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Martinsville set for high-stakes Sunday in NASCAR playoffsVideo
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Denny Hamlin’s dazzling season could potentially collapse if things go sideways Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR’s oldest and shortest track that has been slotted as the final playoff elimination race. NASCAR’s needed horsepower for its stale playoffs so Martinsville was shuffled to the back of a revamped...
Judge orders U.S. Postal Service to take extraordinary measures
SALEM, Ore. — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to take “extraordinary measures” to deliver ballots in time to be counted in Wisconsin and around Detroit, including using a priority mail service. Chief U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima, Wash., issued the order Friday after being...
West Virginia gets complete performance in rout of No. 16 Kansas State
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Inconsistent for most of the season, West Virginia finally put together an all-around performance to boast about against a ranked opponent. Jarret Doege threw two touchdown passes, Dylan Tonkery returned an interception for a score and West Virginia beat No. 16 Kansas State, 37-10, on Saturday. Leddie...
With Dalton out, Pine-Richland grad DiNucci set to start for CowboysVideo
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys declared quarterback Andy Dalton out Saturday for their game in Philadelphia because of a concussion, clearing the way for rookie Ben DiNucci’s first start. DiNucci, a Pine-Richland graduate, will appear in prime time Sunday night against the Eagles (2-4-1) in his home state of...
U.S. priest who founded Knights of Columbus is beatified
HARTFORD, Conn. — The late Connecticut priest who founded the Knights of Columbus moved a step closer to possible sainthood with his beatification Saturday, as authorized by Pope Francis. The celebration for the Rev. Michael McGivney at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford included the reading of a letter...
Super typhoon slams into the eastern Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — A super typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with “catastrophic violent winds” early Sunday and about a million people have been evacuated in its projected path, including in the capital where the main international airport has been ordered closed, officials said. Typhoon Goni hit the coast of...
Halloween in the pandemic: Costumes and candy, at a distance
Ghosts, skeletons, princesses and black cats roamed the streets as usual this Halloween, but they kept their distance, wore face coverings and carried hand sanitizer in their quest for treats. Like with everything else this year, the pandemic also left its mark on Halloween. Parades, parties and haunted houses were...
North Carolina voter rally ends with pepper spray, arrests
GRAHAM, N.C. — A get-out-the vote rally Saturday in swing state North Carolina ended with police using pepper spray on some participants and making several arrests. Multiple people were arrested outside Alamance County’s courthouse and police used pepper spray to disperse the crowd, news outlets reported. Lindsay Ayling, a graduate...
Abortion rights protest held for 10th day in Poland
WARSAW, Poland — Demonstrators held anti-government protests across Poland for the 10th straight day Saturday in response to the tightening of one of Europe’s strictest abortion laws. The latest protests, though smaller than in previous days, showed the determination and discontent of thousands of Poles after five years under the...
Ivory Coast opposition asserts 12 dead in election violence
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Ivory Coast’s main opposition parties boycotting the presidential vote asserted Saturday that at least a dozen people had died in election day clashes as incumbent leader Alassane Ouattara sought a controversial third term. The election has revived painful memories of the West African nation’s crisis nearly...
Orthodox priest shot at church in France; attacker at large
LYON, France — A Greek Orthodox priest was shot Saturday while he was closing his church in the French city of Lyon, and authorities locked down part of the city to hunt for the assailant, authorities said. The priest, a Greek citizen, is in a local hospital with life-threatening injuries...
Mystery surrounds former Marine’s imprisonment in Venezuela
MEDELLIN, Colombia — “Don’t WORRY!,” reads the cryptic note scribbled on a scrap of perforated paper smuggled out of a dank, basement cellblock. “Han Solo always wins!” The weeks-old message is all the family of Matthew Heath has to pin its hopes on since the former U.S. Marine corporal was...
Philadelphia convenience store cash machine blast probed
PHILADELPHIA — Police were called to an explosion at a cash machine at a closed convenience store in northeast Philadelphia, the latest in a rash of such blasts amid civil unrest in the city over the past week. WPVI reports that the blast was reported at the automated teller machine...
Ivory Coast votes for president amid opposition boycott
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Tens of thousands of security forces deployed across Ivory Coast on Saturday as the leading opposition parties boycotted the country’s presidential election, calling incumbent Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a third term illegal. While there were scattered reports of unrest, voting went forward in the commercial capital...
Actor Sean Connery, the ‘original’ James Bond, dies at 90
LONDON — Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as suave, fearless secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an equally successful, Oscar-winning career playing a variety of leading and character roles, has died. He was 90. Bond producers EON Productions...
Exorcism: Increasingly frequent, including after U.S. protests
In popular culture, exorcism often serves as a plot device in chilling films about demonic possession. This month, two Roman Catholic archbishops showed a different face of exorcism — performing the rite at well-attended outdoor ceremonies to drive out any evil spirits lingering after acrimonious protests. The events’ distinctive character...
Fred Funk makes cut, Ryan Armour, Wyndham Clark share Bermuda lead
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Ryan Armour and Wyndham Clark survived ferocious wind Friday in the Bermuda Championship to share the lead going into a weekend that includes 64-year-old Fred Funk. Armour could only guess where the 30 mph gusts would blow his golf ball across Port Royal. The 44-year-old from Ohio...
No. 1 Clemson turns to DJ Uiagalelei before expected with Trevor Lawrence outVideo
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney always planned for talented freshman quarterback DJ Uiagalelei to take over for Trevor Lawrence, just not this weekend against Boston College. That’s the situation for the Tigers, however, after Lawrence tested positive for covid-19. He is out against the Eagles (4-2, 3-2 ACC) and his status...
Father: 21-year-old Black man killed by Washington deputies
VANCOUVER, Wash. — A Black man who was fatally shot by authorities in Washington state was a 21-year-old former football player with a baby daughter, friends and family said Friday. Law enforcement remained tight-lipped about the Thursday night shooting in Hazel Dell by Clark County sheriff’s deputies, but Kevin E....
Kennedy cousin Skakel will not be retried in 1975 killing
STAMFORD, Conn. — A prosecutor said Friday that Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel will not face a second trial in the 1975 killing of Martha Moxley, an announcement that came 45 years to the day after the teenager was bludgeoned to death in her wealthy Connecticut neighborhood. The decision ended a...
Ivory Coast tensions rise as president seeks 3rd term
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Opposition activists are threatening to block access to polling stations Saturday in an effort to disrupt the presidential election in Ivory Coast, where incumbent Alassane Ouattara is seeking a controversial third term after nearly a decade in power. An alliance of opposition parties is boycotting the...
Report: US turning away asylum-seekers at border is flawed
SAN DIEGO — The head of the Department of Homeland Security ordered border agents to stop asylum-seekers from stepping on U.S. soil at official crossings with Mexico in 2018, undercutting public statements at the time that they were welcome to do so, according to a government watchdog report published Friday....
Octobrrrr? Early snowfall blankets much of northeast US
BOSTON — If you had snow in October on your 2020 bingo card, you’re a lucky winner. Several inches fell across much of the northeastern U.S. on Friday, accumulating on lawns, fouling roads and inspiring social media posts with a mock “snowpocalypse” theme. “Bike commuting in a snow storm in...
Illinois judge OKs extradition of accused Kenosha shooter to Wisconsin
WAUKEGAN, Ill. — An Illinois judge on Friday ordered a 17-year-old accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to be extradited across the border to stand trial on homicide charges, saying it wasn’t his role to vet a case brought by Wisconsin protestors and approved by a Wisconsin judge....
Fresh off suspension, AJ Hinch takes over as Tigers manager
DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers hired AJ Hinch to be their new manager Friday, giving him a chance to return to a major league dugout after he was fired by Houston in the wake of the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal. The Tigers said they agreed to terms with Hinch on a...
