Associated Press stories, Page 390
Concert promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up front
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday said it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any fees up front when they list prices. The FTC said consumers often see advertised prices for hotel rooms, short-term rentals, and tickets to sporting events and concerts only...
Lawsuit claims Pa. jail retaliated against inmates by confiscating toilet paper and soap, cutting power and heat
A Pennsylvania jail retaliated against inmates suspected of smoking synthetic marijuana by punishing entire cell blocks — confiscating legal paperwork, withholding necessities like toilet paper, soap and warm clothing, and cutting power and heat, inmates allege in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. Top jail officials waged an escalating, monthlong campaign...
Lawsuit accuses State Dept. of creating loopholes for Israel on military aid and human rights
WASHINGTON — The State Department has carved out loopholes for Israel that give the close American ally a pass on U.S. law that restricts aid to foreign militaries over human rights abuses, a lawsuit from a group of Palestinians in Gaza and American relatives asserts Tuesday. Former State Department officials...
Judge allows testing of tissue samples from George Floyd as officer who killed him seeks new trial
MINNEAPOLIS — A judge has granted permission to lawyers for Derek Chauvin to have samples from George Floyd examined as part of the former Minneapolis police officer’s efforts to challenge his conviction on a federal civil rights charge stemming from Floyd’s death in 2020. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson agreed...
Israel’s Netanyahu tours buffer zone inside Syria
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered Syrian territory on Tuesday during a security tour of the buffer zone seized by Israel in the days since the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad. It was apparently the first time a sitting Israeli leader entered Syrian territory. Israel seized a...
Lydia Ko had doubts about her game but she never felt more proud of her climb back to the top
Lydia Ko had the Olympic gold medal virtually wrapped up when she had a conversation with herself walking up the 18th fairway at Le Golf National that surprised her. “The thing I told myself walking down the 18th was, ‘I’m so proud of myself.’ And I never say that to...
Analysis: Americans are getting paid to play in the Ryder Cup, now the pressure is on to win
Bringing the Ryder Cup to notoriously nasty Bethpage Black already was cause for concern. Imagine the most passionate, patriotic event in golf played before a flag-waving crowd that once harassed Sergio Garcia so badly he pointed at them with the wrong finger. This could make the 1999 matches outside Boston...
The Unify League is soccer’s latest incarnation of a breakaway European Super League
MANCHESTER, England — Organizers of a breakaway European Super League have revealed new plans to create a rival to the Champions League. The Unify League is the latest incarnation of a proposed elite competition for the biggest soccer clubs in Europe. It comes after the launch of a Super League...
Left-hander Max Fried and Yankees finalize $218 million, 8-year contract
NEW YORK — Left-hander Max Fried and the New York Yankees finalized a $218 million, eight-year contract on Tuesday. The deal was agreed to last week at the winter meetings after the Yankees lost outfielder Juan Soto to the rival Mets. Fried’s deal is the largest for a left-handed pitcher...
Biden calls for ban on congressional stock trading
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden endorsed a ban on congressional stock trading in an interview that’s being released this week, belatedly weighing in on an issue that has been debated on Capitol Hill for years. “Nobody in the Congress should be able to make money in the stock market while...
Conor McGregor says he’s in negotiations with Logan Paul for boxing exhibition in India
Conor McGregor says he’s in negotiations to fight Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India. McGregor said early Tuesday morning on social media he’s in “preliminary agreements” with the family of billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani to fight Paul. “I have agreed,” McGregor said. McGregor also said that rumors of...
Most U.S. teens are abstaining from drinking, smoking and marijuana, survey says
NEW YORK — Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the covid-19 pandemic, according to the results from a large annual national survey released Tuesday. About two-thirds of 12th graders this year said they hadn’t used alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes or e-cigarettes in the previous...
Mystery drone sightings continue in N.J. and across the country
TRENTON, N.J. — A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over New Jersey and across the eastern U.S., sparking speculation and concern over where they came from and why. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and U.S. Sen. Andy Kim have both gone out on drone hunts, hoping...
Retail sales rose at healthy pace last month in latest sign of U.S. economy’s health
WASHINGTON — Consumers stepped up their spending at retail stores last month, providing a boost to the economy in the early phases of the winter holiday shopping season. Retail sales rose 0.7% in November, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, a solid increase and higher than October’s 0.5% gain. Sales jumped...
Is that a drone or a plane? Experts help explain the differences
Up in the sky, is that a drone, a plane or a helicopter? Experts who study unmanned aircraft systems — better known as drones — say it can be tough to tell from miles away. But there are clues. A light in the sky at night can easily be misinterpreted,...
Trump weighs in on NY mayor, vaccines and drones in freewheeling press conference at Mar-a-Lago
PALM BEACH, Fla. — In a freewheeling press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club, President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams, declared the country was “not going to lose” the polio vaccine and weighed in on the flurry of drone sightings over New...
U.S. to require passenger vehicles to sound alarms if rear passengers don’t fasten their seat belts
DETROIT — Starting in September of 2027, all new passenger vehicles in the U.S. will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers don’t buckle up. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday that it finalized the rule, which also requires enhanced warnings when front seat belts aren’t fastened....
Top Russian general killed in a Moscow bombing claimed by UkraineVideo
A senior Russian general was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine’s security service leveled criminal charges against him. A Ukrainian official said the service carried out the attack. Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of the military’s...
Police chief says motive for Wisconsin school shooting was a ‘combination of factors’
MADISON, Wis. — The motive for a shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded others at a Wisconsin school appears to be a “combination of factors,” a police chief said Tuesday as he appealed to the public to share what they might know about the 15-year-old girl...
Falcons struggle past Raiders to keep pace in division race
LAS VEGAS — Kirk Cousins threw his first touchdown pass in five weeks and the Atlanta Falcons did just enough Monday night to beat the struggling Las Vegas Raiders, 15-9, and keep pace in the NFC South race. Trying to pull off a late comeback, Raiders quarterback Desmond Ridder lofted...
Vikings smother Bears to win 7th straight, move into tie for division lead
MINNEAPOLIS — Aaron Jones and Cam Akers had touchdown runs in the second half to complement a smothering performance by the Minnesota defense, and the Vikings moved into a tie for first place in the NFC North on Monday night by beating the Chicago Bears, 30-12, for their seventh consecutive...
Vermont claims program’s 1st national championship on Maximilian Kissel’s overtime goalVideo
CARY, N.C. — Maximilian Kissel scored in a sudden-death overtime to help Vermont beat Marshall 2-1 on Monday night for the program’s first national championship. It was the ninth championship game decided by overtime or penalty kicks in the 21st century. Vermont (16-2-6) became the first squad in school history...
Analysis: Surging Eagles shove aside injuries, celebrate victory over SteelersVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley both played through injuries that served more as minor inconveniences than long-term concerns for the Eagles. Injuries heal. So, it turns out, do bruised egos and hard feelings caused by criticism and gossip spread not by fans, social media tolls or sports talk...
Analysis: Joe Burrow, Bengals maintain slim playoff hopes after sloppy winVideo
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow keeps throwing touchdown passes, and the Cincinnati Bengals have won two in a row for just the second time this season. However, the star quarterback was far from happy with the effort. “It was too sloppy, we had too many penalties, too many procedural penalties. I...
Analysis: Browns mulling another switch at QB after Jameis Winston throws 3 more picksVideo
CLEVELAND — Jameis Winston’s third interception Sunday — No. 8 in three games — was the last Browns coach Kevin Stefanski could stomach. He benched Winston. Maybe for good. With three games left in this dreadful season for Cleveland, Stefanski said Monday that he’s still working through plans at quarterback...
