Associated Press stories, Page 2565
Schools turn to apps, other tech to guard against shootings
LOS ANGELES — Schools trying to protect kids from mass shootings are turning to gunshot detection systems, cellphone apps and artificial intelligence — a high-tech approach designed to reduce the number of victims. Technology that speeds up law enforcement’s response and quickly alerts teachers and students to danger is a...
Sharks, Blues confident, and even, heading into Game 5
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks have been at their best this postseason when they had little margin for error. That’s probably why they feel comfortable heading home for Game 5 of the Western Conference final against the Blues after a lackluster start led to a Game 4...
Attorney: Ex-Ohio State football players among those abused
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An attorney preparing a lawsuit against Ohio State on behalf of more than 50 former athletes who claim they were sexually abused by a team physician told the Associated Press on Saturday that most of those clients were football players from the school’s storied program, including some...
Former Disney employee accused of stealing parks’ costumes
ORLANDO, Fla. — A former Walt Disney World employee with backstage access stole about $14,000 worth of costumes and items from the Magic Kingdom and Epcot theme parks, authorities said Friday. Patrick Allen Spikes, 24, faces burglary, grand theft, and trafficking in stolen property charges, news outlets reported. The Orange...
Volunteers help more Navajo Nation homes get electricity
KAIBETO, Ariz. — Miranda Haskie sits amid the glow of candles at her kitchen table as the sun sinks into a deep blue horizon silhouetting juniper trees and a nearby mesa. Her husband, Jimmie Long, Jr., fishes for the wick to light a kerosene lamp as the couple and their...
Philly animal shelter suspends adoptions, intakes after infections
A Philadelphia animal shelter is temporarily suspending adoptions and most intakes following upper respiratory infections in a number of dogs, some leading to death. The Animal Care and Control Team of Philadelphia says new dogs surrendered by their owners will not be accepted for two weeks beginning Saturday, except for...
On this date in sports history: May 18
1910 — Cy Young, the career leader in major league victories, wins No. 500 as the Cleveland Indians defeat Washington 5-4 in 11 innings. 1923 — Zev, a 19-1 long shot ridden by Earl Sande, wins the Kentucky Derby by 1½ lengths over Martingale. 1973 — Secretariat, ridden by Ron...
U.S. warns airliners flying in Persian Gulf amid Iran tensions; ExxonMobil begins evacuations
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. diplomats warned Saturday that commercial airliners flying over the wider Persian Gulf faced a risk of being “misidentified” amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The warning relayed by U.S. diplomatic posts from the Federal Aviation Administration underlined the risks the current tensions...
Peters Township School District investigating racist post on board member’s Facebook
McMURRAY — Peters Township School District says it’s investigating a racist Facebook post that appeared to have been published on a school board member’s personal page. Screenshots have been circulating of the since-removed post which looked like it was been made by Peters Township School Board member William Merrell. Merrell...
Van passenger impaled by tripod on Sacramento freeway
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities say somebody stole a tripod from a California Department of Transportation crew and then dropped it from an overpass onto a Sacramento freeway, impaling the lung of a passenger in a van. The driver of the van, Tim Page, tells KCRA-TV that he was on Interstate...
Jury awards $3 million to black strippers in discrimination case
JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi jury has awarded a total of more than $3 million to five African American strippers after a federal judge found the women worked under worse conditions than their white colleagues. U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate ruled in the discrimination case last year. After a...
Jordan Lyles dominates Padres with 12 strikeouts in Pirates’ win
SAN DIEGO (AP) — It’s been nearly three years since the Pittsburgh Pirates have had a pitcher strike out 12 batters in a game. That’s how good Jordan Lyles was Friday night, when he dominated his former team for seven innings and helped the Pirates to a 5-3 victory against...
Bucks dominate Raptors, take commanding 2-0 series lead
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points and 17 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova came off the bench to add 17 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks never trailed on the way to beating the Toronto Raptors, 125-103, on Friday night and taking a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Antetokounmpo scored...
Blues top Sharks to even Western Conference final
ST. LOUIS — Jordan Binnington made 29 saves to set a franchise record with his 10th playoff win this postseason, and the St. Louis Blues edged the San Jose Sharks, 2-1, on Friday night to even the Western Conference final at two games apiece. Tyler Bozak and Ivan Barbashev scored...
Paul Newberry: Penny-pinching Rays running with big-market teams
They play in an architectural nightmare of a ballpark. They are treated like pariahs in their own community. They have to get by with one of baseball’s stingiest payrolls. Yet, somehow, the Tampa Bay Rays make it work. It’s one of the most compelling stories in sports, even if few...
Man sets himself on fire outside Alabama Walmart
ATHENS, Ala. — A man who set himself on fire outside a Walmart store in Alabama was reported in stable condition Friday at a Tennessee hospital. After the incident happened about 6:30 p.m. Thursday, the man was taken to a hospital in Athens, Alabama, and then sent by helicopter ambulance...
Koepka sets 36-hole major scoring mark, leads by 7 at PGA Championship
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — What felt like a battle for Brooks Koepka looked like a runaway Friday in the PGA Championship. Koepka backed up his record-tying 63 with a round that put him in a league of his own. With three birdies in a four-hole stretch at the start and at...
Prosecutor: Mom plotted to kill pregnant woman, steal baby
CHICAGO — A mother plotted for months to acquire a newborn before she and her daughter strangled a pregnant Chicago woman and cut her baby from her womb using a butcher’s knife, prosecutors said Friday as they revealed gruesome new details about the case. Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, 19, was lured to...
Guaranteed spots in Indy 500 divides owners
INDIANAPOLIS — Bobby Rahal remembers watching the start of the Indianapolis 500 from a suite with his sponsors after he failed to make the 1993 field. He was bitter to miss “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” but understood the sanctity of only the fastest 33 racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
‘Vanilla’ Preakness still has intrigue without Derby winner
BALTIMORE — Hall of Fame trainers D. Wayne Lukas and Bob Baffert sit side by side in the corner of the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course sizing up the Preakness. “A lot of speed in there,” Baffert said. Lukas responded without missing a beat, “My horse is fast.” “There’s...
Government audit: Ben Carson’s $40K office purchases broke law
WASHINGTON — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson violated the law when his department spent more than $40,000 to purchase a dining set and a dishwasher for his office’s executive dining room, government auditors concluded. In a report released Thursday, the Government Accountability Office said HUD failed to notify...
Trump says Iran, too, may be confused about war signals
WASHINGTON — After two weeks of mixed signals on Iran, from high-profile U.S. military moves to administration assertions that it’s not angling for war, President Donald Trump said Friday that even the Iranians may be confused about what comes next. “With all of the Fake and Made Up News out...
Report: Brakes unused on fiery Russian plane that killed 41
MOSCOW — A Russian state news agency says a report from the country’s civil aviation authority indicates that the crew of an airliner that caught fire while making an emergency landing, killing 41 people, had not deployed the plane’s air brakes. The report Friday indicated that human error could be...
Judge refuses to toss suit over Pepe the Frog poster sales
A federal judge will let a jury decide whether conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars website had a legal right to sell a poster featuring the image of Pepe the Frog, a cartoon character that became hijacked by far-right extremists. U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald refused Thursday to throw out a...
House approves sweeping bill to expand gay rights
WASHINGTON — Democrats in the House approved sweeping anti-discrimination legislation Friday that would extend civil rights protections to LGBT people by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The protections would extend to employment, housing, loan applications, education, public accommodations and other areas. Called the Equality Act, the...
