Associated Press stories, Page 253
For Panthers, Brad Marchand story keeps getting better
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Such a scene would have been simply unimaginable just a few months ago. Brad Marchand scores an overtime goal to win a playoff game, and Florida Panthers great-turned-executive Roberto Luongo pumps his fists and gives some hugs in celebration. Well, it happened. They have history and...
Michael Porter Jr. comes up big for Nuggets through shoulder pain
DENVER — Michael Porter Jr. hasn’t really been able to take off his uniform by himself going on three weeks now because of a sprained left shoulder that has essentially turned him into a one-armed hoopster in these playoffs. He can’t really guide his jump-shot with his left hand ever...
Hellebuyck and Jets back on road in NHL playoffs at Dallas
The latest version of Connor Hellebuyck certainly resembles the goalie who was so dominant in the regular season for Winnipeg. Now he has to go on the road again in the NHL playoffs against Dallas. Florida is back in its series against Toronto, avoiding the dreaded 3-0 deficit thanks to...
Denny Hamlin remains confident in antitrust case brought by 23XI and Front Row against NASCARVideo
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Denny Hamlin said Saturday that he remains “pretty confident” in the case brought by his 23XI Racing, co-owned by the veteran driver and retired NBA great Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports against NASCAR alleging antitrust violations. Hamlin spoke a day after a three-judge federal appellate...
Kyle Larson ready to defend at Kansas Speedway
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kyle Larson isn’t quite ready to start thinking about his return to the Indianapolis 500. That will change by Sunday night. And he would like nothing better than to have those thoughts of “the Double” — running every lap of the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600...
Straka, Lowry handle blustery conditions at Truist, head into final round tied at Philly CricketVideo
FLOURTOWN — Sepp Straka is looking to become the second multiple-event winner of the PGA Tour season. Shane Lowry is seeking his first individual title since 2019. Straka shot a 4-under-par 66, and Lowry had a 67 in blustery conditions Saturday to share the lead heading into the final round...
India, Pakistan accuse each other of violating ceasefire hours after reaching deal
ISLAMABAD — India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday after U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades but accused each other of violating the deal just hours later. The ceasefire had been expected to bring a swift end to weeks of...
Saints QB Derek Carr is retiring because of ‘significant degenerative changes’ to his right shoulderVideo
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints veteran starting quarterback Derek Carr has decided to retire because of a labral tear in his right shoulder and “significant degenerative changes” to his rotator cuff, the team announced Saturday. Carr, 34, has played 11 pro seasons since being selected out of Fresno State...
U.S.- China tariff talks to continue Sunday, an official tells The Associated Press
GENEVA — Sensitive talks between U.S. and Chinese delegations over tariffs that threaten to upend the global economy ended after a day of prolonged negotiations and will resume Sunday, an official told The Associated Press. There was no immediate indication whether progress was made Saturday during the meeting over 10...
Experts call Kennedy’s plan to find autism’s cause unrealistic
WASHINGTON — For many experts, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ‘s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find autism’s causes in a few months is jarring — and unrealistic. That’s because it appears to ignore decades of science linking about 200 genes that play a role — and...
An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude has been reported in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta
ATLANTA — An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude was reported Saturday morning in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta, western North Carolina and elsewhere, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and local news reports. The website for USGS said the earthquake originated shortly after 9 a.m. EDT about 12 miles...
Pope Leo XIV is a White Sox fan — and the organization is embracing the occasion
CHICAGO — It’s the biggest victory for the struggling Chicago White Sox in a long time. Pope Leo XIV is a White Sox fan — and the organization is embracing the news. Elected on Thursday, Robert Prevost is the first pope from the United States in the history of the...
Red Sox owner John Henry flies to Kansas City to meet with disgruntled slugger Rafael Devers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rafael Devers made his feelings known Thursday. On Friday, it was Boston Red Sox owner John Henry’s turn to share his opinions with the disgruntled slugger. A day after Devers told reporters about his refusal to play first base, Henry, team president Sam Kennedy and chief...
Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims the company collected users’ data without permission
Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims the company collected users’ data without permission, the state’s attorney general announced Friday. In 2022, Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Google, saying the search giant collected millions of biometric identifiers, including voiceprints and records of face geometry, through its products...
Pakistan army spokesman say India has fired missiles at 3 of its air bases, raising conflict fears
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — India fired missiles at three air bases inside Pakistan, but most of the missiles were intercepted, Pakistan’s army spokesman said Saturday, in a move that raised fears of a wider conflict. Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif said in a televised address that all Pakistan Air Force assets were...
Shedeur Sanders takes field for 1st time as Browns begin rookie minicamp
BEREA, Ohio — Shedeur Sanders began the process Friday of trying to show he can be a factor in the Cleveland Browns’ quarterback competition. Sanders, possibly the most-publicized 144th-overall draft pick ever after the projected first-rounder dropped into the fifth round, took the field for his first practice as the...
49ers waive 2022 second-round defensive end Drake Jackson
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers waived defensive lineman Drake Jackson on Friday, cutting ties with their second-round pick from the 2022 NFL draft. Jackson was waived with a failed physical designation after missing the past season and a half with a torn patellar tendon in his left...
Judge sets dates for Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearings
LOS ANGELES — Resentencing hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez will move forward next week after a series of delays. The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting their entertainment executive father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez, in their...
Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire
SRINAGAR, India — Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged heavy volleys of shells and gunfire across their frontier in Kashmir overnight, killing at least five civilians in a growing military standoff that erupted following an attack on tourists in the India-controlled portion of the disputed region. In Pakistan, an unusually intense...
Air traffic controllers briefly lose radar access again at Newark airport
The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks. The Federal Aviation Administration said the radar at the facility in Philadelphia that directs planes in and out of Newark airport went black for 90 seconds...
Judge releases Turkish Tufts University student who was detained by ICE to continue her studies
A federal judge in Vermont on Friday released a Turkish Tufts University student detained in a Louisiana immigration center more than six weeks after she was arrested while walking along a street in a Boston suburb, allowing her to return to her studies. U.S. District Judge William Sessions in Burlington...
What is the special tribunal for Ukraine that world leaders have backed?
KYIV, Ukraine — Some 40 world leaders announced their support Friday for the creation of a new international court to prosecute those most responsible for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The special tribunal aims to target senior Russian leaders for the “crime of aggression,” which underpins the countless war crimes...
Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal darling, dies at 85
WASHINGTON — Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died. He was 85. Souter died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire, the court said in a statement...
Danish leader says ‘you cannot spy against an ally’ after reports of U.S. gathering intel on Greenland
OSLO, Norway — Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told The Associated Press “you cannot spy against an ally” after reports that the United States has stepped up intelligence gathering on Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump. Frederiksen’s comments Friday are the latest in the spat...
Victory Day parade in Russia celebrates 80th anniversary of defeat of Nazi Germany
MOSCOW — Russia on Friday celebrated the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, as President Vladimir Putin presided over a massive parade of tanks, missiles and troops through Red Square and welcomed over two dozen world leaders — the most since Moscow sent troops...
