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Man sentenced to death for Texas attack that killed 6
HOUSTON — A man who prosecutors say was driven by vengeance when he fatally shot six members of his ex-wife’s family in Texas, including four children, was sentenced Friday to death, a decision the lone survivor of the attack says will help her let go of “hurt and anger.” Jurors...
Pelosi calls Trump 'potty-mouth' after his remarks on Biden
WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump has become a “potty-mouth,” but that’s not why House Democrats are pursuing impeachment. In a conference call Friday, Pelosi told her House Democratic colleagues to stay focused on their “just the facts, ma’am,” impeachment probe. Trump “has become a potty-mouth and...
McAleenan, acting Homeland Security secretary, stepping down
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that Kevin McAleenan was stepping down as the acting secretary of Homeland Security. Trump said McAleenan wanted to spend more time with his family and go to the private sector. “We have worked well together with Border Crossings being Way down,” Trump tweeted....
Tyler Glasnow says tipped pitches help undo Rays in ALDS vs. Astros 
HOUSTON — Unable to beat three aces in a row, the Tampa Bay Rays finally folded against Houston. It didn’t help starter Tyler Glasnow was sure he tipped pitches in the first inning, when the Astros scored four fast runs. With baseball’s most inexpensive roster, the young Rays tried all...
Shepard Smith leaves Fox News Channel
NEW YORK — Shepard Smith, whose newscast on Fox News Channel seemed increasingly an outlier on an outlet dominated by supporters of President Trump, abruptly quit after signing off his final newscast on Friday. Smith, who had signed a contract extension last spring, said that he had asked the network...
Boeing, FAA both faulted in certification of the 737 Max
A panel of international aviation regulators found that Boeing withheld key information about the 737 Max from pilots and regulators, and the Federal Aviation Administration lacked the expertise to understand an automated flight system implicated in two deadly crashes of Max jets. In its report issued Friday, the panel made...
Greta Thunberg tells Denver rally: 'We are the change'
DENVER — Young people must be prepared to continue striking to call for action on climate change for a long time and not back down, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg told a climate strike rally in Denver on Friday. Thunberg said she and fellow youth activists won’t beg those in...
Pentagon: U.S. not abandoning Kurds in face of Turkish attack
WASHINGTON — Top Pentagon officials on Friday denied the U.S. is abandoning its Syrian Kurdish allies in the face of a Turkish military offensive, although the future of a counterterrorism partnership with the Kurds was in grave doubt. “We have not abandoned the Kurds. Let me be clear about that,”...
Homeless man indicted in New York City beating deaths
NEW YORK — A homeless man accused of beating four other homeless men to death while they slept on a New York City Street has been indicted by a grand jury. Randy Santos was not in Manhattan Criminal Court on Friday for a brief session with prosecutors. He was being...
Speed racer: Denny Hamlin goes nearly 205 mph at Talladega 
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Denny Hamlin climbed from his car at Talladega Superspeedway and was shocked to learn he not only had topped the speed chart but reached nearly 205 mph in pacing practice. “It really caught me off guard,” Hamlin said Friday after his lap at 204.904 mph. The Daytona...
Penn State gets first test against Top 25 team
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Penn State has beaten its first five opponents by nearly 40 points per game. The Nittany Lions’ next three games might not be quite so easy. No. 10 Penn State’s playoff hopes likely will hinge on how it performs during a brutal stretch that begins Saturday...
Embarrassment at Iowa State last season still fresh for WVU players
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Iowa State’s smothering defense from a year ago remains fresh in the memories of West Virginia players. So, too, is Cyclones quarterback Brock Purdy bouncing through the Mountaineers with relative ease. That defense is still stout a year later, and Purdy seems to be getting better as...
U.S. suspends plans to hike tariffs on Chinese imports
WASHINGTON — The United States is suspending a tariff hike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. farm products as the world’s two biggest economies reached a cease-fire in their 15-month trade...
Police: 15-year-old stabbed, seriously hurt near U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON — A 15-year-old boy was stabbed and seriously injured Friday afternoon near the U.S. Capitol after an altercation with a teenage girl aboard a Metro train, police said. The stabbing occurred around 12:30 p.m. at the Capitol South Metro station, about a block from the Cannon House Office Building,...
Authorities order 100,000 evacuated in California wildfire
LOS ANGELES — A wildfire raged out of control along the northern edge of Los Angeles early Friday, forcing thousands of people from their homes as firefighters battled flames from the air and on the ground. Police Chief Michel Moore said mandatory evacuations encompassed about 100,000 people in over 20,000...
Judge will halt lawsuits against Purdue Pharma, its owners
A judge will halt lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and its owners for six months in hopes of finalizing a settlement over the OxyContin maker’s role in the national opioid crisis, he said Friday. In a hearing, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain strongly brushed aside the argument from a group of...
NASA conducting spacewalk as world's 1st spacewalker dies
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts replaced more oversized batteries outside the International Space Station on Friday, as news broke of the death of the world’s first spacewalker. NASA interrupted live TV coverage of its second spacewalk this week to announce the death of Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov at age 85....
Iran says missiles strike its oil tanker off Saudi Arabia 
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Friday two missiles struck one of its oil tankers traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia, a mysterious assault not immediately corroborated that still spiked oil prices amid months of heightened tensions at sea across the wider Mideast. There was no...
Prince estate: Trump violated promise not to play ‘Purple Rain’ 
Shortly before President Donald Trump took the stage at downtown Minneapolis’ Target Center on Thursday night, Prince’s “Purple Rain” played — even though his estate asked a year ago that the president stop using the late musician’s music. “President Trump played Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ tonight at a campaign event in...
U.S. consumers snap up Italian Parmesan before tariffs hit 
MILAN — U.S. consumers who appreciate the tang of aged Italian Parmesan cheese as an aperitif or atop their favorite pasta dish are stocking up ahead of next week’s tariff hike and as dairy producers in the two countries square off. The Italian agricultural lobby Coldiretti said Friday that sales...
West Virginia farmers quadrupled their hemp crop this year
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Farmers more than quadrupled West Virginia’s industrial hemp crop this year. Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt’s office says about 130 farmers grew 641 acres of industrial hemp in 2019, up from 155 acres in 2018. And more’s coming: The department’s statement says more than 400 applications have been...
Appeals court rules House should get Trump financial records
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s financial records must be turned over to the House of Representatives. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said that lawmakers should get the documents they have subpoenaed from Mazars USA. The firm has...
Defense lawyer for Florida pastor dated his client's accuser
WINTER PARK, Fla. — A Christian radio co-host who is accused of repeatedly raping a girl at his church has hired as his defense attorney a man who later dated the alleged victim. The 59-year-old Rev. Bryan Fulwider pleaded not guilty Thursday to the 30 counts of child sexual abuse,...
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel peace prize
OSLO, Norway — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 in recognition of his efforts to end his country’s two-decade border conflict with Eritrea. The Norwegian Nobel Institute on Friday also praised the “important reforms” that Abiy, Ethiopia’s leader since April 2018, has...
California winds move south, may force new power outages 
LOS ANGELES — Hot, dry winds sweeping into Southern California raised concerns that the region’s largest utility could widen power shut-offs Friday to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires, as a new blaze swept through the San Fernando Valley’s northern foothills. Southern California Edison turned off electricity to about 20,000...


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