Associated Press stories, Page 503
Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen to make history by playing in the same game for 2 teamsVideo
BOSTON — Danny Jansen will become the first major leaguer to appear in a game for both teams when he plays catcher for the Boston Red Sox on Monday in the resumption of a suspended game against the Toronto Blue Jays. “He’s catching. Let’s make history,” Boston manager Alex Cora...
Arizona receiver Zay Jones suspended 5 games for violating NFL’s personal conduct policyVideo
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals receiver Zay Jones was suspended without pay for the first five games of the season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, the league announced Friday. The league did not disclose a reason for the suspension. In 2023, Jones was arrested on a misdemeanor battery...
Nationals’ Dylan Crews, MLB’s No. 3 prospect, to debut Monday
The Washington Nationals plan to call up outfielder Dylan Crews, the No. 3 prospect in MLB, to make his debut Monday night against the New York Yankees, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because...
Cornel West can’t be on Pennsylvania’s presidential ballot, court decides
HARRISBURG — Independent presidential candidate Cornel West lost a legal challenge Friday in his bid to get on the ballot in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer, in a 15-page opinion, sided with the Secretary of State’s office under Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro in rejecting...
New Hall of Fame rules could speed up Bill Belichick’s possible inductionVideo
Bill Belichick could be eligible to be selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2026 instead of 2029 after significant changes made to the selection process. The Hall of Fame announced the new rules that were approved by the Board of Directors on Friday. They go into effect...
Nelly Korda regains dominant form to lead Women’s British Open by 3 shots at the home of golfVideo
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Nelly Korda looks to be back to her dominant best at the home of golf. The top-ranked American mastered more blustery conditions at St. Andrews by shooting a bogey-free, 4-under-par 68 in the second round Friday to take a three-stroke lead at the Women’s British Open....
Bears’ Coleman released from hospital ‘in good spirits’ after scary injury, Chicago coach says
CHICAGO — Bears cornerback Douglas Coleman III was released from a Kansas City hospital and returned to Chicago on Friday after he was injured while making a tackle during a preseason game against the Chiefs. “He was walking around,” Bears coach Matt Eberflus told Chicago radio station WSCR “670 The...
Caitlin Clark’s progression answers questions about how she would handle the transition to the WNBA
INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark entered the WNBA amid a myriad of questions about how she would handle the transition to pro basketball. Three months into her professional career, the answer seems clear: Better than expected. It may have taken a little longer than Clark or the Indiana Fever would have...
Bulked-up Big Ten and SEC set to dominate college football on and off the field
Faced with the prospect of dealing a potentially fatal blow to a conference it helped start more than 100 years ago, Oregon decided to leave the Pac-12 t o join the Big Ten even though that meant taking half the annual revenue payout established members receive for several years. The...
2 freight trains collided in Colorado, damaging a bridge, spilling fuel and injuring 2 crew
BOULDER, Colo. — Two freight trains collided and derailed in Boulder, Colorado, on Thursday night, damaging a bridge, spilling fuel and injuring two crew members, according to police. The Boulder Police Department said on the social platform X that the crash happened north of Boulder Community Hospital. Area roads were...
Kansas judge throws out machine gun possession charge, cites 2nd Amendment
A federal judge in Kansas has tossed out a machine gun possession charge and questioned if bans on the weapons violate the Second Amendment. If upheld on appeal, the ruling by U.S. District Judge John W. Broomes in Wichita could have a sweeping impact on the regulation of machine guns,...
Are convention viewing numbers a hint about who will win the election? Don’t bet on it
NEW YORK — In a close election campaign with both sides looking for an edge, the party with more people watching their midsummer convention would seem to have an important sign of success. Yet historically speaking, that measurement means next to nothing. Eight times over the past 16 presidential election...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he’s suspending presidential bid, backing Donald Trump
PHOENIX — Robert F. Kennedy said Friday he is suspending his independent presidential bid and is backing Donald Trump. Kennedy said his internal polls had showed that his presence in the race would hurt Trump and help Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. He cited free speech, the war in Ukraine and...
Powell at Jackson Hole: ‘The time has come’ for the Fed to soon begin reducing interest rates
JACKSON, Wyoming — With inflation nearly defeated and the job market cooling, the Federal Reserve is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate from its current 23-year high, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday. Powell did not say when rate cuts would begin or how large they might be, but...
Maryland police officer convicted of tossing smoke bomb at police during Capitol riot
WASHINGTON — A Maryland police officer was convicted on Friday of charges that he joined a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and hurled a smoke bomb and other objects at police officers guarding a tunnel entrance. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden heard two days of trial...
A woman plunges into a 26-foot-deep hole after pavement sinks in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A plunged into a 26-foot-deep sinkhole in the center of Kuala Lumpur after the pavement caved in, Malaysian police said. She was then believed to have been swept away by an underground water current, The incident happened in the Dang Wangi area of the Malaysian capital,...
Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial
DEDHAM, Mass. — A judge ruled that Karen Read can be re-tried for murder in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, dismissing arguments that jurors came forward after the mistrial to say they had unanimously agreed she wasn’t guilty on two of the three charges she faced. Read...
Movie Review: ‘The Crow’ reimagined is stylish and operatic, but cannot outfly 1994 originalVideo
One of the first things you see in the reimagined “The Crow” is the sight of a fallen white horse in a muddy field, bleeding badly after becoming entangled in barbed wire. It’s a metaphor, of course, and a clunky one at that — a powerful image that doesn’t really...
Biggest diamond in over a century found in Botswana — a whopping 2,492 carats
GABORONE, Botswana — The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday. The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered...
Iceland volcano erupts again but spares the nearby town of Grindavik for now
GRINDAVIK, Iceland — Lava continued to spew from a volcano in southwestern Iceland on Friday — the sixth time since December the volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The eruption from a new fissure began shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday following a series of strong earthquakes and within the...
As Harris accepts nomination, many women say a female president is long overdue
WASHINGTON — “Electric.” “Joyful.” The kinetic energy powering Kamala Harris ’ whirlwind presidential campaign carries the hopeful aspirations of history and the almost quaint idea of electing the first woman to the White House. But inside it, too, is the urgent and determined refusal of many Democratic female voters to...
Biden to dispatch adviser to China as he looks to sharpen policy focus in final months
BUELLTON, Calif. — President Joe Biden plans to dispatch his national security adviser Jake Sullivan to China as the White House aims to sharpen its focus on foreign policy in the Democrat’s final months in office. Sullivan’s visit to meet with his counterpart, Wang Yi, is expected to take place...
Death toll from bandit attack on police in Pakistan rises to 12
LAHORE, Pakistan — The death toll from Pakistan’s deadliest bandit attack on police rose to 12 after one of the wounded officers died in a hospital, as police pursued suspects in the eastern province of Punjab, officials said Friday. Thursday’s attack with guns and rocket-propelled grenades also wounded eight officers....
Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces say they have recaptured territory in the eastern region of Kharkiv, where Russia launched a large offensive in the spring that brought initial gains but the operation soon stalled. Ukraine’s 3rd Separate Assault Brigade said in a statement late Thursday that its forces advanced about...
Last body from sunken superyacht has been recovered off Sicily
ROME — Italian rescuers brought ashore the body of the final missing person who was on a superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily. The woman’s body was detected on Friday, the Coast Guard said. She has not been officially identified, but Hannah Lynch, the 18-year-old daughter of British...
