Associated Press stories, Page 794
Reports: Vikings WR Justin Jefferson to go on injured reserve, miss at least 4 gamesVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings will place wide receiver Justin Jefferson on injured reserve, according to multiple reports, forcing the 2022 NFL Offensive Player of the Year to miss at least the next four games because of a hamstring injury. Jefferson slipped on the U.S. Bank Stadium turf while trying...
Jim Furyk hopes for Stewart Cink among fresh faces as U.S. assistants at Presidents Cup
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Stewart Cink debuted as an assistant captain in the Ryder Cup, and he likely will be part of Jim Furyk’s backroom for the Presidents Cup next year at Royal Montreal. Furyk has not announced any of his assistants, but he did suggest it would be a blend...
Chiefs’ Travis Kelce expected to play against Broncos on Thursday night after ankle injury
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Travis Kelce is expected to be available when the Kansas City Chiefs play the Denver Broncos on Thursday night, despite hurting his ankle when he slipped on the turf in last weekend’s win over the Minnesota Vikings. The Chiefs did not practice Monday, but Kelce was...
Change of pace: Peter Laviolette brings an up-tempo style to Rangers as third coach in four seasonsVideo
NEW YORK — Peter Laviolette is the New York Rangers’ third coach in four seasons. His arrival in the offseason brought in another system, another philosophy and another coaching style. The championship expectations remain the same. Laviolette, who led Carolina to the Stanley Cup championship in 2006, said he knows...
Canadian auto workers, GM reach tentative contract agreement, ending strike that began at midnight
TORONTO — General Motors and the union representing Canadian auto workers reached a tentative contract agreement Tuesday, ending a strike that began just after midnight. About 4,300 striking workers at two GM factories and a parts warehouse will return to work Tuesday afternoon and will vote on the three-year deal...
‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ will be a blockbuster — and might shake up the movie business
NEW YORK — Greg Marcus has been in the movie business for years but he never expected to be urging moviegoers to take out their phones during a film — let alone to be crafting friendship bracelets in preparation for an opening weekend. But there the chief executive and chair...
Atlanta police chief fires officer after traffic stop led to Black deacon’s death
ATLANTA — Atlanta’s police chief on Tuesday fired an officer who shocked a 62-year-old Black church deacon with a stun gun during a dispute over a traffic ticket, leading to the man’s death. Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said Officer Kiran Kimbrough didn’t follow department procedures Aug. 10 when he didn’t...
Vegas Golden Knights winning the Stanley Cup shows the value of depth at every positionVideo
Leon Draisaitl acknowledged there was a reason he and the Edmonton Oilers lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in the playoffs last season. Asked what stood out about the team that eliminated them and went on to win the Stanley Cup, one thing came to the German star’s mind. “They’re...
Pennsylvania universities are still waiting for state subsidies. It won’t make them more affordable
HARRISBURG — Four of Pennsylvania’s universities are plugging budget gaps while they await hundreds of millions of dollars in aid that has been snarled in a partisan dispute among lawmakers in a state that has one of the nation’s most abysmal records for funding higher education. Education advocates argue that...
Lessons from last season could shape how NHL’s top contenders vie for Stanley Cup in 2024Video
All Connor McDavid wants to do after establishing himself as the best hockey player in the world is win the Stanley Cup. He knows he can’t do that in October, when the NHL playoffs feel like they are a lifetime away. “There’s 82 full games before you can get back...
X promises ‘highest level’ response on posts about Israel-Hamas war, yet misinformation still flourishes
The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, says it is trying to take action on a flood of posts sharing graphic media, violent speech and hateful conduct about the war between Israel and Hamas. X says it’s treating the crisis with its highest level of response. But outside...
Hamas got around Israel’s surveillance prowess by going dark
Facing one of the most sophisticated surveillance states on the planet, Hamas simply went dark. The militant group’s attack on Saturday caught Israel’s national security apparatus completely off guard — a shocking fact given the scope of the incursion, which included attacks by sea, air and land, and pushed deep...
Former Chelsea and Real Madrid star Eden Hazard retires from soccer
BRUSSELS — Eden Hazard is putting an end to a 16-year injury-hit career marked by great success at club level and unfulfilled promise with the Belgium national team’s “Golden Generation.” The 32-year-old Hazard announced his retirement from all soccer on Tuesday after more than 700 matches and two Premier League...
MLB playoffs back at the Globe with Texas Rangers part of them, and not neutral 3 years after covid
There was a World Series and other postseason games played at Globe Life Field even before Texas Rangers fans got to see their own team do anything in the stadium with a retractable roof. And who knew back in 2020 that World Series MVP Corey Seager had already picked out...
Former baseball MVP Steve Garvey joins California U.S. Senate race
LOS ANGELES — Former baseball MVP Steve Garvey joined the race Tuesday to succeed the late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, giving Republicans a splash of star quality on the ballot in a heavily Democratic state where the GOP hasn’t won a Senate race in 35 years. Garvey, 74, launched his...
Biden’s 2nd try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over the plan’s details
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s second attempt at student loan cancellation began moving forward Tuesday with a round of hearings to negotiate the details of a new plan. In a process known as negotiated rulemaking, 14 people chosen by the Biden administration are meeting for the first of three hearings...
Bob Odenkirk used to make up zany poems. He and his daughter Erin have turned them into a kids’ book
LOS ANGELES — Bob Odenkirk has known he wanted to immortalize the playful poems he created with his kids since they were first scribbled down years ago. The Emmy-nominated actor always assumed “Zilot & Other Important Rhymes,” hitting shelves Tuesday, would be a project he completed once his son and...
Less than a year after Ronaldo career seemed in crisis, Portugal on the brink of reaching Euro 2024
MANCHESTER, England — Cristiano Ronaldo is on the brink of leading Portugal to another major soccer tournament less than a year after his international career appeared to be over. It wasn’t clear what the future held for the five-time Champions League winner when he walked away from Manchester United last...
Rose hips’ seedpods provide pop of color in the fall and winter garden
The rose has long been regarded as the “queen of flowers,” revered for its fragrance and beauty. But less lauded are the orange and red hips, or seedpods, that form after the flowers fade. And that’s a shame. If they’re left on the plant, the rose hips will take center...
Diamondbacks jump all over another Dodgers starter and beat LA for 2-0 lead in NLDS
LOS ANGELES — Not many people picked the Arizona Diamondbacks to beat Milwaukee in the NL Wild Card Series. Even fewer pegged them to take down the 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers in the Division Series. Surprise! After a rough ending to the regular season, the upstart youngsters from the desert...
Fraud trial: Trump acknowledged penthouse size at 11,000 square feet, not 30,000 he later claimed
NEW YORK — Donald Trump signed a document 30 years ago that gave the true size of his New York penthouse which was later listed as far larger on financial statements, according to evidence Tuesday at the former president’s civil business fraud trial. The evidence appeared in an email attachment...
Israeli survivors recount terror at music festival, where Hamas militants killed at least 260
JERUSALEM — The night was a getaway. Thousands of young men and women gathered at a vast field in southern Israel near the Gaza border to dance without a care. Old and new friends jumped up and down, reveling in the swirl of the bass-heavy beats. Maya Alper was standing...
Chef and TV personality Michael Chiarello dies at 61 after being treated for allergic reaction
NEW YORK — Michael Chiarello, a chef known for his Italian-inspired Californian restaurants who won an Emmy Award for best host for “Easy Entertaining With Michael Chiarello” and appeared on Bravo’s “Top Chef” and “Top Chef Masters,” has died. He was 61. Chiarello died Friday at Queen of the Valley...
Wall Street Journal reporter loses appeal in Russia and will stay in jail until the end of November
MOSCOW — A Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained in Russia on espionage charges lost his appeal against his arrest Tuesday, meaning he will stay in jail until at least the end of November. Evan Gershkovich, wearing a blue shirt, T-shirt and jeans, appeared in a glass defendant’s cage...
Future of electric vehicles looms over negotiations in the U.S. autoworkers strike
WAYNE, Mich. — On the picket lines at a Ford factory west of Detroit, many striking workers don’t think the electric vehicle revolution is coming for their jobs — at least not in the near future. But just in case, they’re backing United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain’s quest to...
