Associated Press stories, Page 1999
Robert Trump, President Trump’s younger brother, dead at 71
NEW YORK — President Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump, a businessman known for an even keel that seemed almost incompatible with the family name, died Saturday night after being hospitalized in New York, the president said in a statement. He was 71. The president visited his brother at a New...
Lightning beat Blue Jackets to seize 2-1 series lead
TORONTO — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 16 saves, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2, on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven playoff series. Alex Killorn, Brayden Point and Victor Hedman scored, and the Lightning held off a 6-on-5 push by the Blue...
NFL training camps have different feel in age of covid-19
ENGLEWOOD, Colorado — From the antimicrobial mist the Denver Broncos strolled through on their way to the practice fields to the hand-held whistles for masked-up coaches, NFL training camps have a very different look and feel this year. No fans. No Gatorade buckets. No joint practices. The league is spending...
Protesters in Portland, Ore., skirmish, fire pepper spray
PORTLAND, Ore. — A rally by a small group of alt-right demonstrators in Portland, Ore., quickly devolved Saturday as they traded paint balls and pepper spray with counter-protesters. About 30 people were participating the Patriot Prayer rally in front of the Multnomah County Justice Center in Oregon’s biggest city. Several...
Austin Cindric continues winning ways at NASCAR Xfinity road race in DaytonaVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Austin Cindric threw a water bottle at one competitor early and escaped a wild melee that took out several others late. Although not as smooth a run as he’s grown accustomed to lately, he still ended the day in a familiar spot: ,victory lane. Cindric won...
Ryan Newman returns to scene of Daytona wreck for road raceVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Newman expects to get a little emotional when he drives into Daytona International Speedway this weekend. His last race at Daytona ended with Newman exiting in the back of an ambulance as countless onlookers feared for his life. Newman will return to the scene of...
Parents of Ohio State, Iowa players ask Big Ten to reconsider not playing in fall; rash of positives for SoonersVideo
A group of Ohio State football players’ parents Saturday joined parents of players at Iowa in calling for the Big Ten to overturn its decision not to play this fall because of the pandemic. Meanwhile, Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said nine Sooners tested positive for covid-19 after he gave his...
Cardinals beat White Sox in 1st game since team’s coronavirus outbreakVideo
CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Wainwright said it was just another start. Well, that was what he told himself anyway. Wainwright pitched five effective innings and Dexter Fowler had a key two-run single, helping St. Louis beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Saturday in the Cardinals’ return from a coronavirus...
Japan marks 75 years since World War II’s end
TOKYO — Japan on Saturday marked the 75th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, with Emperor Naruhito expressing “deep remorse” over his country’s wartime actions at a somber annual ceremony curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic. Naruhito pledged to reflect on the war’s events and expressed hope that the...
Right-wing group, counter-protesters clash in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Members of the far-right Proud Boys group and counter-protesters clashed violently Saturday afternoon in western Michigan, resulting in arrests, police said. Assistant Chief Vernon Coakley of the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said a few people were arrested, but didn’t know exactly how many. “A fight occurred,...
Training pushed to show officers how to stop abuse in own ranks
HARTFORD, Conn. — Despite policies on the books for years that require officers across the United States to stop colleagues from using excessive force, there has been little or no effort to teach officers how to intervene, law enforcement officials and experts say. That’s changing after the killing of George...
Tuukka Rask-less Bruins defeat Hurricanes, take series lead
TORONTO — Jaroslav Halak stopped 29 shots after goaltender Tuukka Rask opted out of the NHL playoffs, and Charlie Coyle provided plenty of offense, scoring once and setting up another goal to help the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-1, and take a 2-1 lead in their first-round series....
Man sues Nebraska officer who used Taser on him
COZAD, Neb. — A Nebraska man who was sitting in a swing in his sister’s backyard with his empty hands visible when a police officer shocked him with a Taser has filed an excessive force lawsuit over the videotaped encounter. Hilario Velasquez of Lexington and his sister, Sarah Garrett, filed...
Police: Girl killed by gunfire during birthday party in Ohio
AKRON, Ohio — An 8-year-old girl was shot and killed during a backyard birthday party for a teenager at an Ohio home, authorities said. Akron police said shots were fired shortly before midnight Friday in the Sherbondy Hill neighborhood. The 8-year-old was found wounded and was taken to Akron Children’s...
Philly Naked Bike Ride called off because of the coronavirus
PHILADELPHIA — The coronavirus pandemic has slammed the brakes on this year’s Philly Naked Bike Ride. The annual event, which usually draws thousands of nude cyclists for a trip around Philadelphia and its tourist sites, had been set for this month. But organizers who had been gearing up for it...
Crews battle wildfires amid brutal heat wave in California
LOS ANGELES — Firefighters struggled to contain three wildfires near Los Angeles on Saturday as forecasters warned the risk of new fires was high with temperatures expected to spike and humidity levels to drop across California. A huge forest fire that prompted evacuations north of Los Angeles flared up about...
Kim shoots 62 for 2-shot lead after three rounds at WyndhamVideo
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Si Woo Kim had a hole-in-one on the way to a 62 for a two-shot lead over Doc Redman and Rob Oppenheim through three rounds of the Wyndham Championship on Saturday. Kim, who is 18-under-par after 54 holes, made history three years ago when, at 21, he...
Police move in after fights break out during Georgia protest
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — After hours of mostly peaceful demonstrations Saturday in an Atlanta suburb that’s home to a giant Confederate memorial, large numbers of police moved in to disperse the crowds when fights broke out. Several dozen right-wing demonstrators, some waving the Confederate battle flag and many wearing military...
2 workers die from injuries in Mississippi plant explosion
BYRAM, Miss. — Two workers severely injured in an explosion at a Mississippi processing plant have died, authorities confirmed. The explosion happened Monday at the DAR PRO Solutions plant at the Greater Jackson Industrial Park near Byram. William Jackson, 51, of Vicksburg, and Terrence Fortenberry, 56, died from complications of...
Newsweek apologizes for op-ed questioning Harris birthright
NEW YORK — Newsweek has apologized for an op-ed that questioned Sen. Kamala Harris’ U.S. citizenship and her eligibility to be Joe Biden’s running mate, a false and racist conspiracy theory which President Trump has not dismissed. “This op-ed is being used by some as a tool to perpetuate racism...
‘Do something:’ Harris’ rapid rise driven by call to action
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Hours before Kamala Harris took the stage for the first time as Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick, she received a text message from a childhood classmate with photos from their school days. A pensive Harris sits on the floor, dutifully looking ahead toward a teacher out of...
Leader of Belarus rejects calls to rerun presidential voteVideo
MINSK, Belarus — The embattled president of Belarus tried to put on a show of strength Sunday, holding a rally with tens of thousands of supporters and rejecting any possibility of repeating the vote that gave him a sixth term. But opponents countered with a far larger demonstration that attracted...
Officer minimized role in Floyd’s death to investigators
A former Minneapolis police officer involved in George Floyd’s arrest told investigators that he was focused on crowd control and minimized his role in the actions that led to Floyd’s death, video of the interview shows. Tou Thao, one of four former officers charged in Floyd’s death, described himself as...
Post Office warns states across U.S. about mail voting
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is warning states coast to coast it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted, even if mailed by state deadlines, raising the possibility millions of voters could be disenfranchised. Voters and lawmakers in...
Coronavirus upends conventions, changes TV coverage
LOS ANGELES — The Democratic and Republican conventions will lack for crowds but not television coverage. The standard political gatherings that were to unfold for the Democratic Party in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and for the GOP in Charlotte, North Carolina, will be largely virtual, constrained by the coronavirus. That won’t stop...
