Associated Press stories, Page 50

A Georgia man who had blamed the covid-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, killing a police officer. The 30-year-old suspect, who died during the incident, had also...

KYIV, Ukraine — European nations have rallied behind Ukraine, saying peace in the war-torn nation can’t be resolved without Kyiv, ahead of an upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Trump said next Friday’s meeting with his Russian counterpart on U.S. soil would focus...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A U.S. tourist who was visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny’s residency was fatally shot early Sunday at La Perla, a popular seaside shantytown, police said. The victim was identified as Kevin Mares, a 25-year-old who lived in New York, according to a police statement....

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended a new military offensive in Gaza that’s more sweeping than previously announced, declaring in the face of growing condemnation at home and abroad that Israel “has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas.” Even...

BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders appreciates the “how are you doing?” questions. The small talk hits home even more after his health scare. “I’m healthy. I’m vibrant,” the Colorado coach said Friday at the school’s media day. “I’m my old self.” Sanders has hit the ground running since recently returning...

On the NASCAR tracks with the most circuitous sequence of turns, Shane van Gisbergen has shown a remarkably sublime sense of direction. But the Trackhouse Racing driver still needs help navigating his new life in the United States — such as the recent announcement of a 2026 street race in...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tommy Fleetwood had a three-shot swing go against him early and a two-shot swing cost him on the final hole Saturday in the FedEx St. Jude Championship. He did enough right in between for a 1-under-par 69 and a one-shot lead over Justin Rose as he goes...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Promising but far from perfect was rookie first-round draft pick Jaxson Dart’s assessment of making his preseason debut at quarterback in the New York Giants’ 34-25 win over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday. “There’s definitely moments where I feel like I did some good stuff, but...

LOS ANGELES — Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw went toe-to-toe for six innings in a vintage duel Friday night between the two most recent additions to the 3,000-strikeout club. The 41-year-old Scherzer, pitching for Toronto, made his 465th career start. Kershaw, 37, started his 443rd game — all for the...

CINCINNATI — Instead of conducting a joint practice against another NFL team, Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor is prioritizing action in the preseason games while also creating some more intersquad competition. In between the Bengals’ preseason opener and the Aug. 18 Monday night game against the Washington Commanders, where the...

CLEVELAND — Less than 24 hours after Shedeur Sanders’ impressive NFL debut, Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski still wasn’t ready to answer the question most on the mind of fans. Will Sanders start working with the first-team offense leading into next Saturday’s second preseason game at Philadelphia? “We need to...

ATLANTA — Jen Pawol felt love and support from fans, family, peers and players as she made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues. “It was amazing when we took the field,” Pawol said. “It seemed like quite a few people were...

DETROIT — Detroit Lions safety Morice Norris shared a social media post Saturday, saying he’s OK and thanking people for their support after he was taken off the field in an ambulance late in a preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons. Norris reposted a screenshot about being grateful along with...

BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders appreciates the “how are you doing?” questions. The small talk hits home even more after his health scare. “I’m healthy, I’m vibrant,” the Colorado coach said Friday at the school’s media day. “I’m my old self.” Sanders has hit the ground running since recently returning...

ROME — Thousands of people marched in the Sicilian city of Messina on Saturday to protest a government plan to build a bridge that would connect the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive $15.5 billion infrastructure project. Protesters staunchly oppose the Strait of Messina Bridge project over its scale,...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Haiti’s government announced Saturday that it is implementing a three-month state of emergency in the country’s central region as gang violence surges. The measure will cover Haiti’s West, Artibonite and Center departments “to continue the fight against insecurity and respond to the agricultural and food...

LOS ANGELES — A group of masked thieves stole about $7,000 worth of Labubu dolls from a Los Angeles-area store earlier this week, authorities said. The incident took place early Wednesday morning at a store in La Puente, a city about 18 miles (29 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, the...

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing’s Starliner. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Pacific off the Southern California coast a day after departing the orbiting lab. “Welcome home,” SpaceX Mission Control...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — International condemnation grew Saturday over Israel’s decision for a military takeover of Gaza City, while little appeared to change immediately on the ground in the territory shattered by 22 months of war. Health officials said that 11 Palestinians seeking aid were shot dead, and 11...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man who opened fire at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Ga. The GBI statement says White died and Officer David Rose with the DeKalb County Police Department was shot and...

NEW YORK — Three people were wounded during a shooting at New York City’s iconic Times Square, police said Saturday. One person was held in custody and questioned over the shooting, the New York Police Department said. No charges have been pressed yet. Video on social media shows people running...

ATLANTA — Detroit safety Morice Norris was attended to for about 20 minutes and taken off the field in an ambulance during the Lions’ preseason game Friday night against Atlanta, with the game ending with 6:31 to go after the players let the clock run. Norris was hurt with 14:50...

ATLANTA — A suspected gunman and a police officer are dead after law enforcement responded to reports of an active shooter near the adjoining campuses of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University on Friday, authorities said. No civilians are believed to have been injured, but...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady’s statue weighs six tons and rises 17 feet off the ground, from the bottom of the six-sided base — one for each of the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl victories — to the tip of the bronze fist raised in celebration. For a player who...

WASHINGTON — The man who oversees the nation’s military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote. The extraordinary repost on X from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, made Thursday night, illustrates his deep and personal connection to...