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Roger Federer will be celebrated at Wimbledon. A pregnant Serena Williams declined an invitation

Roger Federer will be back on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Tuesday. Not to compete. He’ll be feted for his record-setting career at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. Federer announced his retirement last year. He won eight of his 20 Grand Slam singles championships at the All England Club. That is the most ever by a man and a mark that Novak Djokovic will try to equal this year. Martina Navratilova set the overall standard by claiming nine women’s singles titles at Wimbledon. The head of the All England Club says Serena Williams also was invited but will not attend because she is pregnant. Williams won seven Wimbledon singles trophies.

Heavy rains flood Chicago roads and force NASCAR to cut short a downtown street race

Heavy rains have flooded Chicago streets and forced the cancellation of a NASCAR race set to run through the city's downtown. The National Weather Service said up to 6 inches of rain had fallen in suburban areas of Chicago by midday. The Illinois State Police said parts of Interstate 55 and Interstate 290 have been closed because of flooding, with at least 10 cars trapped in water near Pulaski Road, a major north-south thoroughfare in the city. NASCAR announced it has canceled the Xfinity Series race set to conclude in the city's downtown because of the weather.

Medvedev overcomes Shevchenko to reach last 16 in Madrid

Daniil Medvedev had to come from a break down twice in the final set to reach the last 16 of the Madrid Open with a 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 win over fellow Russian Alexander Shevchenko. The victory takes Medvedev to a 33-4 tour-leading record this season. He will next face either Alex de Minaur or Aslan Karatsev. Shevchenko took a 5-1 lead in the first set but went down 5-0 in the second. He then led 2-0 and 4-2 in the decisive set.

Arteta says Arsenal still fighting for Premier League title

Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta says his team is not satisfied with just qualifying for the Champions League and is still fighting for the Premier League title. Arteta says “that is the mentality that we need and that is what I love more the last few days.” Arsenal lost 4-1 at Manchester City last week and hosts struggling Chelsea on Tuesday. Arteta insists “a lot of things are going to happen still” in a title race many have called for surging Man City. City leads by one point and has played one game fewer than Arsenal.

Nuggets try to make star-studded Suns look average again

The Phoenix Suns’ star quartet of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton looked mighty average in their Game 1 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Now it’s gut check time when the Suns try to even the series in Game 2 on Monday in Denver. There’s certainly reason to believe the Suns have what it takes to bounce back. Phoenix lost Game 1 to the Los Angeles Clippers in the opening round before reeling off four straight wins to advance. The biggest problem for Phoenix? This Denver team appears vastly superior to the Clippers team the Suns eliminated in round one.

Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks fined $25K for not talking to media

Grizzlies sparkplug Dillon Brooks is being fined $25,000 for not talking to the media after some of Memphis' losses in its first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA says Brooks violated league rules for “media interview access” by not participating in “team postgame media availability” during the playoffs. Brooks bolted from the Memphis locker room after Friday’s series loss before reporters were allowed inside.

Insider Q&A: Satellite company fights climate change

Finding and fixing methane leaks has been identified by scientists as one of the most effective ways to turn the tide of global warming. To help uncover those leaks, Canadian company GHGSat launched six satellites to search for methane plumes. The satellites have made troubling discoveries, including record-high methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. Company President Stephane Germain speaks with The Associated Press about about his vision for the company.

Boeing CEO loses $7M bonus, keeps $22.5 million compensation

Boeing's CEO is missing out on a $7 million bonus because the company's new large jet is behind schedule. But Boeing said Friday that CEO David Calhoun still got compensation valued at $22.5 million for 2022. The company says the $7 million bonus won't vest because its new 777X jetliner won't be ready to enter service by the end of this year. The company expects the plane to begin flying in 2025, or five years later than originally planned. Boeing lost $5 billion last year including write-downs, as it dealt with setbacks to its 787 Dreamliner passenger jet and defense projects.

Review: 'Looking for Jane' is gripping, historical, relevant

Gripping from the moment it begins, Heather Marshall’s novel “Looking for Jane” is getting a well-deserved re-release to hit the post-Roe v. Wade U.S. market. Nancy begrudgingly accompanies a friend to an illegal abortion in 1979. Angela is undergoing another stressful round of in vitro fertilization attempts in 2017. And in 1960, Evelyn finds herself at one of Canada’s homes for unwed mothers. Donna Edwards of The Associated Press says the novel has the momentum of a high-speed chase as Angela races back to uncover the past and Nancy and Evelyn’s timelines converge and speed toward the future. “Looking for Jane” is scheduled for release Feb. 7 from Atria.

'Tiger Mom' Amy Chua writes first novel, 'The Golden Gate'

Amy Chua, the Yale Law School professor and author sometimes known as “Tiger Mom,” has written her first novel. “The Golden Gate” is a murder mystery centered around a wealthy family in Berkeley, California in 1944. It will come out Sept. 19. Chua said in a statement that she drew upon memories of living across the bay from “glamorous San Francisco.” The 60-year-old Chua has been controversial as an author and academic. “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” a memoir published in 2011, launched an extended debate over parenting as she described her admittedly harsh approach to raising her two daughters.

Iran singer who faces prison wins Grammy for protest anthem

An Iranian singer who faces possible prison time for his song that’s become an anthem to the ongoing protests shaking the Islamic Republic wept early after seeing he’d won a Grammy. Shervin Hajipour appeared stunned early on Monday in Iran after hearing Jill Biden, the wife of President Joe Biden, announce that he’d won the Grammy’s new song for social change special merit award for “Baraye.” An online video showed Hajipour in a darkened room, wiping tears away after the announcement. There was no immediate reaction in Iranian state media or from government officials to Hajipour’s win. The singer is among over 19,600 people arrested amid the demonstrations.

Dr Dre, Missy Elliott, Lil Wayne honored at pre-Grammy event

Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott and Lil Wayne were honored at the Recording Academy's second annual Black Music Collective event during an official pre-Grammy event. The three Grammy winners and music executive Sylvia Rhone received the renamed Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The honorees received the award for their personal and professional achievements in the music industry. Wayne spoke about being overlooked, Dr. Dre shared his passion for collaboration and Elliott delivered a heartfelt speech that had some audience members shedding tears.

Column: Tiger has shots and a limp to keep everyone guessing

It took just two days at the PNC Championship for Tiger Woods to show he can still hit all the shots. He just can't walk to them at the moment. A few shots stood out to him. One was a 3-iron into the 18th green on Saturday. Another was the drive he hit some 15 yards past Justin Thomas. That prompted Woods to leave a note for Thomas in the fairway to remind him the old guy can still play. It was enough to raise the possibility of Woods doing something special after he recovers from plantar fasciitis.

How will asylum work after Title 42 ends? No one knows yet

The Biden administration has been conspicuously silent about how migrants should enter the United States when Trump-era asylum limits end, fueling rumors, confusion and doubts about its readiness. Many expect an online registration system. Migrants have been denied rights to seek asylum under U.S. and international law 2.5 million times since March 2020 on grounds of preventing COVID-19. The public-health rule known as Title 42 was scheduled to expire Wednesday until U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts ordered a temporary hold. The end of Title 42 is expected bring more migrants across U.S. borders.

Beijing human rights activist immobilized by COVID-19 app

Wang Yu has already been arrested, imprisoned and harassed by the Chinese Communist Party for her work as a human rights lawyer representing activists, Uyghur scholars and Falun Gong practitioners. This year, her movements also have been restricted by a color-coded app on her phone that’s supposed to protect people from COVID-19. The health codes have become ubiquitous in China in recent years as the country has struggled to contain the novel coronavirus, pushing the public to a breaking point that erupted in protests late last month. Last week the government announced it would discontinue the national health code, but even after lockdowns end, some dissidents and activists predict the health codes will remain in place in some form.

Rita Wilson creates conversations with '70s-era duets

When Rita Wilson was young, her mother encouraged her to think about lyrics from new perspectives. The actor and singer-songwriter brought that idea to her new album, “Rita Wilson Now & Forever: Duets,” in which she and her collaborators reinterpret '70s-era songs, mostly ones not originally recorded as duets. She worked with Willie Nelson, Smokey Robinson, Keith Urban, Jackson Browne and many more for the album. Wilson said she and her co-producer looked for great songs that could sound like a conversation between two people. She says making music lets her ”stay in that creative conversation and in a very connected way."

'Queen of the House' singer Jody Miller dies at age 80

Jody Miller, whose “Queen of the House” won the 1966 Grammy Award for best country performance by a woman, has died at age 80. Miller died Thursday in her hometown of Blanchard, Oklahoma, of complications from Parkinson's disease. That's according to Universal Music Group, owner of Capitol Records, which released most of her hits. “Queen of the House” was released in 1965 as an answer to Roger Miller's hit “King of the Road." The hit opened up a crossover career for Jody Miller, who wasn't related to the “King of the Road” composer and singer.

Family of victim in 'Serial' case asks court to halt case

The family of the victim in the murder case chronicled in the first season of the “Serial” podcast has asked Maryland’s intermediate appellate court to halt Adnan Syed’s court case pending the family’s appeal of a judge’s overturning of Syed’s murder conviction. Young Lee, the brother of victim Hae Min Lee, asked the Maryland Court of Special Appeals in a six-page motion filed late last month to suspend further proceedings, including an Oct. 18 deadline by which prosecutors must decide whether to drop the charges against Syed or retry him for the killing. He contends that the family was not given enough notice about a court hearing last month.

Hilary Swank talks filming new series while expecting twins

Hilary Swank has announced she’s pregnant with twins and says that revelation might explain some of her wardrobe alterations and other actions on set of her new ABC series “Alaska Daily." The two-time Oscar winner tells The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that the experience has reminded her of how women are her heroes while working long days on set. In “Alaska Daily,” Swank plays a seasoned investigative journalist who takes a job in Alaska to look into unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women. The series is created by Tom McCarthy, whose 2015 film “Spotlight,” also about investigative journalists, won the Oscar for best picture.

More than an icon: Designer Elizabeth Emanuel recalls Diana

Elizabeth Emanuel cradles the massive scrapbook before laying it gently on the table and opening its Prussian blue covers to reveal a personal time capsule of her relationship with Princess Diana. Emanuel got to know Diana during the months she and her then-husband, David, spent designing the future princess’s wedding dress. Four decades later, there is a sense of intimacy as she leafs through sketches, fabric swatches and photos of Diana displayed alongside images of the designer’s mother stitching embroidery into the gown. Emanuel understands why Diana’s death in a Paris car crash 25 years ago next Wednesday — on Aug. 31, 1997 — resonated with so many people around the world.

Review: In ‘Me Time,’ Wahlberg and Hart make some trouble

Kevin Hart plays a stay-at-home dad to two cute kids who gets some time to himself for the first time in years in “Me Time,” a new comedy streaming on Netflix Friday. After some failed attempts to amuse himself, he ends up back with his wild childhood friend Huck, played by Mark Wahlberg, who has planned an elaborate 44th birthday party for himself and hijinks ensue. Associated Press Film Writer Lindsey Bahr writes in her review that “Me Time” squanders its promising premise, talented cast and enormous budget on frenetic, half-baked jokes. “Me Time” is rated R.

Weinstein conviction appeal to be heard by highest NY court

New York’s highest court has agreed to hear an appeal from Harvey Weinstein over his 2020 rape conviction. A spokesman for the Court of Appeals says oral arguments will likely be held sometime next year. Weinstein was convicted in February 2020 of forcibly performing oral sex on a TV and film production assistant in 2006 and raping an aspiring actress in 2013. In June, an intermediate-level appeals court in New York upheld the conviction. Weinstein’s publicist, Juda Engelmayer, says, “We are hopeful and grateful for this rare opportunity.” The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office declined to comment.

'Lord of the Rings’ series trailer debuts at Comic-Con

Comic-Con audiences got a sneak peek at the new “Lord of the Rings” series “The Rings of Power” Friday in San Diego. Amazon Studios unveiled a new trailer for the show, set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” Stephen Colbert, a self-proclaimed Tolkien fan, was also on hand to moderate a panel teasing the series on the fan convention’s biggest stage, Hall H. The eight-part series will debut on Prime Video on Sept. 2, with new episodes arriving weekly. It is said to be the most expensive ever made, with a reported budget of $465 million.