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INDIANAPOLIS — A Republican who’s pumped $800,000 of his own money into his U.S. Senate campaign says he’s resigning from his seat in the Indiana Legislature. State Rep. Mike Braun of Jasper announced his decision Friday. He says in a statement he’ll miss working in the Indiana House, but hopes to continue serving Hoosiers in

WASHINGTON — First the U.S. government temporarily banned laptops in the cabins of some airplanes. Now it is looking to ban them on from checked luggage on international flights, citing the risk of potentially catastrophic fires. The Federal Aviation Administration recently recommended that the U.N. agency that sets global aviation standards prohibit passengers from putting

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings’ new college scouting director still occasionally catches scouts, executives and coaches apologizing for swearing in a meeting. “I have to swear back and say I swear the same as you,” she said. That’s right. She. Kelly Kleine is in her first season in that job for the Vikings

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A major agribusiness company sued Arkansas regulators on Friday for banning its version of an herbicide that’s drawn complaints from farmers across several states who say the weed killer has drifted onto their crops and caused widespread damage. Monsanto asked a state judge to block the Arkansas Plant Board from enforcing

ATLANTA — A Georgia state lawmaker and wife of former U.S. Health Secretary Tom Price asked during a legislative committee meeting about the possibility of quarantining people with HIV. Rep. Betty Price, whose district includes parts of Atlanta’s northern suburbs, asked the head of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s HIV Epidemiology Section during Tuesday’s

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — Leon Goretzka scored again to lead Schalke to a 2-0 win over Mainz and fourth place in the Bundesliga on Friday. He fired the home side into an early lead when Guido Burgstaller sent him through to chip the ball over the goalkeeper in the 13th minute. It brought Goretzka’s scoring streak

RENO, Nev. — The longtime owner of a Reno car dealership and his wife are contributing $1 million toward the renovation of the University of Nevada’s baseball stadium. The school announced Friday that Don and Toni Weir wrote the check for the project already underway at what now will be called Don Weir Field at

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.’s deputy human rights chief says the process of integrating leftist rebels into Colombian society after more than 50 years of war isn’t going well. Andrew Gilmour, who visited Colombia last week, warned Friday that if this doesn’t happen “there is a strong chance that they will go back to something

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans are unsure whether a trio of players will be able to play Sunday when they visit the winless Cleveland Browns. Running back DeMarco Murray, who tweaked his hamstring for the second time this season Monday night, returned to practice Friday but was limited in his workouts. He will be

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday: Celgene Corp., down $14.63 to $121.33 The drugmaker ended late-stage testing of a potential treatment for Crohn’s disease. General Electric Co., up 25 cents to $23.83 The industrial company slashed its annual forecast after a disappointing third quarter and announced plans to shed more

PITTSBURGH — The coaches at Florida State didn’t ask Vince Williams to get after the quarterback during his career with Seminoles, so he didn’t. That doesn’t mean the Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker didn’t want to. It just wasn’t part of the job. It is now. Then again, Williams figures it kind of comes with the

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s presidential palace says that President Michel Temer has been diagnosed with a partial coronary obstruction. In a statement emailed on Friday, Temer’s press office said aspirin and a low-fat diet are being used to treat the 77-year-old president. The statement added that catheterization is not being considered for the moment and

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — After being limited by injuries in practice earlier in the week, Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu and defensive end Courtney Upshaw are expected to play against the Patriots. Sanu missed last week’s loss to Miami with a hamstring injury. Upshaw has missed three games with ankle/knee injuries. Coach Dan Quinn says

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Latest on the sentencing of a man charged in the killing of a Navajo Nation girl (all times local): 2:15 p.m. A man who pleaded guilty to the murder and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl on the largest American Indian reservation has been sentenced to life in prison. Tom Begaye

SOTOGRANDE, Spain — With the help of an albatross from 227 yards out, Joost Luiten shot a 1-under 70 to take a one-stroke lead over tournament host Sergio Garcia and two others at the Andalucia Valderrama Masters on Friday. The Dutchman holed out with a four iron from the fairway on the par-5 11th at

These aren’t your 1988 Dodgers, not even close. Justin Turner was a 3-year-old then, wondering what all the fuss was about when watching Kirk Gibson’s home run on TV at his grandmother’s home in Southern California. Clayton Kershaw wasn’t even walking yet, much less tinkering with the curve ball Vin Scully called Public Enemy No.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The U.S. Supreme Court won’t reconsider the case of a death row inmate convicted in the slayings of five fellow inmates during a 1993 prison riot in Ohio. Forty-eight-year-old Keith LaMar was convicted of aggravated murder in 1995 for the deaths of five inmates during an uprising at the Southern Ohio Correctional

NEW YORK — Vancouver Canucks defenseman Erik Gudbranson has been suspended for one game without pay for his hit from behind on Boston Bruins forward Frank Vatrano. Gudbranson hit Vatrano from behind at 6:13 of the first period of Vancouver’s game at Boston on Thursday night. The Canucks blue-liner also received a game misconduct and

COLUMBUS, Ind. — A former southern Indiana church pastor has been sentenced to three years in prison after admitting charges in what prosecutors say was a scheme faking a burglary of his home in order to pay an opioid drug debt. Thirty-eight-year-old Justin White of Camby learned his sentence Friday after pleading guilty to two

NEW YORK — The NHL has acknowledged video review incorrectly nullified a late-game goal by the Colorado Avalanche during a 4-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues. In a statement released Friday, the league said it made a mistake by taking away Sven Andrighetto’s goal late in the third period on a coach’s challenge for

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville interim basketball coach David Padgett has promoted R.J. Evans to acting assistant coach, staying in-house as the program moves forward from this week’s firing of coach Rick Pitino. Evans’ promotion comes a day after Padgett introduced Greg Paulus as an assistant coach. Hired this spring, Evans recently received on-court responsibilities after

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia will face Albany in a charity exhibition game to help the victims of recent hurricanes. The men’s basketball game will take place the evening of Oct. 28 at the WVU Coliseum. All proceeds will benefit the hurricane relief efforts of the American Red Cross. WVU’s athletics department says fans are

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli has called up Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero for two friendly matches in November and again left out Gonzalo Higuain. Argentina travels to Moscow to face World Cup host Russia on Nov. 10 and then faces another team yet to be decided. Sampaoli left Juventus striker Higuain

NEW YORK — Three high-level foreign exchange executives and a currency trader have left Wells Fargo, the bank that has been through several investigations after a scandal over millions of fake accounts and another over auto insurance practices. Wells Fargo confirmed Friday that the employees from the investment bank side of the business were no

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Southern California authorities say the deaths of a young woman and man who vanished in Joshua Tree National Park last summer were a murder-suicide. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said Friday that the bodies found Sunday were identified as 20-year-old Rachel Nguyen and 22-year-old Joseph Orbeso, both of Orange County.