Associated Press stories, Page 2611
Rivera, Halladay likely to get voted into Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday
NEW YORK — Mariano Rivera figures to make quick work of his Hall of Fame ballot appearance, just as he did of opposing batters, and set yet another record when voting is announced Tuesday: for highest percentage of ballots. No one has ever been a unanimous Hall of Fame selection....
Plane crashes just after takeoff at rural airfield; 2 dead
APPLE CREEK, Ohio — Authorities say two pilots are dead after a plane crashed into the snow-covered front yard of a rural Ohio home shortly after taking off from a private airfield nearby. The State Highway Patrol says initial reports indicate the plane had engine trouble Monday morning after departing...
Survey: CEO pessimism on economy spreads after upbeat 2018
DAVOS, Switzerland — A survey of hundreds of corporate leaders shows “a record jump in pessimism” about the world economy, with sentiment doused by trade spats, a global downturn and fading benefits from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax cuts. Consulting firm PwC says the latest edition of its annual survey...
Tennessee moves to No. 1 in AP Top 25, Duke drops to No. 2
Top-ranked Duke went down early in the week. No. 2 Michigan and No. 4 Virginia, the last of Division I’s unbeaten teams, both fell over the weekend. In all, six top-10 teams lost. Tennessee kept rolling amid chaos across the AP Top 25. The Vols are the new No. 1...
Dolphins must wait to seal deal with Patriots’ Brian Flores
MIAMI — While the 2018 NFL champion has yet to be crowned, much of the league is already looking ahead to the 2019 season, and so far the Miami Dolphins are in last place. Las Vegas oddsmakers recently made the Dolphins a 300-1 choice to win the Super Bowl in...
Venezuela arrests 27 in failed revolt
CARACAS, Venezuela — Officials in Venezuela say they’ve arrested 27 members of the National Guard accused of launching an uprising against the government. Socialist party chief Diosdado Cabello says more arrests could come. Tensions are thick in Venezuela, where the political opposition leaders have called for nationwide protests on Wednesday...
Notre Dame to cover up murals of Columbus in the New World
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The University of Notre Dame will cover murals in a campus building that depict Christopher Columbus in America, the school’s president said, following criticism that the images depict Native Americans in stereotypical submissive poses before white European explorers. The 12 murals created in the 1880s by...
Russia: 14 sailors killed when ships catch fire in Black Sea
MOSCOW — Two Tanzanian-flagged commercial vessels caught fire in the Black Sea, leaving at least 14 sailors dead, Russian officials said Monday. Five other sailors were missing. The Federal Agency for the Sea and River Transport said the fire erupted while fuel was being pumped from one tanker to another....
Two tragedies, one resolve: New Light members travel to Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Members of the New Light Congregation of the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill traveled to Charleston, S.C., this past weekend to worship with members of the church where nine black worshippers died in 2015 at the hands of a white supremacist. The Post and Courier...
Prop bets popular for Super Bowl, but NFL wants them gone
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Wagers on how many touchdown passes New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will throw or how many rushing yards Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley will gain are likely to be popular options for bettors on the Super Bowl. But if the National Football League...
Man who pleaded guilty to slaying teen brother gets parole
YORK — A man who pleaded guilty to stabbing his younger brother to death when they were teenagers two decades ago has been granted parole. Thirty-five-year-old Zachary Witman will be eligible for release beginning May 21 following Friday’s decision in York County. The Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole cited...
China grants Ivanka Trump 5 trademarks amid trade talks
SHANGHAI — The Chinese government has granted Ivanka Trump’s company preliminary approval for another five trademarks this month, as her father’s administration pushes ahead on trade negotiations with China. Four trademarks, including child care centers, sunglasses and wedding dresses, were approved on Sunday. A fifth, covering brokerage, charitable fundraising and...
Trump visits MLK memorial in Washington
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has paid a visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington on the holiday honoring the civil rights leader. Trump arrived shortly after 11 a.m. to pay his respects on a frigid and windy day. He was joined by Vice President Mike Pence,...
Holy handcuffs! Arrest made in $1.4 million ‘Batman’ comics heist
BOCA RATON, Fla. — A few comic books from a stolen Batman collection worth $1.4 million have been recovered after an arrest in Arizona. News station ABC-15 in Phoenix reports that police charged Phillip Weisbauer of Royal Palm Beach, Florida, with theft and trafficking in stolen property after he tried...
Bon Jovi’s restaurant gives free meal to furloughed workers
RED BANK, N.J. — A restaurant owned by musician and New Jersey native Jon Bon Jovi is providing free meals to local government workers and their families during the federal government shutdown. JBJ Soul Kitchen in Red Bank announced on Facebook it will provide the free meals to furloughed workers...
8 Pennsylvania teens arrested for Delaware port car thefts
NEW CASTLE, Del. — Delaware State Police say eight Pennsylvania teenagers have been arrested for stealing cars from two companies at the Port of Wilmington. The News Journal of Wilmington reports that police say the cars were stolen from Trans Cargo and Auto Port Inc. The Port of Wilmington says...
For the poor, the safety net in a shutdown doesn’t feel safe
WASHINGTON — Doris Cochran, a disabled mother of two young boys, is stockpiling canned foods these days, filling her shelves with noodle soup, green beans, peaches and pears — anything that can last for months or even years. Her pantry looks as though she’s preparing for a winter storm. But...
Girl, 12, dies in snow fort collapse outside church
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — A 12-year-old girl has died after a snow fort collapsed while she was playing outside a church in suburban Chicago. Arlington Heights police are calling the death a “tragic accident.” Police say the girl, Esther Jung, was playing with a 9-year-old girl in the snow outside...
Teen in confrontation with Native American: I didn’t provoke
DETROIT — The student who stared and smiled at an elderly Native American protester drumming in his face outside the Lincoln Memorial as his schoolmates chanted and laughed says he did nothing to provoke the man in the videotaped confrontation and was only trying to calm the situation. The student...
Kamala Harris jumps into presidential race
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris, a first-term senator and former California attorney general known for her rigorous questioning of President Donald Trump’s nominees, entered the Democratic presidential race on Monday. Vowing to “bring our voices together,” Harris would be the first woman to hold the presidency and the second African-American if...
2-for-1: Total lunar eclipse comes with supermoon bonus
The only total lunar eclipse this year and next came with a supermoon bonus. On Sunday night, the moon, Earth and sun lined up to create the eclipse, which was visible throughout North and South America, where skies were clear. There won’t be another until the year 2021. It was...
Bolton’s test: Massaging Trump tweets into foreign policy
WASHINGTON — In President Donald Trump’s Washington, matters of war and peace are decided in 280-character bursts. It’s up to John Bolton to massage them into a foreign policy. The mustachioed national security adviser developed a reputation as a bureaucratic bulldozer through more than three decades in and out of...
Shutdown goes on as Trump offer doesn’t budge Democrats
WASHINGTON — Thirty-one days into the partial government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans appeared no closer to ending the impasse than when it began, with President Donald Trump lashing out at his opponents after they dismissed a plan he’d billed as a compromise. Trump on Sunday branded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
Thief steals $1,000 from Girl Scouts selling cookies at mall
WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Authorities say a thief stole $1,000 from a group of Girl Scouts who were selling cookies at a New Jersey mall. Woodbridge Township police say the theft occurred between 4:20 p.m. and 4:50 p.m. Friday on the upper level of the Woodbridge Center mall. The money...
Patriots the early pick in Las Vegas books
LAS VEGAS — Oddsmakers made the Super Bowl essentially a tossup in opening lines Sunday, though bettors quickly turned the New England Patriots into a slight favorite in what is expected to be the most heavily bet — at least legally — title game ever. Early bets moved the line...
