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Olympic track uniforms spark debate about who designed them, why they’re so skimpy
PARIS — U.S. track and field athletes have about four dozen pieces to choose from when assembling their uniforms at the Olympics. The one grabbing the most attention is a high-cut leotard that barely covers the bikini line and has triggered debate between those who think it is sexist and...
Police in Australian identify Sydney stabbing attacker who killed 6
SYDNEY — Police have identified the assailant who stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center before he was fatally shot by a police officer. New South Wales Police said Sunday that Joel Cauchi, 40, was responsible for the Saturday afternoon attack at the Westfield Shopping Centre...
Scottie Scheffler leads Masters by 1 shot on a wild day of movementVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler was in the lead and seemingly in control of his game Saturday in the Masters until realizing there was no such thing at Augusta National. He posed over another beautiful shot at the flag on the 10th hole and was stunned to see it take...
Coyotes sale to Utah Jazz owner expected next week, Arizona to get expansion team, AP source saysVideo
TEMPE. Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes likely will be sold to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith shortly after the team’s final game and will include a provision guaranteeing current owner Alex Meruelo an expansion team if a new arena is built within five years, a person with knowledge of the...
Tiger Woods shoots worst round in a major with 82 in the third round of the MastersVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods walked off the third green at Augusta National on Saturday, having just missed a birdie putt he thought he should have made, and began striding up the hill toward the long par-3 fourth hole at the Masters. Little did he know things were about to...
Israel hails ‘success’ in blocking Iran’s unprecedented attack
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel on Sunday hailed its air defenses in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran, saying the systems thwarted 99% of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched toward its territory. Regional tensions were high amid fears of an Israeli counter-strike that could fuel...
Biden will meet with his national security team as fears rise of an Iranian strike against Israel
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — President Joe Biden is cutting short a weekend stay at his Delaware beach house and returning to the White House on Saturday to meet with his national security team and monitor the situation in the Middle East ahead of a feared Iranian attack against Israel. Tensions...
William Byron is back in Texas with more big wins since getting Hendrick’s 300th there last fallVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — When William Byron first met Rick Hendrick a decade ago, the teenager who had learned racing on a computer wasn’t all that confident how things would work out as he revealed his goal to drive one day for the NASCAR team owner. There is certainly no...
It’s almost April 15. Here’s how to reduce stress and get your taxes done
NEW YORK — For many people, tax season isn’t only about gathering W-2 forms or calling an accountant. It can also bring intense feelings of stress or anxiety about dealing with finances. Financial stress during tax season can manifest in different ways, whether that’s procrastinating on your tax return until...
Executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate plans to fight payout to the families of Brown and Goldman
LAS VEGAS — The executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate says he will work to prevent a payout of a $33.5 million judgment awarded by a California civil jury nearly three decades ago in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the families of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend...
Israel finds the body of a teen whose disappearance sparked a deadly settler attack in the West Bank
Al-MUGHAYYIR, West Bank — Israel’s army said Saturday the body of a missing Israeli teen was found in the West Bank after he was killed in a “terrorist attack,” as violence escalated across the Israeli-occupied territory where tensions have simmered for months. The disappearance of 14-year-old Binyamin Achimair sparked attacks...
How O.J. Simpson burned the Ford Bronco into America’s collective memory
The Ford Bronco initially was conceived and designed for rugged outdoorsy types, a two-door means of escape to nature from the bustling cities of mid-century America. But it had already been tamed and polished for suburbanites, with cruise control and air conditioning, by 1994 when O.J. Simpson cowered in the...
How a hush money scandal tied to a porn star led to Trump’s first criminal trial
NEW YORK — It was the kind of tawdry tale that Donald Trump might have relished before politics: a porn actor claiming they had had sex. But on the eve of the 2016 presidential election, Trump feared the story, which he says is false, would cost him votes. So, prosecutors...
‘Run, run, run’: Chaos at a Sydney mall as 6 people stabbed to death, and the suspect fatally shot
SYDNEY — A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said, with hundreds fleeing the chaotic scene, many weeping as they carried their children. Eight people, including a 9-month-old, were injured. The 40-year-old was stopped in the knifing...
Benches and bullpens clear with Milwaukee up big in the sixth inning at BaltimoreVideo
BALTIMORE — The benches cleared quickly, and then relievers came running in from the bullpens. Why it all happened remains a mystery. That sixth-inning altercation between the Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers didn’t escalate into any real fighting, and the two main participants — and their managers — wouldn’t say...
Maine lawmakers approve shield law for providers of abortion, gender-affirming care
The Democratic-controlled Maine Legislature gave final approval Friday to a bill that would protect health care workers who provide abortion and gender-affirming care from legal action brought in other states. If signed by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, Maine would join more than a dozen states that shield medical providers and...
Robert MacNeil, creator and first anchor of PBS ‘NewsHour’ nightly newscast, dies at 93
NEW YORK — Robert MacNeil, who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast “The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour” in the 1970s and co-anchored the show with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades, died on Friday. He was 93. MacNeil died of natural causes at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, according to his daughter,...
The Masters turns into a menace; ‘boring’ Max Homa round pays off
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Max Homa played the most beautifully boring round of golf amid raging wind and endless calamity Friday in the Masters, giving him a share of the lead with Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau going into a weekend for the survivors. Homa made 15 pars — they all...
Judge rejects defense efforts to dismiss Hunter Biden’s federal gun case
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Delaware refused Friday to throw out a federal gun case against Hunter Biden, rejecting the president’s son’s claim he is being prosecuted for political purposes as well as other arguments. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika denied defense efforts to scuttle the prosecution charging Hunter...
Max Homa is among a group of Masters contenders who are vying for their first major titleVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Max Homa figures if he can conquer the mental task of playing well in a group with Tiger Woods for 36 holes at the Masters, he can accomplish pretty much anything in golf. That includes winning his first major championship. Homa was at 6-under midway through the...
‘HELP’ on beach points rescuers to men stuck 9 days on Pacific atoll
Three men stranded on an uninhabited Pacific island survived for more than a week and used palm fronds to spell out HELP on the beach — leading to rescue by Navy and Coast Guard aviators who spotted the sign from several thousand feet in the air. They had embarked March...
Police: 1 dead, 13 injured after tractor-trailer rams Texas public safety office
BRENHAM, Texas — A Texas tractor-trailer driver rammed a stolen 18-wheeler through the front of a public safety building where his renewal for a commercial driver’s license had been rejected, killing one person and injuring 13 others, authorities said Friday. The crash into the single-story brick building off a highway...
Masters notebook: Just being able to play eases pain of late bogey for ’16 champ WillettVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Danny Willett was right in the mix in the second round of the Masters until taking two shots to get out of a bunker on the 18th and three putts on the green. It added up to a triple bogey that ruined a hard day of work,...
Rockies pitcher Daniel Bard needs elbow surgery, will miss rest of season
TORONTO — Colorado right-hander Daniel Bard needs surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his right elbow and will not pitch again this season, Rockies manager Bud Black said Friday. Bard is in the final season of a $19 million, two-year deal. He has not pitched in 2024 after surgery...
More history for Tiger Woods. He makes the Masters cut for a record 24th time in a rowVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A howling gust — the kind that created havoc at Augusta National all day long — struck the 18th green just as Tiger Woods was lining up yet another testy putt. Fine particles of sand stirred from the pearl-white bunkers, whipping across the slick green surface. One...
