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Chicago youth gets Super surprise from Saquan Barkley, Roger GoodellVideo
A sixth-grader from Chicago has turned a rejection from the NFL into a couple of extraordinary pieces of football memorabilia. Danny Speski received an autographed football from New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley and a handwritten letter from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday after Speski wrote to the...
YouTube, Venmo: Artificial intelligence firm must stop scraping faces from sitesVideo
Payment service Venmo joined YouTube and Twitter on Wednesday in demanding that a facial recognition company stop harvesting user images to identify the people in them, which the startup does as part of its work with police. Venmo said Wednesday it is sending a cease-and-desist letter to New York-based Clearview...
New Jersey dentist agrees to suspension after 15 patients sickened, 1 dies
NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey oral surgeon has agreed to a five-year license suspension after 15 patients were sickened by a bacterial heart infection and one died. Dr. John Vecchione on Monday also agreed to pay $293,500 in penalties. He initially had fought the allegations. “Dr. Vecchione spent years...
2nd-ranked Gonzaga gets boost from international contingentVideo
SPOKANE, Wash. — Assistant coach Tommy Lloyd has been to so many countries looking for the best international talent during his 19 seasons on the Gonzaga staff. So many passport books filled. So many stamps. “I had a cool one from Zimbabwe. They had a sticker, and you had to...
Snowfall blankets Texas, Oklahoma; Deep South to see stormsVideo
EL PASO, Texas — A powerful winter storm in the central United States dropped snow as far south as El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday while areas of the Deep South were at risk of severe weather including tornadoes and torrential rains, forecasters said. Winter storm warnings or advisories were in...
Flyin’ high: No. 6 Dayton having best season in half-centuryVideo
DAYTON, Ohio — NCAA Tournament fans will be talking about Dayton a lot this year and not only because of the First Four. With March around the corner, the Flyers are No. 6 in the country with a re-energized fan base that hasn’t seen anything like them in a long...
Not Guilty: Split Senate acquits Trump of impeachmentVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the country, tested civic norms and fed the tumultuous 2020 race for the White House. A majority of senators expressed unease...
ACC recruiting: Miami lands No. 2 safety in nation in surprise signing day moveVideo
Avantae Williams was committed to Miami three years ago, then decommitted, then seemed like he would be headed to Florida. And then he pulled off a signing-day shocker Wednesday. Williams, the No. 2 safety in the nation according to most rankings, is headed to Miami after all as a capper...
No sanctions for Montana lawmaker over socialism comments
HELENA, Mont. — The speaker of the Montana House conceded Wednesday that the Legislature will likely do nothing to sanction a Republican state representative after the lawmaker refused calls to resign over his assertion that the U.S. Constitution allows socialists to be jailed or shot. Republican House leaders, including Speaker...
Browns meet with Kareem Hunt, Odell Beckham, tell them to watch behaviorVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said the team again told running back Kareem Hunt he better behave. Hunt, who was suspended last season by the NFL for two physical altercations, was cited last week for speeding and police found marijuana in his car. Although he wasn’t arrested,...
Mitt Romney breaks with GOP, will vote to convict Trump
WASHINGTON — Utah Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday he will vote to convict President Donald Trump, becoming the first and likely only Republican to break ranks during the Senate’s impeachment trial and favor removing Trump from office. Romney announced his decision during an eight-minute speech on the Senate floor, as...
Pope Francis defrocks founder of another Latin America-based order
VATICAN CITY — Another founder of a Catholic religious movement has been defrocked for sexual misconduct and abusing his power, the latest in a string of purportedly orthodox, charismatic priests who turned out to be predators. Pope Francis defrocked the Argentine priest, Roberto Juan Yannuzzi, after a four-year investigation determined...
2 leaders of Democratic convention host committee fired
MADISON, Wis. — The two leaders of Milwaukee’s host committee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention were fired late Tuesday amid allegations that they oversaw a toxic work environment, a dramatic shakeup less than six months before the showcase political event in swing state Wisconsin. The host committee board issued...
Pete Rose asks for reinstatement, cites Astros and steroids
ORLANDO, Fla. — Pete Rose again asked Major League Baseball to end his lifetime ban, saying the penalty is unfair compared with discipline for steroids use and electronic sign stealing. Rose’s lawyers submitted the application Wednesday to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, who in December 2015 denied the previous request by...
Report: At least 138 sent from U.S. to El Salvador were killed
WASHINGTON — At least 138 people deported to El Salvador from the United States in recent years were subsequently killed, Human Rights Watch says in a new report that comes as the Trump administration makes it harder for Central Americans to seek refuge here. A majority of the deaths documented...
Super Bowl betting brings big business to sports booksVideo
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Gamblers in Nevada wagered $154.7 million on this year’s Super Bowl, an increase from last year but still below the high set in 2018. The Nevada Gaming Control Board released its Super Bowl betting figures on Tuesday, a day later than expected, because of technical difficulties...
Mayor: ‘Joy ride’ driver arrested on Super Bowl parade routeVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An impaired driver taking a “joy ride” Wednesday along the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade route was put into a forced spin by law enforcement officers who then arrested the driver and another person at gunpoint, according to officials and video footage of the incident....
Vice President Pence to mix politics, education policy in Pennsylvania swing
HARRISBURG — Vice President Mike Pence is making a swing through Pennsylvania on Wednesday to tout the Trump administration’s support for funding tuition for private school students and, on the campaign side, to make an appeal to women voters. He will be with U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and senior...
Plane skids off runway in Istanbul, breaks into pieces
ANKARA, Turkey — A plane skidded off the runway Wednesday at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport, crashing into a field and breaking into pieces. Passengers were seen evacuating through cracks in the plane and authorities said some had been injured. Television footage showed serious damage to the plane, with the fuselage...
Trump, Venezuelan opposition leader Guaidó to meet WednesdayVideo
WASHINGTON — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó is getting a long-sought meeting with President Donald Trump on Wednesday and another show of U.S. support for the Venezuelan people, the White House said. Guaidó was a guest Tuesday night at Trump’s State of the Union address. Lawmakers applauded as Trump introduced...
Fact checking Trump’s State of the Union addressVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s portrayal of American renewal Tuesday night drew on falsehoods about American energy supremacy, health care and the economy as well as distortions about his predecessor’s record. The Associated Press fact-checked remarks from Trump’s State of the Union speech. A look at some of the claims...
U.S. general slips into Iraq for talks to salvage relations
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT — The top U.S. commander for the Middle East slipped quietly into Iraq Tuesday, as the Trump administration works to salvage relations with Iraqi leaders and shut down the government’s push for an American troop withdrawal. Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie became the most senior U.S....
Italy, Turkey screen all arriving passengers for coronavirusVideo
ROME — Italy and Turkey said Wednesday they were taking the temperatures of all arriving airline passengers in new prevention measures aimed at halting the spread of a virus outbreak that has killed hundreds of people in China. Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said thermal cameras installed at Turkish airports...
U.K. government, at odds with media, eyes BBC funding change
LONDON — Britain’s government announced Wednesday it is considering a change in the way the BBC is funded that would severely dent the coffers of the nation’s public broadcaster. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government — which is increasingly at odds with the country’s news media — said it would...
Pete Buttigieg slightly leading Bernie Sanders in partial Iowa caucuses results
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Democratic Party released partial results of its kickoff presidential caucus after a daylong delay late Tuesday showing former Midwestern mayor Pete Buttigieg with a slight lead over progressive Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the opening contest of the party’s 2020 primary season. The results...
