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Governor: Abortion ban shows Alabama values ‘sanctity of life’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s governor said Monday the new abortion ban she recently signed into law reflects the high value residents place on the “sanctity of life,” adding she doesn’t expect any fallout from the controversial measure on tourism or business recruitment. Gov. Kay Ivey last week approved the most...
16-year-old is 5th migrant child to die while detained by U.S. Border Patrol
HOUSTON — The U.S. government says a 16-year-old Guatemalan died Monday at a Border Patrol station in South Texas, the fifth death of a migrant child apprehended by border agents since December. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that Border Patrol apprehended the teenager in South Texas’...
Feds certify Pennsylvania’s Real ID system meets standards
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s Real ID identification system is now in compliance with federal regulations, more than a year before the IDs will be needed for commercial airline passengers and those entering secured federal facilities. The state Transportation Department said Monday it received the notification from the U.S. Department of Homeland...
Texas transgender woman seen in videotaped attack found dead
DALLAS — A 23-year-old transgender woman whose beating in front of a crowd was captured on video has been found dead on a Dallas street, police said. Muhlaysia Booker was found face-down early Saturday after officers were called following reports of shots being fired. She was pronounced dead at the...
Police: Man urinated on memorial to boy who died of cancer
HAMILTON, N.J. — A video showing a man urinating on a park memorial marker that honors a 9-year-old boy who died of brain cancer has led to charges against him and another man accused of making the recording. Hamilton police say a friend of Christian Clopp’s family saw the video...
2-time Indy 500 winner Al Unser Jr. charged with driving while intoxicated
AVON, Ind. — Retired two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Jr. was arrested early Monday in central Indiana and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Unser, 57, was stopped in Avon, just west of Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Star reported from police records. He was jailed about 3:20 a.m. in...
Climber scales Eiffel Tower, prompting closure, evacuation
PARIS — The Eiffel Tower, the iconic signature of the Parisian skyline, was evacuated Monday afternoon after a climber scaled its heights. Tourists first noticed the spectacle as they waited in line to ride the elevators up to the viewing decks. They posted to social media impromptu video they recorded...
Seeing a twisting road ahead, Ford cuts 7,000 white-collar jobsVideo
DETROIT — Ford is cutting about 7,000 white-collar jobs, which would make up 10% of its global workforce. The company has said it was undertaking a major restructuring, and on Monday said that it will have trimmed thousands of jobs by August. The company said that the plan will save...
22-year-old runner collapses at Cleveland Marathon, dies
CLEVELAND — A 22-year-old woman running in the Cleveland Marathon has collapsed and died. University Hospitals spokesman George Stamatis says Taylor Ceepo collapsed at Sunday’s race and was dead on arrival at the hospital. He couldn’t provide further information because of patient privacy. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office says...
Trump making 1st visit of 2019 to Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. — President Donald Trump is coming to the battleground state of Pennsylvania for a rally hours before voters in a congressional district in the northcentral part of the state pick a new representative to go to Washington. Trump’s rally is Monday at a hangar by Williamsport Regional Airport...
Impossible Foods debuts meatless sausage at Little Caesars
DETROIT — Plant-based burger maker Impossible Foods is debuting meatless sausage crumbles on Little Caesars pizza. The pizza chain will start testing the Impossible Supreme Pizza on Monday at 58 restaurants in Fort Myers, Florida; Yakima, Washington; and Albuquerque, New Mexico. The $12 pizza also comes with mushrooms, caramelized onions...
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost are engaged
Wedding bells are in the future for actress Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost of “Saturday Night Live.” Johansson’s publicist Marcel Pariseau tells The Associated Press Sunday that the private couple is officially engaged after two years of dating. Pariseau says no date has been set for the nuptials. Johansson, 34,...
Trump warns Iran not to threaten U.S. or it will face ‘end’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump warned Iran early on Monday not to threaten the United States again or it’ll face its “official end,” shortly after a rocket landed near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad overnight. Trump’s tweet comes after he seemingly sought to soften his tone on...
Trump’s EPA shifts more environmental enforcement to states
BOKOSHE, Okla. — Susan Holmes’ home, corner store and roadside beef jerky stand are right off Oklahoma Highway 31, putting them in the path of trucks hauling ash and waste from a power plant that burns the high-sulfur coal mined near this small town. For years, when Bokoshe residents were...
Amid #MeToo, states debate teaching consent to kids
Inside a Catholic school in Portland, Oregon, high school sophomores break into groups to discuss some once-taboo topics: abusive relationships and consent. At one desk, a girl with banana-colored fingernails begins jotting down some of the hallmarks of abuse: Physically hurting you, verbally abusive, can be one-sided. She pauses to...
Bath hardware makes a stylish splash
Step in the bathroom, turn on the tap. Step in the shower, turn on the faucet. Just mundane parts of the daily routine, right? Yet for bathware designers, they’re anything but. These creative minds dive deep into what they call “the water delivery experience,” and once you’ve experimented with some...
Raptors beat Bucks in double OT, draw closer in Eastern Conference finals
TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points, including eight in the second overtime, and the Toronto Raptors beat Milwaukee, 118-112, on Sunday night to cut the Bucks’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference finals. Pascal Siakam had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Norman Powell scored 19 points before fouling...
Cubs manager Maddon drops protest over Doolittle’s delivery
WASHINGTON — The Chicago Cubs dropped their protest over the pitching delivery of Washington reliever Sean Doolittle. Cubs manager Joe Maddon made the announcement before Sunday night’s game against the Nationals. Maddon came out twice in the ninth inning of a 5-2 loss Saturday night to complain to plate umpire...
Rules changes contribute to excitement of NASCAR All-Star race
CONCORD, N.C. — Side-by-side racing, a dramatic, decisive pass near the end for the win and even an old-style, on-track fight: NASCAR couldn’t be happier with what it saw at the All-Star Race. “As an official, but also as a race fan, it was super exciting to watch,” said Scott...
Hundreds protest Alabama’s abortion ban at state capitolVideo
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the Alabama Capitol on Sunday to protest the state’s newly approved abortion ban, chanting “my body, my choice!” and “vote them out!” The demonstration came days after Gov. Kay Ivey signed the most stringent abortion law in the nation— making performing an...
Ohio bill would bar death penalty if ‘serious mental illness’
COLUMBUS — A bill now in Ohio’s Legislature would prevent people convicted of aggravated murder from being sentenced to the death penalty, if they are found to have had a “serious mental illness” at the time of the offense. Republican Rep. Brett Hudson Hillyer, a primary sponsor of House Bill...
House explosion kills 1, injures 2 in southern Indiana cityVideo
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — An explosion leveled a home in southern Indiana early Sunday, killing one person, injuring two others and leaving several nearby homes uninhabitable, authorities said. Hours after the explosion shattered windows across a Jeffersonville neighborhood and sent debris flying onto roofs, lawns and cars, officials had not said...
Child puts car in reverse, accidentally runs over mother
CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Police in Massachusetts say a mother has been struck by her own car and seriously injured after her child accidentally put the car into reverse while she was loading the vehicle. Chelmsford Police Chief James Spinney says the 37-year-old woman, who authorities haven’t identified, is expected to...
Joe Musgrove impresses hometown crowd as Pirates beat Padres
SAN DIEGO — Joe Musgrove of the Pittsburgh Pirates is undefeated against his hometown San Diego Padres. Musgrove pitched well enough to survive a rough seventh inning, and Colin Moran had a three-run homer and four RBIs for the Pirates, who won 6-4 Sunday to take three of four in...
Trump denies plans to fly migrants from border to Florida
MIAMI — President Trump on Sunday denied reports that hundreds of migrants would be flown from the Mexican border to Florida and other areas in the U.S. interior to lessen the workload at crowded Border Patrol facilities. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan, also on Sunday, acknowledged that federal officials...
