Libya’s coast guard recovers dozens of bodies of migrants
CAIRO — Libya’s coast guard recovered dozens of bodies of Europe-bound migrants who perished at sea as search operations continued Friday, a day after up to 150 people, including women and children, went missing and were feared drowned after their boats capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. A top U.N. official...
Spicy diet linked to dementia, study says
Do you add hot sauce to many of your favorite dishes? Beware, because a spicy diet could raise your dementia risk. Researchers from the University of South Australia recently conducted a study, published in the Nutrients journal, to explore the association between chili intake and cognitive function. To do so,...
The 71st annual Butler Farm Show begins Aug. 5
A rabbit hopping contest, a “moogician” and the world’s largest demolition derby are only the beginning. The 71st annual Butler Farm Show, which kicks off Aug. 5, features six days of agriculture-themed festivities that include costumed goats, log pulling, bee keeping and cheese auctions. The 100-acre campus at 625 Evans...
2020 tests whether Democrats can win enough black voters without Obama
DETROIT — When Barack Obama was on the ballot in 2008 and 2012, there was no question that Terrance Holmes would vote for the first black president. But as he helped fix cars this week at a repair shop on Detroit’s west side, he recalled his ambivalence about the 2016...
Animal shelter says it mistakenly killed woman’s dog
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama animal shelter says it mistakenly euthanized a woman’s dog only hours after picking it up. The Montgomery Advertiser reports Kim Wright found a note on her door Monday saying her dog Vinnie had been running loose in the neighborhood and was picked up by the...
Viral video shows raw chicken meat crawling off tableVideo
How fresh do you like your meat? Rare? Really rare? Crawling-off-the-table rare? Well, if a video making its rounds on the internet is to be believed, that last one is possible. While the 7-second clip has been circulating for about a month, it seems to be a posting to Facebook...
Google crushes second quarter earnings expectations
SAN FRANCISCO — Google parent Alphabet beat analyst expectations for the second quarter Thursday, sending its shares up sharply as it bounced back from a rough first quarter. The company comforted investors with advertising revenue growth that edged out last quarter and assurances that video streaming site YouTube and the...
Police: Man killed father, brother, wounded mother in LA
LOS ANGELES — A man fatally shot his father, brother and two other people Thursday during a 12-hour rampage across Los Angeles’ sprawling San Fernando Valley, eluding a manhunt until he was arrested after gunning down a bus passenger, authorities said. Police said they did not know what motivated Gerry...
Duterte offers bounty for ‘head’ of lead killer of 4 police
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte offered a bounty to anybody who can deliver to him the head of the communist rebel leader behind the killings of four police intelligence officers last week in an insurgency-hit central province. Duterte said in a speech late Thursday that he raised a...
N. Korea says missile test was ‘solemn warning’ to S. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — A day after two North Korean missile launches rattled Asia, the nation announced Friday that its leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test of a new-type tactical guided weapon that was meant to be a “solemn warning” about South Korean weapons introduction and its rival’s plans...
Report: No radiation exposure at Grand Canyon National Park
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Authorities say final findings show there’s no radiation exposure from uranium ore samples that poses a health risk for employees and visitors at Grand Canyon National Park. Park officials announced in February that they were investigating whether anyone was exposed to radiation at unsafe...
Toddler spins, scrambles on wild ride on airport bag belt
ATLANTA — Dramatic video shows a toddler who climbed onto a conveyor belt scrambling over suitcases during his wild ride on a luggage chute that took him underground inside the world’s busiest airport. Edith Vega’s son Lorenzo, 2, climbed aboard the belt when she briefly set him down to print...
Smithsonian, other institutions to get Ebony photo archive
WASHINGTON — The photo archive of Ebony and Jet magazines chronicling African American history is set to head to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and other institutions. The Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is...
Mueller hearing watched by 13 million TV viewers
The nearly seven hours of testimony by former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III was watched by 13 million viewers on Wednesday, falling short of the audience levels for recent high-profile Washington hearings. The total was below the 20.4 million viewers who watched the Sept. 27 Senate Judiciary Committee hearings...
Cosby accuser Janice Dickinson says deal brings some justice
LOS ANGELES — Model Janice Dickinson calls settling a defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby a “victory” that brings a “measure of justice” but says nothing can erase her assault by the now-imprisoned comedian. Dickinson spoke to reporters Thursday at the office of her attorney Lisa Bloom, who said the case...
Colorado police say remains found of girl missing since 1984
GREELEY, Colo. — The remains of a 12-year-old girl who disappeared in 1984 after performing at a Christmas holiday concert have been found by construction workers in Colorado, police said Thursday. Greeley police Sgt. Joe Tymkowych said the remains were identified as those of Jonelle Matthews, who was last seen...
Woman shoots 2 Israeli men to death at Mexico shopping mall
MEXICO CITY — A woman wearing a blond wig disguise shot to death two Israeli men at a restaurant in an upscale Mexico City shopping mall, and authorities said Thursday they were investigating links to organized crime. Though the woman was quickly arrested and claimed the killings were a crime...
Mexican man on Texas death row dies of cardiac arrest
LIVINGSTON, Texas — A Mexican man convicted of killing three teens in El Paso has died of apparent cardiac arrest after more than two decades imprisoned on Texas’ death row. A Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman says officials found 49-year-old Ignacio Gomez unresponsive in his cell Sunday morning. He...
Man dies 3 days after lightning strike on Clearwater Beach
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Florida man struck by lightning over the weekend has died. Clearwater police say 32-year-old Garry Perks of New Port Richey died on Wednesday, three days after he and seven other people were injured by a lightning strike on Clearwater Beach. Witnesses said people were moving off...
MGM to remove six-pointed star from security uniforms
CLEVELAND — Casino operator MGM Resorts International said Tuesday that an inquiry by a weekly Cleveland newspaper has prompted the company to begin removing a six-pointed star logo from the yellow shirts of security guards that a casino guest said “screams” the Jude star Nazi Germany forced Jews to wear....
Police: Bystander shoots robbers at Virginia Beach 7-Eleven, 1 dies
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Police in Virginia say a bystander shot two males as they robbed a convenience store and one of them has died. Virginia Beach police said in a statement that the shooting occurred early Thursday at a 7-Eleven. They said they believe three people tried to rob...
NYT video spotlights U.S.-Mexico border history as immigration debate continues
Immigration continues to be a hot-button topic, with Washington politicians — including ones who represent Western Pennsylvania — trekking to the U.S.-Mexico border on frequent visits to weigh in on the subject. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, last week visited detention centers along the Texas border that house migrants and...
Ukraine seizes Russian tanker in Black Sea
MOSCOW — The Ukrainian Security Service said Thursday it had seized a Russian tanker in a Black Sea port, a move that could undermine an anticipated prisoner swap between the two countries. The security service said it detained the Russian tanker in a Ukrainian port on Wednesday. Authorities said the...
Jeffrey Epstein reportedly found injured in NYC jail cell
NEW YORK — Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein was found on the floor of his jail cell with bruises on his neck early this week while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday. It was not clear whether the injuries were self-inflicted or from...
Air-board inventor crashes halfway in attempt to cross English Channel
SANGATTE, France — Looking like a superhero, the French inventor of an airborne hoverboard glided partway over the English Channel on his personal flying machine then crashed in the sea Thursday. Unharmed and undeterred, 40-year-old Franky Zapata said he plans to try again. Perhaps within days. The inventor collided with...
