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NFL Week 11 review: Vikings overcome 20-point deficit at half to beat BroncosVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings erased a 20-0 halftime deficit with touchdowns on each of their four drives in the second half, fending off the Denver Broncos by forcing three straight incomplete passes in the end zone over the final 10 seconds to preserve a 27-23 victory on Sunday. This...
Ravens harass Deshaun Watson, beat Texans 41-7 for 6th straight winVideo
BALTIMORE — Deshaun Watson couldn’t run, couldn’t hide and couldn’t keep up with the other quarterback on the field, the elusive and talented Lamar Jackson. Jackson threw four touchdown passes, ran for 86 yards and helped the Baltimore Ravens roll to their sixth straight victory, 41-7 over the Houston Texans...
Hong Kong protesters resort to medieval weaponsVideo
HONG KONG — Protesters, including student, who barricaded themselves inside Hong Kong’s universities have tried to turn the campuses into armed camps, resorting to medieval weapons to stop police from entering the grounds. Their weapons include bows and arrows, catapults and hundreds of gasoline bombs stacked up to ramparts —...
13 prison employees suspended in Pennsylvania inmate death
HARRISBURG — Thirteen employees at a Pennsylvania state prison have been suspended without pay while the agency investigates the death of an inmate last week. Tyrone Briggs, 29, died Nov. 11 after an inmate-on-inmate assault that day inside the State Correctional Institution-Mahanoy in Frackville, Schuylkill County, the Corrections Department said...
AP source: NFL to hear Browns’ Myles Garrett’s appeal early this weekVideo
CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett will soon learn when he can play again. The Cleveland Browns star defensive end, who was suspended indefinitely after the NFL ruled he used a helmet “as a weapon” to strike Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph in the head, will have his appeal heard by the league...
Russia providing mood music for House impeachment drama
WASHINGTON— For all the talk about Ukraine in the House impeachment inquiry, there’s a character standing just off-stage with a dominant role in this tale of international intrigue: Russia. As has so often been the case since President Donald Trump took office, Moscow provides the mood music for the unfolding...
White House urgently ramps up push for drug cost legislation
WASHINGTON — The White House is ramping up its push to get a bill through Congress that curbs prescription drug costs, feeling a new urgency as the impeachment investigation advances amid the 2020 election campaign. The effort has progressed beyond anything seen in years, says President Donald Trump’s top domestic...
Democrats hold on to Louisiana governor’s seat despite Trump
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has stunned Republicans again, narrowly winning a second term Saturday as the Deep South’s only Democratic governor and handing President Trump another gubernatorial loss this year. In the heart of Trump country, the moderate Edwards cobbled together enough cross-party support with...
NASCAR championship push tinged with sadness for Joe Gibbs
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Joe Gibbs keeps mementos of his late son on his office desk. There’s a photo of a little girl who could barely walk but whose day brightened when J.D. Gibbs surprised her with a tour of the Joe Gibbs Racing shop. Hundreds of letters are stacked on...
Alabama wins, but QB Tua Tagovailoa suffers season-ending hip injury
STARKVILLE, Miss. — What was planned to be the last series of the day for Tua Tagovailoa ended in the final play of his season — and his Alabama career. The Crimson Tide’s star quarterback will miss the rest of the season after dislocating his right hip in the first...
No clear favorite in NASCAR championship raceVideo
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Kyle Busch, weary from the hype surrounding NASCAR’s championship race, just wanted to end his media obligations and return his focus to the finale. But there was one final question from the back of the room: UFC fighter Colby Covington had crashed the event and wanted a...
West Virginia knocks off Kansas State behind Doege’s 3 TD passes
MANHATTAN, Kan. — West Virginia coach Neal Brown was staring down the prospects of a six-game losing streak amid his first season in Morgantown, a streak of futility unmatched by the Mountaineers since 1986. Instead, he walked out of Kansas State with a foundational win for his vast rebuilding effort....
Transcripts highlight Sondland’s role in pressuring Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Transcripts released Saturday in the impeachment inquiry show Ambassador Gordon Sondland playing a central role in President Trump’s effort to push Ukraine to conduct political investigations as a condition for receiving needed military aid. The fresh details come from hundreds of pages of testimony from Tim Morrison, a...
Football brings some peace to Sioux family after suicide
VERMILLION, S.D. — Teenagers Jashawn and Jayton Pease embraced in the end zone while celebrating the 74-39 victory that made their Crow Creek Chieftains the champions of South Dakota’s tribal school league. But as they hugged, tears streamed down their faces. Jashawn, 15, pounded his fist against his chest and...
It’s Lamar Jackson vs. Deshaun Watson in duel between Ravens and TexansVideo
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans each have used a dual-threat quarterback and an opportunistic defense to become first-place teams in the AFC. Now it’s time to find out who does it better. The Ravens (7-2) have won five straight, their longest winning streak since 2006, and own...
New crew chief helps bring out best in NASCAR veteran Hamlin
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — As Denny Hamlin angrily tried to charge after Joey Logano in a post-race fracas, only one person was able to calm the driver. It was Chris Gabehart, same as it has been all season. Hamlin had been tossed to the ground by a Logano crew member at...
Mali’s military abandons isolated outposts amid attacks
BAMAKO, Mali — Dozens of soldiers posted to Mali’s remote northern town of Labezanga served as the last line of defense against extremists roaming the surrounding desert. Then one evening this month, the military pulled up stakes and left, part of a reorganization following a wave of attacks on other...
Young Venetians volunteer after flood of their lifetimes
VENICE, Italy — As soon as waters receded from this week’s devastating flood, about 50 young Venetians wearing rubber boots and gripped by a sense of determination showed up at the city’s Music Conservatory to help save precious manuscripts. Thanks to their work, some 50 linear meters of archival manuscripts,...
QB Sean Clifford leads No. 9 Penn State past No. 24 Indiana
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s best offense Saturday wasn’t explosive or flashy. It was grinding and relentless, and it helped keep the No. 9 Nittany Lions’ playoff hopes alive. Penn State (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten, No. 9 CFP) got three touchdowns from quarterback Sean Clifford, who completed 11 of 23...
Colin Kaepernick throws for 40 minutes at odd NFL workout
RIVERDALE, Ga. — Colin Kaepernick threw passes for about 40 minutes on a high school field, then signed autographs for hundreds of fans who gathered in an end zone to watch his NFL workout that was suddenly moved Saturday, the latest strange twist in the saga of the exiled quarterback....
Parents, 3 sons die in apparent San Diego murder-suicide
SAN DIEGO — A husband and wife and three of their young children died Saturday morning at the family’s San Diego home in what police believe was a murder-suicide sparked by a bitter divorce. Police Lt. Matt Dobbs told reporters that officers arrived at the home shortly before 7 a.m....
Utah school from ‘High School Musical’ may get tourist boost
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah high school where the Disney movie “High School Musical” was filmed over a decade ago has become a tourist destination, and the trend could grow with the premiere of Disney’s new streaming service series based on the film. Much of the popular 2006 movie...
Sandy Hook lawsuit could force Remington to open books
A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court has upended a longstanding legal roadblock that has given the gun industry far-reaching immunity from lawsuits in the aftermath of mass killings. The court this week allowed families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre to sue the maker of...
Telescope protest inspires more Native Hawaiian activism
KAHUKU, Hawaii — Flapping Hawaiian flags adorn a large canopy on the easement of a highway that winds along Oahu’s famed North Shore. Under the tent, protesters come and go. Some of them keep guard overnight, and some stop by to wave at cars honking in support or to drop...
Gunman wounds man, young boy at N.J. high school football game
PLEASANTVILLE, N.J. — A gunman opened fire at a New Jersey high school football game, wounding two people and touching off “mayhem” as fans and players frantically ran for cover. One of those wounded Friday night was a young boy, who was airlifted to a children’s hospital in Philadelphia “with...
