Associated Press stories, Page 915
U.S. and China launch economic and financial working groups with aim of easing tensions
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department and China’s Ministry of Finance launched a pair of economic working groups on Friday in an effort to ease tensions and deepen ties between the nations. Led by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Vice Premier He Lifeng, the working groups will be divided into...
U.S. education chief considers new ways to discourage college admissions preference for kids of alumni
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s education chief said he’s open to using “whatever levers” are available — including federal money — to discourage colleges from giving admissions preference to the children of alumni and donors. In an interview with The Associated Press, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said legacy admissions must...
Government shutdown risk spikes as House Republicans leave town in disarray amid hard-right revolt
WASHINGTON — With House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s latest funding plan in ruins and lawmakers leaving town for the weekend, there’s no endgame in sight as hard-right Republicans push dangerously closer to a disruptive federal shutdown. The White House will tell federal agencies on Friday to prepare for a shutdown, according...
No. 7 Penn State ready for gritty battle against No. 24 IowaVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State players have always claimed to draw energy from a crowd of 110,000 ravenous fans who pack one of the country’s largest venues all wearing white. Cornerback Kalen King and the rest of the No. 7 Nittany Lions defense have built plenty of momentum to this...
Texas Tech travels to West Virginia for Big 12 opener; Mountaineers’ QB Garrett Greene questionable
Texas Tech (1-2) at West Virginia (2-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+) Line: Texas Tech by 6 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook Series Record: Tied 6-6. WHAT’S AT STAKE West Virginia is on a two-game winning streak, and coach Neal Brown has yet to win three in a row. Now...
Browns hope to keep moving without Nick Chubb against Titans
CLEVELAND — As the brutal reality of losing star running back Nick Chubb for the rest of this season sunk in, the Cleveland Browns only needed to trace the recent history of their opponent Sunday to know that everything could turn out OK. Tennessee has been there, done that. Two...
Golden Knights back to work after Stanley Cup win, short offseasonVideo
LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights went from hoisting the Stanley Cup, to a victory parade on the Strip, to a summer of celebrating, to now getting down to the business of playing hockey again. A short offseason is a good problem to have but still an issue. “That’s...
Giants RB Saquon Barkley specifies injury as high ankle sprainVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley says he suffered a high ankle sprain late in the fourth quarter in the comeback win over the Arizona Cardinals. Barkley did not practice this week, and he was listed as out for Thursday night’s game in California...
Tropical storm warning issued for East Coast ahead of potential cyclone, forecasters sayVideo
MIAMI — A tropical storm warning was issued Thursday from coastal North Carolina to Delaware ahead of a potential tropical cyclone that’s approaching the densely populated East Coast. The National Hurricane Center announced the formation of “Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen” on Thursday morning. The storm was located about 340 miles...
Bus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 2 and seriously injuring others
WAWAYANDA, N.Y. — A charter bus carrying high school students to a band camp careened off a New York highway and tumbled down an embankment Thursday, killing two adults and seriously injuring several others, officials said. Gov. Kathy Hochul said a failure of a front tire could have contributed to...
Kapalua to host PGA Tour opener 5 months after deadly wildfires on Maui
The PGA Tour is returning to Maui to start the new season with the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua, five months after deadly wildfires destroyed nearby Lahaina and claimed at least 97 lives. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan had said last month he hoped the tournament could be a...
Panthers’ Andy Dalton ready for start; Bryce Young ‘isn’t expected to play’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers veteran quarterback Andy Dalton admits he’s having a little more fun this week knowing he’s likely to start Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. The Panthers said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that rookie QB Bryce Young “isn’t expected to play ” after missing his...
Officer’s threat to charge 11-year-old crime victim draws sharp critique of Columbus police
COLUMBUS — When an Ohio father learned that his 11-year-old daughter had been manipulated into sending explicit photos to an adult, he turned to the police for help. But instead of treating the girl as a crime victim, an officer seemingly threatened to charge her under a law most people...
Bengals QB Joe Burrow unsure if calf injury will keep him out Monday nightVideo
CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said he’s day-to-day and doesn’t know yet if a lingering calf injury will keep him out of Monday’s night’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. Burrow said he “tweaked” the calf injury late in Sunday’s loss to the Ravens. He wore a compression sleeve...
Philadelphia sheriff disputes controller report that her office can’t account for nearly 200 guns
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s sheriff on Thursday disputed a city controller report that determined that the sheriff’s office couldn’t account for 185 guns that the controller’s office says are missing. Sheriff Rochelle Bilal said at a news conference that the controller’s report released earlier this week contained “misleading statements,” and she...
Booking a covid-19 vaccine? Some are reporting canceled appointments or insurance issues
MILWAUKEE — Some people seeking the newest covid-19 vaccine are running into high demand, insurance headaches and supply delays coast to coast. Millions of the newly formulated vaccines have shipped out since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on them last week for ages 6 months and...
In a first, Massachusetts to ban purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Thursday that she says will make Massachusetts the first state to ban the purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies. Massachusetts buys about 100,000 of the plastic water bottles each year. The order bars all executive offices and agencies in...
Jail where murderer Danilo Cavalcante escaped plans to wall off yard, make other upgrades
The Pennsylvania jail from which convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante brazenly escaped, eluding searchers for two weeks, plans to enclose its exercise yards with walls and a roof and make inmates wear brighter uniforms, along with other security improvements. The Chester County jail board unanimously approved plans Wednesday to fully enclose...
Man executed for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student
McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed an inmate Thursday for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student, in a case that went unsolved for years until DNA from the crime scene was matched to a man serving prison time for burglary. Anthony Sanchez, 44, was pronounced dead at...
Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh did something Thursday he hasn’t done in the two years since his life of privilege and power started to unravel — plead guilty to a crime. Murdaugh admitted in federal court to 22 counts of financial fraud and money laundering. Murdaugh, 55, is...
Rupert Murdoch, whose creation of Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down
NEW YORK — Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old Australian media magnate whose creation of Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down as leader of both Fox’s parent company and his News Corp. media holdings. Fox said Thursday that Murdoch would become chairman emeritus of both companies,...
Republican David McCormick is expected to announce he’s entering Pa.’s U.S. Senate race
HARRISBURG — Republican David McCormick is expected to announce Thursday that he will enter Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race and make his second bid for the office, this time to take on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey after losing in last year’s crowded Republican primary. McCormick’s aides have sent invites to a...
Zelenskyy delivers upbeat message to U.S. lawmakers on war progress as some Republican support softens
WASHINGTON — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy worked to shore up U.S. support for Ukraine on a whirlwind visit to Washington on Thursday, delivering an upbeat message on the war’s progress while facing new questions about the flow of American dollars that for 19 months has helped keep his troops in the...
Outdated headline sparks vicious online hate campaign directed at Las Vegas newspaper
NEW YORK — A Las Vegas newspaper is being viciously attacked online for its coverage of an alleged murder of a retired police chief, either because of a misunderstanding or a deliberate attempt to mislead. The “firehose of hatred” has led the Las Vegas Review-Journal to sift through email directed...
Bob Ross’ 1st TV painting, done in a half hour, goes on sale for nearly $10M
MINNEAPOLIS — What would Bob Ross think? The artist who brought painting to the people, with works completed for PBS viewers in less than a half-hour with little more than a large bristle brush, putty knife and plenty of encouragement, certainly wouldn’t have envisioned one of his works going up...
