By ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A second suspect was arrested Tuesday in connection to the mass shooting in Sacramento that killed six people and wounded 12 in California’s capital, and police say he is the brother of the first suspect. Smiley Martin, 27, the brother of the first suspect, was…
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Jennifer Egan was in the midst of a book tour for “A Visit From the Goon Squad,” her 2010 novel that would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, when she began writing the first of several short stories that would become the building blocks of “The Candy House.” She wrote several rough…
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By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) — When a scrappy group of former and current warehouse workers on Staten Island, New York went head-to-head with Amazon in a union election, many compared it to a David and Goliath battle. David won. And the stunning upset on Friday brought sudden exposure to the…
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By ALAN FRAM and FARNOUSH AMIRI WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate bargainers have reached agreement on a slimmed-down $10 billion package for countering COVID-19 with treatments, vaccines and other steps, the top Democratic and Republican negotiators said, but ended up dropping all funding to help nations abroad combat the pandemic. The compromise drew quick support Monday…
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By JEFF AMY ATLANTA (AP) — When Democrat Stacey Abrams first ran for Georgia governor in 2018, her lackluster personal finances and a hefty bill from the IRS gave Republicans fodder to question how she could manage a state budget when she struggled with her own debts. As she launches a second bid this year,…
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It took a piece of chicken parmesan to remind Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan that Patrick Williams isn’t all that far from being a college kid. Actually, it was two pieces of chicken parmesan — huge pieces, Donovan emphasized — plus a helping of pasta. Midway through Williams’ rookie season, Donovan watched aghast as the…
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By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI and ERANGA JAYAWARDENA COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A group of Sri Lankan governing party lawmakers called Tuesday for the appointment of an interim government, warning that a failure to do so would lead to violence and anarchy, as demonstrators continued to demand the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the country’s…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street edged lower ahead of the opening bell Tuesday and oil prices rose as Western governments considered more sanctions against Moscow in response to evidence Russian soldiers deliberately killed civilians. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials and S&P 500 each slipped about 0.2% in premarket trading. Benchmarks rose in Frankfurt,…
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By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president planned to address the U.N.’s most powerful body on Tuesday after even more grisly evidence emerged of civilian massacres in areas that Russian forces recently left. Western nations expelled dozens more of Moscow’s diplomats and weighed further sanctions as they expressed their disgust at what they…
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The South Florida Sun Sentinel begins its 10-part series looking at the top prospects in the upcoming NFL draft (April 28-30) with the quarterbacks. This year’s class of quarterbacks isn’t as top-heavy as other recent drafts, but given the Dolphins’ commitment to Tua Tagovailoa heading into his third season and having Teddy Bridgewater as his…
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