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Lawyer: John Bolton has knowledge about Ukraine not yet public
WASHINGTON — Former national security adviser John Bolton was “part of many relevant meetings and conversations” relevant to the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump that are not yet public, his lawyer said Friday. Charles Cooper, an attorney for Bolton, made the revelation in a letter that suggests Bolton...
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes to start against Titans, barring setbacksVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes will start for the Kansas City Chiefs against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, just over two weeks after the quarterback’s season was jeopardized by a dislocated kneecap. Mahomes never missed a practice after hurting his knee on a Thursday night against Denver, even though...
Wisconsin governor returns ‘holiday tree’ name to evergreen
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has gone back to calling the evergreen on display at the state Capitol a holiday tree, reversing his predecessor who declared it a Christmas tree. The state Department of Administration places a huge evergreen in the Capitol rotunda every year ahead of Christmas....
O.J. Simpson sues Las Vegas casino, contends he was defamed
LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson is suing a Las Vegas hotel-casino that banned him in November 2017, alleging that unnamed employees defamed him by telling a celebrity news site he had been drunk, disruptive and unruly. Simpson, on parole in Nevada for a 2008 conviction for armed robbery and assault...
Ex-Steelers LB L.J. Fort signs 2-year extension with Ravens
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens have signed inside linebacker L.J. Fort to a two-year extension through 2021. Fort was signed to Baltimore’s 53-man roster in late September after being released by the Eagles. He played the previous four seasons with Pittsburgh. The 29-year-old Fort was used exclusively on...
Mulvaney stands up Democrats in impeachment probeVideo
WASHINGTON — Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney has stood up Democrats in their impeachment inquiry, skipping his 9 a.m. deposition as Democrats wrap up closed-door interviews and move into a public phase of the investigation. Democrats subpoenaed Mulvaney late Thursday as the White House signaled that he...
Mercury putting on rare show Monday, parading across the sunVideo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Mercury is putting on a rare celestial show next week, parading across the sun in view of most of the world. The solar system’s smallest, innermost planet will resemble a tiny black dot Monday as it passes directly between Earth and the sun. Unlike its 2016...
Airbnb says it will pay for funerals in Halloween shootingVideo
ORINDA, Calif. — Airbnb says it will pay funeral expenses for the five victims killed in a Halloween shooting at one of its rentals in the San Francisco Bay Area. The San Francisco Chronicle reports the company said Thursday it will also cover counseling bills for their families. The decision...
Trump to pursue higher sales age for e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday his administration will pursue raising the age to purchase electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21 in its upcoming plans to combat youth vaping. Trump told reporters his administration will release its final plans for restricting e-cigarettes next week but provided few other details....
Facing lawsuit, DeVos erases student loans for 1,500
The U.S. Education Department is forgiving student loans for more than 1,500 borrowers who attended a pair of for-profit colleges that shut down last year. Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Friday that students who attended the Art Institute of Colorado and the Illinois Institute of Art from Jan. 20, 2018, through...
Reagan statue being dedicated in Berlin to mark Wall fallVideo
BERLIN — The U.S. Embassy in Berlin was unveiling a statue of Ronald Reagan on Friday, on a site overlooking the location of the former president’s iconic speech imploring the Soviet Union to remove the Berlin Wall. The larger-than-life statue is being installed atop the embassy’s terrace, at eye-level with...
Navy employee gets 40 years in prison for child pornography
GREENBELT, Md. — A man who was employed by the U.S. Navy when he coerced children into sending him sexually explicit videos and photos has been sentenced in Maryland to 40 years in federal prison. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Grimm also on Thursday sentenced 36-year-old Spencer Steckman to lifetime...
Singer Pete Doherty detained in Paris over cocaine sale
Paris authorities say British singer Pete Doherty has been arrested in Paris for buying cocaine. The Paris prosecutor’s office said the 40-year old former Libertines and Babyshambles frontman was placed in detention overnight Thursday after being stopped by police during a drugs transaction. The office wouldn’t confirm French media reports...
Reports: Iran downs ‘unknown’ drone over Persian Gulf port
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s air defense force has shot down an “unknown” drone in the country’s southwest, the official IRNA news agency reported on Friday. The agency said that Iranian air defense forces hit the drone in the early morning at the port city of Mahshahr, which is in the...
Judge suggests reducing rape sentence for $150,000 to victim
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana judge who sentenced a rapist to 12 years in prison said he’d reduce the time if the rapist pays the victim $150,000. The offer offended the woman, who said outside court Thursday that she doesn’t want any amount of money from her attacker. She...
Chemical mixture at Buffalo Wild Wings kills 1 employee
BURLINGTON, Mass. — Massachusetts authorities say a Buffalo Wild Wings employee has died and eight others have been hospitalized following a chemical mixture at the restaurant. WHDH-TV reports officials responded Thursday night to reports of a chemical reaction in the kitchen area of the Burlington restaurant where they found a...
Robert Morris men’s basketball drops season opener to MarshallVideo
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Jarrod West had 20 points as Marshall got past Robert Morris, 67-60, in a season opener on Thursday night. Yannis Mendy had 14 points for the Colonials, who trailed 33-27 at halftime. Josh Williams added 13 points, including four three-pointers. AJ Bramah had 11 points. Taevion Kinsey...
Raiders rally, then hold on to defeat Chargers in OaklandVideo
OAKLAND, Calif. — Josh Jacobs scored on an 18-yard run with 1 minute, 2 seconds remaining, and the Oakland Raiders had a late winning touchdown drive for the second time in five weeks, beating the Los Angeles Chargers, 26-24, on Thursday night. Derek Carr led the Raiders (5-4) down the...
Judge fines Trump $2 million for misusing charity foundationVideo
NEW YORK — A judge Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million to an array of charities as a fine for misusing his own charitable foundation to further his political and business interests. New York state Judge Saliann Scarpulla imposed the penalty after the president admitted to a...
Cambria County teacher apologizes to parents for Trump assignment
GALLITZIN — School officials in Pennsylvania have apologized to parents after students received a homework assignment involving President Donald Trump. WJAC-TV reports the assignment sent home from a teacher at Penn Cambria Middle School in Cambria County had some parents upset on Wednesday. The assignment had asked students to pretend...
Alabama-LSU holds high stakes for QBs in Heisman contentionVideo
BATON ROUGE, La. — Another high-stakes tilt between LSU and Alabama once again could prove pivotal in Heisman Trophy voting. While the winner of the game will have an inside track to the College Football Playoff, the matchup also features top Heisman hopefuls at the same position for the second...
The captain becomes a player as Tiger Woods picks himself for Presidents CupVideo
Tiger Woods will have an ear piece, a radio and his golf clubs at the Presidents Cup. Woods created his own slice of history Thursday night by becoming the first Presidents Cup captain to use one of his wild-card selections on himself. He is the second playing captain in the...
NYPD: Couple, 5-year-old-child die in suspected homicides-suicideVideo
NEW YORK — A man killed his estranged wife and their 5-year-old child with a knife then took his own life in their Harlem home, the New York Police Department said Thursday. Police responding to a 911 call from distressed relatives found the bodies of Jennifer Schlecht, 42, and her...
Ex-school principal in Ohio charged with sex contact with 6 children
ZANESVILLE, Ohio — A former Ohio elementary school principal has pleaded not guilty to charges of having sexual contact with six young children. The Zanesville Times Recorder reports 32-year-old Cory Marling pleaded not guilty Wednesday in central Ohio’s Muskingum County to 11 counts of gross sexual imposition. The indictment says...
South Carolina man: McDonald’s sweet tea came with different leaf inside
HILTON HEAD, S.C. — A South Carolina man who went to McDonald’s for a sweet tea says he received a little extra herbal substance on the side. The Island Packet reports Parrish Brown went to a McDonald’s on Hilton Head Island and asked for a sweet tea with light ice...
