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Harrowing film, ’11 Minutes,’ tells of Las Vegas shooting and its aftermathVideo
NEW YORK — A pair of cowboy boots that Ashley Hoff never thought she would see again helped unlock a powerful story about the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The resulting film, “11 Minutes,” is an inside account of the 2017 massacre at a country music festival in...
Harrowing film tells of Las Vegas shooting and its aftermathVideo
NEW YORK — A pair of cowboy boots that Ashley Hoff never thought she would see again helped unlock a powerful story about the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The resulting film, “11 Minutes,” is an inside account of the 2017 massacre at a country music festival in...
Wolf takes lawsuit on constitutional changes to lower court
HARRISBURG — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is taking another shot at a lawsuit that argues Republican lawmakers improperly bundled together five proposed state constitutional amendments to get them approved by the Pennsylvania Legislature. Wolf’s new lawsuit filed late last week in Commonwealth Court is similar to the litigation he previously...
How a party with neo-fascist roots won big in Italy
ROME — The Brothers of Italy party, which won the most votes in Italy’s national election, has its roots in the post-World War II neo-fascist Italian Social Movement. Keeping the movement’s most potent symbol, the tricolor flame, Giorgia Meloni has taken Brothers of Italy from a fringe far-right group to...
White House: New rule will show ‘true cost’ of plane tickets
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced a new initiative Monday that would eventually allow consumers to see a more complete price on airline tickets — including baggage and change fees — before they buy, as the White House continues to search for ways to lower costs for Americans amid persistently...
The British pound has taken a tumble. What’s the impact?
LONDON — The pound is taking a pounding. The British currency has taken a plunge, sliding against the U.S. dollar to touch an all-time low. It’s a sign of the alarm in financial markets over new Prime Minister Liz Truss’ emergency budget measures unveiled last week aimed at jump-starting the...
Canada won’t require masks on planes, drops vaccine mandate
TORONTO — The Canadian government announced Monday it will no longer require people to wear masks on planes to guard against covid-19. Transport Canada said the existing rules for masks will come off Oct. 1 “We are able to do this because tens of millions of Canadians rolled up their...
NFL ends Pro Bowl, to hold skills competitions, flag football game instead
The NFL is replacing the Pro Bowl with weeklong skills competitions and a flag football game, The Associated Press has learned. The new event will replace the full-contact showcase started in 1951. It will be renamed “The Pro Bowl Games” and will feature AFC and NFC players showcasing their football...
Jimmie Johnson to retire from full-time racing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson is retiring from full-time racing and will turn his focus toward spending time with family. He figures his future schedule will include no more than 10 bucket-list events, but the 47-year-old had no idea Monday what that schedule will look like. Johnson...
Amazon to hold holiday shopping event in October
Amazon said Monday that next month it will hold a second Prime Day-like shopping event, making it the latest major retailer to offer holiday deals earlier this year to entice cautious consumers struggling with tighter budgets. During the Oct. 11-12 event, Amazon Prime members will get early access to discounted...
Building collapse near Kenyan capital kills 3; more missing
NAIROBI, Kenya — A multi-story building collapsed outside Kenya’s capital Monday, killing a woman and two children, and rescuers picked through the debris in search of a family reported missing. Four people were rescued, including a child, after the collapse in Kirigiti, said Kiambu county Gov. Kimani Wamatangi. But “we...
Russian military recruiter shot amid fear of Ukraine call-up
KYIV, Ukraine — A young man shot a Russian military officer at close range at an enlistment office Monday, in an unusually bold attack reflecting resistance to the Russian leadership’s efforts to mobilize hundreds of thousands of men to wage war on Ukraine. The shooting comes after scattered arson attacks...
Pfizer seeks to expand omicron booster to 5- to 11-year-olds
Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to expand use of its updated covid-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11. Elementary school-aged children already received kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s original vaccine, a third of the dose given to everyone 12 and older — two primary shots plus a booster. If...
U.S. case against American Airlines, JetBlue heads to court
DALLAS — The government’s antitrust lawsuit against American Airlines and JetBlue begins Tuesday and the outcome could determine how closely the Biden administration examines other airline deals, including JetBlue’s pending attempt to buy Spirit Airlines. The Justice Department and six states are suing American and JetBlue to break up their...
Former N.J. governor, U.S. rep James Florio dies at 85
TRENTON, N.J. — Former New Jersey Gov. James Florio, who championed a plan that substantially raised the state’s sales and income taxes leading to his reelection defeat in 1993, died Sunday. He was 85. His law partner Doug Steinhardt and current New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy confirmed Florio died in...
Bills would curtail objections at future Jan. 6 vote counts
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress have officially objected to the results in four of the past six presidential elections, a partisan practice that has been legal for over a century but became much more fraught after a violent mob of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol last year....
15 dead, 24 wounded by gunman in ‘Nazi’ T-shirt at school in Russia
MOSCOW — A gunman opened fire in a school in central Russia on Monday, killing 15 people and wounding 24 others before shooting himself dead, authorities said. The shooting took place in School No. 88 in Izhevsk, a city 960 kilometers east of Moscow in the Udmurtia region. Russia’s Investigative...
Italy shifts to the right as voters reward Meloni’s party
ROME — A party with neo-fascist roots, the Brothers of Italy, won the most votes in Italy’s national elections, looking set to deliver the country’s first far-right-led government since World War II and make its leader, Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s first woman premier, near-final results showed Monday. Italy’s lurch to the...
Just call them champions, young Guardians win AL CentralVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — A sturdy pair of goggles was mandatory attire Sunday in Cleveland’s clubhouse, where impromptu showers of Champagne and beer broke out inside a thick haze of cigar smoke. The Guardians, baseball’s youngest team, finished an unexpected run to the top of the AL Central. Rookie Steven Kwan...
Official: 2 killed amid crashes during pop-up New Jersey car rally
WILDWOOD, N.J. — A pop-up car rally over the weekend in southern New Jersey led to multiple crashes and the deaths of at least two people riding in a golf cart, officials say. Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron told NJ Advance Media on Sunday that there were a series of car...
Reddick wins NASCAR playoff race in long, tiring Texas dayVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Tyler Reddick opened the round of 12 in NASCAR’s playoff with a victory at Texas on Sunday, winning a week after being one of the first four Cup drivers knocked out of title contention. After none of the contenders won the first three races of the...
Joe Burrow leads Bengals to 1st win of season over Joe Flacco, Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Joe Burrow played it cool all week, urging Cincinnati Bengals fans to not panic. The quarterback then started rolling quickly and gave them something to cheer about. Burrow threw three touchdown passes and the defending AFC champions got their first victory of the season, rolling past...
Texts: Brett Favre also sought welfare money for football facility
JACKSON, Miss. — After Mississippi spent millions of dollars in welfare money on Brett Favre’s pet project, a university volleyball arena, the retired NFL quarterback tried two years later to get additional cash from the state’s welfare agency for another sports facility, new court documents show. The governor at the...
Spieth goes 5-0 as Americans rule Presidents Cup againVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jordan Spieth capped a perfect week at the Presidents Cup, and the Americans made it nine straight victories against an International team depleted by defections to Saudi-funded LIV Golf. The Internationals showed plenty of fight. They just don’t have a cup to show for it. That stays...
Jackson accounts for 5 TDs as Ravens hold off Patriots; Jones hurtVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Lamar Jackson has spent his career doing things nobody in the NFL has ever done. The Ravens quarterback added another outstanding performance with his arm and his legs Sunday. Jackson threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score to help Baltimore (2-1) hold off the New...

