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Raiders WR Davante Adams leaves practice with apparent leg injury
HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams limped off the practice field Friday with what appeared to be a leg injury, but coach Josh McDaniels said he didn’t “think it was crazy serious.” Adams, who has made first-team All-Pro each of the past three seasons, was injured...
Preseason opener marks another milestone for Bills’ Damar HamlinVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Damar Hamlin turned and pointed to the glass-enclosed booth above the end zone tunnel of Highmark Stadium and recalled the last time he attended a Buffalo Bills home game. “Right up there,” the Bills safety and Pitt product said after the team’s annual “Red and Blue”...
Castroneves to continue chase for 5th Indy 500 win as minority owner with Meyer Shank Racing
INDIANAPOLIS — Helio Castroneves will continue chasing a record-breaking fifth Indianapolis 500 victory with a new perspective — winning one for his team. Meyer Shank Racing announced Friday that the popular 48-year-old Brazilian will become a minority co-owner with the Ohio-based organization. He also will be the team’s third driver...
Preakness officials say they’re considering changing the timing of the second Triple Crown race
Preakness officials say they are considering moving the second Triple Crown race back to four weeks after the Kentucky Derby instead of two weeks later, which would change the timing that has been in place for decades. Aidan Butler, CEO of 1/ST Racing, which owns and runs Pimlico Race Course...
Ally Ewing delivering good impression of Brian Harman with strong start to Women’s British Open
WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, England — There’s a golfer hailing from America’s South and with a passion for hunting who is running away with the British Open thanks to precise driving and a red-hot putter. Sound familiar? Ally Ewing is putting up a good impression of Brian Harman as she goes for a...
In twilight of muscle car era, demand roars for new 486-horsepower V-8 Ford Mustang
DETROIT — New versions of the Mustang muscle car will begin shipping next week and more than two thirds of the orders include the big, 5-liter V-8 engine, Ford said Friday. Demand for roaring engines remains strong in an era when Detroit automakers are starting to phase out the rumbling...
Italy gets back 266 antiquities from New York seizures, Houston museum
ROME — Italy celebrated the return Friday of 266 antiquities from the United States, including Etruscan vases and ancient Roman coins and mosaics worth tens of millions of dollars that were looted and sold to U.S. museums and private collectors. The returned items include artifacts recently seized in New York...
What’s next in conference realignment as Pac-4 search for solutions and conferences weigh options?
The Pac-4 schools are in limbo. The Mountain West is open for additions. The American Athletic Conference is interested in growing and on-guard for being poached. The Atlantic Coast Conference can’t reach a consensus on expansion, and the Big Ten seems to be done adding West Coast schools — but...
Filippa Angeldal scores as Sweden reaches Women’s World Cup semifinals by topping Japan, 2-1
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Sweden first knocked off the United States and then bounced Japan to snag a spot in the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup. The Swedes, the World Cup runners-up in 2003 and three-time third-place finishers, eliminated previously unbeaten Japan 2-1 in Friday’s quarterfinal. With Japan out...
Highmark among insurers that won’t cover new Alzheimer’s treatment for some customers
Some private insurers are balking at paying for the first drug fully approved to slow mental decline in Alzheimer’s patients. Insurers selling coverage in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and New York, among other states, told The Associated Press they won’t cover Leqembi with insurance offered on the individual market and through...
U.S. suicides hit all-time high in 2022
NEW YORK — About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which posted the numbers, has not yet calculated a suicide rate for the year, but available data...
W.Va. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he’s been thinking seriously about becoming an independent
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said that he has been thinking “seriously” about leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent. The West Virginia lawmaker, who has raised his national profile as a swing vote on major spending packages in the closely divided U.S. Senate, made the comments...
More evacuations considered in Norway where swollen rivers continue to rise
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Authorities were on standby to evacuate more people in southeastern Norway Friday, where huge amounts of water, littered with broken trees, debris and trash, were thundering down the usually serene rivers after days of torrential rain. The level of water in swollen rivers and lakes continued to...
Death toll rises to 67 in Maui wildfires
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Incinerated cars crushed by downed telephone poles. Charred elevator shafts standing as testaments to the burned-down apartment buildings they once served. Pools filled with charcoal-colored water. Trampolines and children’s scooters mangled by the extreme heat. Residents of Lahaina were being allowed back home Friday for the first...
Jakarta is the world’s most polluted city. Blame the dry season and vehicles for the gray skies
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The dry season and and motorized vehicles are the main causes of the air pollution in Jakarta, Indonesian authorities said Friday, after a Swiss air quality technology company named the city as the most polluted in the world. Thick smoke and gray skies have appeared every morning...
Mississippi Supreme Court won’t remove Brett Favre from lawsuit over misspent welfare moneyVideo
JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Supreme Court says it will not remove former NFL quarterback Brett Favre as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money meant to help some of the poorest people in the United States. A panel of...
Florida education commissioner skips forum on criticized Black history standards
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Hundreds of lawmakers, teachers, school board members and parents crowded into a South Florida church Thursday evening for a forum on Florida’s new standards for teaching Black history, which have drawn harsh criticism for requiring teachers to instruct middle-school students that enslaved people “developed skills which,...
Biden asks Congress for $40B to support Ukraine, replenish U.S. disaster aid and bolster border
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday asked Congress to provide more than $13 billion in emergency defense aid to Ukraine and an additional $8 billion for humanitarian support through the end of the year, another massive infusion of cash as the Russian invasion wears on and Ukraine pushes a...
Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn arrested in 2021 after groping complaints at club, police records show
PHOENIX — Boris Epshteyn, a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump, was arrested in 2021 after he was accused of repeatedly groping two women in an Arizona nightclub, according to police records. Epshteyn pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct charges in Scottsdale city court after prosecutors dropped charges of attempted...
Eric Bieniemy brings vocal, winning approach as Commanders offensive coordinatorVideo
ASHBURN, Va. — Eric Bieniemy’s voice is one of the clearer ones on the practice field. On his first day of training camp since joining the Washington Commanders, it wasn’t hard to understand his message. “Let’s go!” Bieniemy shouted. “It’s work time.” Bieniemy is now at work in his new...
American Ally Ewing leads Women’s British Open after 1st round
WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, England — The United States is seeking its third female major champion of 2023 at the AIG Women’s British Open this week. Few would have predicted Ally Ewing leading the charge. Ewing made eagle from 5 feet at the par-5 16th to leapfrog a five-way tie for first place...
Jordan Spieth keeps clean card in mud to lead PGA playoff opener
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jordan Spieth kept a clean card and clean pants, even without having to roll them up to his calves on a rain-soaked course. He opened with a 7-under-par 63 on Thursday for a one-shot lead in the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Spieth chipped in for eagle and...
How to help or donate in response to the deadly wildfire in Maui
While rescue and emergency operations continued Thursday at the deadly wildfires that swept across the Hawaiian island of Maui, many people are already looking for ways to support the response and provide relief to those affected. The full extent of the damage and the recovery needs may not be known...
Maui fire deaths surge to 53 and likely to go higher, governor says; over 1,000 structures burned
LAHAINA, Hawaii — A search of the wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of obliterated neighborhoods and landmarks charred beyond recognition, as the death toll rose to at least 53 and survivors told harrowing tales of narrow escapes with only the clothes on...
6 Western nations demand Russia return 2 regions it took from neighboring Georgia 15 years ago
UNITED NATIONS — Six Western nations marked the 15th anniversary of Russia’s takeover of 20% of Georgia’s territory by demanding on Thursday that Moscow return the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions. A joint statement by the six members of the U.N. Security Council — the United States, United Kingdom, France,...
