Associated Press stories, Page 756
Washington’s Kalen Deboer, Texas’ Steve Sarkisian built playoff teams with holdovers
NEW ORLEANS — Remaking a roster has never been easier in college football for a coach taking over a new team. If the players aren’t to the new guy’s liking, they can be nudged — or even shoved — into the transfer portal to create room for potential upgrades. As...
Family of 4 found dead in apparent murder-suicide by New York police sergeant
NEW YORK — A husband and wife and their two sons, ages 10 and 12, were found dead in a suburban New York home Saturday in what authorities described as a murder-suicide by a police sergeant. Police officials said Watson Morgan, a sergeant with the Bronxville Police Department, fatally shot...
Penn State’s highly ranked defense can’t contain Ole Miss in Peach Bowl loss
ATLANTA — Lane Kiffin wants Mississippi’s dominant win over Penn State to be seen as just the start of more success to come for his Rebels. Jaxson Dart passed for 379 yards and three touchdowns, including two to tight end Caden Prieskorn, and ran for a score as No. 11...
Red Rox trade oft-injured left-hander Chris Sale to Braves for infielder Vaughn Grissom
ATLANTA — Chris Sale’s injury-filled career with the Boston Red Sox ended Saturday when the 34-year-old left-hander was traded to the Atlanta Braves for infielder Vaughn Grissom. Boston also is sending cash to the Braves, covering a portion of the $27.5 million salary the seven-time All-Star is owed in 2024,...
Mickey Mouse will soon belong to you and me — with some caveats
LOS ANGELES — M-I-C-K-E-Y will soon belong to you and me. With several asterisks, qualification and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films and books that will become public domain as the year turns to 2024. In a moment many...
Retirements could tip control of the House majority. It’s Republicans who have the early edge
WASHINGTON — A chaotic year for the House is coming to a close with more Democrats than Republicans deciding to leave the chamber, a disparity that could have major ramifications in next year’s elections. About two dozen Democrats have indicated they won’t seek reelection, with half running for another elected...
British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for ‘The Full Monty,’ ‘Michael Clayton’, dies at 75
LONDON — Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in “The Full Monty,” “Michael Clayton” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” has died, his family said. He was 75. A statement shared by his agent on behalf of the family said Wilkinson died suddenly at home on...
Air raids over eastern Syria near Iraqi border kill 6 Iran-backed militants
BAGHDAD — Three overnight airstrikes on eastern Syria near a strategic border crossing with Iraq killed six Iran-backed militants Saturday, two members of Iraqi militia groups told The Associated Press. The strikes on the border region of Boukamal came hours after an umbrella group of Iran-backed Iraqi militants known as...
Revelers set to pack into Times Square for annual New Year’s Eve ball drop
NEW YORK — The confetti has been tested for airiness. The giant numerals — 2 0 2 4 — are in place. And the luminous ball, bedazzled in 2,688 crystal triangles, is fixed to the pole from which it make its 60-second descent at 11:59 p.m. With throngs of revelers...
Airstrikes hit camps in central Gaza as Biden administration approves new weapons sales to Israel
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli warplanes struck two urban refugee camps in central Gaza on Saturday, as the Biden administration approved a new emergency weapons sale to Israel despite persistent international cease-fire calls over mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement in the enclave. Even a brief halt in...
Missouri shuts down Ohio State to win Cotton Bowl
ARLINGTON, Texas — All-America running back Cody Schrader bulled through two defenders to open the fourth quarter with ninth-ranked Missouri’s first score in the Cotton Bowl. That 7-yard touchdown run was a fitting play for the former walk-on, and finish for these Tigers, who wrapped up an 11-win season with...
Robert Morris men lose to Milwaukee on road
MILWAUKEE — Josh Corbin missed a 3-pointer that would have tied the score at the buzzer, and Robert Morris lost 78-75 at Milwaukee on Friday night. The Colonials (4-10) were led in scoring by Markeese Hastings, who finished with 24 points and six rebounds. Robert Morris also got 14 points...
Former DePaul basketball coach Joey Meyer dies at 74
CHICAGO — Joey Meyer, who played at DePaul and coached the Blue Demons to seven NCAA Tournament appearances in 13 seasons, has died. He was 74. Meyer died Friday in the Chicago suburb of Hinsdale, surrounded by family, DePaul said in a release. The school did not provide any further...
Trump’s lawyers say he might testify at trial over how much he owes in defamation case
NEW YORK — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say he might testify at a mid-January civil trial set to decide how much he owes a columnist for defaming her after she said he sexually abused her three decades ago in a Manhattan luxury department store. The lawyers filed papers...
Gil de Ferran, Indianapolis 500 winner and Brazilian icon, dies at 56
Gil de Ferran, the 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner and holder of the closed-course land speed record, died Friday while racing with his son at The Concourse Club in Florida, multiple former colleagues confirmed to the Associated Press. He was 56. Fellow Brazilian driver Tony Kanaan said de Ferran was with...
Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison Jr. opts out of Cotton Bowl vs. Missouri
ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-time AP All-America receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. opted out of the Cotton Bowl for seventh-ranked Ohio State, though the junior has not revealed whether he will declare for the NFL draft. Harrison was wearing his No. 18 jersey over a black hoodie when he ran out on...
Google settles privacy lawsuit over tracking people using ‘incognito mode’
SAN FRANCISCO — Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging it spied on people who used the “incognito” mode in its Chrome browser — along with similar “private” modes in other browsers — to track their internet use. The class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 said Google...
Times Square confetti, ball get test runs ahead of New Year’s Eve
NEW YORK — Visitors to Times Square got a small preview of New York City’s famed New Year’s Eve party on Friday, as the event’s organizers heaved handfuls of colored paper skyward in a promotional event to test their confetti. With crowds of celebrants expected to pack into Times Square...
Police searching for Colorado mother suspected of killing her 2 children, wounding third
DENVER — Police were still searching Friday for a Colorado woman suspected of killing her two young children and wounding a third after police initially responded to a report of a burglary in their home. Kimberlee Singler, 35, was cooperative at first with police investigating the Dec. 19 deaths but...
Seth Henigan figures in 5 TDs, Memphis shuts down Iowa State’s run game in 36-26 Liberty Bowl winVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Seth Henigan threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns, and the Memphis defense shut down Iowa State’s rushing game on the way to a 36-26 victory in the Liberty Bowl on Friday night. Blake Watson rushed for 107 yards as Memphis (10-3) of the American Athletic Conference...
Judge blocks most of an Iowa law banning some school library books and discussion of LGBTQ+ issues
DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked key parts of an Iowa law that bans some books from school libraries and forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues. Judge Stephen Locher’s preliminary injunction halts enforcement of the law, which was set to take effect Jan. 1 but...
West Virginia starts distributing funds from the settlement of opioid lawsuits
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is issuing the first checks from a fund established by the settlement of opioid lawsuits in the state, which has by far the nation’s highest drug overdose death rate. The Kanawha County Commission said Thursday it received a $2.9 million check and plans to discuss...
Steve Angeli throws for 3 TDs, No. 15 Notre Dame beats No. 21 Oregon State 40-8 in Sun BowlVideo
EL PASO, Texas — Steve Angeli passed for 232 yards and three touchdowns, guiding No. 15 Notre Dame to a 40-8 victory over No. 21 Oregon State in the Sun Bowl on Friday. Angeli went 15 for 19 and tossed TD passes of 8 yards to Jayden Thomas, 13 yards...
Analysis: QB Joe Flacco’s improbable comeback has Browns eyeing playoff run
CLEVELAND — In a surreal moment seemingly clipped from a Disney movie, Joe Flacco stood on the field and posed for a family photo with his wife, Dana, and their five children as delirious Browns fans serenaded them with chants of “M-V-P, M-V-P.” Welcome to Cleveland. Or in Flacco’s case,...
US outlasts Czechs in 4-3 shootout win at world juniors; Sweden shuts out Canada 2-0 in showdownVideo
GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Isaac Howard scored in the opening goal of the game and added the clincher in a shootout as the United States outlasted Czechia, 4-3, on Friday at the world junior hockey championship.e Sweden, meanwhile, posted its third straight shutout with a 2-0 win over Canada. Howard, a...
