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A North Carolina radio station is dropping the broadcast of East Carolina’s upcoming football game in reaction to last weekend’s protest staged by members of the school’s marching band. WFAY-AM in Fayetteville announced Tuesday that it would not carry the Pirates’ game at South Florida scheduled for Saturday. The move comes after the school said

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — Authorities at New Mexico’s Bandelier National Monument say a female park visitor has been killed by a falling tree. Park rangers were notified of the incident about 2:30 p.m. Monday. Rangers responded to the scene along with the Los Alamos County Fire Department and the Los Alamos County Police Department. It’s

HARTFORD, Conn. — A video released by Connecticut police appears to show a sergeant stomping on the head of a handcuffed man who was on the ground. The video was taken June 4 during the arrests of Ricardo Perez and Emilio Diaz after a car chase from Hartford into West Hartford. Police say Perez struck

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Pope Frances has named a new archbishop for Alaska’s largest city. The Catholic News Agency says the Vatican announced Tuesday the appointment of Bishop Paul D. Etienne of Cheyenne, Wyoming. The 57-year-old Etienne will replace retiring Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz. Etienne’s installation date in Anchorage has not yet been announced.

MEXICO CITY — A Roman Catholic priest abducted in September was killed by two men who were visiting him at his residence, authorities said Monday. The chief prosecutor for the western state of Michoacan said the Rev. Jose Alfredo Lopez Guillen was meeting with the men at his residence in the rural town of Janamuato

GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina officials say the school will not tolerate further protests after some band members kneeled while others performed the national anthem before a game. Band director William Staub, School of Music director Christopher Ulffers and College of Fine Arts and Communication dean Christopher Buddo issued a joint statement Monday. They say

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — UFC fighter Josh Samman died Wednesday after spending nearly a week in a Florida hospital following a probable drug overdose. He was 28. Dr. Craig Mallak, the chief medical examiner for Broward County, says Samman had been hospitalized for five days, two of which he was brain-dead, before being declared dead Wednesday

TORONTO — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred supports changing the rule that expands active rosters from 25 to 40 each Sept. 1. Managers have expressed concern that the rule changes late in the season, allowing multiple pitching changes for right-lefty matchups. The issue is part of negotiations for a labor contract to replace the deal that

LEBANON, Ind. — A central Indiana jail that was sued by a Muslim inmate announced Wednesday that it is now providing a diet that follows Islamic dietary laws. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday its jail has adopted a six-week halal meal plan for Muslim inmates. The development came days after a federal judge

NEW YORK — Major League Soccer’s New York City team says it’s acquired a 17-acre site in the Rockland County town of Orangeburg with the intent of constructing a training complex. New York City Football Club, which is majority-owned by the parent company of Manchester City, said Wednesday it will build 1 1/2 grass fields

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A retired Roman Catholic bishop in Vermont who lost his television-producer brother on 9/11 has died. Kenneth Angell was 86. The Diocese of Burlington says he died Tuesday at a nursing home in Winooski after suffering a stroke. Angell’s brother, David, was the Emmy Award-winning creator of “Frasier” and was aboard the

MINNEAPOLIS — The union that represents thousands of nurses who are on strike in Minnesota said Tuesday it is ready to return to the bargaining table after rejecting Allina Health’s latest contract offer. Minnesota Nurses Association spokesman Rick Fuentes said no date has been set to resume negotiations, but that he anticipates it will be

CHICAGO — While the Chicago Cubs were waiting to find out if they would play the New York Mets or San Francisco Giants in the NL Division Series, Addison Russell thought about the experience he gained in last year’s playoffs. It was invaluable, even if an injury cut it short. “It’s pretty important,” Russell said

LOS ANGELES — Jim Mora had to release an injury report when he was a head coach in the NFL. He is under no such obligation at UCLA, and that won’t change this week with the status of right tackle Kolton Miller uncertain. Miller injured his left leg in the first half of the Bruins’

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A man who defrauded the matriarch of a prominent Michigan family out of $16 million has been sentenced to 3 ½ years in federal prison. Robert Haveman’s sentence Tuesday is significantly below the guidelines of six to seven years, although the guidelines aren’t mandatory. Prosecutors were seeking a “significant” period behind

BOISE, Idaho — The Navy and U.S. Department of Energy want to build a $1.6 billion facility at a nuclear site in eastern Idaho that would handle fuel waste from the nation’s fleet of nuclear-powered warships through at least 2060. The new facility is needed to keep nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines deployed, according to

DETROIT — Brad Ausmus will return next year for a fourth season as manager of the Detroit Tigers. The team announced Wednesday that it is exercising the 2017 option on his contract. Detroit was eliminated from playoff contention Sunday, but a 12-game improvement from 2015 was enough for Ausmus to keep his job. Ausmus is

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. — An ex-convict accused of killing his two children and two older stepchildren at his suburban Detroit home will undergo a mental competency evaluation. The exam will put Gregory V. Green’s case on hold, likely for weeks. He appeared in a Dearborn Heights court Wednesday, two weeks after two kids died from

MEXICO CITY — Four young men found slain on a roadside have been identified as members of Catholic evangelism group, authorities in western Mexico said. The Michoacan state prosecutor’s office said in a statement Tuesday that family members identified the four men and said they were last seen Saturday, but had not been reported missing.

LOS ANGELES — The Latest on two Colombian men charged with trying to smuggle tons of cocaine into the United States (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Two Colombian men have pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles to charges that they conspired to smuggle $72 million worth of cocaine into the United States. City News Service

SKOPJE, Macedonia — American basketball player Cameron Moore, who joined Macedonian team AV Ohrid this week, died suddenly during his first practice session, local authorities said Wednesday. The team’s legal representative, Ivo Markoski, told The Associated Press that the 25-year-old Moore arrived late Monday from Venice, Italy. He said the player had been in Ohrid,

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University is honoring its first black student by naming a classroom for him. The New Haven Register (http://bit.ly/2dS6GN9 ) reports that the school will hold a ceremony Thursday to name a divinity school classroom after James W.C. Pennington and hang his portrait in the room. Divinity school graduate Lecia Allman

MIAMI — A former concert promoter who staged shows by top acts such as the Rolling Stones, the Bee Gees and Rod Stewart has been sentenced to more than 18 years in prison for running the business as a $200 million fraud scheme. A Miami federal judge imposed the sentence Tuesday on 73-year-old Jack Utsick,

WACO, Texas — The Title IX coordinator at Baylor University has resigned over a disagreement in her role to oversee changes at the school following claims it mishandled sexual assault cases for several years. The university said in a statement late Monday that Patty Crawford was “disappointed” in her role implementing recommendations by the law

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Slugger Field will host next spring’s Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, allowing the University of Louisville to begin the postseason at home with the city and Kentucky hosting the event for the first time. The ACC announced the relocation of several conference championships on Tuesday, following its recent move withdrawing events