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West Virginia faces another tough test at No. 12 Baylor
WACO, Texas — With No. 12 Baylor undefeated and alone atop the Big 12 less than two years after a 1-11 season, West Virginia’s return to Waco provides a reminder to when the Bears started turning the corner. Just flashback to quarterback Charlie Brewer’s first significant action, in a game...
Astros manager AJ Hinch: Players should have fun, but respect gameVideo
HOUSTON — Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch is all for letting the young kids play — and play loud. He also wants them to respect the game. Alex Bregman, the Astros third baseman who is one of the young stars MLB has highlighted in its ad campaigns trying to reach...
S&P 500 hits new high as traders welcome latest Fed rate cut
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Wednesday, sending the S&P 500 to a record high for the second time this week, as investors welcomed the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates for the third time this year. The central bank also indicated that it won’t cut rates again...
Judge: Pennsylvania can’t tally Marsy’s Law votes while challenge pending
HARRISBURG — A judge ruled Wednesday that votes in a referendum next week about enshrining victims’ rights in Pennsylvania’s constitution will not be tallied or certified while a legal challenge is pending. Commonwealth Court Judge Ellen Ceisler issued a preliminary injunction that was requested by the voter and the state...
Work zone speed cameras to be deployed in Pennsylvania
Cameras to detect speeding in Pennsylvania’s roadway work zones will begin limited operation next week ahead of their use statewide early next year. Two cameras will be deployed, one in the Pennsylvania Turnpike system and one on another Pennsylvania roadway, but for 60 days violators won’t be issued warnings or...
Fed cuts rates a 3rd time this year but signals likely pause
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the third time this year to try to sustain the economic expansion in the face of global threats. But it hinted that it won’t likely cut again this year. The Fed’s move reduces the short-term rate it controls...
Buster Douglas to promote long odds against Mike Tyson to inspire
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Buster Douglas will mark the 30th anniversary of his upset boxing victory over Mike Tyson with a campaign aimed at inspiring others who face long odds. Douglas, 59, joined organizers at the Ohio Statehouse Wednesday to announce a series of “42 to 1” events framed around his...
At-large python found in West Virginia by letter carrier
RICHWOOD, W.Va. — An 11-foot python that was on the loose in West Virginia was found Tuesday, about a month after it got out of its tank, broke through a window screen and slithered outside. Richwood Police Chief Charles Burkhamer says a letter carrier saw the snake laying out in...
Federal wildlife official sentenced for sexual assault
BEND, Ore. — A federal program administrator overseeing endangered species policy for Washington state was sentenced to a month in jail for sexually assaulting a female co-worker while attending a conference in Oregon. The Bulletin reports Eric Rickerson was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to third-degree sex assault, harassment, coercion,...
3 killed, 9 injured in shooting at party in California home
LONG BEACH, Calif. — A gunman opened fire on a party killing three people and wounding nine at a home in the Southern California city of Long Beach, authorities said Wednesday. Police said a man in dark clothing with his face concealed fired the shots from an alley behind the...
1 killed when plane crashes into townhome in Atlanta area
ATLANTA — A small plane crashed into an Atlanta-area townhome Wednesday morning, killing at least one person, authorities said. A second person who was on the plane was unaccounted for, DeKalb County Fire Capt. Dion Bentley told reporters. The Piper PA-28 plane crashed shortly after taking off from DeKalb-Peachtree Airport...
Manufacturing jobs fading in Rust Belt. Will it matter in 2020?
TOLEDO, Ohio — President Donald Trump once promised that coal and steel would be the beating heart of a revived U.S. economy — a nostalgic vision that helped carry him to victory three years ago in the industrial Midwest. But a year away from Election Day, that promised renaissance is...
Activist Greta Thunberg declines climate prize, urges more action
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has inspired millions across the world to stage protests urging leaders to better tackle global warming, has declined an environmental prize, saying “the climate movement does not need any more prizes.” Two fellow climate activists spoke on Thunberg’s behalf at an...
Son, 50, accused of killing parents in their home
BELVIDERE, N.J. — Authorities say a 50-year-old son killed his parents in their New Jersey home two months before they retired from their salon business. Warren County’s prosecutor announced Tuesday he is filing first-degree murder charges against Todd Warner in the deaths of Frank and Joyanne Warner. He was taken...
Teen’s family says he complained of bullying before death
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — A 13-year-old complained to an administrator that he was being bullied at his Southern California middle school days before the assault that killed him, the boy’s family said. Juana and Felipe Salcedo, the aunt and uncle of Diego Stolz who raised the boy since his parents...
Rendon, Strasburg power Nationals past Astros, force Game 7
The World Series will go to a seventh game. Adam Eaton and Juan Soto hit solo homers in the fifth inning off laboring Houston Astros starter Justin Verlander to put the Washington Nationals ahead. Anthony Rendon later added a two-run homer and a two-run double, and the Nationals won 7-2,...
Beverage companies aim to get bottles recycled, not trashed
Every year, an estimated 100 billion plastic bottles are produced in the U.S., the bulk of which come from three of America’s biggest beverage companies: Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Keurig Dr Pepper. The problem? Only one-third of those bottles get recycled; the rest end up in the trash. That bleak trend...
Papadopoulos seeks California seat left vacant by Rep. Hill
LOS ANGELES — George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign aide who was a key figure in the FBI’s Russia probe, filed paperwork Tuesday to run for the U.S. House seat being vacated by Democrat Katie Hill. Papadopoulos didn’t immediately comment, but on Sunday he tweeted, “I love my state too...
Nielsen: World Series is a snooze for most TV viewers
NEW YORK — Fans in Washington and Houston may be excited, but the rest of the country is reacting to the World Series with a collective yawn. Through the first five games, the World Series has been averaging 11.6 million viewers, the Nielsen company said. That puts it on pace...
U.S. stocks cap wobbly day of trading with modest losses
Technology companies led stocks lower on Wall Street on Tuesday as a wobbly day of trading ended with modest losses for the market. Health care stocks jumped on stronger-than-expected reports from drugmakers, but losses by internet and media companies held the market in check following a mixed report from Google’s...
Immigration official says U.S.-Mexico border crisis not over
WASHINGTON — A top U.S. Border Patrol official has a warning: The crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is not over. Even though crossings have been down over the past few months and news of custody deaths and teeming facilities full of children and families has faded from front pages and...
Democrats unveil impeachment resolution; vote set for Thursday
WASHINGTON — House Democrats have introduced a resolution that authorizes the next phase of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. The eight-page resolution released Tuesday calls for open hearings and requires the intelligence committee to submit a report outlining its findings and recommendations. Rules Committee Chairman James McGovern of...
Lebanese prime minister quits amid anti-government protests
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s prime minister resigned Tuesday, bowing to one of the central demands of anti-government demonstrators shortly after baton-wielding Hezbollah supporters rampaged through the main protest camp in Beirut, torching tents, smashing plastic chairs and chasing away protesters. The demonstrators later returned to the camp in time to hear...
Sony shutting down online-cable service PlayStation Vue
Sony is shutting down its pioneering online-cable alternative, PlayStation Vue, citing the high cost of content and the difficulty of reaching deals with networks. It launched Vue in early 2015 as a skinnier, cheaper version of cable or satellite TV delivered via the internet. It was a test case for...
Bishop who formerly led Cleveland diocese dies at 72
CLEVELAND — A bishop who formerly led the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland has died at the age of 72. The diocese said in a statement that the Most Rev. Richard Lennon died Tuesday morning. It didn’t give a cause of death. The statement says the bishop emeritus was installed as...
