Larry Fenn, Author at Valley News

FILE - In this June 14, 1992, file photo, Michael Jordan celebrates the Bulls win over the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Finals in Chicago. Decades after Jordan's groundbreaking departure from college, March Madness and the NBA's mega-millions have taken all the novelty out of leaving early for the pros. (AP Photo/John Swart, File)

Money, opportunity part of one-and-done’s winding past

by Eddie Pells The Associated Press, and Larry Fenn The Associated PressApril 3, 2019

Spencer Haywood set the stage, Michael Jordan made it bigger and Kevin Durant super-sized it when he helped usher in the one-and-done era. Decades after those players made their groundbreaking departures from college, March Madness and the NBA’s…

FILE - In this June 5, 2018, file photo, rolls of steel are shown in Baytown, Texas. Despite President Donald Trump's tough talk on trade, his administration has granted hundreds of companies permission to import millions of tons of steel made in China, Japan and other countries without paying the hefty tariff he put in place to protect U.S. manufacturers and jobs, according to an Associated Press analysis.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

AP analysis: Hundreds of companies excused from steel tariff

by Richard Lardner Associated Press, and Larry Fenn Associated PressFebruary 16, 2019

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2018, file photo, a Pittsburgh Steelers fan holds a Le'Veon Bell jersey during the second half of an NFL football game between the Steelers and the Carolina Panthers in Pittsburgh. The steady exodus of mid-level veterans from the NFL is one element of a long-standing tension between players and the league over the structuring of contracts. The contract holdouts by Bell and Earl Thomas this season put the issue into vivid focus. (AP Photo/Don Wright, File)

NFL Is Losing Its Middle Class

by Eddie Pells Associated Press, and Larry Fenn Associated PressJanuary 27, 2019

In this May 14, 2018, photo, two young boys walk across the grass of the Bridgeview Village Apartments in Charleston, S.C. A new data analysis by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities shows that tenants in Charleston receiving housing assistance could see the second-highest average annual increase in the United States under a new proposal by HUD Secretary Ben Carson to raise rents for millions of low-income households. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)

HUD Plan Would Raise Rents for the Poor

by Juliet Linderman Associated Press, and Larry Fenn Associated PressJune 7, 2018

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2014 file photo, students line up to go back inside after recess at Westbrook Elementary School in Taylorsville, Utah. Earlier in the day, schoolteacher Michelle Montgomery was injured by fragments from a bullet and a porcelain toilet when her gun accidentally went off in a faculty bathroom. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)

Review Finds Guns in Schools Lead to Accidents

by Ryan J. Foley Associated Press, and Larry Fenn Associated PressMay 7, 2018

A Fountain Square sign is displayed on the outside of a building, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, in Indianapolis. The area is one of the city's safer spots thanks to an influx of affluent people drawn to its hip restaurants, bicycle trails and art festivals.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Urban Killings Rise in Clusters, Even as Cities Grow Safer

by Sara Burnett Associated Press, and Larry Fenn Associated PressDecember 21, 2017

In this Oct. 20, 2017 photo, Jamain Lee, center, looks at classmate Andre'veon Mosby at Milwaukee Math and Science Academy, a charter school in Milwaukee. Next to him is classmate Dreamnoel Haynes, with Brianca Williams facing them. Lee has seen his grades improve since he enrolled two years ago from a school where he was bullied and frequently got into fights. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)

Analysis: Charter Schools Are More Segregated

by Ivan Moreno Associated Press, Larry Fenn Associated Press, and Michael Melia Associated PressDecember 11, 2017