Associated Press stories, Page 1253

PRINCETON, W.Va. — A Virginia man has been sentenced to a term of five to 25 years in prison on charges stemming from a fatal crash in West Virginia involving a newlywed couple. Ricky Lynn Olivo Jr., 41, of Woodstock appeared Monday in Mercer County for sentencing in the 2020...

Virginia Tech reached into its archives to find its next coach, hiring Penn State defensive coordinator Brent Pry, a disciple of longtime Hokies assistant Bud Foster. Pry was a graduate assistant working with the defensive line under Foster, the hugely successful coordinator, as the Hokies rose to national prominence. Pry...

BERLIN — A former member of the Islamic State group was convicted by a German court on Tuesday of genocide and committing a war crime over the death of a 5-year-old Yazidi girl he had purchased as a slave and then chained up in the hot sun to die. The...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA called off a spacewalk Tuesday because of menacing space junk that could puncture an astronaut’s suit or damage the International Space Station. Two U.S. astronauts were set to replace a bad antenna outside of the space station. But late Monday night, Mission Control learned that...

ATHENS, Greece — Residents in Greece over age 60 will be fined 100 euros (more than $110) a month if they fail to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, under the first general covid-19 mandate announced by the country’s government. The measure was announced in response to a surge in cases...

LOS ANGELES — Authorities searched the home of rocker Marilyn Manson on Monday after allegations of physical and sexual abuse by several women. Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Eva Jimenez said a search warrant was served on the home of Manson, whose legal name is Brian Hugh Warner. She would...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday rejected a request by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt that his state’s National Guard be exempt from a Pentagon requirement that all military members be vaccinated against covid-19. Stitt, a Republican, had asked Austin in early November to suspend the mandate for members...

LSU is hiring Brian Kelly away from Notre Dame, a stunning move by one of the most accomplished coaches in college football jumping from the sport’s most storied program to an SEC powerhouse. A person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Monday night that Kelly was leaving...

NASSAU, Bahamas — Tiger Woods said he expects to play golf again, just not very often, and he doesn’t see himself reaching the top of the sport again because “I don’t think that’s a realistic expectation of me.” He says he can see himself picking certain tournaments to play but...

The Texas Rangers reached an agreement on a $325 million, 10-year deal with shortstop Corey Seager, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal was pending a physical and wasn’t finalized. Seager was the World...

BOSTON — The NHL on Monday suspended Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand for three games for slew-footing Canucks defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson during a 3-2 victory a day earlier. It is the seventh suspension of Marchand’s career. He will lose about $92,000 in pay. Late in the first period of Sunday...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The injury bug bit Christian McCaffrey yet again. The Carolina Panthers’ often-injured running back will miss the remainder of the season with an ankle injury, the team announced Monday. McCaffrey had an MRI that revealed the injury was severe enough to put him on injured reserve. Because...

CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns right tackle Jack Conklin will undergo surgery after suffering a season-ending right knee injury Sunday night at Baltimore, a crushing blow to an offense struggling to score. Conklin ruptured his patellar tendon while pass blocking in the first quarter against the Ravens, who held the Browns...

Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy checked into the team hotel the day after the Thanksgiving game as a precaution with covid-19 infections spreading on his staff. McCarthy ended up testing positive anyway and isn’t the only one in his family dealing with the virus. The second-year Dallas coach is out...

WASHINGTON — Days after firebrand conservative Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado was harshly criticized for making anti-Muslim comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat whom she likened to a bomb-carrying terrorist, the two spoke by phone Monday. By both lawmakers’ accounts, it did not go well. The conversation, which...

NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were “partners in crime” in the sexual abuse of teenage girls, a prosecutor said Monday, while Maxwell’s lawyers said she was being made a scapegoat for a man’s bad behavior as the British socialite’s sex trafficking trial got underway in New York....

NEW YORK — Transcripts released Monday shed new light on CNN anchor Chris Cuomo’s behind-the-scenes role advising his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in the face of sexual harassment allegations that forced him from office. Chris Cuomo told investigators he spoke regularly with his brother, exchanged text messages...

PHILADELPHIA — Prosecutors asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the ruling that overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction, arguing in a petition Monday that a dangerous precedent could be set if press releases are treated as immunity agreements. Cosby’s lawyers have long argued that he relied on a promise...

GENEVA — The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is “very high” based on the early evidence, saying the mutated coronavirus could lead to surges with “severe consequences.” The assessment from the U.N. health agency, contained in a technical paper issued to member...

NEW YORK — Max Scherzer has shattered baseball’s record for highest average salary, agreeing Monday to a $130 million, three-year contract with the New York Mets, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement is subject to a...

Maryland dropped six spots to No. 8 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll Monday after losing two games in a week that saw eight of the top 10 teams change places behind unanimous No. 1 South Carolina. UConn reclaimed the No. 2 spot — up one spot and shared...

Mike Krzyzewski’s final team at Duke has reached a familiar milestone: No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The Blue Devils jumped four spots to the top of Monday’s poll following a win against Gonzaga that knocked the Bulldogs from the top spot. That adds...

NEW YORK — Wall Street steadied itself Monday after last week’s stock market slide caused by the newest coronavirus variant, with investors now waiting for more clues about just how much damage it may do to the economy. The S&P 500 rose 1.3% to recover more than half of its...