By DAMIAN J. TROISE Stocks edged lower in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as major indexes come off their best week since November 2020. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% as of 10:21 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 166 points, or 0.5%, to 34,585 and the Nasdaq fell 1%. Energy stocks made…
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By JILL COLVIN MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s crowded Republican Senate race has been all about one man: Donald Trump. But with less than two months until the state’s May 3 primary to succeed retiring Sen. Rob Portman, some of the leading candidates have accepted that, despite their best efforts, the former president’s coveted endorsement…
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By MARK SHERMAN and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee begins historic confirmation hearings Monday for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Barring a significant misstep by the 51-year-old Jackson, a federal judge for the past nine years, Democrats who control the…
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By KEN MORITSUGU BEIJING (AP) — A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in southern China on Monday, officials said, in the country’s worst air disaster in nearly a decade. There was no immediate word on survivors. The Civil Aviation Administration of China said in a statement the crash occurred near…
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Jeopardy and The Price is Right are two of the most successful game shows in television history. However, they operate with two very different concepts. On Jeopardy, the contestants are better informed than the audience – as most people don’t know who the Speaker of the House is, let alone anything about 18th century French…
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By CARA ANNA LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials defiantly rejected a Russian demand that their forces in Mariupol lay down arms and raise white flags Monday in exchange for safe passage out of the besieged strategic port city. Even as Russia intensified its attempt to pummel Mariupol into surrender, its offensive in other parts…
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When it comes to load management, it has proven quite the load for Miami Heat management to get forward Caleb Martin to take time off. Consistently having played through ankle soreness, and refusing to miss more than three games with a hyperextended left knee, Martin again is keeping energy up at a time when others…
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Lucas Patrick found himself biting his tongue on the sideline during the Green Bay Packers games against the Chicago Bears last season, watching Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields and “hoping this guy doesn’t get loose.” After signing a two-year, $8 million contract to join the Bears offensive line, Patrick now finds himself on the other…
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The first week of free agency brought surprises, both good and bad, to Baltimore: a playmaking safety, Marcus Williams, signed to a long-term contract; the arrival of two mammoth starting linemen, right tackle Morgan Moses and defensive tackle Michael Pierce; and a disappearing deal with another former Raven, outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith. General manager Eric…
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Q: Do you anticipate a jump in Victor Oladipo’s minutes before the playoffs to test his durability and fit with multiple lineups? — Al, Kendall. A: It certainly is possible, but it hardly is trending in that direction, with Victor Oladipo first given the second night of a back-to-back off for rest, and then this…
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