Associated Press stories, Page 283
Can NASCAR star Kyle Larson Keep it going with Daytona 500 win?
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The winning for the Larson family hasn’t slowed down at the start of 2025 as former NASCAR champion Kyle Larson watched his son, Owen, lead his team to victory in the Daytona 500’s annual prerace fishing tournament. The 10-year-old pulled a 4.58-pound fish from Lake Lloyd...
Johni Broome scores 19 points as No. 1 Auburn defeats No. 2 AlabamaVideo
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Johni Broome had 19 points and 14 rebounds and five teammates scored in double figures as No. 1 Auburn beat in-state rival and second-ranked Alabama, 94-85, on Saturday in a matchup of top-ranked teams. Mark Sears scored 18 points, and Grant Nelson added 12 points and 12...
Javon Smalls scores 22 points, but Baylor outlasts West Virginia in OTVideo
WACO, Texcas — Norchad Omier posted his 81st career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Baylor did all of its scoring from the free-throw line in overtime as the Bears held off West Virginia, 74-71, on Saturday. Baylor led for more than 30 minutes, but the game featured...
Late 3 lifts Washington over Penn State in 1st-ever meeting
UNIVERSITY PARK — Mekhi Mason hit 6 of his 11 3-point attempts and scored 20 points, and DJ Davis knocked down a 3 with just under a minute left and Washington held off Penn State to earn a 75-73 win Saturday in the first meeting between the programs. The Huskies...
IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season
WASHINGTON — The IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two sources familiar with the agency’s plans, and cuts could happen as soon as next week. This comes as the Trump administration intensified sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the...
Mikael Granlund scores in OT as Finland beats Sweden in 4 Nations Face-OffVideo
MONTREAL — Mikael Granlund skated toward the net on a 2-on-1 rush, cradled the puck on his stick twice and fired it past Linus Ullmark. With that snipe of a goal in overtime Saturday, he put Finland right back in the mix at the 4 Nations Face-Off by beating Sweden,...
Defiant Canadians mark their flag’s anniversary as Trump hopes to make their country a state
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadians on Saturday marked the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of their flag with a defiant sense of patriotism that people said was prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs and suggestions that the country become the 51st U.S. state. Deborah Weismiller said she...
23-year-old man stabbed 5 people in Austria, killing 1 in what police described as a random attack
VIENNA — A 23-year-old man stabbed five passersby in southern Austria on Saturday in what police said was a random attack that left a 14-year-old dead and four others injured. The suspect was detained in the city of Villach, where the attack took place, police said. He is a Syrian...
Hungary’s transformation into an ‘electoral autocracy’ has parallels to Trump’s second term
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hours before President Donald Trump was sworn in to begin his second term, promising a “golden age” for America, the leader of a Central European country was describing the years ahead in strikingly similar terms. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Trump’s return would usher in Hungary’s own...
Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list. But there are warning signs in his 1st month
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump approaches the first-month mark in his second term, he has moved with dizzying speed and blunt force to reorder American social and political norms and the economy while redefining the U.S. role in the world. At the same time, he has empowered Elon Musk,...
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
NEW YORK — Workers across the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration ‘s aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off probationary employees who have yet to qualify for civil service protections. While much...
Vermont border agent’s death was the latest violence linked to the cultlike Zizian group
In the wooded outskirts of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a perplexed landlord noticed odd sights at two of his rental properties. Tenants wore long black coats and parked box trucks outside the duplexes. They ran an electrical cord from one box truck into one of the condos, and kept a...
Consumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aided
NEW YORK — To President Donald Trump, it’s a hotbed of “waste, fraud and abuse” whose only purpose is to “destroy people” and whose staff amounts to a “vicious group.” To Jonathon Booth, it’s simply the agency that helped him get $17 back. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in...
Eastern U.S. braces for flooding while snow will hit Northeast, cold temperatures across Plains
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Much of the eastern U.S. braced for a renewed round of harsh, soggy weather on Saturday, while snowstorms were predicted in the Northeast and heavy winds brought the threat of tornadoes to the Mississippi Valley. Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Arkansas were under flood warnings, and residents...
Israel and Hamas complete their latest exchange as ceasefire’s first phase has just 2 weeks left
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israel and Hamas completed the sixth exchange of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Saturday with just over two weeks remaining in the initial phase of their fragile Gaza ceasefire. Israelis expressed relief as the three hostages — Argentinian-Israeli Iair Horn, 46; American-Israeli Sagui...
U.S. deports immigrants to Venezuela after judge blocked transfer to Guantanamo Bay
EL PASO, Texas — Three immigrants who won a restraining order against the federal government to avoid transfer to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba were deported this week on direct flights to Venezuela, according to court documents published Friday. The three men were deported Monday, the day after...
Davis Thompson leads by 1 over Scottie Scheffler with Rory McIlroy lurking at Torrey PinesVideo
SAN DIEGO — Davis Thompson capped a roller coaster of a back nine at Torrey Pines with a birdie to take the lead Friday in the Genesis Invitational. Scottie Scheffler had an unusually wild day off the tee and was right on his heels. It set up for a compelling...
Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Sue Bird, Micky Arison, ‘Redeem Team’ among Hall of Fame finalists
SAN FRANCISCO — Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are one step closer to going into the Basketball Hall of Fame. If all goes well, they might get in twice. Anthony and Howard were among the finalists announced Friday by the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame for enshrinement as part of...
NASCAR draws stars to Daytona 500 with Trump, Captain America expected at ‘Great American Race’Video
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It’s NASCAR’s turn to throw its version of the Super Bowl, and the Daytona 500 is trying hard to match the hype. “The Great American Race” has Captain America coming, maybe even President Donald Trump. “I think having a sitting president come and be a part...
US vs. Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off has must-see potential on and off the iceVideo
MONTREAL — Playing for the Boston Bruins, Charlie McAvoy is accustomed to being a visitor at Bell Centre as a chief rival of the host Canadiens. “It’s nothing that won’t be familiar to me,” McAvoy said. “You’re not welcome here.” Now ratchet that up a bunch as he and the...
Penn State hires former Temple coach Stan Drayton as running backs coach
STATE COLLEGE — Former Temple coach Stan Drayton has found a new job coaching Penn State’s running backs. Penn State coach James Franklin announced the hire Friday. Drayton went 9-25 in three years at Temple before getting fired last November with two games left in the season. Drayton spent 2017-21...
Dolphins release veteran running back Raheem Mostert
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins are moving on from veteran running back Raheem Mostert, his agent Brett Tessler said Friday. “Looks like my client Raheem Mostert will be playing elsewhere next season,” Tessler posted on social media. “Very thankful for his time with the Miami Dolphins, and this...
Major Michigan insurer in talks to settle lawsuits over fired workers and covid-19 vaccine
DETROIT — A major Michigan insurance company is in talks to possibly settle more than 100 lawsuits by employees who were fired after declining to get a covid-19 vaccination, court records show. The disclosure comes three months after a jury awarded more than $12 million to a woman who had...
Hamas names 3 more Israeli hostages set for release to uphold shaky Gaza ceasefire
JERUSALEM — Hamas named three Israeli hostages on Friday it will release in a weekend trade for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, the latest sign that the shaky Gaza ceasefire deal appears to be holding in spite of a tense dispute that has threatened to renew fighting. The militant group and...
Very cold weather is coming. U.S. about to get 10th and chilliest polar vortex this winter
The coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy exclamation point on America’s winter of repeated polar vortex invasions, meteorologists warn. And it will stay frozen there all next week. Different weather forces in the Arctic are combining to push the chilly air that usually...
