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ABC says 2015 interview with Jeffrey Epstein accuser wasn’t ready to airVideo
NEW YORK — ABC News is defending itself against charges that it was afraid to air an interview with a Jeffrey Epstein accuser after video emerged Tuesday showing its reporter, Amy Robach, venting about her story. Questions about whether the news organization was reluctant to air a sensitive story about...
Trump plugs son’s book while accusing Bidens of self-dealing
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has accused former Vice President Joe Biden of major ethical lapses and railed against Biden’s son for allegedly profiting off his father’s office. But on Monday, Trump used his Twitter feed to publicize a new book by his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., telling his...
Missouri sheriff’s department sees 17 babies born this year
HILLSBORO, Mo. — One Missouri sheriff’s department has seen the ranks of its deputy dads grow, as 17 law enforcement officers welcomed babies this year. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 14 of the 17 law enforcement dads, their wives and their babies gathered Monday at Sandy Creek Covered Bridge...
Vermont farm loses 2,000 chickens and turkeys in flooding
RICHMOND, Vt. — A Vermont farmer says he lost more than 2,000 chickens and turkeys when last week’s flood waters inundated their Richmond farm. Bruce Hennessey, of Maple Wind Farm, says they had moved the animals to higher ground prior to the storm that began on Halloween night, but the...
U.S. job openings decline in September, but market remains healthy
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers advertised fewer open jobs in September compared with the previous month, but the number of open jobs remains high by historic standards. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the number of available jobs fell to 7 million, from 7.3 million in August. Job openings peaked at...
Nigerian firefighters battle huge blazes at market in Lagos
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian firefighters were battling two fires that broke out almost simultaneously Tuesday at a busy market in central Lagos, the country’s largest city and commercial center. Balogun Market, where the fires erupted, is one of Nigeria’s largest textile markets. “We have split our team in two to...
Spanx founder buys Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Grease’ pantsVideo
NEW YORK — The founder of Spanx was revealed to be the successful bidder for the skintight satin pants that Olivia Newton-John wore in the movie “Grease.” Sara Blakely told “CBS This Morning” on Tuesday she plans to frame the pants and hang them at Spanx’s headquarters in Atlanta because...
Coroner: Woman found in home died from multiple dog bites
WAYNESVILLE, Ohio — Police say a pair of dogs suspected in the deadly mauling of an Ohio woman had bitten her and others in the past. A corner says 49-year-old Mary Matthews of Waynesville bled to death from numerous bites. Police say her husband found her body Friday. Police say...
U.S. trade deficit falls to $52.5B in September
WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit fell in September to the lowest level in five months as imports dropped more sharply than exports and America ran a rare surplus in petroleum. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that the September gap between what America buys from abroad and what it sells...
911 supervisor played Netflix movie as caller sought help
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Authorities say a South Florida 911 dispatch supervisor was watching “I Am Mother” on Netflix while a caller tried to get help after someone shot out her car’s windshield. Records show a 34-minute delay in the June 9 call being dispatched to an officer. The victim...
9 U.S. citizens killed in drug cartel ambush in MexicoVideo
MEXICO CITY — Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs along a dirt road, slaughtering six children and three women — all U.S. citizens living in northern Mexico — in a grisly attack that left one vehicle a burned-out, bullet-riddled hulk, authorities said Tuesday. The dead included 8-month-old twins. Eight youngsters...
Bob Huggins looks to improve on West Virginia’s last-place finish
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia coach Bob Huggins doesn’t want to go through another season like a last-place finish in the Big 12. With a promising group of recruits and transfers as part of a roster makeover, he might not have to. Huggins figures he’ll have a better-shooting team this...
Lamar Stevens’ return bolsters Penn State basketball team
UNIVERSITY PARK — Lamar Stevens could have gone pro a few months ago. Instead, he returned to a Penn State team that finished last season as one of the hottest in the nation after a poor start. Stevens believes the Nittany Lions are much closer to the squad that won...
‘This Is Us’ takes on race, class and teenage love
Two high schoolers are testing their fledgling relationship with a day on the town, a classic start to a screen romance. But on Tuesday’s “This Is Us,” the carefree date in Philadelphia belongs to a boy who’s a teenage dad from a blue-collar household and a girl who’s been adopted...
Dak Prescott throws for 3 TDs as Cowboys beat Giants againVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Dak Prescott shook off an interception on his first pass of the game and threw three touchdown passes, leading the Dallas Cowboys to a 37-18 victory over the New York Giants in a Monday night game briefly delayed by an elusive black cat. Prescott hit Blake...
After 26 years, Phil Mickelson no longer in golf’s top 50
SHANGHAI — The streak ended with little fanfare, and that was just fine with Phil Mickelson. He slashed his way to a tie for 28th in the HSBC Champions, with only 100 or so fans following along. Mickelson played his last nine holes right behind Rory McIlroy, but only because...
Long wait to play for Minnesota finally over for ex-Pitt guard Marcus Carr
MINNEAPOLIS — The waiting for Marcus Carr is over. Minnesota’s new point guard finally gets to take the court. “He just wants to play someone different,” Gophers teammate Gabe Kalscheur said. “He’s been playing us for a while.” When Minnesota hosts Cleveland State on Tuesday night in the season opener,...
Trump boosts Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, attacks political foesVideo
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Pushing to help a Republican governor hold onto his office, President Donald Trump barnstormed for Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky on Monday, delivering a raucous election eve rally in which he delivered a series of stinging attacks on Democrats and the impeachment inquiry that is imperiling his...
Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. takes plea deal before rape retrialVideo
VISTA, Calif. — Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to raping an unconscious teen in 2003 and to sexual battery involving a 54-year-old hitchhiker in a deal that spared him the possibility of life in prison. Winslow initially hesitated and seemed to agonize over his decision. “I’m...
Persons of interest sought after couple found dead in TexasVideo
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Authorities say they have identified two people of interest who might have come in contact with a New Hampshire couple found buried at a South Texas beach. The Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that it is looking to interview a man and woman, and it...
Browns release Jermaine Whitehead after ‘unacceptable’ Twitter rantVideo
CLEVELAND — Jermaine Whitehead’s disturbing social media rant cost him his job. The Browns cut the safety Monday, hours after the team reprimanded Whitehead for “totally unacceptable and highly inappropriate” posts following a 24-19 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Whitehead made several threatening and expletive-laden posts on Twitter...
DOJ sends letter to publisher of book by ‘Anonymous’
NEW YORK — The Justice Department has sent a letter to the publisher and literary agency of the anonymous government official whose book is scheduled to come out later this month. The letter raises questions over whether any confidentiality agreement has been violated and asked for information that could help...
Former U.S. envoy Marie Yovanovitch says she was warned she was being targetedVideo
WASHINGTON — Laying out the anatomy of a chilling smear campaign, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House investigators in a transcript released Monday that Ukrainian officials had warned her in advance that Rudy Giuliani and other allies of President Donald Trump were planning to “do things, including...
12 bottles of wine arrive in space for year of aging
A dozen bottles of fine French wine arrived at the space station Monday, not for the astronauts, but for science. The red wine will age for a year up there before returning to Earth. Researchers will study how weightlessness and space radiation affect the aging process. The goal is to...
FBI: Man who spoke of hating Jews held in temple bomb plotVideo
DENVER — A man who repeatedly espoused anti-Semitic views has been arrested in a plot to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue, federal officials said Monday. The co-conspirators in the plot turned out to be undercover agents, who arrested the man shortly before he planned to bomb the synagogue early Saturday...
