RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hotels in Argentina and Uruguay reportedly rejected reservations for Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters over accusations of antisemitism leveled at the British singer known for his pro-Palestinian views. Waters was due to stay in Argentina’s capital of Buenos Aires ahead of shows scheduled for Nov. 21-22 as part of his
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives has passed a measure seeking to protect those who come to Pennsylvania to get abortions. The legislation passed 117 to 86 on Wednesday. The bill is intended to prevent public officials in Pennsylvania from cooperating with authorities in other
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Blake Snell won the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday after leading the majors in ERA for the San Diego Padres, becoming the seventh pitcher to earn baseball’s top pitching prize in both leagues. The free-agent lefty received 28 of 30 first-place votes in
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Blake Snell won the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday after leading the majors in ERA for the San Diego Padres, becoming the seventh pitcher to earn baseball’s top pitching prize in both leagues. The free-agent lefty received 28 of 30 first-place votes in
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., (AP) — A fire that broke out on the Atlantic City Boardwalk has damaged an entrance to Resorts casino, but the facility remained open. Authorities say no one was injured. Fire Chief Scott Evans says blaze started underneath the Boardwalk shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday and quickly
Continue ReadingSECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — San Diego’s Blake Snell wins National League Cy Young Award.
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — A woman from Hawaii has been ordered to pay nearly $39,000 in restitution to American Airlines for interfering with a crew on a flight last year, according to authorities. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that 29-year-old Cayla Farris was sentenced to more than three months of time served in connection with her actions
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor pursuing a case against former President Donald Trump and others has asked a judge to revoke the bond of defendant Harrison Floyd. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said in a motion Wednesday that Floyd has been intimidating witnesses and codefendants in the case.
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — When Ron Washington got his first major league managerial job in Texas 17 years ago, his task was to end the Angels’ near-decade of dominance atop the AL West — and that’s exactly what his Rangers did. “We ran them down,” he said with a
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer A judge granted Oregon State and Washington State a preliminary injunction Tuesday in their legal battle with 10 departing Pac-12 schools, giving the Pacific Northwest rivals control of the conference and millions of dollars in assets. With a significant legal hurdle cleared, Oregon State and Washington State
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — New protests have broken out in Athens and Thessaloniki over the fatal police shooting of a Roma youth following a car chase. A main highway in the Greek capital was briefly closed to traffic after Roma youths lit fires and threw stones at police. Similar violence broke out in a Roma-majority
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has defended his controversial amnesty deal for Catalonia’s separatists in parliament. The defense Wednesday came as part of a debate a day before the Socialist leader seeks the endorsement of the chamber to form a new government. Sánchez
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is suing the city of Tulsa for continuing to ticket Native American drivers for traffic offenses within the tribe’s reservation boundaries. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Tulsa against the city, Mayor G.T. Bynum, police Chief Wendell Franklin and
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press ETNA, Ohio (AP) — A federal investigator looking into an Ohio bus crash that killed three students, two parents and a teacher with a high school band group has praised “good Samaritans” who rushed to the scene of the highway crash. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson remains confident he can turn his disappointing season around. After all, he has done it before. “At some point, it’s going to click,” Watson said. “It’s tough mentally just knowing it hasn’t happened yet, but at the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FELCSUT, Hungary (AP) — A European Championship qualifying game between Switzerland and Israel ended with a 1-1 draw on Wednesday. It was a match that brought the Israeli team to Hungary after all scheduled games in Tel Aviv were postponed due to the Israel-Hamas war. The match was one of two “home games”
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawyer for the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and attacked her husband told a federal jury Wednesday that David DePape was motivated by his political beliefs, not because he wanted to interfere with her official duties
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawyer for the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and attacked her husband told a federal jury Wednesday that David DePape was motivated by his political beliefs, not because he wanted to interfere with her official duties
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press MIRAMAR, Fla. (AP) — The FBI has added a Haitian gang leader to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for the kidnapping and slaying of American missionaries in that country, but conceded capturing him will be a difficult task in the often lawless nation. In conjunction with the announcement, the
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