MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Davis won’t play for the Los Angeles Lakers in Minnesota due to low back tightness. Los Angeles coach Darvin Ham said Davis felt the tightness when he woke up Friday morning and the team decided to take the cautious approach. Ham hoped having Davis sit out Friday would lead to him
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN Vince Dooley, who coached the Georgia Bulldogs to the 1980 national championship and won the most football games in school history, has died at the age of 90, the university announced Friday. Dooley died peacefully at his house surrounded by his family Friday afternoon, the school said. Dooley coached at Georgia
Continue ReadingBy MARK PRATT and BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Virginia (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard, a crew of scientists and others launched an air and sea mission to rescue 13 people, including a child, from a fishing vessel just moments before it sank in darkness early Friday in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BIESECKER and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s California home and severely beating her husband with a hammer appears to have made racist and often rambling posts online, including some that questioned the results of the 2020 election, defended former President Donald Trump and echoed
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Players’ union head Tony Clark says years of inattention by Major League Baseball has contributed to the World Series being played without any U.S.-born Black players for the first time since 1950. Clark says the lack of Black players “is disappointing and disheartening.” Houston’s Dusty Baker
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El telescopio espacial James Webb echó un vistazo al lado oscuro de los habitualmente etéreos Pilares de la Creación, situados a 6.500 años luz en la nebulosa del Águila. La semana pasada, el observatorio espacial mostró una brillante vista en el infrarrojo cercano de las icónicas torres, que están hechas de
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials in the Trump administration compiled extensive intelligence dossiers on people who were arrested, even for minor offenses, during Black Lives Matter protests in Oregon. Initial drafts of the dossiers even included friends of the subjects as well as their interests,
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Longtime Georgia football coach Vince Dooley has died at the age of 90. The school says Dooley died peacefully at his Athens home in the presence of his wife and their four children. Dooley guided Georgia through a quarter-century of success that included a national championship
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — British officials say they have seized more than 880 pounds (400 kilograms) of cocaine from a boat in Caribbean waters. The Royal Navy said Friday that three people were detained following a “tense chase” near the Dominican Republic. It adds that the drug is worth an estimated 24 million
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Gov. Chris Sununu, R-N.H. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Reps. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y.; Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly. ___ CNN’s “State of the Union” — Scott; Cheri Beasley, Democratic
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for Harvey Weinstein on Friday repeatedly challenged a woman over why she didn’t raise more objections or leave the hotel room in Puerto Rico where she said he sexually assaulted her during a 2003 film shoot. Attorney Mark Werksman asked the woman, known
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has extended the state of emergency over the water crisis in the capital city of Jackson. Reeves said the state of emergency he declared on Aug. 30 would remain in place until Nov. 22. Jackson’s water crisis left most homes
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s something that goes along with being a member of Congress, no matter your party or your status: constant threats to your life, and the unshakeable feeling that they’re only getting worse. In the almost two years since the Capitol insurrection, in which supporters of former
Continue ReadingSOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Ben Crane has matched his career-low round on the PGA Tour with a 62 in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. He has a one-shot lead going into the weekend. If you haven’t heard Crane’s name in a while, there’s a reason. With limited status, he has played only 18 times the last
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Xavier Johnson faced the stark reality his basketball days could be over when an April police chase ended in his arrest in a Bloomington parking lot. Indiana Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson gave him a second chance. And a new start. Just months after accepting a
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN General Motors is pausing its advertising on Twitter now that the social media platform is owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the company said in a statement Friday. The nation’s largest automaker said that it is making the change while it evaluates “Twitter’s new direction.” It said it
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The struggling Vancouver Canucks acquired defenseman Ethan Bear and forward Lane Pederson from the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday for a fifth-round draft pick. The 25-year-old Bear had five goals and nine assists in 58 games for the Hurricanes last season, but has yet to appear in an NHL game this
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dominion Energy has agreed to implement several consumer protections in connection with its massive offshore wind project under a proposed agreement with the office of the Virginia attorney general and other parties. The outline of the terms was released Friday. The proposed agreement is still subject
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — That was the real Chas McCormick playing center field for the Houston Astros in the World Series. Game 1 was Friday night against his hometown Philadelphia Phillies. At least once when growing up, he and identical twin brother Jason switched classes in school without the teachers
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As ghosts, ghouls and goblins young and old head out for trick-or-treating, haunted houses and spooky gatherings in the coming days, Oregon Health Authority is offering tips for staying safe from injuries and illnesses while celebrating Halloween.
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