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U.S. opens investigation into Tesla seat belts coming loose
DETROIT — U.S. highway safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into problems with Teslas, this time tied to complaints that the seat belts may not hold people in a crash. The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers an estimated 50,000 Model X SUVs from the 2022...
Video shows guards walking away during fire that killed 40Video
MEXICO CITY — After migrants in northern Mexico placed mattresses against the bars of their detention cell and set them on fire, guards quickly walked away and made no apparent attempt to release the men before smoke filled the room and killed at least 40, surveillance video showed Tuesday. Hours...
Ricardo Pepi lifts U.S. over El Salvador to Nations League semisVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Ricardo Pepi scored on his first touch of the match in the 62nd minute, and the United States beat El Salvador 1-0 on Tuesday night to reach the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals. The 13th-ranked U.S. (3 wins, 1 draw) extended its unbeaten streak against No. 32 El...
GMs for Packers, Jets discuss status of Aaron Rodgers trade talksVideo
PHOENIX — Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said he’s not requiring a first-round pick in a potential trade sending four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets but added he’d want “fair value.” Gutekunst was asked Monday at the NFL annual meeting if there was any...
In Trump probe, key witness David Pecker returns, no indictment voteVideo
NEW YORK — A pivotal figure in the hush money payment investigation of Donald Trump returned on Monday to the building where a grand jury has been meeting for months, a repeat appearance suggesting his testimony could be key as prosecutors push toward potential criminal charges. There was still no...
San Diego State shutting down foes with disruptive defenseVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brian Dutcher lays out San Diego State’s mission in plain talk to avoid any confusion. “We’re a defensive-first team,” the sixth-year coach said after the Aztecs muscled past Creighton, 57-56, on Sunday and into their first Final Four. “Everybody knows that about us, and our defense carries...
Chipotle agrees to pay after closing store that sought union
PORTLAND, Maine — Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $240,000 to former employees as part of a settlement stemming from a complaint that the company violated federal law by closing a restaurant where workers wanted to unionize. Chipotle announced it was permanently closing its Augusta, Maine, location last year...
Tiger and Trout get together to build New Jersey golf clubVideo
VINELAND, N.J. — Three-time American League MVP Mike Trout always wanted a golf course, and he picked 15-time major champion Tiger Woods to build it for him. Trout, the 10-time All-Star center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels, and a business partner in New Jersey are building a golf club...
North Carolina’s Caleb Love plans to enter name in transfer portalVideo
North Carolina guard Caleb Love says he will enter his name into the transfer portal after three seasons with the Tar Heels. The 6-foot-4 Love announced his decision with a social media post Monday. He had big moments during an unexpected run to last year’s national championship game, though he...
Reports: Texas reaches deal with Rodney Terry as full-time coachVideo
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reached an agreement with Rodney Terry to be the Longhorns’ full-time head basketball coach, taking the interim tag off his title after he led the program to the Elite Eight following the midseason firing of Chris Beard, according to multiple reports. Texas was knocked out of...
Doctor charged with murder in Florida lawyer disappearance
A Tampa-area plastic surgeon has been charged with murder, accused of killing a lawyer missing since last week from a firm that represents former co-workers the doctor has been suing in a business dispute. Largo police arrested Dr. Tomasz Kosowski on a first-degree murder charge on Saturday in the disappearance...
Mass school shootings kill 175 from Columbine to Nashville
Mass shooters have killed hundreds of people throughout U.S. history in realms like stores, theaters and workplaces, but it is in schools and colleges where the carnage reverberates perhaps most keenly — places filled with children of tender ages, older students aspiring to new heights and the teachers planting the...
No atmosphere found at faraway Earth-sized world, study says
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Webb Space Telescope has found no evidence of an atmosphere at one of the seven rocky, Earth-sized planets orbiting another star. Scientists said Monday that doesn’t bode well for the rest of the planets in this solar system, some of which are in the sweet...
Patriots owner Robert Kraft campaigns against antisemitism
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft faced the camera during a video call, pointing to a small, sky-blue lapel pin on his blazer. The pin is the symbol of a $25 million “Stand Up to Jewish Hate” campaign launched Monday by the 81-year-old billionaire through his Foundation to Combat Antisemitism,...
Review: Vietnam vets try to help nation they once attacked
“The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace and Redemption in Vietnam,” by George Black (Knopf) In the U.S., we’ve mostly moved on from our military engagements in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s the American way — not dwelling on our mistakes or engaging in a national discussion about what...
Taron Egerton slots Tetris story into place in new biopicVideo
The origin story of the iconic computer game “Tetris” is more thrilling than you may think. It involves border crossing, authority dodging, underhand deals, putting your house on the line and — finally — trying to secure the rights for the game from behind the Iron Curtain. And now it’s...
Gwyneth Paltrow accuser calls Utah ski crash ‘serious smack’
PARK CITY, Utah — The man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 skiing collision at one of the most upscale resorts in North America took the stand Monday, saying he was rammed into from behind and sent “absolutely flying.” The trial in Utah hinges on who crashed into who: Paltrow...
Prince Harry in court for phone hacking suit vs UK tabloid
LONDON — Prince Harry and Elton John were in a London court Monday as the lawyer for a group of British tabloids asked a judge to toss the lawsuit they brought with several other high-profile people who allege phone hacking and other invasions of privacy. Harry’s presence at the High...
Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark
William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform. They could get the marks back by paying up to $11 a month. But some...
In Trump probe, Manhattan grand jury due back at work
NEW YORK — The Manhattan grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump over hush money payments was due to return Monday afternoon to hear more evidence, with still no word on when it might be asked to vote on a possible indictment. It was the first time the panel was...
At least 16 people killed in landslide in central Ecuador
QUITO, Ecuador — At least 16 people were killed and 16 others injured when a massive landslide buried dozens of homes in an Andean community in central Ecuador, the country’s emergency response agency reported Monday. Ecuador’s Risk Management Secretariat said seven people remain missing hours after the landslide Sunday in...
Nashville shooter was ex-student with detailed plan to killVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The former student who shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school in Nashville and killed three children and three adults had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance of the building before carrying out the massacre. Metropolitan Nashville...
Lamar Jackson says he has requested trade from Ravens
Lamar Jackson said Monday he has requested a trade from the Baltimore Ravens, saying the team “has not been interested in meeting my value.” In a series of tweets, the star quarterback said he requested a trade as of March 2. On March 7, the Ravens put the nonexclusive franchise...
Sabres’ Russian player won’t take part in Pride night warmup
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ilya Lyubushkin is citing an anti-gay Kremlin law and fears of retribution at home in Russia for electing not to participate in the Buffalo Sabres’ pregame warmup on the team’s Pride night, when players are expected to wear rainbow-colored jerseys in support of the LGBTQ+ community. The...
Zelenskyy meets with UN atomic agency chief in Ukraine
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Monday with U.N. atomic energy chief Rafael Mariano Grossi in southern Ukraine where they discussed the precarious situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. The plant, which is Europe’s biggest, has lost several of its power transmission cables during Russia’s war, and...
