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State Deptartment removes NPR reporter from Pompeo plane
WASHINGTON — The State Department Correspondents’ Association says the State Department has denied a National Public Radio reporter a seat aboard Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s plane for an upcoming trip to Europe and Central Asia. The decision was made a few days after Pompeo lashed out at another NPR...
Ohio police say 15-year-old boy killed while playing video game
PATASKALA, Ohio — An Ohio teen was fatally shot when another teen pointed a gun laser in his eyes to distract him during a video game, and then pulled the trigger, according to authorities. A complaint filed Monday in juvenile court in Licking County in central Ohio charged a 15-year-old...
49ers veteran lineman Staley sees patience rewarded with Super Bowl berthVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When the San Francisco 49ers were mired in a two-win season in 2016 and headed to a third straight offseason with a coaching change, Joe Staley wondered if it was still worth the sacrifices needed to play offensive line in such a grueling sport. He had...
Browns’ Kareem Hunt tells police he’d fail drug test during stopVideo
CLEVELAND — Browns running back Kareem Hunt told a police officer he would have failed a drug test if he had been checked during a stop when he was ticketed for speeding and marijuana was found in his car. Hunt was cited for speeding — but no other charges —...
Father arrested in killings of 5 of his infant childrenVideo
WOODLAND, Calif. — A California father has been arrested in the decades-old killings of five of his infant children, a case the sheriff said had haunted his agency for years. Paul Perez, 57, was arrested at a state prison in Delano, days before he was expected to be released on...
Nadal advances to Australian Open quarterfinals with win over rival KyrgiosVideo
MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal left the muttering and the preening, the underarm serving and the ‘tweening to his younger, flashier opponent, Nick Kyrgios. Nadal was content to collect the win in the latest installment of their rivalry. The No. 1-ranked Nadal kept his thoughts to himself and limited his...
Remains found in wooded area identified as missing New Jersey womanVideo
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — Authorities identified remains found in central New Jersey as those of a woman who disappeared from her home last fall, and investigators said Monday that a suicide note left by her ex-boyfriend supported their suspicions that he killed her. The remains of Stephanie Parze, 25, of...
Trump rally on Jersey Shore shows loyalty beyond heartland
WILDWOOD, N.J. — President Donald Trump is holding his next rally in a county with almost no factory jobs to save, a reliance on immigrant workers and an economy built in part by coastal elites who summer there. Cape May County on the southern tip of New Jersey reflects just...
Supreme Court allows enforcement of new green card rule
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to put in place a policy connecting the use of public benefits with whether immigrants could become permanent residents. The new policy can be used to deny green cards to immigrants over their use of public benefits including...
Canadian canoeist wins doping case, citing bodily fluids from boyfriend
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A world champion canoeist won a doping case on Monday after persuading a tribunal that her positive test was caused by bodily fluid contamination from her boyfriend. The International Canoe Federation ended its investigation into 11-time world champion Laurence Vincent Lapointe, who tested positive for a steroid-like...
Source: Browns to hire Eagles VP Andrew Berry as new GM
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns have reached agreement to hire Eagles vice president of football operations Andrew Berry as their new general manager and executive vice president, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Monday. Berry, who worked in Cleveland’s front office from 2016-18, will get...
Delta Air Lines worker fatally shot in employee parking lot
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — A Delta Air Lines employee was shot in a company parking lot and later died on the way to a hospital, police said Monday. The shooting happened Sunday night in the lot near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, College Park police said. Officers found 30-year-old Alexis Reed...
Baylor remains No. 1 in AP Top 25; Penn State lands at No. 24
Baylor is No. 1 for a second straight week in an AP Top 25 poll that had no major changes at the top, a rare bit of stability in a wildly unpredictable season. The Bears stayed well ahead of No. 2 Gonzaga in Monday’s poll, part of an unchanged top...
Kobe Bryant’s chopper crashed in fog that grounded other aircraftVideo
CALABASAS, Calif. — The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed in the rugged hills outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy weather considered dangerous enough that local police departments had grounded their choppers. The aircraft plunged into a steep hillside Sunday, scattering debris over an area the...
‘I’m being raped’: Harvey Weinstein accuser details alleged assault
NEW YORK — At times sobbing, former production assistant Mimi Haleyi told jurors Monday at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial how she tried to fight off the disgraced movie mogul and told him “no, no, no” while he sexually assaulted her. “I did reject him, but he insisted,” said Haleyi, whose...
Priest in Michigan gets 60 days in jail for bubble wrapping boy
ALLEGAN, Mich. — A Michigan priest accused of wrapping a teenager in bubble wrap was sentenced Monday to 60 days in jail for attempted false imprisonment, prosecutors said. The Rev. Brian Stanley appeared in Allegan County court, two months after pleading guilty in a deal with the attorney general’s office....
Alabama fire chief confirms 8 deaths in boat dock fire
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — The fire chief in Scottsboro, Ala., says at least eight people were killed in an explosive fire that consumed at least 35 vessels along the Tennessee River. Scottsboro Fire Chief Gene Necklaus said all eight people known to be missing were confirmed dead, and “that number could...
Taliban say mystery crash in Afghanistan was U.S. aircraftVideo
KABUL, Afghanistan — An American military aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, the U.S. military said, adding that there were no indications so far it’d been brought down by enemy fire. The spokesman for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Col. Sonny Leggett, said that the military plane, a Bombardier E-11A,...
GM to invest $2.2B in Detroit to build electric vehiclesVideo
DETROIT — General Motors is spending $2.2 billion to refurbish an underused Detroit factory so it can build a series of electric and self-driving vehicles, eventually employing 2,000 people. GM said in a statement Monday that the factory will start building the company’s first electric pickup late in 2021, followed...
GOP defends Trump as Bolton book adds pressure for witnessesVideo
WASHINGTON — Pressure is increasing on senators to call John Bolton to testify at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial after the revelation that a draft of a book by the former national security adviser undercuts a key defense argument — that Trump never tied withholding military aid to Ukraine to...
Lil Nas X, Alicia Keys added key moments at the GrammysVideo
What was already a chaotic week leading up to the Grammys suddenly took a somber turn with the death of NBA star Kobe Bryant, who was beloved in Los Angeles and especially in the Staples Center, where the awards show took place Sunday. The telecast turned into a tribute to...
China virus outbreak rams global tourism, costing billionsVideo
Tourism from China was already weakening even before a new virus forced much of the country into a standstill. With tens of millions of Chinese ordered to stay put and many others opting to avoid travel as the new coronavirus spreads, tourism around the globe is taking a heavy hit...
Calamine or Dead Salmon? The secrets behind paint names
Ever wonder how paint colors get their names? If you’re shopping for pink, say, you’ll find dozens of shades referencing roses, bubblegum and shells. There are some extra-evocative names like Calamine and Dead Salmon. And what about a pink called Harajuku Morning? Modern Love? Names can sway a person, says...
China extends Lunar New Year holiday as new virus toll risesVideo
BEIJING — China extended its Lunar New Year holiday three more days to discourage people from traveling as it tries to contain the spread of a viral illness that has caused 80 deaths, the government said Monday. There were 2,744 confirmed cases by midnight Sunday, the National Health Commission announced....
Billie Eilish tops Grammys in historic, somber nightVideo
LOS ANGELES — Singer Billie Eilish, who gave voice to young people struggling with depression on a do-it-yourself album she made at home with her older brother, is atop the music world. The 18-year-old made history at the Grammy Awards Sunday. Not only did she become the youngest person to...
