Associated Press stories, Page 532
Lakers clearly doing everything possible to secure LeBron James
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Three days after LeBron James’ podcast partner became the Los Angeles Lakers’ coach, the team drafted James’ oldest son, Bronny. Unless they rename the franchise after him next, it’s difficult to think of anything more the Lakers could do to make sure the top scorer in...
Research gives more reassurance milk pasteurization kills bird flu, officials say
NEW YORK — A new study that recreated commercial pasteurization in a government lab provides reassurance heat treatment kills bird flu virus in cows’ milk, U.S. officials said Friday. When the bird flu known as H5N1 first was detected in U.S. dairy cows this year, there were no studies of...
Phillies place Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber placed on injured list
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies placed All-Star first baseman Bryce Harper and designated hitter Kyle Schwarber on the 10-day injured list after both were hurt in Thursday night’s 7-4 loss to Miami. Harper strained his left hamstring running the bases in the ninth inning, and Schwarber strained his left groin...
Stars, Flyers buy out Suter, Atkinson as NHL teams clear space for offseason moves
Buyout season is underway around the NHL as teams clear salary cap space for upcoming moves. The Dallas Stars on Friday bought out the final year of veteran defenseman Ryan Suter’s contract after his disappointing playoffs. The Philadelphia Flyers are moving in the same direction with underproducing winger Cam Atkinson,...
Magic Johnson, Dwyane Wade, Tom Brady among former pro athletes who have become WNBA owners
Magic Johnson’s love of basketball motivated him to save the Los Angeles Sparks from folding and also put him on the leading edge of what is now a growing WNBA trend. Ten years after becoming the majority owner the team’s value has increased, and other former professional athletes are buying...
Biden’s Democratic allies admit he had a poor debate but say they’re still standing behind him
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden strained to quell Democratic anxieties over his unsteady showing in his debate with former President Donald Trump, as elected members of his party closed ranks around him in an effort to shut down talk of replacing him atop the ticket. Biden’s halting delivery and meandering...
Here’s why it would be tough for Democrats to replace Joe Biden on the presidential ticket
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s halting debate performance has led some in his own party to begin questioning whether he should be replaced on the ballot before November. There is no evidence Biden is willing to end his campaign. And it would be nearly impossible for Democrats to replace him...
Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to seek medical care for their transgender children. The ruling from the all-Republican court leaves in place a law that has been in effect...
Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge that also has been brought against former President Donald Trump. The justices ruled 6-3 that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding, enacted in 2002 in response to the financial scandal...
How did CNN’s moderators do in the Biden-Trump debate? It almost didn’t matter that they were there
NEW YORK — To a large extent, it almost didn’t matter that Dana Bash and Jake Tapper were on stage. The two CNN journalists prepared meticulously to moderate Thursday’s presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the first ever between a sitting president and his predecessor, and asked several...
Ever feel exhausted by swiping through dating apps? You might be experiencing burnout
NEW YORK — While plenty of happy couples can trace their meet-cute moment to an online dating app, many others find the never-ending process of likes, swipes, taps and awkward DMs that go nowhere to be exhausting — leading to a phenomenon known as “dating app burnout.” That was the...
Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decision
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections, delivering a far-reaching and potentially lucrative victory to business interests. The justices overturned the 1984 decision colloquially known as Chevron,...
Getting rid of poison ivy is a serious matter. What you should and shouldn’t do
For all the time I spend digging, planting, pulling and weeding, one would think I’d have some poison ivy horror stories to tell, but I do not. I can’t say for sure whether I’m immune to the rash that tortures so many of my fellow gardeners or if I’ve just...
Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court said Friday the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block on the law and allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant....
Here’s what you need to know about the verdict in the ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ trial and what’s next
LOS ANGELES — The NFL has been found guilty of breaking antitrust laws in its distribution of out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on the “Sunday Ticket” premium subscription service. Even though the jury of five men and three women in a U.S. District Court awarded nearly $4.8 billion in damages Thursday...
Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court decided on Friday that cities can enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outdoors in West Coast areas where shelter space is lacking. The case is the most significant to come before the high court in decades on the issue and comes as a rising number...
Slovak train and bus collision that killed 7 was likely caused by human error, minister says
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — A collision between a EuroCity train with a bus in southern Slovakia that left seven people dead was likely caused by human error, the Slovak transport minister said on Friday. Around 200 people were aboard the train traveling from the Czech capital of Prague crossing through Slovakia...
U.S. shifts assault ship to the Mediterranean to deter risk of Israel-Lebanon conflict escalating
WASHINGTON — The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea this week as the U.S. positions warships to try to keep fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon from escalating into a wider war in the Middle East. While the Wasp has the capability to assist in...
Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures easing further
WASHINGTON — A measure of prices that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve suggests that inflation pressures in the U.S. economy are continuing to ease. Friday’s Commerce Department report showed that consumer prices were flat from April to May, the mildest such performance in more than four years. Measured...
Iran votes in snap poll for new president after hard-liner’s death, but turnout remains a question
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranians voted Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, with the race’s sole reformist candidate vowing to seek “friendly relations” with the West in an effort to energize supporters in a vote beset by apathy. Voters face a choice...
Princess Anne leaves hospital after treatment for concussion
LONDON — Princess Anne has left the hospital and returned to her southwestern England estate after an accident thought to involve a horse left her with a concussion. The king’s 73-year-old sister had been to Southmead Hospital as a precautionary measure and is expected to make a full recovery after...
Biden’s debate performance spurs Democratic panic about his ability to lead party against Trump
ATLANTA — Above all, Joe Biden’s allies wanted him to demonstrate strength and energy on the debate stage to help put to rest questions about the 81-year-old Democrat’s physical and mental acuity. But on the biggest stage in U.S. politics on Thursday night, Biden did not meet their modest expectations....
Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, others taking over tennis heading into Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — There is a real shift happening at the top of tennis, a youth movement that long seemed inevitable but never actually arrived until now. As the sport’s attention shifts to the grass of Wimbledon, where play begins Monday, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff...
Shane Wiskus states his case at U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials
MINNEAPOLIS — Fred Richard and Brody Malone’s trips to Paris next month are all but assured. An old friend might be making a pretty compelling case to join them. While Richard and Malone surged to the front at the U.S. gymnastics Olympic trials as expected — with the charismatic 20-year-old...
Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper elected to start in All-Star Game
NEW YORK — New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper were elected Thursday to start in the July 16 All-Star Game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. A few hours later, Harper limped off the field with an apparent left hamstring injury after...
