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Browns RB Jerome Ford back at practice, listed as questionable for SundayVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns starting running back Jerome Ford made a surprise return to practice Friday after missing time earlier this week with a sprained right ankle suffered in last week’s win at Indianapolis. Ford, who has had to pick up the slack with star Nick Chubb out with...
Covid-19 treatments to enter market with hefty price tag
WASHINGTON — The covid-19 treatments millions of Americans have taken for free from the federal government will enter the private market next week with a hefty price tag. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is setting the price for a five-day treatment of Paxlovid at $1,390, but Americans can still access the pills...
NASCAR’s playoff push down to the madness of Martinsville with Hamlin and Truex title hopes on lineVideo
Denny Hamlin elevated his game this year with the aid of a microphone and a popular new podcast that unveils the insights of the driver considered the best in NASCAR history to never win a Cup Series title. He has held nothing back in his weekly “Actions Detrimental” podcast produced...
Rule change gives top seed in NCAA women’s tourney most rest for Final Four after Staley’s criticism
CLEVELAND — The overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Women’s Tournament will get preferential treatment moving forward, a response to South Carolina coach Dawn Staley’s concerns and criticism. The Division I Women’s Basketball Committee voted unanimously Friday to place the tournament’s top seed in a regional pod with game...
Boston TPC will be the site of a new $3.5 million event on the LPGA Tour in 2024
BOSTON — Women’s professional golf has picked up another big money event. The LPGA Tour and FM Global announced Friday they will be stage a new tournament at TPC Boston that will feature a $3.5 million purse, the largest on the LPGA Tour outside of the majors and the tour...
NFL puts Chiefs receiver Justyn Ross on exempt list amid misdemeanor charge of domestic battery
KANSAS CITY, MO. — The NFL placed Kansas City Chiefs receiver Justyn Ross on the Commissioner Exempt List on Friday, three days after he pleaded not guilty to charges of misdemeanor domestic battery and criminal damage to property. Ross is not allowed to practice or attend games while on the...
Get your popcorn ready: German movie theater chain to screen NFL’s Frankfurt games
Football fans in Germany who couldn’t get tickets for the two NFL games in Frankfurt have a new viewing option: their local movie theater. The theater chain CinemaxX in partnership with DAZN said Friday it will screen the games at 18 of its locations around Germany. The Kansas City Chiefs...
Globe Life Field roof closed for World Series opener between Texas and Arizona
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Globe Life Field roof will be closed for Game 1 of the World Series between the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks. Major League Baseball announced the decision about 5 1/2 hours before the opener Friday night. The forecast called for temperatures in the low 70s with...
Rep. Dean Phillips announces primary challenge to Biden. He says Democrats need to focus on future
CONCORD, N.H. — For months, Dean Phillips called for a Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden, drawing no public interest from governors, lawmakers, and other would-be alternatives. The 54-year-old Minnesota congressman finally entered the race himself on Friday in an event outside New Hampshire’s statehouse, saying, “It is time...
Daughter Ivanka Trump must testify at Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial, judge rules
NEW YORK — Ivanka Trump will have to take the witness stand in the civil fraud case against her father, her brothers and the family business, a judge ruled Friday. The ruling came weeks into the trial of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against former President Donald Trump,...
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testifies, acknowledging customers were hurt but denying fraud
NEW YORK — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testified at his New York trial on Friday, denying that he defrauded anyone but acknowledging that the innovative business he had hoped would move the cryptocurrency ecosystem forward ended up hurting customers instead. The onetime cryptocurrency golden boy lost his businesses and his...
Cruise, GM’s robotaxi service, suspends all driverless operations nationwide
NEW YORK — Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit owned by General Motors, is suspending driverless operations nationwide days after regulators in California found that its driverless cars posed a danger to public safety. The California Department of Motor Vehicles revoked the license for Cruise, which recently began transporting passengers throughout...
War-weary mothers, wives and children of Ukrainian soldiers demand a cap on military service time
KYIV, Ukraine — Scores of protesters gathered on the streets of Ukrainian cities on Friday to demand a cap of 18 months on mandatory military service, amid new suggestions of possible Ukrainian and international weariness with the 20-month war. Both the warring sides are striving to keep their military momentum,...
Israel expects ‘long’ ground war in Gaza to destroy Hamas and its many tunnels
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel expects to launch a long and difficult ground offensive into Gaza soon to destroy Hamas, the country’s defense minister said Friday, describing a campaign that will require destroying a vast network of tunnels used by the territory’s militant rulers. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke...
UCF, West Virginia seek bounce-back win at The Bounce House
West Virginia (4-3, 2-2 Big 12) at UCF (3-4, 0-4 Big 12), noon (FS1) Line: UCF by 7, according to FanDuel SportsBook Series record: West Virginia leads 2-0 WHAT’S AT STAKE? UCF has not had the introduction to the Big 12 the team hoped. Nearly midway through their inaugural season...
No. 10 Penn State looking to rebound against struggling Indiana
STATE COLLEGE — Coach James Franklin knows Penn State’s offense is better than it showed last week. It needs to improve if the Nittany Lions want to rebound after their Big Ten title hopes took a hit in their loss to No. 3 Ohio State. The No. 10 Nittany Lions...
Massive search for mass killing suspect continues as Maine residents remain behind locked doors
LEWISTON, Maine — Shocked and fearful Maine residents kept to their homes Friday as hundreds of heavily armed police and FBI agents searched intensely for Robert Card, an Army reservist authorities say fatally shot 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in the worst mass killing in state...
U.S. expands its effort to cut off funding for Hamas
LONDON — The U.S. on Friday expanded its effort to cut off funding for Hamas, announcing a second round of sanctions against people and organizations linked to the group since it launched an attack on Israel that killed more than 1,400 people. The new sanctions highlight Iran’s role in providing...
Pope orders Vatican to reopen case of priest ousted from Jesuits after claims of adult abuse
ROME — Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican to reopen the case of a well-known priest-artist accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing adult women, and removed the statute of limitations on their claims, the Vatican said Friday. The announcement marked a major turnaround for the Holy See and followed...
George Santos pleads not guilty to new fraud charges in New York
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty Friday to revised charges accusing him of several frauds, including making tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges on credit cards belonging to some of his campaign donors. The New York Republican appeared at a courthouse on Long...
Radio host Larry Elder ends Republican presidential campaign and endorses Donald Trump
Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder announced Thursday that he was ending his 2024 Republican campaign for president and endorsing former President Donald Trump. Elder, who sought to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a failed 2021 recall effort, said in a statement that he had made the “difficult decision”...
Josh Allen gets Bills off to fast start in win over Buccaneers
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes and ran for another — shrugging off aggravating an injury to his throwing shoulder — and the Buffalo Bills hung on to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-18 on Thursday night. After a week of questions about his “low-energy” approach...
NCAA investigators interview Jim Harbaugh’s staff about sign-stealing scheme
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — NCAA investigators interviewed members of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh’s staff Thursday about a sign-stealing scheme, a person familiar with the governing body’s visit told The Associated Press. The investigation has rocked the undefeated and second-ranked Wolverines on their march toward a potential spot in the...
2% of kids and 7% of adults have received the new covid shots, U.S. data show
NEW YORK — A month after federal officials recommended new versions of covid-19 vaccines, 7% of U.S. adults and 2% of children have gotten a shot. One expert called the rates “abysmal.” The numbers, presented Thursday at a meeting held by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, come from...
U.S. strikes Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on U.S. troopsVideo
WASHINGTON — U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said, in retaliation for a slew of drone and missile attacks against U.S. bases and personnel in the region that began early last week. The U.S. strikes...
