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Canadiens fire Ducharme, hire Martin St. Louis as interim coach
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens fired coach Dominique Ducharme on Wednesday and made Hall of Famer Martin St. Louis the interim coach of the team with the NHL’s worst record. Ducharme was dismissed after Montreal began its season with a dismal 8-30-7 record for a league-worst 23 points. The 48-year-old’s...
Jewish student reprimanded for revealing Nazi salute in Alabama schoolVideo
MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. — A Jewish high school student said he couldn’t believe what was going on when a history teacher in a wealthy Alabama school system had classmates stand and give a stiff-armed Nazi salute during a lesson on the way symbols change. Once he shared a video and...
Feds say no taxpayer money for safer drug-smoking pipes
WASHINGTON — Following outrage on the political right, the Biden administration said Wednesday that a grant program to help prevent additional harm to people who use illicit drugs will not pay for safer pipes to smoke crack or meth. “No federal funding will be used directly or through subsequent reimbursement...
NFL says it will oversee investigation of Commanders’ Snyder
The NFL moved quickly Wednesday to take over an investigation into alleged sexual harassment by Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder, saying the league, not the team, will hire an investigator to lead the probe. The Commanders announced Wednesday morning that the team had hired an outside investigator to look into...
Capitol rioter draped in Confederate flag pleads guilty
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A Maryland man who was draped in a Confederate flag when he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to joining the attack as a mob disrupted Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s election as president. Matthew Ryan Miller, 23, sprayed a...
Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about the fears of war
BRUSSELS — High-stakes diplomacy and military maneuvering continued Wednesday as Britain launched its own diplomatic effort to help avert a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. No breakthrough in peace talks between Ukraine and Russia is in sight so far, and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions remain as opaque as ever....
Canadian provinces lift covid restrictions, protests remain
TORONTO — A rapidly growing list of Canadian provinces moved to lift their covid-19 restrictions as protesters decrying virus precautions kept up the pressure with truck blockades Wednesday in the capital and at key U.S. border crossings, including the economically vital bridge to Detroit. Alberta, Saskatchewan, Quebec and Prince Edward...
As even Dem states ease, Biden begins rethinking covid rules
WASHINGTON — With even Democratic states moving to roll back mask mandates, the White House said Wednesday it is beginning to prepare for a less-restrictive phase of the national covid response amid growing impatience to ease up and turn toward post-pandemic normalcy. White House covid-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said officials...
Capitol Police denies baseless claim its officers spy on GOP
WASHINGTON — A year after the Jan. 6 insurrection, U.S. Capitol Police officers are facing increasingly heated and baseless allegations from House Republicans that the department’s officers are operating as politically driven spies. The rhetoric is complicating the force’s effort to win back public confidence. The latest tumult occurred Tuesday,...
Ex-candidate sentenced to year in prison for death threats
DOVER, Del. — A former Delaware political candidate who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nominations for governor and U.S. Senate has been sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges of mailing threats to a lawyer who represented his wife in a divorce case. Michael Protack was...
Former ‘American Idol’ star charged in fatal DUI crash
PACOLET, S.C. — A country music singer who was a finalist on TV’s “American Idol” has been charged with driving under the influence resulting in death, South Carolina authorities said Wednesday. Caleb Andrew Kennedy, 17, drove his pickup truck onto a private driveway and struck a residential building in Spartanburg...
After a fall, Shaun White stomps his way into Olympic final
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Shaun White let up just the tiniest bit as he jerked his body around for a trick — his signature trick, and a trick he’s landed without a hitch hundreds of times before. The next thing he knew, he said, “I’m … thinking, ‘Wow, I only have...
1 juror dismissed from federal trial in George Floyd killing
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The judge overseeing the federal trial of three former officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights dismissed a juror Wednesday because his son is ill. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson replaced the juror in the trial of J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao...
Washington Commanders safety booked on manslaughter charge
LEESBURG, Va. — Washington Commanders safety Deshazor Everett turned himself in to a Virginia jail on an involuntary manslaughter charge after an investigation found he was speeding before his sports car slammed into trees and rolled over, killing his passenger. Everett, 29, was treated for serious injuries after the Dec....
Red Bull F1 clinches new $500M title sponsorship with Oracle
MILTON KEYNES, England — The Red Bull Formula One team has secured a new title sponsorship worth around $500 million with technology firm Oracle, placing it among the most lucrative commercial deals in sports. The five-year deal is a lift to the team ahead of the season beginning next month...
Stumped on where to watch the Oscar nominees? A guided tour
NEW YORK — Looking to watch top Oscar nominees before the 94th Academy Awards air on March 27? There are many ways to get that done, including a trip to a theater in some cases. Here’s a few other ways, though it’s worth looking around as many have myriad paths...
Christian revival at school prompts student walkout in W.Va.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Between calculus and European history classes at a West Virginia public high school, 16-year-old Cameron Mays and his classmates were told by their teacher to go to an evangelical Christian revival assembly. When students arrived at the event in the school’s auditorium, they were instructed to close...
Sweden ends covid testing as pandemic restrictions lifted
STOCKHOLM — Sweden has halted wide-scale testing for covid-19 even among people showing symptoms of an infection, putting an end to the mobile city-square tent sites, drive-in swab centers and home-delivered tests that became ubiquitous during the pandemic and provided essential data for tracking its spread. The move puts the...
Denmark’s queen and Spain’s king test positive for coronavirus
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The queen of Denmark and the king of Spain both tested positive for the coronavirus despite being vaccinated, their respective royal houses announced Wednesday. Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, 82, has mild covid-19 symptoms and has isolated herself in the Copenhagen palace where she lives, the palace said. Margrethe...
Can you get long covid after an infection with omicron?
Can you get long covid after an infection with omicron? It’s too early to know for sure, but many doctors believe it’s possible to have long-term effects from the omicron variant of the virus. Long covid is usually diagnosed many weeks after a bout with covid-19. Any long-lasting effects typically...
JD Notae, Arkansas upset No. 1 Auburn in overtimeVideo
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — JD Notae scored 28 points, and unranked Arkansas used clutch foul shooting in overtime to knock off No. 1 Auburn, 80-76, on Tuesday night. The Razorbacks (19-5, 8-3 SEC) hit 11 of 14 free throws in the final 1 minute, 52 seconds of the extra period in...
Taz Sherman returns to help West Virginia down Iowa State, end 7-game skidVideo
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Taz Sherman had 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists in his return from a one-game absence, and West Virginia beat Iowa State, 79-63, on Tuesday night. The Mountaineers never trailed and led by double figures most of the second half. Izaiah Brockington made consecutive layups...
Olympic struggles continue for skier Mikaela ShiffrinVideo
BEIJING — Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin’s second race at the Beijing Games was over even more quickly than her first. The 26-year-old American skidded out of control about five seconds into the opening run of the slalom Wednesday and was out of the event, just like that. That was...
U.S. speedskater Casey Dawson hits Olympic ice after round-the-world dashVideo
BEIJING — Casey Dawson’s around-the-world dash to the Beijing Olympics got him to the starting line in time for the 1,500 meters. Delayed for days in the United States by covid-19, the speedskater’s journey of 20-plus hours began in his hometown of Park City, Utah. He flew across the U.S....
Sacking QBs has always been passion for Bengals’ Trey HendricksonVideo
Trey Hendrickson was once a touchdown-catching tight end in high school, a big-bodied target who was tough to take down. Demolishing quarterbacks, though, just always felt better than spiking footballs. You see, pass rushing is a passion for the Cincinnati Bengals defensive end. And opposing offenses are the unfortunate recipients...
