Associated Press stories, Page 2356
NTSB says crew asleep during fatal boat fire
LOS ANGELES — The National Transportation Safety Board says all six crewmembers were asleep when a fire broke out in a scuba diving boat off the coast of California, killing 34 people. The NTSB released a two-page preliminary report Thursday. Authorities have said they were investigating if there was a...
GOP sides with Trump on wall; Dems now threaten filibuster
WASHINGTON — A Republican-controlled Senate committee Thursday rejected Democratic attempts to cut President Donald Trump’s border wall request and his moves to pay for the project without congressional approval. Democrats threatened to filibuster a Pentagon spending bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee lined up behind Trump in party-line votes approving an...
German herdsmen lead autumn Alpine cattle driveVideo
BAD HINDELANG, Germany — Bavarian herdsmen have gathered together in the Alps in for an annual autumn ritual, driving their herds of cattle from high mountain pastures to the valley below in preparation for the cold winter to come. Dressed in traditional lederhosen pants and felted hats garnished with flowers...
2 men facing charges for murder, leaving body at museum
HARRISBURG — An 18-year-old Pennsylvania man accused of kidnapping another 18-year-old whose body was found outside a Civil War museum has been charged with murder. Pennlive.com reports Tyrese Andre Randolph is facing murder, kidnapping and robbery charges in the death of 18-year-old Torin Dworchak. Both are from Harrisburg. Dworchak’s body...
Powerful new electric eel found in South America
Researchers report two newly discovered species of electric eels in South America, one of which can deliver a bigger jolt than any other known animal. The researchers collected 107 eels in four countries and found differences in their DNA, along with minor physical variations. One species had the ability to...
Charges dropped against man who put leash on ailing wife
YORK, Pa. — Authorities have dropped a simple assault charge against a Maryland man who used a dog leash to lead his wife around a Pennsylvania fair because she has late-stage dementia. Court documents show York County District Attorney Dave Sunday found the husband “made an ill-advised decision while attempting...
House committee approves guidelines for impeachment hearings
WASHINGTON — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler says there’s no confusion about what his committee is doing: It’s an impeachment investigation, no matter how you want to phrase it. Nadler tried to clear up any misconceptions Thursday as the committee approved guidelines for impeachment hearings on President Donald Trump...
Reality star ‘The Situation’ released from federal prison
“Jersey Shore” cast member Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is now a free man. The 37-year-old reality television star’s publicist says he was released from prison in Otisville, N.Y., around 8:30 a.m. Thursday. pic.twitter.com/viBh8FN0Nu— Nicole Polizzi (@snooki) September 12, 2019 Sorrentino served about eight months for tax evasion. He and...
Boat capsizes on Lake Erie; 8 without life jackets rescued
LORAIN, Ohio — Authorities who responded after a boat capsized on Lake Erie say they rescued eight people, who were found without life jackets. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office say a 36-foot catamaran overturned in rough waters a few miles from the Lorain lakefront in...
Publix: Only officers should openly carry guns in its stores
LAKELAND, Fla. — If you’re carrying a gun, the Publix supermarket chain doesn’t want to see it. Publix is joining a growing number of retailers in asking customers not to openly carry firearms in its stores, even if state laws allow it. The company announced the move by email in...
U.S. consumer prices up slight 0.1% in August
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices slowed in August, rising by a slight 0.1%, reflecting a big drop in the cost of gasoline and other energy products. The tiny increase in the consumer price index followed a much bigger 0.3% rise in July which had been driven by a jump in...
Indiana man charged in police dog’s death in fiery crash
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. — A northeastern Indiana man has been charged in the death of a police dog that became trapped inside a burning police cruiser following a high-speed crash. Thirty-one-year-old Clarence L. Shearer of Fort Wayne was formally charged Wednesday with causing the death of a law enforcement animal...
Woman sitting on front steps killed by stray bullet in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — Authorities say a woman shot and killed while she sat on the front steps of her Philadelphia home apparently was an innocent bystander struck by a stray bullet. The shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Authorities say 23-year-old Crystal Roman-Benitez struck in the head. She was taken to...
Pirates top Giants, Felipe Vazquez earns save 2 days after clubhouse fight
SAN FRANCISCO — Through a long, losing season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have learned to celebrate each other for even the small accomplishments and try to push forward from the times of turmoil — like this week’s embarrassing clubhouse fight between a pair of relief pitchers. Felipe Vazquez earned his 27th...
Seahawks DE, Woodland Hills grad Quinton Jefferson ready for SteelersVideo
RENTON, Wash. — The arrival of Jadeveon Clowney in Seattle was bound to create opportunity for others. The amount of attention opponents will need to direct toward Clowney should give someone else on the Seahawks defense a chance to shine. For Week 1, it was Woodland Hills graduate Quinton Jefferson....
Bengals receiver A.J. Green running again after ankle injury
CINCINNATI — A.J. Green stood at his locker with his left foot free of the black, protective boot that finally rested behind him, taking up space instead of limiting his stride. The Bengals’ top receiver took a noteworthy step Wednesday in his recovery from ankle surgery. He abandoned the protective...
Ohio State denied request to trademark ‘The’ for merchandise
COLUMBUS — Ohio State University has lost its fight to trademark the word “The.” The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office turned down the university’s request to trademark “The” when used as part of the school’s name on university merchandise. OSU submitted the trademark application last month. The patent office cited...
Report: Justify failed drug test before Triple Crown run
NEW YORK — The New York Times said Justify won the 2018 Triple Crown after a failed postrace drug test at a California track that could have kept the horse out of the Kentucky Derby. The newspaper reported Wednesday that Bob Baffert-trained Justify tested positive for the drug scopolamine after...
Jarrid Wilson, founder of Christian suicide outreach, takes his own life
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Jarrid Wilson, a Southern California pastor who with his wife founded the outreach group “Anthem of Hope” to help people coping with depression and suicidal thoughts, took his own life, a church official said. The 30-year-old Wilson, an associate pastor at the megachurch Harvest Christian Fellowship died...
Supreme Court allows Trump administration broad enforcement of asylum limits
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is allowing nationwide enforcement of a new Trump administration rule that prevents most Central American immigrants from seeking asylum in the United States. The justices’ order late Wednesday temporarily undoes a lower-court ruling that had blocked the new asylum policy in some states along the...
Analysis: USA Basketball’s World Cup plan went awry long ago
DONGGUAN, China — USA Basketball’s plan for a third consecutive World Cup title started going off the rails long before this tournament even began, after just about everyone who was originally asked to play for this team turned down the opportunity. As such, this outcome was not exactly unexpected. The...
Bryson DeChambeau headlines PGA Tour opener in West VirginiaVideo
U.S. Presidents Cup team members were told to get out and play, and Bryson DeChambeau is eager to please. DeChambeau is heeding captain Tiger Woods’ call for his eight players to stay sharp heading into the December matches. At No. 10, DeChambeau is the highest-ranked player in the world entered...
All eyes on revamped Rangers as NHL training camps prepare to open
Henrik Lundqvist wants training camp to begin with an honest conversation. The long-time face of the New York Rangers sees this as an important time to define expectations for this season after watching the team fast-track a rebuild by signing winger Artemi Panarin, trading for defensemen Jacob Trouba and Adam...
Taylor Swift suspect charged in Trump golf course damage
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — The man charged with breaking into singer Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island mansion is accused of causing more than $20,000 damage to President Donald Trump’s New Jersey golf course. The Somerset County prosecutor says an employee at Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster observed a spinning vehicle “doing...
OxyContin maker reaches tentative opioid-crisis settlement
HARTFORD, Conn. — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative deal Wednesday with about half the states and thousands of local governments over its role in the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic, but criticism by several state attorneys general clouded prospects for an end to litigation against the company and the...
