Associated Press stories, Page 838
Fortnite maker accuses Google of bullying and bribing to block competition to its Android app store
SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Monday confronted the second major U.S. antitrust trial in two months to cast the internet powerhouse as a brazen bully that uses its immense wealth and people’s dependence on one of its main products to stifle competition at consumers’ expense. The trial that opened in...
New York Mets hiring Yankees bench coach Carlos Mendoza as manager
NEW YORK — The New York Mets are hiring New York Yankees bench coach Carlos Mendoza as their manager, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the move had not been announced. Mendoza spent the past...
Guardians hire former MLB catcher Stephen Vogt as manager to replace Terry FranconaVideo
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians hired Stephen Vogt, a journeyman catcher with no managerial experience, as their new manager to replace Terry Francona, the team announced Monday. Vogt was Seattle’s bullpen coach last season. Although the 39-year-old Vogt has never been a manager, he checked every other box for the...
Starbucks increases U.S. hourly wages and adds other benefits for non-union workers
Starbucks is increasing pay and benefits for most of its U.S. hourly workers after ending its fiscal year with record sales. But the company said Monday that unionized workers won’t be eligible for some of those perks, a sign of the continuing tension between the Seattle coffee giant and the...
Broadcast, audio companies will be eligible for Pulitzer Prizes, for work on digital sites
NEW YORK — The Pulitzer Prizes, considered the premier award for print journalists, are opening eligibility to broadcast and audio companies that also offer digital news sites. But the work these companies can submit for prize consideration must primarily be written journalism, the Columbia University-based Pulitzer Prize Board said on...
Giants quarterback Daniel Jones out for the season with torn ACL
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is going to miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee, marking the second time in three years he’s been sidelined by an injury. Jones had an MRI on Monday that showed the season-ending...
Cubs hire manager Craig Counsell away from Milwaukee in surprising move, AP sources say
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs hired manager Craig Counsell away from Milwaukee on Monday in a surprising move, replacing David Ross after the team slipped out of a playoff spot in the last part of the season. Two people with knowledge of the situation confirmed the move to The Associated...
Browns LT Jedrick Wills Jr. placed on IR with right knee injury
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns starting left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. dodged a season-ending knee injury but will miss at least four weeks after being hurt in Sunday’s win over Arizona. The Browns already lost star running back Nick Chubb and right tackle Jack Conklin for the year with knee injuries...
Hezbollah and Hamas’ military wings in Lebanon exchange fire with Israel; tension rises along border
RMEISH, Lebanon — The military wing of Palestinian group Hamas said Monday it fired rockets from Lebanon into northern Israel, triggering Israeli airstrikes on the Lebanese side of the border. The Qassam Brigades said in a statement its militants fired 16 rockets on the town of Nahariya and the southern...
Don’t put that rhinestone emblem on your car’s steering wheel, U.S. regulators say
NEW YORK — U.S. regulators are warning drivers to steer clear of aftermarket decals used to embellish a car’s logo on the center of its steering wheel. Such metal or plastic emblems — which are typically adorned with rhinestones or other decorations and attached to the steering wheel with an...
‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden visits Delaware to promote $16 billion for passenger rail projects
BEAR, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden, arguably the nation’s biggest Amtrak fan, visited a train maintenance shop in his home state of Delaware on Monday to showcase more than $16 billion in federal investments for rail travel along the busy Northeast Corridor, saying of long-delayed improvements, “we’re finally getting...
Can a Floridian win the presidency? It hasn’t happened yet as Trump and DeSantis vie to be 1st
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida governor wins reelection by record numbers and later finds himself running as a party conservative in a crowded presidential primary. In New Hampshire, he tip-toes around the explosive abortion rights issue, discusses ongoing Israeli military operations, promises he’ll secure the Mexican border and warns that...
Cody Dorman, who watched namesake horse win Breeders’ Cup race, dies on trip homeVideo
LOS ANGELES — Cody Dorman, the teenager who watched his namesake horse Cody’s Wish win at the Breeders’ Cup, has died. He was 17. Dorman died Sunday after suffering a “medical event” on the family’s way home to Kentucky after attending the world championships at Santa Anita last week, according...
New Edition announces Las Vegas residency dates starting in late February after touring for 2 years
LOS ANGELES — R&B group New Edition will bring their New Jack Swing tunes to Las Vegas early next year. The Grammy-nominated sextet announced Monday that New Edition: Las Vegas will kick off Feb. 28. The group confirmed six residency shows at the Wynn Las Vegas’ Encore Theater, where acts...
AP survey finds 55 of 69 schools in major college football now sell alcohol at stadiums on game day
EAST LANSING, Mich. — College football tailgates are as synonymous with the game as blocking and tackling. Burgers, brats and beer go along with the cornhole and camaraderie for tens of thousands of people every Saturday, a beloved tradition seen outside stadiums big and small. “My dad almost gets more...
Abortion debate has dominated this election year. Here are Tuesday’s races to watch
WASHINGTON — The most-watched races in Tuesday’s off-year general election have all been dominated by the ongoing debate over abortion rights. From a reelection bid for governor in Kentucky to a statewide ballot measure in Ohio to state legislative elections in Virginia, access to abortion has been a frequent topic...
Father of July 4th parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to misdemeanors linked to son’s gun license
WAUKEGAN, Ill. — The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago pleaded guilty to seven misdemeanors Monday in a case that centered on how his son obtained a gun license. Robert Crimo Jr. entered the plea as his trial was about...
Blinken wraps up frantic Mideast tour with tepid, if any, support for pauses in Gaza fighting
ANKARA, Turkey — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a grueling Middle East diplomatic tour on Monday in Turkey after only limited success in efforts to forge a regional consensus on how best to ease civilian suffering in Gaza as Israel intensifies its war against Hamas. In the...
AP Top 25: USC drops out for first time under Lincoln Riley; Oklahoma State vaults in to No. 15
Southern California dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday for the first time under coach Lincoln Riley and No. 15 Oklahoma State vaulted into the rankings for the first time this year. The top nine teams in the Top 25 held their spots, led by No. 1...
Joe Burrow passes for 348 yards, 2 TDs, Bengals’ defense clamps down in win over Bills
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals showed a national TV audience on Sunday night they are still serious AFC playoff contenders. The Bengals were all but counted out after starting the season with two losses and falling to 1-3 on Oct. 1. But four straight wins have pulled them back up...
U.S. senators seek answers from Army after reservist killed 18 in Maine
LEWISTON, Maine — Two senators from Maine asked the U.S. Army inspector general on Monday to provide a full accounting of interactions with a reservist before he killed 18 people and injured 13 others in the deadliest shooting in the state’s history. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, a Republican, and Angus...
Why 1 survivor of domestic violence wants the Supreme Court to uphold a gun control law
WASHINGTON — Ruth Glenn knows from harrowing personal experience the danger of putting a gun in the hands of a violent spouse or partner, the issue at the heart of a case before the Supreme Court. On a beautiful June evening in 1992, Glenn was shot three times, twice in...
Mind-altering ketamine becomes new pain treatment, despite little research or regulation
WASHINGTON — As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old surgical drug that is now a trendy psychedelic therapy. Prescriptions for ketamine have soared in recent years, driven by for-profit clinics and telehealth services offering the...
Trump lashes out from the witness stand at judge, NY attorney general as he testifies in fraud trial
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump vigorously defended his wealth and business on Monday, tangling from the witness stand with the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial and denouncing as a “political witch hunt” a lawsuit accusing him of dramatically inflating his net worth. Trump’s long-awaited testimony about property...
Climate activists smash glass protecting Velazquez’s Venus painting in London’s National Gallery
LONDON — Two climate change protesters smashed a protective glass panel covering a famous Diego Velázquez oil painting at London’s National Gallery, the group Just Stop Oil said Monday. The two activists targeted Velázquez’s “The Toilet of Venus,” also known as “The Rokeby Venus,” with small hammers. Photos showed the...
