Associated Press stories, Page 914
Biden’s approval rating on the economy stagnates despite slowing inflation, AP-NORC poll shows
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has devoted the past several weeks to promoting the positive impacts of his policies — but his efforts have yet to meaningfully register with the public. Only 36% of U.S. adults approve of Biden’s handling of the economy, slightly lower than the 42% who approve...
Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplantsVideo
NEW YORK — Surgeons transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it’s worked normally — a critical step toward an operation the New York team hopes to eventually try in living patients. Scientists around the country are racing to learn how to use animal...
Georgia prosecutor seeks March trial date for Trump, 18 others in election case
ATLANTA — The prosecutor in Atlanta who obtained an indictment this week against former President Donald Trump and 18 others wants to take the case to trial in March. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said in a proposed scheduling order filed with the court Wednesday that she wants the...
U.S. women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski resigns after early World Cup exit
U.S. women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The move comes less than two weeks after the Americans were knocked out of the Women’s World Cup earlier than ever before. The person spoke to the AP on...
Arkansas school district says it will continue offering AP African American Studies course
LITTLE ROCK — The Little Rock School District said Wednesday it will continue offering an Advanced Placement course on African American studies despite Arkansas education officials saying the class won’t count toward a student’s graduation credit. The 21,200-student district announced the decision days after the Arkansas Department of Education said...
Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina
RALEIGH — Transgender youth in North Carolina lost access Wednesday to the gender-affirming treatments many credit as live-saving after the Republican-controlled General Assembly overrode the Democratic governor’s veto of legislation banning such care. GOP supermajorities in the House and Senate enacted — over Gov. Roy Cooper’s opposition — a bill...
The cup that matters to some Americans at BMW Championship has nothing to do with moneyVideo
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — The BMW Championship is the final event that decides who reaches the FedEx Cup finale, and it’s all about position in the standings. For the Americans, it has nothing to do with money. “The one spot I want to be on is on that Ryder Cup...
For Ian Happ, vision of Wrigley Field comes to life through partnership with artistVideo
CHICAGO — Not long after Ian Happ got called up to the majors in 2017 by the Chicago Cubs — a boyhood dream realized with a storied franchise coming off a historic championship run — he was looking for pictures to hang in his apartment. From that simple desire came...
Pick Six: Freshmen who could have an impact for big-name college football programsVideo
As one of the top-rated quarterbacks in this year’s class of incoming freshmen, Dante Moore might have been thought of as a lock to start for UCLA. Coach Chip Kelly isn’t making it so easy, not with transfer Collin Schlee from Kent State arriving on campus with ample starting experience,...
Conference realignment shakes up recruiting landscape as Big Ten, Big 12, SEC widen footprintsVideo
Conference realignment has widened the recruiting footprint for Power 5 college football programs long before many teams open play in their new league homes. The Big Ten has seen the most significant shift, at least in terms of geography. With Southern California, UCLA, Washington and Oregon leaving the Pac-12 for...
Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey to have foot surgery, timetable for return unclear
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey was set to have foot surgery Wednesday, a potentially significant blow to the team’s defensive backfield. Coach John Harbaugh said it isn’t a long-term injury, but he didn’t give a more specific timeline and the start of the regular season is...
Kansas prosecutor says police should return computers, cellphones seized in raid on newspaper
MARION, Kan. — A Kansas prosecutor said Wednesday that he found insufficient evidence to support the police raid of a weekly newspaper and that all seized material should be returned in a dispute over press freedoms that the White House acknowledged it is watching closely. “This administration has been vocal...
Some abortion drug restrictions upheld by appeals court in case bound for Supreme CourtVideo
NEW ORLEANS — New restrictions on access to a drug used in the most common form of abortion in the United States would be imposed under a federal appeals court ruling issued Wednesday, but the Supreme Court will have the final say. The ruling by three judges on the 5th...
FEMA opens disaster recovery center on Maui to help victims of wildfires
Follow live updates about wildfires that have devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii, killing more than 100 people and destroying the historic town of Lahaina. The wildfires are the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century. Videos showing downed power lines apparently sparking some of the early blazes...
Aldi to buy 400 Winn-Dixie, Harveys groceries in Southern U.S.
Discount grocer Aldi said Wednesday it plans to buy 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets in the southern U.S. Under a proposed merger agreement, Aldi will acquire all outstanding shares of Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc., the parent company of Winn-Dixie and Harveys. If the deal is approved by regulators, it’s...
Tropical Storm Hilary forms off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Hilary formed Wednesday far off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, but it is expected to strengthen and move north toward the Baja California peninsula later this week. Hilary had wind of 40 mph Wednesday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Hilary was located about 370 miles...
Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as foreign ship tries out Kyiv’s new Black Sea corridor
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drones pounded grain storage facilities and ports along the Danube River that Ukraine has increasingly relied on as an alternative transport route to Europe, after Moscow broke off a key wartime shipping agreement using the Black Sea. At the same time, a loaded container ship stranded...
Former WVU coach Huggins enters diversion program after drunken driving arrest
Former West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins has entered a 12-month diversion program to resolve a drunken driving arrest. Huggins had been scheduled for a formal arraignment on Thursday. According to court records in Pittsburgh, that hearing was canceled last month after he was accepted into the program. Under...
Federal grants will replace tunnels beneath roads that let water pass but not fish
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced nearly $200 million in federal infrastructure grants to upgrade tunnels that carry streams beneath roads but can be deadly to fish that get stuck trying to pass through. Many of these narrow passages known as culverts, often made from metal or concrete, were built...
North Carolina GOP seeks to override governor’s veto of bill banning gender-affirming care for youth
RALEIGH, N.C. — Transgender rights take center stage in North Carolina again Wednesday as GOP supermajorities in the General Assembly attempt to override the governor’s vetoes of legislation banning gender-affirming health care for minors and limiting transgender participation in school sports. The state House will hold the first of two...
Americans are divided along party lines over Trump’s actions in election cases, AP-NORC poll shows
WASHINGTON — Americans are deeply divided along party lines in their views of President Donald Trump’s actions in the most recent criminal cases brought against him, a new poll shows, with about half saying his alleged attempt to interfere in Georgia’s 2020 vote count was illegal. The poll from The...
Intel calls off $5.4B Tower deal after failing to obtain regulatory approvals
HONG KONG — Intel will terminate a $5.4 billion deal to acquire Israeli chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor after China failed to sign off on the deal amid rising tensions with the United States. It was a mutual decision between Intel and Tower, the companies said Wednesday. Intel said that the...
DeSantis’ appointees ask judge to rule against Disney without need for trial
A Florida judge should rule without trial against Disney as the company fights Gov. Ron DeSantis’ takeover of a board that oversees Walt Disney World, the Republican governor’s appointees said in a Tuesday court filing. Members of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District asked the state judge in Orlando for...
Former Pirates 2B Josh Harrison signs minor-league deal with AL West-leading Texas RangersVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — The AL West-leading Texas Rangers signed two-time All-Star infielder Josh Harrison to a minor-league contract Tuesday, two weeks after he was released by the Philadelphia Phillies. Harrison, a former Pittsburgh Pirate, hit .204 with two homers and 10 RBIs in 40 games this season for the Phillies,...
Tuohys call Michael Oher’s filing ‘hurtful’ and part of shakedown attemptVideo
Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are calling Michael Oher’s claims that they enriched themselves at his expense “outlandish,” “hurtful and absurd” and part of a “shakedown” by the former NFL offensive tackle, whose relationship with the family was the inspiration for the movie “The Blind Side.” In the statement first...
