WASHINGTON   Three years of crushing natural disasters have left the Federal Emergency Management Agency with even fewer staff available than usual, potentially straining the agency's ability to help victims of Barry. Less than one-quarter of FEMA's trained disaster work force of 13,654 people is available to be deployed to Barry or any other emergency, agency documents show, with the rest either already deployed elsewhere or otherwise unavailable. That's down from 34 percent of staff who were available at this point in 2018, and 55 percent two years ago. "I'm worried," said Elizabeth A. Zimmerman, who ran FEMA's disaster operations during the Obama administration. "That's of concern, to make sure that there are enough people to respond." Sign Up For the Morning Briefing Newsletter It's a particular concern given that the high season for hurricanes and forest fires is only getting started. In testimony last month before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Peter Gaynor, FEMA's acting administrator, estimated the agency remains short by more than 2,000 people. "It has been a struggle for FEMA to make sure that we have enough disaster responders in reserve," Mr. Gaynor said. FEMA's strained staffing levels are all the more notable after federal watchdogs rebuked the agency for not having enough people to respond to the disasters of 2017. "FEMA's available work force was overwhelmed," the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office concluded after that year's storms. Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd: , our email newsletter. The staff shortages that year forced the agency to move people into jobs they were ill-suited for, the office found, delaying the time it took to get assistance to survivors. At one point in 2017, more than half of FEMA staff were serving in roles that the agency itself had not designated them qualified to perform. Chris Currie, who leads the accountability office's work on emergency management, said he is worried about what would happen if FEMA were again faced with a sequence of events similar to 2017, or even a single major catastrophe. "They're already stretched," he said. Slideshow by photo services The increase in disasters has outpaced the agency's efforts to bring on more people. In a statement, FEMA spokeswoman Abigail Dennis said the agency has increased its ranks of disaster responders by more than one-quarter since Hurricane Harvey in 2017. She added that FEMA can draw on staff from other federal agencies, as well as military personnel. "Our goal is to always ensure staff are fully trained and prepared to deploy to the right place at the right time whenever a disaster may strike," Ms. Dennis said. The effects of a staffing shortage for one storm could ripple across the country. If the agency doesn't have enough people available to respond to a new disaster, it will typically take personnel away from recovery efforts elsewhere in the country, according to Ms. Zimmerman, who is now a senior executive adviser at IEM, a private emergency-management firm. FEMA's staffing challenges are the result of several factors. First among them is the accelerating frequency and scale of disasters: When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in 2017, FEMA was managing 32 open major disaster declarations. Today that number is 65. And those disasters are larger than before, requiring more FEMA staff and for longer periods of time. FEMA still has about 2,400 employees working on the recovery from Hurricane Maria, the agency said. Another 650 people are still working on the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey , and 1,150 on this spring's Midwest floods . (The agency said those numbers include local hires, contractors, and personnel from other federal agencies.) In addition to straining FEMA's existing work force, the growth in disasters has made it harder to find new people. State and local governments, as well as volunteer and charity groups, have all been forced to seek additional emergency management staff, Ms. Zimmerman said, creating a labor shortage. "Trying to find people to come do these jobs is difficult," she said. "It takes a special kind of person." But the problem is also of the federal government's own making, according to Steve Reaves, president of the American Federation of Government Employees' Local 4060, which represents FEMA employees. Mr. Reaves pointed out that the government shutdown earlier this year further delayed the agency's efforts to hire and train new staff. "It's insane," he said. "Hurricanes, they don't care if we're short or not." For more news on climate and the environment, follow @NYTClimate on Twitter .


Social media quickly rose to congratulate the five men named Wednesday to the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2020: Tony Stewart, Buddy Baker, Joe Gibbs, Bobby Labonte and Waddell Wilson. Here are some of the more noteworthy posts from Twitter: Congrats to the 2020 @NASCARHall class: @TonyStewart Joe Gibbs Waddell Wilson Buddy Baker @Bobby_Labonte Lots of great history here. It'll be fun over the next several months learning more about these legends.   Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) May 22, 2019 Congrats @TonyStewart !! #NASCARHOF #AlwaysRac14g pic.twitter.com/c2oi3s6vg5   Kevin Harvick (@KevinHarvick) May 22, 2019 Congratulations @TonyStewart @NASCARHall #AlwaysRac14g pic.twitter.com/e9Fjc6C5Xo   Clint Bowyer (@ClintBowyer) May 22, 2019 Congratulations @TonyStewart 🙌 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2020! We knew it was only a matter of time. Well done! 🏎 #NASCARHOF #AlwaysRac14g https://t.co/K5ZqOkpNe7   Haas Automation, Inc (@Haas_Automation) May 22, 2019 Congratulations @TonyStewart on being inducted into the #NASCARHOF class of 2020! I could not be more proud to be a part of your organization. #AlwaysRac14g pic.twitter.com/EF4sizpwi2   Daniel Suárez (@Daniel_SuarezG) May 22, 2019 Congrats to @TonyStewart ( @StewartHaasRcng ), Wadell Wilson (the original King of Speed!), & @Bobby_Labonte on being voted into the @NASCARHall Class of 2020! The entire class is deserving of this honor. Our sport was built by this class along with many others! #NASCARHoF pic.twitter.com/J9kh3sZZl0   Doug Yates (@Yates_Doug) May 22, 2019 Congratulations, boss man. #NASCARHOF Class of 2020 has a good ring to it, doesn't it! Well deserved, @TonyStewart . Well deserved. #AlwaysRac14g pic.twitter.com/QW6yWxAp7b   Aric Almirola (@Aric_Almirola) May 22, 2019 Congratulations to my friend @Bobby_Labonte you are in!!! the @NASCARHall proud and happy for you 🏁   Ricky Craven (@RickyCraven32) May 22, 2019 Congrats @Bobby_Labonte .. I've raced against you a lot and you are the definition of a Hall Of Famer.. First a fabricator then a crew member and finally a GREAT Champion race car driver.. https://t.co/gEGjW4J7o0   Kenny Wallace (@Kenny_Wallace) May 22, 2019 Congrats @Bobby_Labonte well deserved 👏🏻 I remember calling him Bobby "the bunny" when I was 5 or 6😂 https://t.co/SZ30OIjn2T   Matt Tifft (@matt_tifft) May 22, 2019 This makes my freaking day!!!! Bobby is on the phone with his dad. They're so proud and excited!!! We love you @Bobby_Labonte ! Everyone's favorite uncle is in the Hall!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhh!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/BelTzdHx0F   Kristy Labonte (@KristyLabonte) May 22, 2019 A special TEXAS-SIZED congratulations to Texas' own @Bobby_Labonte on being named to the 2020 Class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame! https://t.co/mJYjgK4pDM   Texas Motor Speedway (@TXMotorSpeedway) May 22, 2019 Congrats Coach on the 2020 #NASCAR Hall Of Fame induction. Well deserved and I'm proud to drive for you!   Christopher Bell (@CBellRacing) May 22, 2019 The NASCAR Hall of Fame is no longer a Smoke-free facility. #NASCAR   nascarcasm (@nascarcasm) May 22, 2019 Waddell Wilson spent four years as a crew chief with Hendrick Motorsports and will now take his place in the @NASCARHall . #NASCARHOF https://t.co/ZIjXrlAELW   Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) May 22, 2019 Welcome to the @NASCARHall , Waddell Wilson! As a Hendrick Motorsports crew chief, Wilson worked with @AllWaltrip , Geoff Bodine and Ricky Rudd. #NASCARHOF pic.twitter.com/8J07Ym31Rs   Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) May 22, 2019 Following in his father, #NASCARHOFer Buck Baker's footsteps, Buddy Baker took to racing creating a legacy (and setting records) of his own. In 1970, Baker became the first driver to eclipse the 200-mph mark on a closed course while testing at @TalladegaSuperS . #NASCAR #NASCARHall pic.twitter.com/rfGULKY3jf   NASCAR Hall of Fame (@NASCARHall) May 22, 2019 The Gentle Giant is in the #NASCARHOF ! Buddy Baker not only goes in as a #DAYTONA500 champion & winner of the Firecracker 400, but his 177.602mph average speed driving the 'Grey Ghost' in the 1980 DAYTONA 500 is still the record for Fastest Winning Speed in the DAYTONA 500. pic.twitter.com/Jr2pAHTlj4   Daytona International Speedway (@DISupdates) May 22, 2019 #NASCAR | Buddy Baker won 6 of his 19 Cup races with #Ford , which included a career-best four wins in 1975 with Hall of Famer Bud Moore. Now he will join him in the #NASCARHall as a 2020 inductee. pic.twitter.com/cakskKlJqS   Ford Performance (@FordPerformance) May 22, 2019 Follow @JerryBonkowski


A man who was convicted of murder is asking for a new attorney. Christopher Murray was found guilty by a jury on Feb. 1 for the December 2017 deadly home invasion that killed a Millinocket businessman. RELATED: Christopher Murray found guilty of murder in Millinocket home invasion case Wayne Lapierre was shot and killed in his own home, and his wife, Diem, was shot twice in the head but survived. Murray was with his girlfriend, Alexis Locklear, and her father, Tony. Alexis was pleaded guilty to robbery and Tony pleaded guilty to murder. RELATED: N.C. woman changes plea in connection to fatal Millinocket home invasion RELATED: Father and daughter involved in Millinocket home invasion sentenced Murray was scheduled to be sentenced Friday but instead will be appointed a new attorney. There's no timeframe as to when he will actually be sentenced.


Serie A champions Juventus scored late on to snatch a 1-1 draw against neighbours Torino in the Derby Della Mole on Friday night, making it two games without a win since picking up their eighth consecutive Scudetto against Fiorentina a fortnight ago. A Sasa Lukic strike after 18 minutes looked to have secured the points for the away side but once again Cristiano Ronaldo was able to rescue his side with an 84th minute header to preserve their unbeaten campaign at home in the league this season. JUVENTUS Key Talking Point The mix-up between Joao Cancelo and Miralem Pjanic which led to the Torino goal was indicative of a Juventus side who have taken their foot off the gas since landing the title. What should have been a simple throw-in ended up with Pjanic under all sorts of pressure from goalscorer Lukic, but the Bosnian international could have been stronger in holding off the Torino man who was able to brush him aside far too easily before finishing. The 29-year-old has been struggling for form in recent weeks and it seems as though the club's supporters are starting to lose patience with the midfielder. Pjanic man this why you're getting sold   femi (@utdfemi) May 3, 2019 Said it before I'll say it again, sell Pjanic this summer   Rob © (@Roby_B_10) May 3, 2019 Just like against Inter last time out, Juve started slowly and were punished by going a goal behind with Ronaldo forced to get them out of jail again, just as he did at San Siro. Manager Massimiliano Allegri will be working on getting his side to be more alert from the first whistle, having now fallen behind in their last three league matches. Player Ratings Starting XI: Szczesny (6); Cancelo (5), Bonucci (6), Chiellini (6), Spinazzola (6), Cuadrado (5), Pjanic (4), Matuidi (5), Bernadeschi (6), Kean (6), Ronaldo (7*) Substitutes: Pereira (6), De Sciglio (N/A) STAR MAN Unsurprisingly, Juventus owe a debt of gratitude to record signing Ronaldo, who was the saviour once more; netting his 21st league goal of the season with a bullet header late on. The 34-year-old was a constant threat throughout the game but, despite multiple attempts on goal, it seemed like it would not be his night. His ability to keep going and keep getting in the right positions is what makes him the great goalscorer he is though and, ultimately, it was no surprise to see him net the equaliser late on with the 100th header goal of his career. Cristiano Ronaldo scores the 100th headed goal of his career ✈ pic.twitter.com/3cjzJxEaYI   B/R Football (@brfootball) May 3, 2019 TORINO Key Talking Point This was a huge setback for Torino on two counts. One, this would have been their first victory over their greatest rivals in the last 10 meetings, but now the four-year wait will go on. More importantly though, victory would have brought them level on points with fourth-placed Atalanta and given them a massive boost in their pursuit of the final Champions League spot. They now sit two points behind them having played a game more and, if results go against them this weekend, they could end up in eighth place. If they are to end the season in the top four it would be just the second time in their history that they have reached Europe's elite competition, the only other time being 43 years ago. Player Ratings Starting XI: Sirigu (7); Izzo (6), Nkoulou (7), Bremer (7), De Silvestri (6), Meite (7), Rincon (6), Lukic (8*), Ansaldi (6), Berenguer (6), Belotti (7) Substitutes: Baselli (6), Aina (6), Zaza (N/A) STAR MAN His goal was not enough to see his side pick up the three points but Lukic should be very happy with his night's work. The 22-year-old set the tone for the whole team, pressing Juventus all over the pitch and causing Pjanic to have one of his worst games for the club. The energy he put in offensively and defensively was vital for a Torino side who were looking to counter-attack and not only did he grab their only goal, but he also set up Andrea Belotti for the best chance Torino had in the second period, which would have surely secured them all three points. Looking Ahead Juventus will look to get themselves back to winning ways next weekend when they travel to the Italian capital to take on Roma in a tricky clash at the Stadio Olimpico. Torino, meanwhile, will continue their push for a place in the top four as they host mid-table Sassuolo.


When OTAs opened this past week, the biggest question plaguing the offensive line was who was going to fill the vacant guard spot left by T.J Lang, but the Lions decided to throw everyone a curveball, moving Frank Ragnow over to center and shifting Graham Glasgow to guard. Even though there isn't much to take away from a few voluntary offseason practices suggesting this is a permanent move for Ragnow, but history may suggest otherwise with first-round picks selected by General manager Bob Quinn. When the Lions drafted Taylor Decker, he immediately started at left tackle when they opened up OTAs and then Jarrad Davis was taken to fill the middle linebacker and that is where the Lions put him from the start. Now, the Lions broke the trend when they moved Ragnow to guard from center, where he played in Arkansas, but you have to think the move to center was in the cards all along, allowing Ragnow get used to NFL speed his first year at guard and then move him to his natural position with a year of experience under him. PFFs Gordon McGuinness believes moving Ragnow to center could pay huge dividends and the best move the Lions could make for their offensive line. The move has strong creditably considering his dominance at the college level. First of all, he didn't allow a single sack through his 1,242 pass-blocking snaps while playing center. Looking back at his PFF grades between center and guard through 2014-2017 and its a huge difference. Center: 92.5 overall grade, 81.6 pass block grade, 94.4 run block grade Guard: 80.6 overall grade, 67.9 pass block grade, 86.6 run block grade Now, these are only college grades, but his center grades would not only have been the best among centers but tops against all offensive lineman in 2018. The highest graded offensive lineman in 2018 was Terron Armstead with an 89.4 grade and you won't have to go far to find the best center of 2018 finding Jason Kelece third overall, scoring an 82.2 PFF grade. If Ragnow could score anywhere near those numbers expect an uptick in offensive line play this coming season. If that wasn't enough to give you some assurance, this may help. Ragnow was the highest graded center in the PFF era, not just once, but two years in a row. Scoring 94.5 in 2016 and then 93.7 in 2017 and next closest was an 89.0 shared by two other players in 2017. Frank Ragnow, the forgotten superstar of the 2018 NFL Draft class (via @PFF_Sam ) https://t.co/WXuSdzTaBP pic.twitter.com/5VH1D0C1ql - Pro Football Focus (@PFF) April 4, 2018 Most would say Ragnow had a good rookie season, outside of a couple "Welcome to the NFL" moments most notable against the Rams, considering he only played four total snaps at left guard while at college he more than held is own. It goes to show how much of an athletic interior offensive lineman Ragnow is, putting together a season like one he had, playing a position he barely knew, you would have to think moving him to his more natural position could bring the Lions offensive line to a whole new level. There is one quote I took from McGuinness that really stuck out to me, The reality is that the position change could be the difference between the Lions having a starting-caliber guard, and an elite-level center who could go on to be the best in the NFL Not just be one of the best centers in the NFL, but the best center in NFL. That is really strong praise, yes we shouldn't jump the gun considering he has only one snap at center in the NFL, but the potential of making the offensive line go from just good to great with just a swap of players has a good ring to it. Also, his college offensive line coach believes manning the center position is exactly where Ragnow belongs. Ragnow's college O-line coach, Kurt Anderson, after the Lions drafted him: "He is about as natural a center as you're gonna find. … (He) sees the big picture, he sees the rotation of the secondary, how that adjusts things up front, gets you into the right call." https://t.co/gEuRez5jhF - Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) May 23, 2019 Ragnow spoke on the move and he seems to be making the most of the opportunity and looking forward to the future. "I enjoy that part of the game. That's a part of the game I really enjoyed in college, making all the calls, kind of leading the guys." These words seem like a guy who is ready to be the center of attention (literally and figuratively) and help run this offense and become a leader on the offensive line in his second year. Now all this could be just the Lions seeing what they have, but with his college dominance and history with first-round rookies, this is something you can't just overlook. McGuinness really makes strong points and justification that the move will benefit everyone involved and elevate the offense and I would have to agree. This will be something to really keep your eyes on to see if this move is going to stick or the Lions are just testing the waters, especially when we closer to training camp. MORE: 'Jeopardy' fans ripped James Holzhauer for how he said Dr. Dre's name but here's why he did it Former NFL great Mark Gastineau has a GoFundMe for the fight of his life Spurs' DeMar DeRozan 'possibly could be on the trade block' to Lakers How the Bulls can help the Lakers facilitate an Anthony Davis trade 4 takeaways from Colts' first week of OTAs


RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS)   A SEPTA bus driver was injured after the bus and car collided in Delaware County, officials say. SEPTA says the Route 113 bus was involved in an accident with a car near West Macdade Boulevard and Bullens Lane around 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday. The only reported injury is the driver. SEPTA is unsure how many passengers are on the bus at this time. An investigation is ongoing. Stay with CBSPhilly.com for updates to this developing story.


LeBron James is set to star in "Space Jam 2" with a group of NBA buddies, including Anthony Davis , Damian Lillard , and Klay Thompson . The much-hyped second installment of the Michael Jordan-Bugs Bunny vehicle from 1996 has drawn a weary eye from Millennials hoping this movie isn't just a cash grab for the newly-minted Los Angeles Lakers superstar. LeBron moved to L.A. for reasons outside of basketball, and movies like this are exactly what he was looking for. Meanwhile, filming has begun as the offseason has arrived. Thanks to TMZ, we now have some sneaky video of players on set during the early stages of the movie. From what we can make out, Lillard, Davis, and James appear to be wearing blue jerseys with "All-Star" on the front. As for the plot? Nobody knows just yet. Director Terrence Nance has said that he things the film will "disrupt everything" which is the kind of hyperbolic, grandiose expectations usually bandied by some tech dork introducing an app that does some mundane task like allowing you to share your hand-washing schedule on social media. Still, kids movies are much better than they were 25 years ago. The original "Space Jam" was a bad movie, executed weirdly. But ever since "Shrek" just about every kids movie is secretly also for parents. With that in mind, perhaps SJ:2 won't be as unbearable as the original.


President Trump on Tuesday insisted he will add Minnesota to his win column in the 2020 presidential election because voters will side with him against the state's far-left Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar , one of the four members of the so-called "Squad" he has been feuding with for days. "In 2016 I almost won Minnesota," the president tweeted. "In 2020, because of America hating anti-Semite Rep. Omar, & the fact that Minnesota is having its best economic year ever, I will win the State!" Nearly every day over the last week, the president has blasted four freshman progressive House lawmakers -- Omar, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass. He has argued they should leave the United States if they don't love America, provoking accusations of racism. TRUMP SLAMS DEM SUPPORT FOR 'SQUAD,' ACCUSES PROGRESSIVES OF TRASH-TALKING US On Tuesday, he referenced Omar's recent vow to be a "nightmare" for him and said: "No, AOC Plus 3 are a Nightmare for America!" One Minnesota Democrat   Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who is running for president   hit back at Trump over his vow to win her state, which Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton narrowly won in 2016. "You'll never win Minnesota, Donald Trump," Klobuchar, who has struggled to gain traction in the polls, tweeted. "I'll make sure of it. Our state economy is strong because of our great workers and businesses. And the last time I checked, racist words and putting a congresswoman and her family in harm's way aren't very popular in our state." Trump, in his attacks on the progressives, has singled out Omar, who was born in Somalia but was granted asylum to the United States in 1995. The president repeatedly accusing her of anti-Semitic and anti-American views. Omar has used inflammatory language as well in firing back at Trump. Over the weekend, she made the extraordinary claim that "this racist president wants every black/brown person deported and Muslims banned." This past March, the Democrat-led House overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan resolution that indirectly condemned Omar's repeated "anti-Semitic" and "pernicious" comments, including some in which she suggested Jewish politicians in the U.S. were bought and paid for. In April, a tweet from Omar resurfaced in which she claimed U.S. forces killed "thousands" of Somalis during the 1993 "Black Hawk Down" mission -- despite multiple analysts concluding the number was much smaller. Fox News' Gregg Re contributed to this report.


If there are any members of the Cleveland Cavaliers who still play golf in the post- J.R. Smith Era , they better watch out. One of the team's newest members is a serious stick. RELATED: NBA star comments on rookie's mom during draft The Cavs selected Belmont's Dylan Windler with the 26th pick on Thursday night and in addition to being a tremendous three-point shooter, the 22-year-old has quite the range on the golf course. In a video from September, Windler showed off his talents at a Topgolf in the form of a trick-shot compilation. Check it out: https://twitter.com/dylan_windler23/status/1043724603137384448 OK, so some of those are easily copied, but we dig the creativity. It also looks like he flushes the ball on several of his attempts, including "The Corkscrew," which is actually reminiscent of pro golf rookie Matthew Wolff's unusual swing . In fact, Windler originally had dreams of playing on the PGA Tour before a growth spurt and an opportunity at a particular AAU tournament changed the course of his basketball career. In other words, he's basically the opposite of recent U.S. Open champ Gary Woodland . Here's what Windler told HoopsHype.com about how he ended up at Belmont: My recruiting was a little different. So early on in high school, I played basketball and golf. Honestly, golf was my main sport early on in high school. I had to make a decision if I wanted to pursue one or the other for the summer. Either you are going all in on golf tournaments or all in on AAU. I didn't want to go half and half, I wanted to go all in on one. Early on in high school, I thought I'd be better off in golf. I went state as a freshman, I went county. I wasn't on an AAU team first the two summers in high school. I didn't have any looks or any type of recruitment. I played well in high school and probably my junior year of high school is when I was starting to grow a bit, getting a lot better. I had a really good junior season and decided to get on an AAU team to see where it took me. I ended up getting on an Indiana team, which was the last AUU season of my junior year. I was like the seventh or eighth man honestly. Just being new, they had a lot of guys that have been there a long time. I didn't get much time early on. Then there was one tournament where three of the starters went to the Adidas camp, so I got a big opportunity to start and play most of the minutes and we ended up winning the tournament. From that weekend, I ended up getting 20 of my first offers. They were all mid-majors early on and one of them was Belmont. But a lot of mid-majors coming off the South East area. I only visited Belmont first. They came to my high school to watch me play. I went to visit and I really liked it. Ioved coach Byrd, the coaching staff, all the players, the whole school and the campus and the city. I honestly liked it so much and it was so late in recruiting process that I didn't want to take any chances on missing out on this scholarship or missing out on this opportunity. So I committed early on, about a month and a half after I got the offer. My recruitment was pretty short, I didn't give teams a lot of time to recruit me. It was pretty fast for me. Windler says he maintains a 1-handicap despite infrequent playing. Pretty impressive. "Anyone from my team, I'll take them out there and it's not really even fair," Windler said. Fellow Cavs, you've been warned. RELATED: This photo made a Georgian center everyone's favorite NBA prospect WATCH MORE VIDEOS FROM THE LOOP See the video.


PARIS   Megan Rapinoe stole the show, but Alex Morgan was every bit as important in the United States' 2-1 World Cup quarterfinal win against France on Friday night. It was Morgan, the U.S. captain at Parc des Princes, who drew the foul that set up Rapinoe's free kick goal less than five minutes into the match, giving the Americans a lead they would never relinquish. And it was Morgan's seeing-eye through pass to winger Tobin Heath that started the sequence that lead to Rapinoe's second   the eventual game winner   with a half-hour left to play. "Alex put her heart and soul into this game," U.S. coach Jill Ellis said afterward. "I think she showed a lot of guts tonight." She also showed her versatility. Morgan came into the match tied in the competition's Golden Boot race with England's Ellen White and Australia's Sam Kerr. (Rapinoe now also has five goals). But all of Morgan's strikes came in the tournament-opening 13-0 rout of Thailand way back on June 11. Ellis rested her in the second group game against Chile and pulled her halfway through the first round finale vs. Sweden after Morgan took a vicious kick the calf. Knowing that, Spain targeted her in the round of 16, fouling her repeatedly, and heading into the France match, it was fair to wonder if she was more banged up that she or Ellis were letting on. Injured or not, though, there was no way Morgan wasn't starting this game, which was being billed by many beforehand as the biggest in women's soccer history. She even shook off a first-half ball to the head against Les Bleues that left her wobbly. After returning to the field, she switched things up, going from leading the three-woman front line line to more of a deeper-lying playmaker. "I think I had a different role tonight," Morgan said. "We saw their center backs dropping in and not really wanting to get exposed in behind, so I was able to get on the ball more than I have in the past, especially against Spain." Said defender Abby Dahlkemper: "She proved why she's one of the top strikers in the world, not only being able to score goals but set up goals as well." But Morgan's contributions in this match weren't only on the attacking end. In a game in which the hosts enjoyed more than 60 percent of the possession, her high-pressing of the French players led to countless rushed and misplayed passes. "It just gives the other team's midfield less time on the ball and they're kind of constantly looking over their shoulder," U.S. destroyer Samantha Mewis, who once again started in place of Lindsey Horan, said of Morgan's tireless running. "It makes my job easier, but it also inspires me that then I have to do that for the back line." "She worked so hard defensively, and was kind of that link player in front of the CBs to connect in transition," added Dahlkemper. That willingness to the dirty work that doesn't end up on the scoresheet is the stuff championships teams are made of. When it comes from perhaps the squad's best player and undoubtedly its biggest star, it matters that much more. "Starting from the top down, with the work that she does, it carries through to the rest of the team and sets such a good example." Mewis said. "We know that if she's working that hard, we all have to work that hard." "When you're the lone striker, sometimes it's challenging, but she embraces that role," Ellis said. "She worked her tail off." More from Yahoo Sports: Rose responds to LaVar Ball's cringeworthy remark Former WWE star tells harrowing depression tale Brady takes subtle shot at ESPN star's 'cliff' comment Report: Thompson, Warriors expected to reach max deal Related Slideshow: Best of the 2019 Women's World Cup (Provided by imagn)


Need more barbecue in your life? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top barbecue outlets in Cleveland, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to venture next time you're on the hunt. 1. Wonton Gourmet & Bbq Topping the list is Wonton Gourmet & BBQ . Located at 3211 Payne Ave. in Goodrich-Kirkland Park, the Chinese spot, which offers barbecue and more, is the highest rated barbecue spot in Cleveland, boasting 4.5 stars out of 273 reviews on Yelp. 2. Mabel's Bbq Next up is downtown's Mabel's BBQ , situated at 2050 E. Fourth St. With four stars out of 871reviews on Yelp, the bar, which offers barbecue and more, has proven to be a local favorite. 3. Boney Fingers BBQ Downtown's Boney Fingers BBQ , located at 401 Euclid Ave., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the breakfast and brunch spot, which offers barbecue and more, five stars out of 71 reviews. 4. House of Blues Restaurant & Bar Downtown, check out House of Blues Restaurant & Bar , which has earned four stars out of 45 reviews on Yelp. You can find the New American spot, which offers burgers and barbecue, at 308 Euclid Ave. 5. Rising Grill Korean BBQ And then there's Rising Grill Korean BBQ , a Goodrich-Kirkland Park favorite with four stars out of 78 reviews. Stop by 3709 Payne Ave. to hit up the Korean spot, which offers barbecue and more, next time the urge strikes. This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


At a time when tourism fears have escalated in the Caribbean, the State Department has stopped publishing crime data involving Americans harmed in Jamaica   but it won't say why. For the first time in seven years, the State Department did not list how many Americans were sexually assaulted, robbed, murdered or kidnapped in Jamaica in its 2019 Crime and Safety Report. That information was previously published in reports that were cited in a 2018 Free Press investigation, which found that sexual assaults of U.S. tourists in Jamaica is an historic and unchecked problem, with an estimated one American raped a month. That's according to State Department data that was publicly available for seven straight years   until now. The Detroit Free Press, which interviewed numerous U.S. victims who said they were sexually assaulted in Jamaica, including four Michigan tourists, asked the State Department multiple times why the 2019 report omits data involving American crime victims in Jamaica. The agency wouldn't explain, beyond saying: "We do not have any other information to share at this time." But the State Department did warn in its 2019 report that "rape and sexual assault are serious problems throughout Jamaica, including at resorts and hotels. The use of date rape drugs is possible, even at private parties and resorts." The Jamaica 2019 Crime and Safety Report was released in the wake of a tourism scare involving the Dominican Republic, where 10 American tourist deaths have been reported since May. Several more U.S. tourists have reported becoming severely ill while on vacation there, including a Detroit man who landed in Harper Hospital's ICU following his May vacation to the Dominican Republic. Jamaica and the Dominican Republic are among nine Caribbean and Central American destinations that the U.S. State Department has issued Level 2 travel advisories for , citing violence and crime. Level 2 means "Exercise Increased Caution." The other countries on the Level 2 travel advisory list are: the Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, Cuba, Turks and Caicos, Mexico and Guatemala. There are four categories of travel advisories: "Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions"; "Level Two: Exercise Increased Caution"; "Level 3: Reconsider Travel" and "Level 4: Do Not Travel." Caribbean destinations currently deemed safe for travel with no travel advisory: Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Costa Rica, Curaçao, French West Indies, Grenada Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Countries on the "Level 3, Reconsider Travel" list are: El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Haiti Countries on the "Level 4, Do Not Travel" list are: Venezuela While the FBI investigates the Dominican Republic deaths, tourism officials there are working feverishly to dispel concerns about travel safety. So are officials in Jamaica, where an island-wide security audit of resorts was ordered in the wake of the Free Press investigation, which detailed the rapes of two Detroit women who were attacked at gunpoint by a Jamaican resort employee last fal l. Jamaica's Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett said in early July that the months-long security audit is complete and that his office is reviewing it. Findings have not yet been released. "The issue of safety and security is very central to us. We will have further discussions with the (Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association) as it relates to the recommendations, and together we will craft the new architecture in Jamaica," Bartlett said at a June tourism meeting. The audit sought to uncover, among other things, non-compliance by resorts regarding safety incidents. It focused on building safety, personnel, security measures, communication devices and security incident history. Meanwhile, State Department warnings about sexual violence against women tourists in Jamaica continue. "If you are a victim of a sexual assault, contact the police and the U.S. Embassy in Kingston as soon as possible," the State Department states in its 2019 report, reminding victims that Jamaican hotels and resorts "should assist you with these communications." That message highlighted a key finding in the Free Press investigation. Numerous victims told the Free Press the resorts ignored or downplayed their fears, discouraged them from going to the police, and in some cases silenced them with free travel in exchange for them signing non-disclosure agreements. The 2019 State Department report also highlighted this finding by the Free Press: tourists who are sexually assaulted in Jamaica feel justice is out of reach. As one mother told the Free Press three years after her daughter was allegedly raped in a laundry room by a resort lifeguard: "My daughter will never have justice." Four and a half years after the alleged rapes of the girl and her friend, the case is finally going to trial in Jamaica in December. The victims will testify from a location in the U.S. The State Department warns about such delays. "Victims of sexual assault in Jamaica should not expect the same assistance routinely offered in the United States," the State Department writes in its 2019 report. "Rape kits are not always available, and victims must often ask for medication to avoid STD transmission and reduce the chances of pregnancy. An offer of counseling is unlikely." Police resources are also limited, the government says. "Law enforcement shortcomings exist in collection of evidence. Prosecution of rape cases moves very slowly," the State Department states, adding: "Victims may need to return to Jamaica during the legal process." Contact Tresa Baldas: tbaldas@freepress.com. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: State Department stops publishing data on crimes against Americans in Jamaica   but why?


COLUMBUS, Ohio  An 11-year-old girl from Independence designed the state of Ohio's new anti-bullying license plate. Brooke Balser was announced as the contest's winner on Tuesday. "Bullies gain power when the people around them look the other way, stay silent or ignore the problem," said Ohio Attorney General David Yost in a news release on Tuesday. "Each time we see Brooke's colorful 'Bully-Free Car' design on an Ohio license plate, we'll be reminded to treat others with respect and to stand up against bullying behaviors." The new plates will be available for purchase later this year. Contributions will be made to nonprofit organizations and schools to provide bullying prevention training programs.     ©2019 WJW-TV, Cleveland Visit WJW-TV, Cleveland at www.fox8.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.


Curious just how far your dollar goes in San Antonio? We've rounded up the latest rental offerings via rental sites Zumper and Apartment Guide to get a sense of what to expect when it comes to finding an apartment in San Antonio if you're on a budget of $800/month. Take a look at the listings, below. (Note: prices and availability are subject to change.) Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. 7820 Woodchase Drive (Alamo Farmsteads-Babcock Road) Listed at $702/month, this 440-square-foot one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment is located at 7820 Woodchase Drive. In the unit, you can anticipate hardwood flooring and internet included. The building features on-site laundry. Both cats and dogs are welcome. According to Walk Score, the area around this address requires a car for most errands, is suitable for biking and offers a few nearby public transportation options. (Take a look at the complete listing here .) 4900 USAA Blvd. Here's a one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment situated at 4900 USAA Blvd. It's listed for $705/month for its 655 square feet. The building has on-site laundry and a swimming pool. In the apartment, expect to see hardwood flooring and a walk-in closet. Pet owners, take heed: cats and dogs are welcome. According to Walk Score, this location requires a car for most errands, is somewhat suitable for biking and offers a few nearby public transportation options. (See the complete listing here .) 10631 Nacogdoches Road (Oak Grove Estates) Next, check out this 557-square-foot one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment that's located at 10631 Nacogdoches Road. It's listed for $709/month. The building offers a fitness center and a swimming pool. The apartment also comes with a dishwasher and hardwood flooring. Pets are welcome. Be prepared for a $400 pet fee. Per Walk Score ratings, the area around this address is car-dependent, offers minimal bike infrastructure and has some transit options. (Check out the complete listing here .) 8801 Cinnamon Creek Drive Finally, there's this one-bedroom, one-bathroom residence over at 8801 Cinnamon Creek Drive. It's listed for $714/month for its 575 square feet. Expect to see a balcony in the unit. Building amenities include a fitness center, on-site laundry and a swimming pool. Pet lovers are in luck: cats and dogs are welcome. The rental doesn't require a leasing fee. Per Walk Score ratings, the area around this address requires a car for most errands, offers minimal bike infrastructure and has some transit options. (See the complete listing here .) Working with a tight budget? Here are the cheapest rentals recently listed in San Antonio . This story was created automatically using local real estate data from Zumper and Apartment Guide , then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


The Planned Parenthood Federation of America president Leana Wen says she's been removed from her role. Wen said in a Twitter post that the Planned Parenthood board decided to terminate her at a "secret meeting." "I am leaving because the new board chairs and I have philosophical differences over the direction and future of Planned Parenthood," Wen said in a statement posted to her Twitter account. "It has been and honor and privilege to serve alongside our dedicated doctors, nurses, clinicians, staff and volunteers who are on the frontlines of healthcare in our country." Planned Parenthood didn't specify why Wen was removed after less than a year as president. The organization announced Tuesday that it would be replacing Wen with Alexis McGill Johnson, a former chair and board member for Planned Parenthood. Wen said she was engaged in "good faith" negotiations with the board about her departure. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Planned Parenthood president Leana Wen says she was removed after 'secret meeting'


The 14th edition of Hard Knocks got off to a slower start than Antonio Brown has in his first training camp with the Raiders. Rookie safety Johnathan Abram looks like he will become the star of the five-episode training camp reality show on HBO. He was featured more than any other player Tuesday. Abram brought $500 worth of snacks to camp, rode horses with fellow first-round choice Clelin Ferrell , was chastised by head coach Jon Gruden for being too aggressive in a non-padded practice and debated with Derek Carr about the pronunciation of "salmon." But Brown's feet quickly became the biggest storyline. PFT Live co-host Chris Simms reported earlier Tuesday that Brown's feet were frostbitten in a cryotherapy machine . Hard Knocks made no mention of what is medically wrong with Brown's feet, saying only the star receiver "is hobbled by injuries to his feet." Brown's first appearance on the show is from Florida, working out with his personal trainer, Alex Whitehair. Whitehair tries to get Brown to dial it down in his workouts because of his healing feet. "I know you want to go," Whitehair said. "I've got a lot of people around me that are depending on me to perform," Brown explained after his workout. "This is my livelihood, being on my feet, being able to cut. They don't want to hear any excuse. I'm new to the team. I'm, just like everyone else, fighting to make the team. So take a couple of days to get right. But fired up to show Raider Nation what I'm about." Brown started training camp on the non-football injury list. He exited NFI, practiced for a few days, and then was unable to practice. He has seen a specialist. At one point late in the show, Gruden asked head athletic trainer H. Rod Martin about Brown's availability. "He can't handle the sharp cuts," Martin said. The Raiders, like Whitehair, couldn't get Brown to slow down despite his feet not being fully healed. "Can't you just turn it up mentally and give the body a break here and just cool it?" Gruden asked Brown. Brown responded, "I've got to let these guys what they've got on the team. I've got to bring some juice." Gruden wants his receiver back at full speed, because he brings "juice" to practice. "It's good to see Antonio out here today, you know?" Gruden said in the episode. "When he practices, he elevates everybody. He elevates the defense, because they don't want to look bad. And the receivers that are playing with him don't want to look bad."


Wondering where to find the best lounges near you? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top lounges in Jersey City, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture next time you're in the market for a lounge. 1. Ringside Lounge Topping the list is Ringside Lounge . Located at 475 Tonnele Ave. in the Heights, the sports bar and lounge is the highest-rated lounge in Jersey City, boasting four stars out of 69 reviews on Yelp. 2. FM Bar, Venue and Restaurant Next up is FM Bar, Venue and Restaurant , situated at 340 Third St. With four stars out of 81 reviews on Yelp, the lounge and cocktail bar, which offers comfort food and more, has proven to be a local favorite. 3. Six 26 Six 26 , located at 128 Christopher Columbus Drive, is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the lounge, gay bar and karaoke spot four stars out of 46 reviews. 4. JSQ Lounge And then there's JSQ Lounge , a cocktail bar and lounge in Journal Square with 4.5 stars out of 16 Yelp reviews. Head over to 50 Journal Square Plaza to see for yourself. This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


The U.S. Open begins a week from Thursday at Pebble Beach Golf Links. While you let that permeate into your consciousness and you update your various electronic calendars, we'll take a look at the latest odds-to-win being offered by our pals at the Westgate SuperBook and golfodds.com . While he will no doubt continue to use past media snubs as motivation to keep dominating major tournaments, Brooks Koepka is getting plenty of respect among oddsmakers and bettors in Las Vegas and across the nation (where such activity is legal, of course). He is currently 13/2 (or +650 for those who like to go new school) to win his third straight U.S. Open. A Koepka win a week from Sunday at Pebble would mean he's won three of the past four majors and missed out on a "Koepka Slam" by one shot at Augusta. Ahhhh, Golden Bell tolls for thee, Brooks. Close behind Koepka is his pal and 2019 PGA Championship runner-up Dustin Johnson at 7-1. Both Koepka and Johnson are playing this week at the RBC Canadian Open in Hamilton, Ont. Tiger Woods was fully focused on Pebble while making his Sunday run at the Memorial . He edged up to 10-1. Patrick Cantlay lept to 16-1 after his victory at Muirfield Village . Here are the latest odds-to-win for the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links, which takes place from June 13 - 16. 2019 U.S. Open Betting Odds ODDS to Win: Brooks Koepka 13/2 Dustin Johnson 7/1 Tiger Woods 10/1 Jordan Spieth 14/1 Patrick Cantlay 16/1 Rory McIlroy 16/1 Justin Rose 20/1 Rickie Fowler 20/1 Justin Thomas 25/1 Jon Rahm 25/1 Jason Day 25/1 Xander Schauffele 25/1 Phil Mickelson 25/1 Tommy Fleetwood 25/1 Francesco Molinari 30/1 Tony Finau 30/1 Hideki Matsuyama 30/1 Adam Scott 30/1 Bryson DeChambeau 40/1 Matt Kuchar 50/1 Paul Casey 50/1 Marc Leishman 60/1 Gary Woodland 60/1 Patrick Reed 80/1 Sergio Garcia 80/1 Henrik Stenson 80/1 Louis Oosthuizen 80/1 Webb Simpson 80/1 Matt Wallace 80/1 Brandt Snedeker 80/1 Martin Kaymer 80/1 Kevin Kisner 100/1 Kevin Na 125/1 Shane Lowry 125/1 Branden Grace 125/1 Ian Poulter 125/1 Lucas Glover 125/1 Bubba Watson 125/1 Jim Furyk 125/1 Rory Sabbatini 150/1 Cameron Smith 150/1 Graeme McDowell 150/1 Si Woo Kim 150/1 Zach Johnson 150/1 Keegan Bradley 150/1 Matthew Fitzpatrick 150/1 Rafael Cabrera Bello 150/1 Daniel Berger 150/1 Alex Noren 150/1 Tyrrell Hatton 150/1 Haotong Li 150/1 Luke List 150/1 Charles Howell III 150/1 Aaron Wise 150/1 Scott Piercy 150/1 Sung Kang 150/1 Billy Horschel 150/1 Keith Mitchell 150/1 Thomas Pieters 150/1 Emiliano Grillo 150/1 J.B. Holmes 200/1 Byeong Hun An 200/1 Jimmy Walker 200/1 C.T. Pan 200/1 Scottie Scheffler 200/1 Thorbjorn Olesen 250/1 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 250/1 Justin Harding 250/1 Kyle Stanley 250/1 Danny Willett 250/1 Chez Reavie 250/1 Jhonattan Vegas 250/1 Luke Donald 250/1 Luke Guthrie 250/1 Ollie Schniederjans 300/1 Ryan Fox 300/1 Aaron Baddeley 300/1 Erik van Rooyen 300/1 Andrew Putnam 300/1 Abraham Ancer 300/1 Marcus Kinhult 300/1 Renato Paratore 500/1 Tom Hoge 500/1 Sepp Straka 500/1 Nate Lashley 500/1 Alex Prugh 500/1 Adri Arnaus 500/1 Justin Walters 500/1 Patton Kizzire 500/1 Ernie Els 500/1 Brendon Todd 500/1 Shugo Imahira 500/1 Dean Burmester 500/1 Sam Horsfield 500/1 Marcus Fraser 500/1 Clement Sordet 500/1 Matthieu Pavon 500/1 Lee Slattery 500/1 Nick Taylor 500/1 Carlos Ortiz 500/1 David Toms 500/1 Anirban Lahiri 500/1 Sam Saunders 500/1 Chesson Hadley 500/1 Brandon Wu 500/1 Collin Morikawa 500/1 Brian Stuard 500/1 Roberto Castro 500/1 Merrick Bremner 1000/1 Mike Weir 1000/1 Richard Lee 1000/1 Stewart Hagestad 1000/1 Mito Pereira 1000/1 Billy Hurley III 1000/1 Joseph Bramlett 1000/1 Rob Oppenheim 1000/1 Zac Blair 1000/1 Chip McDaniel 1000/1 Nick Hardy 1000/1 Brett Drewitt 1000/1 Cody Gribble 1000/1 Chan Kim 1000/1 Brian Davis 1000/1 Julian Etulian 1000/1 Jovan Rebula 1000/1 Viktor Hovland 1000/1 Kodai Ichihara 1000/1 Mikumu Horikawa 1000/1 Rhys Enoch 1000/1 Daniel Hillier 1000/1 Devon Bling 1000/1 Eric Dietrich 2000/1 Matthew Naumec 2000/1 Spencer Tibbits 2000/1 Michael Thorbjornsen 2000/1 Kevin O'Connell 2000/1 Charlie Danielson 2000/1 Austin Eckroat 2000/1 Chun An Yu 2000/1 Hayden Shieh 2000/1 Andreas Halvorsen 2000/1 Callum Tarren 2000/1 Luis Gagne 2000/1 Noah Norton 2000/1 Chandler Eaton 2000/1 Connor Arendell 2000/1 Ryan Sullivan 2000/1 Cameron Young 2000/1 Matt Parziale 2000/1 Andy Pope 2000/1 * Golfer must tee off for action * Tiger Woods Prop Bets How Many Majors will Tiger Woods Win in 2019? Exactly 1 Major 1/10 Exactly 2 Majors 6/1 Exactly 3 Majors 60/1 How Many Career Majors will Tiger Woods Win by Dec. 30, 2025? 15.5 Over 1/2 15.5 Under 17/10 16.5 Over 5/2 16.5 Under 10/31 17.5 Over 5/1 17.5 Under 1/7 18.5 Over 10/1 18.5 Under 1/20 Brooks Koepka Prop Bets How Many Majors will Brooks Koepka win by May 3, 2040 7.5 Over +110 Under -130 https://compass.pressekompass.net/compasses/golfweek/is-brooks-koepka-the-games-best-golfer-r MORE: LeBron says Warriors part owner should be held accountable for shoving Kyle Lowry Marlins and Brewers Get Into Twitter Battle Over Christian Yelich Cowboys News: Michael Gallup leg injury dampens final OTA session These five upcoming NBA free agents helped themselves in the playoffs Desmond Harrison's missed flight to minicamp was final straw for Browns


The Rams' power structure will stay in tact for years to come. On Friday, the Rams announced extensions for head coach Sean McVay and GM Les Snead through the 2023 season. " I'm very thankful to be a Ram for many years to come, working with great ownership, people, coaches, and players ," McVay told NFL.com. " It's exciting to get camp going and we're ready to roll up our sleeves up and get to work ." McVay, 33, has brought youthful energy to the franchise and a high-powered offensive game plan. In his first year, the Rams went 11-5 after finishing out with a 4-12 mark. Then, last year, they took another huge step forward with a Super Bowl appearance. This year, McVay will look to build off of that momentum as the Rams figure to be one of the strongest teams in the league. Snead, meanwhile, will continue in the role that he assumed in 2012, way back when the Rams were in St. Louis. His next big task will be to hammer out an extension with quarterback Jared Goff , who is slated for free agency after the 2020 season.


Missed the the most recent top news in Los Angeles? Read on for everything you need to know. Amoeba Music building has been approved for demolition   but where's the store's new location? The Los Angeles City Council removed the final hurdles facing the redevelopment of Amoeba Music's site on Sunset Boulevard. But where will the store go? Read the full story on Los Angeles Times . City of Los Angeles suing FAA over airport flight plans L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer says he's suing the FAA to challenge recent changes affecting incoming aircraft flying over the central city. Read the full story on Patch Los Angeles . Los Angeles County sued over woman's suicide fall The father of a woman who jumped to her death from a bridge at the Edelman Children's Court in Monterey Park in 2018 after losing parental custody of her young sons is suing Los Angeles County, alleging officials were aware that his daughter's mental health was declining and didn't get her the proper care. Read the full story on MyNewsLA . Major water main break floods streets in downtown Los Angeles Crews were working Tuesday morning to contain a massive water main break in downtown Los Angeles. Read the full story on ABC Los Angeles, KABC . This story was created automatically using data about news stories on social media from CrowdTangle , then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Police arrested several individuals over the weekend at two Kentucky massage parlors accused of promoting prostitution. The arrests took place at Blue Sky Spa and Lavender Massage in Bowling Green, according to police. After receiving tips of suspicious behavior, Bowling Green Police detectives researched several local massage parlors online and found the listed phone number for Blue Sky Massage in 39 advertisements in the past 30 days on websites where commercial sex acts are advertised, according to an arrest citation. Blue Sky Massage, on Dishman Lane in Bowling Green, was named in some of the posts, according to police. Savannah Spurlock case: Her blood was found in David Sparks' bedroom, police say Detectives conducted surveillance at the Blue Sky Massage and noticed all customers were males, according to the arrest citation. On July 12, Bowling Green detectives and investigators from the state Attorney General's Office went to the massage parlor with a search warrant. Police detained and questioned Huadi Chen, the owner of the business. Chen, 44, told police she does not perform sex acts on men and can't help it if the male customers start masturbating, according to the arrest report. Chen said she pays a friend to advertise her business on the internet and that she did not know the friend was advertising on sex forums, according to the arrest citation. Using an alternative light source, police discovered what they believed was semen on the beds, floors, light switches and walls of the massage rooms, according to the arrest report. Chen told an investigator she changes the sheets on the bed twice a week, but police noticed the sheets around the area where people lay their heads on a massage table were "brown and dirty," according to the arrest citation. Check out: Triple shooting near Newburg neighborhood leaves three in hospital, police say Neither Chen nor her employee had a massage license, according to police. Chen was charged with promoting prostitution, second-degree wanton endangerment and practicing massage therapy without a license. On July 13, Bowling Green police arrested three people at a second massage parlor, Lavender Massage, on Russellville Road after receiving a complaint of illegal activity. Officers had initially gone to the business July 9 and cited Lu Yuanying, 46, for practicing massage therapy without a license. Several days later, a detective heard that Lavender Massage was open and that numerous male customers were seen visiting it. The detective drove by the business July 13 and walked inside after noticing it was open. Inside, the detective found Yuanying giving a man a massage, according to an arrest citation. Another employee, 54-year-old Lu Caiyuan, was also found to not have a license to practice massage therapy, according to the arrest report. Both women claimed they did not understand that they could not give massages, despite the earlier citation from police, according to the arrest report. The detective wrote in the arrest citation that Lavender Massage is a "very popular destination according to people on several local sex forums" but that the employees "adamantly denied doing anything illegal" when asked about prostitution. 'This speaks to my heart': Catholic priest gives money to laid-off Eastern Kentucky miners The owner of Lavender massage, Li Jionggang, has a California massage license that has not been transferred to Kentucky, according to the arrest report. Jionggang, 55, also told police he pays for online advertisements but did not know the name of the person he pays, according to the arrest report, which also noted no women were seen entering the business while police watched it for nearly a week before the arrests. Jionggang, Caiyuan and Yuanying were each charged with engaging in organized crime and practicing massage therapy without a license. Jionggang also was charged with promoting prostitution. The four individuals at the two Bowling Green massage parlors were booked into the Warren County Regional Jail on $10,000 cash bonds, the Bowling Green Daily News reported. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Tuesday in Warren District Court. Reach Billy Kobin at bkobin@courierjournal.com or 502-582-7030. Support strong local journalism by subscribing today: courier-journal.com/subscribe. This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Prostitution promoted at 2 Bowling Green, Kentucky, massage parlors


President Donald Trump said Friday that he hadn't given final approval to any military strikes against Iran and that no planes were in the air. In an exclusive interview with NBC's Chuck Todd for "Meet the Press," Trump was asked if planes were in the air and he responded, "No, but they would have been pretty soon, and things would have happened to a point where you would not turn back, you could not turn back." "Nothing was green lighted until the very end because things change," Trump said during an interview with Chuck Todd on Friday. Earlier Friday, Trump had tweeted that he was "cocked and loaded" to strike the targets but deemed the loss of life would be disproportionate to the downing of a U.S. drone. He told Todd on Friday that a plan was "ready to go subject my approval." Trump was asked if planes were in the air and he responded, "No, but they would have been pretty soon, and things would have happened to a point where you would not turn back, you could not turn back." Trump said before he issued a final decision, he asked his generals, "I want to know something before you go. How many people would be killed, in this case Iranians?" The generals came back to Trump and said approximately 150 people would be killed, the president said. "I thought about it for a second and I said, you know what, they shot down an unmanned drone, plane, whatever you want to call it, and here we are sitting with a 150 dead people that would have taken place probably within a half an hour after I said go ahead," Trump said, adding, "And I didn't like it, I didn't think, I didn't think it was proportionate." The full interview will air Sunday on "Meet the Press." Read more on the story at NBCNews.com and watch more of the interview on MSNBC today and on "Nightly News with Lester Holt" at 6:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. CT.


PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.   The switch back to Poa annua greens for this week's U.S. Open at Pebble Beach can cause some extra stress for the best players in the world   even the reigning Masters champ who authored the most dominating performance ever here 19 years ago. Tiger Woods had no problem holing putts on the fickle surfaces during his 15-shot win here in 2000, and he's plenty familiar with their bumpy and inconsistent nature having won eight times on similar surfaces at Torrey Pines. But even a player of his experience knows that Poa greens must be approached with caution, especially late in the day. "It doesn't take much to get off-line on Poa," Woods said. "The trick to putting on Poa is to make sure they're always below the hole. If you're putting downhill, it's a Plinko effect, you're going to go every which way. The key is to be below the hole where you can take low lines and try and take the bumpiness out of play." U.S. Open: Full-field tee times | Full coverage To help on that front, Woods has again enlisted the help of putting coach Matt Killen, with whom Woods was first seen working in March at The Players . Killen and Woods were together again Tuesday on the putting green, as Woods sought to refine his stroke on a day when he focused entirely on the practice facility without stepping foot on the course itself. "Yeah, Matt's taking a look at my stroke," Woods said. "Putting on Poa is very different than putting on bent (grass). And so just trying to make sure that I'm rolling the ball like I need to for Poa." Woods' putting has actually been a relative weak spot during a season in which he won his first major in 11 years. He currently ranks 73rd on Tour this season in strokes gained: putting, down from 48th last year when he won the Tour Championship and finished runner-up at the PGA Championship.


SÃO PAULO, Brazil   Remember Zika? With measles and Ebola grabbing headlines, it is easy to forget the health panic of 2016, when Zika was linked to severe birth defects in thousands of Brazilian newborns whose mothers were infected while pregnant , striking fear across the country and much of the Americas. As health officials struggled to halt its spread, the virus galloped through Latin America and the Caribbean that spring and summer and eventually reached the United States, sickening more than 200 people in Florida and Texas and prompting countless travelers to cancel vacations in the tropics. Then, seemingly overnight, the epidemic evaporated and public attention moved on. But Zika, it turns out, did not vanish. Sign Up For the Morning Briefing Newsletter "Zika has completely fallen off the radar, but the lack of media attention doesn't mean it's disappeared," said Dr. Karin Nielson, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at U.C.L.A. who studies Zika's impact in Brazil. "In some ways, the situation is a bit more dangerous because people aren't aware of it." The virus, which is mostly spread by mosquitoes but also through sex with an infected person, is still circulating in Brazil and other countries that were at the center of the epidemic, and two years ago the same strain from the Americas arrived in continental Africa for the first time. That strain, researchers recently discovered, had been causing birth defects in Asia long before the Zika epidemic of 2016. Another concern is over places where the mosquito that spreads the virus   the female Aedes aegypti   is endemic but have so far been spared locally transmitted cases of Zika. On Tuesday, the World Health Organization issued a report on Zika that listed 61 such countries , among them densely populated behemoths like China, Egypt and Pakistan as well as much of Africa. [Here's what you should know about Zika and travel .] Even Brazil remains vulnerable: The 2016 epidemic largely spared the country's south and most notably São Paulo, its biggest city. Warming temperatures associated with climate change are expected to expand the range of Aedes , according to a recent study, putting tens of millions more people at risk for Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases. "The next outbreak is not a matter of if, but when," said Dr. Ernesto T.A. Marques, a public health researcher at The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Rio de Janeiro who is also an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh. In the United States, the Aedes mosquito can be found across significant swath s of the country during summer, though epidemiologists say the potential for large-scale American outbreaks is limited by the near ubiquity of air conditioning, window screens and local mosquito control efforts. "It also helps that people in the U.S. tend to live fairly far apart in single-family homes," said Dr. Lyle R. Petersen, who oversees vector-borne diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "This is a mosquito that doesn't fly very far." While the number of new cases of Zika so far is small   last year there were nearly 20,000 infections in Brazil compared to more than 200,000 during the epidemic's peak   countries like Angola, Thailand, Vietnam and Cape Verde have reported newborns with Zika-related microcephaly, the condition that leaves babies with the misshapen heads and profound neurological damage that stoked global anxiety. Zika has been taking a path similar to other viral infections that offer immunity to those who have fallen ill and recovered. In Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico and other places hard hit by the epidemic, so-called herd immunity may limit the potential for new outbreaks because the virus cannot gain enough traction to spread among those who have never been infected. But over time, the benefits of herd immunity wane as more children are born, providing fresh tinder for the next epidemiological wildfire. Researchers are also unsure whether those infected with Zika are immune for life, or just for a period of time. Public health officials have been frustrated by haphazard cooperation from countries worried about the stigma associated with Zika as well as those overwhelmed by other health crises. In Angola , the government did not initially report dozens of microcephaly cases that were first discovered by Portuguese researchers. Earlier this year, India protested its inclusion on the C.D.C.'s advisory list for pregnant women during a Zika outbreak in the country's northwest. In April, the C.D.C. modified its warning. Dr. Eve Lackritz, who leads W.H.O.'s Zika Task Force, said one of her main tasks is to keep up the sense of urgency. "My biggest fear is complacency and lack of interest by the global community," she said. In its new report, the W.H.O. conceded that there was no way to know with certainty whether Zika was still circulating in the 87 countries with previously recorded cases of transmission. Its advice for pregnant women seeking to travel reflects that ambiguity: cover up exposed skin with light colored clothing, use insect repellent and "carefully consider the risks." (It also advises men returning from areas with known Zika outbreaks to consider abstaining from sex for at least three months.) [ The topics new parents are talking about. Evidence-based guidance. Personal stories that matter. Sign up for the NYT Parenting newsletter for the info you need about pregnancy and more .] Dr. Peterson of the C.D.C. and others who study Zika and closely related viruses, including dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya , say they are worried the world is unprepared for the next outbreak. For one, the underlying conditions that enabled the epidemic   crowded urban neighborhoods whose residents are too poor to afford insect repellent or window screens   remain a problem in much of the developing world. Aedes has developed a particular fondness for human blood and has adapted so well to urban living that it can quickly breed in overturned bottle caps and other refuse after a rainfall. "Our biggest fear is that we will never get rid of Zika, just like we can't get rid of dengue," said Paolo Zanotto, a molecular virologist at the University of São Paulo. Compounding that fear, he said, is the possibility that Zika virus could find a host in animals, especially monkeys, making it even harder to control. Early hopes for a vaccine against Zika have also stumbled. Although a number of potential vaccines are in the pipeline, the ebbing of the epidemic has made it hard to test their efficacy in the field. Arboviruses like dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever provide something of a template for the future of Zika. During the 1940s and 50s, successful eradication campaigns aimed at quelling deadly yellow fever outbreaks vanquished Aedes from Brazil and much of the region. But by the 1970s, as those efforts were abandoned, the mosquito quickly re-established itself, leading to increasingly intense outbreaks of dengue and yellow fever, and more recently the emergence of new arboviral pathogens like chikungunya and Zika. These days, dengue infects over 100 million people globally a year, killing 10,000. Until 2015, Zika was an obscure and fairly harmless virus that produced flulike symptoms. First identified in 1947 among monkeys in the Zika forest of Uganda, it later found a foothold in humans and then spread across Africa, Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. The virus is believed to have most likely arrived in Brazil with a traveler attending the World Cup there in the summer of 2014. Scientists are still stumped as to why Zika began causing birth defects. "We thought of Zika as an inconsequential disease, but then it exploded in Brazil with devastating consequences," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. "The larger lesson for us is that we have to always be prepared for the emergence and re-emergence of viruses and microbes." Zika has presented health officials with a number of challenges. Tracking its spread has been difficult because many countries, especially those with weak public health systems, lack the ability to identify new cases. Compounding the problem is that the vast majority of people infected experience symptoms so mild they rarely seek medical care. And because Zika, dengue and chikungunya all produce fever, joint pain and rashes, Zika cases are often misdiagnosed. One of the biggest obstacles to better surveillance   and to informing pregnant women that they've been infected   is the lack of a rapid, inexpensive diagnostic test. "At this point we can only guess the number of new infections," said Dr. Scott C. Weaver, a virologist at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston who was among the first to predict Zika's arrival in the Americas. As public health experts across the world continue their prevention work, thousands of families here in Brazil are already struggling with Zika's impact. The first Zika babies are turning 3 and 4, and their families, many of them poor, are increasingly overwhelmed, said Dr. Marques, the researcher from Rio de Janeiro. "It's a nightmare for these mothers," he said. "And as the children grow older, it's not going to get any easier."


Lionel Messi scored a brace in the space of a minute as Barcelona faced Eibar in the last day of La Liga's regular season. Barcelona, already crowned as champion, was trailing 1-0 against the home side but Messi quickly overturned the score by scoring twice in the 31st and 32nd minute. First came a smart, low finish inside the box thanks to Arturo Vidal's pass followed by a perfectly timed run from his own half, which ended with a wonderful dink over the keeper. 2 goals in 2 minutes 🔥🔥🔥 50 goals this season for Messi and a 4 goal Golden Boot lead pic.twitter.com/3OM3e2H0eZ   mx (@LeooMessi10i) May 19, 2019 The brace means Messi now has 36 goals in La Liga thus further extending his lead in the European Golden Boot race, now four goals ahead of PSG's Kylian Mbappe, who claimed his own brace against Dijon on Saturday. It would be Messi's third straight Golden Boot and his sixth total. Barcelona currently ties Eibar 2-2 as after Messi's goals, Pablo de Blasis scored a fantasitc goal to equalize for the home side.


Actor Jamie Foxx is at Cowboys camp today as a guest of Jerry Jones. But the bigger name in Oxnard, California, is agent Joel Segal. Segal is the agent for receiver Amari Cooper . Segal is watching practice with Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones, Jori Epstein of USA Today reports. Stephen Jones said last week that Cooper, Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott all have "solid" offers on the table. He also added that he had meetings scheduled with agents this week, including some in person. Elliott is holding out of training camp, headed to Mexico instead to train on his own. Cooper, who has a guaranteed salary of $13.924 million in 2019 on the fifth-year option, said he never considered sitting out. "Different strokes for different folks," Cooper said Saturday. Prescott also is in California with the team.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Mookie Betts is pretty good against Danny Duffy. Betts hit a two-run homer off Danny Duffy in a four-run third inning and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-5 Thursday to complete their first series sweep in nearly a month. Betts is 7 for 11 with five home runs against Duffy (3-3). "I put some good swings on some good pitches," Betts said. Betts has six hits, five home runs and a walk in his last seven plate appearances against Duffy. BOX SCORE: RED SOX 7, ROYALS 5 "I've got to a better job of not serving it to him on a platter," Duffy said. "He's got five bombs against me in 11 at-bats. ... If you make stupid mistakes like that he's going to capitalize." Boston outscored the Royals 23-8 over three games and extended its winning streak to four. The Red Sox swept a series for just the fourth time this year, the first since May 10-12 against the Chicago White Sox. The World Series champions are 27-16 following a 6-13 start and face the second-place Rays in a four-game weekend series at Fenway Park. "We have some confidence going against a really good ballclub," Betts said. "Ride the wave through this weekend." Kansas City has lost six straight and nine of 10, dropping to a big league-worst 19-43. With a doubleheader coming up Saturday against Tampa Bay, Boston gave Ryan Weber his third start. He allowed two runs and five hits in 1 1/3 innings, and Colten Brewer (1-2) followed with two scoreless innings of two-hit relief. Matt Barnes, Boston's seventh pitcher, allowed Jorge Soler's one-out RBI double in the ninth but got his fourth save in seven chances by striking out Ryan O'Hearn and Chelsor Cuthbert. Duffy allowed four runs and four hits in 2 1/3 innings. Eduardo Nunez's hard drive went off the inside of Duffy's right kneecap and ricocheted to O'Hearn, who tagged Nunez for the final out of the second. Duffy retired one of six batters he faced in the third. "It's sore, but it didn't affect me," Duffy said. "If I go back out there it's because I can. If I can, there are no excuses." Betts' 10th home run tied the score, and Rafael Devers put Boston ahead with a two-run single. Soler's fifth-inning homer cut the deficit to 4-3, but Christian Vazquez hit a two-run triple in the seventh and scored on Scott Barlow's wild pitch. Cuthbert and Alex Gordon homered for the Royals. TRAINER'S ROOM Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez was removed in the fifth inning because of back spasms. ... LHP Brian Johnson, on the IL since April 6 because of elbow inflammation, is to make his sixth minor league injury rehab appearance Sunday. UP NEXT Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (4-5, 4.76 ERA) starts Friday's opener of a four-game series against visiting Tampa Bay. Royals: RHP Homer Bailey (4-6, 6.05 ERA) takes the mound Friday at home against the White Sox. ------ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP--Sports Related slideshow: The 2019 MLB season (Provided by imagn)


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Over the years, cars have become much more advanced. The models The top three models for luxury cars 50 years ago were Cadillac, Lincoln, and Mercedes, says Mark Moskowitz, an automotive journalist, and judge at the Manhattan Concours event at Brookfield Place. Other brands included Rolls Royce, Chrysler, Oldsmobile 98, Buick's luxury line, and Thunderbird. The latter three don't exist today, but new brands of luxury cars continue to come on the market, like Tesla. Follow MSN Autos on Facebook and Twitter The cost A luxury car in the 60s would set you back about $8,000. Moskowitz says that a top line 1969 Mercedes 2-door would cost roughly $10,000, a Mercedes 280 SL luxury roadster about $7,200, and a 1969 Lincoln Continental around $6-$7,000. If you take inflation into account, a Mercedes 2-door today would cost you around $69,000. Today, some Mercedes luxury models will cost you six figures. The size One of the main differences between luxury cars 50 years ago and luxury cars today is the size. Today, people put much more of an emphasis on SUVs. For example, Lincoln Navigators and Cadillac Escalades are currently popular luxury vehicles. Back in the 60s, luxury cars were much smaller. Many only fit two people. The features When people were shopping for a luxury vehicle 50 years ago they were looking for high-end features that weren't typically added to regular cars. 'They were looking for something that would appeal to their senses,' says Moskowitz. 'Something that had style that separated it from the rest of the pack.' For example, luxury cars had leather seats instead of the typical vinyl used in less expensive vehicles. Other features in luxury cars from the 60s included the addition of excess chrome on the exterior, plush carpets on the interior, four-wheel disc breaks, power steering, and power brakes, air conditioning, automatic headlight dimmers, and power windows that could be controlled from the driver's seat. Features we still see today 'Standards of luxury that transcend both eras have included leather seating, plush carpeting, and state of the art sound systems,' says Moskowitz. Due to incredible advances in technology, luxury cars today have a much longer list of features. Some of them include large touchscreens, self-driving capabilities, voice-controlled climate, and surround view cameras and warnings,


A new jury duty scam in St. Louis is using details about the Civil Courts building to trick people into paying money. A man claiming to be a sheriff is calling people from a St. Louis number. He's accusing them of skipping jury duty and threatening to hold them in contempt of court if they don't pay. When jury supervisor Joanne Martin called the scammer's number, she learned he was using her information to swindle people. "He said, 'Well I'm sitting in room 318, and Joanne Martin is the one we're doing this for.' Well I'm Joanne Martin, and I'm sitting in 318," she said. She said nearly 20 people have reported the scam to her office since Tuesday. She said the scammer knows details about the people he calls, such as their home address or where they work. He demands people put $900 on three Green Dot, pre-paid debit cards and give him the card numbers over the phone, she said. When 5 On Your Side called the reported scammer's number, he refused to talk to us unless we paid him. "If you don't have any money, we're not talking about anything. I don't need to tell my side of the story if you don't have any money," he said. Joanne is hoping no one loses their money to him, and she's angry he's using her name to convince people he's legitimate. "It really offends me greatly because we try to treat our citizens right," she said. She said the court will never call you. They communicate through only through the mail. The jury office will never ask you for money. If that happens, it's a scam. More local news: RELATED: Missouri governor headed to Australia for trade mission RELATED: Thieves steal trailer, camping gear from Boy Scouts RELATED: Crooks throw concrete legs through window to break into Affton business


Jun. 4--The Lakers will add Lionel Hollins to their coaching staff as an assistant, a person with knowledge of the hire said Tuesday. Hollins joins head coach Frank Vogel and assistant Jason Kidd on the staff. Vogel was officially introduced as the Lakers' new coach on May 20, when it was also announced that Kidd would be on the staff. All three have previously been head coaches in the NBA. Hollins compiled a record of 262-272 in nine seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies and Brooklyn Nets. A former NBA player who won a championship with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977, Hollins began coaching in the NBA as an assistant with the Phoenix Suns in 1988. He guided the Grizzlies to three consecutive playoff appearances, culminating in a trip to the Western Conference finals in 2013, when Memphis was swept by the San Antonio Spurs. After the Grizzlies declined to renew Hollins' contract, he was hired the next season by Brooklyn. He was fired during his second season with the Nets, who were 10-27 at the time. Hollins is a native of Kansas who starred at Rancho High in North Las Vegas before playing in college at Dixie State and Arizona State. He was selected by the Trail Blazers with the sixth overall pick in the 1975 NBA draft. The 6-foot-3 guard played 10 seasons in the NBA, including stops with the Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets. He averaged 11.6 points, 4.5 assists and 1.6 steals. Hollins returned to Arizona State in 1985 to start his coaching career as an assistant to Steve Patterson. ___ (c)2019 the Los Angeles Times Visit the Los Angeles Times at www.latimes.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Related slideshow: The 2019 NBA Finals (Provided by imagn)


The Warriors could have a third member of their rotation sidelined as they try to wrap up a fifth straight Western Conference title, according to Nick Friedell of ESPN. Andre Iguodala will have an MRI Sunday on an injured left calf that limited him to 17 minutes last night and caused him to miss the entire fourth quarter. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told reporters after the Game 3 victory: "He was sore. Lower leg, just had some soreness. He's going to get an MRI tomorrow. We didn't want to risk anything and put him back in the game. So, when we took him out mid-third, trainer said that'll be it for him. We'll know more tomorrow." Iguodala was pulled from the game in the first quarter to have the leg examined. He was able to return for a while before the Warriors decided to sit him for the rest of the night. Iguodala was favoring the leg somewhat after the game, Friedell adds, but didn't seem worried about the injury. The 35-year-old swingman has started nine of the Warriors' 15 games this postseason and is averaging 30.2 minutes per night. He is posting a 10.6/4.2/4.1 line and is taking on the toughest defensive matchups. Kerr limited him to a career-low 23.2 minutes per game during the regular season to make sure he was rested heading into the playoffs. Golden State has a chance to sweep the series with Portland on Monday, which would create a nine-day window for Iguodala, Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins to recover before the start of the NBA Finals. Kerr went on: "We won't talk about anything other than Game 4. What's after that doesn't matter, maybe Game 5, maybe Game 6. So, we just focus on the next game ahead of us. We've got some guys banged up, but we've done a really good job. I'm really proud of this group for playing through a number of injuries we've had. It's a remarkable group to continue to press and play at this level without so many key guys, so I'm very proud of them."


Police are investigating after the body of a 17-year-old boy with multiple gunshot wounds was found in McKeesport on Sunday afternoon. A pedestrian notified police about the body that was lying on the 1300 block of Tube Works Alley. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Family members confirmed to Pittsburgh Action News 4 that the 17-year-old is Ciquann Dudley. Police said the location where the body was found is a remote location and the reason for the victim being in the alley and the motive for the shooting are unknown at this time. "It's hard to tell if was moving at the time of the shooting," said Allegheny County Police Inspector Andrew Schurman. "Ultimately, we know he had wounds in his back, though." Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating and asking for the public's help. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tipline at 833-ALL-TIPS (833-255-8477). READ MORE: Police investigating after 17-year-old boy found shot, killed in McKeesport CHECK OUT WTAE: Stay in the know with the latest Pittsburgh news, weather and sports. Catch all of the day's top stories and more from the team at WTAE Pittsburgh Action News 4.


Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Friday said she personally opposes Alabama's new abortion law, which would outlaw abortions at any point during pregnancy, even in cases of rape and incest. "Personally, I would have the exceptions," McDaniel said during an interview on CNN. "That's my personal belief. But we are a party that is a broad tent. If you agree with us 80 percent of the time, I want you to be a Republican. We don't have a litmus test as to whether you can belong to our party." Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed the nation's most restrictive abortion measure, which passed easily through the state's GOP-dominated legislature. The bill's passage sets up a court fight Republicans hope will end with the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade   a goal McDaniel said she supported. "Roe V. Wade just didn't go far enough in saying: Where did the states get the right to determine governance on this issue?" McDaniel said. McDaniel's reservations about the details of the law echoed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who on Thursday said he thinks the Alabama law goes too far. "I defend my pro-life position for my whole political career," he told reporters during a news conference. "But in my whole political career, I also believed in rape, incest or life of the mother. There was exceptions." The Alabama measure does make an exception if a pregnancy poses a health risk to a mother. Under the law, doctors could face up to 99 years in prison for performing an abortion. A number of other anti-abortion bills passed in red states have spurred concerns from abortion-rights advocates who worry that with the Supreme Court's current makeup, justices may choose to topple Roe. Neither McDaniel nor McCarthy indicated whether they want to see the Supreme Court strike down the Alabama law.


This week, Bleacher Report came out with a list ranking the receivers/tight ends for every NFL team for 2019 . The Carolina Panthers' group was ranked No. 28. Here's B/R on why Carolina ranked so low: ". . . the team's 2018 first-round receiver, Moore, spent the bulk of his snaps in the slot. The same can be said of Hogan, who signed with Carolina in free agency. Samuel is a hybrid player. Smith is the team's only true outside threat after Devin Funchess left to sign with the Indianapolis Colts, and that's not enough." We respectfully disagree. In 2018, D.J. Moore graded out as the best rookie receiver in the league by Pro Football Focus after averaging 14.3 yards per reception and forcing a league-leading .31 missed tackles per reception. He also lead the league in yards after contact per reception (5.06) and yards after catch per reception (7.91). Meanwhile, Curtis Samuel ranked fifth in the league in terms of quarterback ranking when targeted (134.1) per PFF. Either one could be a legitimate No. 1 wide receiver for the Panthers in 2018. The team is also relatively deep at the position, with solid supplemental pieces like Chris Hogan and Jarius Wright. Torrey Smith also had his moments in 2018 before getting injured. Although the team's offense largely hinges on the potential of the team's relatively untested young core, it's a hard sell to say that the Panthers feature one of the worst units in the league. In fact, one could argue they'll be one of the league's better pass-catching teams if Greg Olsen stays healthy. MORE: 'Jeopardy' fans ripped James Holzhauer for how he said Dr. Dre's name but here's why he did it Former NFL great Mark Gastineau has a GoFundMe for the fight of his life Spurs' DeMar DeRozan 'possibly could be on the trade block' to Lakers How the Bulls can help the Lakers facilitate an Anthony Davis trade Great News: Jimmy Butler Wants to be a Laker


The Washington Redskins have officially kicked off the 2019 season with training camp, being held in Richmond VA. The Redskins will practice from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. ET, with a 4:40 p.m. walkthrough on Wednesday, July 31 at the Bon Secours Training Center (2401 W. Leigh St., Richmond, Va. 23220). All official City locations are $10 to park, cash only. This fee will allow same-day re-entry with a parking pass. Follow along below for live updates from practice: A Twitter List by zacharycneel To view information about attending training camp practice, click here . To view the team's complete training camp schedule, click here. MORE: Roundup: A$AP Rocky Pleads Not Guilty; Katy Perry Owes Damages for 'Dark Horse'; Pound Plummets as Boris Johnson Preps for Brexit Angler lands 946-pound marlin by himself for 'historic catch' Dez Bryant has 'no interest in playing football right now' Jon Gruden has high expectations for Raiders' safeties, Karl Joseph and Johnathan Abram Jets add offensive line, cornerback depth with 2 signings