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California warehouse fire case limps on after hung jury
OAKLAND, Calif. — An emotionally taxing criminal case over the deaths of 36 people trapped in a fire inside a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse nearly three years ago will continue after a jury acquitted one defendant and deadlocked on the other. Jurors deliberated over a two-week period before they...
Embattled Massachusetts mayor charged with extorting pot companies
BOSTON — A Massachusetts mayor already accused of stealing investor funds to bankroll a lavish lifestyle was arrested Friday on charges he conspired to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from marijuana companies, the FBI said. Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia’s chief of staff has been arrested on similar charges,...
Breaking down Week 1 in NFL: Rams- Panthers among top games
Here is a breakdown of Week 1 games in the NFL. Sunday games Los Angeles Rams at Carolina 1 p.m. Fox Opening line – Rams by 2.5 Streaks, stats and notes – Rams reached Super Bowl last season before losing to Tom Brady and Patriots 13-3. … Sean McVay owns...
Before, after photos show magnitude of Dorian destruction in Bahamas
ABACO, Bahamas — At least 30 people died in the Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian passed over, and the number could be “significantly higher,” Bahamian health minister Duane Sands told The Associated Press in a telephone interview late Thursday. The victims are from Abaco and Grand Bahama islands and include some...
Ohio TV meteorologist faces child pornography charges
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A longtime Columbus television meteorologist arrested for possessing child pornography has made his first court appearance. A Franklin County Municipal Court judge set bond Friday for 60-year-old Mike Davis at $50,000 with conditions that he can’t have internet access or unsupervised contact with minors and must surrender...
Fall brings new shows, streamers, chance of bigger TV tabsVideo
Intrigued by a drama set behind the scenes of a morning TV show, with Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in the cast? How about a supernatural series topped by Lin-Manuel Miranda or a comedy with Paul Rudd as a man overshadowed by his clone, or the chance to see Oscar-winner...
Mexico declares success in slowing migrant flow
MEXICO CITY — Mexico says the number of migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border has fallen by 56% since an agreement with U.S. officials three months ago to reduce the flow. Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard declared the measures a success Friday. He also said the deployment of the National Guard...
U.S. added 130,000 jobs in August amid trade war
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added 130,000 jobs in August, a sign that hiring has slowed but remains durable amid economic weakness and President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. The job gain was boosted by the temporary hiring of 25,000 government workers for the 2020 Census. Excluding all government hiring,...
American Civil War 1861-1865 – Historic Images
The War Between the States was the North, ‘Union’ against the South, the Confederacy and Confederate States of America. The Confederacy was 11 southern slavery states that declared secession from the US. In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected president; he was against slavery and would not start a civil war....
Man pleads guilty for trying to access Trump’s tax returns
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia man behind an attempt to hack the IRS to obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns has pleaded guilty. Andrew Harris pleaded guilty Thursday to two computer fraud counts in federal court. The 23-year-old faces up to two years in prison and $200,000 fine. Harris and 22-year-old...
Hurricane Dorian comes ashore at North Carolina’s Outer Banks
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Hurricane Dorian has come ashore at Cape Hatteras on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, marking its first U.S. landfall since it slammed into the Bahamas days ago. Dorian sideswiped most of the Southeast seaboard from Florida to Carolinas in recent days before its eye made landfall Friday morning....
Tamron Hall’s faith in herself pays off with new show, life
When Tamron Hall decided to leave NBC after the network gave her prime “Today” co-hosting slot to Megyn Kelly, the journalist threw herself a party — a pity party. That included plenty of tears and a bit of feeling sorry for herself— to the point that “my mother said to...
Defense dominates as Packers beat Bears in NFL season opener
CHICAGO — The Monsters of the Midway showed up for the NFL’s season opener. They were wearing gold, green and white. In a defensive battle also marked by sloppy offense and penalties, the Packers used the Bears’ usual trademark, a staunch ‘D,’ and just enough from Aaron Rodgers on Thursday...
Nicki Minaj tweets that she’s retiring to ‘have my family’
LOS ANGELES — Is Nicki Minaj really hanging up the mic? The chart-topping rapper announced Thursday on Twitter that she “decided to retire & have my family.” Her announcement comes as a surprise after she recently made a guest appearance on Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hot Girl Summer.” In the tweet,...
Dorian grazes Carolina coast, aims for Outer Banks
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Hurricane Dorian sideswiped the Carolinas with shrieking winds, tornadoes and sideways rain Thursday as it closed in for a possible direct hit on the dangerously exposed Outer Banks. At least four deaths in the Southeast were blamed on the storm. Twisters spun off by Dorian peeled away...
1 more for 24: Serena Williams reaches U.S. Open final again
NEW YORK — With another U.S. Open final in sight, and Grand Slam title No. 24 within reach, Serena Williams got past a slightly shaky start and quickly took control. Williams turned in an increasingly impressive performance for a 6-3, 6-1 victory over No. 5-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in...
CVS, Walgreens urge against openly carrying guns in stores
NEW YORK — Drug chains CVS and Walgreens as well as grocery chain Wegmans Food Market have joined the chorus of retailers requesting that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in their stores even where state laws allow it. The announcements on Thursday follow similar moves by Walmart, the nation’s...
Trump administration pushes plan to privatize Fannie, Freddie
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has proposed its plan for ending government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two giant mortgage finance companies that nearly collapsed in the financial crisis 11 years ago and were bailed out at a total cost to taxpayers of $187 billion. The administration’s...
Country singer Kylie Rae Harris dies in New Mexico crash
TAOS, N.M. — Country singer Kylie Rae Harris, who started out stringing together lyrics and performing as a teenager, was one of two people killed in a three-vehicle crash in New Mexico. Harris’ publicist confirmed her death Thursday, saying family and friends of the 30-year-old Texas native were heartbroken. “Everyone...
U.S. investigators eye possible causes of California boat fire
LOS ANGELES — U.S. investigators on Thursday were examining potential ignition sources of a deadly fire on a scuba diving boat, including electronics aboard the vessel where 34 people were killed off the coast of Southern California. Investigators know photography equipment, batteries and other electronics were stored and plugged in...
MGM Resorts, Buffalo Wild Wings launch mobile football game
LAS VEGAS — A casino company and a nationwide sports bar are launching a mobile football game designed to let customers pick favorite NFL teams, choose weekly fantasy performers and make proposition picks. MGM Resorts International and Buffalo Wild Wings said their partnership, called Roar Digital, will offer a sports...
Iran poised for faster centrifuges as nuclear deal collapses
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran was poised Thursday to begin work on advanced centrifuges that will enrich uranium faster as the 2015 nuclear deal unravels further and a last-minute French proposal offering a $15 billion line of credit to compensate Iran for not being able to sell its crude oil abroad...
Hurricane Dorian rakes Carolinas as it moves up the coast
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Hurricane Dorian raked the Carolina coast with howling, window-rattling winds and sideways rain Thursday, spinning off tornadoes and knocking out power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses as it pushed northward toward the dangerously exposed Outer Banks. Leaving at least 20 people dead in its wake...
U.S. investigation of priest sex abuse produces first charges
PHILADELPHIA — Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia have charged a former Roman Catholic priest with lying to the FBI about whether he knew an accuser and his family. The charges against 81-year-old Robert Brennan are the first from a sweeping Justice Department investigation into child sexual abuse by priests in Pennsylvania....
Maryland police: Man who threatened co-workers had gun stash
PASADENA, Md. — Authorities in Maryland say they found an arsenal of nearly 150 guns in the home of a man whose colleagues said he threatened to shoot them at work. News outlets report Anne Arundel County police charged Mark Edward Rutkowski on Tuesday with one count of making a...
