Associated Press stories, Page 2015
Jack Nicklaus says he tested positive for coronavirus, antibodiesVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Jack Nicklaus revealed Sunday during the CBS telecast of the Memorial that he and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus at the onset of the pandemic. Nicklaus and his wife, Barbara, turned 80 a month apart at the start of the year. He said his wife...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine: Mask order may cover ‘a lot more counties’ this weekVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio order requiring masks to be worn in public may include “a lot more counties” next week as the coronavirus continues to spread in the state, Gov. Mike DeWIne said Sunday. DeWine said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he is still considering a statewide mask...
Roger Stone calls Black radio host racial slur in interview
Roger Stone, a political operative whose 40-month prison sentence was commuted this month by President Donald Trump, his longtime friend, used the racial slur “Negro” on air while verbally sparring with a Los Angeles-based Black radio host. The exchange occurred on Saturday’s Mo’Kelly Show, whose host — Morris O’Kelly —...
85 Texas infants test positive for covid in one county
Most of the 85 young children in a South Texas county who are known to have contracted the coronavirus tested positive this month amid a surge in the state, a health official said Sunday. Nearly all of the children, most of whom are 1 year old or younger, are expected...
House leaders ‘alarmed’ federal officers policing protestsVideo
PORTLAND, Ore. — Top leaders in the U.S. House said Sunday they were “alarmed” by the Trump administration’s tactics against protesters in Portland, Oregon, and other cities, including Washington, D.C., and called on federal inspectors general investigate. “This is a matter of utmost urgency,” wrote House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold...
Holland, Walker, Volquez make opening-day MLB rosters
NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Derek Holland, Philadelphia second baseman Neil Walker and Texas pitcher Edinson Vólquez have made opening-day rosters. So have Milwaukee first baseman Logan Morrison, Cincinnati pitcher Nate Jones, Tampa Bay pitcher Aaron Loup and New York Yankees pitcher Luis Avilán. The seven were among the...
Players plead with NFL to address health, safety concernsVideo
NFL players are pleading publicly with the league to address several health and safety concerns on the eve of training camp. The league informed teams Saturday training camps will open on time even though discussions with the players’ union regarding testing for coronavirus and other health and safety protocols are...
Trump not ready to commit to election results if he loses
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election, recalling a similar threat he made weeks before the 2016 vote, as he scoffs at polls showing him lagging behind Democrat Joe Biden. Trump says it’s too early to make...
FDA approves Quest coronavirus test for ‘pooled’ sample use
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has given emergency approval to a new approach to coronavirus testing that combines test samples in batches instead of running them one by one, speeding up the process. The FDA said Saturday that it reissued an emergency use authorization to Quest Diagnostics to...
13 shot, wounded at outdoor gathering in Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. — Police said that 13 people were shot and wounded early Sunday after a fight broke out along the riverfront in the central Illinois city of Peoria. None of the wounds are considered life-threatening, police spokeswoman Amy Dotson told the Peoria Journal Star. Officers responding to a report...
How the coronavirus spread through 1 immigration facility
SAN DIEGO — Gregory Arnold walked into the warden’s office April 1 as the novel coronavirus ripped through one of the largest immigration detention centers in the United States. Waiting with about 40 guards to begin his shift, he heard a captain say face masks were prohibited. Incredulous, he and...
2016 World Cup of Hockey provides lessons for NHL restart
Sidney Crosby was two months removed from lifting the Stanley Cup when he turned his attention to winning another championship. It was early September 2016, and the Pittsburgh Penguins captain stepped on the ice in Ottawa for Canada’s training camp ahead of the World Cup of Hockey. Players had gone...
Authentic wins Haskell Stakes for Baffert at Monmouth ParkVideo
OCEANPORT, N.J. — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert got yet another win in the Haskell Stakes with a talented, developing colt who is now very much in the picture for the coronavirus-delayed Kentucky Derby. Authentic gave Baffert his record-extending ninth victory in the $1 million Grade I Haskell on...
Braves All-Star Freedie Freeman prayed ‘Please don’t take me’ during covid-19 fightVideo
ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman doesn’t know if he has time to be ready for the Atlanta Braves’ opener. Following a scary journey in his battle with covid-19, Freeman is grateful to even have a chance. On Saturday, the four-time All-Star revealed he had a high temperature of 104.5 degrees early...
Kyle Busch disqualified after Xfinity win, Cindric 3rd win in rowVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle Busch celebrated a 10th NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at Texas, and then had it taken away. Busch’s No. 54 Joe Gibbs Toyota failed postrace inspection Saturday after finishing ahead of Austin Cindric, who was declared the winner for the third victory in a row after...
Rahm builds 4-shot lead at Memorial in his quest to be No. 1Video
DUBLIN, Ohio — Jon Rahm showed Saturday why he’s such an explosive player, with his clubs. It just might be what takes him to No. 1 in the world. Rahm was four shots behind as he played the 12th hole at Muirfield Village. Then, he ran off four straight birdies...
Given a chance, Trump would push court pick before election
WASHINGTON — President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have tried to make it clear: Given the chance, they would push through a Supreme Court nominee should a vacancy occur before Election Day. The issue has taken on new immediacy with the disclosure Friday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg...
EU leaders extend summit as they haggle over budget, virus
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders on Saturday extended their summit by an extra day, convinced they were finally closing in on a deal for an unprecedented 1.85 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund, an EU official said. Heading into a balmy summer night, a deal was...
Blue Jays not allowed to play games in Canada
TORONTO — The Blue Jays have been denied approval by the Canadian government to play in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced in a statement Saturday the federal government had denied the request, confirming what an official familiar with the matter had told The Associated Press...
LL Bean inks first wholesaler partnerships in US
FREEPORT, Maine — L.L. Bean is expanding from its original model of direct-to-customer catalog sales and in-stores sales with an agreement to sell products in Nordstrom, Staples and sporting goods chain SCHEELS. The company’s first wholesale agreements in the U.S. represent a push to get L.L. Bean products in front...
Atlanta lowering flags indefinitely to honor Rep. John Lewis
ATLANTA — Atlanta will lower flags to half-staff indefinitely to honor Rep. John Lewis, who represented the city for more than 30 years in Congress before his death, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Saturday. Bottoms made the announcement in a statement that said words can’t describe the loss of Lewis,...
Protesters hit with gas as locals demand feds leave Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — Militarized federal agents deployed by the president to Portland, Oregon, fired tear gas against protesters again overnight as the city’s mayor demanded that the agents be removed and as the state’s attorney general vowed to seek a restraining order against them. Federal agents, some wearing camouflage and...
John Lewis’ legacy shaped in 1965 on ‘Bloody Sunday’
SELMA, Ala. — John Lewis saw the line of Alabama state troopers a few hundred yards away as he led hundreds of marchers to the apex of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on March 7, 1965. Armed with gas canisters and nightsticks, the troopers were flanked by horse-riding members...
Chipmunks, fattened up on acorns, are driving people nuts
There were plenty of acorns this spring, and now the chipmunks are driving people nuts. Their frenetic activities can be entertaining. But this summer in New England the varmints are making a nuisance of themselves, darting to and fro, digging holes in gardens, and tunneling under lawns. Plentiful acorns last...
Doctor in Alabama who survived covid-19 bewildered by public disregard
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Dr. Michael Saag spends much of his time treating patients fighting for their lives and working with colleagues who are overwhelmed and exhausted by the relentless battle against the covid-19 pandemic. But he enters a different world when he walks out the door of his Alabama clinic:...
