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Greece to mandate covid-19 vaccination for those 60 and over
ATHENS, Greece — Residents in Greece over age 60 will be fined 100 euros (more than $110) a month if they fail to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, under the first general covid-19 mandate announced by the country’s government. The measure was announced in response to a surge in cases...
California home of Marilyn Manson searched in abuse investigation
LOS ANGELES — Authorities searched the home of rocker Marilyn Manson on Monday after allegations of physical and sexual abuse by several women. Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Eva Jimenez said a search warrant was served on the home of Manson, whose legal name is Brian Hugh Warner. She would...
Oklahoma bid for National Guard exception to vaccine mandate denied
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday rejected a request by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt that his state’s National Guard be exempt from a Pentagon requirement that all military members be vaccinated against covid-19. Stitt, a Republican, had asked Austin in early November to suspend the mandate for members...
LSU hires Brian Kelly away from Notre Dame to be Tigers’ next coach
LSU is hiring Brian Kelly away from Notre Dame, a stunning move by one of the most accomplished coaches in college football jumping from the sport’s most storied program to an SEC powerhouse. A person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Monday night that Kelly was leaving...
Tiger Woods says a return to the top not a ‘realistic expectation’
NASSAU, Bahamas — Tiger Woods said he expects to play golf again, just not very often, and he doesn’t see himself reaching the top of the sport again because “I don’t think that’s a realistic expectation of me.” He says he can see himself picking certain tournaments to play but...
AP source: Rangers land Corey Seager on $325M, 10-year deal
The Texas Rangers reached an agreement on a $325 million, 10-year deal with shortstop Corey Seager, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal was pending a physical and wasn’t finalized. Seager was the World...
Bruins’ Brad Marchand suspended 3 games for slew-footing
BOSTON — The NHL on Monday suspended Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand for three games for slew-footing Canucks defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson during a 3-2 victory a day earlier. It is the seventh suspension of Marchand’s career. He will lose about $92,000 in pay. Late in the first period of Sunday...
Panthers RB McCaffrey out for the season with ankle injury
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The injury bug bit Christian McCaffrey yet again. The Carolina Panthers’ often-injured running back will miss the remainder of the season with an ankle injury, the team announced Monday. McCaffrey had an MRI that revealed the injury was severe enough to put him on injured reserve. Because...
Browns’ Jack Conklin suffers season-ending knee injury vs. Ravens
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns right tackle Jack Conklin will undergo surgery after suffering a season-ending right knee injury Sunday night at Baltimore, a crushing blow to an offense struggling to score. Conklin ruptured his patellar tendon while pass blocking in the first quarter against the Ravens, who held the Browns...
Cowboys’ Mike McCarthy out vs. Saints after positive covid test
Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy checked into the team hotel the day after the Thanksgiving game as a precaution with covid-19 infections spreading on his staff. McCarthy ended up testing positive anyway and isn’t the only one in his family dealing with the virus. The second-year Dallas coach is out...
Rep. Lauren Boebert in call refuses to apologize for anti-Muslim remarks
WASHINGTON — Days after firebrand conservative Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado was harshly criticized for making anti-Muslim comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat whom she likened to a bomb-carrying terrorist, the two spoke by phone Monday. By both lawmakers’ accounts, it did not go well. The conversation, which...
Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 statesVideo
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement. The court order said that the federal Centers for Medicare &...
Prosecutor: Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein were ‘partners in crime’
NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were “partners in crime” in the sexual abuse of teenage girls, a prosecutor said Monday, while Maxwell’s lawyers said she was being made a scapegoat for a man’s bad behavior as the British socialite’s sex trafficking trial got underway in New York....
New details on CNN’s Chris Cuomo’s role advising brother Andrew
NEW YORK — Transcripts released Monday shed new light on CNN anchor Chris Cuomo’s behind-the-scenes role advising his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in the face of sexual harassment allegations that forced him from office. Chris Cuomo told investigators he spoke regularly with his brother, exchanged text messages...
Bill Cosby prosecutors ask U.S. Supreme Court to review case
PHILADELPHIA — Prosecutors asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the ruling that overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction, arguing in a petition Monday that a dangerous precedent could be set if press releases are treated as immunity agreements. Cosby’s lawyers have long argued that he relied on a promise...
Jan. 6 panel sets contempt vote for former DOJ official Jeffrey ClarkVideo
WASHINGTON — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will vote Wednesday to hold a former Justice Department official in contempt, seeking criminal charges against a defiant witness for a second time after holding former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt last month. The committee on Monday...
WHO warns that new coronavirus variant poses ‘very high’ risk
GENEVA — The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is “very high” based on the early evidence, saying the mutated coronavirus could lead to surges with “severe consequences.” The assessment from the U.N. health agency, contained in a technical paper issued to member...
AP source: Max Scherzer and Mets nearing $130M, 3-year deal
NEW YORK — Max Scherzer has shattered baseball’s record for highest average salary, agreeing Monday to a $130 million, three-year contract with the New York Mets, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement is subject to a...
Women’s AP Top 25 gets shakeup behind No. 1 South Carolina
Maryland dropped six spots to No. 8 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll Monday after losing two games in a week that saw eight of the top 10 teams change places behind unanimous No. 1 South Carolina. UConn reclaimed the No. 2 spot — up one spot and shared...
Duke jumps to No. 1 in reshuffled AP Top 25; Purdue to No. 2
Mike Krzyzewski’s final team at Duke has reached a familiar milestone: No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The Blue Devils jumped four spots to the top of Monday’s poll following a win against Gonzaga that knocked the Bulldogs from the top spot. That adds...
Wall Street steadies following omicron slide; stocks rise
NEW YORK — Wall Street steadied itself Monday after last week’s stock market slide caused by the newest coronavirus variant, with investors now waiting for more clues about just how much damage it may do to the economy. The S&P 500 rose 1.3% to recover more than half of its...
New Mexico oil regulators aim to limit seismic activity
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico oil and gas regulators are watching closely as increased seismic activity is being reported in the Permian Basin along the Texas state line. Under a plan recently rolled out by the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division, pending permits for wastewater injection in certain areas will...
Couple detained on plane after leaving Dutch quarantine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch military police arrested a husband and wife Sunday who had left a hotel where they were being quarantined after testing positive for covid-19 and boarded a plane to fly home to Spain. A spokeswoman for the local security authority that covers Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport said...
Cyber Monday sales should be robust but business cooling
NEW YORK — Consumers are expected to spend between $10.2 billion and $11.3 billion on Monday, making it once again the biggest online shopping day of the year, according to Adobe Digital Economy Index. Still, spending on what’s known as Cyber Monday could drop from last year’s level of $10.8...
GM Marc Bergevin out in Montreal as Canadiens shake up front office
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens fired general manager Marc Bergevin and two other executives Sunday amid on-ice struggles just months after advancing to the Stanley Cup Final. The Canadiens announced Bergevin’s dismissal along with those of assistant GM Trevor Timmins and Paul Wilson, senior vice president of public affairs and...
