Associated Press stories, Page 4
Matt Fitzpatrick delivers another playoff winner to beat Scottie Scheffler at RBC Heritage
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Matt Fitzpatrick was in a playoff at Harbour Town against an American favorite Sunday, facing a large and noisy gallery cheering and chanting for his opponent — Scottie Scheffler this time, the No. 1 player in the world. It was practically a repeat from three...
NHL playoffs roundup: Sabres score 4 3rd-period goals to beat Bruins in Game 1
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mattias Samuelson scored with 3 minutes, 24 seconds left, and Buffalo overcame a two-goal deficit in the final eight minutes to beat the Boston Bruins, 4-3, on Sunday night in the Sabres’ first playoff game in 15 years. Tage Thompson scored two goals 3:42 apart to tie...
A crowd scientist is helping the Boston Marathon manage a growing field of 30,000-plus runners
BOSTON — Running the Boston Marathon is tough enough without having to jostle your way from Hopkinton to Copley Square. So race organizers this year turned to an expert in crowd science to help them manage the field of more than 32,000 as it travels the 26.2 miles through eight...
U.S. military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Caribbean Sea
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people Sunday. The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 181 people...
Francisco Lindor defends manager Carlos Mendoza after Mets drop 11th straight game
CHICAGO — The losses are piling up for the New York Mets, and Francisco Lindor thinks the criticism surrounding the team is about to get very loud. It’s already pretty noisy. New York dropped its 11th consecutive game when closer Devin Williams blew a ninth-inning lead in a 2-1 loss...
Oil prices rise anew after a U.S.-Iran standoff in the Strait of Hormuz strands tankersVideo
NEW YORK — Oil prices rose in early trading Sunday as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway that is crucial to global energy supplies. The price of U.S. crude oil increased 6.4% to $87.90 per barrel an...
Tyler Reddick passes Kyle Larson on the final lap of OT to win NASCAR Cup Series race at KansasVideo
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — NASCAR driver Tyler Reddick is riding the kind of Cup Series hot streak that Michael Jordan once enjoyed in his playing days. Oh, you can bet the NBA Hall of Famer is enjoying this one, too. Reddick roared by Kyle Larson on the final lap of...
The center-left coalition of former President Radev will win Bulgaria’s election, exit poll suggests
SOFIA, Bulgaria — A center-left coalition led by Bulgaria ‘s former President Rumen Radev will win the parliamentary election, an exit poll suggested hours after polls closed on Sunday. The list is unlikely to garner enough votes to rule alone, which could prolong a yearslong political deadlock in the European...
Wisconsin authorities put total arrests from clashes at beagle breeding facility at about 25
MADISON, Wis. — Around 25 protesters were arrested as around 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to gain entry to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin and were met by officers firing pepper spray and rubber bullets, authorities said Sunday. Saturday’s protest was the second attempt in as many...
Louisiana man kills 8 children and shoots his wife and another woman in Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. — A Louisiana man fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, in an attack on his family that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport, Louisiana, neighborhood left shaken by one of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings in recent years, police said. The gunman’s wife, who...
Businesses can claim refunds for Trump tariffs ruled unconstitutional starting Monday
NEW YORK — A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed without the constitutional authority to do so is scheduled to launch Monday. Importers and their brokers will be able to begin claiming refunds through an online portal beginning at...
Canada’s prime minister says economic ties with U.S. are a weakness that must be corrected
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected. In the 10-minute address, Carney spoke about his government’s efforts to strengthen...
Bengals get star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence from Giants for 10th pick and extend him
The Cincinnati Bengals acquired three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence from the New York Giants for the 10th pick in the upcoming NFL draft. The teams announced the deal Sunday after agreeing to it Saturday night pending a physical. Cincinnati then signed Lawrence to an extension that pays him...
Bryson DeChambeau withdraws from final round of LIV Golf with wrist injury
MEXICO CITY — Bryson DeChambeau withdrew from the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City on Sunday, citing an injury to his wrist that he did not want to further aggravate. DeChambeau, who was trying to become the first player to win three straight times on LIV Golf, started poorly...
3 students, 2 others shot along nightlife district near the University of Iowa, authorities say
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A shooting during a fight in a nightlife district near the University of Iowa campus wounded five people early Sunday, including three students, police and university officials said. Multiple victims were transported to hospitals for gunshot wounds, according to Iowa City police. One person was in...
To make hosting less stressful, strive for connection and not perfection
Inviting friends and family members over for a celebration, holiday or routine dinner provides an opportunity for connection, but pressure to serve good-tasting food in a clean and welcoming environment can deter many people from hosting or prevent them from being fully present with their guests when they do. But...
Trump wants to stop states from regulating AI. This Utah Republican isn’t listening
RIVERTON, Utah — When a dozen Republican activists gathered on a back deck in the Salt Lake City suburbs to talk about this year’s elections, the conversation cycled through all the staples of conservative chatter in Utah such as dwindling water supplies, illegal immigrant fraud and chemtrail conspiracy theories. But...
Fears of looser standards as the FBI and Justice Department scramble to fill a depleted workforce
WASHINGTON — The FBI and Justice Department are scrambling to rebuild a depleted workforce after a wave of departures over the past year, with leaders easing hiring requirements and accelerating recruitment in ways that some current and former officials see as a lowering of long-accepted standards. The FBI has used...
U.S. seizes Iranian-flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz and Tehran vows to respondVideo
WASHINGTON — The United States attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship it said had tried to evade its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, and Iran’s joint military command vowed to respond, throwing a fragile ceasefire into question days before it expires. It was the first...
Pope prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade
MUXIMA, Angola — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday recalled the “sorrow and great suffering” Angolans endured for centuries, as the American pope prayed at a Catholic shrine located at the site of an important hub of the African slave trade during Portugal’s colonial rule. Leo traveled to the Sanctuary of...
Russian attacks kill at least 2 as Ukraine strikes a Russian drone factory
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian strikes killed at least two people in Ukraine, officials said Sunday, as Ukraine’s military struck a drone factory in southwestern Russia. A 16-year-old boy died and four others were injured in a “massive” nighttime drone strike on Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, according to the head of...
UK police investigating if arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies
LONDON — British police say they are investigating whether a series of arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies. The Metropolitan Police force says counterterror officers are probing the attacks on synagogues and other sites linked to the Jewish community, as well as an...
North Korea launches multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward sea
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, days after the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog warned that North Korea was making “very serious” advances in efforts to build nuclear weapons. The missiles fired from the North’s Sinpo area flew about...
Kennard scores 27, LeBron leads Lakers to surprising 107-98 win over Rockets in playoff opener
LOS ANGELES — Luke Kennard scored a career playoff-high 27 points, LeBron James had 19 points and 13 assists and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers capitalized on Kevin Durant’s injury absence for a 107-98 victory over the Houston Rockets in the opener of their first-round playoff series Saturday night. Deandre...
Playoff drought over, Sabres seek to rekindle rivalry with 1st-round matchup against Bruins
BUFFALO, N.Y. — At 26, Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin is too young to appreciate the intense playoff rivalries Buffalo once enjoyed with various opponents. A 14-season playoff drought has a way of thinning whatever bad blood once existed between the Sabres and former rivals such as Ottawa, Philadelphia, Montreal and...
