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Trump targets border state with rally amid defiant Democrats
SANTA FE, N.M. — Donald Trump lost New Mexico by 8 percentage points in 2016. Last year, his party lost a House seat and the governor’s mansion. Last week, a congressional candidate went viral by taunting the president by name in an ad. Still, Trump is headed to New Mexico...
AP source: NFL to meet with Antonio Brown accuser Monday
The NFL plans to meet Monday with a woman who says she was raped by New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown. A person with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed the meeting to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. Britney Taylor...
NFL inactives: Seahawks without 3 defensive starters vs. Steelers
The Seattle Seahawks will be without three defensive starters as they try to win in Pittsburgh for the first time since 1999. Defensive end Ziggy Ansah (shoulder), safety Tedric Thompson (hamstring) and defensive tackle Poona Ford (calf) are all inactive for Sunday’s game. The Seahawks edged Cincinnati last week despite...
Suspect arrested in fire at historic Minnesota synagogue
DULUTH, Minn.— Authorities say a suspect has been arrested in a fire that destroyed a historic synagogue in northeastern Minnesota. Duluth police and fire officials said in a press release that a news conference is set for 11 a.m. Sunday to talk about the investigation into the fire earlier this...
4 ways to preserve summer produce
In the last warm weeks of summer, it’s hard to imagine that today’s tomatoes, corn, peaches and other late-summer bounty will soon be just memories. But wait, they don’t have to be. With a bit of forethought, and a bit of time, we can safeguard some of this magnificent produce...
Cubs set club HR record by trouncing PiratesVideo
CHICAGO — All of a sudden, the Chicago Cubs are locked in at the plate and looking like a confident, playoff-bound team again. Kris Bryant and rookie Nico Hoerner each homered among three hits, and the Cubs went deep four times to set a club record with 237 home runs...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch drones on 2 big Saudi oil sites
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched drone attacks on the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oil field Saturday, sparking huge fires at a vulnerable chokepoint for global energy supplies. The drone attacks affected up to half of the supplies from the...
WVU offense breaks slump in beating N.C. State
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Austin Kendall and Kennedy McKoy made sure West Virginia didn’t repeat a miserable offensive showing from its previous game. Kendall threw three touchdown passes to lead West Virginia to a 44-27 victory over N.C. State on Saturday. McKoy helped West Virginia’s run game break out of a...
‘Ghostbuster’ sequel to focus on a family of original film
LOS ANGELES — The upcoming “Ghostbuster” sequel will focus on the descendants of the original ghost-catchers who rushed around New York City in proton packs and jumpsuits. Ivan Reitman and Dan Aykroyd revealed details of the new film, saying it is expected out next year and will star Paul Rudd,...
White House says bin Laden son killed in U.S. operation
WASHINGTON — The White House announced Saturday that Hamza bin Laden , the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the terrorist organization, was killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. A statement issued in President Trump’s name gave no...
Solid gold toilet stolen from Winston Churchill’s birthplace
LONDON — A unique solid gold toilet that was part of an art exhibit was stolen early Saturday from the magnificent home in England where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born. The toilet, valued at roughly $1.25 million, was the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. It had been...
Still reeling from Hurricane Dorian, Bahamas hit by tropical storm
FREEPORT, Bahamas — Officials temporarily suspended aid efforts and closed a couple of small airports in the Bahamas Saturday as Tropical Storm Humberto dumped rain on parts of the archipelago’s northwest region that were already hammered by Hurricane Dorian two weeks ago. Humberto lashed the islands as U.N. Secretary-General Antonio...
Lying prisoners: New laws crack down on jailhouse informants
HARTFORD, Conn. — A movement to put jailhouse informants under a more powerful microscope before they testify is gaining traction around the country, a byproduct of new DNA testing technology that has exonerated dozens of people wrongly locked up based on informants’ lies. Several states have moved to toughen regulations...
Sikh preaches love 18 years after brother killed over turban
PHOENIX — Indian Sikh immigrant Rana Singh Sodhi still preaches love and tolerance 18 years after his brother was gunned down in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by a man who mistook him for a Muslim because of his turban and beard. “I want there to be...
Collection of premier proverb scholar opens at UVM
BURLINGTON, Vt. — From “Strike while the iron is hot” to “Been there, done that,” proverbs have been developed around the world for centuries, spread by word of mouth, writings, and nowadays social media. University of Vermont Professor Wolfgang Mieder, thought to be the world’s premier paroemiologist, has been studying...
The ‘fool’ that fentanyl made into a millionaire
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. SALT LAKE CITY — The photo that flashed onto the courtroom screen showed a young man dead on his bedroom floor, bare feet poking from the cuffs of his rolled up jeans. Lurking on a...
Woman arrested after throwing liquid on California Senate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California police have arrested a woman who threw a feminine hygiene device containing “what appeared to be blood” onto the floor of the state Senate, splashing onto lawmakers and forcing them to finish their work in a committee room on the final day of the legislative session....
Anthony Rizzo, Cubs rock Pirates in high-scoring game
CHICAGO — Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam, Willson Contreras launched two long solo homers and the Chicago Cubs kept pace in the NL wild-card race with a 17-8 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. Rookie Nico Hoerner hit a two-run shot for his first major league homer and...
Innkeeper told not to use ‘Alienstock’ as name of event
LAS VEGAS — An innkeeper who expects an unknown number of campers to be attracted to her tiny Nevada desert town by a “Storm Area 51” internet hoax has been sent a cease-and-desist order over her use of the name “Alienstock.” Attorneys for Matty Roberts and associates, who broke ties...
Police: Georgia man faked racially motivated burglary
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — A man trashed his pizza restaurant and ice cream shop near Atlanta to fake a racially motivated burglary so he could file an insurance claim, police said. Gwinnett County police officers responded just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday after a 911 call reporting a man damaging the businesses,...
YouTube star Lilly Singh makes bold leap to late-night TV
LOS ANGELES — The stubborn curfew barring female hosts from late-night network TV is about to be challenged. Viewer warning: expect more rule-breaking when NBC’s “A Little Late With Lilly Singh” debuts Monday. Singh is attempting the leap from YouTube sensation to broadcast headliner in a single bound, doesn’t plan...
Phoenix to become most populous US city to drop library fees
PHOENIX — Phoenix residents with overdue library books might want to wait a bit before bringing back their borrowed copies of the current best sellers. Starting in November, Phoenix’s public library system will join a growing number of libraries around the United States that have dropped overdue book fees. A...
Sam Smith announces new pronouns of ‘they’ and ‘them’
NEW YORK — Sam Smith has declared the pronouns of “they/them” on social media after coming out as non-binary in what the pop star called a “lifetime of being at war with my gender.” The English “Too Good at Goodbyes” singer was met with thousands of mostly supportive comments, along...
Illinois man convicted in 2018 booby trap shotgun slaying
JONESBORO, Ill. — An Illinois man who rigged a shotgun to a rope attached to the door of a shed on his property in 2018 has been convicted of first-degree murder in the death of another man who tried to enter. A Union County jury convicted William Wasmund, 48, Thursday...
Sharks open camp with new captain after Joe Pavelski’s departureVideo
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks wasted little time replacing Joe Pavelski as captain, giving the role to Logan Couture even before starting camp. Figuring out who will wear the “C” on the jersey will be easier than making up for all Pavelski provided the Sharks both on...
