Associated Press stories, Page 953
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor’s staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books
WASHINGTON — For colleges and libraries seeking a boldfaced name for a guest lecturer, few come bigger than Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court justice who rose from poverty in the Bronx to the nation’s highest court. She has benefited too — from schools’ purchases of hundreds, sometimes thousands, of the...
Tourists told to stay away from erupting volcano in Iceland because of poisonous gases
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Authorities in Iceland on Tuesday warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is spewing lava and noxious gases from a fissure in the country’s southwest. The eruption began on Monday afternoon after thousands of earthquakes in the area, meteorological authorities...
Vladimir Guerrero joins dad as first father-son Home Run Derby winners
SEATTLE — Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. joined Vladimir Sr. to become the first father-son duo to win the All-Star Home Run Derby, beating Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena, 25-23, in the final round Monday night. Guerrero defeated Julio Rodríguez, 21-20, in the semifinals after the Mariners star hit a record 41...
$500 million? $600 million? Shohei Ohtani’s free agency the buzz of the All-Star GameVideo
SEATTLE — At some point, Shohei Ohtani will entertain the idea of talking about his pending free agency, and what it could mean to the finances of baseball. But that didn’t stop others from pondering what could happen this offseason when perhaps the most unique free agent in history hits...
$500 million? $600 million? Shohei Ohtani’s free agency the buzz of the All-Star GameVideo
SEATTLE — At some point, Shohei Ohtani will entertain the idea of talking about his pending free agency and what it could mean to the finances of baseball. But that didn’t stop others from pondering what could happen this offseason when, perhaps, the most unusual free agent in history hits...
Northwestern fires coach Pat Fitzgerald amid hazing scandalVideo
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern fired football coach Pat Fitzgerald amid a hazing scandal that called into question his leadership of the program and damaged the university’s reputation after it mishandled its response to the allegations. Fitzgerald’s dismissal Monday completed a rapid fall from grace for the former Northwestern linebacker. The...
Northwestern fires coach Pat Fitzgerald after hazing allegations surface with football team
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern fired coach Pat Fitzgerald on Monday amid a hazing scandal that called into question his leadership of the program and damaged the university’s reputation after it mishandled its response to the allegations. Fitzgerald’s dismissal completed a rapid fall from grace for the former Northwestern linebacker. The...
William Byron emerging as NASCAR’s next star
HAMPTON, Ga. — Kevin Harvick’s farewell to Atlanta Motor Speedway provided an emotional example of NASCAR losing another of its biggest names. The exodus of some of the sport’s stars is a concern to Hendrick Motorsports vice chairman Jeff Gordon, who says he is worried about the growth of the...
Novak Djokovic wants Wimbledon to start matches earlier at Centre Court … Good luck with that
WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic is a bit tired of not getting on Centre Court at Wimbledon until nearly 9 p.m. The waiting. The uncertainty. The rushing to try to finish matches by the 11 p.m. local curfew — or the annoyance at having to stop midway through a contest...
Republican’s hold on nominations leaves Marines without confirmed leader for 1st time in 100 yearsVideo
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marine Corps is without a confirmed leader for the first time in a century as Gen. David Berger stepped down as commandant on Monday and a Republican senator is blocking approval of his successor. Berger took over as the 38th commandant in July 2019, and is...
Biden administration asks appeals court to block order limiting its contacts with social media
NEW ORLEANS — The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court Monday to temporarily block a lower court’s order limiting executive branch officials’ discussions with social media companies about controversial online posts. The request for an emergency stay was filed at the 5th U.S. District Court of Appeals shortly after...
Yankees hire Upper St. Clair native Sean Casey as hitting coach to replace fired Dillon Lawson
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees have hired 12-year big league veteran Sean Casey as their hitting coach for the remainder of this season, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal has...
Tim Tebow will be part of ownership team bringing ECHL hockey to Lake Tahoe
STATELINE, Nev. — Tim Tebow will be part of an ownership group bringing an expansion hockey team to Lake Tahoe, the ECHL announced Monday. The league, in conjunction with Zawyer Sports & Entertainment, said the team will begin play in the 2024-25 season. The Lake Tahoe team expects to announce...
Webb Space Telescope spots most distant black hole yet. More may be lurking
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole yet using the Webb Space Telescope, but that record isn’t expected to last. The black hole is at the center of a galaxy dating to within a mere 570 million years of the Big Bang. That’s 100 million...
Spurs decide that Wembanyama’s Summer League is over after 2 games
LAS VEGAS — Victor Wembanyama’s first, and likely last, Summer League is over. The San Antonio Spurs have seen all they needed from the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft and won’t play him during their remaining games in Las Vegas. Wembanyama’s final numbers from two games: 36 points,...
Pennsylvania police searching for escaped homicide suspect find possible campsites near jail
WARREN — A homicide suspect who used bed sheets to escape from a northwestern Pennsylvania jail is likely still in the area and someone may be helping him to evade capture, police said after discovering possible campsites in nearby woods. Michael Burham, 34, fled the Warren County Prison late Thursday...
James Lewis, the suspect in the 1982 Tylenol poisonings that killed 7 in the Chicago area, has died
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The suspect in the 1982 Tylenol poisonings that killed seven people in the Chicago area, triggered a nationwide panic, and led to an overhaul in the safety of over-the-counter medication packaging, has died, police said on Monday. Officers, firefighters and EMTs responding to a report of an...
New York Times disbands sports department, will rely on coverage from The Athletic
The New York Times is disbanding its sports department and will rely on coverage from The Athletic, a website it acquired last year for $550 million. The decision impacts more than 35 people in the sports department, according to The New York Times. Journalists on the sports desk will move...
Turkey could approve Sweden’s NATO membership if Europeans ‘open way’ to EU membership
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday introduced a new condition for approving Sweden’s membership in NATO, calling on European countries to “open the way” for Turkey to join the European Union. The surprise announcement by Erdogan before departing to a NATO summit in Lithuania’s capital added...
Electrical issue sparks fire that severely damages historic market building in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG — An electrical malfunction in a ceiling fan sparked a fast-moving fire that severely damaged an historic market building in Pennsylvania’s capital city early Monday, authorities said. No injuries were reported in the fire at the Broad Street Market in Harrisburg was reported about 1 a.m. but was brought...
Relentless rain floods roads in Northeast, leads to evacuations, rescuesVideo
ARLINGTON, Vt. — Rescue teams raced into Vermont on Monday after heavy rain drenched parts of Northeast, washing out roads, forcing evacuations and halting some airline travel. One person was killed in New York as she was trying to leave her home. Mike Cannon of Vermont Urban Search and Rescue...
Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar stabbed by another inmate at federal prison
WASHINGTON — Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing Olympic and college female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times by another inmate at a federal prison in Florida that is experiencing staffing shortages. The attack happened Sunday at United States Penitentiary Coleman, and Nassar was in stable...
Biden, King Charles III zero in on climate change in Windsor Castle meeting
WINDSOR, England — President Joe Biden and King Charles III, aging leaders who’ve waited decades to reach the pinnacle of their careers, used their first meeting in their respective roles Monday to highlight the generational issue of climate change as they prod private companies to do more to bolster clean...
Families with transgender kids are increasingly forced to travel out of state for the care they need
CHICAGO — On an early morning in June, Flower Nichols and her mother set off on an expedition to Chicago from their home in Indianapolis. The family was determined to make it feel like an adventure in the city, though that wasn’t the primary purpose of the trip. The following...
Stephenson resigns from PGA Tour board over ‘serious concerns’ about Saudi deal, according to report
Former AT&T Chairman Randall Stephenson resigned from the PGA Tour’s policy board over concerns about the tour’s proposed partnership with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund, The Washington Post reported Sunday. The PGA Tour confirmed the resignation in a memo to its members, referring to Stephenson’s “exemplary service” for more than...
