WEST CALDWELL, N.J. (AP) — Jin Young Ko had a three-stroke lead with four holes left Friday when second-round play in the LPGA Tour’s Cognizant Founders Cup was suspended because of darkness. Play was delayed 2 1/2 hours at the start because of fog, the second straight day that fog forced a late start at
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By MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s ambassador to Australia says Australian officials lied to his face and raised the risk of confrontation in Asia by crafting a secret submarine deal with the United States and Britain. Ambassador Jean-Pierre Thebault said in an interview with The Associated Press that the deal undermined trust
Continue Reading By ALFREDO PEÑA Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities have discovered 652 Central American migrants in six trailers near the United States border. The trucks stopped at a military checkpoint Thursday night on a highway between Ciudad Victoria and Monterrey in the northern state of Tamaulipas. The state public safety agency said
Continue Reading By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO Associated Press BENI, Congo (AP) — Congo’s Health Ministry and the National Institute of Biomedical Research have confirmed a case of Ebola in the country’s east about five months after the nation declared an end to the last outbreak that killed six people in the region. The ministry and research institute
Continue Reading By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes that evacuated patients to a warehouse where conditions quickly deteriorated said the problems arose when Hurricane Ida took an unexpected turn. Coroners have linked five of the evacuated patients’ deaths to the storm. The state health department cited neglect
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OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cruise ships are returning to San Francisco after a 19-month hiatus brought on by the pandemic in what the city’s mayor says is sure to be a boost to its economy. Mayor London Breed announced Friday the Majestic Princess will sail into the port of San Francisco on
Continue Reading OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cruise ships are returning to San Francisco after a 19-month hiatus brought on by the pandemic in what the city’s mayor says is sure to be a boost to its economy. Mayor London Breed announced Friday the Majestic Princess will sail into the port of San Francisco on
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OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cruise ships are returning to San Francisco after a 19-month hiatus brought on by the pandemic in what the city’s mayor says is sure to be a boost to its economy. Mayor London Breed announced Friday the Majestic Princess will sail into the port of San Francisco on
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer A report that Jon Gruden used a racist comment about NFL Players Association leader DeMaurice Smith in an email 10 years ago drew a strong and quick rebuke Friday from the NFL. A Wall Street Journal story noted Gruden, then working for ESPN and now coach of the
Continue Reading JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Law says a monk associated with the Russian Orthodox Church turned himself into police in Kodiak to report that he had sexually abused a child. The department, in a statement, says he arrived to make the report accompanied by a priest and a parent of the child.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Katie Gearlds, Micah Shrewsberry and Mike Woodson will make their Division I basketball coaching debuts in the Big Ten this season. New Minnesota coach Ben Johnson is embarking on a major rebuilding project in his first season as a head coach. Marisa Moseley hopes to turn
Continue Reading By ANDREW DEMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The city of Little Rock and the family of a Black driver shot by a white police officer during a traffic stop have tentatively reached a settlement. U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall on Thursday canceled the trial in the lawsuit the family of Bradley
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a two-run double during Houston’s five-run seventh inning, and the Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 9-4 for a 2-0 lead in their AL Division Series. Kyle Tucker homered and drove in three runs as the Astros moved within one win of their
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police say a 21-year-old man who was shot and killed by officers during a running gun battle early this week opened fire at officers through a car with his mother and his 2-year-old son inside. Clark County Assistant Sheriff John McGrath told reporters Thursday that Demetrius Roberts fired nine
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, an urgent showdown over the debt ceiling was averted — for now — as Republicans cut a deal that pushed the deadline back by two months. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court returned for in-person proceedings for the first time since the pandemic began, kicking off what is expected to be
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN, MICHAEL R. BLOOD and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An Associated Press review of more than 10,000 reports submitted to federal regulators shows at least 17 accidents on pipelines carrying crude oil or other hazardous liquids have been linked to anchor strikes or suspected anchor strikes since 1986.
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN, MICHAEL R. BLOOD and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An Associated Press review of more than 10,000 reports submitted to federal regulators shows at least 17 accidents on pipelines carrying crude oil or other hazardous liquids have been linked to anchor strikes or suspected anchor strikes since 1986.
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(AP) — California moved Friday to extend the sale of cocktails-to-go and keep alcohol service for outdoor dining at parklets as officials try to help restaurants recover from the coronavirus pandemic. “This is a pathway for these businesses to frankly make up for a lot of the constraints that have been imposed upon them over
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is canceling another slate of border wall contracts — this time, in the Laredo and Rio Grande Valley sectors, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday. In one of his first actions in office, President Joe Biden had ordered a pause on wall construction and called for a
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez was back in Boston’s starting lineup for Game 2 of their AL Division Series against Tampa Bay. Martinez was slated to bat sixth as the designated hitter after missing Tuesday’s night’s AL wild-card win over the Yankees and Thursday’s 5-0 Game 1 loss to the
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