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Ghost hunter’s work gets TV afterlife in ‘The Holzer Files’Video
Ask the daughter of paranormal researcher and “Ghostbusters” inspiration Hans Holzer whether she’s got any scary Halloween memories to share, and Alexandra Holzer doesn’t disappoint. She was about 12 years old and getting ready to go trick-or-treating while her dad typed busily away in his New York City apartment, she...
Stoneman Douglas High School commission says mental health system needs overhaul
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida’s mental health system is underfunded and needs to be overhauled, with better coordination between providers, law enforcement and educators, the commission investigating last year’s high school massacre recommended to the legislature Wednesday. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission, meeting in Orlando, found...
NCAA: College athletes graduating at record-high rate
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA said Wednesday that the overall graduation rate for college athletes hit a record high of 89%. That’s up 1 percentage point from last year’s previous one-year high and almost 10 percentage points above the goal established by the late Myles Brand when the measure was first...
Joe Maddon returns to Los Angeles Angels as new managerVideo
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Joe Maddon is back under the halo. Maddon agreed to a three-year deal to become the Los Angeles Angels’ manager Wednesday, reuniting the World Series-winning former bench boss of the Chicago Cubs with the organization where he spent the first three decades of his baseball career. “We...
Aging, thin pipe likely cause of Philadelphia refinery fire
PHILADELPHIA — An aging, failed elbow pipe appears to be the initial cause of a June 21 fire and subsequent explosions that injured five people at the largest oil refinery on the East Coast, federal investigators said Wednesday. The U.S. Chemical and Safety Hazard Investigation Board released a preliminary factual...
British family held at Pa. detention center decries treatment by U.S. after border crossing
Seven members of an extended British family who made an unauthorized crossing into the United States from Canada are being held in federal custody at a Pennsylvania detention center nearly two weeks after their arrest, their lawyer said Tuesday, as U.S. border officials defended their handling of the case by...
Kim Jong Un rides horse on sacred peak, vows to fight U.S. sanctions
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea released a series of photos Wednesday showing leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse to a sacred mountain he has often climbed before making key decisions. Near the mountain, Kim reportedly vowed to overcome U.S.-led sanctions that he said had both pained and...
2 shot while sitting in car, drive themselves to hospital
PHILADELPHIA — Authorities say two people who were shot and wounded while sitting in their car in Philadelphia were able to drive themselves to a hospital. But it’s not yet known what sparked the shooting, which occurred shortly after 2 a.m. Wednesday. The two victims, a man and a woman,...
Study: ‘Medicare for All’ not only way to universal coverageVideo
WASHINGTON — Health care memo to Democrats: There’s more than one way to get to coverage for all. A study out Wednesday finds that an approach similar to the plan from former Vice President Joe Bide n can deliver about the same level of coverage as the government-run “Medicare for...
AP fact check: Claims from the Democratic debate – Oct. 16, 2019
WASHINGTON — Twelve Democrats seeking the presidency tussled Tuesday night in a wide-ranging debate featuring the largest number of qualifying candidates on the same stage. Here’s a look at how some of their claims from Westerville, Ohio, stack up with the facts: JOE BIDEN: “I would not have withdrawn the...
Debate rivals assail Warren as she joins Democrats’ top rank
Elizabeth Warren repeatedly came under attack during Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate as rivals accused the Massachusetts senator of ducking questions about the cost of Medicare for All and her signature “wealth tax” plan in an attempt to derail her rising campaign. The pile-on reinforced her new status as a front-runner...
Wild-card Nationals head to World Series with sweep of CardinalsVideo
WASHINGTON — Mike Shildt took the ball from Dakota Hudson and patted him on the back of the neck. Hudson was out of the game after recording one out on 15 pitches against eight Washington Nationals batters, and the St. Louis Cardinals were on the receiving end of what they...
Prosecutors seek life for New Mexico man who killed family
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico man convicted of killing his parents and three younger siblings when he was 15 apologized to the rest of his family Tuesday as he asked a judge for an opportunity at rehabilitation and redemption. Nehemiah Griego, now 22, was the last person to address...
L.A. Rams acquire disgruntled CB Jalen Ramsey from Jaguars
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams acquired Jalen Ramsey from the Jaguars on Tuesday night, ending the star cornerback’s tumultuous tenure in Jacksonville with a trade to the defending NFC champions. Jacksonville got first-round picks from the Rams in 2020 and ‘21, along with a fourth-round pick in ‘21....
Gerrit Cole pitches Astros past Yankees for 2-1 lead in ALCSVideo
NEW YORK — Far from his best, Gerrit Cole was still unbeatable. Heck, he didn’t even give up a run. A gritty Cole held the New York Yankees scoreless without his sharpest stuff, Jose Altuve sparked Houston at the plate and the Astros locked down a 4-1 victory Tuesday to...
House won’t vote to formalize impeachment investigationVideo
WASHINGTON — House Democrats won’t be voting soon to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. That’s according to people familiar with Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s message behind closed doors to her colleagues Tuesday. Pelosi had gathered lawmakers for a closed session after House leaders surveyed rank-and-file members about it....
UEFA leader wants ‘war on racists’ after English face abuseVideo
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin urged governments to escalate the “war on the racists” to help soccer authorities eliminate them from stadiums after England players faced abuse in Bulgaria. In a statement Tuesday to The Associated Press, Ceferin blamed a rise in nationalism across Europe for fueling racism at matches and...
Deputies ask Florida man to quit calling 911 about his stolen marijuanaVideo
DADE CITY, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida man repeatedly called 911 to report that his roommate had stolen his marijuana. A deputy for the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office posted a Twitter response to the man’s calls Saturday night: Stop calling. Deputy Neal Zalva says in the Twitter video that...
Fort Worth chief: ‘Absolutely no excuse’ for woman’s killingVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — The furor Tuesday over the killing of a black woman by a white Fort Worth officer became increasingly about a gun pointed at a bedroom window. But the police chief and activists said the focus was on the wrong gun. Officer Aaron Dean was arrested on...
Feds propose opening biggest national forest to logging
JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Forest Service is taking comments on a proposal that would exempt the country’s largest national forest, in southeast Alaska, from a ban on timber harvests and road building in roadless areas. This option is listed as the preferred alternative by the agency in a draft...
Rams trade CB Marcus Peters to Baltimore for LB Kenny YoungVideo
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams traded cornerback Marcus Peters to the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday for linebacker Kenny Young and an undisclosed pick in the 2020 draft. Peters has been a starting cornerback for the Rams since they acquired him from Kansas City before last season, taking...
Solid company earnings power broad rally for U.S. stocks
Stocks notched solid gains on Wall Street Tuesday as investors welcomed surprisingly good quarterly results from some of the nation’s biggest companies. Strong earnings from UnitedHealth Group, JPMorgan Chase and other companies helped power the market’s broad gains, erasing modest losses from a day earlier. Investors are looking to the...
Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam
SAN FRANCISCO — “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman — aka prisoner No. 77806-112 — reported Tuesday to a federal prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in a college admissions scandal that ensnared dozens of wealthy mothers and fathers trying to get their children into elite schools. Huffman’s husband,...
Man shocked by Michigan police stun gun falls on knife, dies
MARION, Mich. — Police say a man fell onto a large knife and died after a police officer shocked him with a stun gun in northwestern Michigan. State police say 29-year-old Calvin James Schwab died Friday in Marion, about 155 miles northwest of Detroit. Police said Monday that a woman...
Texas GOP speaker tape: Lawmaker ‘vile,’ Trump ‘killing us’
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ GOP House speaker sought help ousting members of his own party in 2020, called a female lawmaker “vile” and said President Donald Trump is “killing us” in pivotal races in a secretly recorded meeting with a conservative activist released Tuesday. House Speaker Dennis Bonnen also profanely...
