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Eichel to make debut for Golden Knights on WednesdayVideo

LAS VEGAS — Jack Eichel will make his debut with the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, playing for the first time since being acquired from Buffalo and since he became the first NHL player to undergo artificial disk replacement surgery on his neck in November. “I’m sure there will be...
Former colleague: Ex-Angels employee saw Tyler Skaggs do drugs

FORT WORTH, Texas — A former Los Angeles Angels employee accused of providing the opioids that contributed to Tyler Skaggs’ overdose death told a colleague he watched the Angels pitcher do drugs the night before he was found dead in a suburban Dallas hotel room, according to testimony Monday. Eric...
West megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 yearsVideo

The American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live, a new study finds. A dramatic drying in 2021 — about as dry as 2002 and one of the driest...
Season of change: NASCAR’s Next Gen car arrives for 2022Video

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Larson balanced a car seat on a suitcase while the thick strap from another bag pulled tight around his neck. Both his kids were spinning on the metal stanchions outside LAX, and Larson couldn’t find the bus to the rental cars. “Just what a champion...
Popcorn toss key in trial of 2014 Florida theater shooting

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The role of a tossed bag of movie popcorn played a central part Monday as a trial opened for a retired Florida police captain who fatally shot a man in a theater eight years ago. The question isn’t whether Curtis Reeves shot and killed Chad Oulson...
Snowboarders say judging an issue at Olympic big air, too

BEIJING — Red Gerard, the happy-go-lucky American snowboarder who famously overslept the morning he won gold in Pyeongchang, never thought he’d be the one slamming the scoring at an Olympic competition. “I never cared about any of this, and all of a sudden, I find myself caring,” the 21-year-old said....
Mazars accounting firm: Trump financial statements aren’t reliable

NEW YORK — The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump’s image as a wealthy businessman, “should no longer be relied upon” after New York’s attorney general said they regularly misstated the value of assets....
Analysis: Built to win now, Rams deliver a Super Bowl titleVideo

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Built to win now, the Los Angeles Rams delivered a shiny, new trophy for Tinseltown. Pressure? What pressure? Matthew Stafford tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp with 1 minute, 25 seconds remaining and the Rams rallied to beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20, to win the...
Stocks close lower as Wall Street watches Ukraine tensions

Stocks on Wall Street shed early gains and closed broadly lower Monday as the United States moved to close its embassy in Ukraine amid heightened tensions over the thousands of Russian troops that have been amassing on the border. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% after having been down as much...
Police: Louisville mayoral candidate unharmed in shooting

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Democratic mayoral candidate in Kentucky’s largest city said he is “shaken but safe” after a man stormed his campaign headquarters Monday morning and fired a weapon point-blank at him. Craig Greenberg, who is running for mayor of Louisville, said he was at his campaign office with...
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger endorses overlapping election investigators

ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is for the first time endorsing a separate agency hiring election investigators, a plan that will overlap what the Republican says is his own underfunded investigation unit. Raffensperger made the announcement Monday as he also called on Georgia leaders to do more...
Judge tosses George Zimmerman’s lawsuit against Trayvon Martin’s parents

ORLANDO, Fla. — A judge in Florida has dismissed a defamation and conspiracy lawsuit former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman had filed against the parents of Trayvon Martin, the teen he fatally shot almost a decade ago in a case that drew international attention about race and gun violence. Judge...
Judge dismisses Palin libel lawsuit against New York Times

NEW YORK — A judge said Monday he’ll dismiss a libel lawsuit that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filed against The New York Times, claiming the newspaper damaged her reputation with an editorial falsely linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff made the ruling...
Ex-lawmaker Margo Davidson fined over campaign law violations

HARRISBURG — A former Democratic state lawmaker who pleaded guilty to theft and campaign finance violations in December was fined $150 on Monday by a county judge in Harrisburg. Margo Davidson, who had represented a Delaware County district in the state House before she resigned after being charged last year,...
Official: Justin Trudeau to use emergency powers across CanadaVideo

OTTAWA, Ontario — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has decided to invoke emergency powers across all of Canada to quell the protests by demonstrators who have paralyzed Ottawa and blocked border crossings in anger over the country’s covid-19 restrictions, a senior government official said Monday. The prime minister met virtually with...
Sliver of hope: Kremlin sees a diplomatic path on Ukraine

MOSCOW — The Kremlin signaled Monday it is ready to keep talking with the West about security grievances that led to the current Ukraine crisis, offering hope that Russia might not invade its beleaguered neighbor within days as the U.S. and European allies increasingly fear. Questions remain about Russian President...

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