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Residents flee as Gulf Coast sees possible tandem hurricanesVideo
NEW ORLEANS — The Gulf Coast braced Sunday for a potentially devastating hit from twin hurricanes as two strong storms swirled toward the U.S from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Officials feared a history-making onslaught of life-threatening wind and flooding along the coast, stretching from Texas to Alabama....
Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for covid-19Video
WASHINGTON — After expressing frustration at the slow pace of approval for coronavirus treatments, President Donald Trump announced Sunday the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for covid-19 patients. The announcement came after days of White House officials suggesting there were politically motivated delays by the Food and Drug Administration in...
This date in sports history: Aug. 24Video
1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title. 1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out Bill Squires in the 13th round in Sydney to retain the world heavyweight title. 1925 — Helen Wills, 19, wins her third straight U.S. Lawn Tennis Association...
‘Hoax’ book reveals extent of internal unease at Fox News
Brian Stelter knows critics accuse Fox News of bending the truth in order to maintain its staunch support of and closeness to President Donald Trump. As CNN media reporter and host of “Reliable Sources,” he’s often one of them. He wasn’t prepared to hear the extent of concerns about the...
Ravens terminate contract of S Earl Thomas after fight
The Baltimore Ravens terminated the contract of seven-time Pro Bowl safety Earl Thomas, who got involved in a fight with a teammate Friday and did not attend practice Saturday. According to a statement released Sunday by the team, Thomas was released “for personal conduct that adversely affected the Baltimore Ravens.”...
Capitals fire coach Todd Reirden after 2 postseason letdowns
The Washington Capitals fired coach Todd Reirden after a second consecutive first-round exit in the playoffs. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the move Sunday, three days after the Capitals lost to former coach Barry Trotz’s New York Islanders in a five-game series. Washington opted to promote Reirden from the top...
Trump’s vision of American greatness at center of convention
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will aim to recast the story of Donald Trump’s presidency when they hold their national convention, featuring speakers drawn from everyday life as well as cable news and the White House while drawing a stark contrast with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Trump is looking to...
Trump delivered on some big 2016 promises, but others unmet
WASHINGTON — He’s broken his pledge never to take a vacation or play golf for pleasure. His plan to update the nation’s infrastructure has become a running punchline and he’s dropped his threat to throw Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl out of a plane without a parachute. But behind the drama,...
Agent for Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury raises questions with tweetVideo
Peter DeBoer didn’t name his starting goaltender for Sunday’s Game 1 of the Vegas Golden Knights’ second-round series against the Vancouver Canucks. A tweet Saturday by Marc-Andre Fleury’s agent may have given that information away, and it certainly stirred up questions in the middle of the playoffs. Agent Allan Walsh...
Dustin Johnson’s big finish gives him 5-shot lead at TPC BostonVideo
NORTON, Mass. — Dustin Johnson could have used a finish like this for a record score. The birdie-eagle ending to his round Saturday at The Northern Trust gave him a 7-under-par 64 and stretched his lead to five shots in the FedEx Cup playoffs opener. Johnson, coming off a remarkable...
Mike Milbury steps away from broadcasting rest of NHL playoffsVideo
Mike Milbury is stepping away from broadcasting the rest of the NHL playoffs after his on-air comment that there were no women in the league’s quarantined bubble to disrupt concentration drew widespread criticism. The former player, coach and general manager released a statement through NBC Sports on Saturday, saying: “I...
Denny Hamlin holds off Gibbs teammate Martin Truex Jr. for 1st Dover victoryVideo
DOVER, Del. — Denny Hamlin zipped past teammate Martin Truex Jr. with less than 10 laps to go and won the NASCAR Cup Series race Saturday at Dover International Speedway. Hamlin matched Kevin Harvick for the season victory lead with six, matching his total from last season and closing within...
House passes bill to reverse changes blamed for mail delays
WASHINGTON — With heated debate over mail delays, the House approved legislation in a rare Saturday session that would reverse recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations and send $25 billion to shore up the agency ahead of the November election. Speaker Nancy Pelosi had recalled lawmakers to Washington over...
All eyes on Marco Andretti at Indy 500Video
INDIANAPOLIS — Marco Andretti will lead the Indianapolis 500 field to green Sunday as the first Andretti on the pole for the Indy 500 since grandfather Mario in 1987. His father never won a pole at Indy, same for his uncle and his cousin. Five racers over three generations have...
Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg to undergo season-ending surgeryVideo
WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg’s season is over. The Washington Nationals transferred the star right-hander to the 60-day disabled list Saturday. Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Strasburg will undergo carpal tunnel surgery next week. Strasburg, last year’s World Series MVP, was first placed on the injured list Aug. 15 with carpal...
Moses named 1st Black track president in NASCAR historyVideo
DOVER, Del. — Erik Moses was named president of Nashville Superspeedway, the first Black man to hold that title at any NASCAR track. Moses most recently served as president of the XFL’s DC Defenders and now leads the charge of the scheduled Nashville reboot in 2021. The 1.33-mile concrete track...
This date in sports history: Aug. 23Video
1898 — Malcolm Whitman wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. 1926 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan to capture her seventh singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. 1933 — The first televised boxing match is an exhibition fight between Archie...
Special order cable ties lead officers to suspected killer
HELENA, Mont. — Special order cable ties, images from a trail camera and a history of bad blood over road access eventually added up to an arrest in a 2011 homicide in a rural neighborhood northwest of Helena, charging documents said. Leon Michael Ford, of Oak Harbor, Washington, was arrested...
N.Y. gov OKs clerical fixes on mail-in ballots, with a twist
NEW YORK — Anticipating a wave of mail-in voting this fall, New York state will now give voters a chance to correct missing signatures and other clerical errors so their absentee ballots can be counted — but the exact provisions haven’t yet been made public after last-minute negotiations between Gov....
Officials: Police shoot, kill man outside store in Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, La. — Police in Louisiana shot and killed a man as he tried to enter a convenience store with a knife, authorities said Saturday. The shooting was captured on video, and the state ACLU condemned what it described as a “horrific and deadly incident of police violence against a...
AP: U.S. faces back-to-school laptop shortage
SAN FRANCISCO — Schools across the United States are facing shortages and long delays, of up to several months, in getting this year’s most crucial back-to-school supplies: the laptops and other equipment needed for online learning, an Associated Press investigation has found. The world’s three biggest computer companies, Lenovo, HP...
Trump ordered to pay $44,100 in Stormy Daniels legal fees
LOS ANGELES — A California court ordered President Donald Trump this week to pay $44,100 in attorney fees to porn actress Stormy Daniels to pay for her legal battle over her effort to cancel a hush money deal brokered to keep her quiet about their sexual relationship a decade ago....
Ketamine that’s injected during arrests draws new scrutiny
DENVER — Police stopped Elijah McClain on the street in suburban Denver last year after deeming the young Black man suspicious. He was thrown into a chokehold, threatened with a dog and stun gun, then subjected to another law enforcement tool before he died: a drug called ketamine. Paramedics inject...
Miami ICU nurse: I have never in my life seen so many deaths
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Their final breaths are tormented. Rublas Ruiz has seen too many of them — the last gasps of 17 men and women who died of the coronavirus. A 41-year-old ICU nurse in Miami’s Kendall Regional Medical Center, Ruiz has witnessed the desperate, pleading, wide-eyed, barely there...
Mississippi flag designs: Would they make good tattoos?
JACKSON, Miss. — After mothballing its old Confederate-themed state flag, Mississippi could choose a new one with a magnolia, a shield with wavy lines representing water, or an “edgy” representation of the Mississippi River snaking along the state’s western border. The Associated Press consulted three experts about five final designs...
