Associated Press stories, Page 2414
Man charged in Utah college student’s death appears in courtVideo
SALT LAKE CITY — A tech worker charged in the death of a Utah college student made his first court appearance Monday as friends of the slain woman held hands in the front row. Ayoola A. Ajayi appeared by video from jail alongside a court-appointed attorney during a quick hearing...
Convincing Taylor Hall to stay is a Devil of a task for New Jersey
After the New Jersey Devils acquired P.K. Subban, Taylor Hall texted Ray Shero a green checkmark. “Like, ‘Check that box off,’ ” Shero said. “I guess that’s good.” The Devils have a much longer checklist to complete to convince Hall to re-sign and not leave as a free agent next...
Francesco Molinari faces long odds of repeat at British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Golf’s oldest championship is all about tradition, and this is one Francesco Molinari could have done without. Fifty-one weeks after he won the British Open and gazed at his name etched on the silver claret jug, he had to return it. Getting it back won’t be...
Man attacked in Ohio courtroom brawl last week sentenced to lifeVideo
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A man whose sentencing was postponed when he was attacked in an Ohio courtroom last week is headed to prison. A judge on Monday sentenced Dale Williams to 23 years to life in the killing of a Youngstown woman. His hearing was interrupted on Thursday when authorities...
Jenna Fryer: Kurt Busch still wheelman 20 years into rocky career
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kurt Busch has been called many things during his tumultuous 20 seasons at NASCAR’s top level. He is ornery, easily unhinged and has lost control of his temper enough times that it nearly derailed his career. But the most important descriptor for Busch often is overlooked. He...
New York boy, 3, dies after falling into restaurant grease trap
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A 3-year-old boy has died after falling into an underground grease collection tank behind an upstate New York fast-food restaurant. Rochester Police Investigator Frank Camp says the boy fell through a plastic cover into the grease trap behind a Tim Hortons restaurant around 11 a.m. Monday. Witnesses...
Old Nets think Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving can succeed where they didn’tVideo
NEW YORK — Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving gave the Brooklyn Nets two big victories in one night. “They hit the Mega Millions and the Powerball,” former NBA star Charles Oakley said. In the first hours of free agency, the Nets added two of the best players available to a...
China’s growth cools further as tariff war pressures mount
BEIJING — China’s economic growth sank to its lowest level in at least 26 years in the quarter ending in June, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders as they fight a tariff war with Washington. The world’s second-largest economy grew 6.2% over a year ago, down from the previous quarter’s...
Trump signs order to make American-made goods more American
WASHINGTON — President Trump signed an executive order Monday that will require federal agencies to purchase products using more American components. The order strengthens the standards that federal agencies must follow under the Buy American Act, which creates a preference for American-made goods. Trump said his order will gradually boost...
Some in GOP rebuke Trump, but party leaders remain silentVideo
WASHINGTON — Top Republicans remained largely silent after President Trump said over the weekend that four women of color in Congress should “go back” to the countries they came from. By Monday, some in the party were speaking up. Several GOP senators, and some House Republicans, said Trump had gone...
Diddy’s ‘Making the Band’ coming back to TV
Diddy’s “Making the Band” is officially coming back to TV. The music mogul announced Monday that the hit series, where he discovered groups including platinum-sellers Danity Kane, would return to MTV in 2020. “Making the Band” made its debut on ABC in 2000 when Lou Pearlman, who managed the Backstreet...
Connecticut investigating Wally Lamb’s inmate writing program
The state of Connecticut is investigating an inmate writing program run by author Wally Lamb after a lawsuit was filed this spring by participants. The lawsuit alleges the inmates have not been paid for their contributions to Lamb’s third anthology of writings designed to give female prisoners a public voice....
Man gets extra life sentence, plus 419 years, in Charlottesville car attack
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — An avowed white supremacist was sentenced to life plus 419 years on federal hate crime charges Monday for deliberately driving his car into anti-racism protesters during a white nationalist rally in Virginia. James Alex Fields Jr., 22, received the sentence for killing one person and injuring dozens...
Pernell Whitaker, boxing champ and ex-trainer of McKees Rocks’ Paul Spadafora, fatally struck by car
Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by a car in Virginia. He was 55. Police in Virginia Beach said the former fighter was hit by a car Sunday night. The...
Barbie goes glam rock to honor David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust
Barbie has been many things over the years. Now, she’s dressed as Ziggy Stardust. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s iconic “Space Oddity,” Barbie overseers at Mattel released a collectible version of the doll dressed as Ziggy Stardust, one of his most beloved alter...
Police: Woman’s remains found naked, bound in shallow grave
LANCASTER, Ky. — Police have released more details about how they found the remains of a missing Kentucky woman. Police testified in court Monday that 23-year-old Savannah Spurlock’s naked remains were found buried in a shallow grave and wrapped in a rug and garbage bags, with her feet bound. The...
Serial killer linked to Arkansas woman’s 1994 slaying
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Authorities are investigating whether possibly the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history is behind the death of an Arkansas woman in 1994. Police in Pine Bluff say Samuel Little has confessed to the murder of Jolanda Jones. The 26-year-old woman’s death had been determined to...
Pennsylvania casinos rolling out online gambling
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is joining the short list of states where online casino-style gambling is available. Parx Casino in suburban Philadelphia and Penn National’s Hollywood Casino near Hershey launched online gambling portals to patrons statewide as part of a three-day test watched by state regulators. Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware...
Air Force major charged with murder in death of Texas wife
SAN ANTONIO — An Air Force major based in San Antonio has been charged with murder after authorities found the remains of his wife whom he reported missing in March. Andre McDonald, 40, is being held Monday at the Bexar County jail. Bail is set at $2 million. Sheriff’s officials...
Hawaii activists protesting over start of work on telescope
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii — Hundreds of demonstrators are gathered at the base of Hawaii’s tallest mountain to protest the construction of a giant telescope on land that some Native Hawaiians consider sacred. State and local officials will try to close the road to the summit of Mauna Kea on Monday...
Authorities say 3 children killed in Ohio house fire
ASHLAND, Ohio — Fire officials say three children were killed and three other people were injured in an overnight house fire in rural north-central Ohio. Authorities said the children killed in the early Monday blaze were ages 2, 4 and 12. Three other people were hospitalized with what appeared to...
Police stop 4 kids who drove SUV 600 miles down Aussie coast
CANBERRA, Australia — Four children aged 10 to 14 packed fishing rods in a parent’s SUV, left a farewell note then drove more than 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) down the Australian east coast before they were stopped by police the next day after two fuel thefts and one aborted pursuit,...
Weakened Barry still poses flood, tornado risks
NEW ORLEANS — Even though Tropical Depression Barry did not unleash catastrophic flooding in Louisiana, many across the Gulf Coast were urged to take heed of tornado and flash-flood warnings Monday as the storm moved north. Barry was downgraded from a tropical storm on Sunday afternoon but continued to pose...
Man dies, wife injured in lightning strike on Colorado peak
DENVER — A Denver man has died after being struck by lightning while hiking on a Colorado peak. The Denver Post reports the 36-year-old man died while his 37-year-old wife sustained non-life threatening injuries Sunday on Bear Peak. Officials did not release their names. Officials say a call was made...
Apollo 11 moon landing had thousands working behind scenes
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It took 400,000 people to put Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon a half-century ago. That massive workforce stretched across the U.S. and included engineers, scientists, mechanics, technicians, pilots, divers, seamstresses, secretaries and more who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to achieve...
