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Top NASCAR drivers welcome more road races at DaytonaVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Racing the road course at Daytona International Speedway could have been a debacle. No practice. No qualifying. No experience for most of the field. Drivers balked, some fearing a lack of preparation would result in a ton of consternation. But the Cup Series’ debut race on...
Lightning win, put Blue Jackets on brink of elimination
TORONTO — Andrei Vasilevskiy had 28 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 2-1, on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Barclay Goodrow and Yanni Gourde each had a goal and an assist as the Lightning pushed the Blue Jackets...
Man dies in Arizona water slide’s support structure
Police say a 32-year-old homeless man has died after getting trapped inside the support structure for a water slide at a Scottsdale park. Scottsdale police spokesman Officer Kevin Watts said an officer heard someone calling out for help early Monday morning at the Eldorado Aquatic and Fitness Center. Authorities initially...
Actress Sharon Stone criticizes covid-19 testing in MontanaVideo
HELENA, Mont. — Actress Sharon Stone is criticizing the availability of covid-19 testing in Montana, where her sister and brother-in-law are hospitalized with the respiratory virus. The Meadville native posted a video Sunday on Instagram expressing frustration that there aren’t enough tests for front-line workers and people who have had...
Bengals CB Trae Waynes has surgery on chest muscle
CINCINNATI — Cinncinati Bengals cornerback Trae Waynes had surgery Monday for a torn pectoral muscle, a significant setback to a defense in transition. The Bengals signed Waynes to a three-year deal as a free agent from the Minnesota Vikings, a key part of their defensive overhaul. Waynes was expected to...
Browns RB Nick Chubb being checked for concussionVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Browns Pro Bowl running back Nick Chubb is being evaluated for a concussion after being tackled on the first day players wore pads. Chubb, who rushed for 1,494 yards last season, was taken down after catching a short pass by linebacker Mack Wilson about halfway through Monday’s...
UNC-Chapel Hill moves all classes online after coronavirus outbreak on campus
North Carolina’s flagship university canceled in-person classes for undergraduates just a week into the fall semester Monday as the school and other campuses around the country scrambled to deal with coronavirus clusters linked in some cases to student housing, off-campus parties and packed bars. The University of North Carolina at...
Report: Nursing home cases up nearly 80% in covid-19 rebound
WASHINGTON — Covid-19 cases in U.S. nursing homes jumped nearly 80% earlier this summer, driven by rampant spread across the South and much of the West, according to an industry report released Monday. “The case numbers suggest the problem is far from solved,” said Tamara Konetzka, a research professor at...
Oklahoma State sorority isolated after 23 women test positive for covid-19
STILLWATER, Okla. — Women living at an off-campus sorority house at Oklahoma State University have been placed in isolation and are prohibited from leaving the house after 23 of them tested positive for covid-19, university officials confirmed on Monday. “Due to the nature of this situation, the entire chapter house...
Death Valley’s brutal 130 degrees may be record if verifiedVideo
California sizzled to a triple-digit temperature so hot that meteorologists need to verify it as a planet-wide high mark. Death Valley recorded a scorching 130 degrees Sunday, which if the sensors and other conditions check out, would be the hottest Earth has been in more than 89 years and the...
In The Pits: Andretti digs deep to honor family at IndianapolisVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Fresh off one of the biggest moments of his career, Marco Andretti headed to St. Elmo’s Steakhouse for a small celebration with friends and teammates. Another diner at the Indianapolis landmark said, “Go get ‘em Marco” as he passed by their table. His guests raised a glass to...
Trump counters Biden with law and order message in Minnesota
MANKATO, Minn. — Declaring it’s “crunch time” for the upcoming election, President Donald Trump zeroed in on Midwest battleground states on Monday with a tough, law and order message to counterprogram former Vice President Joe Biden’s show at the Democrats’ national convention. In Mankato, Minn., Trump stepped up his rhetoric...
Today in sports history: Aug. 18Video
Aug. 18 1923 — Helen Mills, 17, ends Molla Bjurstedt Mallory’s domination of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships and starts her own with a 6-2, 6-1 victory. 1958 — Floyd Patterson knocks out Roy Harris in the 13th round at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles to retain his world...
FBI arrests Puerto Rico lawmaker, family in corruption probe
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — FBI agents on Monday arrested Puerto Rico Rep. María Milagros Charbonier after the legislator who once presided over the island’s House Ethics Committee was charged in a public corruption case that officials say also involved her son, husband and an assistant. U.S. Attorney Stephen Muldrow...
Ravens find workout to be welcome escape from virus concernsVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — After being tested for coronavirus outside the building, donning masks and carefully practicing social distancing in the locker room, the Baltimore Ravens enjoyed a bit of normalcy Monday with their first full-team workout in pads. With the exception of the masks on members of the coaching...
Detroit priest denies abuse, gets $125K in lawsuit deal
DETROIT — A Detroit priest who said he was defamed by a police officer in an investigation of alleged sexual abuse has settled a lawsuit against her for $125,000. The Rev. Eduard Perrone said he doesn’t care about the money but wants to be reinstated at Assumption of the Blessed...
Amid outcry, postmaster general to testify before HouseVideo
WASHINGTON — Facing a public backlash over mail delays, the Trump administration scrambled to respond Monday as the House prepared an emergency vote to halt delivery interruptions and service changes that Democrats warned could imperil the November election. The Postal Service said it has stopped removing mailboxes and mail-sorting machines...
Activists: Police killings of Latinos lack attention
RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Antonio Valenzuela’s death didn’t spark widespread protests like George Floyd’s. In fact, the police killing of the 41-year-old drew little attention outside the American Southwestern city just north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The details about Floyd’s death, a 46-year-old Black man, who died in May at...
7 injured in boat explosion on W.Va.’s Cheat Lake
CHEAT LAKE, W.Va. — Seven people were injured in a boat explosion in West Virginia, an official said. The Crownline watercraft had just refueled at Edgewater Marina on Cheat Lake Sunday evening when the operator tried to start the engine and the explosion occurred, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources...
2 men indicted in 2002 killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master JayVideo
NEW YORK — Nearly two decades after the slaying of hip hop star Jam Master Jay, federal prosecutors said Monday they have solved one of New York City’s most enduring unsolved killings, charging two men while suggesting the artist, celebrated for his anti-drug stance, may have been ambushed over a...
Trump says he’ll send feds if NYC can’t stop bloodshed
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is again threatening to send federal agents to New York City if local authorities don’t stop a surge of violence that has left seven people dead and more than 50 people shot since Friday. Trump, who’s running for re-election on a law-and-order agenda as...
2 former correctional officers charged with helping escape at W.Va. juvenile facility
MADISON, W.Va. (AP) — Two former correctional officers at a West Virginia juvenile facility are accused of aiding the escape of a teen-aged murder defendant. Alexanderia Shelby, 25, of Harts and Larissa Mackall, 32, of Julian were charged Friday with conspiracy. The complaint said the women helped an 18-year-old escape...
Q&A: What’s happening at the U.S. Postal Service, and why?
The U.S. Postal Service is warning states it cannot guarantee that all ballots cast by mail for the Nov. 3 election will arrive in time to be counted, even if ballots are mailed by state deadlines. That’s raising the possibility that millions of voters could be disenfranchised. It’s the latest...
Power outage halts streetcars, hits thousands in The Hague
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Streetcars ground to a halt and some stores closed in the Hague after a power outage hit large parts of the Dutch city Monday, with technicians still trying to fix the fault several hours later. Power grid company Stedin said the outage that started around 11...
Pennsylvania prepares to launch virus-tracing app next month
Pennsylvania plans to launch a coronavirus exposure-notification app in early September in an effort to more quickly break chains of transmission by using the new technology to notify people who may have been exposed, officials said Monday. The state has a $1.9 million contract to deploy and maintain the app...
