Associated Press stories, Page 191
Judge blocks Trump administration’s cuts to National Science Foundation research
BOSTON — A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from making drastic cuts to research funding provided by the National Science Foundation. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston struck down on Friday a policy change that could have stripped universities of tens of millions of dollars in...
Jury awards $2.25 million to Georgia couple in suit over autopsy images of decapitated baby
ATLANTA — A jury has awarded a Georgia couple $2.25 million in their lawsuit accusing a pathologist of posting graphic videos of an autopsy of their decapitated baby. A Fulton County jury returned the verdict against Dr. Jackson Gates on Wednesday. The couple, Jessica Ross and Treveon Isaiah Taylor Sr.,...
8 killed, 13 injured after hot-air balloon catches fire and falls in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — A hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil ‘s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters said. Footage shared by local news outlet G1 showed billows of smoke coming from the balloon in flames as it hurtled toward...
After a senator’s posts about the Minnesota shootings, his incensed colleagues refused to let it go
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mike Lee has in recent years become one of the Senate’s most prolific social media posters, his presence seen in thousands of posts, often late at night, about politics. Fellow senators have grown accustomed to the Utah Republican’s pugnacious online persona, mostly brushing it off in the...
Man arrested after Utah No Kings rally shooting is released as investigation continues
A man accused of brandishing a rifle at a No Kings rally in Utah — prompting an armed safety volunteer to open fire and accidentally kill a protester — has been released from jail while the investigation continues. Salt Lake District Attorney Sim Gill’s office said Friday that it was...
Israel hits Iranian nuclear research facility and says it’s preparing for possibly long campaign
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s military said Saturday it struck an Iranian nuclear research facility overnight and killed three senior Iranian commanders in targeted attacks, while emphasizing it was preparing for the possibility that the war could turn into a lengthy campaign. Early Saturday, smoke could be seen rising from...
LSU goes for 2nd title in 3 years, opens CWS finals vs. streaking Coastal Carolina
OMAHA, Neb. — LSU and Coastal Carolina have met only two times previously as they enter the College World Series finals Saturday night. Those games back in 2016 have not been forgotten. Coastal Carolina swept the Tigers on their home field in super regionals on the way to their first...
Jeeno Thitikul extends Women’s PGA lead; semi-retired Lexi Thompson contending
FRISCO, Texas — Semi-retired Lexi Thompson is going into the weekend contending for her first major title in more than a decade, and in a dwindling group of players under par at the KMPG Women’s PGA Championship, while Jeeno Thitikul extended her lead. Thitikul, the No. 2-ranked player in the...
Fast-moving blaze in southwest Utah destroys a dozen structures, forces evacuations
PINE VALLEY, Utah — A fast-moving fire fueled by high winds Friday has destroyed a dozen structures, including homes, and forced some in a rural area of southwest Utah to evacuate. The Forsyth Fire started Thursday in the Pine Valley Mountains and has already burned about 2.3 square miles, said...
15 sets of twins — 1 headed to Pitt — are graduating from the same New York high school
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A high school in the suburbs of New York City will be seeing double on graduation day this weekend: Among the nearly 500 students in its graduating class, 30 are twins. It’s a tight-knit group. Some of the students at Long Island’s Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy...
Vance blames California Dems for violent immigration protests, calls Sen. Alex Padilla ‘Jose’
LOS ANGELES — Vice President JD Vance on Friday accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of encouraging violent immigration protests as he used his appearance in Los Angeles to rebut criticism from state and local officials that the Trump administration fueled the unrest by sending...
North Carolina Gov. Stein vetoes first bills. They are on concealed carry and immigration
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein vetoed his first bills Friday, blocking for now Republican legislation that would let adults carry concealed handguns without a permit and make state agencies and local sheriffs more active in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Stein, who took office in January,...
Bassist Carol Kaye says she’s declining Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ‘permanently’
NEW YORK — Carol Kaye, a prolific and revered bassist who played on thousands of songs in the 1960s including hits by the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel and Barbra Streisand, said Friday she wants no part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “I’ve declined the rrhof. Permanently,”...
Dodgers announce $1 million donation to aid families of immigrants affected by federal raids
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers have donated $1 million to assist families impacted by two weeks of immigration raids in Southern California. The defending World Series champion Dodgers also said Friday they intend to form partnerships with the California Community Foundation, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor...
Rutgers’ Dylan Harper headlines bevy of 1-and-done guards set to go high in NBA DraftVideo
There’s a deep set of high-end guard prospects in the upcoming NBA Draft. Rutgers point guard Dylan Harper is positioned to be the first name called after projected No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg, while Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe, Texas’ Tre Johnson, Oklahoma’s Jeremiah Fears and Illinois’ Kasparas Jakucionis are possible top-10...
Padres reliever Robert Suarez, San Diego, L.A. managers suspended after incident
NEW YORK — San Diego Padres reliever Robert Suarez was suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount Friday for intentionally hitting Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers with a pitch in the ninth inning Thursday night. Suarez appealed the suspension that was scheduled to begin Friday night...
Angels manager Ron Washington out indefinitely because of health concerns
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington will be out indefinitely because of health issues, and bench coach Ray Montgomery was set to manage Friday night’s series opener against the Houston Astros. Washington, 73, experienced shortness of breath and appeared fatigued toward the end of a four-game series...
Scottie Scheffler part of 3-way tie for lead at Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. — Scottie Scheffler provided hope with a late double bogey. Tommy Fleetwood charged through with two eagles in three holes, and so did Justin Thomas with five straight birdies. They wound up tied for the lead on a blustery Friday at the Travelers Championship. All it took was...
Braves’ Didier Fuentes debuts vs. Marlins as youngest active player in majors
MIAMI — Braves right-hander Didier Fuentes became the youngest active player in the majors and youngest Atlanta starter since 1969 in making his debut against the Miami Marlins on Friday night. Atlanta called up the 20-year-0ld from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier in the day — three days after his birthday —...
Rafael Devers explains why he is willing to play first base for Giants but not Red Sox
SAN FRANCISCO — Rafael Devers had a consistent mantra when he addressed the Boston media for the first time since his surprising trade from the Red Sox to the San Francisco Giants five days ago. “The past is in the past,” Devers said repeatedly Friday when asked about his time...
Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention
JENA, La. — Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released Friday from federal immigration detention, freed after three months by a judge’s ruling after becoming a symbol of President Donald Trump ‘s clampdown on campus protests. The former Columbia University graduate student left a federal facility in Louisiana on Friday. He...
Yankees activate Luke Weaver after he missed 2 weeks with hamstring injury
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees activated right-handed reliever Luke Weaver from the injured list Friday after he missed two weeks with a strained left hamstring. Weaver was injured warming up before a June 1 game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. After being placed on the...
Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms
NEW ORLEANS — A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state’s public school classrooms is unconstitutional. The ruling on Friday marked a major win for civil liberties groups who say the mandate violates the...
Jonathan Toews to sign with Jets as he embarks on comebackVideo
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Jonathan Toews is going home to sign with the Winnipeg Jets as he attempts to make an NHL comeback after a two-year absence. The team announced Friday that the Winnipeg native has agreed to terms on a contract. It is expected to be a one-year deal, though...
Senate parliamentarian deals blow to GOP plan to gut consumer protection bureau in tax bill
WASHINGTON — Republicans have suffered a sizable setback on one key aspect of President Donald Trump’s big bill after their plans to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other provisions from the Senate Banking Committee ran into procedural violations with the Senate parliamentarian. Republicans in the Senate proposed zeroing-out...
