Associated Press stories, Page 2012
Police say 19 inmates, guards killed in Somalia prison riot
NAIROBI, Kenya — A Somali police officer says at least 19 people were killed during a riot in the central prison in Somalia’s capital on Monday evening. Abdiqani Mohamed Qalaf, spokesman for the police force in charge of prisons, told reporters the dead included 15 inmates and four guards. He...
U.S. skeptical of Russia’s virus vaccine safetyVideo
TAIPAI, Taiwan — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says it’s more important to have a safe and effective vaccine against the coronavirus than to be the first to produce a vaccine. Azar, on a visit to Taiwan, was asked by ABC on Tuesday what he thought of...
Hurricane Elida grows off northern Mexico, no threat to land
MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Elida strengthened a little off Mexico’s northwestern coast on Tuesday, but forecasters said it was not expected to pose a threat to land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said storm, which reached hurricane force the evening before, had grown to have maximum sustained winds...
Man critically hurt in Toledo shooting captured on cellphone video
TOLEDO, Ohio — A man critically wounded in a shooting at a Toledo park apparently used a cellphone to record the incident, authorities said, and the video was posted to social media. The shooting at Winterfield Park occurred around 4:45 p.m. Monday, city police said. The video recorded the sound...
Connecticut voters expected to rubber-stamp Trump, BidenVideo
Voters were expected to rubber-stamp Republican President Donald Trump and former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden in Connecticut’s quiet presidential primary on Tuesday, while also determining the final GOP candidates in two congressional races. Democratic and Republican primaries were also being held in more than a dozen state legislative races,...
Student dead in shooting at Southern Arkansas University
MAGNOLIA, Ark. — A Southern Arkansas University student was killed another wounded in an early Tuesday shooting in a campus parking lot, the school said. “The incident is under investigation, but we know one student was killed and another injured” in the shooting at the campus in Magnolia, about 110...
3 face years in Burundi prison for stone-throwing at leader
NAIROBI, Kenya — Three people have been sentenced to 30 years in prison in Burundi after being accused of throwing stones at the president’s convoy. The sentence has caused an outcry, but the governor says he thinks there will be “changes in this affair” in the coming days. The two...
Scientists uneasy as Russia approves 1st coronavirus vaccineVideo
MOSCOW — Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, a move that was met with international skepticism and unease because the shots have only been studied in dozens of people. President Vladimir Putin announced the Health Ministry’s approval and said one of his two adult...
Familiarity breeds respect among NHL East playoff teamsVideo
TORONTO — Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper took exception to the Columbus Blue Jackets being referred to as “a blue-collar” team. “Is that a positive or a negative?” Cooper said Monday, a day before his Eastern Conference second-seeded Lightning open the first round of the NHL playoffs against the...
‘Heavy lifting:’ NHL’s West is big, tough, deep and wide openVideo
The top of the Western Conference features the defending Stanley Cup champion, a 2018 finalist with even more talent and an MVP front-runner. Good luck picking a favorite. The Vegas Golden Knights earned the top seed in the West by winning all three of their games in a round-robin tournament...
Some Florida schools start as new coronavirus cases dropVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Students began returning to some Florida college campuses on Monday and some public school classrooms in rural districts opened with new safety precautions in place as the state reported the fewest new daily cases of covid-19 in more than a month. Classes for new students started Monday...
Lebanese government resigns after Beirut blast, public angerVideo
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s prime minister stepped down from his job Monday in the wake of the catastrophic explosion in Beirut that has triggered public outrage, saying he has come to the conclusion that corruption in the country is “bigger than the state.” The move risks opening the way to dragged-out...
Trump abruptly escorted from briefing after shooting near White HouseVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon. He returned minutes later, saying there was a “shooting” outside the White House that was “under control.” “There was an actual...
Powerful derecho leaves path of devastation across MidwestVideo
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A rare wind storm with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across the Midwest on Monday, blowing over trees, flipping vehicles, causing widespread property damage and leaving tens of thousands without power. The storm known as a derecho lasted several hours as it tore across...
President Trump, coaches push for college football as cracks emerge
President Donald Trump joined a U.S. senator and a number of coaches Monday in the push to save the college football season from a pandemic-forced shutdown. There was speculation that two of the five most powerful conferences — the Big Ten and the Pac-12 — might call off their seasons....
Trump: Convention speech locale is White House or Gettysburg
WASHINGTON — Searching for a symbolic substitute for his virus-scuttled plans for an arena celebration, President Donald Trump said Monday that his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination will be held at either the White House or the Gettysburg battlefield. The president’s initial hopes for the event to be...
Collin Morikawa quickly goes from college grad to major championVideo
SAN FRANCISCO — Collin Morikawa couldn’t help but break into a smile, and not just because the shiny Wanamaker Trophy he won at Harding Park was positioned on a stand next to him. Just over 14 months ago, Morikawa went through commencement after his All-American career — on the golf...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp: School openings going well, except photosVideo
ATLANTA — Georgia’s governor said Monday that the reopening of some of the state’s schools amid the coronavirus outbreak has gone well except for photos shared on social media showing students crowded together in hallways. “I think quite honestly this week went real well other than a couple of virtual...
AP study: MLB average salary under $1.3M; Max Scherzer tops list
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s eye-popping salaries took an astonishing dive during the coronavirus pandemic to their lowest level in nearly a quarter-century, according to a study by The Associated Press. Washington pitcher Max Scherzer topped the shortened season’s list at $17.8 million, his income partially protected by a...
German man severs another’s hand off with machete
BERLIN — A 22-year-old is under investigation after chopping off another man’s hand with a machete at an outdoor recreation area in western Germany, prosecutors said Monday. Prosecutors in Koblenz said the suspect told authorities he had been chopping firewood in a forested area west of the city on Saturday...
China sanctions 11 U.S. politicians, heads of organizationsVideo
BEIJING — China on Monday announced unspecified sanctions against 11 U.S. politicians and heads of organizations promoting democratic causes, including Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, who have already been singled out by Beijing. Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday said the 11 had “performed badly” on issues concerning...
Fire engulfs cooking show star Rachael Ray’s home
A massive fire was ignited at cooking show star Rachael Ray’s New York home, authorities said. Firefighters responded to Ray’s home in Lake Luzerne, New York, on Sunday evening, KRQE-TV reported. Photos of the house fire show flames bursting through the roof and long plumes of smoke extending into the...
Hundreds ransack downtown Chicago businesses after shootingVideo
CHICAGO — Hundreds of people descended on downtown Chicago early Monday following a police shooting on the city’s South Side, with vandals smashing the windows of dozens of businesses and making off with merchandise, cash machines and anything else they could carry, police said. Police Superintendent David Brown told reporters...
1 dead, 4 rescued after gas explosion levels Baltimore homesVideo
BALTIMORE — A natural gas explosion destroyed three row houses in Baltimore on Monday, killing a woman and trapping other people in the wreckage. At least four people were hospitalized with serious injuries as firefighters searched for more survivors. Dozens of firefighters converged on the piles of rubble. A fourth...
Players unite in push to save college season, create union
Michigan defensive back Hunter Reynolds saw the tweets from Trevor Lawrence and other college football players, pushing for the opportunity to play this season, despite the pandemic. Reynolds, one of the organizers behind a players’ rights movement in the Big Ten, didn’t like the way some on social media seemed...
