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LOS ANGELES — When Tori Amos thinks of Los Angeles, she first recalls the distinctly manmade scent of Aqua Net hairspray.
“I’m ashamed to say it, but in those days, I had a can of Aqua Net in my handbag at all times,” says the singer-songwriter, 58. “I’d make my hair as high as I could and be ready to go.”
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A lead Democratic bargainer says senators have moved to the brink of an agreement on a bipartisan gun violence bill. That would potentially tee up votes this week on an incremental but notable package that would stand as Congress’s response to mass shootings in Texas and New York that shook the nation. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut told reporters Tuesday that a final agreement on the package was at hand. The measure would make background checks tougher for the youngest gun buyers and bolster spending for school safety and mental health programs.
Evidence revealed at the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection shows that an aide for U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told former Vice President Mike Pence’s staff that the Republican from Wisconsin wanted to hand-deliver fake elector votes from Wisconsin and Michigan. That revelation Tuesday led Johnson's Democratic opponents in Wisconsin to call for his resignation. Johnson’s spokeswoman Alexa Henning downplayed the texts, but did not deny that Johnson had wanted to hand-deliver the slate of fake electors to Pence. She calls it a “staff to staff exchange” and said no action was taken after the back and forth.
DALLAS — The Stars officially announced Peter DeBoer as their next head coach on Tuesday afternoon, two days after it was initially reported that he was coming to Dallas.
President Joe Biden has chosen Arati Prabhakar to be his science adviser. A former head of two federal science and engineering agencies, she will be the nation's first woman, person of color and immigrant to hold the job. But first she needs to be confirmed by the Senate. She used to run the stealthy Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which invented the Internet. At DARPA she helped kick-start the process that eventually led to a type of RNA vaccines that became COVID-19 shots. She also was the youngest person to run the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Senator says bipartisan compromise on gun violence legislation at hand, congressional votes possible this week.
A Texas judge has denied a request by a district attorney to withdraw the execution date of a death row inmate whose case has raised legal questions about the role of spiritual advisers in the death chamber. John Henry Ramirez is set for execution Oct. 5. But Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez asked for the execution date to be withdrawn. Gonzalez says he's against the death penalty and that his office mistakenly requested the execution date. During a court hearing Tuesday, state District Judge Bobby Galvan in Corpus Christi denied the request, saying he doesn't have the power to withdraw the order. Ramirez’s attorney, Seth Kretzer, says he and Gonzalez plan to appeal.
Kentucky's governor has run into a roadblock in seeking relief for Louisville-area motorists forced to pay more at the pump for reformulated gas. Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday that federal regulators turned down his request. He's seeking a waiver to temporarily remove the requirement that costlier but cleaner-burning reformulated fuel be sold in Metro Louisville. He says reformulated fuel costs 20-30 cents more per gallon than other kinds of gas. During a time of skyrocketing gas pries, that’s adding to the financial strain for motorists in Jefferson County and parts of neighboring Oldham and Bullitt counties. Jefferson County includes Louisville.
Serena Williams‘s game was rusty, but the instincts that have made her an enduring champion carried her to a win in her return to the sport she had dominated for so long.
CHICAGO — When Stephen Colbert watched Chicago Cubs first baseman Frank Schwindel pitch in relief during an 18-4 loss to the New York Yankees a few weeks ago, the late-night talk show host was amused by his eephus pitch.
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Pitcher Max Fried became the fifth member of the World Series champion Atlanta Braves to go to salary arbitration, asking for $6.85 million while the team argued for $6.6 million. The 28-year-old left-hander was 14-7 with a 3.04 ERA last year and was 2-2 in the postseason. After losing Game 2 of the World Series against Houston, Fried pitched six shutout innings in Game 6 as the Braves won their first title since 1995. Shortstop Dansby Swanson won his case against the Braves, while outfielder Adam Duvall, third baseman Austin Riley and injured reliever Luke Jackson lost.
Former Republican U.S. Sen. John Danforth and others are urging a former federal prosecutor who now serves as an attorney for the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection to make an independent run for one of Missouri’s Senate seats. A committee on Monday launched a website encouraging John F. Wood to run for retiring GOP Sen. Roy Blunt’s seat. A spokesman for the website said Tuesday that he expects Wood to decide soon if he’ll run. A message left with Wood’s office wasn’t returned. Danforth said in an interview that he had nothing to do with the website but also wants Wood to run. Wood once worked on Danforth’s Senate staff.
CHICAGO — Tarell Alvin McCraney became a household name after winning an Oscar for his “Moonlight” screenplay in 2017. His Hollywood credits in the years since also include the script for Steven Soderbergh’s “High Flying Bird” and as creator and executive producer of the OWN series “David Ma…
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Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a bill that would make doctors who perform abortions subject to prison terms of one to 10 years. The measure by Monroe Democratic Sen. Katrina Jackson would take effect if the Supreme Court overturns the 1973 decision that established abortion rights. Other measures signed by Edwards Tuesday included one striking Robert E. Lee Day and Confederate Memorial Day from the list of state holidays. A measure overhauling the regulation of medical marijuana in the state was signed by the governor. Also signed was a bill outlawing discrimination in education, employment, public accommodations or housing based on a person's hair style.
The Padres might play five games without Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. They might play 15.
The widow of former Beatle George Harrison has opened up about life with her husband and grieving his death, and Olivia Harrison does it through poetry. “Came the Lightening " is a poignant insight into the life of a man who tried to live privately, even as the world learned of him and his music when he was barely out of his teen years. Olivia Harrison writes about the day her future husband brought her to his estate outside London, his final days before dying of lung cancer in November 2001, and the harrowing night two years earlier when an intruder attacked them in their home.
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LOS ANGELES — Jury selection in the Kristin Smart murder trial has ground to a halt because of unspecified health concerns linked to accused killer Paul Flores and his father, Ruben Flores, who is charged with helping dispose of the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo st…
Relief pitcher Albert Abreu is back with the Yankees, two months after he was traded to Texas as part of the deal that brought catcher Jose Trevino to New York. The 26-year-old right-hander was claimed off waivers from the Kansas City Royals. The Yankees opened a roster spot by designating pitcher David McKay for assignment. Abreu has a 3.46 ERA this season for the Rangers and Royals, allowing 10 hits, three of them homers, in 13 innings with 12 strikeouts and 16 walks. He was obtained by the Royals on June 2 for right-hander Yohanse Morel.
The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is doubling the size of its purse to $9 million. It's another boost to the women’s game that brings prize money for the five majors to nearly triple the amount from a decade ago. It's also a 300 percent increase from the 2014 Women's PGA Championship. That was the year before KPMG and the PGA of America partnered with the LPGA Tour. The idea was to increase the prize money and the profile of the second-oldest LPGA major by taking it to fabled courses.
DALLAS — More than a dozen mayors representing Texas’ biggest cities — including liberals and conservatives alike — asked Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday to call a special session and usher in legislation that would address guns and mental health.
The Florida board that oversees law enforcement accreditation has decided there is probable cause to continue an investigation into a Florida sheriff over allegations that he lied repeatedly about killing another teen almost 30 years ago. The decision by the three-member Criminal Justice & Standards Training Commission panel means an administrative complaint will be filed against Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Tony in 2019 in the aftermath of the Parkland school massacre. The Florida Bulldog website reported that at age 14, Tony fatally shot an 18-year-old neighbor during a fight at his family’s Philadelphia home. He was acquitted of murder in juvenile court. He had said he acted in self-defense.
Minnesota forward Parker Fox has suffered another serious knee injury. This puts the status of a potential starter in question for the upcoming season. Coach Ben Johnson announced the injury occurred during summer practice. Fox tore the ACL in his left knee during the 2021 offseason and redshirted his first year with the Gophers. The latest injury was to his right knee. Fox transferred from Northern State University in South Dakota. He was an NCAA Division II All-American in his third and final season there.
PHILADELPHIA — Tuesday marks the four-year anniversary of a disastrous draft-day trade by the 76ers.
Serena Williams has won the first match of her comeback. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion partnered Ons Jabeur to victory over Sara Sorribes Tormo and Marie Bouzkova in the first round of the women’s doubles at the Wimbledon warmup tournament on England’s south coast. Williams and Jabeur recovered from losing the first set 6-2 to win the second 6-3 and then the match tiebreaker 13-11 on their third match point. Williams is guaranteed to have at least one more competitive match before playing singles at Wimbledon as a wild-card entry. Main-draw play at the All England Club starts Monday.
It’s one of the United States’ few enduring alliances in an often-turbulent Latin America, one built around a decades-long partnership combating the nation’s drug cartels. But Gustavo Petro’s election as Colombia’s first leftist president is likely to test the U.S.’ special relationship with a major non-NATO ally like never before. During the hard fought contest, Petro, a former guerrilla, took aim at forced coca eradication and extradition — centerpieces of the U.S.-backed drug war — as well as a free trade agreement with the U.S. he blames for impoverishing Colombian farmers.
SAN DIEGO — Jimmy Buffett and Jason Mraz will perform this fall at the first-ever concert at Mission Valley's Snapdragon Stadium, the new home of the San Diego State University Aztecs football team and The Wave FC women's soccer team.
Wisconsin's top elections official says she isn't worried about voter intimidation or partisan observers at the polls this fall. During a Tuesday news conference, Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said that her primary concern is combating misinformation about the elections process. Wolfe says misinformation isn't necessarily a new problem for the clerks who oversee local elections, but as skepticism and conspiracies from 2020 continue to cast doubt on the elections process, her office is creating resources for local clerks to build trust and transparency in their communities. The top races in Wisconsin this year are for governor and U.S. Senate.
The Justice Department says Facebook will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising as its parent company subjects itself to court oversight in a response to a U.S. lawsuit. The Justice Department announced Tuesday in a release that Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook Inc., reached an agreement to settle the lawsuit filed the same day. The release said it was the Justice Department's first case challenging algorithmic discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams called the lawsuit groundbreaking. A Facebook spokesperson said the company was excited to pioneer the effort to improve housing ads.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward’s sheriff could lose his police certification, officials said Tuesday.
Dave Chappelle still stands by his transphobic “Closer” comedy special, but he won’t force outraged students to face his name every day in the hallway.
The Columbus Crew have acquired Colombian forward Juan Camilo Hernandez, known as Cucho, from Watford. Terms of the contract were not released, but the Crew said it paid the largest acquisition fee in the Major League Soccer club’s history. Hernandez will join the team once he obtains obtains his visa and transfer certificate following the opening of the league’s secondary transfer window on July 7. Hernandez, 23, appeared in 28 games for Watford across all competitions this past season, with five goals and three assists.
LOS ANGELES — Kyrie Irving to the Lakers?
The owners of a majority share of a nuclear power plant being expanded in Georgia are suing lead owner Georgia Power Co. They claim Georgia Power is trying to bilk them out of nearly $700 million by unilaterally changing a contract. Oglethorpe Power Corp. and the Municipal Electrical Authority of Georgia filed suit in recent days in state court in Atlanta. A win by Oglethorpe and MEAG could hold down bills for millions of customers of electric cooperatives and municipal utilities in Georgia, Florida and Alabama. Oglethorpe and MEAG want a judge to order Georgia Power to repay disputed amounts, plus interest and attorneys fees. They aren’t trying to stop completion of the Vogtle units east of Augusta.
NEW YORK — Broadway is lifting the curtain and its mask mandate.
Ben Stiller is still processing the devastation he witnessed while visiting Kyiv, Ukraine, this week to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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