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Brief evacuation at Capitol over small plane
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol and its office buildings were briefly evacuated Tuesday amid concerns about a small aircraft that violated restricted airspace in the area. The evacuations were ordered as a precaution and lasted about half an hour. The U.S. Secret Service said personnel at the White House were...
Iran takes action against TV channel that aired protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has imposed punitive measures on individuals associated with a London-based TV channel that aired videos of anti-government protests. The judiciary’s website said it imposed “judicial and legal restrictions” on property held by individuals associated with Iran International, without elaborating. The channel is believed to...
Police investigating discovery of 5 dead goats in trash bags
GILFORD, N.H. — Police in New Hampshire say five goats were found dead in trash bags in the town of Gilford. WMUR-TV reports the police say the goats were found near an old cell tower. They say the animals were dumped there within the past day or two. Several appeared...
Trump donates 3rd-quarter salary to help fight opioid crisis
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is donating his third-quarter salary to help tackle the nation’s opioid epidemic. A White House official says Trump has given the $100,000 he would be paid in the quarter to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health, which oversees federal public health offices and...
Ad business a boon for Amazon but a turn-off for shoppers
NEW YORK — Mike Maddaloni went to Amazon.com knowing exactly what he wanted to buy. But instead of showing him the Synology router he was searching for at the top of his results, Amazon bombarded him with ads for hard drives and routers that he didn’t want. Maddaloni, a web...
One-two punch of storms threatens Thanksgiving travel in U.S.
DENVER — Heavy snow and wind shut down highways Tuesday in Colorado and Wyoming, closed schools in Nebraska and forced more than 1,000 travelers to sleep overnight in Denver’s airport after hundreds of flights were canceled just as Thanksgiving travel moved into high gear. The storm was heading to South...
Pa. school district can keep ‘Redskins’ name, but logos might go
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania school district can continue to call its sports teams “Redskins,” but it must educate students about Native Americans to prevent stereotypes. The state Human Relations Commission on Monday issued its decision in a long-running dispute with the Neshaminy School District. The panel also said the district...
Lamar Jackson stellar again as Ravens rout RamsVideo
LOS ANGELES — Lamar Jackson added another argument to his Most Valuable Player case in his “Monday Night Football” debut, leading the fearsome Baltimore Ravens to another blowout win. Jackson matched his career high with five touchdown passes and ran for 95 yards in another splendid all-around performance, and the...
Sheriff: Feral hogs kill woman outside Texas home
ANAHUAC, Texas — Authorities say feral hogs attacked and killed a woman outside a Southeast Texas home where she worked as a caretaker. Christine Rollins cared for an elderly couple at their home in the small town of Anahuac. Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne said Monday the 84-year-old woman she...
Jets sign linebacker Wyatt Ray, grandson of Nat King ColeVideo
NEW YORK — Wyatt Ray is getting another chance to be a big hit in the NFL. The New York Jets signed the linebacker with famous musical bloodlines to the practice squad Monday. Ray is the grandson of the late Nat King Cole and nephew of the late Natalie Cole....
Duke solidifies No. 1 in AP Top 25 poll after tourney win
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski set the record for wins coaching a No. 1 team when his top-ranked Blue Devils knocked off California and Georgetown on back-to-back nights to win the 2K Empire Classic. He will have a chance to add to his 218-34 mark this week. That’s because the Blue...
Steelers’ Joe Greene, Jack Ham, Jack Lambert finalists for NFL All-Time Team
Former Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Greene, Jack Ham and Jack Lambert are among the finalists on defense for the NFL’s All-Time Team. The league Monday revealed 24 linebackers, 18 defensive ends and 16 defensive tackles for the squad. A 26-member voting panel is making the choices, with 12 LBs, seven DEs...
Xavier Johnson comes up big in closing seconds as Pitt clips Kansas State
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Xavier Johnson made a short jumper with 10.1 seconds left to give his team the lead, then made two free throws with 4.6 seconds to help Pitt top Kansas State, 63-59, in the Fort Myers TipOff on Monday night. “Coach (Jeff Capel) drew up a play,...
Police: Man kills Berks County couple with hammer, lights self on fire
DOUGLASSVILLE — Authorities say an eastern Pennsylvania couple were beaten to death with a hammer by a third person who then died after setting himself on fire in the garage. State police in Berks County say DNA tests are being done to identify the third person, who died of smoke...
Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh seeks ‘great win’ over Ohio State
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh’s job is safe at Michigan whether his team finally beats Ohio State or he falls to 0-5 in what has become a one-sided series. But a victory over Ohio State on Saturday at the Big House sure would provide a boost for Harbaugh and...
Federal judge: Former White House counsel Donald McGahn must testify before Congress
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday ordered former White House counsel Donald McGahn to appear before Congress in a setback to President Donald Trump’s effort to keep his top aides from testifying. The outcome could lead to renewed efforts by House Democrats to compel testimony from other high-ranking officials,...
Supreme Court rejects call for new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Maryland man’s bid for a new trial based on information uncovered by the hit podcast “Serial.” The justices did not comment in leaving in place a 4-3 ruling by Maryland’s highest court that denied a new trial to Adnan Syed, who...
Spain working to refloat submarine thought to hold cocaineVideo
MADRID — Spanish police were studying Monday how to refloat a submarine believed to be carrying tons of cocaine, which if confirmed would make it the first time such a vessel has been found to be used in drug trafficking in the country. The submarine was intercepted Sunday in an...
Browns emerge from chaos with playoff shot entering Steelers gameVideo
CLEVELAND — The controversy-around-every-corner Browns emerged on the other side of the helmet-swinging Myles Garrett maelstrom a more connected team. They bonded during a week loaded with suspensions, appeals, fines and outside noise by playing an incident-free game Sunday. There was no drama, no ejections, no glittery watches, illegal cleats...
Winless Bengals bench rookie Ryan Finley, go back to Andy DaltonVideo
CINCINNATI — With the season slipping away, the Bengals are turning back to Andy Dalton to try to get that elusive first win. Coach Zac Taylor announced Monday that Dalton was returning as the starting quarterback, ending a three-week experiment with rookie Ryan Finley running the offense. Finley completed only...
McDonald’s agrees to $26M settlement with California workers
LOS ANGELES — McDonald’s has agreed to a $26 million settlement of a long-running class-action lawsuit over wages and work conditions at corporate-run locations in California, the parties said Monday. The agreement, which estimates the settlement covers about 38,000 individuals, requires the approval of a Los Angeles County Superior Court...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns to court after hospital stay
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has returned to the court after a two-night stay in a hospital. The court says the 86-year-old Ginsburg is attending an annual fall classical music program on Monday afternoon. Ginsburg loves the opera and classical music, and she has presided...
West Virginia sportsmen groups oppose national park
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — West Virginia sportsmen’s groups say they are not happy they could lose about 4,800 acres of hunting land if the New River Gorge National River is designated a national park and preserve. The Register-Herald reports the proposal by Republican U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Democratic U.S....
Bloomberg, now Democratic candidate, resigns UN climate post
UNITED NATIONS — Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who just joined the crowded race for the Democratic presidential nomination, has resigned his post as the United Nations special envoy for climate action. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Monday that Bloomberg sent a letter to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Nov....
Priests guilty of abusing deaf children at Argentine school
MENDOZA, Argentina — Two priests were found guilty on Monday of sexually abusing deaf children at a Catholic-run school in Argentina and sentenced to more than 40 years in prison, a case that has shaken the church in Pope Francis’s homeland. A three-judge panel in the city of Mendoza sentenced...
