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Prosecutors: Roger Stone lied because ‘truth looked bad’ for TrumpVideo
WASHINGTON — Prosecutors in the trial of Roger Stone told jurors Wednesday that the longtime Donald Trump confidant repeatedly lied to Congress “because the truth looked bad” for the president. The opening arguments in the case against Stone, a longtime Republican operative and provocateur, made clear that the president will...
MLB union launches collusion investigation after ‘egregious’ comments
NEW YORK — Two days into the free agent market, the players’ association already is angry at a club. Union head Tony Clark issued a statement Wednesday in response to remarks attributed to Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos during a conference call with media. “Every day you get more...
Democrats sweep through suburban Philadelphia counties
HARRISBURG — Democrats completed an electoral sweep of Philadelphia’s four suburban counties in Pennsylvania, long a bastion of Republican control and a critical bellwether for statewide candidates. Democrats won control in Delaware and Chester counties in the election Tuesday for the first time going back to the Civil War and...
ACC coaches not fond of league’s Friday night showcasesVideo
When the ACC football schedule was finalized, Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson did a double-take — none of his team’s first three games would be on a Saturday. “To me it was just circumstantial that we got picked for three games,” said Clawson, whose Demon Deacons wound up playing all...
Matt Bevin seeks vote recanvass while Andy Beshear starts transition for Kentucky governorshipVideo
LOUISVILLE — Republican Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin asked Wednesday for a recanvass of vote totals, as election results showed him trailing by several thousand votes, but Democrat Andy Beshear turned his own focus toward transitioning into the governor’s office. Beshear, the state’s attorney general, said he’s confident in the election...
Diplomat William Taylor had ‘clear understanding’ of Ukraine quid pro quoVideo
WASHINGTON — A State Department envoy told lawmakers it was his “clear understanding” the U.S. government intended to withhold military aid from Ukraine until the country committed to investigations sought by President Donald Trump, including into a political rival, according to a transcript of the closed-door interview released Wednesday. William...
Singer Chris Brown holding high-end yard sale at his home
Chris Brown says he’s having a high-end yard sale at his Los Angeles home. The singer posted a flyer on his Instagram and Twitter accounts that included his home address in the Tarzana neighborhood and says the event started at 10 a.m. Wednesday and will go until 7 p.m. View...
Congress approves Toomey-led bill expanding animal cruelty law
WASHINGTON — Congress has passed a bill making certain types of animal cruelty a federal felony. The bill would expand a 2010 law that made creation or distribution of so-called “animal crushing” videos illegal. The new bill would make the underlying acts of cruelty a federal crime. The Senate unanimously...
Trump attacks whistleblower anonymity, but won’t utter nameVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is blasting the media for not reporting the name of a person who has been identified in conservative circles as the whistleblower who spurred the impeachment inquiry. Yet Trump has carefully avoided using the name himself. Exposing whistleblowers can be dicey, even for a president....
House Dems announce public impeachment hearings next week
WASHINGTON — House Democrats will launch a major new phase of their impeachment inquiry next week with public hearings that will feature three State Department officials who have testified about their concerns about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, who is leading the impeachment...
Kansas City votes to remove MLK’s name from historic street
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved removing Dr. Martin Luther King’s name from one of the city’s most historic boulevards, less than a year after the city council decided to rename The Paseo for the civil rights icon. Unofficial results showed the proposal to remove...
Sheriff: Murder suspects who fled California jail arrested
SAN FRANCISCO — Two murder suspects who escaped from a California jail over the weekend were arrested by federal officials, authorities said Wednesday. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet that Jonathan Salazar, 20, and Santos Fonseca, 21, were arrested by Customs and Border Protection officials. It says...
Judge rejects moral-objection rule for abortion providers
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a new rule, not yet in effect, that allowed health care clinicians to refuse participation in abortions and other services on moral or religious grounds. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in New York said he was tossing out the rule in its...
Digital wallets like Apple Cash can’t help if you’re scammed
My desperation to see Ariana Grande in concert created the perfect trap. Instead of seeing her sing about love and loss, I got sucked into an online ticket scheme that cost me $75 and a big chunk of my pride. Con artists often get away with scams like these because...
Caller leads LA police to $800,000 in stolen artwork
LOS ANGELES — This time, detectives didn’t have to track down the stolen art. Someone brought it to them. Los Angeles police said Tuesday they recovered $800,000 worth of prints by Scottish abstract expressionist Benjamin Creme after a caller said they were in a home in the Los Angeles suburb...
Alec Baldwin sues man who accused him of parking spot rage
Alec Baldwin filed a defamation lawsuit Friday against the man who says Baldwin hit him in the face during an argument over a New York City parking space. Baldwin wrote in his lawsuit that contractor Wojciech Cieszkowski’s claim that he was violently assaulted by the actor is “objectively false.” “When...
Yellow flags, red flags, black eyes for NFL’s 100th seasonVideo
The NFL’s 100th season has not been worth celebrating even if the history of the league is. Several teams are tanking, penalties are wrecking the flow of games, some of the biggest stars have been sidelined, the new pass interference rule appears to have been adapted only to quiet the...
High-tech chestnuts: U.S. to consider genetically altered treeVideo
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Chestnuts harvested from high branches on a chilly fall morning look typical: they’re marble sized, russet colored and nestled in prickly burs. But many are like no other nuts in nature. In a feat of genetic engineering, about half the chestnuts collected at this college experiment station...
Voters in U.S. states decide on sanctuary city, Airbnb rentals
Voters in the West took a dim view of taxes, while New Yorkers backed a new way to elect some of their leaders and a New Jersey city cracked down on Airbnb. Tucson voters seemed uninterested in becoming a sanctuary city, and those in Washington weighed whether to roll back...
Beshear claims victory in Kentucky governor race; Bevin refuses to concedeVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky’s bitter race for governor went into overtime as Democrat Andy Beshear declared victory while Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, a close ally of President Donald Trump, refused to concede with results showing he trailed by a few thousand votes. Kentucky has some sorting out to do before...
Democrats promise swift action after win in VirginiaVideo
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Democrats promised swift action on a host of liberal policy proposals now that they’ve won full control of state government for the first time in more than two decades. Democratic leaders said Virginians should expect a higher minimum wage, new gun restrictions and greater abortion rights...
Tyrese Maxey leads No. 2 Kentucky past No. 1 Michigan State
NEW YORK — Tyrese Maxey, Kentucky’s latest freshman star, scored 26 points, and the second-ranked Wildcats opened the season with a 69-62 victory against No. 1 Michigan State on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden. The Nos. 1 and 2 teams opened their seasons against each...
Police: Man using racist slurs killed in Waffle House fight
JACKSON, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says a man was shot to death at a Waffle House as a result of calling other patrons racist slurs and starting a fight. The GBI says Butts County deputies responded Halloween night to three 911 calls that were minutes apart. The...
Nick Foles to replace Gardner Minshew as Jaguars starter after bye weekVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars coach Doug Marrone believes quarterback Nick Foles gives the team “a better chance of winning right now.” Marrone announced Tuesday he will start Foles over rookie sensation Gardner Minshew “going forward.” He made the decision during the team’s bye week, saying Foles is ready to return...
Democrats win full control of Virginia statehouse
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Democrats continued their winning streak under President Trump on Tuesday and took full control of the statehouse for the first time in more than two decades. Democrats won majorities in both the state House and Senate in the marquee warmup for next year’s presidential election, the...
