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NASCAR teams have hired top antitrust attorney in revenue dispute
The NASCAR season is underway, with 38 races to determine another stock car racing champion in the 76th season of the top motorsports series in the United States. There is a serious problem for NASCAR and its teams: Negotiations on a new revenue-sharing model have deteriorated. In mid-February, representatives from...
Chiefs mulling whether to use franchise tag on Chris Jones or L’Jarius Sneed as deadline nears
The Kansas City Chiefs are weighing whether to use the franchise tag on All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones or star cornerback L’Jarius Sneed, though general manager Brett Veach said Tuesday he is hopeful both will be back next season. The two stalwarts of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl-winning defense would otherwise...
Shohei Ohtani shows he’s ‘built differently,’ slugs 2-run HR in Dodgers debut
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani stepped into the bright Arizona sun, carrying the weight of a $700 million contract and the expectations that go with it, before launching a two-run homer in his first exhibition game for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Not a bad way to endear himself to his...
U.S. Army undergoing major overhaul to prepare for future wars
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is slashing the size of its force by about 24,000, or almost 5%, and restructuring to be better able to fight the next major war, as the service struggles with recruiting shortfalls that made it impossible to bring in enough soldiers to fill all the...
NYC jury finds two men guilty in 2002 murder of Jam Master Jay
NEW YORK — A Brooklyn jury has found two men guilty of the 2002 murder of Run-DMC co-founder Jam Master Jay, bringing closure to a cold case mystery that has frustrated the rapper’s family and fans for more than two decades. The jury needed two and a half days to...
Ex-law partner evasive as attorneys press for details on Fani Willis’ romance in Trump caseVideo
ATLANTA — A former law partner of Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade was evasive on the witness stand Tuesday as lawyers pressed him on details about a romantic relationship between Wade and District Attorney Fani Willis that has roiled the 2020 Georgia election case against Donald Trump. Terrence Bradley,...
Rapidly expanding wildfires in the Texas Panhandle prompt evacuationsVideo
CANADIAN, Texas — A rapidly widening Texas wildfire more than doubled in size Tuesday and prompted evacuation orders in small towns as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fueled the blaze in the state’s rural Panhandle. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties as...
Prince William pulls out of memorial service for his godfather because of ‘personal matter’
LONDON — Kensington Palace says Britain’s Prince William pulled out of attending a memorial service for his godfather, the late King Constantine of Greece, because of a personal matter. The palace declined to elaborate Tuesday but said his wife, the Princess of Wales, who is recovering from abdominal surgery, continues...
A New York City medical school goes tuition-free thanks to a $1 billion giftVideo
NEW YORK — A New York City medical school will be tuition-free for all students from now on thanks to a $1 billion donation from a former professor, the widow of a Wall Street investor. Ruth Gottesman announced the gift and its purpose to students and faculty at Albert Einstein...
Chiefs parade shooting could be new test of expanded ‘stand your ground’ protections
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The man accused of firing the first shots at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally told authorities he felt threatened, while a second man said he pulled the trigger because someone was shooting at him, according to court documents. Experts say that even though the...
U.S. women fought to raise the level of soccer worldwide, and now the competition is much tougherVideo
CARSON, Calif. — The U.S. national team has fought for years to raise the level of women’s soccer across the globe, but that doesn’t make its inevitable losses to teams it once dominated any easier. “People say that everyone’s catching up with us. Of course, and that’s what needs to...
Democrats criticize Trump remarks at Black conservative gala as self-serving
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Golden and scarlet balloons adorned an entrance guarded by the Secret Service that led straight to a bar abuzz with excited reunions, a line of attendees waiting to take pictures at a photo wall and a spacious auditorium set to celebrate a unique subset of the conservative...
California governor launches ads to fight abortion travel bans
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an advertising campaign to combat proposals in several Republican-controlled states to prohibit out-of-state travel for abortions and other reproductive care. The multistate ad campaign and an online petition effort that launched this week, beginning with a TV commercial about a measure under consideration...
Racing authority reports equine fatality rate of 1.23 per 1,000 at tracks under its jurisdiction
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Horse racing’s federal oversight body says racetracks under its jurisdiction experienced 1.23 racing-related equine fatalities per 1,000 starts in 2023, a much lower rate than at tracks outside its watch. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority report, released Tuesday, also stated that its fatality rate was lower...
Sean Payton hints at moving on from Russell Wilson, says Broncos have to hit on ‘the next one’ at QB
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Sean Payton isn’t providing anything definitive on Russell Wilson’s time in Denver but he did hint at the Broncos moving on from him when he suggested the team cannot afford to miss on “the next one” at quarterback. Payton met with the media at the NFL scouting...
Biden, party leaders implore Speaker Johnson to help Ukraine in ‘intense’ Oval Office meeting
WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders emerged from an “intense” Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday speaking optimistically about the prospects for avoiding a partial government shutdown, but with new uncertainty about aid for Ukraine and Israel as the president and others urgently warned Speaker Mike Johnson of the...
West Virginia Senate OKs bill requiring schools to show anti-abortion group fetal development video
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s Republican-majority Senate greenlit a bill on Tuesday that would make a video on fetal development produced by an anti-abortion group required viewing in public schools. Live Action’s “Baby Olivia” video, which West Virginia lawmakers want to show in eighth and tenth-grade classrooms, has received criticism from...
20 years since record-setting brawl, fighting is down across NHL but not going anywhereVideo
Minnesota’s Marcus Foligno took a hit, delivered one of his own to Chicago’s Jarred Tinordi, and the two big guys dropped the gloves. Outdoors in front of 82,000 people in the Meadowlands, it took even less for Matt Rempe and Matt Martin to spice up the Rangers-Islanders showdown with a...
Ole Anderson, founding member of pro wrestling’s Four Horsemen, has died
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Ole Anderson, a professional wrestler whose tough, no-nonsense style led him to become a founding member of the famed collective known as The Four Horsemen, has died, the WWE said. He was 81. Anderson’s death was disclosed Monday by the wrestling organization’s website, which described Anderson’s approach...
Dior celebrates the 1960s and the origins of ready-to-wear at Paris Fashion Week
PARIS — Sculptural figures resembling cane warriors, clad in billowing dresses that evoked skeletal forms, stood sentinel on Dior’s runway Tuesday, presenting a visual metaphor for the protection of vanishing cultures. The display marked another chapter in Maria Grazia Chiuri’s ongoing fusion of fashion and fine art at Paris Fashion...
Man to plead guilty to helping kill 3,600 birds, including eagles, and selling feathers prized by tribes
A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds — including eagles on a Montana Indian reservation — then illegally selling their feathers intends to plead guilty to illegal wildlife trafficking and other criminal charges, court documents show. Prosecutors have alleged Travis John Branson and others killed...
Here’s what to know about U.S. couple missing in Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in the eastern Caribbean are scouring waters in the region in hopes of finding a missing U.S. couple who were aboard their catamaran Simplicity more than a week ago when police say it was hijacked by three escaped prisoners from Grenada. Police have said...
Photographer accuses Taylor Swift’s dad of punching him in the face on Sydney waterfront
MELBOURNE, Australia — A photographer told police he was punched in the face by Taylor Swift’s father on the Sydney waterfront on Tuesday, hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended. Ben McDonald said he provided police with a statement alleging that Scott Swift assaulted him at the Neutral Bay...
New varieties of tried-and-true vegetables invite gardeners to experiment
Tomatoes, garlic, chives, basil, parsley, thyme and sage have been permanent residents in my garden for ages. But every year, I experiment with new —- or new to me — crops. Many turn out to be transient, like the Instagram-worthy Voyager tomatoes that disappointed in the flavor department, and the...
Toppled moon lander sends back more images, with only hours left until it diesVideo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A moon lander that ended up on its side managed to beam back more pictures, with only hours remaining before it dies. Intuitive Machines posted new photos of the moon’s unexplored south polar region Tuesday. The company’s lander, Odysseus, captured the shots last Thursday shortly before...
