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Syria attack victims include daughter of US police official
ALBANY, N.Y. — One of the four Americans killed in a suicide bomb attack in Syria this week was a Navy sailor and married mother of two whose father is a high-ranking officer in the New York State Police, officials said Friday. The Pentagon identified three of the four Americans...
Video shows Arizona officer opening fire as teen runs away
TEMPE, Ariz. — A suburban Phoenix police chief on Friday called it “tragic” that an officer shot and killed a 14-year-old burglary suspect ahead of her department releasing video that showed the officer opening fire as the boy ran away. Tempe Police Chief Sylvia Moir said she called a news...
Border Patrol arrests 376 who dug under barrier in Arizona
SAN LUIS, Ariz. — A group of 376 Central Americans was arrested in southwest Arizona, the vast majority of them families who dug short, shallow holes under a barrier to cross the border, authorities said Friday. The group dug under a steel barrier in seven spots about 10 miles east...
Facility where comatose woman gave birth faces new complaint
PHOENIX — A long-term care facility where an Arizona woman in a vegetative state was raped and gave birth said Friday that it’s investigating another patient’s allegation of physical abuse. Hacienda HealthCare officials said in a news release that the female patient accused a registered nurse and a certified caregiver,...
Former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke gets nearly 7 years in prison for killing of Laquan McDonald
CHICAGO — The white Chicago officer who gunned down a black teenager in 2014 was sentenced Friday to nearly seven years in prison, ending an explosive case that was centered on a graphic dashcam video and added fuel to debates about race and policing and law enforcement’s “code of silence.”...
‘Perfect cop’: Thousands mourn rookie California officer
DAVIS, Calif. — A young Natalie Corona would run around the house in police gear and loved watching the show “Cops.” She always knew she wanted to be a police officer, her sister said Friday. Even before Corona joined the force a few months ago, she posted a Facebook tribute...
Plenty of similarities between Saints, Rams, including their coaches
NEW ORLEANS — One way or another, the NFC championship between the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints will be won by a coach named Sean — with an Irish surname — who designs and calls plays for one of the most innovative and productive offenses in the NFL....
Chiefs will try to unseat Patriots as NFL’s premier team
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It seems football fans everywhere are suddenly on the Kansas City Chiefs bandwagon, enthralled by their record-setting young quarterback and exciting playmakers and hopeful their amiable old coach finally can win the big one. Then again, maybe they’re just fans of anybody facing New England. The...
Democrats vow probe on report that Trump told lawyer Cohen to lie to Congress
WASHINGTON — Democrats are vowing to investigate whether President Donald Trump directed his personal attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about a Moscow real estate project, calling that possibility a “concern of the greatest magnitude.” Trump’s current lawyer said the allegations sparking the inquiry are “categorically false.” Any evidence...
Florida governor suspends county elections supervisor
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is suspending a county elections supervisor who failed to meet deadlines during recounts after November’s election. DeSantis announced Friday that he is replacing Palm Beach elections supervisor Susan Bucher, a former Democratic state representative who has held the position since...
101-year-old woman, avid deer hunter, bags 2 with 1 shot
MORGANTOWN, Miss. — A 101-year-old hunter in Mississippi is still at it, and even dropped two deer with one shot. The Clarion Ledger reports veteran hunter Bertha Vickers made the twofer during her first successful hunt at age 101. She says getting two in one a few days after her...
Pilot seeks dismissal of indecent exposure charge in Denver
DENVER — A United Airlines pilot has asked a judge to dismiss an indecent exposure charge against him, saying he is the victim of governmental misconduct. Andrew Collins was arrested Sept. 20 for standing naked in front of his 10th-floor hotel window overlooking the Denver International Airport terminal. He has...
Man sets himself on fire amid Czech commemoration event
PRAGUE — Czech officials say a man has been seriously injured after he set himself on fire in downtown Prague amid commemorative events to remember a student who burned himself to death 50 years ago to inspire resistance against the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia. Police say the man born...
Glen Wood, auto racing pioneer and patriarch, dies at 93
Glen Wood, the courtly and innovative patriarch of the famed Wood Brothers Racing team who had been the oldest living member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, died Friday. He was 93. He died on Friday in Stuart, Virginia, after a long illness. Wood Brothers announced the death of its...
Sen. Bob Casey ends consideration of a presidential run in 2020
HARRISBURG — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is ending any consideration of joining a potentially crowded Democratic field running for president in 2020. Casey’s statement Friday comes a couple months after he dropped hints that he was considering a run, fresh off easily winning a third term in the Senate. The...
On road to make an affordable car, Tesla cuts jobs
Tesla, recognizing as imperative its ability to produce a cheaper electric car, told employees Friday that it must cut 7 percent of its workforce. Tesla’s cheapest model right now is the $44,000 Model 3, and it needs to broaden its customer base to survive. “Looking ahead at our mission of...
Secret talks between U.S., N. Korea take place in Sweden
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Envoys from the United States and North Korea took part in an unannounced high-level meeting in Stockholm on Friday, an official said. Swedish Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Diana Kudhaib said the talks included North Korea’s Deputy Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui but declined to give further details. Sweden’s...
Police: 150 pounds of pot found in bags at Tennessee airport
NASHVILLE — Police in Tennessee say two men were caught at the Nashville International Airport with more than 150 pounds of marijuana in their suitcases. News outlets report 40-year-old Trung Tiey, of Philadelphia, and 56-year-old Tihn Tran, of Murphy, Texas, were arrested Tuesday on felony drug charges. The Metro Nashville...
Zimbabwe in ‘total internet shutdown’ amid violent crackdown
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe on Friday faced a “total internet shutdown,” a media group said, after a days-long violent crackdown on people protesting a dramatic fuel price increase. Badly injured people streamed into a hospital in the capital after alleged assaults by security forces. “Our country is going through one...
Prince Philip, 97, recovering after car crash
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II’s 97-year-old husband was recovering Friday at the royal Sandringham estate after the Land Rover he was driving rolled on a nearby highway in a collision with another vehicle. Witness Roy Warne told the BBC he was driving home from work when the accident involving Prince...
Focused Roger Federer advances at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer has played on Rod Laver Arena a hundred times and has six Australian Open crowns in his collection of 20 Grand Slam titles. The 37-year-old tennis statesman has developed a loyal following over 20 consecutive visits for the season-opening major. After beating 21-year-old American Taylor...
North Carolina elections board let green card holder vote
WHITEVILLE, N.C. — A federal judge has chastised election officials in North Carolina who let a Korean woman with a green card vote in three elections. The News & Observer reports Hyo Suk George had lived legally in the country for nearly two decades before a town council member at...
Woman sues luxury resort after severe allergic reaction
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A luxury Massachusetts resort has been sued by a woman with a nut allergy who landed in the hospital after being served a veggie burger containing cashews. The Berkshire Eagle reports that the suit filed in federal court in Springfield this week against Canyon Ranch Wellness Resort...
Romney backs Trump in shutdown showdown, questions Pelosi
OGDEN, Utah — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said Friday he supports President Donald Trump’s push for a border wall that has led to a government shutdown and questioned why Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won’t agree to “another few miles” of barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border. Romney also...
Rams thin on playoff experience, hungry for Super Bowl run
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Ndamukong Suh earned multiple All-Pro honors, Pro Bowl selections and tens of millions of dollars during his first eight NFL seasons. The imposing defensive lineman had never won a playoff game, let alone a Super Bowl. When he was free to choose his next team after...
