Associated Press stories, Page 943
Fans of martial arts legend Bruce Lee fondly remember his life philosophy 50 years after his death
HONG KONG — Fans of late martial arts legend Bruce Lee, who broke negative stereotypes around Asian men in films, gathered in Hong Kong this week to commemorate their idol’s death half a century ago, remembering his legacy and his life philosophy on persistence. Lee, who was born in San...
Powerball jackpot of over $1 billion has a winner
LOS ANGELES — A winning ticket has been sold in California for the Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $1.08 billion, the sixth largest in U.S. history and the third largest in the history of the game. The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing were: white balls 7, 10, 11, 13,...
Police cast doubt on Carlee Russell’s kidnapping claim after reporting toddler on an Alabama highwayVideo
Authorities in Alabama cast doubt Wednesday on the story of a woman who set off a frantic search when she disappeared for two days after calling 911 to report a toddler wandering on the highway. Carlee Russell told investigators she was abducted and forced into a car Thursday, but they...
Giants’ Saquon Barkley considering holdout after failing to get new dealVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A frustrated Saquon Barkley considered sitting out the 2023 season among his options if the star running back couldn’t get a new contract from the New York Giants. In an interview on a podcast released Monday, Barkley discussed the negotiations leading up to Monday’s deadline for...
Big expectations, lots of attention greet Jets, Aaron RodgersVideo
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — It all now seems officially real for the New York Jets. Aaron Rodgers strolled into the team’s facility Wednesday with the rest of his raring-to-go teammates — veterans and rookies — and reported for training camp for the first time with the franchise that made the...
Deadly shooting ahead of Women’s World Cup brings heightened security
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Security will be heightened ahead of Thursday night’s opening Women’s World Cup game after a gunman killed two people at a downtown construction site in Auckland, roughly 12 hours ahead of co-host New Zealand’s match against Norway. Norway’s team hotel was located within a short distance...
Simple assault case for Pitt, Titans LB Rashad Weaver is closed
PITTSBURGH — The misdemeanor simple-assault case against Tennessee Titans linebacker and Pitt product Rashad Weaver is closed. Weaver was charged in 2021 in a South Side incident that occurred days before the Titans drafted him with a fourth-round pick, with the complaint filed a day before his selection. The charge...
Women’s World Cup spotlight shines on Australia as co-host New Zealand seeks its own attention
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — In a country known more for its love of rugby than women’s soccer, New Zealand is aiming to win fans as well as matches. The Football Ferns kick off the Women’s World Cup on Thursday night with a Group A match against Norway. The Ferns got...
British Open goes from brown grass to green, but silver is color that matters
HOYLAKE, England — Scottie Scheffler’s first look at Royal Liverpool was courtesy of video. He watched replays of the last two British Opens on these links and saw what looked to be two courses: Tiger Woods won when the grass was brown in 2006, Rory McIlroy when it was green...
Military veteran who stormed Capitol with loaded pistol is sentenced to 7 years in prison
WASHINGTON — A military veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a loaded pistol, metal-plated body armor and a gas mask was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years in prison, one of the longest among hundreds of Jan. 6 riot cases. Christopher Michael Alberts, 35, of Pylesville, Md., isn’t accused...
Netflix’s subscriber growth surges in a sign that crackdown on password sharing is paying off
SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix enjoyed its biggest springtime spurt in subscribers since the early days of the pandemic three years ago, providing the latest sign that a recent crackdown on password sharing and the rollout of a cheaper subscription option are paying off. The video streaming service added 5.9 million...
New Zealand gunman kills 2 people on eve of Women’s World Cup soccer tournament
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A gunman killed two people before he died Thursday at a construction site in Auckland, New Zealand, as the nation prepared to host games in the FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer tournament, authorities said. Police said there were also multiple injuries during the incident, which took...
Pfizer reports North Carolina pharmaceutical plant damaged by tornado, no serious injuriesVideo
A tornado heavily damaged a large Pfizer pharmaceutical plant Wednesday in North Carolina, the latest in a string of extreme weather events plaguing the U.S. on a day when floods deluged communities in Kentucky and scorching heat smothered Phoenix and Miami. Pharmaceutical company Pfizer confirmed that a large complex was...
11 mustangs die in U.S. roundup in Nevada caught on video, showing horses with broken necks
RENO, Nev. — Nearly a dozen wild horses have died in the first 10 days of a big mustang roundup in Nevada, deaths that a Las Vegas congresswoman is calling tragic proof of the urgent need to outlaw helicopters to capture the animals on federal land. The 11 deaths so...
IRS whistleblowers air claims to Congress about ‘slow-walking’ of the Hunter Biden caseVideo
WASHINGTON — House Republicans raised unsubstantiated allegations Wednesday against President Joe Biden over his family’s finances as they summoned IRS whistleblowers to testify publicly for the first time about claims the Justice Department improperly interfered with a tax investigation into Biden’s son Hunter. Lawmakers heard from the two IRS agents...
The Open Championship Tee Times
HOYLAKE, United Kingdom — Tee times for Thursday’s first round of The Open Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club (all times GMT) 5:35 a.m. — Branden Grace, Richie Ramsay 5:46 a.m. — Russell Henley, Jazz Janewattananond, Graeme Robertson 5:57 a.m. — Byeong Hun An, Ryan Fox, Lucas Herbert 6:08...
Northwestern hazing scandal included multiple sports, men and women, according to attorneys
CHICAGO — Allegations of hazing in Northwestern’s athletic programs broadened Wednesday as attorneys said male and female athletes reported misconduct within two other sports and suggested sexual abuse and racial discrimination within the football program was so rampant that coaches knew it was happening. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said...
San Diego State to remain in Mountain West, receive $6.6M initially withheld after decision to leaveVideo
LAS VEGAS — San Diego State not only remains in the Mountain West, the Aztecs are getting the money that was withheld after they initially informed the conference of their intention to leave. The Mountain West will provide the $6.6 million that was withheld, but San Diego State is responsible...
Judge nixes Trump’s bid to move hush-money criminal case, keeping it in New York state court
NEW YORK — Donald Trump can’t make a federal case out of this one. U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein on Wednesday rejected the former president’s bid to move his hush-money criminal case from New York state court to federal court, ruling that Trump’s lawyers had failed to meet a...
How does MLB take over a local broadcast? Even with months of planning, it’s a mad scramble
Doug Johnson was answering emails at the Miami East hotel on May 30 when his phone rang with the call he had been awaiting for more than two months: Major League Baseball was taking over San Diego Padres’ television broadcasts the next day from financially troubled Diamond Sports. “Immediately headed...
Movie Review: A bomb and its fallout in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” is a kinetic thing of dark, imposing beauty that quakes with the disquieting tremors of a forever rupture in the course of human history. “Oppenheimer,” a feverish three-hour immersion in the life of Manhattan Project mastermind J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), is poised between the shock and...
New par-3 17th hole attracting all the attention at British Open, could prove decisive on Sunday
HOYLAKE, England — The British Open is back at Royal Liverpool, a course more than a century old and filled with rich golf history. And the thing attracting everyone’s attention this year is a new par 3 created to add more drama. The challenging 17th hole was bulldozed into place,...
How to pay for an expensive summer move
Packing your things and moving to a new home is a financial hurdle even in the best of times, but higher demand for moving-related services in the summer can send prices skyrocketing. If you’re wondering how to pay for an upcoming move, there are financing options, including credit cards and...
Maine governor expands access to abortion later in pregnancy
AUGUSTA, Maine — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill into law Wednesday that expands access to abortions later in pregnancy in Maine, joining a half-dozen states that leave it to doctors and patients to make the decision without restrictions on timing. The new law allows abortions at any time...
Trump’s target letter suggests sprawling U.S. probe into 2020 election is zeroing in on him
WASHINGTON — A target letter sent to Donald Trump suggests that a sprawling Justice Department investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election is zeroing in on him after more than a year of interviews with top aides to the former president and state officials from across the country. Federal...
