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Federal tax probe into Biden’s son, Hunter, moves forward
WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury has heard testimony in recent months about Hunter Biden’s income and payments he received while serving on the board of a Ukraine energy company, according to two people familiar with the probe. It remains unclear whether he might be charged. But the grand jury...
Coach K on an NCAA revamp: ‘Time to look at the whole thing’Video
NEW ORLEANS — The sport Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is leaving is run by an organization he doesn’t much recognize anymore. Or like at all. The 75-year-old coach, whose career ends after Duke is done at the Final Four, used the opportunity of what could be his last big news...
Martin Truex Jr. not ready to consider NASCAR futureVideo
Martin Truex Jr. left Richmond Raceway a winner in his last visit to the Virginia short track, a playoff victory last September that helped him get into NASCAR’s championship round and showed the veteran has plenty left in his tank. He returns to Richmond six months later with his NASCAR...
‘Tea Olive’ hole can be smelly start to MastersVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Alister MacKenzie offered some advice for his design of what has served as the opening hole at Augusta National since the second playing of the Masters. No telling what he might have said to Charl Schwartzel. The par-4 first, known as “Tea Olive” for the fragrant shrubs...
U.S. to require greater fuel efficiency for new vehicles
DETROIT — New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, under new federal rules unveiled Friday that undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Trump. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its...
Rivals Duke, North Carolina in titanic clash at Final FourVideo
NEW ORLEANS — The name “Tobacco Road” misses the point. The most important industry in the 11-mile stretch of real estate between North Carolina’s two cathedrals of hoops, the Smith Center in Chapel Hill and Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, is basketball. For decades, a win or loss in any...
Mets ace Jacob deGrom has stress reaction in shoulder, no timetable for returnVideo
JUPITER, Fla. — New York Mets ace Jacob DeGrom will miss major time because of inflammation in his shoulder area, a huge blow to a team that heavily invested in making a deep run this season. The two-time Cy Young Award winner won’t throw for up to four weeks and...
Dodgers acquire Craig Kimbrel, send AJ Pollock to White SoxVideo
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired eight-time All-Star reliever Craig Kimbrel from the Chicago White Sox on Friday in exchange for outfielder AJ Pollock. Kimbrel was 4-5 with 24 saves in a combined 63 games with the Chicago Cubs and White Sox last season. The Cubs shipped him...
Politically charged U.S.-Iran in first Middle East World CupVideo
DOHA, Qatar — A World Cup buildup laced in controversy and geopolitical undertones has conjured up the most politically charged of matchups on the field in Qatar. Just like at the FIFA showpiece in 1998, the United States will play Iran with diplomatic relations yet to be restored between the...
Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd wins AP men’s coach of the yearVideo
Tommy Lloyd spent 22 years as Mark Few’s right-hand man, turning Gonzaga into a national powerhouse. He needed just one season to return Arizona to prominence. Lloyd was named the Associated Press men’s college basketball coach of the year Friday after leading the Wildcats to the Sweet 16 in his...
TCU gives Jamie Dixon extension after 1st NCAA Tournament win in 35 yearsVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU announced a contract extension for coach Jamie Dixon through the 2027-28 season Friday after he led his alma mater to its first NCAA Tournament victory in 35 years. Dixon was a player in 1987 the last time the Horned Frogs won a tournament game before...
Census records from 1950 could solve some family mysteries
Elaine Powell set her alarm and jumped on her computer just after midnight so she could find the first time she appeared in the U.S. population count — information she had to wait more than seven decades to see. Powell, who was born in 1946, found her name recorded at...
House votes to decriminalize marijuana, but Senate fate dim
WASHINGTON — Marijuana would be decriminalized at the federal level under legislation the House approved Friday as Democrats made the case for allowing states to set their own policies on pot. The bill is unlikely to become law since it is expected to die in the Senate. That would mirror...
House panel’s possible options for alleging Trump 1/6 crimes
WASHINGTON — The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump last year of inciting the Capitol insurrection. But neither Trump nor any of his top advisers have faced charges over the attack in a court of law, and it’s uncertain if they ever will. But increasingly, lawmakers on the House committee...
Lamb revives gun incident to attack Fetterman in Senate race
Conor Lamb is accusing rival John Fetterman in Pennsylvania’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary of skipping candidate forums to avoid talking about a 2013 incident when shotgun in hand, he confronted a Black man because he suspected the man was involved in gunfire nearby. The accusation marks a sharp escalation in...
MLB umpires to announce replay decisons for 1st time
NEW YORK — In addition to “Play ball!” and “Yer Out!”, big league umpires will be heard saying “Overturned!” and “Upheld!” for the first time this season. Major League Baseball said Friday that umpires will conduct in-park announcements during the replay reviews this season. The decision was delayed two seasons...
Minor league housing plan freezing out players with families
Minor leaguers with wives and children are finding out days before the start of their seasons that some teams are not taking their families into account as part of a new policy guaranteeing housing for players. The Associated Press spoke with two married players who were only informed at the...
Amazon workers in NYC vote to unionize, a first for company
NEW YORK — Amazon workers in Staten Island, N.Y., voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history and handing an unexpected win to a nascent group that fueled the union drive. Votes were still being tabulated but union supporters secured a...
Talks resume as Ukraine denies hitting depot on Russian soil
KYIV, Ukraine — Talks to stop the fighting in Ukraine resumed Friday, as another attempt to rescue civilians from the shattered and encircled city of Mariupol broke down and Russia accused the Ukrainians of a cross-border helicopter attack on an oil depot. The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov,...
Pope makes historic apology to Indigenous Peoples for Canada abuses
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Friday made a historic apology to Indigenous Peoples for the “deplorable” abuses they suffered in Canada’s Catholic-run residential schools and said he hoped to visit Canada in late July to deliver the apology in person to survivors of the church’s misguided missionary zeal. Francis...
Mine accident in central Serbia kills 8, injures 18
CITLUK, Serbia — An accident Friday in a mine in central Serbia killed eight people and wounded 18 others, authorities said. It happened when part of the mine pit collapsed, releasing the methane gas inside and trapping the miners, state RTS television and local media reported. The accident in the...
Xavier rallies past Texas A&M to win NIT as tournament leaves Madison Square Garden
NEW YORK — If this was the last NIT championship game at Madison Square Garden, it certainly was a thriller. Especially for Xavier. Jack Nunge made the go-ahead basket with 3.1 seconds left and the Musketeers won their first NIT crown in 64 years Thursday night, rallying for a 73-72...
Xavier rallies past Texas A&M for 1st NIT title since 1958Video
NEW YORK — If this was the last NIT championship game at Madison Square Garden, it certainly was a thriller. Especially for Xavier. Jack Nunge made the go-ahead basket with 3.1 seconds left and the Musketeers won their first NIT crown in 64 years Thursday night, rallying for a 73-72...
Arizona will require voters to prove citizenship, residency
PHOENIX — Arizona’s Republican governor signed a bill requiring voters to prove their citizenship to vote in a presidential election, drawing fierce opposition from voting rights advocates who say it risks affecting some 200,000 people. The bill also requires anyone newly registering to vote to provide proof of their address....
Knox uses 4-birdie run for a 1-stroke lead at Texas OpenVideo
SAN ANTONIO — Russell Knox recorded four straight birdies on the back nine and fired a 7-under-par 65 on Thursday for a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Valero Texas Open. Knox closed his round with a 7-foot putt to save par at the par-5 18th at TPC...
