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Ravens’ season-opening victory over Texans came at quite a costVideo
BALTIMORE — J.K. Dobbins was a picture of health when he jumped into the end zone for the game’s first touchdown. Two quarters later, his season was over. Dobbins’ torn Achilles tendon was the biggest blow to the Baltimore Ravens in a 25-9 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday...
American researcher has been rescued from deep Turkish cave more than a week after he fell illVideo
TASELI PLATEAU, Turkey — Rescuers pulled an American researcher out of a Turkish cave on Monday, more than a week after he became seriously ill more than 3,000 feet below its entrance, said the Speleological Federation of Turkey. Teams from across Europe had rushed to Morca cave in southern Turkey’s...
Browns’ defense appears transformed under new coordinator Jim SchwartzVideo
CLEVELAND — The Browns’ most significant acquisition this offseason wasn’t on the field for a single snap in Sunday’s season-opening win over Cincinnati. Jim Schwartz received a game ball. Cleveland’s new defensive coordinator designed a plan that overwhelmed quarterback Joe Burrow and the Bengals, who managed just 142 total yards...
Escaped Pennsylvania inmate still believed to be within specific perimeter, police sayVideo
POTTSTOWN — Escaped murderer Danelo Souza Cavalcante is still believed to be within a search perimeter in a rural stretch of southeastern Pennsylvania hours after he stole a rifle from a garage and fled a homeowner’s gunfire, authorities said Tuesday. Heavily armed police descended on the South Coventry Township area...
Grand Canyon hiker dies after trying to walk from rim to rim in a single day
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — A 55-year-old Virginia man died in the Grand Canyon while trying to hike from the South Rim to the North Rim in a single day, a distance of 21 miles, authorities said Monday. Grand Canyon National Park officials identified the hiker who died Saturday...
Trump lawyers seek recusal of judge presiding over federal election subversion case
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday asked the federal judge presiding over his election subversion case in Washington to recuse herself, saying her past public statements about the former president and his connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol call into question whether she...
Hostess is being acquired by JM Smucker in a deal valued at $5.6B after coming back from the brink
Hostess, the maker of snack classics such as Twinkies and HoHos, is being sold to J.M. Smucker in a cash-and-stock deal worth about $5.6 billion. Smucker, which makes everything from coffee to peanut butter and jelly, will pay $34.25 per share in cash and stock, and it will also pick...
Overdose-reversing drug administered to puppy after possible fentanyl exposure in CaliforniaVideo
IRVINE, Calif. — A pit bull puppy that California police believe got into its owners’ fentanyl stash was administered an overdose-reversing drug and is recovering, officials said. The dog’s owners, a man and a woman, were arrested and could face charges including drug possession and animal cruelty, according to the...
U.S. approves updated covid vaccines to rev up protection this fall
WASHINGTON — The U.S. approved updated covid-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most Americans even if...
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano alert level is downgraded after latest eruption
HONOLULU — The alert level on Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, was downgraded Monday with no infrastructure threatened and no threat of significant ash emission into the atmosphere outside a limited area within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The downgrade came one day after the volcano...
Explosion and fire injures 9 workers at Illinois soybean processing plant
DECATUR, Ill. — An explosion and fire at a soybean processing facility in Illinois injured eight employees over the weekend and sent a tower of smoke into the air, officials said Monday. The explosion occurred at the east plant in the Archer Daniels Midland processing complex shortly after 7 p.m....
‘Stop Cop City’ petition campaign in limbo as Atlanta officials refuse to process signatures
ATLANTA — Atlanta officials refused to verify tens of thousands of signatures submitted on Monday by activists trying to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training center, the latest setback for organizers who have accused the city of trying to illegitimately push the project forward. The activists had...
Trial begins over Texas voter laws that sparked 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021
SAN ANTONIO — A trial began Monday over a sweeping Texas voting law that sparked a 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021, part of Republican efforts across the U.S. to pass new voting restrictions following President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election. The lawsuit was brought by a...
Wall Street rises to reverse some of last week’s losses
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rising Monday as Wall Street recovers some of its losses from last week. The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher in afternoon trading, coming off its first losing week in the last three. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 90 points, or 0.3%, at...
Ian Wilmut, a British scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the Sheep, dies at age 79
LONDON — Ian Wilmut, the cloning pioneer whose work was critical to the creation of Dolly the Sheep in 1996, has died, the University of Edinburgh in Scotland said Monday. He was 79. Wilmut set off a global discussion about the ethics of cloning when he announced that his team...
Flooding in eastern Libya after weekend storm leaves 2,000 people feared dead
CAIRO — Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation. As many as 2,000 people were feared dead, one of the country’s leaders said Monday. The destruction appeared greatest in...
Google’s dominance of internet search faces major challenge in legal showdown with U.S. regulators
The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine that has become the internet’s main gateway. The legal attack will swing into full force Tuesday in a Washington D.C. federal courtroom that will serve as the battleground for the biggest U.S. antitrust...
JetBlue is stepping up a campaign to save its plan to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion
NEW YORK — JetBlue Airways said Monday it has reached an agreement to turn over Spirit Airlines’ operations at airports in Boston and Newark, New Jersey, as JetBlue ramps up its effort to win regulatory or court approval to buy Spirit. JetBlue CEO Robin Hays said the announcement “is aimed...
With Rubiales finally out, Spanish soccer ready to leave embarrassing chapter behind
Spanish soccer is ready to move forward, three weeks after its women’s team won the Women’s World Cup but had its celebrations marred by a kiss that ignited a crisis. Luis Rubiales, the Spanish soccer federation president who kissed a player on the lips without her consent during the trophy...
Cowboys rip error-prone Giants for worst shutout loss in the series between NFC East rivals
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Dallas Cowboys have not only put some distance between themselves and the New York Giants in the NFC East, they showed Sunday night they are going to be a contender for more than a division title. If they play this way all season, owner Jerry...
Pa. Republicans have the candidate they want for U.S. Senate. They just need him to run
HARRISBURG — Republicans trying to recapture the U.S. Senate majority have the candidate they want in Pennsylvania. Now they just need David McCormick to run. Almost since the moment he lost last year’s Senate GOP primary, McCormick has floated the possibility that he would again seek the party’s nomination for...
Bells toll as the U.S. marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska
NEW YORK — With tolling bells, personal tributes and tears, Americans looked back Monday on 9/11 at anniversary observances that stretched from ground zero to small towns. People gathered at memorials, firehouses, city halls, campuses and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil....
Cowboys rip error-prone Giants for worst shutout loss in the series between NFC East rivals
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Noah Igbinoghene returned a blocked field goal 58 yards for a touchdown on the opening series, DaRon Bland scored on a pick-6 later in the first quarter and the Dallas Cowboys embarrassed the New York Giants again, posting a season-opening 40-0 victory Sunday night. Tony Pollard...
Reddick takes advantage of late caution, holes of car owner Hamlin to win at KansasVideo
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Every time Tyler Reddick walked into a competition meeting at 23XI Racing and talk turned to Kansas Speedway, it seemed that just about everyone in the room had a win there but him. There’s co-owner Denny Hamlin, who has won at the track four times, more...
Novak Djokovic wins the US Open for his 24th Grand Slam title by beating Daniil MedvedevVideo
NEW YORK — Halfway through a second set that lasted 1 hour, 44 minutes, a test of tenacity as much as talent amid a U.S. Open final as exhausting as it was exhilarating, Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev engaged each other in a 32-stroke point. It was among many such...
