Associated Press stories, Page 488
5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal’s capital
KATHMANDU, Nepal — All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal’s capital, authorities said. The bodies of four men and a woman were pulled from the wreckage, said Krishna Prasad Humagai, the government administrator of Nuwakot district. Police...
Tropical Storm Debby churns up the East Coast, and affects weather as far away as the Great Lakes
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Tropical Storm Debby pushed bad weather up the East Coast on Wednesday, colliding with other systems and bringing no respite to residents as far away as the Great Lakes and New Jersey, where heavy rain flooded highways and streets and stranded motorists. Officials in New York told...
Wesley Bell defeats ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush after pro-Israel group spends $8.5M to oust her
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in a Democratic primary in St. Louis, marking the second time this year that one of the party’s incumbents has been ousted in an expensive contest that reflected deep divisions over the war in...
Amit Elor, 20, becomes youngest U.S. wrestler to win Olympic goldVideo
PARIS — As she processed winning an Olympic gold medal, American wrestler Amit Elor still felt like that little girl just starting out in the sport. Perhaps it’s because she’s not so far removed from that point. Elor, just 20 years old, defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova, 3-0, on Tuesday in...
U.S. women’s volleyball team advances to semifinal with straight-set win vs. PolandVideo
PARIS — The reigning Olympic champion U.S. women’s volleyball team posted a straight-set victory against Poland on Tuesday night at the Paris Olympics. The Americans led throughout while taking the first two sets, 25-22 and 25-14. They fell behind 5-0 and 7-1 in the third set before rallying to close...
49ers RB Christian McCaffrey will miss about 2 weeks with calf injuryVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey will miss about two weeks of practice after straining his calf. McCaffrey hurt his calf late last week, adding that he didn’t pull a muscle, coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday. McCaffrey wouldn’t play in the preseason but should...
Rams WR Puka Nacua out with knee injury but should be ready for season openerVideo
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua is week-to-week after suffering a knee injury in a joint practice against the Chargers on Sunday, but coach Sean McVay expects him to be available in time to play in the season opener at Detroit on Sept. 8. “Really...
Michigan will choose between Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers for U.S. Senate
LANSING, Mich. — Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers has secured the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan and will face Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin in the November election. Slotkin and Rogers, long considered the front-runners for their respective party nominations, will now shift focus to the general...
Browns’ Deshaun Watson to sit out preseason opener as he continues recovery from surgeryVideo
CLEVELAND — Deshaun Watson might be ready to play. The Browns aren’t ready to let him. Watson will sit out Cleveland’s exhibition opener Saturday against the Green Bay Packers as the team continues to take a cautious approach after the quarterback underwent right shoulder surgery in November. Coach Kevin Stefanski...
Billy Bean, 2nd openly gay ex-MLB player who later worked for commissioner, dies at 60Video
NEW YORK — Billy Bean, who became the second former MLB player to come out as gay in 1999 before becoming the sport’s senior vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has died. He was 60. MLB released a statement confirming his death. Bean died at home on Tuesday after...
NASCAR drivers use break to watch Olympics, support American athletes in Paris Games
Turns out NASCAR’s best are just like many of us. They like watching the Olympics, too. From Kyle Busch pulling for U.S. gold medal-winning sprinter Noah Lyles, Chase Elliott eager to watch Olympic golf and Joey Logano shouting out Sha’Carri Richardson, several Cup Series contenders have their eyes on Paris....
U.S. men’s basketball rolls into semifinals after easing past BrazilVideo
PARIS — All the favored teams in the first three men’s basketball quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics had problems. Canada lost to France. Serbia erased a 24-point deficit to beat Australia. Germany had to shake off a double-digit deficit before beating Greece. So, going into the fourth and final game...
U.S. edges Hungary in a physical women’s water polo quarterfinal at OlympicsVideo
NANTERRE, France — Ashleigh Johnson made 17 saves, and Rachel Fattal snapped a tie in the fourth quarter, helping the U.S. women’s water polo team edge Hungary, 5-4, in a physical quarterfinal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday night. U.S. captain Maggie Steffens scored two goals and played terrific defense...
Imane Khelif advances to gold-medal bout with another win amid gender misconceptionsVideo
PARIS — Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women’s welterweight division at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday night, moving one win away from what she calls the best response to the worldwide scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender. With one more...
Russian disinformation slams Paris and amplifies Imane Khelif debate to undermine the Olympics
WASHINGTON — The actor in the viral music video denouncing the 2024 Olympics looks a lot like French President Emmanuel Macron. The images of rats, trash and the sewage, however, were dreamed up by artificial intelligence. Portraying Paris as a crime-ridden cesspool, the video mocking the Games spread quickly on...
Pakistani man with ties to Iran charged in plot to carry out political assassinations on U.S. soil
WASHINGTON — A Pakistani man alleged to have ties to Iran has been charged in a plot to carry out political assassinations on U.S. soil, the Justice Department said Tuesday in disclosing what officials say is the latest murder-for-hire plot to target American public figures. Asif Merchant traveled to New...
American Cole Hocker pulls Olympic shocker in men’s 1,500; Gabby Thomas wins 200Video
SAINT-DENIS, France — American Cole Hocker pulled the upset of the Olympics on Tuesday night, beating his personal-best time by almost 3 seconds to outrace favorites Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr for the title at 1,500 meters. Hocker won the race in an Olympic-record 3:27.65, pulling from fifth to first...
France tops Canada in men’s basketball quarterfinals; Serbia, Germany also advanceVideo
PARIS — Guerschon Yabusele scored 22 points, Victor Wembanyama had 12 rebounds and France beat Canada, 82-73, on Tuesday to advance to its second straight men’s Olympic basketball semifinal. Isaia Cordinier added 20 points for France, which is looking to add to its medal haul after winning silver in the...
Sophia Smith’s extra-time goal tops Germany, sends U.S. women’s soccer into Olympic finalVideo
LYON, France — Glimpsing a sliver of the net, Sophia Smith’s aim was true. Smith’s extra-time goal earned the United States a spot in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 semifinal victory over Germany on Tuesday. The Americans, undefeated in France under new coach Emma...
NCAA moving closer to financially rewarding women’s basketball teams that reach March Madness
Women’s basketball teams are about to move a step closer to getting financially rewarded for success in the NCAA Tournament. The Division I Board of Directors was expected to meet Tuesday and introduce a proposal to give performance units to teams that make March Madness. Units represent revenue. “Unless something...
Charles Barkley says he will not retire and remain with TNT Sports even if they don’t have the NBA
Charles Barkley intends to remain with TNT Sports through the remainder of his contract. The Hall of Fame player announced Tuesday that he will not retire next season, reversing the announcement he made in June during the NBA Finals. Barkley said at the time that the 2024-25 season would be...
Movie Review: ‘Cuckoo’ is a stylish nightmare, with a wonderfully sinister Dan Stevens
Let’s get one thing out of the way first: I did not entirely understand everything that happens in “Cuckoo,” a new indie horror in theaters Friday. This could be more of a me problem than with the storytelling, but there are a lot of strange things happening at this particular...
Elon Musk’s X sues advertisers over alleged ‘massive advertiser boycott’ after Twitter takeover
WICHITA FALLS, Tex. — Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws. The company formerly known as Twitter filed the lawsuit Tuesday in a federal court in...
Pitbull Stadium is the new home of FIU football. The artist has bought the naming rights
Welcome to Pitbull Stadium, the home of your FIU Panthers. Florida International announced what could end up as a 10-year agreement on Tuesday with international recording artist, Grammy winner and entrepreneur Armando Christian Pérez — the Miami native better known as Pitbull — to put his name on their on-campus...
What polling shows about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ new running mate
WASHINGTON — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate pick, will need to introduce himself to the vast majority of Americans. But his track record in his home state offers clues on what he might bring to the Democratic ticket. According to AP VoteCast, in 2022, he...
