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Talking back: Browns’ John Johnson leads with words, actions
BEREA, Ohio — Finding Cleveland Browns safety John Johnson III on the field is easy. Just listen. “I like talking,” Johnson said with a big smile following practice this week. “I don’t even wear a mouthpiece because I like talking so much.” One of the many new faces on Cleveland’s...
Giants coach says Saquon Barkley must have contact to play in openerVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Star running back Saquon Barkley needs to be in some live contact drills if is to play in the New York Giants’ season opener in less than three weeks, coach Joe Judge said. Barkley, who had a major knee injury early last season, has not practiced at...
Broncos name Teddy Bridgewater their starting quarterback
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos are going with the steady over the spectacular. Coach Vic Fangio informed the team Wednesday morning that Teddy Bridgewater edged incumbent Drew Lock to win the starting quarterback job. “It was really, really close,” Fangio said, adding there never really was a clear-cut winner....
Tony Finau a popular winner and now seeking FedEx Cup prizeVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The tournament was on the line, and Tony Finau faced a key putt on the final hole. He missed and threw a fit, stomping his feet around the hole and, as he recalls, acting like a child. He was a freshman in high school. It turned...
Modest gains produce more record highs for S&P 500, Nasdaq
Stocks on Wall Street closed with modest gains Wednesday, driving the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to all-time highs for the second day in a row. Financial and energy companies led the way higher among stocks in the S&P 500. The benchmark index rose 0.2%, marking its fifth straight gain. A...
Lawyers allied with Trump penalized over Michigan lawsuit
DETROIT — Nine lawyers allied with former President Donald Trump face financial penalties and other sanctions after a judge Wednesday said they had abused the court system with a lawsuit that challenged Michigan’s election results that certified Joe Biden as the winner. U.S. District Judge Linda Parker said the lawsuit...
ESPN removes Rachel Nichols from its NBA programming
LOS ANGELES — ESPN is cancelling Rachel Nichols’ show, “The Jump,” and pulling her off NBA programming. David Roberts, who was named last week to oversee the network’s NBA coverage, said in a statement that “we mutually agreed that this approach regarding our NBA coverage was best for all concerned.”...
Despite health warnings, anti-parasite drug used on Arkansas jail’s inmates for covid
LITTLE ROCK — Inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail have been prescribed ivermectin to combat covid-19, despite warnings from federal health officials that the antiparasitic drug should not be used to treat the coronavirus. Washington County’s sheriff confirmed Tuesday night that the jail’s health provider had been prescribing the drug....
Man gets 6 years in prison in Michigan governor kidnap plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A man upset over state-ordered coronavirus restrictions was sentenced to just over six years in prison Wednesday for planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a significant break that reflected his quick decision to cooperate and help agents build cases against others. Ty Garbin admitted his...
Experts on WHO team say search for covid origins has stalled
LONDON — The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to find out where the coronavirus came from said Wednesday the search has stalled and warned that the window of opportunity for solving the mystery is “closing fast.” Meanwhile, a U.S. intelligence review ordered up by President...
Prosecutor: South Dakota attorney general to take plea deal in fatal crash
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will avoid a trial and take a plea deal on misdemeanor traffic charges in a crash last year in which he hit and killed a man who was walking along a rural highway, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Beadle County State’s Attorney...
Rams get RB Sony Michel from Patriots for 2022 draft picks
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Los Angeles Rams are getting some much-needed help in the backfield from a running back who starred against them in the Super Bowl. The Rams acquired Sony Michel from the New England Patriots on Wednesday for a conditional selection of later-round picks in next season’s draft....
U.S. says 1,500 Americans may still await Kabul evacuation
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that as many as 1,500 Americans may be awaiting evacuation from Afghanistan, a figure that suggests the U.S. may accomplish its highest priority for the Kabul airlift — rescuing U.S. citizens — ahead of President Joe Biden’s Tuesday deadline. Untold thousands...
Delta will charge unvaccinated employees $200 per monthVideo
Delta Air Lines will charge employees on the company health plan $200 a month if they fail to get vaccinated against covid-19, a policy the airline’s top executive says is necessary because the average hospital stay for the virus costs the airline $40,000. CEO Ed Bastian said that all employees...
OnlyFans reverses explicit content ban after outcry
OnlyFans says it has suspended a plan to ban sexually explicit content following an outcry from its creators and advocates for sex workers. The subscription site said in a prepared statement Wednesday that the planned ban was “no longer required due to banking partners’ assurances that OnlyFans can support all...
Broncos name Teddy Bridgewater their starting quarterback
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos are going with the steady over the spectacular. Coach Vic Fangio informed the team Wednesday morning that Teddy Bridgewater has edged incumbent Drew Lock to win the starting quarterback job. For much of training camp, the QB clash was a drudging one in which...
Surprise, surprise: Jaguars make Trevor Lawrence starting QB
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Urban Meyer assumed Trevor Lawrence would be his starting quarterback long before he even took the Jacksonville job. But Meyer insisted Lawrence earn the spot, whether his goal was to send a message to his young team or set a tone for his NFL tenure. So Meyer...
House panel probing 1/6 riot seeks host of Trump-era records
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is demanding a trove of records from federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies, showing the sweep of the lawmakers’ review of the deadly attack by a mob of Donald Trump supporters. The request Wednesday seeks information about...
Charleston church shooter’s death sentence upheld
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the conviction and sentence of a man on federal death row for the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond affirmed Dylann...
Johnson & Johnson reports its booster shot increases antibodies ninefold
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson says a booster shot of its covid-19 vaccine appears to produce “a rapid and robust” increase in antibodies needed to fight the coronavirus. The drugmaker says researchers saw a ninefold increase in antibodies than levels seen about a month after the first dose...
Masks ordered for most Florida students, defying Gov. DeSantis
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Just over half of Florida’s 2.8 million public school students now face mandates to wear masks in classrooms as a courtroom battle continues over efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis to leave such decisions up to parents. A majority of school board members in Orange County told...
New N.Y. governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized covid tally
ALBANY, N.Y. — Delivering another blow to what’s left of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s legacy, New York’s new governor acknowledged on her first day in office that the state has had nearly 12,000 more deaths from covid-19 than Cuomo told the public. “The public deserves a clear, honest picture of...
Serena Williams pulls out of U.S. Open, citing torn hamstring
Serena Williams added herself to the list of big-name withdrawals from the U.S. Open on Wednesday, pulling out of the year’s last Grand Slam tournament because of a torn hamstring. Williams hasn’t competed since injuring her right leg in the first set of her first-round match at Wimbledon in late...
Rolling Stones bandmates salute late drummer Charlie Watts
LONDON — Members of the Rolling Stones have saluted their unshakeable drummer Charlie Watts, who died Tuesday at the age of 80. Mick Jagger, the legendary rock band’s frontman, posted a photo on Twitter of a smiling Watts seated behind a drum. pic.twitter.com/MrPpJI0Hxd— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) August 24, 2021 Lead...
‘Ultimate drummer’: Stars react to Charlie Watts’ deathVideo
The death of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts drew swift reaction, including from rock ‘n’ roll royalty including Elton John and Paul McCartney. The word “great” was among the superlatives used to describe Watts, who was a mainstay of the Stones. Here are responses to the 80-year-old Watts’ death Tuesday...
