Senior royals to skip uniforms at Prince Philip’s funeral
LONDON (AP) — Senior royals must wear civilian clothes to Prince Philip’s funeral, defusing potential tensions over who would be allowed to don military uniforms.
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Gucci heirs worry over family depiction in Ridley Scott film
MILAN (AP) — The great-grandchildren of Guccio Gucci, who founded the luxury fashion house that bears his name nearly a century ago in Florence, are appealing to filmmaker Ridley Scott to respect their family’s legacy in a new film that…
LEADING OFF: Jackie Robinson Day, Red Sox go for 10th in row
A look at what’s happening around the majors Thursday:
Vikes’ Pierce had regrets about opt-out, but made most of it
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Pierce is 28 years old, entering what ought to be the prime of his career in the NFL as a run-stopping nose tackle.
US Navy decommissions massive ship destroyed by fire
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Navy on Wednesday decommissioned the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego nine months after flames engulfed it in one of the worst U.S. warship fires outside of combat in recent memory.
Baylor refuses title Jeep after dealer’s insensitive remark
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor and coach Scott Drew have refused to accept a vehicle wrapped with the school’s national championship logo after an insensitive remark made by the dealership’s general manager when discussing it during a live TV interview.
Study finds that blocking seats on planes reduces virus risk
A new study says leaving middle seats open could give airline passengers more protection from the virus that causes COVID-19.
Arizona taps Gonzaga’s Lloyd to lead men’s basketball team
Arizona has hired longtime Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its next men’s basketball coach.
Prosecutors: No charges for officer in Capitol riot shooting…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors will not charge a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she climbed through the broken part of a door during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on…
EXPLAINER: Reluctant witness won’t testify in Chauvin trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A friend of George Floyd who was with him the night he died won’t testify at the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged in his death, the judge overseeing the case ruled Wednesday.
Man accuses NFL’s Aaron Donald of assault at Pittsburgh club
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A lawyer and his 26-year-old client told Pittsburgh police Wednesday that Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald and others assaulted the man at a nightclub last weekend, causing multiple injuries
Anchorage Assembly extends COVID-19 emergency declaration
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Anchorage Assembly has extended into June a local COVID-19 emergency declaration, approving a shorter extension than Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson requested, with some Assembly members indicating this latest extension, the ci…
Conservation groups sue Engineer Corps over Yazoo Pumps
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A coalition of conservation groups is suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a massive flood-control project in the south Mississippi Delta they say was hastily approved in the final days of the Trump administration.