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Powerful 7.8 quake hits Alaska isles; tsunami threat over
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A powerful 7.8 earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula late Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning that sent residents fleeing to higher ground before it was called off without any damaging waves. Hundreds wore masks against the spread of the coronavirus as they gathered in shelters. According to the...
Apology demanded from GOP lawmaker Ted Yoho for Ocasio-Cortez remark
WASHINGTON — New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused a Republican colleague on Tuesday of angrily harassing her outside the Capitol over her progressive views in an encounter that a reporter said ended with the congressman using a sexist slur as he walked away. The No. 2 House Democrat demanded that...
MLB preview 2020: American League team-by-team breakdownVideo
AL East New York Yankees 2019: 103-59, first place, lost to Houston in ALCS. Manager: Aaron Boone (third season). He’s Here: RHP Gerrit Cole, C Erik Kratz, C Chris Iannetta, C Josh Thole, RHP Nick Tropeano, LHP Luis Avilán. He’s Outta Here: LHP CC Sabathia, SS Didi Gregorius, 1B Edwin...
Police: 14 people injured after South Side Chicago shooting
CHICAGO — Fourteen people were injured in connection with a shooting late Tuesday outside a funeral home on Chicago’s South Side, police officials said Tuesday. First Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter said mourners outside a funeral home were fired upon from a passing SUV. Carter says several targets of the shooting...
Trump excluding those in U.S. illegally from reapportionment
WASHINGTON — President Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that seeks to bar people in the United States illegally from being counted in congressional reapportionment, a move that drew immediate criticism and promises of court challenges. Trump said “respect for the law and protection of the integrity of the democratic process...
Trump’s show of federal force sparking alarm in citiesVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is using the Department of Homeland Security in unprecedented ways as he tries to bolster his law and order credentials by making a heavy-handed show of force in cities around the nation in the lead-up to the November elections. His plan to deploy federal agents...
Trump says virus in U.S. will get worse before it gets betterVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the “nasty horrible’” coronavirus will get worse in the U.S. before it gets better, but he also tried to paint a rosy picture of efforts with governors to conquer the disease that has claimed more than 140,000 American lives in just...
Conservatives lash out at Liz Cheney over Trump criticismVideo
WASHINGTON — House Republicans facing electoral uncertainty in November turned on one another in a private meeting on Tuesday, as a small group of conservative lawmakers confronted House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney over what they said was disloyalty to President Donald Trump. The lawmakers called out Cheney for her...
Texas delays some high school football; Florida pushes aheadVideo
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will play high school football this fall, but some of it will be delayed, attendance will be limited and masks will be required as the state fights a surge in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The University Interscholastic League released its guidelines for Texas public...
Man charged with raping 4 Penn State students over 2010-17
STATE COLLEGE — A 36-year-old man was charged Tuesday with raping four young women in State College over several years, and police said DNA was used to identify him as a suspect. Police said genealogical tools also helped lead them to Jeffrey P. Fields of Port Matilda, who worked in...
Biden unveils caregiver plan, says Trump ‘quit’ on countryVideo
NEW CASTLE, Del. — Joe Biden offered a massive plan on Tuesday to create 3 million jobs and improve care for children and the elderly as he accused President Donald Trump of having “quit” on the country during a deadly pandemic. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee promised to spend more...
Trump excluding those in U.S. illegally from reapportionment
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that seeks to bar people in the United States illegally from being counted in congressional reapportionment, a move that drew immediate criticism and promises of court challenges. Trump said that “respect for the law and protection of the integrity of the...
U.S. accuses Chinese hackers in targeting of covid-19 researchVideo
WASHINGTON — Hackers working with the Chinese government targeted firms developing vaccines for the coronavirus and stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of intellectual property and trade secrets from companies across the world, the Justice Department said Tuesday as it announced criminal charges. The indictment does not accuse the...
Hit or error? MLB official scorers work remotely thru virusVideo
MIAMI — As an official scorer for MLB, Ron Jernick has worked at the World Series, the All-Star Game and the World Baseball Classic. This season, he will work at home. Baseball is back, but because of the coronavirus, official scorers this season will rule remotely on hits and errors...
Indy 500 to reduce capacity to 25%, lift blackoutVideo
The Indianapolis 500 will limit fan attendance, implement strict testing, social distancing and mask requirements, and lift the local broadcast blackout for just the second time in nearly seven decades when the postponed race is run next month at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Speedway officials released a detailed 88-page plan Wednesday...
NHL’s training camps advantage for coaches hired midseasonVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Play a game, head for the airport. Take a day off, play another game. Squeeze in a practice when you can. The pace of a regular NHL season is challenging enough, but coaches who take over in the middle of a season are forced to play catch-up,...
Leon Draisaitl, Nathan MacKinnon, Artemi Panarin selected as Hart Trophy finalistsVideo
The Hart Trophy voters agreed with NHL players in selecting Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl, Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and Artemi Panarin of the New York Rangers as MVP award finalists. The finalists were announced by the NHL on Tuesday and determined by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. The three also...
Ohio House speaker, 4 others arrested in $60M bribery caseVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The powerful Republican speaker of the Ohio House and four other people were arrested Tuesday in a $60 million federal bribery investigation, a person briefed on the matter said, as the FBI raided the legislative leader’s rural farm. Speaker Larry Householder was one of the driving forces...
NFL planning to allow social justice decals on helmets
The NFL is planning to allow players to have decals on the back of their helmets bearing names or initials of victims of systemic racism and police violence. The league has been in talks with individual players and their union since June about somehow honoring such victims. The initiative will...
Washington tennis tournament canceled; U.S. Open still planned
WASHINGTON — The hard-court tournament in the nation’s capital that was supposed to mark the official return of men’s professional tennis amid the pandemic was scrapped Tuesday — but the group in charge of the U.S. Open immediately said the tuneup’s cancellation “in no way impacts” its Grand Slam event....
Walmart to close its stores on Thanksgiving Day
NEW YORK — Walmart said that it will be closing its namesake stores and Sam’s Clubs on Thanksgiving Day this year, saying that it wants to have its employees spend time with their families during the coronavirus pandemic. The move, announced Tuesday, marks the first major indication of how covid...
Natalie Portman group bringing women’s soccer to Los Angeles in 2022
Actress Natalie Portman and venture capitalist Kara Nortman lead a group that will bring an expansion National Women’s Soccer League team to the Los Angeles area in 2022. The team, tentatively named Angel City, will bring the league to 11 teams. Louisville FC will join the nine current NWSL clubs...
Giants manager Gabe Kapler, players kneel during anthem
OAKLAND, Calif. — San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler plans to use his position to speak out against racial injustice and provide a voice for those who aren’t heard. Kapler and several of his players knelt during the national anthem before their 6-2 exhibition victory against the Oakland Athletics. Kapler...
Fauci to throw 1st pitch at Yankees-Nationals opener in DC
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the first game of Major League Baseball’s pandemic-delayed regular season. The Washington Nationals announced Monday that Fauci — a self-described fan of the reigning World Series champions — accepted the team’s...
Federal agents, local streets: A ‘red flag’ in Portland, Ore.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal officers’ actions at protests in Oregon’s largest city, hailed by President Donald Trump but done without local consent, are raising the prospect of a constitutional crisis — one that could escalate as weeks of demonstrations find renewed focus in clashes with camouflaged, unidentified agents outside Portland’s...
