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Suspect in Canada shooting is identified as an 18-year-old with history of police visits to her home
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The suspect in a Canada school shooting was an 18-year-old who had a history of police visits to her home to check on her mental health, authorities said Wednesday, a day after the attack that killed eight people in a remote part of British Columbia. Police...
FBI combs desert terrain for clues in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearanceVideo
RIO RICO, Ariz. — Fresh surveillance images from Nancy Guthrie’s porch the night she went missing, coupled with intense police activity across Arizona and the detention of a man had raised hopes that authorities were nearing a major break. But then the man was released after questioning, leaving it unclear...
Raiders introduce new coach Klint Kubiak with nod to storied past
HENDERSON, Nev. — They were introduced one by one, six ex-players who represent Raiders royalty. Four Hall of Famers. Five Super Bowl champions. All six at least made the big game. Three took seats to the left and the other three to the right before new Las Vegas coach Klint...
Defensive coordinator job brings Anthony Weaver back to Ravens
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Anthony Weaver is back for another stint with the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens announced Tuesday that Weaver will be their defensive coordinator under new coach Jesse Minter. He was previously the defensive coordinator with the Miami Dolphins for two seasons before coach Mike McDaniel was fired...
Blue Jays slugger Anthony Santander to miss much of season with shoulder injury
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander will miss much of the upcoming season with a shoulder injury, manager John Schneider announced Tuesday at spring training. Schneider said Santander will have labrum surgery on his left shoulder Wednesday and is expected to be sidelined for five to six...
Why the words ‘Armenian genocide’ matter after JD Vance social media reference is deleted
U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s team posted and then deleted a message on social media about the Republican’s visit to a memorial paying tribute to early 20th century Armenians killed by the Ottoman Empire. The issue was the post using the term “Armenian genocide,” a designation the U.S. government historically...
Super Bowl averages 124.9M viewers in U.S., Bad Bunny’s halftime 128.2 million, both short of records
Sunday night’s Super Bowl and Bad Bunny fell short of setting records for most watched U.S. broadcast and halftime show. Seattle’s 29-13 victory over New England averaged 124.9 million viewers on NBC, Peacock, Telemundo, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL+, according to Nielsen’s Big Data + Panel rating system. That fell...
McIlroy says pendulum swings in PGA Tour’s direction with return of Koepka and Reed
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rory McIlroy believes the pendulum has swung more in the PGA Tour’s favor with the return of Brooks Koepka from LIV Golf and Patrick Reed leaving the Saudi-funded league and being virtually assured a tour card for next year. “I’m all for anything that makes the...
Winter Olympics recap: Mikaela Shiffrin out of medals again
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Make that seven straight races without a medal for Mikaela Shiffrin at the Winter Olympics. The American skiing standout was given the ideal platform to win the new team combined event after partner Breezy Johnson led the opening downhill leg on Tuesday. Shiffrin was the last...
U.S. dominates Canadian women in Olympic hockey for pool-play sweep
MILAN — Hannah Bilka scored twice, and the United States’ youth and speed overwhelmed a Canadian women’s hockey team missing its captain in a 5-0 win at the Milan Cortina Games on Tuesday. The lopsided victory clinched first place for the U.S. in Group A entering the quarterfinals and continued...
Trump-appointed judge dismisses attempt to obtain Michigan voter data in latest rejection of DOJ
LANSING, Mich. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the Department of Justice that sought to obtain Michigan’s voter rolls, marking the latest judicial rejection in President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging attempts to gain access to voter data from states. The Justice Department has sued at least 23 states...
Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology, the company announced Tuesday. The news is the latest sign of the FDA’s heightened scrutiny of vaccines under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., particularly...
Patriots QB Drake Maye has no plans for surgery on throwing shoulder
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye said he doesn’t plan to have any surgical procedures on his throwing shoulder this offseason, after receiving a pain-relieving injection before their Super Bowl loss. “Just get some time off. Time’s the best healer. Definitely just need time off,” Maye said...
Annual governors’ gathering with White House unraveling after Trump excludes Democrats
WASHINGTON — An annual meeting of the nation’s governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling after President Donald Trump excluded Democratic governors from White House events. The National Governors Association said it will no longer hold a formal meeting with Trump when governors are scheduled...
Justin Verlander returns to the Detroit Tigers on a $13 million, 1-year contract
LAKELAND, Fla. — For his 21st season in the majors, Justin Verlander is going back to the beginning of his career. All the way back to Motown. Verlander returned to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, agreeing to a $13 million, one-year contract with his first big league team. The three-time...
Retail operator of outdoor sportswear pioneer Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcy
NEW YORK — The operator of roughly 180 Eddie Bauer stores across the U.S. and Canada has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming declining sales and a litany of other industry headwinds. The bankruptcy filing marks the third time in a little over two decades for the storied-but-now-tired brand...
Reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson adds team owner to his renowned racing resume
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Larson’s latest racing endeavor might be more challenging than “The Double.” The two-time and reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion recently started his own micro-racing team for his kids. Trucks, trailers, cars, engines, parts, shop space, employees, Larson added it all for his 11-year-old son, Owen,...
Trump administration plans to hold back grant money for some Democratic-led states
President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to withhold some public health and transportation money from a group of Democratic-led states. Full details have not been released, including whether the states could take any steps to avoid losing the funding. The federal government cited concerns over fraud and mismanagement of taxpayer...
Former Pirate Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Red Sox finalize 1-year, $6M contract
BOSTON — Former Pittsburgh Pirates utilityman Isiah Kiner-Falefa and the Boston Red Sox finalized a $6 million, one-year contract Tuesday. Kiner-Falefa can earn $500,000 in performance bonuses for plate appearances: $100,000 each for 300, 350, 400, 450, and 500. The 30-year-old hit .262 with two homers, 40 RBIs and 21...
Tom Malinowski concedes to Analilia Mejia in Democratic U.S. House special primary in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. — Former congressman Tom Malinowski conceded on Tuesday to Analilia Mejia, a longtime progressive activist and former political director for Sen. Bernie Sanders, in the crowded Democratic primary in New Jersey’s U.S. House special election. The race attracted national attention as Democrats sparred over the best way to...
Trump administration takes down rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument
NEW YORK — The Trump administration has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument, angering activists who see the change as a symbolic swipe at the country’s first national monument to LGBTQ+ history. The multicolored flag, one of the world’s most well known emblems of LGBTQ+ rights,...
U.S.-Canada bridge brouhaha deepens as White House says Trump could amend a permit for the projectVideo
WASHINGTON — The White House says President Donald Trump has the right to amend a permit for a new bridge between Canada and Michigan, prolonging the latest dispute between the U.S. and its northern neighbor hours after its prime minister signaled there could be a detente. The Gordie Howe International...
Chappell Roan leaves talent agency led by Casey Wasserman, who appears in Epstein files
Grammy-winning singer Chappell Roan has left the talent agency led by entertainment industry executive and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics chair Casey Wasserman, who appears in recently released government files on Jeffrey Epstein. Wasserman has not been accused of any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein, but documents released by the Justice...
FBI search of Georgia offices relied on years-old claims of fraud, affidavit shows
ATLANTA — The FBI relied on years-old claims of fraud, many of them thoroughly investigated, to obtain a search warrant to seize ballots from election offices in Fulton County, Georgia, according to an affidavit unsealed Tuesday that shows the investigation began with a referral from an administration official who tried...
U.S. to expand passport revocations for parents who owe child support, AP sources say
WASHINGTON — Parents who owe a significant amount of child support soon could lose their ability to travel internationally as the Trump administration expands and steps up enforcement of a 30-year-old law that allows the federal government to revoke American passports until payments are made, three U.S. officials told The...
