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Jeffrey Epstein will remain jailed as judge mulls bail
NEW YORK — Financier Jeffrey Epstein will remain behind bars for now as a federal judge mulls whether to grant bail on charges he sexually abused underage girls. The judge said Monday he needed more time to make a decision during a hearing Monday in New York. Federal prosecutors maintained...
Clickety clack, let’s look back: Typewriters return
For most of us, the clickety clack of a manual typewriter — or the gentler tapping of the IBM Selectric — are but memories, if we’ve heard them at all. But at the few remaining typewriter repair shops in the country, business is booming as a younger generation discovers the...
Simon Pagenaud wins IndyCar race in Toronto, his third victory of season
TORONTO — Simon Pagenaud won his third race of the season, and Alexander Rossi tightened the championship race with Josef Newgarden in IndyCar’s Sunday race through the streets of Toronto. The win on the streets around Exhibition Place is the first for Pagenaud this year away from Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
NFL opens academy in London, Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster helps
LONDON — For the past three years, the only way Sergei Starodoubtsev experienced the NFL was by watching highlights of JuJu Smith-Schuster and other players on Instagram. That the 17-year-old found himself sharing a field with the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver — he was the one in workout clothes, not...
Researchers to look for more graves at Florida reform school
TALLAHASSEE — A former Florida Panhandle reform school known for horrific abuse, where the remains of 55 people were unearthed after the state shut its doors, might have more grisly mysteries underneath its grounds. University of South Florida forensic anthropologist Dr. Erin Kimmerle will be back at the former Dozier...
Former NFL QB Ryan Leaf heading to ESPN broadcast booth
Ryan Leaf has been hired by ESPN to be a college football analyst, another step in the remarkable comeback of the former Washington State star who has battled drug addiction and served time in prison. Leaf will be paired with play-by-play announcer Clay Matvick and mostly will call games on...
South Korea’s Sei Young Kim wins LPGA Marathon Classic
SYLVANIA, Ohio — Sei Young Kim won the Marathon Classic on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour victory of the season, making five straight birdies in a mid-round burst and shooting a 6-under-par 65 for a two-stroke victory over Lexi Thompson. Kim began the birdie run on No. 7 and...
Retief Goosen wins Bridgestone Senior Players for 1st Champions title
AKRON, Ohio — Retief Goosen birdied the final two holes to win the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship on Sunday at Firestone Country Club for his first PGA Tour Champions title. The 50-year-old Hall of Famer from South Africa broke a tie for the lead with a 15-foot putt on the...
Dylan Frittelli earns 1st PGA win at John Deere Classic
SILVIS, Ill. — While the rest of the leaders faltered, Dylan Frittelli surged to his first PGA Tour title. Frittelli won the John Deere Classic on Sunday, closing with a 7-under-par 64 for a two-stroke victory over Russell Henley. The South African earned a spot next week in the British...
Russian opposition rallies for Moscow election candidatesVideo
MOSCOW — Russian opposition leaders led a rally in Moscow of about 1,000 people Sunday to protest the city election commission’s decision that will keep several opposition candidates off the ballot in a local election. The unsanctioned rally was billed as a meeting between opposition leaders and voters after the...
Joe Biden campaigns as Obamacare’s top defender
Joe Biden is taking an aggressive approach to defending Obamacare, challenging not just President Trump but also some of his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination who want to replace the current insurance system with a fully government-run model. The former vice president will spend much of the coming week...
Chevron ordered to halt oil spill into California canyon
SAN FRANCISCO — California regulators say Chevron has not done enough to stop a massive oil spill that dumped about 800,000 gallons of crude oil and water into a Kern County canyon, and they want the company to take further action to halt the flow. The seep out of the...
Man charged after 21-hour standoff atop old blast furnace
BETHLEHEM — A man who climbed atop the rusting blast furnace at a former eastern Pennsylvania steel mill, prompting evacuation of an arts and entertainment venue now at the site, is now facing a felony charge of risking a catastrophe. Jonathan David Wallace, 25, of Mertztown was also charged Sunday...
After a Tour de France on TV, Thibaut Pinot looms large in picture
BRIOUDE, France — Like a lost love, the Tour de France gains in value for riders who can’t race in it. That was the lesson Thibaut Pinot learned last year when the French rider, who’d fallen sick at the Giro d’Italia in May, then missed the Tour and watched on...
Lewis Hamilton wins record 6th British GP, extends F1 leadVideo
SILVERSTONE, England — A day of dramatic English sporting glory began with a far more fortuitous — but still record-breaking — victory for Lewis Hamilton on the nation’s Formula One track. A sixth British Grand Prix success was sealed not with a thrilling overtaking move but by a canny pit...
Pirates squander short-lived lead, get swept by CubsVideo
CHICAGO — This wasn’t the way the Pittsburgh Pirates wanted to come out of the All-Star break. The Pirates entered the break a game under .500 (44-45) and 21⁄2 games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs. A sweep would vault the Pirates into first place in the NL Central. But the...
Decorated soldier dies in combat operations in Afghanistan
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A decorated Special Forces company sergeant major has died during combat in Afghanistan, U.S. military officials said Sunday. James G. “Ryan” Sartor, 40, was killed Saturday during combat operations in Faryab Province, according to Lt. Col. Loren Bymer, spokesman for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command....
Federer dominates Djokovic in every stat except final score in Wimbledon loss
WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer won more points than Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final. Federer was the first of the pair to come within a point of taking the championship Sunday, too. Had two such chances in the fifth set. Indeed, Federer dominated the historic match in nearly every...
Royals trade right-hander Homer Bailey to A’s for prospect
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals traded Homer Bailey to the Oakland Athletics for minor league infielder Kevin Merrell on Sunday after scratching the veteran right-hander about 45 minutes before his scheduled start of their series finale against Detroit. The 33-year-old Bailey has rebounded this season with the...
Churches jump into action with threat of immigration sweeps
CHICAGO — Religious leaders across the country used their pulpits Sunday to quell concerns in immigrant communities and spring into action as nationwide immigration enforcement sweeps loomed. A Chicago priest talked during his homily about the compassion of a border activist accused of harboring illegal immigrants, while another city church...
Adam Scott among players perusing Royal Portrush ahead of British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Adam Scott already has spent seven days at Royal Portrush, three of them with Darren Clarke, and the advice was invaluable to the end. They stood off the 18th green Sunday as Scott listened intently to a British Open champion whose game was forged on these...
Novak Djokovic edges Roger Federer in 5 sets for 5th Wimbledon title
WIMBLEDON, England — For nearly five tight, tense and terrific hours, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer traded the lead, playing on and on and on until an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker was required to settle their memorable Wimbledon final. In the end, it was Djokovic who emerged victorious, coming back to...
‘Spider-Man’ does victory lap over ‘Crawl,’ ‘Stuber’
LOS ANGELES — “Spider-Man: Far From Home” is celebrating another weekend at No. 1, but non-franchise fare continues to struggle at the box office. Fresh studio-released counterprograming such as the horror movie “Crawl” and the action-comedy “Stuber” barely made a dent in the web-slinger’s earnings, although there is a glimmer...
Scarlett Johansson says comments on diversity were misconstrued
Scarlett Johansson says comments she made on the “authentic casting” debate have been taken out of context and asserts that she supports diversity in film. The actress came under fire in 2017 for playing an Asian character in “Ghost in the Shell” and canceled plans last year to portray a...
Man dies after being infected with flesh-eating bacteria in Florida
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee man died this week after being infected with a flesh-eating bacteria during a trip to a Florida beach. According to news reports, the man became ill shortly after returning from vacation in Destin Beach where he was visiting family for the 4th of July. Cheryl...
