OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska funeral home discovered that a 74-year-old hospice patient who was declared dead by her nursing home two hours earlier was actually still alive, so workers started CPR and she was rushed to a hospital, where she died hours later. Two Similar Incidents Been Reported in...
NASCAR Grants Larson a Playoff Waiver After Missing Coca-Cola 600 for Indy 500
CHARLOTTE — NASCAR on Tuesday granted Kyle Larson the waiver he needs to remain eligible to compete in this year's playoffs despite missing the Coca-Cola 600 because he instead ran the Indianapolis 500. The decision came after nearly nine days of internal NASCAR debate over whether Larson should be punished...
Garland Slams Attacks on the Justice Department, Telling Lawmakers: ‘I Will Not Be Intimidated’
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland forcefully rebuked what he described as unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department Tuesday, telling Republicans who have sought to hold him in contempt that he will “not be intimidated.” During a hearing before the the House Judiciary Committee, Garland condemned the “conspiracy theory” pushed...
49ers Agree to a Deal With Free Agent Tight End Logan Thomas
SANTA CLARA — San Francisco has agreed to a contract with free agent tight end Logan Thomas, giving the 49ers a proven backup to All-Pro George Kittle. A person familiar with the deal says the two sides came to agreement on the deal Monday. The person spoke on condition of...
Biden Prepares an Order That Would Shut Down Asylum if a Daily Average of 2,500 Migrants Arrive
WASHINGTON — The White House is telling lawmakers that President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on an executive order that would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the average number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry, with the border reopening only once...
Pinch-Hitter Smacks 2-Run Homer in 9th to Lift Diamondbacks Over Giants
PHOENIX — Pinch-hitter Pavin Smith connected for a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks over the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Monday night. Jake McCarthy got the winning rally started with a looping, one-out double down the left-field line. Smith — hitting...
Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Arrested Inside Israeli Consulate Building in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police on Monday arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators for trespassing after they occupied the lobby of a San Francisco building that houses the Israeli Consulate. Police zip-tied the hands of protesters, put them in police vans, and drove them away. Officers arrested 69 people who refused...
Hunter Biden’s Attorney Says He’ll Call President’s Brother as a Witness in Federal Gun Trial
WILMINGTON, Del. — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday painted President Joe Biden’s son Hunter as a clear drug addict whose dark habits ensnared loved ones and who knew what he was doing when he lied on federal forms to purchase a gun in 2018 when he said he wasn't in the...
MLB Bans Tucupita Marcano for Life for Betting on Baseball, Four Others Get 1-Year Suspensions
New York — Major League Baseball permanently banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano on Tuesday for betting on baseball and suspended four other players for one year after finding the players placed unrelated bets with a legal sportsbook. Marcano appears to be the first active major leaguer banned under...
Israel Declares 4 More Hostages Are Dead, Including 3 Older Men
JERUSALEM — Four more hostages kidnapped on Oct. 7 were declared dead by the Israeli military — including three older men seen in a Hamas video begging to be released. Monday's announcement heightens pressure on the Israeli government to agree to a U.S. cease-fire proposal that could secure the return of the hostages...