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Clergy sex abuse lawsuits taking advantage of new law
NEWARK, N.J. — Lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy are taking center stage in New Jersey as the state’s relaxation of statute of limitations rules takes effect. A new law allows child victims to sue until they turn 55, or within seven years of their first realization the...
New higher-speed Florida train has highest U.S. death rate
MIAMI — After Richard Branson announced his Virgin Group would partner with Brightline, Florida’s new higher-speed passenger rail service, a train whisked the British billionaire, VIPs and journalists from Miami to West Palm Beach in just over an hour and then back, with no problems. That was likely a great...
Dictionary.com chooses ‘existential’ as word of the year
NEW YORK — Climate change, gun violence, the very nature of democracy and an angsty little movie star called Forky helped propel “existential” to Dictionary.com’s word of the year. The choice reflects months of high-stakes threats and crises, real and pondered, across the news, the world and throughout 2019. “In...
Boston College fires Addazio, turns to Gunnell as interim coachVideo
BOSTON — Boston College fired coach Steve Addazio after seven seasons in which the Eagles never surpassed seven wins. Wide receivers coach Rich Gunnell will serve as interim coach, athletic director Martin Jarmond said in a statement on Sunday afternoon, a day after BC beat Pittsburgh to achieve bowl eligibility...
Kosovo: 6 Serbs charged in moderate Serb leader’s killing
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo prosecutors have brought murder charges against a group of six ethnic Serbs for the killing of a moderate Serb leader. A prosecutors’ statement Monday considered the six Serbs an organized criminal group that committed or helped in the killing of Oliver Ivanovic, who was gunned down...
Trump to tariff steel and aluminum from Argentina and Brazil
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday accused Argentina and Brazil of hurting American farmers through currency manipulation and said he’ll slap tariffs on their steel and aluminum imports to retaliate. Trump also called on America’s central bank to take action to prevent other countries from devaluing their currencies. Both...
Indians demand justice after woman gang raped, killed
NEW DELHI — Hundreds of people gathered in New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and other Indian cities on Monday to demand justice in the case of a veterinarian who was gang-raped and killed last week. The protesters demanded a fast-track investigation of the case and stringent laws for the safety of...
Storm bears down on East, promises up to 20 inches of snowVideo
NEW YORK — A wintry storm that made Thanksgiving travel miserable across much of the country gripped the East with a messy mixture of rain, snow, sleet and wind, slowing the Monday morning commute, closing schools and offices, and snarling air travel. Forecasters said the nor’easter could drop 10 to...
Monsoon floods kill at least 25 in southern India
CHENNAI, India — The government of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu says at least 25 people have died in recent floods that inundated low-lying areas and hundreds more have been evacuated to relief camps. The Press Trust of India news agency reports that 17 people were killed when...
Officials: 3 dead after small plane crash in San AntonioVideo
SAN ANTONIO — Authorities in Texas say three people were killed when a single-engine plane crashed on a city street while attempting to land at San Antonio International Airport. San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood says the plane went down around 6:30 p.m. Sunday in a commercial and residential area...
Brady has frustrating night as Patriots fall to Texans 28-22Video
HOUSTON — Tom Brady was hit, hurried and harassed by the Houston Texans on Sunday night in a loss that kept the New England Patriots from becoming the first AFC team to clinch a playoff spot. Deshaun Watson threw three touchdown passes and had the first TD reception of his...
Binge-worthy options for holiday gift season
Chances are there’s at least one TV binger on your gift list. Why not go all in for the holidays and wrap up something on-point? Some ideas: Popcorn So many gifty options are out there, including sets of seasonings and artisanal corn. But nobody loves popcorn quite like Questlove. Among...
Actress who played Rosario on ‘Will and Grace’ dies at 83Video
LOS ANGELES — Shelley Morrison, an actress with a 50-year career who was best known for playing a memorable maid on “Will and Grace,” died Sunday, her publicist said. Morrison died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from heart failure after a brief illness, publicist Lori DeWaal told The...
White House says it won’t participate in impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON — The White House declared Sunday it would not participate in the first impeachment hearings before the House Judiciary Committee as Democrats prepared to approve their report Tuesday making the case for President Donald Trump’s removal from office. The Democratic majority on the House Intelligence Committee says its report...
Daughter in admissions scandal returns to YouTube channelVideo
LOS ANGELES — Social media star Olivia Jade Giannulli on Sunday posted her first YouTube video since the arrest of her parents, actress Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, made her one of the most visible figures in the college admissions scandal that ensnared dozens of wealthy parents and...
Woman rescued, 2 missing after 12 nights stranded in Outback
DARWIN, Australia — Police say a woman who became stranded in the arid central Australian Outback with two friends almost two weeks ago has been rescued. Police Superintendent Pauline Vicary told Australian Broadcasting Corp. on Monday that Tamra McBeath-Riley is being treated in an Alice Springs hospital for dehydration and...
Why black voters are backing Biden
After Kamala Harris challenged Joe Biden’s past opposition to school busing in a nationally televised Democratic presidential debate, the former vice president who prides himself on strong relationships in the black community was in an unfamiliar place, playing defense on race. But Bebe Coker had a message for the man...
Andy Dalton returns, leads Bengals to 1st win, 22-6 over JetsVideo
CINCINNATI — Back from a three-week exile, Andy Dalton had more of a swagger in practice, as though he was out to prove something. “He had a chip on his shoulder all week,” running back Joe Mixon said. Dalton returned from one of the lowest points of his nine-year career...
Man with metal detector finds ring lost in sand for 50 years
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A man using a metal detector on a Florida beach found a high school ring that another man lost nearly 50 years ago. Kenneth Board says he lost the Auburndale High School ring on Cocoa Beach the day after the 1970 senior prom. The Ledger reports...
Alabama unveils statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A new statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks was dedicated in Alabama’s capital city on Sunday, the 64th anniversary of her historic refusal to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey pulled...
Substitute teacher lectures Utah child over his 2 dads
SALT LAKE CITY — A substitute teacher berated a Utah fifth grader after he said during a pre-Thanksgiving lesson that he was thankful he’s finally going to be adopted by his two dads, the parents said. The boy’s classmates said the teacher told him, “that’s nothing to be thankful for”...
Tennessee police: 4 teens escape juvenile detention center
NASHVILLE — Police in Tennessee were searching Sunday for four teenagers who escaped from a juvenile detention center in Nashville. One of the escapees is a suspect in the February slaying of a rock band’s frontman. The teens broke out of the downtown facility Saturday night and are believed to...
Derek Culver leads unbeaten West Virginia past Rhode IslandVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Derek Culver scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead West Virginia to an 86-81 victory over Rhode Island on Sunday. Jermaine Haley added 18 points, Emmitt Matthews Jr. scored 14 and Oscar Tshiebwe had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Mountaineers (7-0)....
Death of young cousin gives Penn State RB Brown extra motivation
A tearful Journey Brown buried his head into the shoulder of his position coach after his first touchdown Saturday. And, after his third and final score, he looked up to the sky and blew a kiss. This performance, he told the Big Ten Network, was for his teenage cousin, Paige...
Ravens outlast 49ers on Tucker’s walk-off field goalVideo
BALTIMORE — Neither rain, wind nor the San Francisco 49ers’ top-ranked defense could prevent Lamar Jackson from guiding the Baltimore Ravens to their franchise-record eighth straight win. Jackson weathered miserable conditions to run for 101 yards, and Justin Tucker kicked a tiebreaking 49-yard field goal as time expired to give...
