Associated Press stories, Page 2452
Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens dies at age 91
OKLAHOMA CITY — T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Wednesday. He was 91. Pickens’ spokesman Jay Rosser confirmed the death to The Associated Press. Pickens suffered a series of strokes in 2017 and was hospitalized that July after...
Wendy’s relaunches breakfast, plans to hire 20,000 in U.S.
Wendy’s said Monday it’s relaunching breakfast across the U.S. next year, the latest fast-food chain to amp up its offerings as more consumers eat out in the morning. The Dublin, Ohio-based company said it will spend $20 million this year and help franchisees hire 20,000 employees so restaurants can extend...
Pennsylvania high court asked to throw out death penalty
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court was asked Wednesday to outlaw the death penalty because of what critics call the cruel and arbitrary way it’s applied to poor and black defendants. More than half of the 441 death sentences handed down since the death penalty was reinstated in the late 1970s have...
San Francisco’s iconic cable cars to shut down for repairs
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco’s iconic cable cars will stop running for 10 days starting Friday while they undergo repairs. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said Wednesday that shuttle buses will run along the three cable car routes. The agency says it needs to get the manually operated cable...
Patriots’ Antonio Brown practices, status vs. Miami unclear
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots receiver Antonio Brown practiced with the team for the first time Wednesday, a day after his former trainer filed a civil lawsuit in Florida accusing him of sexually assaulting her on three occasions. Before the practice session, coach Bill Belichick declined to answer numerous questions about...
Al-Qaida chief in 9/11 speech calls for attacks on West
CAIRO — Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri called Wednesday on Muslims to attack U.S., European, Israeli and Russian targets in a speech on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks online activity of jihadist groups, reported that in a video released by the militant group,...
2 dead after cargo plane crashes, burns near Toledo airport
TOLEDO, Ohio — Two people are dead after a cargo plane approaching an Ohio airport crashed just a few hundred feet from a highway Wednesday and burst into flames as it hit several unoccupied vehicles at an auto repair shop, authorities said. No other injuries were reported from the early...
Multiple people stabbed in Tallahassee, suspect in custody
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A suspect stabbed at least five people at a building supply company in Florida’s capital city before being taken into custody by police officers Wednesday, authorities said. The Tallahassee Police Department said in an online news release that they were called to an industrial area in the...
Thai court declines to hear case of PM’s incomplete oath
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Constitutional Court announced Wednesday it has declined to hear a case accusing the country’s prime minister of violating the constitution by omitting a sentence from the oath of office he and his government took before King Maha Vajiralongkorn. The issue raised questions about the legitimacy of Prime...
Wichita toddler injected enough methadone to kill adult
WICHITA, Kan. — Court records say a Wichita toddler who died at a motel had enough methadone in his system to kill an opioid-addicted adult. The Wichita Eagle reports details were included in an affidavit released Tuesday in the case against 23-year-old Kimberly Compass. She’s charged with first-degree murder in...
GM recalls over 3.4M pickups, SUVs to fix brake issues
DETROIT — Under pressure from the federal government, General Motors is recalling more than 3.4 million big pickup trucks and SUVs in the United States to fix a brake problem. The recall covers the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups from the 2014 through 2018 model...
U.S. commemorates 9/11 as its aftermath extends, evolves
NEW YORK — Americans commemorated 9/11 with solemn ceremonies and vows Wednesday to “never forget” 18 years after the deadliest terror attack on American soil. Victims’ relatives assembled at ground zero, where the observance began with a moment of silence and the tolling of bells at 8:46 a.m. — the...
Johnny Cueto dazzles in season debut as Giants edge PiratesVideo
SAN FRANCISCO — Cap on backward, Johnny Cueto punctuated his pitches with confident head shakes and fist pumps. “Dia De Cueto,” read the sign held by one of his sons. The Day of Cueto, indeed. Cueto dazzled over five shutout innings in his long-awaited season debut for San Francisco, showing...
Scientists succeed in creating northern white rhino embryos
CREMONA, Italy — Scientists announced Wednesday they have succeeded in creating two embryos of the near-extinct northern white rhino as part of an international effort to save the species, which is down to just two animals worldwide, both of them female. The embryos, created in the lab with eggs taken...
Anchorage school district backs high school swimmer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Anchorage School District says it won’t tolerate discrimination — including that based on body shape — after a high school swimmer was disqualified for wearing a team-issued swimsuit that exposed too much of her buttocks. The school district said in a written statement that the decision...
NYPD: 10-year-old boy fatally struck by SUV at bus stop
NEW YORK — Police say a 10-year-old boy standing by a bus stop was struck and killed by an out-of-control SUV in Brooklyn. Police say the Lexus was traveling northbound on Ocean Avenue near Avenue L just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday when it mounted the sidewalk and struck the boy...
GOP holds N.C. House seat but shows weakness in suburbs
RALEIGH — Conservative Republican Dan Bishop won a special election Tuesday for an open House seat in North Carolina, averting a demoralizing Democratic capture of a district the GOP has held for nearly six decades. But his narrow victory didn’t erase questions about whether President Donald Trump and his party’s...
Jets acquire WR Demaryius Thomas from Patriots for draft pickVideo
NEW YORK — The New York Jets are getting roster help from the most unlikely of sources: Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. Adam Gase’s squad acquired wide receiver Demaryius Thomas from the Patriots for a 2021 sixth-round draft pick Tuesday, according to a person with direct knowledge of...
White House disputes accounts of Russian CIA informantVideo
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday disputed reports of a Russian official who was recruited as a spy for the CIA and then evacuated to the United States after revealing information about the Kremlin’s interference in the 2016 election. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley...
Browns WR Odell Beckham Jr. plans to keep wearing lavish watchVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Watch it: Odell Beckham Jr.’s taking a stand against the NFL on his lavish wrist wear. Beckham said Tuesday that he intends to keep wearing the expensive watch he had on during Sunday’s season opener against the Tennessee Titans. The showy wide receiver believes the league has...
Bengals’ John Ross III shows in opener why he was No. 9 pickVideo
CINCINNATI — John Ross III had a clear path down the sideline to the end zone. All the receiver had to do was catch the ball and turn on his record-setting speed. Instead, the ball deflected off his hand. Ross jumped and waved his arms in frustration — not the...
Belichick uncertain how much Antonio Brown will be used vs. DolphinsVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick isn’t concerned about Antonio Brown’s past. He is even less concerned about anyone outside the Patriots organization who questions if Brown can fit into New England’s system without being disruptive. That’s because he remembers hearing similar sentiments about another outspoken receiver he traded for more...
‘Storm Area 51’ originator pulls out of Nevada desert event
LAS VEGAS — The originator of the “Storm Area 51” internet hoax is citing concerns about organization and funding and has withdrawn from an event called “Alienstock” scheduled next week in the remote Nevada desert. Matty Roberts said in interviews Tuesday in Las Vegas that he was worried the event...
Pennsylvania to let voters apply online for absentee ballots
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvanians who will not be able to vote in person this fall can apply online for absentee ballots for the first time, officials announced. The Wolf administration said Monday voters can begin next week to use the new process to obtain absentee ballots for the Nov. 5 election....
Justices to weigh discipline for ex-Allegheny County judge for role as PSU-counsel
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court considered arguments in Philadelphia on Tuesday over whether the chief lawyer for Penn State when the Jerry Sandusky scandal broke should face public censure. The state’s lawyer disciplinary board recommended that punishment in March for Cynthia Baldwin, who is a former state Supreme Court justice...
