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NFL owners to discuss refining rule that allows challenges to pass interference
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — NFL owners meeting Wednesday will consider a proposal to refine the new rule that allows challenges involving pass interference and also might announce locations to host upcoming drafts. Owners voted in March to allow interference calls — or noncalls — to be challenged by coaches and...
With Brad and Leo, Quentin Tarantino debuts a fairy tale in CannesVideo
CANNES, France — Twenty-five years after premiering “Pulp Fiction” in Cannes, Quentin Tarantino returned to the French film festival with neither great vengeance nor furious anger but a gentler fairy tale about 1960s Los Angeles. “Once Upon a Time In … Hollywood” made its much-anticipated debut Tuesday in Cannes, giving...
Mario Andretti savoring golden anniversary of only Indy 500 win
INDIANAPOLIS — Mario Andretti sees the reminders of 1969 everywhere these days. His face, his race car number, that familiar STP logo. They all appear on an endless array of shirts and jackets, clocks and flags, posters and coasters. Mario Andretti Drive has temporarily replaced the Washington Street sign in...
Brooks Koepka finally gets due after four majors
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Majors matter more than any other golf tournament. They are not the sole measure of greatness. And that might be one reason it took Brooks Koepka winning four majors — as many as Rory McIlroy, one more than Jordan Spieth among his contemporaries — for the 29-year-old...
Pennsylvania man accused of baiting cats with fishhooks
PLYMOUTH — A northeastern Pennsylvania man accused of baiting cats with food on fishhooks is facing animal cruelty charges. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says a stray cat was found April 8 in a vacant house with three fishhooks in its mouth. The cat was treated...
Residents describe terror, confusion during Alabama RV park shootingVideo
AUBURN, Ala. — Residents described moments of confusion and terror as a gunman fired on authorities Sunday at an Alabama mobile home park that is primarily home to college students and young couples. Residents on Tuesday said Arrowhead Park had been quiet and safe prior to the shooting that left...
Tennessee House speaker Glen Casada to resign amid text message scandal
NASHVILLE — Tennessee’s embattled House Speaker Glen Casada announced Tuesday he plans to resign from his leadership post following a vote of no confidence by his Republican caucus amid a scandal over explicit text messages. The move is unprecedented in Tennessee’s modern political era. The last Senate speaker resignation came...
New laws bring confusion, uncertainty for abortion clinics
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Abortion clinics are facing protesters emboldened by a flurry of restrictive new state laws as they reassure confused patients that the laws have yet to take effect, abortion providers said. “We have actually had many people calling and say, ‘Are you open? Are you still seeing patients?...
Ken Cuccinelli joining Trump administration in immigration role
WASHINGTON — The former attorney general of Virginia, whose name had been tossed around for months for an immigration role, will be joining the Trump administration, according to a White House official. Ken Cuccinelli will be taking a position within the Department of Homeland Security, according to the person, who...
Bomb-laden drone from Yemen rebels targets Saudi airport
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Iranian-allied Houthi rebels attack a Saudi airport and military base with a bomb-laden drone, an assault acknowledged by the kingdom as Middle East tensions remain high between Tehran and Washington. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The attack on the Saudi...
Dual briefings on Capitol Hill focus on Trump’s Iran policy
WASHINGTON — As questions mount over President Donald Trump’s tough talk on Iran, top national security officials headed to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to brief Congress. But skeptical Democrats sought out a second opinion, holding their own briefing with former Obama administration officials. The competing closed-door sessions Tuesday, unusual and...
Tech rebound powers U.S. stocks higher, snaps 2-day S&P slump
Technology companies helped power stocks broadly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, snapping the market’s two-day losing streak. The rally followed the U.S. government’s decision to temporarily ease off proposed restrictions on technology sales to Chinese companies. The news gave a boost to technology sector stocks, which took steep losses a...
Milo Ventimiglia says trip showed him Red Nose charity’s impact
“This Is Us” star Milo Ventimiglia learned firsthand what the Red Nose Day’s fundraising campaign means to children in need, and he’s eager to spread the word. “I saw how the money was being spent, and how it’s impacting these kids on a very real level and giving them a...
Storms could bring more floods, tornadoes to Southern PlainsVideo
OKLAHOMA CITY — A tornado touched down Tuesday near Tulsa International Airport, injuring at least one person and damaging about a dozen homes, amid storms in the Southern Plains that brought a deluge of rain and powerful wind, closing an interstate and flipping campers at a raceway. Storms could bring...
Department stores troubles increase for Kohl’s, Penney’s
NEW YORK — The outlook for department stores got murkier Tuesday after J.C. Penney and Kohl’s reported fiscal first quarter results that showed they struggled at the start of the year. Penney, which has been trying to turn around its business for several years after a disastrous reinvention plan, reported...
Cholesterol improves in U.S. kids despite high obesity rates
CHICAGO — Cholesterol levels in children and teens improved in the latest analysis of U.S. health surveys, yet only half of them had readings considered ideal. Overall, 7% of kids had high cholesterol in surveys from 2009 to 2016. That was down from 10% a decade earlier. In children, high...
Author George RR Martin: ‘Game of Thrones’ finale was ending, also beginning
NEW YORK — What’s next for “Game of Thrones?” The author, whose work was adapted into the HBO series that drew a record-setting numbers of viewers for Sunday’s finale, says it’s “been a wild ride.” George RR Martin wrote on Monday that it “was an ending, but it was also...
‘Medicare for All’ plans would offer more than other nations
WASHINGTON — Generous benefits. No copays. No need for private policies. The “Medicare for All” plan advocated by leading 2020 Democrats appears more lavish than what’s offered in other advanced countries, compounding the cost but also potentially broadening its popular appeal. While other countries do provide coverage for all, benefits...
WWII plane rescued from boneyard to join D-Day anniversary
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Filled with paratroopers, a U.S. warplane lumbered down an English runway in 1944 to spearhead the World War II D-Day invasion with a message for Adolf Hitler painted in bright yellow across its nose: “That’s All, Brother.” Seventy-five years later, in a confluence of history and luck,...
Triple-doubles from Stephen Curry, Draymond Green help Warriors sweepVideo
PORTLAND, Ore. — Draymond Green had 18 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, and made a key 3-pointer in overtime as the Golden State Warriors advanced to the NBA Finals for the fifth straight year with a 119-117 victory Monday night to sweep the Portland Trail Blazers. Stephen Curry added...
Hurricanes dance into summer with confidence after playoff run
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes enter the offseason confident of one thing: They shouldn’t have to wait another decade to return to the playoffs. They hope their nucleus will make postseason appearances an every-year thing. The Hurricanes made their first playoff berth since 2009 last much longer than most...
NFC champion Rams turn to Brian Allen to replace veteran centerVideo
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams center Brian Allen started to build a rapport with quarterback Jared Goff last season as a rookie when starter John Sullivan was held out of practice early in the week to rest and recuperate. Allen was again snapping the ball to Goff during...
Giants’ Eli Manning not worried about Daniel Jones waiting in wingsVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eli Manning hasn’t been looking over his shoulder since the New York Giants took heir apparent Daniel Jones with the sixth pick overall in the NFL Draft. The 38-year-old Manning always is focused on what he can control, and right now that’s being the Giants’ quarterback...
In Pennsylvania, Trump touts 2020 chances, swipes at BidenVideo
MONTOURSVILLE — President Trump voiced confidence Monday in his ability to win Pennsylvania in 2020 and took a new swipe at one of his leading Democratic rivals, telling rallygoers in the state that native son Joe Biden had abandoned them by representing Delaware in the Senate. The president’s visit to...
Women’s clothing chain Dressbarn to close all its 650 stores
NEW YORK — Dressbarn, the women’s clothing chain that’s been around for nearly 60 years, is closing all 650 of its stores. The company’s chief financial officer, Steven Taylor, said Dressbarn has not been operating at an “acceptable level of profitability in today’s retail environment.” Its owner, Ascena Retail Group...
