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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has selected two former senior National Security Agency officials for key cyber jobs in his administration, the White House said Monday in moving to fill out a team whose role has grown more urgent…

The Washington Capitals have made a blockbuster deal to acquire Anthony Mantha from the Detroit Red Wings at the NHL's trade deadline. Washington gave up two players and a first- and second-round draft pick. The Capitals kept pace with moves made by their East Division rivals. The Boston Bruins acquired 2018 NHL MVP Taylor Hall in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres. Otherwise, a flat salary cap restricted the number of deals completed before the deadline. Only 17 trades were completed and involved just 26 players. That’s down from the NHL trade deadline day record of 32 deals involving 55 players a year ago.

Left fielder Kyle Schwarber, first baseman Josh Bell and infielder Josh Harrison have been reinstated from the injured list by the Washington Nationals. The moves make the team’s roster nearly whole again after a coronavirus outbreak sidelined nine players and postponed four games. That trio had been expected to be in Washington’s opening day lineup. But they were part of the group kept away from the rest of the club because of COVID-19 protocols. Major League Baseball wound up rescheduling the Nationals’ first four games of 2021. Four players tested positive for the illness, while five others were put under quarantine after contact tracing. 

Authorities have identified the three young siblings who were killed in a gruesome slaying in Los Angeles over the weekend. Their mother is the suspect in the killings and was in custody Monday. The autopsies of a 3-year-old girl, her 2-year-old brother, and a 6-month-old sister were pending on Monday. The children’s grandmother returned home from work Saturday morning and found their bodies in their apartment in the Reseda neighborhood. The children’s mother is Liliana Carrillo and she was later arrested. It was not immediately clear if she had an attorney who could speak for her. Police have not disclosed a motive or how the children were killed.

Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid has been charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash that critically injured a young girl. Jackson County prosecutors announced the charges Monday against Reid, the son of Chiefs coach Andy Reid. Prosecutors allege Britt Reid was driving about 84 mph and had a blood alcohol level of 0.113 about a half-hour after the crash near Arrowhead Stadium on Feb. 4. Police say his truck slammed into two cars stopped along an entrance ramp to Interstate 435 near the Chiefs' training facility. Five-year-old Ariel Young, who was in one of the cars, suffered a traumatic brain injury. Reid surrendered to Kansas City police on Monday and was released after posting $100,000 bond. 

Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch reflected on the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal that cost him his job as the team’s manager in his return to Houston on Monday, saying it put a “cloud over the sport.” Hinch was suspended by Major League Commissioner Rob Manfred for a year and subsequently fired by owner Jim Crane for his role in the scheme that violated rules by using a television camera to steal catchers’ signs during Houston’s run to the 2017 World Series title and again in the 2018 season.

Quarantine requirements are making the trade deadline drastically different for teams around the NHL. The Bruins expect to plug Taylor Hall, Curtis Lazar and Mike Reilly into their lineup immediately. The Avalanche could give goalie Philipp Grubauer a full night off because Devan Dubynk drove from San Jose to meet the team in Anaheim. The Toronto Maple Leafs won't have Nick Foligno on the ice for at least five games because of Canada's mandatory seven-day quarantine. That could make a difference down the road as teams try to develop chemistry for the playoffs.

A lawyer for convicted movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is challenging Weinstein’s extradition to California to face an indictment alleging he sexually assaulted five women. At a hearing Monday, Weinstein's lawyer cited a paperwork technicality after his requests for a “humanitarian” delay for Weinstein’s medical needs were rejected. The 69-year-old Weinstein appeared via video from prison before an Erie County Court judge in Buffalo. Los Angeles prosecutors allege Weinstein assaulted five women from 2004 to 2013. A newly revealed indictment contains the same allegations Weinstein was previously charged with, according to a person with direct knowledge who spoke on condition of anonymity because the indictment is sealed.  

“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda joined New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio at the grand opening of a Times Square COVID-19 vaccination site intended to jump-start the city’s entertainment industry. Miranda said getting vaccinated will help the theater community feel safe. Broadway theaters have been shuttered since the coronavirus pandemic struck in March of last year. De Blasio has said he hopes dedicated vaccination sites will help the industry reopen by September. The new Times Square vaccine site will be open to workers in theater, film and TV. The site will be run by Susan Sampliner, the company manager for the musical “Wicked.” 

Indirect talks between Iran and the United States on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal have been thrown into uncertainty following an attack on Iran's underground Natanz nuclear facility. Although neither Iran or the U.S. say the incident will crater the negotiations, the destruction of a significant amount of Iran's uranium enrichment capability casts a major shadow over the discussions in Vienna. Those talks are set to resume on Tuesday with the aim of bringing both Iran and the U.S. back into compliance with the deal. Iran has blamed Israel for the destruction at Natanz, and Israeli media have cited intelligence sources as claiming responsibility. The Biden administration says it had nothing to do with the incident. 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The woman arrested on suspicion of killing her three young children at her Los Angeles apartment had been involved in a custody dispute with their father, according to a newspaper report Sunday. Liliana Carrillo, 30, was…

Distance runner Maggie Montoya called her mom and dad to say she loved them from a locked room as she waited out the Boulder shooting ordeal. The Olympic hopeful was working in the pharmacy at the King Soopers supermarket in Colorado on March 22 when 10 people were killed in the mass shooting. Montoya was escorted to safety by the SWAT team after the shooter was arrested. The next day, Montoya was picked up by her dad and taken home to Arkansas. It was a chance to be with family and remember those who lost their lives. It was a way to escape on long runs with her boyfriend as she trains for the 10,000 meters at the Olympic Trials in June. It was a way to forget that harrowing hour she spent taking shelter behind a metal door.

A person familiar with the situation tells the AP that the Cleveland Browns remain in active pursuit of free agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. Clowney visited the Browns last month and NFL Network is reporting he'll be back at the team's facility Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. Clowney was the No. 1 overall pick in 2014 by Houston. He spent five seasons with the Texans. The Browns offered Clowney a multiyear contract last year before he signed with the Tennessee Titans. Clowney did not have a sack in eight games before undergoing season-ending knee surgery.

More than three months after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, Congress is still trying to figure out how to move forward and prevent future attacks. A top priority for lawmakers is deciding what to do with the tall black fence that has surrounded the Capitol since Jan. 6. Another focus is the Capitol Police, who were badly outnumbered that day. The House Administration Committee, which oversees the Capitol Police, is holding a hearing Thursday to examine an internal agency report looking at the mistakes that were made. A separate panel is investigating the insurrection and questioning law enforcement leaders about how to move forward.

The White House says President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden's dog Major will get professional help adjusting to his new home after a pair of biting incidents. The first lady's spokesperson says private training for the 3-year-old German shepherd will be “off-site” in the Washington area and last “a few weeks.” The Bidens also have a second German shepherd, 12-year-old Champ, at the White House. But it's the younger canine who has been the source of angst since both dogs were relocated to the White House in January from the Bidens' home in Delaware.

First-year Tigers manager A.J. Hinch returns to Houston for the first time since being suspended by Major League Baseball for his role in the sign-stealing scandal that rocked the sport. With Hinch as their manager, the Astros were found to have used cameras and banged on trash cans to get an unfair advantage en route to winning the World Series in 2017. Also, the Mets’ meteorological abilities will again be a focus a day after an embarrassing snafu Sunday that drew criticism from New York right-hander Marcus Stroman.