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Rally: Effigy of Kentucky governor displayed near CapitolVideo
FRANKFORT — An effigy of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was hung in a tree near the State Capitol on Sunday during what was billed as a protest rally in defense of constitutional rights, drawing sharp political rebukes, according to local news reports. Video recordings and photographs show the effigy suspended...
Woods, Manning defeat Brady, Mickelson in charity golf eventVideo
Tom Brady delivered the shot of the match that made it easy to forget the rest of his swings. Tiger Woods didn’t miss a fairway and earned a small measure of revenge against Phil Mickelson. The PGA Tour is set to return in just over two weeks, and it has...
California woman arrested for posting racist notes at homesVideo
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. — A woman in the San Francisco Bay Area has been arrested on suspicion of posting handwritten messages at several homes, targeting Asian Americans and suggesting that those not native to the United States should leave the country immediately. Police in San Leandro, a suburb of 89,000...
Judge rules against Florida on felons paying fines to vote
TALLAHASSEE — A Florida law requiring felons to pay legal fees as part of their sentences before regaining the vote is unconstitutional for those unable to pay, or unable to find out how much they owe, a federal judge ruled Sunday. The 125-page ruling was issued by U.S. District Court...
Scene around Charlotte Motor Speedway unusually quiet during NASCAR raceVideo
CONCORD, N.C. — Chris “Pops” Bowyer sat in a lawn chair wearing a plain white T-shirt and drinking a beer alongside wife, Jana, and their friends outside of their motorhome a few hundred yards from Charlotte Motor Speedway. Bowyer knew he wasn’t getting into the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday to...
Postponed Indy 500 puts short-track drivers in spotlightVideo
GAS CITY, Ind. — The roaring engines and flying dirt pellets briefly brought Gas City I-69 Speedway back to life Sunday. It wasn’t the same. The grandstands were empty. Track organizers only allowed a few crew members per team to comply with Indiana’s social gatherings limit. Gabe Wilkins even brought...
WNBA teams must make tough decisions on sooner-than-expected roster cutsVideo
NEW YORK — New York Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb knew he and first-year coach Walt Hopkins would have to make tough decisions on the team’s roster this year. He just didn’t think they would have to do it so quickly and without seeing players compete in training camp. The...
U.K. leader Boris Johnson stands by aide over 250-mile lockdown tripVideo
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday he wouldn’t fire his chief aide for allegedly violating the national lockdown rules that he helped to create by driving the length of England to his parents’ house while he was infected with the coronavirus. Defying a growing clamor from public and...
White House bans travel to the U.S. from BrazilVideo
WASHINGTON — The White House has announced a ban on travel to the U.S. from Brazil because of the spread of coronavirus in Latin America’s hardest-hit country. Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says in a statement Sunday evening that the ban applies to foreign nationals who have been in Brazil in...
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says residents must manage coronavirus riskVideo
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says residents must manage the risk of the coronavirus as the state reopens during the pandemic, even as the number of cases increase. “It doesn’t diminish the seriousness in which we take it, but we have to manage the risk, grow our economy,”...
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West recovering after Texas crash
WACO, Texas — Former U.S. Rep. Allen West of Florida was recovering Sunday as a result of suffering a concussion, several fractured bones and cuts in a motorcycle crash in Texas, according to a post on his Facebook page. The post said West was driving back from a rally in...
Ohio governor: Wearing masks shouldn’t be political issue
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says wearing masks while in public during the coronavirus pandemic should not be a political issue but is about people acting to protect others. DeWine was reacting on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday to North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s call for residents to...
Joe Biden wins Hawaii presidential primary delayed by virus
HONOLULU — Joe Biden won the Democratic Party of Hawaii’s party-run presidential primary on Saturday, which was delayed by more than a month because of the coronavirus. Biden defeated Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders 63% to 37%. Biden won 16 of Hawaii’s delegates, and Sanders will take eight. Biden has a...
As Native Americans fight virus, basketball takes a timeoutVideo
PHOENIX — Basketball is woven into the fabric of Native American life. Kids dribble balls on dirt courts and shoot at makeshift rims on some reservations while tournaments are held in state-of-the art buildings on others. Players and fans may travel hundreds of miles to play and watch games of...
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in CaliforniaVideo
PALM DESERT, Calif. — Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was arrested Friday in Southern California. Leaf, 44, was arrested on a domestic battery charge in Palm Desert, which is about 110 miles southeast of Los Angeles, according to booking information provided by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department on Saturday. Leaf...
New-look Santa Anita cashes winning ticket as racing returnsVideo
ARCADIA, Calif. — Horses are thundering down the stretch again at Santa Anita. There are no fans or owners cheering them on. No photos in the winner’s circle. No bets placed at the track’s windows. Still, it’s a win for the sport to be back racing against the backdrop of...
Holiday amid pandemic: Americans divided as nations grapple with 2nd waves of virus
NEW YORK — President Trump visited one of his golf courses Saturday at the start of Memorial Day weekend as he urges states to reopen after coronavirus-related lockdowns. Yet many Americans remained cautious as the number of confirmed cases nationwide passed 1.6 million. In California, where many businesses and recreational...
Saints adding ex-Steelers linebacker Anthony ChickilloVideo
METAIRIE, La. — Linebacker Anthony Chickillo agreed to a contract with the New Orleans Saints after playing the last five seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The deal was announced Saturday by Saints general manager Mickey Loomis. The 6-foot-3, 255-pound Chickillo is changing teams for the first time. He was drafted...
NBA says it is talking with Disney about resuming seasonVideo
The NBA is in talks with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play in Central Florida in late July, the clearest sign yet the league believes the season can continue amid the coronavirus pandemic. The National Basketball Players Association is also part of the...
Police: Miami mom faked son’s abduction, faces murder charge
MIAMI — A Miami woman faked her son’s abduction after trying to drown him twice, with witnesses rescuing the boy from a canal the first time, and the second attempt ending in the boy’s death, officials said Saturday. Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said Patricia Ripley, 45, is facing...
German soccer player ignores social distancing, hugs man he says saved his lifeVideo
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Soccer players in Germany aren’t allowed to celebrate with hugs during games in the pandemic. Dimitrij Nazarov made an exception for the man he believes saved his life. Nazarov ran to the sideline after scoring from a header for Erzgebirge Aue against Nuremberg in the second division...
Out of the Woods: Tiger emerges for TV match with Lefty, QBsVideo
The purpose is to raise $10 million or more for covid-19 relief efforts, and provide entertainment with four of the biggest stars from the PGA Tour and NFL. Another appeal to the Sunday made-for-TV exhibition, “The Match: Champions for Charity,” is a chance to see Tiger Woods swing a golf...
NASCAR all alone on motorsports’ biggest day of racingVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Monaco Grand Prix has been canceled. The Indianapolis 500 is postponed until August. Only the Coca-Cola 600 is still scheduled as planned. The most celebrated day in motorsports has been whittled down to the third course, 600 miles around Charlotte Motor Speedway in NASCAR’s longest race...
‘Strong’ after shooting, El Paso vulnerable to virus
EL PASO, Texas — Inked on skin and hashtagged on social media, the words “El Paso Strong” united city residents after a mass shooting at a Walmart last year. As covid-19 took hold in El Paso, government officials have tried to repurpose the slogan, much like “Don’t mess with Texas,”...
Restrictions eased while virus deaths decline in New York
NEW YORK — New Yorkers experiencing cabin fever after two months of coronavirus quarantine received an unexpected reprieve when Gov. Andrew Cuomo eased the state’s ban on gatherings in time for the Memorial Day weekend. But beachgoers faced inclement weather Saturday that dampened crowds. A look at those and other...
