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Jameis Winston to take over as Browns starting QB; Kevin Stefanski hands off play-calling dutiesVideo
BEREA, Ohio — A new signal caller. A new play caller. The Browns are making changes they hope change their trajectory. Days after quarterback Deshaun Watson suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury, coach Kevin Stefanski announced Wednesday that Jameis Winston will start Sunday against Baltimore and that he is handing...
Ron Ely, TV’s ‘Tarzan’ in the 1960s, dies at 86
LOS ANGELES — Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series “Tarzan,” has died at age 86. Ely’s daughter, Kirsten Casale Ely, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that her father died Sept. 29 at his home in Los Alamos, California, an...
Pennsylvania high court gives voters provisional option if their mail ballots get rejected
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s highest court on Wednesday said people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots, a decision sure to affect some of the thousands of mail-in votes likely to be rejected this fall. The Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that...
Kamala Harris to give her campaign’s closing argument at the Ellipse, where Trump helped spark Capitol riotVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to lay out her campaign’s closing argument by returning to the site near the White House where Donald Trump helped incite a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 — hoping it will crystalize for voters the fight between defending democracy...
Suspected drunken driver arrested after passing Harris’ motorcade the wrong way in WisconsinVideo
MADISON, Wis. — A suspected drunken driver heading the wrong way passed within feet of Vice President Kamala Harris’ motorcade following a campaign stop this week in Wisconsin. Harris had just wrapped up a rally in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield on Monday evening when her motorcade passed a car...
What to know about E. coli and the McDonald’s outbreak
A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders was caused by a common type of E. coli bacteria that can cause serious illness and death. Particularly vulnerable are young children, older people or those with weakened immune systems. About 50 people have fallen ill in the McDonald’s outbreak, and...
U.S. fines American Airlines $50 million over mishandling of disabled passengers, wheelchairsVideo
DALLAS — The U.S. government fined American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period, The Transportation Department said Wednesday that “in some cases,” wheelchair users were injured, but it did not give a number. American...
U.S. confirms North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for training, possible Ukraine combatVideo
WASHINGTON — The U.S. said Wednesday that 3,000 North Korean troops have deployed to Russia and are training at several locations, calling the move very serious and warning that those forces will be “fair game” if they go into combat in Ukraine. The deployment raises the potential for the North...
Harris says Trump ‘is a fascist’ after John Kelly says he wanted generals like Hitler’sVideo
ASTON, Pa. — Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that she believes that Donald Trump “is a fascist” after his longest-serving chief of staff said the former president praised Adolf Hitler while in office and put personal loyalty above the Constitution. Harris seized on comments by former chief of staff...
Lawsuits claim dozens of children were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile facilities
HARRISBURG — A set of lawsuits was filed Wednesday by people who claim they were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile detention and treatment facilities, making more than 200 people to have launched such cases since May. The New York-based Levy Konigsberg firm said it filed on behalf of more than...
Orange and black… and pink and purple. Some twists for creative Halloween parties
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers,” says the heroine in L.M. Montgomery’s book “Anne of Green Gables.” All we autumn aficionados feel the same, right? The season usually takes its star turn in October, with peak leaves, sweater-worthy days, and the heady aromas of...
Tim Walz, wife and son vote early in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, his wife, Gwen, and their son, Gus, went to a polling place in St. Paul on a crip fall Wednesday morning to cast their ballots early. It was the first time voting for Gus, who just turned...
Molotov cocktail explodes in a Chilean high school, injuring at least 35 students
SANTIAGO, Chile — A homemade firebomb exploded inside a public high school in Chile on Wednesday, igniting a blaze that injured at least 35 students, several critically, firefighters said. A group of students at the school in central Santiago, the capital, were making Molotov cocktails in the bathroom to be...
Fallout from 2023 Hamas attack lingers as Jews worldwide prepare for a holiday meant for joy
NEW YORK — Customarily, Simchat Torah is one of the most joyous days of the Jewish calendar, highlighted by exuberant dancing around a Torah. Jewish leaders say the joy will return during this week’s celebrations, even as Jews recall that last year’s Simchat Torah overlapped with Oct. 7, the day...
McDonald’s tries to reassure customers after deadly E. coli outbreak
McDonald’s said Wednesday that customers should feel confident ordering from its restaurants despite a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounders. McDonald’s U.S. President Joe Erlinger said in an interview on the “Today” show that the company has removed the Quarter Pounder from its menu in the 10...
New coach Darian DeVries, son Tucker tasked with turning things around at West Virginia
West Virginia (9-23, 4-14 Big 12) New West Virginia coach Darian DeVries brought his son, Tucker, with him from Drake to try to establish some cohesiveness for a team that lost nearly its entire roster. Darian DeVries led the Bulldogs to six straight 20-win seasons and three NCAA Tournament appearances....
A Supreme Court reshaped by Trump has a low profile in this presidential campaign
WASHINGTON — Conservatives already have a supermajority on the Supreme Court as a result of Donald Trump’s presidency. If Trump wins a second term, the right side of the court could retain control for several more decades. Justices Clarence Thomas, 76, and Samuel Alito, 74, are the two oldest members...
Ohtani’s historic 50-50 ball sells at auction for nearly $4.4M amid ongoing dispute over ownership
Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball has sold at auction for nearly $4.4 million, a record high price not just for a baseball, but for any ball in any sport, the auctioneer said Wednesday. Ohtani became the first player in baseball history to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases...
LeBron and Bronny James make NBA history by playing together in Lakers’ win over Minnesota
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James and Bronny James became the first father and son to play in the NBA together Tuesday night during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 110-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 39-year-old superstar and his 20-year-old son played almost 2½ minutes together late in the first half...
U.S. home sales slowed again in September, falling to weakest annual pace in nearly 14 years
LOS ANGELES — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in September to the weakest annual pace in nearly 14 years even as mortgage rates eased and the supply of properties on the market continued to climb. Existing home sales fell 1% last month, from August, to a seasonally adjusted...
Housing on the ballot: Harris, Trump push different plans for tackling housing affordability crisis
Millions of Americans can’t afford to buy a home or rent a suitable apartment, making housing a central issue for voters in the upcoming presidential election. The biggest single reason homeownership is out of reach for many is there aren’t nearly enough homes for sale to balance out the market...
Chiefs acquire 3-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins from Titans, AP source says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs are acquiring three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins from the Tennessee Titans, replenishing a position group that has been ravaged by injuries, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke...
Lamar Jackson’s 5-TD game fell just short of a perfect passer rating
Lamar Jackson couldn’t have performed much better as a passer when he threw five TD passes, only five incompletions and no interceptions while throwing for 281 yards in a victory for Baltimore over Tampa Bay. It just wasn’t perfect, according to the NFL’s arcane passer rating formula. Jackson fell two-tenths...
Trump targets hardcore partisans, Harris goes after moderates: Inside the campaign’s final sprint
WASHINGTON — In battleground Pennsylvania, Kamala Harris warned that democracy and reproductive rights were at stake as she campaigned alongside a former Republican congresswoman. Going to the same state the day before, Donald Trump served French fries at a closed McDonald’s. As the 2024 presidential contest speeds to its conclusion...
Young women lean Democratic. Now the election may hinge on Harris’ ability to run up the score
PITTSBURGH — At the University of Pittsburgh, as freshmen students took their first steps on campus and swarms of lanternflies buzzed through the air, the sounds of Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan drifted from a folding table draped with an iridescent pink tablecloth. Fruit snacks and colorful butterfly hairclips were...
