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GENEVA — The Swiss government says petitioners have successfully collected enough signatures to launch a nationwide referendum that would grant new fathers at least 20 days of paid paternity leave, up from one day today. The issue strikes at the heart of the work-life balance debate and would put Switzerland in line with more generous

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — After taking baby steps in Chris Ash’s first season as coach, Rutgers is hoping to walk a little in the Big Ten Conference this season. Don’t expect too much. While the Scarlet Knights should be a little better, they still are not close to competing with the likes of Michigan, Ohio State

NEW YORK — Alberto Riveron sounds genuinely excited about the NFL’s decision to use Microsoft Surface tablets for referees to watch replay. That procedure began in earnest with last week’s Hall of Fame game between Dallas and Arizona. The technology worked like a charm, with the one coach’s challenge settled in quick order by referee

DYER, Ind. — The Latest on a police-involved shooting in northwestern Indiana (all times local): 10:10 a.m. Authorities say a pedestrian was hit as police chased a suspected car thief in south suburban Chicago. The chase ended in northwestern Indiana and the suspect was shot to death. Lake County sheriff’s department spokesman Mark Back says

LONDON — Relatives of victims of Northern Ireland’s deadliest bombing are suing the police over alleged failings they say allowed the killers to escape justice. Families belonging to the Omagh Support and Self Help Group have issued a writ against George Hamilton, chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. A car bomb planted

MANCHESTER, England — A look at five young players who could break through in the Premier League this season: PHIL FODEN (Manchester City) The leap from City’s academy to the star-filled first team has proved to be too big for most, but Foden appears good enough to make the transition. The diminutive 17-year-old midfielder impressed

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil coach Tite named on Thursday a much-changed Brazil squad for Neymar to lead in the two World Cup qualifying matches against Ecuador and Colombia. Five players were dropped from the group which in March secured the team’s spot in Russia 2018. Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson is one of the new

DENVER — The Latest on Taylor Swift’s civil trial (all times local): 9 a.m. Taylor Swift has taken the witness stand in her lawsuit claiming she was groped by a radio host. Swift has testified that “it was a definite grab. A very long grab.” David Mueller sued Swift and others on her team, claiming

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Two years ago, James Franklin urged Penn State fans to be patient. He and his players believed a plan was in motion. That patience wore thin through back-to-back 7-6 seasons, but paid off last season. After shaking off a slow start, the Nittany Lions won nine straight games, including a come-from-behind

MADRID — Spanish police say two British tourists — a father and son — face possible hefty fines for allegedly pointing laser beams at passenger planes arriving to the southern city of Malaga. A National Police statement Thursday said the two men, aged 41 years and 15 years, had been spotted by a police officer

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Former football coaches Robert Neyland and Phillip Fulmer highlight a star-studded Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame induction class. Tennessee announced its eight-person class Thursday. The class also includes softball pitcher Monica Abbott, former men’s swimming coach Ray Bussard, Olympic sprinter Justin Gatlin, former Colorado Rockies slugger Todd Helton, former swimmer Jeremy Linn

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A black market for diesel and gasoline has rapidly spread around the nation, with organized crime gangs using fraudulent credit cards to syphon millions of dollars in fuel from gas stations into large tanks hidden inside pickup trucks and vans. Stealing fuel can be less risky than selling drugs or other illegal

MINNEAPOLIS — A football fan who was arrested during a Minnesota Vikings game says he’s focusing on his excessive-force lawsuit against police after being cleared of criminal charges. Anastacio Lopez was charged after allegedly trying to grab an officer’s stun gun while being escorted from the stadium on Dec. 1. He was acquitted Wednesday of

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities are searching for a hiker from Ireland who planned to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from Southern California to Canada. David O’Sullivan was last spotted in April along the trail in California’s Riverside County. Sheriff’s Sgt. Chris Willison said Wednesday that teams are searching on foot, by SUV and with air

NEW YORK — Alan Peckolick, an innovative painter and graphic designer whose creations included the bold, underlined logo for General Motors and typefaces for Pfizer and Revlon, has died. Peckolick’s widow, Jessica Weber, told The Associated Press that he died Aug. 3 at a hospital in Danbury, Connecticut. He was 76 and died from complications

VALLETTA, Malta — A Maltese priest has been handed a suspended three-month sentence after he was found guilty of violent indecent assault on a woman who was undergoing psychiatric care. The woman testified that Charles Fenech, 57, a priest who was popular in the Mediterranean island nation in the 1990s for organizing activities to raise

BOSTON — Boston College coaches and players remember where they were when they heard the news that Harold Landry would return for his senior season, as if it were the moon landing or the verdict in a major trial. Defensive coordinator Jim Reid still has the Twitter message. Fellow defensive lineman Zach Allen got a

STATESVILLE, N.C. — Channing Tatum has hosted an impromptu dance party in a convenience store at a North Carolina gas station. The “Magic Mike” star stopped by the Sunoco in the town of Statesville on Tuesday night for some coffee and a candy bar. He bantered with the cashier and later danced with her to

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Latest on the 99th PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club (all times local): 10:40 a.m. South Africa’s Ernie Els was hoping to make a splash in his 100th major championship, but the “Big Easy” is off to a rocky start at the PGA Championship. The 47-year-old Els shot 4 over on

BRUSSELS — The European Union says it has slapped sanctions on nine North Koreans and four entities including the state-owned Foreign Trade Bank, in addition to those already on its sanctions list. In a statement Thursday, it says the asset freezes and travel bans were added to the EU’s North Korea sanction list to bring

WASHINGTON — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates were unchanged to slightly lower this week, continuing a pattern of little movement in recent weeks. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages declined to 3.90 percent from 3.93 percent last week. While historically low, that’s still above last year’s average of 3.65 percent. The

JOHANNESBURG — The Latest on the first public appearances by two men freed by extremists after years of captivity in Mali (all times local): 4:40 p.m. A South African recently freed from al-Qaida captivity after nearly six years in northern Mali has made his first public appearance. The 42-year-old Stephen McGown was the longest-held of

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Former Tennessee linebacker A.J. Johnson has a curfew and must abstain from alcohol as part of the modifications to his bond conditions while he awaits an aggravated rape trial. The changes come after Johnson’s DUI arrest last month. Under the modifications agreed to on Thursday, Johnson will be supervised by a pretrial

ARLINGTON, Va. — A Virginia man returned home from a trip and found that his apartment had been broken into — and cleaned. Arlington County Police say in a crime report that shortly after 12 a.m. Monday, a man returned to his Arlington apartment after a trip. He called police when he noticed that his