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College student wanted in 2 Connecticut slayings is capturedVideo
HARTFORD, Conn. — A college student sought by police as a suspect in a crime spree including two slayings in Connecticut has been captured, Connecticut State Police said Wednesday night. Peter Manfredonia, 23, had been the subject of a six-day search involving several police agencies and the FBI. He was...
NASCAR Cup Series race in Charlotte pushed back day because of rainVideo
CONCORD, N.C. — Rain washed out the Cup Series race Wednesday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway — a slight break for NASCAR teams taxed by a grueling return to racing. The race was rescheduled for Thursday night at 7 p.m., which in turn forced NASCAR to move the Xfinity Series...
West Virginia governor calls for more testing as prison coronavirus cases rise
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday said he wants widespread coronavirus testing at all the state’s correctional facilities as cases continue to rise inside a rural prison. At least 102 inmates and eight staffers at the Huttonsville Correctional Center in Randolph County have tested positive for the...
Texas court: Coronavirus fear alone not enough for mail balloting
AUSTIN — Texas officials fighting to block widespread mail-in voting during the pandemic claimed victory after the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday that a lack of immunity to the coronavirus doesn’t qualify someone to cast a ballot by mail. The decision was unanimous by the Texas Supreme Court, which is...
Alabama reports 5,000 covid-19 cases in last 2 weeks
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama added more than 5,000 coronavirus cases over the last 14 days as the state lifted restrictions. As of Wednesday, more than 15,000 people had tested positive for coronavirus in Alabama and 581 had died. “The last two days we have maybe had our highest days so...
Man who hanged effigy of Kentucky governor fired from jobVideo
LOUISVILLE — A protester who participated in hanging an effigy of Kentucky’s governor at an armed rally on the State Capitol grounds has been fired from his job at an auto dealer. Neil Huffman Auto Group said it terminated the unidentified employee after an internal review, saying it “does not...
AP Source: NFL drops booth official proposal to aid callsVideo
NEW YORK — The NFL has tabled a proposal for a booth official who would aid calls by using a video feed, a person familiar with the decision tells the Associated Press. The league’s competition committee told teams last month it supports studying ways to determine how officiating personnel who...
Postal service offers reward for info on paintball attacks in D.C. area
WASHINGTON — A $50,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and convictions of people who’ve been shooting mail carriers with paintball guns. The Washington Post reports that the mail carriers were attacked on Saturday in at least five incidents in Washington and Maryland. Postal Inspection...
In pandemic, drones used to drop medical supplies from skyVideo
With a loud whir and a whoosh, a fixed-wing drone slingshots out of a medical warehouse, zips through hazy skies at 80 mph, pops open a belly hatch and drops a box of medical supplies. Slowed by a little parachute, the box drifts downward and lands with a plop, less...
Disney, SeaWorld announce plans for Florida parks to reopenVideo
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — SeaWorld and Walt Disney World will reopen in Orlando in June and July after months of inactivity because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to plans a city task force approved Wednesday. The proposals will now be sent to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for final approval. The...
Too much TV? Enter HBO Max, the latest streaming wannabeVideo
Is a pandemic the perfect time to launch a new and relatively expensive streaming service? AT&T sure hopes so. The phone company is investing billions in HBO Max, its first big entertainment venture since it spent $85 billion for Time Warner in 2018. The good news for its timing: millions...
Mike Pompeo says Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from ChinaVideo
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has notified Congress that the Trump administration no longer regards Hong Kong as autonomous from mainland China, setting the stage for the united States to withdraw the former British colony’s preferential trade and financial status it has enjoyed since it reverted to Chinese...
Minneapolis mayor: Officer who put knee on man’s neck should be chargedVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — The mayor of Minneapolis called Wednesday for criminal charges against the white police officer seen on video kneeling against the neck of a handcuffed black man who complained that he could not breathe and died in police custody. Based on the video, Mayor Jacob Frey said officer Derek...
Could be limited — or no — fans at September French OpenVideo
PARIS — With the new $55 million retractable roof shut atop a barren Court Philippe Chatrier — where the red clay has dimmed to an orange-brown, the court’s white lines have all but faded and there’s no net — the French Open’s main stadium was transformed into a far more...
Officials: 3 found dead in eastern Pa. home
LANSFORD — Authorities say three people were found dead in an eastern Pennsylvania home, but there was no immediate word on the cause of the deaths. The Carbon County coroner’s office confirmed Wednesday that three people were found dead Tuesday afternoon in the Lansford residence. WBRE-TV reported that the deceased...
NFL clarifies rules proposal on alternate for onside kicks
NEW YORK — The NFL has clarified the rules proposal for an alternative to an onside kick. The Philadelphia Eagles have proposed allowing one fourth-and-15 scrimmage play from 25-yard line of the team kicking off. It can only be done in regulation time, and be used twice. Should the team...
Larry Kramer, playwright and AIDS activist, dies at 84
NEW YORK — Larry Kramer, the playwright whose angry voice and pen raised theatergoers’ consciousness about AIDS and roused thousands to militant protests in the early years of the epidemic, has died at 84. Bill Goldstein, a writer who was working on a biography of Kramer, confirmed the news to...
Teen, 16, dies after jumping off cliff at Pennsylvania dam
BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP — A 16-year-old boy died after jumping off a cliff at a dam in northeastern Pennsylvania, authorities said. Devin Janvere of Tobyhanna was swimming with friends and relatives at the Francis E. Walter Dam in Bear Creek Township on Tuesday evening, state police in Luzerne County said....
Boeing slashes 12,000 jobs as virus seizes travel industry
Boeing is cutting more than 12,000 jobs through layoffs and buyouts as the coronavirus pandemic seizes the travel industry, and more cuts are coming. One of the nation’s biggest manufacturers will lay off 6,770 U.S. employees this week, and another 5,520 workers are taking buyout offers to leave voluntarily in...
U.S. deaths from coronavirus surpass 100,000 milestoneVideo
HARTFORD, Conn. — The United States surpassed a jarring milestone Wednesday in the coronavirus pandemic: 100,000 deaths. That number is the best estimate and most assuredly an undercount. But it represents the stark reality that more Americans have died from the virus than from the Vietnam and Korea wars combined....
In ‘Wild World,’ singer Kip Moore turns a mirror on himselfVideo
When country singer Kip Moore wasn’t performing, he was traveling the world to places like Iceland and Costa Rica looking for the next great wave to surf, or a cliff to climb or a remote trail to hike. But when the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Georgia-born globetrotter found himself pretty...
Police: Woman kept grandma’s remains in freezer in benefit check theft scam
DILLSBURG — A Pennsylvania woman was charged Wednesday with hiding her grandmother’s remains in a freezer so the dead woman’s Social Security checks would continue. State police say they charged Cynthia Carolyn Black of York Haven with abuse of a corpse, theft and receiving stolen property. Police were summoned to...
Tuesday Morning becomes 5th big retailer to file Chapter 11
NEW YORK — Discount goods retailer Tuesday Morning has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the fifth major retailer to do so since the pandemic. As part of the bankruptcy reorganization, the Dallas-based chain said Wednesday it plans to close approximately 230 of its 687 stores over the summer to focus...
New York City now alone in state in keeping economy closedVideo
NEW YORK — Long Island became the latest region of New York to begin easing some restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Gov. Andrew Cuomo lobbied the president for help with transportation projects. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said efforts to fight the...
Historic SpaceX launch postponed because of stormy weather
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit has been called off with 16 minutes to go in the countdown because of the danger of lightning. Liftoff is rescheduled for Saturday. The spacecraft was set to blast...
