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Trump hits battleground states to court key voters
ATLANTA, Ga. — With fewer than 40 days left before the election, President Donald Trump unveiled his second policy plan in as many days as he tries to chip away at his Democratic rival’s support among Black and Hispanic voters and in key battleground states. At a “Black Voices for...
Virus cases rise in U.S. heartland, home to anti-mask feelings
MISSION, Kan. — It began with devastation in the New York City area, followed by a summertime crisis in the Sun Belt. Now the coronavirus outbreak is heating up fast in smaller cities in the heartland, often in conservative corners of America where anti-mask sentiment runs high. Elsewhere around the...
MAC returns with 6-game football season starting Nov. 4Video
The Mid-American Conference, the first major college football league to postpone its season, became the final one to jump back in, making it 10 out of 10 conferences that will play in the fall. As university presidents in the Big Ten, Pac-12 and Mountain West have done over the last...
No. 15 Oklahoma State unsure of QB for West Virginia game
STILLWATER, Okla. — With Spencer Sanders’ status unclear for Saturday’s game against West Virginia, it is uncertain who will be at quarterback for No. 15 Oklahoma State in the Big 12 opener for both schools. Will Sanders’ right foot injury, which caused him to leave the Cowboys’ season-opening 16-7 victory...
Probe into ‘discarded’ ballots in Pa. becomes campaign outrage fuel
HARRISBURG — The news release from a U.S. attorney in Pennsylvania was provocative: Nine mailed-in military ballots had been “discarded” by the local election office in a swing county of one of the most important presidential battleground states. All of them were marked for President Donald Trump, it said. Then...
Edelman still thriving with Newton in post-Brady eraVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Julian Edelman carved out a role as one of Tom Brady’s most trusted receivers during the star quarterback’s two decades with the Patriots. Two games into the post-Brady era in New England, Edelman already has developed a similar chemistry with the team’s newest QB. The 34-year-old Edelman...
NASA astronaut plans to cast her ballot from space station
ATLANTA — NASA astronaut Kate Rubins told The Associated Press on Friday that she plans to cast her next vote from space — more than 200 miles above Earth. Rubins is just outside Moscow in Star City, Russia, preparing with two cosmonauts for a mid-October launch and a six-month stay...
Virus cases rise in U.S. heartland, home to anti-mask feelings
MISSION, Kan. — It began with devastation in the New York City area, followed by a summertime crisis in the Sun Belt. Now the coronavirus is striking cities with much smaller populations in the heartland, often in conservative corners of America where anti-mask sentiment runs high. The spread has created...
Appeals court hears fight over Trump tax returns — again
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court didn’t immediately rule Friday after hearing arguments in President Donald Trump’s long-running fight to prevent a top New York prosecutor from getting his tax returns. Whatever the three-judge panel decides, the closely watched case is almost certain to find its way back to...
In despair, protesters take to streets for Breonna Taylor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Some of them raised their fists and called out “Black lives matter!” Others tended to the letters, flowers and signs grouped together in a square in downtown Louisville. All of them said her name: Breonna Taylor. People dismayed that the officers who shot the Black woman in...
Wall Street gains, but S&P 500 still faces 4th weekly loss
NEW YORK — Stocks are solidly higher after shaking off an early stumble Friday, though the S&P 500 is still heading for a fourth straight week of losses amid Wall Street’s September swoon. The S&P 500 rose 1.6% after flip-flopping between small gains and losses a few times in the...
Largest California wildfire threatens marijuana-growing area
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s largest wildfire is threatening a marijuana-growing enclave, and authorities said many of the locals have refused to evacuate and abandon their maturing crops even as weather forecasters predict more hot, dry and windy conditions that could fan flames. The wildfire called the August Complex is nearing...
Neighbor calls 911 when hockey fans yell ‘Shoot! Shoot!’
TAMPA, Fla. — A neighbor called sheriff’s deputies on some rabid Tampa Bay Lightning fans who were screaming “shoot! shoot!” as they watched Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final on television Wednesday night. The call prompted several Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies to show up at Devon Garnett’s apartment door....
Ginsburg is first woman to lie in state at U.S. CapitolVideo
WASHINGTON — Commemorations are set to begin Friday honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman in American history to lie in state at the domed building, capping days of commemoration of her extraordinary life. Mourners are paying tribute to Ginsburg, who...
Belarus detains opposition leader’s lawyer amid protestsVideo
KYIV, Ukraine — Authorities in Belarus detained a lawyer representing a top opposition activist who was jailed this month amid mass protests against the country’s authoritarian president, who won a sixth term in a disputed election. Lawyer Lyudmila Kazak went missing Thursday, with police confirming later in the day that...
Mom’s remains go missing after being mailed to wrong address
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Kentucky woman is sending out what she calls an “urgent plea” after a box containing her mother’s cremated remains went missing after she mailed it to her sister in Florida. On Sept. 9., Amy Redford of La Grange, Kentucky, sent the box via the U.S. Postal...
Giant rat wins animal hero award for sniffing out landmines in Cambodia
LONDON — A rat has for the first time won a British charity’s top civilian award for animal bravery, receiving the honor for searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, was awarded the PDSA’s Gold Medal for his “lifesaving bravery and devotion” after discovering 39...
Madrid resists government pressure to extend soft lockdown
MADRID — Authorities in Madrid are expanding restrictions on movement to a further eight areas of the Spanish capital, which is leading the country’s contagion curve, despite a recommendation from the national government that the partial lockdown should apply to all the city. Over 850,000 residents in 37 neighborhoods have...
Hearing seeks to move protest shooter for trial in Wisconsin
A 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, faces a hearing Friday on whether he should be sent to Wisconsin to stand trial on homicide charges that could put him in prison for life. Kyle Rittenhouse was arrested at his...
This day in sports history: Sept. 25
1866 — Jerome Park, named for its founder Leonard W. Jerome, opens in the Bronx in New York. Jerome, seeking to emulate the British racing system, also establishes the American Jockey Club, precursor to the present Jockey Club, formed in 1894. 1920 — Molly Bjurstedt Mallory wins her fifth title...
Dolphins QB Ryan Fitzpatrick handles Jaguars again
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Different team, familiar result for Ryan Fitzpatrick against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Fitzpatrick accounted for three touchdowns and led Miami to a 31-13 victory Thursday night, becoming the first NFL quarterback to notch six wins over the same opponent with six teams. The lopsided outcome also gave the...
Rams’ Aaron Donald says Bills don’t need double teamsVideo
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Aaron Donald chuckled when he was told Buffalo offensive coordinator Brian Daboll jokingly suggested the Bills’ best chance against the Los Angeles Rams’ dominant defensive tackle was if he missed the bus to their game Sunday. Among his many other sterling qualities, Donald is also never...
At U.N., China, Russia and U.S. clash over pandemic responses
UNITED NATIONS — The United States butted heads Thursday with China and Russia at the United Nations over responsibility for the covid-19 pandemic, trading allegations about who mishandled and politicized the virus in one of the few real-time exchanges among top officials at this year’s covid-distanced General Assembly meeting. The...
Mary Trump files suit saying family cheated her of millions
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s niece followed up her best-selling, tell-all book with a lawsuit Thursday alleging that the president and two of his siblings cheated her out of millions of dollars over several decades while squeezing her out of the family business. Mary L. Trump sought unspecified damages in...
Reports: Pac-12 football to kick off in fallVideo
The Pac-12 on Thursday set a Nov. 6 start date for a six-game football regular season, following the Big Ten in overturning its August decision to postpone until spring because of concerns about playing through the pandemic. The conference’s CEO group of university presidents voted unanimously to resume football and...
