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‘Little Fires Everywhere’ director Lynn Shelton dies at 54Video
LOS ANGELES — Lynn Shelton, an independent filmmaker who directed “Humpday” and “Little Fires Everywhere,” has died. She was 54. Shelton’s publicist, Adam Kersh, said in a statement Saturday that she died Friday in Los Angeles from an unidentified blood disorder. Shelton had become the leading voice of the new...
California homeless quarantine in hotels, more rooms needed
LOS ANGELES — Anxiety mounted every time someone at the homeless shelter sneezed or residents got too close. For Matthew Padilla, a 34-year-old with a pacemaker and asthma, catching the novel coronavirus would likely mean death. So he jumped at the chance to move into a hotel room for free...
Woman dies after car crashes into Butler County convenience store
A car slammed into a convenience store in Butler County, killing one woman and injuring two others, authorities said. The car was traveling down Dwellington Drive in Middlesex Township when it crashed into a closed store at the CoGo’s at about 12:10 a.m. Sunday, police in Butler County said. One...
All quiet in Berlin as Bundesliga soccer returns without fans and without incidentVideo
BERLIN — A strong police and media presence outside the stadium provided the only clues Union Berlin was about to play Bayern Munich in its biggest — and quietest — Bundesliga game of the season Sunday. Only a few diehard soccer fans showed up outside Union’s stadium and quickly were...
Bills DT Ed Oliver charged with drunken driving in Texas
HOUSTON — Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Ed Oliver was arrested during a traffic stop in the Houston area and charged with drunken driving and illegally carrying a handgun, authorities said. Montgomery County sheriff’s deputies pulled Oliver over Saturday after receiving reports around 9 p.m. of someone driving recklessly in a...
U.S. health secretary won’t criticize over crowded bars, beaches
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is declining to criticize local leaders amid images of crowded bars and boardwalks in areas where coronavirus restrictions are being lifted. Azar told CNN in an interview Sunday that “the president has left it up to states to know their local...
U.S. military’s mystery space plane rockets back toward orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The U.S. military’s mystery space plane rocketed toward orbit again Sunday, this time with an extra load of science experiments. It’s the sixth flight of an X-37B, a solar-powered plane that’s flown by remote control without a crew. Officials aren’t saying how long the spacecraft will...
Law enforcement ties, long delay complicate Ahmaud Arbery case
ATLANTA — There was an abundance of evidence when officers arrived at the scene on a February afternoon in coastal Georgia: A man, apparently unarmed, lying on the street, soaked in blood. The suspected shooter, a shotgun, eyewitnesses. And video of the incident. But no arrests were made in the...
Joe Biden’s VP search puts spotlight on how long he’ll serve
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden has longed to win the White House for more than three decades. If he finally makes it there after November’s election, he’s already talking about leaving. In an effort to ease concerns about his age, the 77-year-old presumptive Democratic nominee has said he wouldn’t seek reelection...
Tropical Storm Arthur crawls closer to North Carolina coast
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Arthur crawled closer to the North Carolina coast on Sunday evening, amid threats of some minor flooding and rough seas as the system moves off the Southeast seaboard. Arthur formed Saturday in waters off Florida, marking the sixth straight year that a named storm has developed...
Fire, explosion in Los Angeles injures 10 firefighters
LOS ANGELES — An explosion in downtown Los Angeles injured 10 firefighters Saturday, and more than 200 others rushed to the scene as the flames spread to several buildings. The condition of the injured was not immediately known. News helicopters showed dozens of fire trucks at the scene. As firefighters...
Bye buy games? Smaller college football programs could lose millions in Power 5 payoutsVideo
In 2018, with his school facing the possibility of cutting staff to make up a huge shortfall in state funding, Northern Illinois athletic director Sean Frazier added a football game at Florida State to the Huskies’ schedule. The road trip came with a $1.6 million payout to NIU. “Florida State,...
Former Bears CEO Michael McCaskey diesVideo
Michael McCaskey, who led the Chicago Bears for nearly three decades following the death of his grandfather George Halas, died Saturday after a lengthy battle with cancer, the team said. He was 76. The oldest of Ed and team matriarch Virginia McCaskey’s 11 children, Michael assumed operational control of the...
Phyllis George, female sportscasting pioneer, dies at 70Video
Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS’s “The NFL Today” and served as the first lady of Kentucky, has died. She was 70. A family spokeswoman said George died Thursday at a Lexington, Ky., hospital after a long fight with a blood disorder....
New MLB rules: shower at home, don’t spit, Pirate Parrot stay awayVideo
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball will look somewhat like high school ball this year under protocols to deal with the new coronavirus, with showers at ballparks discouraged and players possibly arriving in uniform, like they did when they were teenagers. Team personnel will be banned from eating at restaurants...
Hundreds demand justice for Arbery at Georgia rally
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Justice for Ahmaud Arbery, a black man killed during a pursuit by a white man and his son in Georgia, isn’t just prison time for his killers — it’s changes in a local justice system that never charged them with a crime, rallygoers said Saturday. Hundreds of...
Preakness rescheduled for Oct. 3, 1 month after Kentucky DerbyVideo
The 145th Preakness Stakes was rescheduled for Oct. 3, an announcement delivered Saturday less than hour before the original post time for the Triple Crown race. Traditionally held at Pimlico Race Course on the third Saturday in May, the Preakness was postponed April 3 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The...
Tropical depression forms, storm watch issued for North Carolina
MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center said Saturday a low-pressure system just off the coast of east-central Florida has become a tropical depression and a tropical storm watch has been issued for a portion of the North Carolina coast. In a 5 p.m. update, meteorologists said the storm is about...
Barack Obama criticizes virus response in online graduation speech
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized some officials overseeing the coronavirus response, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in charge.” Obama spoke on “Show Me Your Walk, HBCU Edition,” a two-hour livestreaming event for...
Fred Willard, comedic improv-style actor, has died at 86
LOS ANGELES — Fred Willard, the comedic actor whose improv style kept him relevant for more than 50 years in films such as “This Is Spinal Tap,” “Best In Show” and “Anchorman,” has died. He was 86. Willard’s daughter, Hope Mulbarger, said in a statement Saturday her father died peacefully...
Washington Redskins receiver Cody Latimer arrested in ColoradoVideo
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — A Washington Redskins player is facing five charges, including felony illegal discharge of a firearm, following his arrest in a Denver suburb Saturday morning. The Douglas County sheriff’s office said deputies arrested 27-year-old Cody Latimer after responding to a report just after midnight of shots fired inside...
Giants DB DeAndre Baker surrenders to police in armed robbery caseVideo
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker turned himself in to police Saturday at the Broward County Jail. Baker has been charged with four counts of armed robbery with a firearm and four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm. His lawyer, Bradford Cohen, said he has...
Bosnians protest Mass in Sarajevo for Nazi-allied soldiers
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Thousands of Bosnians, many wearing masks, demonstrated Saturday against a Mass in Sarajevo for Croatia’s Nazi-allied soldiers and civilians killed by partisan forces at the end of World War II. The Mass in Sarajevo was a replacement for a controversial annual gathering usually held in Bleiburg, Austria,...
NASCAR picks up at tricky Darlington after 10-week hiatus
DARLINGTON, S.C. — NASCAR will not be as you remember it when racing returns at old egg-shaped Darlington Raceway. There will be no elaborate infield tailgates, inflatable pools or hundreds of American flags that fly above the campers. The grandstands will be empty gray rows, no spectators allowed. Darius Rucker...
Alex Bowman signs 1-year extension with Hendrick Motorsports
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alex Bowman has signed a one-year contract extension to remain with Hendrick Motorsports through 2021. The announcement Saturday came the day before NASCAR resumes its season at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. Bowman goes into the event already qualified for the playoffs as winner at California on...
