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Prosecutor: Boy lifted, thrown from UK museum in a single move
A youth court in London ordered a teenager held on an attempted murder charge Tuesday for allegedly throwing a 6-year-old boy from a viewing area at the top of the British capital’s Tate Modern museum. The French boy was only a short distance from his parents Sunday when he was...
Amazon’s self-driving delivery robots head to California
Amazon’s self-driving robots will be roaming the streets of another neighborhood. The online shopping giant said Tuesday that the six-wheeled robots, about the size of a smaller cooler, will begin delivering packages to customers in Irvine, California. It comes after Amazon began testing them in a suburb of Seattle at...
Pa. mother sentenced to 25 to 50 years in child’s poisoning death
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — A suburban Philadelphia mother has been sentenced to 25 to 50 years in the alleged poisoning death of her 2-year-old son a year ago. Forty-three-year-old Jennifer Clarey pleaded no contest Tuesday to third-degree murder and child endangerment. Bucks County prosecutors alleged that she poisoned Mazikeen Clarey using...
Peter Strzok sues FBI for firing him over anti-Trump texts
WASHINGTON — A veteran FBI agent who wrote derogatory text messages about Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday charging that the bureau caved to “unrelenting pressure” from the president when it fired him. The suit from Peter Strzok also alleges he was unfairly punished for expressing his political opinions, and...
Police capture Philly homicide suspect near Harvard University
A Philadelphia man suspected of killing his father has been captured near Harvard University in Massachusetts. The Ivy League school on Tuesday warned of a “potentially armed assailant” and issued a shelter-in-place advisory for the area near the John F. Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, and Massachusetts State Police...
Mariners’ Tim Beckham suspended 80 games for PED violation
SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners infielder Tim Beckham was suspended 80 games as part of baseball’s joint drug agreement after testing positive for stanozolol, a banned performance enhancer, MLB announced Tuesday. Beckham’s suspension is effective immediately and ends his season. In a statement released through the players’ association, Beckham said he...
Trucker gets 28½ to 78 years in I-83 crash that killed 3
A Mississippi truck driver has been sentenced to 28½ to 78 years in prison in an alcohol-related crash on a Pennsylvania interstate that killed three people, including a toddler. PennLive.com reports that a Dauphin County judge imposed the sentence Tuesday on 29-year-old Jack Satterfield III. Satterfield pleaded guilty in June...
W.Va. man sentenced to 2nd life term in I-81 slaying
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A West Virginia man has been sentenced to a second life term in the shooting death of a motorist on Interstate 81 in central Pennsylvania more than 5½ years ago. Forty-two-year-old John Strawser Jr. of Terra Alta was convicted of first-degree murder Tuesday. Authorities in Franklin County...
Woman says Ohio gunman showed her Tree of Life shooting video on 1st date
An ex-girlfriend of the man who killed nine people in Dayton, Ohio, says he showed her a video of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting on their first date. Adelia Johnson said in an email to The Associated Press that she doesn’t know what would have caused him to open fire outside...
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88
NEW YORK — Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in “Beloved,” ”Song of Solomon” and other works transformed American letters by dramatizing the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, has died at age 88. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced...
The Apple credit card is here
NEW YORK — The Apple credit card designed primarily for mobile use is here. Some iPhone users who requested a notification about Apple Card will get invites Tuesday to apply through Apple’s Wallet app. The company plans to expand sign-ups more broadly in coming weeks. The card, announced in March...
Ex-cardinal’s letters to victims show signs of grooming
VATICAN CITY — At first glance, the handwritten postcards and letters look innocuous, even warm, sometimes signed off by “Uncle T.” or “Your uncle, Father Ted.” But taken in context, the correspondence penned by disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick to the young men he is accused of sexually abusing or harassing...
Trump’s America: Where politics dictate ‘racism’ definition
ERIE — It was the last morning of the workweek, and Scott Bremner, a popular talk-radio host, found himself — again — in the role of accidental referee on the issue of race. And again, the discussion was inspired by racial provocations from President Donald Trump. For one caller, critics...
Hundreds hold vigil at NRA headquarters for shooting victims
FAIRFAX, Va. — Hundreds of people held vigil outside the National Rifle Association’s headquarters in Virginia for the dozens slain in mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Gun control groups including March for Our Lives organized Monday’s “Vigil for Remembrance and Change,” which sought to honor the...
Charles Manson prosecutor: Keep them all locked up forever
LOS ANGELES — Stephen Kay was a fresh-faced prosecutor just 27 years old and three years out of law school when circumstances handed him the Charles Manson “family” murder case. Over the next half-century, it would come to define his career and lead to death threats that to this day...
‘Supernatural,’ ‘Arrow’ makers: CW dramas ending on a high
The makers of “Supernatural” and “Arrow” say they’re bringing the CW shows to a close at the right time. “You don’t want to be the last person at a party, even if it’s the best party on the planet,” said Jared Padalecki, who’s paired with co-star Jensen Ackles as the...
Ex-Nittany Lion in Mississippi State QB competition
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The first question for Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead after the Bulldogs’ initial preseason practice was a tongue-in-cheek inquiry about whether the much-anticipated quarterback battle had been settled after just one session. The second-year coach grinned and played along. “Right after stretch we picked one,” Moorhead quipped....
Yankees set MLB record with 32 HRs at Camden Yards
BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees have blasted their way into the major league record book with another show of power at Camden Yards. With five home runs Monday night in a 9-6 win, the Yankees have hit 32 at the Baltimore Orioles’ home ballpark this year. That’s the most...
Online providers knock 8chan offline as a result of mass shooting
BOSTON — The online message board 8chan was effectively knocked offline Monday after two companies cut off vital technical services following the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, whose perpetrator was linked to the site. 8chan is known for trafficking in anonymous hate speech and incitement of hate crimes. A...
GateHouse, Gannett to merge for $1.4B, build newspaper giant
NEW YORK — Two of the largest U.S. newspaper companies have agreed to combine for roughly $1.4 billion, creating a new industry giant that hopes to manage the crisis of print’s decline through sheer size. GateHouse Media, a fast-growing chain backed by an investment firm, is buying USA Today owner...
Bid from New Kensington company awarded to rehabilitate I-70 bridges in West VirginiaVideo
WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has awarded a nearly $215 million bid to improve bridges on Interstate 70. News outlets report the selection of the lowest bid for the project was announced Monday in Wheeling. New Kensington-based Swank Construction won the project to rehabilitate or replace more...
With Antonio Brown the star of the show, Raiders ready for ‘Hard Knocks’ debutVideo
NAPA, Calif. — Quarterback Derek Carr angrily yelling at teammates. Jon Gruden showing a softer, gentler side for some of his younger players and ditching his trademark snarl. Vontaze Burfict politely helping an offensive linemen get off the ground. What in the name of Al Davis is going on here?...
Democrats: Trump should demand Senate vote on gun bill
WASHINGTON — If President Donald Trump is serious about strengthening gun laws in the wake of two mass shootings, he should demand that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put a House-passed bill strengthening background checks up for a vote, congressional Democrats said Monday. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said the...
Stocks suffer worst rout of year as China escalates trade warVideo
NEW YORK — stocks plunged to their worst loss of the year Monday and investors around the world scrambled to sell on worries about how much President Trump’s worsening trade war will damage the global economy. China let its currency, the yuan, drop to its lowest level against the dollar...
Puerto Ricans await court decision on potential new governor
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court on Monday agreed to rule on a lawsuit that the island’s Senate filed in a bid to oust a veteran politician recently sworn in as the island’s governor. The court gave all parties until Tuesday at noon to file all necessary...
