Tens of thousands in Ohio without power after twisters
DAYTON, Ohio — Tens of thousands of Ohio residents were still without power or water Wednesday in the aftermath of strong tornadoes that spun through the Midwest. Hospitals in the state reported that nearly 140 people were injured in the storms late Monday night, although only one person was killed...
Alleged $10 million people-smuggling ring busted in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan officials say they have broken up a people-smuggling ring that purportedly moved 800 migrants a year through the country and took in some $10 million doing so. Wednesday’s announcement comes amid a visit by the acting U.S. Homeland Security secretary during which the two countries signed...
Pa. man pleads guilty in blowtorch break-ins, Apple thefts at Target stores
BOSTON — A Pennsylvania man authorities say used a blowtorch to break into Target stores in multiple states and steal nearly $200,000 worth of electronics has pleaded guilty to related charges. The U.S. attorney for Massachusetts says 36-year-old Elijah Aiken pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges including transporting stolen goods across...
Boeing 737 Max likely to be grounded for months
Boeing Co. has begun carefully mapping out the steps to ease its 737 Max back into commercial service once regulators lift a global grounding for its best-selling jetliner. The Chicago-based planemaker is planning the Max’s comeback with airlines in a series of meetings it’s been holding from Miami to Moscow,...
KOA fires white worker who pulled gun on black visitors
JACKSON, Miss. — A white manager of a Mississippi campground has been fired after video showed her holding a gun while telling an African American couple to leave because they did not have a reservation. Kampgrounds of America spokesman Mike Gast said Tuesday that the unidentified manager had been fired...
Snake slithers out of toilet, bites Florida man on arm
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Authorities say a ball python slithered out of a toilet and bit a South Florida man on the arm. Coral Springs police spokesman Chris Swinson said the man was treated at the scene after the 4-foot snake bit him when he lifted the toilet seat on...
Court confirms man’s custody of dog, denies ex-girlfriend
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s supreme court has upheld a ruling granting a man sole custody of his dog, denying his ex-girlfriend’s bid to take the pet. The Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday affirmed that pets are property in confirming a district judge’s decision that the Lab-boxer mix named Honey belongs...
Tornado rips through Kansas City suburbs as storm moves east
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A vicious storm tore through the Kansas City area, spawning tornadoes that downed trees and power lines, damaged homes and injured at least a dozen people in the latest barrage of severe weather that saw tornado warnings as far east as New York City. The latest...
Teens may face charges after cake thrown at Pa. State Police cruiser near Conneaut Lake
SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — A cake in the face was no laughing matter over the weekend when the face in question was the windshield of a state police cruiser traveling near the northern tip of Conneaut Lake. No one was injured in the incident that occurred at 11:39 p.m. Saturday on...
D-Day joy, hell for civilians told anew with virtual reality
CAEN, France (AP) — The emotion of being liberated from Nazi occupation was so sweet and intense that the French refugees burst into song, a spontaneous rendition of “La Marseillaise” that echoed around the underground network of dank, dark tunnels where they had been sheltering for weeks since D-Day, amid...
Wife of man killed in Hawaii shark attack: ‘He went out for one last swim’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thomas Smiley seemingly could do anything and enjoyed everything. He was an excellent swimmer, an expert scuba diver. He was an avid outdoorsman with a passion for auto racing, twin loves he shared with the family he adored. Every place was a favorite place, his wife Gale...
Robert Mueller says charging president ‘not an option,’ resigns from DOJVideo
WASHINGTON — In his first public statement on the Russia investigation Wednesday, special counsel Robert Mueller said charging a president with a crime was “not an option” his team could consider in the Russia investigation. Mueller said he was bound by longstanding Justice Department opinions that say a president can’t...
Woman’s body found wrapped in plastic in Philadelphia trash can
PHILADELPHIA — Police say a woman’s body was found wrapped in plastic in a trash can in Philadelphia. A garbage company worker made the discovery on Leiper Street on Wednesday morning. Police say the victim is an unidentified black female. There is no word on the cause of death. No...
Chicago police: Mother killed shielding baby from gunfire
CHICAGO — Chicago police say a 24-year-old woman was fatally shot while shielding her 1-year-old daughter from gunfire. Police say Brittany Hill was getting out of a vehicle while holding her daughter at about 8:50 a.m. Tuesday when someone started shooting in a neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. Chicago police...
No end seen to struggle as Mississippi flood enters month 4
HOLLY BLUFF, Miss. — It’s month four of an epic flood in the Mississippi Delta, where some people are still struggling to save their homes and some farmers are realizing they won’t plant a single acre this year. Floodwater now covers 860 square miles north of Vicksburg, and nobody knows...
Navy SEAL seeks to toss slaying case over withheld evidence
SAN DIEGO — Lawyers for a Navy SEAL accused of killing an Islamic State prisoner in Iraq in 2017 want the case thrown out because of alleged prosecutorial misconduct that include withholding evidence and conducting surveillance on the defense. Attorneys for Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher plan to ask a...
After several quiet years, tornadoes erupt in United States
INDIANAPOLIS — After several quiet years, tornadoes have erupted in the United States over the last two weeks as a volatile mix of warm, moist air from the Southeast and persistent cold from the Rockies clashed and stalled over the Midwest. On Monday, the U.S. tied its current record of...
Kansas City airport halts flights during stormVideo
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Kansas City International Airport has temporarily suspended flights and moved people from the terminals to parking garage tunnels for shelter because of storms passing through the area including tornadoes. Passengers were in parking garages for about an hour before being allowed to return to the...
Biden campaign says Trump’s attacks are ‘beneath the dignity of the office’Video
Joe Biden’s campaign swung back at President Trump on Tuesday, calling his attacks on the former vice president while traveling in Japan over the Memorial Day weekend “beneath the dignity of the office.” Members of both parties had criticized Trump in recent days after he tweeted that he has “confidence”...
W.Va. Catholic diocese releases more accused priests’ names
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s only Catholic diocese has released the names of two more priests who it says have been credibly accused of child sexual abuse in the state. The priests are accused of committing the abuse while working at the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. Both are deceased. One of...
Police say DNA links uncle to disappearance of Utah girl ‘Lizzy’ ShelleyVideo
LOGAN, Utah — DNA has provided further evidence that the 21-year-old uncle of a missing 5-year-old girl in Utah is behind her disappearance, police said Tuesday. Evidence also indicates the girl, Elizabeth “Lizzy” Shelley, is hurt, authorities said, though they did not elaborate. She was reported missing Saturday morning by...
Hempfield woman never forgot birthdays, anniversaries
Mary Alice Weir never forgot a birthday or anniversary of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. “She always sent out cards. She even had the cards in her drawer at Westmoreland Manor, and she got them out in the mail,” said her daughter-in-law, Michelle Weir of Hempfield. She remembered so many...
Sports Illustrated magazine sold for $110 millionVideo
NEW YORK — Sports Illustrated magazine has been sold for $110 million to a company that specializes in managing fashion, entertainment and sports brands, including marketing rights to Shaquille O’Neal and Muhammad Ali. The seller, Meredith Corp., will continue running the print edition and the website SI.com for at least...
1 dead, 130 injured as tornadoes rip through Ohio and IndianaVideo
BROOKVILLE, Ohio — A swarm of tornadoes so tightly packed that one may have crossed the path carved by another tore across Indiana and Ohio overnight, smashing homes, blowing out windows and ending the school year early for some students because of damage to buildings. One person was killed and...
World Health Organization classifies gaming addiction as a mental disorderVideo
Having trouble putting down the latest version of Candy Crush? There may be disturbing consequences surrounding it. Recently, the World Health Organization has classified video game addiction as an official mental health disorder. The Switzerland-based body has added “Gaming disorder” to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health...
