Pete Rose found home in Las Vegas before nation began to embrace sports betting

Pete Rose found home in Las Vegas before nation began to embrace sports betting

LAS VEGAS — Betting on baseball got Pete Rose banned from the game, never to return while he was alive. But, perhaps appropriately, he found a home in the nation’s gambling capital — where acceptance wasn’t a problem. In choosing to live in Las Vegas, before the sport’s career hits leader died Monday at 83, … Read more

Catholic hospital in California illegally denied emergency abortion, state attorney general says

Catholic hospital in California illegally denied emergency abortion, state attorney general says

SAN FRANCISCO — California’s attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman whose pregnancy was no longer viable after her water broke 15 weeks into carrying twins. Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit Monday, which was filed that day in Humboldt … Read more

After Helene’s destruction, a mountain town reliant on fall tourism wonders what’s next

After Helene’s destruction, a mountain town reliant on fall tourism wonders what’s next

BOONE, N.C. — Freddie Pell helps lift a vintage wooden chair off the sidewalk and back inside his art gallery. It’s starting to rain in downtown Boone, and he doesn’t want it to get soaked — again. Inside, vast muddy puddles spread across the room as workers use mops to push the water out the … Read more

Is the food in the fridge still good? California wants to end the guessing game

Is the food in the fridge still good? California wants to end the guessing game

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California wants to help end the everyday household debate over whether the food in the fridge is still good to eat. Food labels that say “sell by” or “best before” are misleading because they have no universal meaning under current laws. Now California wants to crack down on such practices, bidding to … Read more

Attorney says 120 accusers allege sexual misconduct against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Attorney says 120 accusers allege sexual misconduct against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

HOUSTON — An attorney said Tuesday he is representing 120 accusers who have come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop mogul who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Houston attorney Tony Buzbee said he expects lawsuits to be filed within the next month. Buzbee described the victims as 60 … Read more

Russell Wilson’s calf is improving but Justin Fields will start at QB when Pittsburgh hosts Dallas

Russell Wilson’s calf is improving but Justin Fields will start at QB when Pittsburgh hosts Dallas

PITTSBURGH — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson ‘s balky right calf is improving. It just might not heal in time for him to wrest the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback job away from Justin Fields, at least in the short term. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday he expects Wilson to see an uptick in his workload … Read more

Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, looks back in memoir ‘Be Ready When the Luck Happens’

Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, looks back in memoir ‘Be Ready When the Luck Happens’

NEW YORK — Long before Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa mini-empire of bestselling cookbooks and TV shows ever took off, she found herself at an airport, wanting to learn to fly. It was the late 1960s and she was a newlywed in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She and her soldier-husband, Jeffrey, would often pass a small private … Read more

A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta’s suburbs prompts a new shelter-in-place alert

A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta’s suburbs prompts a new shelter-in-place alert

ATLANTA — Residents east of Atlanta were again warned to take shelter where they are on Tuesday if a chemical cloud moves over their neighborhood, as winds shifted the plume from a fire at a chemical plant. A shelter-in-place order had just ended Monday evening for more than 90,000 people closest to the chemical plant … Read more

DreamWorks Animation at 30: Painting a bright path forward with ‘The Wild Robot’

DreamWorks Animation at 30: Painting a bright path forward with ‘The Wild Robot’

Filmmaker Chris Sanders had finally cracked “The Wild Robot.” Peter Brown’s middle-grade book, about an intelligent robot living in the wilderness, had been sitting on the shelf at DreamWorks Animation for a bit. No one had quite figured it out. Then Sanders, the man behind beloved animated features from “Lilo & Stitch” to “How to … Read more

Titans quarterback Will Levis injures shoulder in the 1st quarter against the Dolphins

Titans quarterback Will Levis injures shoulder in the 1st quarter against the Dolphins

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis left Monday’s 31-12 win over the Miami Dolphins in the first quarter with a shoulder injury. Levis dove for a first down on Tennessee’s second drive of the game and came down hard on his right throwing shoulder. Backup Mason Rudolph replaced Levis, who did not … Read more