Associated Press stories, Page 1294
Buffalo suspect: Lonely, isolated — and a sign of trouble
CONKLIN, N.Y. — In the waning days of Payton Gendron’s covid-19-altered senior year at Susquehanna Valley High School, he logged on to a virtual learning program in economics class that asked: “What do you plan to do when you retire?” “Murder-suicide,” Gendron typed. Despite his protests that it was all...
Prosecutors: NYC investment adviser blamed in $5B fraud
NEW YORK — Bus drivers, subway conductors and religious and charitable organizations nationwide were among victims when fraud speeded the downfall of private investment funds once worth $11 billion, causing a loss of $5 billion for investors, authorities said Tuesday. Additional details were expected to be released at a news...
Yellen warns Europeans about working with China, urges unity
BRUSSELS — Even as Western allies grapple with how to counter Russia’s assault on Ukraine, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Tuesday that they also must take a wary and united approach to checking China and its business practices. “We have a common interest in incentivizing China to refrain from...
FDA clears covid booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a covid-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections once again creep upward. Everyone 12 and older already was supposed to get one booster dose for the best protection against the newest coronavirus variants...
North Korea’s Kim faces ‘huge dilemma’ on aid as virus surges
SEOUL, South Korea — During more than a decade as North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un has made “self-reliance” his governing lynchpin, shunning international help and striving instead for domestic strategies to fix his battered economy. But as an illness suspected to be covid-19 sickens hundreds of thousands of his...
Fall of Mariupol appears at hand; fighters leave steel plant
KYIV, Ukraine — Mariupol appeared on the verge of falling to the Russians on Tuesday as Ukraine moved to abandon the steel plant where hundreds of its fighters had held out for months under relentless bombardment in the last bastion of resistance in the devastated city. The capture of Mariupol...
Livestreamed carnage: Tech’s hard lessons from mass killings
These days, mass shooters like the one now held in the Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket attack don’t stop with planning out their brutal attacks. They also create marketing plans while arranging to livestream their massacres on social platforms in hopes of fomenting more violence. Sites like Twitter, Facebook and now the...
‘Like every other day’: 10 lives lost on a trip to the store
BUFFALO, N.Y. — They were caregivers and protectors and helpers, running an errand or doing a favor or finishing out a shift, when their paths crossed with a young man driven by racism and hatred and baseless conspiracy theories. In a flash, the ordinariness of their day was broken at...
Students protest, discontent grows over China’s covid policy
BEIJING — Administrators at an elite Beijing university have backed down from plans to further tighten pandemic restrictions on students as part of China’s “zero-covid” strategy after a weekend protest at the school, according to students Tuesday. Graduate students at Peking University staged the rare, but peaceful protest Sunday over...
Shooting along Indiana highway where SUV was stopped kills 2
PALMYRA, Ind. — Two men were fatally shot after a police officer and two good Samaritans stopped along a southern Indiana highway to help a driver who was stopped in the roadway, police said. The shooting happened Monday night after an officer with the Palmyra Police Department stopped to assist...
Clashes break out in Tripoli, drive rival Libyan PM away
CAIRO — An attempt by one of Libya’s rival prime ministers to seat his government in the capital of Tripoli triggered clashes Tuesday between competing militias, forcing the newly appointed premier to leave the city. The development underscored the fragility of the situation in the war-wracked country while the two...
Pennsylvanians to cast 1st ballots under redistricted maps
The first electoral aftershocks from legislative redistricting earlier this year will be felt Tuesday, when Pennsylvania voters pick primary candidates for Congress, 203 state House seats and 25 Senate districts. Many voters will not notice a thing — they will be at a familiar polling place and cast votes for...
Queen makes surprise appearance to mark new subway line
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II made a surprise visit Tuesday to a train station in central London to see a newly completed subway line named in her honor. The 96-year-old monarch, who has reduced most of her public engagements, appeared Tuesday at Paddington Station to see the east-west Elizabeth Line,...
Arizona state senator slammed for Buffalo shooting comments
PHOENIX — The Arizona Senate on Monday opened an ethics investigation into a firebrand Republican member who tweeted inflammatory comments about last weekend’s racist attack at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket that left 10 people dead. The referral of Sen. Wendy Rogers of Flagstaff to the Ethics Committee was in lieu...
White House moves to loosen remittance, flight rules on Cuba
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Monday that it will expand flights to Cuba, take steps to loosen restrictions on U.S. travelers to the island, and lift Trump-era restrictions on remittances that immigrants can send to people on the island. The State Department said in a statement that it will...
Expect more traditional playoff hockey in NHL’s 2nd round
With full arenas around North America buzzing for the NHL playoffs for the first time in three years, the first round overflowed with energy that sometimes amounted to blowouts and full penalty boxes. By the time almost every series reached Game 6 — and five got to Game 7 —...
PGA Championship shaping up as different event from previous 4 in TulsaVideo
TULSA, Okla. — Inside the clubhouse at Southern Hills is a sign that proudly signals its heritage with the phrase, “First to Five.” No other course has hosted the PGA Championship as many times. This PGA Championship already feels so different from the previous four. Think back to a year...
With echoes of Trump, GOP splinters over $40B aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Signs of Republican resistance are mounting over a $40 billion aid package to Ukraine, a reemergence of the Trump-led isolationist wing of the GOP that’s coming at a crucial moment as the war against the Russian invasion deepens. The Senate voted late Monday to advance the Ukraine aid...
Guardians acquire RHP Yohan Ramirez in trade from MarinersVideo
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians acquired right-hander Yohan Ramirez on Monday from the Seattle Mariners for cash or a player to be named. The 27-year-old Ramirez, who made seven appearances for the Mariners this season, immediately was optioned to Triple-A Columbus. Ramirez went 1-0 with a 7.56 ERA before he...
Epicenter is 6-5 favorite for Preakness without Rich Strike
BALTIMORE — Kentucky Derby runner-up Epicenter was set Monday as the 6-5 morning line favorite for the Preakness Stakes, which will be run without Rich Strike. The surprise Derby winner at 80-1 is not in the field of nine for Saturday’s $1.65 million race. Rich Strike’s owner felt the two-week...
7 people shot in separate incidents in North Carolina city
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Police in a North Carolina city are investigating a series of shootings in which seven people were wounded and none of the cases are random, authorities said. Winston-Salem police said in a news release that officers responded on Sunday evening to multiple reports of gunfire at a...
Golden Knights fire Peter DeBoer after missing playoffs
LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights fired coach Peter DeBoer on Monday in the aftermath of missing the playoffs for the first time in their five-year franchise history. General manager Kelly McCrimmon made the announcement and thanked DeBoer for his work with the organization. “Since joining the organization, Pete...
Abbott says agreement reached to reopen baby formula plant
WASHINGTON — Baby formula maker Abbott said Monday it has reached an agreement with U.S. health regulators to restart production at its largest domestic factory, though it will be well over a month before any new products ship from the site to help alleviate the national shortage facing parents. Abbott...
Islanders promote longtime Barry Trotz assistant Lane Lambert
When the New York Islanders fired coach Barry Trotz, general manager Lou Lamoriello believed the team needed a new voice. That new voice is coming from inside the same coaches’ room. The Islanders on Monday named Lane Lambert as Trotz’s replacement, giving his longtime assistant his first head coaching job...
AP source: Browns’ Deshaun Watson to meet with NFL officials
CLEVELAND — NFL officials will meet this week with Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson as the league continues to investigate whether he violated its personal-conduct policy, a person familiar with the plans told the Associated Press on Monday. Watson, who is facing 22 civil lawsuits from massage therapists accusing him...
