House Speaker Nancy Pelosi argued Tuesday that President Donald Trump is trying to provoke Democrats into proceeding with impeachment , using some of her strongest language yet on the issue . "Trump is goading us to impeach him," she said at an event in New York City hosted by the Cornell University Institute of Politics and Global Affairs. "That's what he's doing. Every single day, he's just like taunting, taunting, taunting because he knows that it would be very divisive in the country, but he doesn't really care. He just wants to solidify his base." House Democratic leaders, including Pelosi, have worked to tamp down talk of impeachment for months . Pelosi has consistently emphasized that impeachment is extremely divisive, and in March she said Trump is "just not worth it." But while she has taken a cautious approach to the issue of impeachment, Pelosi has also been quick to defend congressional oversight of the administration and appears to be publicly growing frustrated with stonewalling from the White House. Pelosi reiterated on Tuesday that she wants to continue with the process of gathering more information, saying "we have to see where the facts take us" and warning that Democrats will "be ready" for whatever may come. And Pelosi again argued that Trump is obstructing justice, pointing to the White House refusing to comply with subpoenas . "Every day, he's obstructing justice by saying this one shouldn't testify and that one shouldn't testify and the rest. So he's making the case, but he's just trying to goad us into impeachment. And wherever you go, I say to my colleagues, whatever it is, be ready. And whatever it is, we'll be ready." Pelosi was asked whether proceeding with impeachment might help Democrats in expected court battles in response to White House stonewalling. The speaker reiterated that Democrats still need to be able to gather "more information" and emphasized the importance of obtaining the full, unredacted Mueller report , but cautioned that "one thing leads to another." "One thing leads to another," she said. "One hearing leads to another, where they don't tell the truth ... and that might take us to a place. We have to have more, I believe we have to have more information. But our impeachment power is a justification for our getting that other information." Related video: NYT: Pelosi worried Trump won't leave if 2020 is close (CNN) Pelosi rebuts McConnell: 'the case is not closed' Pelosi also had a message for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday: "The case is not closed." Pelosi referenced McConnell's remarks earlier in the morning where he argued that it's time to move on from Mueller's investigation and report, declaring "case closed." "I don't think so. I don't think so," Pelosi said. "Just as a matter of observation, that's just not a fact. The case is not closed." Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer later released a statement criticizing the Senate's top Republican over his statement. "Senator McConnell's declaration of 'case closed' is a stunning act of political cynicism and a brazen violation of the oath we all take," the congressional Democratic leaders said in a joint statement, saying that the Mueller report "left a raft of unanswered questions about coordination between the President's campaign and Russia. These are not trivial or political questions   they go to the wellspring of our democracy. When a President is allowed to violate the law with impunity, and when a foreign power is allowed to interfere in our elections, it gnaws at the roots of the great oak that is our democracy, and could very well topple it." During the event where she spoke on Tuesday, Pelosi broadly defended Democratic oversight of the administration and brought up Russian interference in US elections, saying, that "should be a cause of action for every branch of government." Pelosi added, "the facts, the data, the evidence, the truth is what we want to base our decisions on and the administration should be willing to share that unless they have something to hide and that's what we will find out."


President Barack Obama spoke out during a Twitter Q&A on the state of his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls, and their recent decision to remove Tom Thibodeau from the equation.


Former Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has hailed the abilities of Liverpool's Champions League-winning manager Jurgen Klopp, claiming the coach's best years are ahead of him. Famously a fierce rival for most of his career at Everton and United, where he scored 253 goals in 559 appearances, 33-year-old Rooney's surprisingly positive comments may be a little hard to swallow for his old fans. The striker, who now plays for MLS side DC United, told Sport Bild " Jurgen is a manager every player would love playing for. "You can see how much fun his players have playing under him. I met him once, he is an amazing guy." Despite Liverpool winning the Champions League last season, Rooney believes that the German's best years are still to come, adding: "His only mistake is that he works for LFC and is successful there. "I have much respect for Jurgen Klopp and for what he already has achieved. Not only in Liverpool, but also in Dortmund . "This guy really has it. And he has his best years still upon him." The Reds are looking to emulate the success that Rooney and his peers experienced at Manchester United , as they compete with Manchester City for Premier League dominance. Manchester United themselves are also looking to make up ground to Liverpool and City at the top of the table after finding themselves outside of the top four last season. Crystal Palace's Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Swansea's Daniel James have been brought in to add a youthful spark to the team, while Leicester's Harry Maguire could be the next addition.


Boston will see a return of last week's mild temperatures this coming week, according to drone-powered weather forecasting service Saildrone . Temperatures will make way for warmer weather on Sunday, with a high of 73 degrees. The immediate forecast also includes light rainfall. Today's forecast shows the greatest chance of rain at 100 percent, while the most rainfall is predicted on Monday at 0.35 inches. Skies will partly clear up tomorrow. Winds are forecast to reach a modest high of 15 mph today, with daily top speeds in the single digits for the remainder of the week. This story was created automatically using Saildrone's local weather forecast data, then reviewed by an editor. We also incorporate historic weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


REIMS, France   Good for fans, a bummer for the World Cup. The U.S. women will play France in the quarterfinals Friday, a game that's been hotly anticipated since the draw in December. "Hopefully a complete spectacle. Just an absolute media circus," Megan Rapinoe said, delight in her voice, after the U.S. women advanced with a 2-1 win over Spain on Monday. "I hope it's huge and crazy. That's what it should be. This is the best game, this is what everybody wanted." The only bad thing about it is that it's happening two games too early. Either the favorites or the hosts will be going home well before the July 7 final in Lyon. Blame that on the lopsided draw, which has the teams ranked No. 1 (United States), No. 3 (England) and No. 4 (France) on the same side of the bracket. But that's griping for the weekend. In the meantime, enjoy the matchup because it's going to be a good one   and it got even more intriguing after the teams played an exhibition in Le Havre in January. France has beaten the U.S. just three times in its previous 23 meetings, but two of those wins have been in the past three games. That includes the 3-1 victory in January, when Kadidiatou Diani had two goals. Only Mallory Pugh's goal in the closing seconds of the game kept the Americans from being shutout. The loss ended the U.S. women's 28-game unbeaten streak, which dated back to 2017. But the Americans have cautioned against reading too much into that game. It was effectively at the beginning of its World Cup buildup, and coach Jill Ellis rested Rapinoe and fellow starters Tobin Heath and Julie Ertz. Kelley O'Hara also missed the game after having ankle surgery three months earlier. "I'm not worried," Ellis said after the game. "We know who we are and what we can do." And, indeed, the U.S. women looked like the strongest team during the group stage with a record 18 goals and three shutouts. They weren't nearly as sharp in their Monday, but that just makes Friday's game more compelling. France looked every bit the U.S. equal in its opener, playing with poise, confidence and not seeming at all daunted by the lofty expectations on it in a 4-0 dismantling of South Korea. But the knock on France has always been its inability to handle pressure. It has never advanced beyond the semifinals at a World Cup or an Olympics, and the last time it got that far was seven years ago. At the European championships in 2017, Les Bleues finished second in a group that also included Austria, Iceland and Switzerland   not exactly powerhouses in women's soccer, those three. Though they made the knockout rounds, they made a quick exit, losing to England in the quarterfinals and leaving the tournament having won just one game. And, sure enough, the French have looked increasingly vulnerable with every World Cup game. Wendie Renard has been a disappointment, scoring an own goal against Norway and missing a penalty kick against Nigeria. The offense has been inconsistent, and Eugenie Le Sommer has all but disappeared since the opener. It needed help from VAR to beat both Norway and Nigeria in the group stage, and was taken to overtime by Brazil in the round of 16 on Sunday night. "I know we weren't 100 percent today," France coach Corinne Diacre said after the 2-1 win. "Now the objective is to hit that 100 percent for the next game. Will this happen? I don't know. I don't have a magic wand, I don't have a crystal ball, I can't see in the future. But it's something that we're working on." But now the U.S. deficiencies have been exposed, too. "It's going to be hard-fought match with two teams that are both worthy of walking away with the title," Spain coach Jorge Vilda said. France will have an extra day of rest ahead of the quarterfinal, because it played Sunday night. It can use every minute after Valerie Gauvin, who has been one of Les Bleues' few bright spots, left the game with a leg injury. She was grabbing at her knee while she was on the field, and was limping after the game. The quarterfinal winner will go on to play either England or Norway in the semifinals July 2 in Lyon. "This is incredible for the women's game. You have two heavy hitters meeting in the (quarterfinals)," Rapinoe said. "This is everything you want from these two sides." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: U.S. women to face perhaps biggest threat in France in quarterfinals Related slideshow: Best of the Women's World Cup (Provided by imagn)


Looking to try the top dive bars around? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top dive bars in Arlington, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to fill the bill. 1. Milo's Bar Topping the list is Milo's Bar . Located at 501 E. Division St. in Central Arlington, the pool hall and sports lounge is the highest-rated dive bar in Arlington, boasting 4.5 stars out of 131 reviews on Yelp. 2. Caves Lounge Central Arlington's Caves Lounge , located at 900 W. Division St., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the dive bar four stars out of 78 reviews. 3. Sunshine Bar Sunshine Bar , a dive bar in Central Arlington, is another go-to, with four stars out of 40 Yelp reviews. Head over to 902 W. Division St. to see for yourself. 4. Diamond Jim's Saloon Finally, there's Diamond Jim's Saloon , an East Arlington favorite with four stars out of 13 reviews. Stop by 305 N. Great Southwest Parkway to hit up the next time you're in the mood. 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.


Arlington will see a return of last week's warm temperatures this coming week, according to drone-powered weather forecasting service Saildrone . Temperatures will drop somewhat from Monday to Thursday, getting up to just 86 degrees on Wednesday. A chance of rain is also in store tomorrow. The best chance of rain is forecast on Monday at 63 percent. Skies will be partly cloudy today and mostly cloudy on Wednesday. Winds are expected to reach a modest high of 13 mph on Wednesday, and remain in the teens through Thursday. This story was created automatically using Saildrone's local weather forecast data, then reviewed by an editor. We also incorporate historic weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


A new smokehouse and traditional American and barbecue spot has made its debut in the neighborhood. The new addition to Berkeley, called Post Oak Barbecue , is located at 4000 Tennyson St. This spot specializes in Texas barbecue. You'll also find tacos, brisket and pulled pork sandwiches and more among the offerings. (Take a gander at the full menu here .) The new smokehouse has proven popular thus far, with a five-star rating out of 10 reviews on Yelp. Mandi M., who was among the first Yelpers to review the new spot on June 27, wrote, "Finally, some awesome Southern barbecue! The turkey and pulled pork were so flavorful! We also got the beans, mac and cheese and fried okra. The sauces were delicious and the staff was incredible." Yelper Dave B. added , "The beef brisket is very good. You are asked: fatty or lean? We chose lean for our sandwich. The potato salad was excellent with a clean taste and some egg on top." Head on over to check it out: Post Oak Barbecue is open from 11 a.m. 10 p.m. on Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m. 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. 3 p.m. on Sunday. (It's closed on Monday.) Want to keep your finger on the pulse of new businesses in Denver? Here's what else opened recently near you . 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.


A Louisville teen whose traffic stop went viral and sparked debate about police policies is now taking legal action against the Louisville Metro Police Department. According to a lawsuit, Tae-Ahn Lea is suing several LMPD officers, citing biased policing. Body camera footage shows Lea being pulled over for an improper turn last year in west Louisville. Officers questioned Lea and asked to search the car. When Lea said no, he was removed from the vehicle, which belonged to his mother. Minutes later, he is seen being handcuffed as a K-9 officer searches the car. Less than a month after WLKY spoke with Lea, LMPD issued changes to the department's traffic stop policy . Lea alleges he was the "perfect target" for a traffic stop because he is black, lives in a low-income neighborhood and drives a fairly new vehicle. The lawsuit demands a trial by jury and money for damages. Click here to read the full lawsuit The officers listed in the lawsuit include Police Chief Steve Conrad, Major William Hibbs, as well as officers Kevin Crawford, Gabriel Hellard, Jeffrey McCauley, Jason McNeil and Kiersten Holman. READ MORE: Teen whose traffic stop sparked change in LMPD policies sues department CHECK OUT WLKY: Live. Local. Late-Breaking. Get the top Louisville news, weather and sports from the team at WLKY   online, anytime.


Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur had surgery to repair his torn Achilles tendon on Sunday. It's likely the surgery was completed by renowned foot and ankle specialist Dr. Robert Anderson, an assistant team physician for the Packers. LaFleur told Albert Breer of MMQB.com that he's not expecting the surgery to change anything regarding the Packers' offseason workout program, save for his need to ride in a cart for the last part of OTAs and minicamp. "I'm good. Not going to affect anything," LaFleur said. LaFleur suffered the injury while playing basketball with coaches at Lambeau Field on Wednesday. LaFleur explained to Jim Owczarski of PackersNews.com that it felt like someone hit him in the back of the leg, a sensation most experience while tearing the Achilles tendon. "We're all going to face a little bit of adversity," LaFleur said. "You can't let it hold us back. So that's just kind of like my mindset, you know? It is what it is and you make the best out of whatever situation comes." LaFleur threw out the first pitch at the annual Green and Gold charity softball game Saturday at Fox Cities Stadium while wearing a boot on his left foot. He had surgery the next day. The plan for LaFleur is to coach from a cart the next few weeks, take a break before training camp and then be back on his feet in late July. The Packers finish up the offseason workout program over the next two weeks, starting with the last round of OTAs this week. They'll wrap up the program with a mandatory minicamp June 11-13. MORE: Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson roast Drake in tunnel after Game 2: 'You weren't talking tonight!' Roundup: Google and Amazon Facing Antitrust Scrutiny, Cruise Ship Crash Video, $344 Powerball Winner Byron Pringle emerging as secret superstar for Chiefs Report: Suns, Bulls offering lottery picks for Lonzo Ball Browns RB coach Stump Mitchell believes Dontrell Hilliard is 'having one heck of a spring training camp'


Huskies leave for College World Series.


When Keith Klosterman was about four years old this Camaro rolled off the assembly line. He says he built this car as what he "would have loved to own in 1967." Did he form a conscious decision to have this Camaro when he was a rug rat? What impression did it really make on him then, or was that all to come later? We have a slightly different vision of that whole thing. After a year and a half of peddling his 140-horse 1965 Corvair (intended by GM to counter the wildly popular Mustang, hah!) my brother came to the hot rodder of the family for advice. I wanted more car. He wanted more torque. He had no desire to measure his car against anything or anybody. Summer 1966. "What should I buy?," he wailed. "I don't want another freakin' Corvair, either. What's this Camaro you keep babbling about?" From the pulpy pages of Hot Rod , I'd gathered that Chevy's latest Mustang buster was going to be a pretty cool car, an exceptional addition to the killer hooligans it had already loosed on the street. This was very much the era of the Detroit mentality: "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday." So the November chill had settled down to stay, my brother rolled ceremoniously into the driveway one morning with his Nantucket Blue SS 350. On my say-so, he'd ordered the L48 engine (first year for the torquier small-block that went with the L48 Super Sport package), wide-ratio M20 four-speed (2.54:1 low gear instead of 2.20:1, so he could still get the same launch off the line with a higher rear axle ratio yet cut down cruise rpm), 3.55:1 gears in the 12-bolt, F41 suspension, P12 wheels, redline F70x14 tires, air conditioning, T60 HD battery, U17 instrument package, and other stuff I cannot remember. It was a sharp looking piece. He loved the SS. I was a little pissed when Hot Rod told me that a big-block would be inevitable. I didn't like the single leaf spring rear suspension and couldn't imagine it standing up to the 375/396 or even the hydraulic lifter 325hp version. There was your torque, alright. I put some kind of bogus traction bars on it. After a month, bro told me the thing was handling erratically, dangerously, even. One of the piece-of-crap Amax bars had come apart at the welds. The piece that ran forward to the spring eye was still connected to the leaf but was no longer attached to the part that had become the new spring pad. Still, my 22-year-old brain was tortured. I kept thinking of how badass the car could have been with a big-block. Apparently, so did a few prescient new car dealers (Nickey, Yenko, Dana, Berger, Baldwin-Motion. etc.) They didn't stop with ordinary RPOs, though. They wanted the L72 427 that was available only in the big B-body and the Corvette. What they wanted was a COPO Camaro, but they hadn't been invented yet and wouldn't be for at least another year. So Keith Klosterman's primary vision was quite in line with what heavy thinkers of the day had decided. Regardless of what the urban legend might imply, no Camaros were factory-equipped with a 427 until the COPO Camaro Riot of 1969, though the maverick dealers were swapping them in long before the factory overtly entertained that notion. Klosterman saw his rendition through the merciless eyes and heightened nerve endings of an antique auto restorer. His boss, Ray Herring, provided the serendipity by giving Keith full access to the company shop and paint room at Herring Auto in Opelika, Alabama. Klosterman revved up and pulled a holeshot "The car was on the Internet with a very brief description, but the one-owner part was what really piqued my interest [the woman had bought her Camaro new when she was 18 years old]. The minute I saw the car, I wanted it. I bought it and drove it home. I drove it as a daily driver [250ci six, three-on-the-tree] for the couple of years. Many people couldn't understand why I'd bought a six-cylinder car. My thinking was that it is easier to build a nice car if you start off with a nice car. Changing the drivetrain to what you prefer is easier than repairing a rusted-out rare big-block car. So I built the car of my dreams out of a super-nice, rust-free car," Keith admitted unabashedly. Two years, a relatively short stretch in project car land, was all it took to get his dream car sailing straight and breathless down the backroads of Auburn, Alabama. "Stan Smith helped me whenever an extra hand was needed," said Keith. "Rick's First Generation Camaro supplied most of the repro parts, the motor was donated by my boss' son and the paint, bodywork, and restoration was done by me." On first impression, Keith's Camaro looks too stock and maybe a little too nice to drive anywhere. The resto part is as pin-neat as a blueprint. As bits of authentic trim and equipment began to trickle down, it mingled some with modified pieces, yet none of the car's period grace was submerged, diluted, or besmirched by them. Retro-mod cool: big engine, stock running gear as per the style "back in the day." Pure Resto is anti-car. What's left after you've rubbed it for the millionth time? Anybody but a handful of geezer queens wants to drive his shit first and look at it later. Explicit, by-the-numbers restoration is a thankless chore … forget authentic cars. Build clones. Keith chased the Yenko fantasy from Alabama in his base six-cylinder coupe. Sent the '67 427 down to Pilcher Racing in Enterprise. Pilcher did the requisite machine-work prep, brought clearances to nominal spec, and assembled the piece. Everything inside the engine is correct vintage material save for the COMP Cams Mutha Thumpr bumpstick and timing set. Output is estimated at 450 hp. Period Cal Custom rocker covers loom over the Hooker Super Comp headers that join with a custom-built 2 1/2-inch exhaust system (by Wolf Muffler, Columbus, Georgia) that terminates in a Flowmaster cross-flow "silencer." The Rat runs cool on sticky 'Bama nights with a Harrison brass four-row radiator and an aluminum water pump. The drivetrain collects an M21 close-ratio four-speed that takes torque from an 11-inch Zoom clutch disc and GM "621" pressure plate. A stock driveshaft carries it to the Posi-traction differential and 3.55:1 ring-and-pinion in the 12-bolt axlehousing. Notice there are no airbags, trick springs, or mega-disc brakes on Keith's Camaro. They wouldn't be true to the theme. It posts all the original equipment save for Monroe shock absorbers. Drum brakes all around are artfully downplayed by 14x6 American Racing Torq-Thrusts and F70-14 Firestone Wide Oval tires. Interior deviations are few. Keith restored this domicile to an impossibly correct state with original door panels, ACC carpet, reupholstered standard blue vinyl seats, a GM woodgrain steering wheel, original Stewart-Warner Greenline tachometer (he's had it for 20 years) and ancillary gauges, and lots of patience. He was at a Super Chevy swap meet over in Georgia and found an authentic Yenko fiberglass hood to complete the ensemble. He was finally ready to prep the body and apply the PPG GM Luxo Blue basecoat and clearcoat. "The first show I drove it to, I got Best of Show. It made all those weekends of work very worth it." So let's hear it for Keith Klosterman. He stood up for what he believed in. He wasn't afraid to take his ride "half-way" in the name of whatever it is that pleases him and to hell with the people who don't get it. It's his car. The rest of it is all in your head. Follow MSN Autos on Facebook


LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers never wonder if they can pull out a victory late in a game. Their only suspense is which player will be the next hero. It was All-Star Cody Bellinger's turn for the second straight game. He hit a tiebreaking homer in the 10th inning, giving the Dodgers a fifth consecutive walk-off victory at home, 5-4 over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night. BOX SCORE: DODGERS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 4 (10) "He's a one-man wrecking crew right now," D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said. The Dodgers tied the 2004 Oakland Athletics with five straight walk-off victories, making them the only teams since 1912 with that many in a row. Bellinger drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the ninth to force in the winning run in a 5-4 victory Tuesday. "It's pretty crazy what we're doing," he said. "There's not many words to describe it. It's pretty special." He hit a solo shot in the second Wednesday and his 29 homers are the most in franchise history before the All-Star break. He broke a tie with Gil Hodges and Duke Snider, who had 28. "I was feeling positive and confident going into spring training, but I did not expect to do this," Bellinger said. "It's been a crazy first half overall and I'm enjoying every second of it." After Chris Taylor struck out to open the 10th, Bellinger crushed a high-arching pitch from Yoan Lopez (1-2) into right field, triggering a raucous celebration and chants of "MVP! MVP!" "It's tough to navigate our lineup when we're tough in the strike zone," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "Pitchers know they have to be perfect and it's hard to sustain that." Arizona closer Greg Holland knows it only too well. He issued four of Arizona's five walks with two outs in the ninth Tuesday. "We had them beat two nights in a row and it was on me to get the job done and I didn't," Holland said. "I hate that because I want to help the guys win." Enrique Hernandez opened the inning with a double to deep right. Holland issued four of Arizona's five walks with two outs in the ninth Tuesday. Matt Beaty's RBI single tied the game 4-all. He took second on Holland's wild pitch. With the sellout crowd of 53,327 on its feet rhythmically clapping and chanting "Let's go Dodgers!" pinch-hitter Justin Turner struck out looking against Holland, who was replaced by Yoshihisa Hirano. Pinch-hitter Russell Martin and Joc Pederson drew consecutive walks to load the bases. Alex Verdugo grounded into a weak double play to second to send it to the 10th. "It speaks to our depth to put together innings like that late against high-leverage guys," Dodgers starter Walker Buehler said. "We trust our hitters one through nine." Joe Kelly (3-3) got the win after retiring the side in the 10th. The D-backs took a 4-3 lead in the ninth on Carson Kelly's homer off closer Kenley Jansen. They tied the game 3-all on Ketel Marte's RBI single with two outs in the seventh. A night after Arizona blew an early 3-0 lead, it was the Dodgers' turn. They led 3-0 in the second on Bellinger's homer and a pair of RBI singles by Buehler and Pederson with two outs. The D-backs closed to 3-2 on Christian Walker's two-run shot in the fourth. Coming off his worst outing of the season, Buehler allowed three runs and nine hits in seven innings. The All-Star right-hander struck out nine and walked none. Buehler gave up seven runs and 13 hits in 5 2/3 innings at Colorado last week. In seven of his previous eight outings, he'd allowed two earned runs or fewer. Arizona's Merrill Kelly allowed three runs and six hits in six innings. The right-hander struck out two and walked none in his first career appearance against the Dodgers. TRAINER'S ROOM D-backs: LF David Peralta left the game in the bottom of the third with right shoulder soreness. He'll have an MRI Thursday. Dodgers: LHP Rich Hill (left forearm strain) was transferred to the 60-day IL. He's not allowed to pick up a baseball for four weeks and then will begin playing catch. ... Turner pinch-hit in the ninth and stayed in the game in the 10th. He didn't start for the second straight game because of residual soreness from being hit on the left elbow at Colorado. He's expected to start Thursday. ... INF David Freese (strained left hamstring) took some swings and will return Friday or Saturday. HOLLAND'S FUTURE Lovullo said he was in "an emotional state" regarding Holland. "I am concerned," the manager said. "I know he's grinding and I know that he wants to get things done and do them the right way and continue on his journey and close games the way he has." However, Luvullo said he's going to discuss Holland with his staff over the next day or so. HOME RUN DERBY Pederson will represent the Dodgers in the Home Run Derby on Monday during All-Star festivities in Cleveland. It'll be his second appearance after finishing second to Todd Frazier in the 2015 contest. Pederson, who has 20 homers through Wednesday, is matched up against Houston's Alex Bregman in the first round. Pederson said he wanted Johnny Washington to pitch to him, but "that did not go over well" with the San Diego Padres, for whom Washington is the hitting coach. Instead, he'll use either Jose Vizcaino, a special assistant in the Dodgers' front office, or third base coach Dino Ebel. UP NEXT D-backs: They're off on July Fourth for the first time. RHP Zack Greinke (9-3, 2.90 ERA) starts Friday at home against Colorado. Dodgers: LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (9-2, 1.83) starts Thursday against San Diego. The NL starter in next week's All-Star Game looks to bounce back after his second loss of the season at Colorado. ------ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP--Sports Related Slideshow: Best of the 2019 MLB season (provided by imagn)


The Chargers announced that they have waived wide receivers Dylan Cantrell and Fred Trevillion in a news release Sunday. To fill their spots, Los Angeles signed WR Malachi Dupre and Jordan Smallwood to the 90-man roster. Cantrell has a shoulder injury and Trevillion has a hamstring injury. Teams can claim them on waivers or they'll go on the team's injured reserve Cantrell was a camp standout last year before a knee injury put him out. He ultimately landed on the practice squad, but L.A. ultimately activated him to the active roster late in the year. Trevillion was an undrafted free agent out of San Diego State. The 6-foot-2 wideout caught 34 passes for 925 yards and seven touchdowns in his final two college seasons. A seventh-round pick of the Packers in 2017, Dupre has hopped between five teams in two years with only one regular season game seen with the Cardinals. Smallwood, an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma, has never played a regular-season game. He's been bounced between the Chiefs, 49ers and Lions. He had 18 catches for 170 yards and scored three touchdowns with the Sooners. Below is the official team statement: The Los Angeles Chargers signed wide receivers Malachi Dupre and Jordan Smallwood, the organization announced on Sunday. In corresponding moves, WR Dylan Cantrell and WR Fred Trevillion were waived/injured. Dupre was originally a seventh-round selection by the Green Bay Packers in 2017. After practice squad stints with the Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, and Seattle Seahawks, he saw his first NFL action with the Arizona Cardinals last season where he appeared in the final contest of the year. Dupre hauled in 98 passes for 1,609 yards and scored 14 touchdowns at LSU. 2015 was his most productive season when he caught 43 passes for 698 yards and found the endzone six times. Smallwood was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2018 before being cut in September. He spent the season on the San Francisco 49ers practice squad. He most recently was with the Detroit Lions. Smallwood caught 18 passes for 170 yards and totaled three touchdowns at Oklahoma. MORE: LeBron James jumps into Bronny's layup line for a ridiculous dunk Emmanuel Butler starting to steal the show at Saints training camp Behind the scenes with new-look Nets: 'We got stars without mortgaging everything'' Packers training camp practice roundup: July 28 Gregg Williams blowing away Adam Gase with Jets training camp defense


LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4)   A truck crashed into a Qdoba restaurant on Saturday morning in Littleton. South Metro Fire Rescue was called to the business on Bowles Avenue near Wadsworth Boulevard. No one inside the restaurant was reportedly injured after the pickup truck went through the front glass. Officials says the truck's driver was taken to a hospital for evaluation. A dog that was inside the truck was uninjured. South Metro Fire says the building is structurally sound. It's not clear what caused the driver to crash into the building.


BMW revealed a reproduction of its 1970 Geneva auto show coupe, the Garmisch, this week at the 2019 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este in Lake Como. BMW Group design chief Adrian van Hooydonk spearheaded the project with the assistance of Marcello Gandini , the car's original designer, who is now 80 years old. After the show, the one-off is being moved to the BMW Museum in Munich. At the 2019 edition of the ultra-exclusive classic-car show, Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, held on the shores of Italy's Lake Como from May 24 through 26, BMW unveiled its latest concept car. But it was not a puce-colored self-driving, smart fabric-lined, electric-powered SUV like its recent Vision iNext. Rather, it was a forward-leaning, angular, auric coupe, first seen at the 1970 Geneva auto show and lost to the world sometime shortly after that. The vehicle displayed was not the actual car that appeared in Switzerland nearly 50 years ago-named the Garmisch after a then popular German ski resort-but a painstakingly created reproduction, built under the stewardship of BMW Group design head Adrian van Hooydonk. But van Hooydonk was not alone in working out the details of the car. Because most of its material history had disappeared, the Garmisch had to be refashioned mainly from a few rough drawings and a bunch of grainy vintage photos. Fortunately, he had the assistance of the car's original designer, Marcello Gandini. Gandini is best known for having designed a series of stellar Italian cars during his time at the helm of the Bertone studio from 1965 to 1980, as well as in the decades since, when he went out on his own. These include the Lamborghini Miura and Countach, the Maserati Quattroporte II and Shamal, the Lancia Stratos HF Zero , the Fiat X1/9, the Ferrari/Dino 308GT4, the Qvale (née De Tomaso) Mangusta, and the unforgettable Cizeta Moroder V16T . But Gandini also worked on a design that would influence the first BMW 5-series (E12) as well as the outrageous lime-green, sliding-steel-roofed BMW 2800 Spicup one-off concept shown by the Bavarian brand at Geneva in 1969. This collaboration between these two countries-one dispassionate, one resolutely passionate-may seem odd (or, for students of 20th-century wars, terrifying). But in fact, BMW's work with Gandini and Bertone was part of a tradition of the German manufacturer teaming up with an Italian carrozzeria, dating back to the late 1930s when the Touring coachbuilding house created the lightweight, aluminum-bodied 328 Mille Miglia race car. This collaboration of German engineers with Italian designers continued during the 1950s and 1960s under the design leadership of Giovanni Michelotti, who helped put BMW on the map in the States with the Neue Klasse vehicles, including the beloved 2002 . The Garmisch is, like many of the concepts BMW produced during that era, wildly atypical for the marque, overtly weird and experimental in a way that did not quite jibe with the stolid but delicate flow of vehicles in Munich's contemporary lineup. More straight-up kink than Hoffmeister kink, the golden-hued coupe looks a bit like a 2800 CS (E9) that has been redrawn using only straight lines, and then shrunken to 7/10 scale. The size makes sense, as the car uses the underpinnings of a 2002 tii, the fuel-injected version of BMW's famed sport-sedan. Lending further weirdness to the exterior design are a floating vent high up on each C-pillar and a tessellated hexagonal mesh sun shade over the rear window. Also, glass-covered rectangular headlamps flank a bizarrely angular iteration of the traditional BMW dual-kidney grille. The quirkiness continues inside with a vertically oriented radio, an enormous flip-up mirror in the glovebox, and a leather shifter boot that resembles a baba au rhum pastry. The Garmisch was not one of the more successful BMW concepts, and Gandini, who is now 80 years old, was apparently quite surprised when BMW reached out suggesting that they were going to rebuild it. But he was happy to help. And despite his advanced age, he still had sharp recall of some of the details, materials, and colors used on the original one-off. He was of particular use in nailing down the proper exterior color, a light champagne metallic, a shade that seems particularly fitting for the exclusive event at which the car's public unveiling took place. Though this year's Concorso d'Eleganza hosted a subfield of crazy Space Age concept cars -including the Lamborghini Marzal, the Ferrari 512 S Modulo, and the Gyro-X gyrocar-the Garmisch did not compete. Instead, after the show, it is intended to be retired to the collection of the BMW Museum in Munich, where it will remain as an example of unconventional pan-European collaboration. And, like all concept cars, an evanescent representation of a future that may have been, but never was.


By Stefica Nicol Bikes PARKES, Australia (Reuters) - It's known as "The Dish" and it soars above a nondescript paddock in rural Australia. Without it, hundreds of millions of people would never have seen all of the generation-defining footage of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon 50 years ago. An estimated 600 million people around the world held their collective breath as they watched their television screens on July 20, 1969, waiting to see Armstrong step out from the Apollo 11 lunar module and into the history books. Back on Earth, it started out as just another day at work for David Cooke, the senior receiver engineer on the radio telescope at the Parkes Observatory in southeast New South Wales state, about 360 km (225 miles) west of Sydney. The Parkes Observatory was one of three tracking stations, with Goldstone in California and the now decommissioned Honeysuckle Creek station in the Australian capital, Canberra, tasked with beaming live pictures of the moon walk to the world. Cooke was only concerned about doing his job properly and making sure that the signal was not lost. In the United States, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) control room switched the signal between the three tracking stations and got to the Parkes signal eight minutes into the broadcast. NASA found the quality of the pictures from Parkes so superior that they stayed with the signal from the observatory there, nicknamed "The Dish", for the rest of the hours-long broadcast. "It was after we had finished tracking when I went down, outside the telescope, and looked up and saw the moon," Cooke, now 87 and officer-in-charge at the observatory, recalled. "It was then that it struck me that this was an amazing thing, that there was a man, two men up walking on the moon, and a third one there as well," he said. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Parkes Radio Telescope was officially opened in October 1961 and, with a diameter of 64 meters (210 feet), it remains one of the largest single-dish telescopes dedicated to astronomy in the southern hemisphere. "The Dish" is still used by astronomers around the world. Continual upgrades keep it at the cutting edge of radio astronomy. The telescope is now 10,000 times more sensitive than when it was commissioned. The magical images it beamed around the world in 1969 also changed the life of a six-year-old boy watching the moon landing with his classmates sitting on the cold, wooden floor of their Sydney schoolroom. "I've come to realize that really it was the time that I started thinking about astronomy", said John Sarkissian, now the operations scientist of the CSIRO telescope. "I had no idea at the time that 50-something years later, I'd be actually working at the place that received those television pictures," he said. (Reporting by Stefica Nicol Bikes; Editing by Phyllis Xu, Karishma Singh and Paul Tait)


"Send her back" chants broke out during Wednesday night's Trump Rally held in Greenville, North Carolina after President Donald Trump began criticizing Rep. Ilhan Omar , which has caused something of a firestorm of criticism for the clear xenophobia on display on cable news. Well, not all of cable news. Predictably, the criticism has mostly come from MSNBC and CNN, which was noted by Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade Thursday morning, after guest Guy Benson admitted that he was not a fan of the ugly chant. During a live studio version of the top-rated morning show, Benson offered an analysis of Trump's rally speech, offering the usual commentary that "this was Trump in his element" and the crowd was huge and enthusiastic "hanging on every word." But then he somewhat surprisingly added that he "wasn't a fan of some of the people chanting 'send her back' about Ilhan Omar," calling it "not a great look" for President Trump. Kilmeade jumped in to add "It gives MSNBC and CNN something to focus on as opposed to a raucous speech that not any of the 24 (Democratic candidates) could possibly have done." It is true that it's difficult to imagine a "send her back" chant breaking out at a rally held by any Democratic candidate, but it may be odd for some to see Kilmeade suggest that the real issue with this chant is that it allows cable news programming to focus on something negative, and not the dangerously xenophobic chant itself. Kilmeade is correct, however, to say that the ugly chants will be the focus on competitive networks, but raises the question: why shouldn't it be the focus? Watch above via Fox News.


The Astros will select the contract of right-hander Jose Urquidy , who'll be called up to start for them Tuesday, president of baseball operations Jeff Luhnow announced to reporters Monday ( Twitter link via Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle). His promotion will require a 40-man roster move, but Houston won't announce that transaction until Tuesday. Urquidy, 24, wasn't considered to be among Houston's top tier of prospects heading into the season but has elevated his status with a solid showing in his first career action at both the Double-A and Triple-A levels. The righty missed the 2017 season due to Tommy John surgery but returned to pitch 57 1/3 innings of 2.35 ERA ball in Class-A last season. This year, he's posted a combined 3.40 ERA with 12.2 K/9, 1.8 BB/9 and 0.94 HR/9. Urquidy is more of a fly-ball pitcher, so drawing his first MLB assignment at Coors Field isn't necessarily ideal, but he's been incredibly stingy with the long ball throughout his minor league career (20 homers in 297 innings). Urquidy ranks 29th among Houston farmhands at MLB.com. Their scouting report pegs his fastball in the low 90s and topping out at 95 mph while praising a plus changeup and noting that his curveball needs some refinement. He'd have been Rule 5 eligible this offseason anyhow, so he was likely to be added to the 40-man roster one way or another between now and December. The 'Stros don't have an obvious 60-day IL candidate at the MLB level to open a 40-man roster spot for Urquidy. The team has been carrying a pair of out-of-options players in Tyler White and Tony Kemp , and Houston also saw 40-man right-hander Dean Deetz struggle in Triple-A this year before going down with an injury in late May.


The Tyreek Hill investigation will take a major step forward on Wednesday. The Chiefs wide receiver will meet with NFL Special Counsel for Investigations Lisa Friel on Wednesday, according to Mike Florio of PFT . The NFL-Hill meeting has been in the works for some time, with word coming on Monday that the sit-down would occur sometime this week. Florio hears that there is expected to be just one interview of the wide receiver, though he'll have to travel to New York to meet with Roger Goodell if the league determines that punishment is warranted. Given the child abuse accusations levied against Hill and the damning audio that seems to support those accusations, it seems likely that Hill will be suspended and fined by the NFL. At this point, the only question may be whether Hill will be able to take the field at all in 2019. Hill has been accused of hurting his three-year-old son, which is especially disturbing given his history of domestic violence against partner Crystal Espinal. While in college, Hill pleaded guilty to choking and beating Espinal, who was pregnant at the time. Hill did not serve jail time for that incident in college, and prosecutors have declined to pursue charges in connection with the alleged abuse of his son. Still, the NFL's personal conduct policy allows for punishment even when the courts do not bring charges, and it also allows for pre-NFL events to be taken into consideration.


The Kansas City Chiefs offense was explosive last season due in large part to the blocking from their offensive lineman. Starting offensive tackle Eric Fisher has been a fixture on the line for the Chiefs since being drafted first overall in 2013. He has seen many changes to line over his years with the team. Fisher made his first Pro Bowl last year by helping the Chiefs become one of the best offenses in the NFL. His protection along the line allowed quarterback Patrick Mahomes to orchestrate an MVP season. He addressed the media after yesterday's practice focusing on his role on the team and handling changes, specifically at the left guard position. "I would say that I am used to it," Fisher said. "I don't even think that you can count on two hands how many guards I've played next to now, but I think it is just cool to see the evolution of the Chiefs from where we were in 2013 to where we are now. It has been pretty cool to be a part of that, and there is only a small group of people that have been able to experience that. So to see where we are right now and how far ahead we are in training camp is good. Coming into training camp we got the whole playbook, so it is pretty cool to be a part of." The former Central Michigan star addressed his goals for the upcoming season and if there would be any adjustments to play longer in games and continuing to protect Mahomes effectively. "No, I mean that is my job," Fisher said of protecting Mahomes. "It really doesn't matter how long I've got to block, that is my job. Obviously, Pat is quite a talented person, and even if we are not perfect, he is going to make us perfect. We are out there doing everything we can do to make this job easy." Austin Reiter is entering his second season on the Chiefs offensive line. He made significant contributions last season, when injury occurred to starter Mitch Morse and backup Jordan Devey. Reiter has impressed his teammates, including Fisher. "He stepped in last year," Fisher said of Reiter. "I think that is one of the sweet things about our line. I mean, when I got here it was such a young line, but now we have a whole bunch of veteran dudes now and we had some injuries last year, he stepped right in and there is no drop off. He gets the opportunity to come out here and be a starter and he is taking advantage of it, he's coming out here to work just like all of us and he is doing good." The Chiefs will have plenty of opponents looking to take a swipe at the reigning MVP, but from the sound of Fisher, the offensive line is more than ready for the battle at hand. MORE: 'Bachelor in Paradise' 2019 cast guide: Meet all 37 contestants Packers training camp practice roundup: August 6 with Texans 5 takeaways from the Raiders' first depth chart of 2019 season WATCH: Packers rookie OLB Rashan Gary whips Texans LT Matt Kalil 4 takeaways from Patriots' second joint practice against Lions


Brooks Koepka picked up right where he left off. A day after shooting 7-under 63 in Thursday's opening round around Bethpage Black, Koepka again started strong Friday at the PGA Championship. The reigning PGA champ took an aggressive line at the par-4 fourth to set up an opening birdie. To extend the #PGAChamp lead..... pic.twitter.com/pNunK545C1   PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 17, 2019 Koepka added a second straight birdie with a 9-foot make at the par-4 second. Brooks Koepka update: 2 holes. 2 birdies. 😲 #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/5SEuyxvToC   PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 17, 2019 And Koepka extended his lead to five shots with a two-putt birdie at the par-5 fourth hole. An easy birdie for Brooks. Leads by 5. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/9D8eIYzkKt   PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 17, 2019 Koepka made four consecutive pars to close out his opening nine and then bogeyed the par-4 10th, his first dropped shot of the championship. But he got back to double-digits under par with this birdie at the par-5 13th. Double digits again for Brooks. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/dGgTs33und   PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 17, 2019 He moved six clear of the field with a birdie at No. 15. Dear Mr. Koepka. Are you for real? Leads by 6. pic.twitter.com/26K3pWNfWH   PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 17, 2019 And then made it back-to-back birdies with another at No. 16. At 12 under par, Koepka was seven shots ahead of second place. He bogeyed the 17th hole, but rebounded with a birdie at the last. Brooks Koepka is staring down another major! Koepka carded a second-round 65 to set a 36-hole major scoring record (128) and holds a seven-stroke lead. 😲🏆😲 pic.twitter.com/FQuhrpV3Xv   GOLF.com (@GOLF_com) May 17, 2019 Koepka finished with a 5-under 67 and, at 12 under for the championship, was seven up on second place.


The long-lost gravestone of an 18th-century baroness believed to be the inspiration for the fairy tale "Snow White" has surfaced in Germany. Earlier this week, the Bamberg Diocesan Museum in Southern Germany announced the rediscovery of Sophia Maria von Erthal's gravestone. " The gravestone was considered lost until it recently re-emerged privately and was handed over to the Diocesan Museum," a museum statement reads. The gravestone is now on display in the museum. Born into an aristocratic family in 1725, von Erthal was the daughter of Prince Philipp von Erthal, who owned a mirror factory. Her brothers were Prince Bishop Franz Ludwig and Archbishop Friedrich Karl Joseph. The Spessart Museum in von Erthal's birthplace of Lohr am Main notes that after the death of Sophia's mother, her father married Claudia Elisabeth Maria von Venningen, the imperial countess of Reichenstein. The young baroness, who was about 18 at the time of her father's remarriage, had a difficult relationship with her stepmother. In a clear nod to "mirror, mirror on the wall," the museum notes that it has a von Erthal family mirror inscribed with the words "amour propre" (self love) in its collection. The Bamberg Diocesan Museum notes that the presence of mines in the local area may have fed into the famous fairy tale. "There were mines where children or minors worked in the tunnels, which could point to the seven dwarves," it said. Visitors also have to cross seven hills to get to the mines. "The fairy tale reference is more of a gag for us," said museum director Holger Kempkens in a statement, adding that the stone would have been displayed regardless of its link to the fairy tale. The fact that a woman living in such a male-dominated period as the late 18th century got her own tombstone is noteworthy, according to officials. The baroness, who went blind, died in a Bamberg monastery in 1796. The church where she was buried was demolished in the early 19th century and, although the gravestone survived, it was lost for many years until its recent rediscovery. Some 60 years after von Erthal's death, the famous Brothers Grimm were born in the town of Hanau in Southern Germany. It is quite possible that the fairy tale writers were aware of von Erthal, who may have inspired the character of "Snow White," according to the Bamberg Diocesan Museum.


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It's the rare fashion emblem you can find everywhere. Walmart and Target offer T-shirts, swimsuits, sippy cups and ugly Christmas sweaters covered with it. Coach put it on bags, shoes and sweatshirts priced at hundreds of dollars apiece. Singer Ariana Grande sold clothes emblazoned with it as a tie-in with her Coachella performance. The NASA logo is having a moment. "Very, very few brands have broad appeal," said Utpal Dholakia, marketing professor at Rice University. "NASA fits into the mold where it not only has broad appeal, but there is almost nothing to dislike about it." As it did in other times of political polarization, love of the space agency brings the nation together. This affinity does not, however, bring revenues to NASA. In keeping with its public mission, NASA doesn't make a cent off merchandise bearing its name. Companies need permission to use the logo, and requests have been pouring in lately. Bert Ulrich, a multimedia liaison at NASA in charge of logo approvals, said he used to get one request every week or so - until a few years ago. Now he gets more than one a day. NASA officials and vendors say the growing demand can be traced back to the recent renewed push for education in science, technology, engineering and math. There's also a dose of nostalgia at work. Ulrich credits the 2017 limited-edition line of space-themed purses and apparel from Coach as a turning point. Coach asked permission to use NASA's 1976-designed, retro red logotype for its collection - an insignia that had not previously been approved for use on merchandise. At the time, Teen Vogue called the line "cosmically cool." After Coach got the go-ahead, more companies expressed interest in using that logo, and approval requests doubled, Ulrich said. The logo featured in this line -- known at NASA as "the worm" -- spells out the agency's name in three strokes that form rounded red lettering. It's a remnant of the early shuttle era and was an attempt at a more modern look. It replaced "the meatball" -- the iconic blue circle, white lettering and red, sideways V-shape that had been NASA's insignia since 1958. But the worm was short-lived, and the meatball was reinstated in 1992 as the official agency identifier. Related video: On Apollo 11's 50th anniversary, NASA looks toward the future (provided by Newsy) The worm logo has a cult following in the branding and design industry, said Hamish Smyth, whose publishing house Standards Manual produced a coffee-table book about it. And it taps into the childhood wonder that generations of Americans have had about space. "If you grew up in the '80s or early '90s or the '70s, this logo is what NASA looks like in your mind," Smyth said. "A lot of people, I think, were quite nostalgic for this logo." Last year, space enthusiast Edwin Reza, 31, bought a black T-shirt featuring the NASA meatball logo from a discount retail store. This month, he bought a similar shirt from Urban Outfitters. But he said he wouldn't wear promotional clothing with logos from other federal agencies, at least during the Trump administration. NASA, though, is different. "It almost doesn't feel like it's part of the government, even though I know it is," said Reza, a middle-school teacher who lives in Chino. "It has its own mythology, almost. It deals with space exploration - things that I feel the entire world could benefit from, not just our country." Use of federal agency logos on consumer products is not the same across the board. The National Park Service, for example, does not allow its arrowhead symbol - the brown insignia depicting a green tree, a snowy mountain and a buffalo - to be licensed for consumer merchandise. To use either NASA logo on merchandise, companies submit designs to the agency for approval. The approval process can be as short as a few hours or as long as a couple of days, Ulrich said. This spring, he requested additional help to deal with the approval requests and now has a co-worker involved, which has been especially helpful since the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing has made things "quite busy," Ulrich said. Ulrich and his co-worker approve merchandise requests based on a few, different criteria. NASA logos cannot appear together with insignia from other brands to avoid the perception that NASA is endorsing a specific company or product. Logo and background colors are strictly regulated and derivations of the traditional insignia - such as an item spelling out "NERD" rather than "NASA" on the "meatball" logo - are not permitted. The meatball logo can never be pictured with the NASA worm since they are from two different time periods and would never have appeared together contemporaneously. And NASA mission imagery must be used with the appropriate agency logo of the time - Apollo-era elements must only be used with the "meatball" logo, not the "worm." Any request involving smoking or alcohol is denied, Ulrich said. Beyond that, there are some subjective assessments of potential projects. The agency usually doesn't permit underwear with NASA logos and Ulrich said the agency recently denied a T-shirt with the NASA "meatball" and an illustration of astronauts in space, cheering with red cups. "It's just a question of how we're perceived and how it represents us," he said. "It's one thing to inspire people about space exploration. But if it comes to an area ... where it has nothing to do with us, or if it's messaging on it, we try to stay out of that too." NASA can send cease-and-desist letters to merchants whose NASA-branded products are out of line, but it doesn't frequently happen with merchandise, said Jeff Heninger, senior attorney in NASA's commercial and intellectual property law group in the office of the general counsel. At times, the conversation with violating parties can be more informal. A few years ago, Heninger reached out to an online merchant selling a shirt with an eclipsed moon in the "meatball" logo, rather than the approved full moon. The retailer connected him with the manufacturer and the two discussed the issue. "We don't typically get a lot of folks that are malicious or argumentative or problematic about it," Heninger said. The NASA fashion trend is not lost on retailers like Target, which has carried NASA-related merchandise - including T-shirts, socks, hats and postcards - for "many years," company spokeswoman Courtney Foster said. Foster declined to share sales data for NASA-branded merchandise, but said they are "consistently strong and have long been a guest favorite." She credited the popularity of the products to the sense of "adventure and intrigue" evoked by the agency's logo. Gift shops at NASA facilities have also benefited. Last year, Space Center Houston - the visitor center for NASA's Johnson Space Center - saw its largest sales year since the center's opening in 1992, said Sharon Glenn, general manager of retail operations at Space Center Houston. The visitor center's gift shop is operated by Hudson Group, a retailer known for its stores in airports, hotels and other travel locations, and NASA does not make money from merchandise sold there. Sales at its main gift shop and its smaller kiosk on site were up 15% compared with the previous year, the company said. Apparel, which makes up as much as 48% of sales, is one of the main drivers. The center's bestselling apparel item is a T-shirt emblazoned with a distressed version of the meatball logo that "looks weathered," Glenn said. "That one is a tried and true," she said. To determine whether a piece of merchandise on sale at the center is a dud, Glenn described a simple test: slap a NASA logo on it. "If it did not sell with the NASA logo on it, (the problem) was definitely the item," she said. Visit the Los Angeles Times at www.latimes.com


Team USA held its Blue vs. White scrimmage on Friday, and afterward decided to cut both Thaddeus Young and Bam Adebayo . The team will reconvene in Los Angeles this next week, where they will work on reducing the final tally toward the roster for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. USA Basketball announced the 17 finalists for the team late on Friday, and they include players from all across the NBA. Via USA Basketball: Finalists include 2016 Olympic gold medalist Harrison Barnes (Sacramento Kings); Marvin Bagley III (Sacramento Kings); Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics); De'Aaron Fox (Sacramento Kings); Joe Harris (Brooklyn Nets); Kyle Kuzma (Los Angeles Lakers); Brook Lopez (Milwaukee Bucks); Kyle Lowry (Toronto Raptors); Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks); Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz); 2014 World Cup gold medalist Mason Plumlee (Denver Nuggets); Marcus Smart (Boston Celtics); Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics); P.J. Tucker (Houston Rockets); Myles Turner (Indiana Pacers); Kemba Walker (Boston Celtics); and Derrick White (San Antonio Spurs). Standouts have been De'Aaron Fox, Kemba Walker, and Jayson Tatum, who scored 17 points in Friday's scrimmage. San Antonio's Derrick White seems to also have caught on, and it's looking like this year's World Cup team will be chocked full of youngsters. It could be a new era of Team USA that is upon us. The rest of the world is thinking they have a shot to take down the U.S. without its superstars, but the young guns seem hungry at this point in August.


A child was left at an Upstate hospital under Daniel's Law, according to the Department of Social Services. The baby boy was born on July 3, weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and measuring 20.8 inches long. The child was left at Self-Regional Hospital. Under the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, Greenwood County DSS took custody of the child. A permanency planning hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Aug. 12, 2019, at the Greenwood County Courthouse, Family Court Room, 528 Monument St., Greenwood, SC 29646. Any person wishing to assert parental rights regarding the infant must do so at this hearing. Daniel's Law is named for a newborn baby who survived being buried in a landfill. Under the law, a parent who abandons a newborn cannot be prosecuted for abandonment if he or she takes the unharmed baby to the staff of a designated safe haven. Safe havens include fire stations, hospital facilities, law enforcement agencies, EMS stations or churches when they are staffed. The Safe Haven law applies to infants up to 60 days old. Once a baby is surrendered under Daniel's Law, DSS places the infant in a foster home. The agency then pursues family court action to free the child for adoption. Visit https://dss.sc.gov/prevention/safe-haven-for-babies/ for more information about the Safe Haven Act, or Daniel's Law. For a listing of crisis pregnancy organizations see the brochure https://dss.sc.gov/media/1855/dss-brochure-2493-oct-18.pdf . READ MORE: Child left at Upstate hospital under Daniel's Law CHECK OUT WYFF: Get the latest Greenville news and weather. For live, local, late-breaking Greenville, SC, news coverage, WYFF is the place to be.


Pro Football Focus recently ranked their top-five safety duos in the NFL. Only they forgot one of the best, the Buffalo Bills pair of Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer. PFF's list did include some talented defensive backs, but somehow Buffalo's secondary was again overlooked. Here's how the analytics outlet ranked their top five: 5. Harrison Smith & Anthony Harris, Minnesota Vikings 4. Jamal Adams & Marcus Maye, New York Jets 3. Earl Thomas III & Tony Jefferson, Baltimore Ravens 2. Eric Weddle & John Johnson III, Los Angeles Rams 1. Eddie Jackson & Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix, Chicago Bears There is talent listed above, but the partnership between Hyde and Poyer deserved recognition. In PFF's overall safety rankings, it appears the outlet undervalues Poyer. He's ranked as their 45th best safety from 2018 while Hyde clocks in at six. While PFF digs deep into the numbers, one doesn't have to dig very deep to see the Bills' duo has produced more on the field together than some of those listed above. Since 2017, the Bills have had Hyde and Poyer roam their secondary, in that time, they've notched a combined 16 interceptions plus another 37 passes defended. Of the five pairs listed by PFF, the ones for the Ravens, Rams and Bears have some Pro Bowl to All-Pro talent. Problem is, several have them haven't even played with their "partner" yet. Weddle, Clinton-Dix, and Thomas are all new to their teams, yet out-rank Buffalo's Hyde and Poyer, who've built chemistry together since 2017. That leaves the Vikings and Jets safety tandems. Hyde and Poyer blow away all of their numbers, too. Combined Harris and Smith have 11 interceptions and 25 passes defended over the past two seasons while Maye and Adams have four and 22, respectively. Maye also only played in six games last season. And not even mentioned once was Buffalo's overall pass defense, which allowed the fewest yards in the entire NFL last season. One doesn't even have to be a "homer" for the Bills to recognize that Hyde and Poyer were a big omission on PFF's list. Bills Mafia can bet their safeties will use a list such as this as motivation in 2019. MORE: MLB world pays respects to Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who died Monday at age 27 Roundup: Tyler Skaggs; Total Solar Eclipse; Poison at Facebook Facility; Democratic Race Kawhi Leonard wants LeBron-level influence in hiring personnel with Lakers Do Cowboys have horses to absorb another Ezekiel Elliott suspension? NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players


SEOUL (Reuters) - Kim Jong Un oversaw the first test firing of a "new-type large-caliber multiple launch guided rocket system" on Wednesday, North Korean state media reported on Thursday. The test fire verified the combat effectiveness of the overall system, and Kim predicted "it would be an inescapable distress to the forces becoming a fat target of the weapon," state news agency KCNA said. The report comes a day after the South Korean military said North Korea fired at least two missiles from its east coast into the sea. (Reporting by Josh Smith; Editing by Chris Reese)


NEW YORK (AP) -- Last time the Houston Astros went to Cleveland, they made a boozy, bubbly mess in the visiting locker room. Now they're invading the home clubhouse, too. Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole and four of their Astros teammates will lead the American League squad at the All-Star Game in Cleveland on July 9. Major League Baseball unveiled full rosters for the midsummer showcase Sunday, and Houston topped all big league clubs with six players. No other AL club has more than three. Alex Bregman, George Springer and Michael Brantley will be in the starting lineup, and Verlander, Cole and Ryan Pressly are on the pitching staff. It will be the first trip to Cleveland for those Astros since Game 3 of last year's AL Division Series, when Houston won 11-3 to complete a sweep. The Dodgers, Brewers and Rockies lead the NL with four players each. The Los Angeles contingent includes Cody Bellinger, Clayton Kershaw, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Walker Buehler -- plenty of familiar faces for manager Dave Roberts. Milwaukee will be represented by Christian Yelich, Mike Moustakas, Yasmani Grandal and Josh Hader. It's the second appearance for Hader, who came under fire when racist and homophobic tweets resurfaced on his account during last year's game. Hader apologized for the tweets, which he sent as a teenager. Braves teammates Ronald Acuna Jr. and Mike Soroka are set to be this year's youngest players at 21. Atlanta said it's the first time two players under 22 from the same team made the All-Star team. The NL team includes just three hitters in their 30s: Moustakas and Grandal are 30, and Charlie Blackmon will turn 33 on Monday. Depending on who serves as DH, the NL could have the youngest starting lineup in All-Star Game history. "I think it's just the beginning here," said Braves manager Brian Snitker, himself a freshman All-Star on Roberts' staff. "As I've said, I think this is going to be a yearly occurrence because these kids are going to be around for a long time." The Yankees have the AL's best record but boast just three All-Stars: Gary Sanchez, DJ LeMahieu and Aroldis Chapman. Gleyber Torres and Luke Voit were also contenders, while Aaron Judge -- injured for much of the season -- narrowly missed out on a spot via fan balloting. "To me, I thought we were going to have around six or seven All-Stars from this team," Chapman said through a translator in London. Fans of the reigning champion Red Sox won't be pleased that shortstop Xander Bogaerts and third baseman Rafael Devers were left out. Bogaerts has accrued 3.7 wins above replacement, per Fangraphs -- trailing only the Angels' Mike Trout among AL players -- and Devers entered Sunday batting .324. Red Sox ace Chris Sale was also omitted despite ranking second in the league in strikeouts. Boston's only representatives as of now are Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez. Padres sluggers Hunter Renfroe and Franmil Reyes entered Sunday among the major league leaders with 24 homers each, but neither made the cut. Nor did Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins, Twins outfielder Max Kepler or Yankees DH Edwin Encarnacion. On the pitching side, Cubs left-hander Cole Hamels, Rangers right-hander Lance Lynn and Twins righty Jose Berrios also had strong credentials. Verlander earned his eighth All-Star nod, tied with Kershaw and Trout for most among this year's participants. The host Indians had three players selected: Carlos Santana, Francisco Lindor and Brad Hand. Santana, a 33-year-old first-time All-Star, will also swing in the Home Run Derby. MLB has revealed five of the eight derby participants -- Santana, Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Milwaukee's Christian Yelich, the New York Mets' Pete Alonso and Pittsburgh's Josh Bell. Guerrero will be 20 years, 114 days old for the July 8 showcase, making him the youngest ever in the derby -- 116 days younger than Ken Griffey Jr. in 1990. The rest of the field will be announced Wednesday. Rangers slugger Joey Gallo said Sunday he has not been asked to be in the derby, though he will be on the AL All-Star squad. The rosters feature 31 first-time selections, including Anthony Rendon, who said he may not attend to rest some nagging injuries instead. Since the start of 2015, the Nationals third baseman is fifth in baseball in WAR at 20.4. "It's good to be recognized," he said. Rendon's former teammate, Phillies slugger Bryce Harper, hasn't been invited. Harper set pro sports jersey sale records after signing a $330 million, 13-year deal with Philadelphia this spring, but subpar slugging this season will likely end his streak of All-Star appearances at four. Padres third baseman Manny Machado, another big offseason free-agent acquisition, was also left off the NL team. The starting position players were elected by fans and announced Thursday. The rest of the rosters were filled out by player balloting and the Commissioner's Office. ------ AP Baseball Writers Ronald Blum and Mike Fitzpatrick and freelancer Matt Schoch contributed to this story. ------ Follow Jake Seiner: https://twitter.com/Jake--Seiner ------ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP--Sports Related slideshow: 2019 MLB Season (Provided by imagn)


An Orange County sheriff's deputy is accused of scamming a man out of nearly $30,000, according to an arrest affidavit. An arrest affidavit states Jackson Etienne promised a man that he would help him buy vehicles for a business. The victim gave Etienne more than $27,000 for two buses and an SUV, but never received the vehicles, the affidavit said. Investigators said Etienne instead spent the cash at other places, like restaurants. Officials with the Orange County Sheriff's Office said that Etienne has been relieved of duty without pay. Etienne has been charged with fraud and grand theft. READ MORE: Orange County deputy scammed man out of nearly $30K, affidavit says CHECK OUT WESH: Stay in the know with the latest Orlando news, weather and sports. Get the top stories and all the scores from the team at WESH.


What fitness fanatics really want. Adidas Mi Coach Fit Smart Watch Adidas Mi Coach Fit Smart Watch ($199) A tracker (it culls data on heart rate, calories, pace, etc.) that, yes, looks like a tracker (no impostor Rolexes here) but a sleek, minimalist one at least. Nike Aeroloft 800 Running Vest Nike Aeroloft 800 Running Vest ($180) A mix of insulation (for warmth) and perforation (for breathability) makes this slim-cut puffer the perfect layer for cold-weather workouts. Silver Dome Vintage Leather Boxing Gloves Silver Dome Vintage Leather Boxing Gloves ($236) Okay, so we wouldn't actually recommend taking these into the ring, but they would look great on the wall of your home gym. ResMed S+ Sleep Monitor ResMed S+ Sleep Monitor ($150) You won't mind keeping this modern, streamlined device on your nightstand which is a good thing, since you'll need it there to track your breathing and movements and the light, temperature, and noise in your room to help you catch more zzzzs. Reebok ZQuick Electrify Sneakers Reebok ZQuick Electrify Sneakers ($70) Built to mimic Z-rated tires (made for speeds over 149 mph), these shoes will perform no matter how many sprints they put you through at Barry's Bootcamp. All-Clad TK Collection Cookware All-Clad TK Collection Cookware ($2,310) Thomas Keller (he of the French Laundry and Per Se) designed these pots and pans, so even if you never cook at home, guests who see your kitchen will assume you're world-class. Giro Discord Ski/Snowboard Helmet Giro Discord Ski/Snowboard Helmet ($150) Yes, you need to wear a helmet on the slopes. No, it doesn't have to look terrible. This model is simply designed with a matte finish and excellent technical performance too: A soft inner liner rebounds quickly from bumps, a rigid middle layer handles serious collisions, and a flexible plastic outer shell will bend, not break, under pressure. Brooks PureProject Henley Brooks PureProject Henley ($80) Simple. Understated. And the perfect weight for wearing on its own in the gym or as a base layer outdoors. Adidas Supernova Glide Boost 7 Sneakers Adidas Supernova Glide Boost 7 Sneakers ($130) Distance runners have no excuse not to train this winter: The temperature-resistant Boost outsole won't harden in cold weather. Thanks to a much-appreciated lack of fluorescent details, these kicks say "I work out" without screaming it. DPS Wailer 105 Skis DPS Wailer 105 Skis $949 to $1,299 Take these skis anywhere alpine groomers, shallow powder, midday melty East Coast slush and still enjoy every run down the slopes. Wilson Evolution Black Edition Game Ball Wilson Evolution Black Edition Game Ball ($60) Play with it, display it on your mantel; either way it says, "I'm an athlete with great taste." HOCK Rotator Speed Rope HOCK Rotator Speed Rope ($375) What POTUS works out with when he stays at the Waldorf in NYC. Vitamix S30 Personal Blender Vitamix S30 Personal Blender ($409) Small but powerful for when you want to blend a nut butter that's for you alone. Oakley Prizm Snow Goggles Oakley Prizm Snow Goggles ($200) Extra-wide lenses mean no blind spots, and light-refracting technology (like a prism, get it?) increases contrast and improves visibility in any condition so you can make the most of every snow day you get.


With an engine derived from the legendary M1, the E34 M5 is one of the more overlooked M vehicles. These days, it seems like just about everyone loves BMW M-Cars, especially those from the '80s and '90s. How can you blame them? If you've ever gone for a ride in one of these cars, you would immediately recognize the near-perfect balance of luxury and performance. As the last ever M-Car to ever be hand-built, the E34 M5 surprisingly doesn't always get the love that it deserves, but if you're a fan of this sporty saloon, take a look at this pristine 1991 BMW M5 . Vintage Motorcars in Madison, WI offers this example for sale. They claim that this sedan was garage kept, restored just six years ago, and was also a California car for the past ten years of its life. Because of that, the exterior of this M5 is in fantastic shape, with the seller claiming the vehicle has never been in an accident. Inside the cabin, everything is in similarly fantastic condition. The grey interior has no rips in the leather seats nor any issues with the carpeting, and it also benefits from the recent installation of a new headliner. There are also factory options present, such as a sunroof and a 6 disc CD changer. Additionally, the dashboard material remains uncracked, which is always a plus on any vehicle from the '80s and '90s. Each U.S.-spec E34 M5 uses a 3.6-liter inline 6-cylinder engine, which pairs to a 5-speed manual transmission to drive the rear wheels. From the factory, this car made 310 horsepower and 266 lb.-ft. of torque, which resulted in a 6.3-second time in the 0-60 mph sprint. Supposedly, this example runs and drives like it just came off the showroom floor, even though it has 79,117 miles on it. Vintage Motorcars is asking $29,900 for this M5, even though they invite people to make offers. Do you think you would take on this E34 M5, or would you pass it up? Read More... 11 Never Driven 1994 BMW 5 Series (E34) Found In A Warehouse Built BMW 1600 Has Straight Six Power Lurking Within


Start your day off right by looking at some adorable pups near you! There are dozens of puppies up for adoption right here in Seattle. Hoodline partnered with Petfinder , an online adoption site that lists "more than 315,000 adoptable pets from nearly 14,000 animal shelters and rescue groups" to bring you this roundup of puppies near you. (Details like pet availability, training, vaccinations and other features are based on data provided by Petfinder and may be subject to change; contact the shelter for the latest information.) Dixie, Australian cattle dog and terrier mix Dixie is a darling female Australian cattle dog and terrier puppy staying at Dog Gone Seattle . Dixie will get along great with kids, dogs or cats. She is vaccinated. Here's what Dixie's friends at Dog Gone Seattle think of her: Dixie is an estimated 20-week-old 18-pound mixed breed   possibly Heeler and Terrier mix   who is looking for a wonderful family in Seattle. Read more about Dixie on Petfinder . Terrier Mix Puppies, terrier mix Terrier Mix Puppies are being kept at Emerald City Pet Rescue . The puppies are vaccinated. Notes from Terrier Mix Puppies' caretakers: Meet our newest litter of puppies, these tiny terriers love nothing more than to go, go, go! These pups would love a home with lots of toys, lots of love and a family willing to meet their bouncy puppy energy needs. These pups get along with other small dogs and can learn to live with cats. They would do well with gentle children ages six and older. If you are looking for a fun little friend to brighten your day, these terriers might be just what you need. Do you have room in your home, heart and lap for a precious puppy? Read more about how to adopt Terrier Mix Puppies on Petfinder . Roly Poly, terrier and dachshund mix Roly Poly is a sweet male terrier and dachshund puppy staying at Dog Gone Seattle . Roly Poly loves cats, dogs and kids. He's vaccinated. Read more about Roly Poly on Petfinder . Charlie, terrier and dachshund mix Charlie is an adorable male terrier and dachshund puppy staying at Dog Gone Seattle . Charlie loves kids, cats or dogs. Charlie has all his shots. Apply to adopt Charlie today at Petfinder . This story was created automatically using local animal shelter data, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Following Fernando Torres' decision to hang up his boots after 18 years in the game, the former Liverpool striker has revealed that club legend Steven Gerrard was the best player he ever played with, and went on to discuss his future plans including a possible return to Atletico Madrid. The two formed a deadly bond following Torres' arrival to Merseyside in 2007, when the Reds secured the Spanish international after agreeing a fee of £20m with La Liga side Atletico Madrid. Torres formed an instant connection with captain Gerrard, as they scored 41 goals in all competitions between them in the red hot 2008/9 campaign. Torres, who has spent the last season playing in Japan with Sagan Tosu, announced that he was retiring because he wanted to ensure that his love for football did not diminish as he entered his late 30's. The Echo reports that despite playing in a European and World Cup winning Spanish side alongside the likes of Andres Iniesta, Xavi and Xabi Alonso, Torres deemed that Gerrard was a level above them all. Speaking in Tokyo in a press conference to announce his retirement, Torres told reporters: "I always say the best player I played with is Steven Gerrard. "I found he was the player who completed my game. I think my level got into a different dimension when I was on the pitch with him. "It was an amazing three-and-a-half years playing alongside Steven and I would love to go back to those days - even for one minute." The striker also speculated about his future after football, saying: "I don't know if it will be coaching or managing. I will study both things. I'm sure it will be something related to football because it's been my life and it's where I think I can offer more things. " Atletico Madrid is my life, so probably we will connect some way in the future but not immediately. I will not be back to just be a face… if I go back it will be for big things, to take the club to the next level. "That needs time. I don't have the experience, the knowledge of managing, I need time to prepare myself for the biggest challenge." During his time with Liverpool, Torres scored 81 goals in 142 appearances. His partnership with Gerrard was a vital part of the Liverpool team that came second under Rafa Benitez in the 2008/9 campaign. Whilst Torres played alongside Gerrard, El Niño became one of the world's best strikers and their partnership will go down as one of the greatest in the Premier League era. The Spaniard's relationship with Liverpool fans soured towards the end of his time at Anfield, following the announcement that he would leave the Reds to join Chelsea in a record-breaking £50m deal. Torres' final game will be played on August 23 in Japan, when Sagan Tosu play Iniesta and David Villa's Vissel Kobe.


Apple may have another Gatekeeper security flaw on its hands. Researcher Filippo Cavallarin has detailed a macOS vulnerability that he said would let attackers install malware without the usual permission request. As Gatekeeper considers network shares to be 'safe' locations that don't require permission checks, an intruder just has to trick the user into mounting one of those shares to run the apps they like. A maliciously crafted ZIP file with the right symbolic link could automatically steer you to an attacker-owned site, for example, and it would be easy to trick someone into launching a hostile app -- say, a virus masquerading as a document folder. In theory, the issue should have been fixed by now. Cavallarin said he notified Apple of the vulnerability on February 22nd, and that was supposed to have been resolved as of macOS 10.14.5 . He said it wasn't, though, and that Apple had stopped responding to his emails. He was publishing the flaw after giving Apple 90 days to address the issue. We've asked Apple for comment. The chances of inadvertent exposure aren't high when you'll have to open a ZIP file as well as whatever's inside the network share, but this could trip up people who aren't familiar with either remote shares or the risks of unsolicited files. It also underscores the risks of explicitly trusting certain network environments, even if there's often a good reason for it. Filippo Cavallarin


Newly unsealed documents in a landmark lawsuit Tuesday in Cleveland show the pressure within drug companies to sell opioids in the face of numerous red flags during the height of the epidemic. The release of the exhibits   sworn depositions of executives, internal corporate emails and experts' reports   also reveals the ignored concerns of some employees about the huge volume of pain pills streaming across the nation. In one exhibit, emails show that a Purdue Pharma executive received an order from a distributor for 115,200 oxycodone pills, which was nearly twice as large as that distributor's average order over the previous three months. The order came in at 4:15 p.m., according to the emails sent in October 2009. Subscribe to the Post Most newsletter: Today's most popular stories on The Washington Post It was approved one minute later. In another of the exhibits, Nathan J. Hartle, vice president of regulatory affairs and compliance for McKesson, the nation's largest drug distributor, was asked during a July 2018 deposition about the billions of oxycodone pills that the company had shipped nationwide. Did McKesson accept partial responsibility for the societal costs? "I think we're responsible for something," Hartle said. "I don't know what   how you define all societal costs and   I still believe it depends on different circumstances." A third exhibit shows that a customer service rep for Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals raised questions internally in May 2008 about orders from a new customer, Sunrise Wholesale of Florida. "Were you expecting Sunrise to place such a large order??" the customer service employee asked in an email to Victor Borelli, a national account manager with Mallinckrodt. "And do they really want 2520 bottles of OXYCODONE HCL 30MG TABS USP, 100 count each ??" This email was forwarded to one of Mallinckrodt's top compliance officers with the note: "FYI   the customer service reps all state that Victor will tell them anything they want to hear just so he can get the sale........." Those glimpses inside the companies now accused of fueling the nation's opioid epidemic appear in exhibits that were unsealed by U.S. District Judge Dan Polster in a massive lawsuit unfolding in a Cleveland courthouse against some of the biggest names in the drug industry. In addition to McKesson, Purdue and Mallinckrodt, they include Cardinal Health, CVS, Walgreens and Walmart. A Drug Enforcement Administration database made public July 15 as part of the lawsuit revealed that the companies inundated the nation with 76 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone pills from 2006 through 2012. Nearly 2,000 cities, counties and towns are alleging that the companies knowingly flooded their communities with highly addictive painkillers, fueling an epidemic that has killed more than 200,000 people since 1996 . "Their failure to identify suspicious orders was their business model," the plaintiffs wrote in a motion outlining their arguments in the case. The database and the exhibits were unsealed after a legal challenge by The Washington Post and the owner of the Charleston Gazette-Mail in West Virginia. In statements to The Post, the drug companies have issued multiple defenses of their actions during the crisis. They contend they were trying to sell legal painkillers to legitimate patients who had prescriptions. They also blamed the crisis on overprescribing by physicians and on corrupt doctors and pharmacists who worked in "pill mills" that handed out drugs with few questions asked. The companies further asserted that they should not be held responsible for the actions of those who abused the drugs and that the DEA had all the information it needed to block pills from reaching the black market. "Unlike the DEA, distributors have no authority to stop physicians from writing prescriptions, nor can they take unilateral action to halt pharmacies' ability to dispense medication," said John Parker, a spokesman for the Arlington, Va.-based Healthcare Distribution Alliance, a trade group for the industry. In a statement, Purdue said it "denies Plaintiffs' allegations that it failed to comply with the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) regulations relating to the monitoring of suspicious orders of opioid medications. The facts do not support Plaintiffs' motion and Purdue will respond and ask the Court to deny Plaintiffs' motion based on the facts and the law." The exhibits shed new light on aspects of the epidemic that have come to symbolize the magnitude of the crisis. It has been previously reported that one of the hotbeds was a rural town of 400, Kermit, W.Va., where McKesson shipped 5 million pain pills over two years to a single pharmacy. How could that be, a lawyer for the plaintiffs suing McKesson and two dozen other companies in the landmark lawsuit asked a senior DEA official during an April 2019 deposition. "Is there any basis that you can make up in reality or otherwise where a town of 400 people have a medical need for five million pills of opium in a span of 24 months?" attorney Paul T. Farrell Jr. asked. "There isn't," said Thomas Prevoznik, the acting section chief of pharmaceutical investigations for the DEA's Diversion Control Division. "There isn't." Farrell asked Prevoznik why the federal government did not charge McKesson with a crime. "Based on my attorney's advice, I'm not going to answer that," Prevoznik said. 'Peculiar' drug orders One of the exhibits contains the deposition of Karen Harper, Mallinckrodt's senior manager of controlled substance compliance. She said she alerted her superiors in 2008 that Mallinckrodt, the largest manufacturer of opioids in the nation, was not capable of detecting suspicious orders and that its systems needed to be upgraded. But company executives decided against hiring an outside vendor to help detect such orders, she said. Mallinckrodt later revised its monitoring program. Executives developed other terms for suspicious orders, including "peculiar" or "unusual," Harper said. Those orders warranted review, but they were not necessarily deemed suspicious and they were shipped out, she said. "There were times that we shipped an order before the review was complete, but we never shipped suspicious orders," Harper said. In 2010, the company changed the algorithm for flagging "peculiar" drug orders   from two times the prior year's order average to three times   because there were too many orders to review, Harper said. The DEA database shows that the Mallinckrodt division now known as SpecGx manufactured nearly 28.9 billion pills from 2006 through 2012. The DEA started to investigate Mallinckrodt in 2011, after noticing that hundreds of millions of the company's oxycodone 30 mg tablets had been shipped to Florida. The powerful 30 mg oxycodone pills, known as "blues," were the most widely abused and sought-after dose during the height of the epidemic. Government investigators alleged in internal documents previously obtained by The Post that the company's lack of due diligence could have resulted in nearly 44,000 federal violations and exposed it to $2.3 billion in fines. But after negotiations with the Justice Department, the company in 2017 reached a $35 million settlement and admitted no wrongdoing for its drugs that were shipped to Florida. That year, Mallinckrodt reported $2.1 billion in net income. After the settlement, Harper said she offered her resignation. "It happened on my watch," she said in her deposition. At the time of her January 2019 deposition, Harper said she was still employed by Mallinckrodt. A former national sales director for Mallinckrodt, Victor Borelli, appears in several of the unsealed exhibits. His 465-page deposition was taken at a law firm in Baltimore in late November. Borelli worked for Mallinckrodt between 2005 and 2012. He moved to the company after working as a representative for the Sara Lee Corp., where he sold coffee products. Borelli was a hard-working and high-achieving salesman, according to the exhibits. He once described his job as "ship, ship, ship." In January 2009, he told a salesman for a drug-distribution client that opioids he was selling were "Just like Doritos keep eating, we'll make more." In March 2010, a customer service manager for Covidien, then Mallinckrodt's Ireland-based parent company, sent an email to Borelli flagging a "peculiar order" of hydromorphone tablets from a distributor-client in Cincinnati. "Do you know why they have increased their volume so much in March?" the manager asked. Borelli responded: ". . . [T]hey are rolling and I don't want to lose the momentum with them." On July 15, 2011, a customer representative at Covidien raised concerns about another uptick in orders. She sent an email to colleagues with a document that she said "indicates an increase in ordering for several of our existing wholesaler/distributors." She added: "This might raise a red flag in the suspicious order monitoring reports." Borelli was one of the recipients. He pointed out that while shipments to two wholesalers, McKesson and Cardinal, had increased, another distributor's orders had decreased. "Let's not let Suspicious order monitoring limit or restrict shipments because this is only a swapping of business between wholesalers," Borelli wrote. Borelli did not return requests for comment. An attempt to reach him at his home was turned away. Mallinckrodt distanced itself from Borelli. About the Doritos statement, the company wrote: "This is an outrageously callous email from an individual who has not been employed by the company for many years. It is antithetical to everything that Mallinckrodt stands for and has done to combat opioid abuse and misuse." But while Borelli worked at Mallinckrodt, his efforts were rewarded, according to the exhibits. In 2006, he received a $26,442 bonus. Four years later, he received a $110,335 bonus. "The amount of your bonus was tied, at least in part, to the controlled substances you were selling?" Derek W. Loeser, a plaintiffs' lawyer, asked Borelli during the deposition. "Yes," Borelli said. "Yes." 'Aunt Sandra' As millions of deadly prescription opioids were spilling onto the streets of Ohio, executives at some of the nation's largest drug companies worked together to fill a single, large prescription, for a woman they knew only as "Aunt Sandra." The prescription for 50 pills of 15 mg oxycodone every day for an entire month started out in spring 2009 as a favor from a former executive at Cardinal Health for her "relative." The episode was revealed halfway through Borelli's deposition. According to emails presented by plaintiffs in that deposition, Borelli was near the end of a chain of seven executives and account managers at three companies who pressed to ensure that a pharmacy in Columbus would have enough drugs on hand to fill the unusually large order   yet never flagged it to authorities as suspicious. The request was initiated by Heather Goodman, according to emails read into the record during the deposition. In 2009, Goodman was two years removed from a job as a vice president at Cardinal, in charge of supply-chain integrity, according to her online biography. Her request for help for her "Aunt Sandra" surfaced in emails that plaintiffs obtained from Mallinckrodt. Goodman wrote to Dave Irwin, a national account manager at Mallinckrodt: "I spoke with my aunt, and the independent pharmacy she chose is Dane Drugs. . . . We have not contacted the pharmacy to let them know this is happening yet . . . as soon as we know that this arrangement is set up, Aunt Sandra will call her doctor and have him call in the script for her. Please let us know how you would like to proceed." Internally, Irwin raised an alarm: "Her monthly prescription is 1500 oxycodone 15 milligrams. I did the math in my head late yesterday and this equates to 50 tablets per day. Is that even possible?" The order was so large that account managers at Mallinckrodt had to call one of their distributors, KeySource Medical, to ask the pharmacy to order additional product. For Aunt Sandra, "two cases a month to the below pharmacy," wrote Kate Muhlenkamp, a Mallinckrodt product manager. "KeySource is going to try to ship the pharmacy one month's needs at a time, so depending on what is happening in the marketplace (supply/demand), we may have to circle back in a month to allocate more oxy 15 to them for this special circumstance," Borelli replied. Steve Cochrane, a vice president for KeySource Medical, said a pharmacist was nonetheless shocked the following week when the deal went down. He wrote to Borelli, joking about the exchange. "Guess who called today . . . Dane Drug!" he wrote. "They want to know who the F this lady Aunt Sandra was that showed up looking for her oxycodone 15 milligram today. You can't make this stuff up." Goodman, who now serves as general counsel for a pharmaceutical firm in Columbus, did not respond to phone messages and requests for comment on social media. Irwin and Muhlenkamp did not respond to phone messages. Cochrane declined to comment through an attorney. sari.horwitz@washpost.com scott.higham@washpost.com aaron.davis@washpost.com steven.rich@washpost.com Jenn Abelson, Amy Brittain, Robert O'Harrow Jr., Shawn Boburg, Jennifer Jenkins, Andrew Ba Tran, Aaron Williams, Alice Crites, Julie Tate and Katie Zezima contributed to this report.