Associated Press stories, Page 2427
Bernie Sanders says he should have listened to symptoms
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he was “dumb” not to have listened to the symptoms he was experiencing before he was stricken with a heart attack last week. The 78-year-old Sanders made the comments Tuesday outside his Vermont home as he headed to an appointment with...
Railroads to renew push for one-man crews in contract talks
OMAHA, Neb. — The biggest U.S. freight railroads appear ready to renew their push to reduce their crews to one person from the current two-man operation used at major railroads now. Eight U.S. railroads have filed a federal lawsuit against the union that represents rail conductors to force the SMART...
California governor set to sign law capping rent increases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s governor says he will sign a law on Tuesday that caps rent increases for some people over the next decade as the nation’s most populous state grapples with a housing crisis. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday he will sign the bill on Tuesday in Oakland, an...
U.S. Supreme Court again rejects former Pa. judge’s appeal
WILKES-BARRE — The U.S. Supreme Court has once again declined to take up the case of a former northeastern Pennsylvania judge convicted in what prosecutors said were juveniles wrongly sent to a detention center. The denial Monday by the nation’s highest court was the second for 69-year-old former Luzerne County...
Democratic candidate Biden plans Ohio return this month
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden plans to make a return visit to Ohio two weeks after he’s here for a debate. Biden’s campaign announced Tuesday that he will be in Columbus on Oct. 31. No other details were released immediately. Biden and rivals for the Democratic nomination...
House pushes for release of Mueller grand jury testimony
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for House Democrats are urging a judge to release secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation as Congress conducts an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell heard arguments Tuesday but did not immediately rule on the request. Doug...
Erie homeowner finds naked man singing in kitchen, drinking milk
ERIE — Authorities say a Pennsylvania homeowner who heard someone singing inside his home found a naked man drinking milk in his kitchen. Erie police say the homeowner heard the singing around 3 a.m. Monday. He grabbed his pistol, went to investigate and soon found the man sitting on the...
3 win Nobel Prize in Physics for work to understand cosmosVideo
STOCKHOLM — A Canadian American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for exploring the evolution of the universe and discovering a new kind of planet, with implications for that nagging question: Does life exist only on Earth? Canadian-born James Peebles, 84, an...
Supreme Court takes up cases about LGBT people’s rights
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard highly anticipated cases on whether federal civil rights law should apply to LGBT people, with Chief Justice John Roberts questioning how doing so would affect employers. In the first of two cases, the justices heard arguments on whether a federal law banning...
Border apprehensions drop as immigration crackdown continues
WASHINGTON — The number of migrants apprehended at the southern U.S. border declined in September for the fourth straight month, Trump administration officials said Tuesday. Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan said border officials encountered about 52,000 migrants at the border last month — down about 65% from...
Rapper T.I.’s wife: $750,000 in jewelry stolen from Lamborghini
ATLANTA — The reality television star and wife of rapper T.I. says more than $750,000 in jewelry was stolen from her Lamborghini outside an Atlanta bar. Tameka “Tiny” Harris told Atlanta police she left wedding rings, watches and stud earrings in a blue velour bag on the center console of...
Louvre opens huge outpost to protect art from flooding
LIEVIN, France — The Louvre opened a new sprawling art conservation center Tuesday about 120 miles from Paris to protect the museum’s priceless artworks from its flood-prone storage reserves. The Louvre Conservation Center in Lievin, northern France, will help protect valuable works from the swelling Seine River as major floods...
Ohio man charged with murder in police cruiser crash that killed 6-year-oldsVideo
DAYTON, Ohio — An Ohio man accused of stealing a police car near Dayton and causing a crash that killed two 6-year-old cousins has been indicted on nearly two dozen charges including murder. Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck said on Monday while announcing the charges that evidence shows 32-year-old Raymond...
White House to fight impeachment by stalling and attackingVideo
WASHINGTON — As House Democrats fire off more subpoenas, the White House is finalizing a high-stakes strategy to counter the impeachment threat to President Donald Trump: Stall. Obfuscate. Attack. Repeat. Trump aides are honing their approach after two weeks of what allies have described as a listless and unfocused response...
Gleyber Torres leads Yankees to sweep of TwinsVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — Gleyber Torres got New York going with a second-inning home run, scored on each of his two doubles and made a pair of sparkling defensive plays, fueling the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over Minnesota on Monday night to finish yet another sweep of the Twins and advance...
49ers stay perfect, dominate Baker Mayfield, Browns in 31-3 winVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Richard Sherman has a strong message for anyone still doubting the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers. “Don’t flip-flop,” Sherman said after the 49ers thumped the Cleveland Browns 31-3 on Monday night. “If you said we weren’t going to make it, you said we were some way early...
Winless Bengals wondering how low they’ll goVideo
CINCINNATI — When it comes to the season-scuttling start, nobody does it better — or more often — than the Bengals. A last-quarter rally followed by a last-minute meltdown led to a 26-23 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday that left the Bengals 0-5 for the seventh time since 1990,...
First for golf: Players Championship to stream every shot
The PGA Tour is expanding its live video coverage of The Players Championship as far as it can go — every shot by every player in every round. In a first for golf, and most likely the first step toward video access to every player at every tournament, The Players...
Ravens must reconfigure backfield after losing JeffersonVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens’ depth in the secondary is starting to become an issue for a team that already has had its share of problems defending the pass. Safety Tony Jefferson sustained a season-ending knee injury in Sunday’s 26-23 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was...
Scherzer, Zimmerman lead Nats past Dodgers to force Game 5
WASHINGTON — Max Scherzer is 35. So is Ryan Zimmerman. The Washington Nationals would not be headed to a win-or-go-home Game 5 in their NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers without them. “We’re a bunch of yahoos. We’re old guys,” Scherzer joked. “Old guys can still do it.”...
Judge says New York prosecutors can see Trump’s tax returnsVideo
NEW YORK — With President Donald Trump under siege on Capitol Hill, a federal judge dealt him a setback on another front Monday and ruled that New York City prosecutors can see his tax returns for an investigation into matters including the payment of hush money to porn star Stormy...
Kroger, Walgreens to stop selling e-cigarettes in U.S.
NEW YORK — Two major retailers say they will no longer sell e-cigarettes in the U.S. amid mounting health questions surrounding vaping. Supermarket chain Kroger and drugstore chain Walgreens announced Monday they would discontinue sales of e-cigarettes at their stores nationwide, citing an uncertain regulatory environment. The vaping industry has...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s gun plan doesn’t include ‘red-flag’ law
COLUMBUS — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s new proposals to address Ohio gun violence in the wake of the Dayton mass shooting don’t include background-check requirements for gun sales or a so-called red-flag law to restrict firearms for people perceived as threats, despite his earlier support of those ideas. Instead, his...
Yadier Molina ties it, then wins it in 10th as Cardinals even series with Braves
ST. LOUIS — Yadier Molina pushed the St. Louis Cardinals to a deciding Game 5 of the NL Division Series, poking a tying single in the eighth inning and lifting a sacrifice fly in the 10th to beat the Atlanta Braves, 5-4, on Monday. Molina slung his bat far into...
Charlie Morton clutch again as Rays beat Astros to get back in ALDSVideo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Charlie Morton to the rescue, again. Kevin Kiermaier hit a go-ahead, three-run homer as Tampa Bay teed off on Zack Greinke, and the Rays got another clutch playoff performance from Morton to beat the Houston Astros, 10-3, on Monday and cut their AL Division Series deficit...
