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Lake Tahoe evacuation orders lifted, but fire threat remains
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The lifting of a mandatory evacuation order for South Lake Tahoe’s 22,000 residents is a confident milestone in the fight against the Caldor Fire, but it remains only 48% contained and still threatens areas south of the resort town. Firefighters are confronting aggressive winds and...
Two decades after 9/11, Muslim Americans still fighting bias
NEW YORK — A car passed, the driver’s window rolled down and the man spat an epithet at two little girls wearing their hijabs: “Terrorist!” It was 2001, mere weeks after the twin towers at the World Trade Center fell, and 10-year-old Shahana Hanif and her younger sister were walking...
Jobless Americans will have few options as benefits expireVideo
NEW YORK — Millions of jobless Americans lost their unemployment benefits on Monday, leaving only a handful of economic support programs for those who are still being hit financially by the year-and-a-half-old coronavirus pandemic. Two critical programs expired on Monday. One provided jobless aid to self-employed and gig workers and...
Coaching football in the genes for Nick SirianniVideo
Coaching football is the genes for the Sirianni family. Nick Sirianni spent three hours listening to his brother, Mike, coach Washington & Jefferson to victory over John Carroll on Saturday. On Sunday, the entire family will tune in to watch Nick coach his first regular-season game in the NFL when...
Virginia is set to remove Richmond’s Lee statue on Wednesday
RICHMOND, Va. — A towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va., is set to come down on Wednesday, more than 130 years after it was built as a tribute to a Civil War hero who is now widely seen as a symbol of racial injustice, state...
‘Tough times’ sharpen resolve, skills of FedEx Cup champion Patrick CantlayVideo
ATLANTA — Patrick Cantlay made a name for himself — not just a nickname — in a span of two weeks that will be remembered as much for his sheer grit as the $15 million he earned from winning the FedEx Cup. Four times at the BMW Championship, he stood...
After shaky opener, No. 9 Notre Dame gets short week to prepare for ToledoVideo
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Coach Brian Kelly knows his No. 9 Fighting Irish need to improve in several areas. A difficult season opener on the road was all the proof he needed. Notre Dame blew an 18-point lead at Florida State on Sunday night before regrouping to win 41-38 in...
Lake Tahoe residents relieved homes spared from wildfireVideo
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Connor Jones sunbathed with his dog on the otherwise empty beach at Ski Run Marina on Monday, as residents trickling back into town filled up their cars at a gas station behind him and employees of a water sports rental company docked jet skis and...
After further review, Randy Edsall out immediately at UConn
STORRS, Conn. — UConn football coach Randy Edsall has left the program a day after announcing he would retire at the end of the season. Edsall, whose teams have gone just 6-32 since he returned to the Huskies for a second stint as coach in 2017, will be replaced on...
Justice Department will ‘protect’ abortion seekers in Texas
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Monday that it will not tolerate violence against anyone who is trying to obtain an abortion in Texas as federal officials explore options to challenge a new state law that bans most abortions. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department would “protect those...
Actor Michael K. Williams, Omar on ‘The Wire,’ dead at 54Video
NEW YORK — Actor Michael K. Williams, who as the rogue robber of drug dealers Omar Little on “The Wire” created one of the most popular characters in television in recent decades, died Monday. Williams was found dead Monday afternoon by family members in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment, New York...
Suspect in Georgia shooting that injured 7 is apprehended
ATHENS, Ga. — The suspect in a Georgia shooting that injured seven people as large crowds celebrated a football victory has been apprehended, police announced Monday. Pharoah Devonell Williams, 21, turned himself in at the Wilkes County Jail as police searched for him, Athens Clarke-County police said. He is being...
Minnesota loses star RB Mo Ibrahim to season-ending leg injuryVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — With a senior-laden lineup led by running back Mo Ibrahim, Minnesota entered the season with a prime opportunity to bounce back from a rough year and compete with rivals Wisconsin and Iowa for the West Division title. One week in, the Gophers have already been handed a major...
How 9/11 changed air travel: more security, less privacyVideo
DALLAS — Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you’re likely to get a gauzy recollection of what flying was like. There was security screening, but it wasn’t anywhere near as intrusive. There were no long checkpoint lines. Passengers and their families could walk right...
First responders nationwide resist covid vaccine mandates
March 11, 2021. It was supposed to be a turning point in the coronavirus pandemic for Erin Tokley, a longtime Philadelphia police officer, Baptist minister and 47-year-old father of three. It was supposed to be the day of his vaccine appointment. Instead it was the date of his funeral. Tokley...
Ex-Marine held without bond in shooting of Florida family
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A former Marine sharpshooter who told authorities he was high on methamphetamines when he invaded a home in Florida and fatally shot a mother, her 3-month-old baby and two others was ordered held without bond during his first court appearance on Monday. Bryan Riley, 33, also...
Denny Hamlin wins Southern 500 to open NASCAR Cup playoffs
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Denny Hamlin shook off a difficult week in the best way possible — ending his season-long winless drought with a victory at the Southern 500 to open the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. The week’s problems included some personal issues and continued at the track Saturday when Hamlin...
After unrelenting summer, Biden looks to get agenda on track
WASHINGTON — The collapse of the Afghan government, a surge of covid-19 cases caused by the delta variant, devastating weather events, a disappointing jobs report. What next? After a torrent of crises, President Joe Biden is hoping to turn the page on an unrelenting summer and refocus his presidency this...
Taliban say they took Panjshir, last holdout Afghan province
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban said on Monday they have taken control of Panjshir province north of Kabul, the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces in the country and the only province the Taliban had not seized during their blitz across Afghanistan last month. Thousands of Taliban fighters overran eight districts...
Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences
KYIV, Ukraine — A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms, the latest move in the relentless crackdown that Belarusian authorities have unleashed on dissent in the wake of last year’s anti-government protests. Maria Kolesnikova, a top member of the opposition Coordination Council,...
How 9/11 changed air travel: more security, less privacy
DALLAS — Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you’re likely to get a gauzy recollection of what flying was like. There was security screening, but it wasn’t anywhere near as intrusive. There were no long checkpoint lines. Passengers and their families could walk right...
U.S. draws with Canada in World Cup qualifying despite return of Christian PulisicVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The remade U.S. soccer team quickly got itself into trouble in World Cup qualifying, wasting Brenden Aaronson’s second-half goal when Cyle Larin scored to lift Canada into a 1-1 draw Sunday night. U.S. star Christian Pulisic returned after missing Thursday’s opening 0-0 draw at El Salvador while...
Anxiety abounds in Big 12 towns with eventual Oklahoma, Texas departuresVideo
AMES, Iowa — Sipping a beer with friends on a weekday afternoon at Wallaby’s Bar and Grille, Chris Clough explained life as an Iowa State fan. “You have to know that you’re going to see so many painful years and you just have to get over it,” he said, “and...
Divers identify broken pipeline as source of Gulf oil spill in wake of Ida
WASHINGTON — Divers at the site of an ongoing oil spill that appeared in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida have identified the apparent source as 1-foot diameter pipeline displaced from a trench on the ocean floor and broken open. Talos Energy, the Houston-based company currently paying for the...
South Lake Tahoe residents can return as fire threat eases
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Tens of thousands of people forced to flee South Lake Tahoe could begin returning to their homes after evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings Sunday afternoon as crews made progress against a massive wildfire. The orders that sent 22,000 people in and around the resort...
