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LA Rams fire veteran defensive coordinator Wade Phillips
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Veteran defensive coordinator Wade Phillips has been fired by the Los Angeles Rams after three winning seasons. Phillips announced Monday on Twitter that the Rams are not renewing his contract. The 72-year-old says he wants to stay in coaching. Phillips teamed up on the Rams in...
Harvey Weinstein charged with sex crimes in Los Angeles on eve of N.Y. trial
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles prosecutors charged Harvey Weinstein on Monday with sexually assaulting two women on successive nights during Oscars week in 2013, bringing the new case against the disgraced Hollywood mogul on the eve of jury selection for his New York trial. The case, brought by a task...
Former Pa. congressman Mike Fitzpatrick dies at age 56
HARRISBURG — Michael Fitzpatrick, a former congressman from suburban Philadelphia who served four terms in the House before handing off the seat to his brother, died Monday morning after a long battle with melanoma, his family said. He was 56. “Michael Fitzpatrick passed away peacefully this morning, surrounded by family,...
Borden files for bankruptcy amid drop in U.S. milk drinkers
The U.S. dairy industry, the largest in the world, is under severe pressure as the consumption habits of Americans shift. Borden Dairy Co. filed for bankruptcy protection, the second major U.S. dairy to do so in as many months. Borden produces nearly 500 million gallons of milk each year for...
For Israel, Iran strike could be back on the tableVideo
JERUSALEM — Iran’s dramatic announcement that it no longer intends to honor its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers could soon revive discussions in Israel over a possible military strike on Iranian targets. While Israel has kept a low profile since the United States killed top Iranian...
Julián Castro endorses Elizabeth Warren in presidential race
WASHINGTON — Former Obama administration housing chief Julián Castro is endorsing Elizabeth Warren’s presidential bid, saying the Massachusetts senator is “the most qualified, best-equipped candidate to win the nomination” and defeat President Donald Trump. In an online video posted Monday featuring the two former 2020 White House rivals, Castro tells...
AP source: Cowboys pick Greenfield’s Mike McCarthy as coach
FRISCO, Texas — Mike McCarthy won a Super Bowl and went to the playoffs eight straight years while coaching two-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Dallas Cowboys are hoping for similar results from McCarthy with Dak Prescott. McCarthy, the Greenfield native who won the title as Green Bay’s coach at...
‘Fleabag,’ ‘Succession,’ ‘Chernobyl’ win top Golden Globes
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Real-life stories ruled the Golden Globe TV honors, as Olivia Colman’s portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II, Michelle Williams’ turn as Broadway star Gwen Verdon and the nuclear disaster drama “Chernobyl” won top honors. Real-world issues also found their way into Sunday’s ceremony. In accepting the best...
Lincoln Chafee files to run for president as Libertarian
Former Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee has filed to run for president as a Libertarian. The former governor of Rhode Island on Sunday registered the “Lincoln Chafee For President” campaign committee with the Federal Election Commission, online records showed. A fundraising website linked to the FEC filing states, “Lincoln Leads...
5.8-magnitude quake strikes Puerto Rico, damage reported
GUÁNICA, Puerto Rico — A 5.8-magnitude quake hit Puerto Rico before dawn Monday, unleashing small landslides, causing power outages and severely cracking some homes. It was one of the strongest quakes yet to hit the U.S. territory that has been shaking for the past week. There were no immediate reports...
Congress demands answers from Trump about Soleimani killing
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump insists that Iranian cultural sites are fair game for the U.S. military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so could constitute a war crime under international law. He also warned Iraq that he would levy punishing sanctions if it expelled American troops in...
Election year to feature bitter fights, deepening divides
NEW YORK — Four years after President Donald Trump drove the rules of politics over a cliff to win the Republican presidential nomination and ultimately the White House, Democrats will go through their own version of the same test. In less than a month, Democratic voters will begin the formal...
It’s that ’70s (and ’80s) show in home decor
are ’70s-style florals in wallcoverings and fabric. European bathware designers have been featuring pedestal sinks, toilets and tubs in colors like cranberry, moss, mustard, teal and pink — colors that would have been destined for the bin a few years ago. Here in North America, eBay and salvage sites such...
Plenty of pink, puffy sleeves and shimmer at Golden GlobesVideo
NEW YORK — There was plenty of pink, puffy sleeves and a touch of neon on the Golden Globes red carpet as the stars shimmered and shined Sunday on one of the award season’s biggest nights for fashion. And then there was Jennifer Lopez, in Valentino Couture with a huge...
‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ wins Golden GlobeVideo
Quentin Tarantino’s radiant Los Angeles fable “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” won best film, comedy or musical, at the 77th Golden Globes on Sunday, along with best supporting actor for Brad Pitt and best screenplay for Tarantino. While the streaming services made greater inroads into the Globes than...
Seahawks knock out Wentz, Eagles in NFC wild-card roundVideo
PHILADELPHIA — After Jadeveon Clowney knocked out Carson Wentz, Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks knocked off the Philadelphia Eagles. Wilson threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to DK Metcalf, Marshawn Lynch had a rushing score and the Seahawks beat the Eagles, 17-9, in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs...
Drunken driver in Italy plows into German tourists, kills 6Video
ROME — A drunken driver speeding on a mountain road plowed into a group of young German tourists in northern Italy early Sunday, killing six people and injuring 11 others, Italian authorities said. The deadly crash occurred in a village of Valle Aurina, northeast of Bolzano in the Alto Adige...
Dallas Cowboys fire Jason Garrett as coachVideo
FRISCO, Texas — Jason Garrett is out as coach of the Dallas Cowboys after missing the playoffs with an underachieving team in a make-or-break season. The Cowboys made it official Sunday. Garrett had the second-longest tenure with the franchise at 9½ seasons behind Tom Landry’s 29 years. Garrett took over...
Tough decisions ahead for Belichick, Brady and Patriots after wild card lossVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — For the first time in three years, the Patriots won’t enter the offseason after a Super Bowl appearance. Now, the franchise that has hoisted six Lombardi Trophies faces questions it rarely has had to address during its run of success over the past two decades. Tom Brady’s...
Charges: Minnesota man killed woman who honked at him to hurry up
ROSEAU, Minn. — Prosecutors in northern Minnesota accused a man of fatally shooting a woman who yelled at him to hurry up and honked her horn while waiting for him outside his home. Angelo Borreson, 56, was charged Friday with second-degree murder and second-degree assault in the death of 51-year-old...
Solidarity march against anti-Semitism, acts of hateVideo
NEW YORK — Throngs of demonstrators joined by elected officials walked solemnly across the Brooklyn Bridge in a solidarity march Sunday against anti-Semitism and all acts of hate. The “No Hate, No Fear” march was organized by New York’s Jewish community in the wake of recent anti-Semitic attacks, including a...
No top team is safe in wild college basketball seasonVideo
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The season barely was a week old when Michigan State lost to Kentucky in the Champions Classic, a defeat of the nation’s No. 1 team that could be written off easily as a high-profile battle of heavyweights on a neutral court early in the season that didn’t...
Top-ranked Aussie Barty donating Brisbane winnings to wildfire reliefVideo
BRISBANE, Australia — Ash Barty was flying home across Australia following the Fed Cup final when she saw the early signs of devastation from the wildfires that are still raging in large parts of the vast island continent. So the problem hasn’t just dawned on her, the highest-profile tennis star...
Dalvin Cook, Vikings upend Saints in OT in NFC playoffsVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Kirk Cousins hit tight end Kyle Rudolph with a 4-yard fade on third-and-goal in overtime, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled out a 26-20 victory over the Saints in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs on Sunday. The Vikings will face the top-seeded 49ers in San Francisco...
2020 box office starts off with ‘Star Wars’ still on top
NEW YORK — The box office in 2020 started off where last year left off: with “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker” still on top. After a historic year, the Walt Disney Co. opened the new year approaching one milestone and surpassing another. With $33.7 million over its third weekend in...
