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Scheffler, Lowry rally to share the lead on tough day at Bay HillVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler was six shots behind, losing ground and nearly losing his mind on another tough day at Bay Hill. What saved him was his putter — yes, his putter — that allowed him to end Saturday with a share of the lead with Shane Lowry. Scheffler,...
Illegal homemade machine guns help fuel gun violence in U.S.
WASHINGTON — Eleven-year-old Domonic Davis was not far from his mom’s Cincinnati home when a hail of gunfire sprayed out from a passing car. Nearly two dozen rounds hurtled through the night at a group of children in the blink of an eye. Four other children and a woman were...
Skilling scores 17, leads Cincinnati in 92-56 rout of West Virginia in reagular-season finaleVideo
CINCINNATI — Dan Skilling Jr. scored 17 points to lead Cincinnati in a romp past West Virginia, 92-56, in the Bearcats’ final home game Saturday. Cincinnati finished the Big 12 regular season in 11th place, sending them into a first-round tournament berth and a likely rematch with the Mountaineers on...
Biden-Trump rematch comes into view with dueling visits to Georgia
ATLANTA — The 2024 presidential election campaign picked up Saturday where the 2020 contest left off. Or, more precisely, in a place where it never actually ended. Georgia was so close four years ago that Republican Donald Trump finds himself indicted there for his push to “find 11,780 votes” and...
Broncos sending WR Jerry Jeudy to Browns for 2 draft picks
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos agreed to send wide receiver and former first-round pick Jerry Jeudy to the Cleveland Browns for a pair of 2024 draft picks, two people with knowledge of the trade told the Associated Press on Saturday. The people, who spoke to the AP on condition...
Boeing says it can’t find work records related to door panel that blew out on Alaska Airlines flight
SEATTLE — Boeing has acknowledged in a letter to Congress it cannot find records for work done on a door panel that blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight over Oregon two months ago. “We have looked extensively and have not found any such documentation,” Ziad Ojakli, Boeing executive vice...
2 women drove man’s body to bank to withdraw his money, Ohio police say
ASHTABULA, Ohio — Two Ohio women have been accused of driving the body of a deceased 80-year-old man to a bank to withdraw money from his account before dropping his body off at a hospital. Karen Casbohm, 63, and Loreen Bea Feralo, 55, were charged Tuesday in Ashtabula with gross...
Biden signs package of spending bills passed by Congress just hours before shutdown deadline
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $460 billion package of spending bills approved by the Senate in time to avoid a shutdown of many key federal agencies. The legislation’s success gets lawmakers about halfway home in wrapping up their appropriations work for the 2024 budget year. The...
The Oscars are almost here. Here’s what to know and how to watch
LOS ANGELES — After a winter barrage of award shows — the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys — the granddaddy of them all, the Academy Awards, are around the corner. The 96th Oscars may be a coronation for “Oppenheimer,” which comes in with a leading 13 nominations, though other...
Lead-tainted cinnamon has been recalled. Here’s what you should know
Several U.S. discount retailers recalled packages of ground cinnamon after federal health officials warned that they were contaminated with high levels of lead. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety alert for six brands of cinnamon, including those sold at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores. The move...
Insurer delays and denials hamper patients seeking at-home breathing machines
Lou Gehrig’s disease took away Grace Armant’s ability to speak, but the 84-year-old still has plenty to say about her insurance. UnitedHealthcare has rejected several requests from her doctors for coverage of a machine Armant needs to breathe as she deals with the fatal illness. “They are no good,” Armant...
Ship with Gaza aid preparing to inaugurate sea route from Cyprus to war-ravaged strip
LARNACA, Cyprus — A ship bearing humanitarian aid was making preparations to leave Cyprus and head for Gaza, the European Commission president said Friday as international donors launched a sea corridor to supply the besieged territory that is facing widespread hunger after five months of war. The opening of the...
2 killed including a 16-year-old in Russian artillery strikes in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities said two people including a teenage boy were killed Saturday in Russian artillery attacks and Russia reported it had shot down a Ukrainian fighter jet and destroyed a wave of drones over several regions. The attacks came as Russia is gaining momentum on the battlefield...
Helicopter carrying National Guardsmen, Border Patrol agent crashes in Texas, killing 3
LA GRULLA, Texas — A helicopter flying over the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas crashed Friday, killing two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent, the military said. Another soldier on board was injured. The UH-72 Lakota helicopter was assigned to the federal government’s border security mission when it went...
Biden, in hot mic moment, shows growing frustration with Netanyahu over Gaza
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s growing frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to mount, with the Democrat captured on a hot mic saying he and the Israeli leader will need to have a “come to Jesus meeting.” The comments by Biden came as he spoke with Sen. Michael...
New Jersey high school asks court to overturn game it lost on blown call
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s acting education commissioner has rejected an appeal from a high school that lost a state basketball tournament game when referees wrongly overturned a buzzer-beating basket, but the school is taking a final shot in court to have the decision changed. Manasquan school officials had asked...
Scottie Scheffler, Hideki Matsuyama part of a 6-way tie for lead at Bay HillVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Shane Lowry set the target Friday at Bay Hill, and as tough as the course plays, he would not have imagined how much company he would have at the top in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Scottie Scheffler chipped in for eagle and holed a 45-foot birdie putt...
Congress passes 1st package of spending bills hours before shutdown deadline for key agencies
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday approved a $460 billion package of spending bills in time to meet a midnight deadline for avoiding a shutdown of many key federal agencies, a vote that gets lawmakers about halfway home in wrapping up their appropriations work for the 2024 budget year. The...
Program that allows 30,000 migrants from 4 countries into U.S. each month upheld by judge
HOUSTON — A federal judge in Texas on Friday upheld a key piece of President Joe Biden’s immigration policy that allows a limited number of migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds, dismissing a challenge from Republican-led states that said the program created an economic burden...
Joey Votto says he has agreed to minor league contract with hometown Toronto Blue JaysVideo
TORONTO — Former NL MVP Joey Votto said he agreed to a minor league contract with his hometown Toronto Blue Jays. The 40-year-old first baseman became a free agent last fall after the end of a $251.5 million, 12-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds, his only team over 17 major...
Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades
WASHINGTON — A Pentagon study released Friday that examined reported sightings of UFOs over nearly the past century found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence, a conclusion consistent with past U.S. government efforts to assess the accuracy of claims that have captivated public attention for decades. The study from...
Flurry of veteran salary dumps floods NFL free agency with a surplus of safetiesVideo
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Justin Simmons’ release isn’t just collateral damage from the Russell Wilson debacle in Denver but the latest sign of a shifting of priorities in the NFL that has resulted in a surplus of safeties flooding the free agent market. Like inside linebackers and running backs before them,...
Third-party movement No Labels says it will field a 2024 presidential ticket
DES MOINES, Iowa — The third-party presidential movement No Labels decided Friday to field a presidential candidate in the 2024 election after months of weighing the launch of a so-called “unity ticket” and discussions with several prospects. Delegates voted in favor of moving forward during an online convention of 800...
Much of America asks: Where did winter go? Spring starts early as U.S. winter was warmest on record
Across much of America and especially in the normally chilly north, the country went through the winter months without, well, winter. In parka strongholds Burlington, Vermont, and Portland, Maine, the thermometer never plunged below zero. The state of Minnesota called the last three months “the lost winter,” warmer than its...
Trump attorneys post $92M bond to support jury award to E. Jean Carroll in defamation suit
NEW YORK — Donald Trump has secured a $91.6 million bond sufficient to cover the money he owes to writer E. Jean Carroll in a defamation lawsuit while he appeals the jury’s verdict, the former president’s lawyer told a court on Friday. Attorney Alina Habba filed papers with the New...
