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10 hospitalized from Oklahoma facility after flu shot mix-up
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — Ten people at an Oklahoma care facility for people with intellectual disabilities were hospitalized after they were apparently accidentally injected with what’s believed to be insulin rather than flu shots, authorities said. Emergency responders were called Wednesday afternoon to the Jacquelyn House in Bartlesville, about 40 miles...
Remembering heroes: Reenactors recreate slave uprising
LaPLACE, La. — To the beat of drums and the clip clop of horses’ hooves, the crowd of African Americans dressed in period costume marched down a street Friday in southeastern Louisiana, recreating the start of what became the largest slave uprising in U.S. history. Across the street, Claudine Ory,...
Police: Dad, daughter kidnapped woman, dumped her in desert
LOS ANGELES — A father and a daughter kidnapped a woman from a Las Vegas suburb and brought her to his house in Southern California, holding her captive for a week, raping her and then leaving her for dead in the desert, authorities said Friday. Stanley Alfred Lawton, 54, and...
Memphis star freshman James Wiseman has temporary restraining order to playVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The feel-good season for No. 14 Memphis plunged into uncertainty Friday after the school said second-year coach and former NBA star Penny Hardaway gave more than $11,000 to the family of top prospect James Wiseman, who got a court order allowing him to play while the school...
Intentional cautions take spotlight in NASCAR playoffsVideo
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Denny Hamlin thought he was the favorite to win NASCAR’s championship but now finds himself in danger of not even making it to the title round. Chase Elliott is fairly certain he has backed himself into such a hole that his only chance at a championship is...
WVU faces Texas Tech to try to salvage disappointing season
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Texas Tech and West Virginia have lumbered through sour seasons under first-year coaches. One of them will get a sorely needed boost and end a losing streak when the Red Raiders (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) and Mountaineers (3-5, 1-4) meet Saturday. The winner will prop up fading...
LSU, Alabama set for another epic showdown of No. 1 vs. No. 2
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama and LSU are ready for another 1 vs. 2 November get-together. It took eight years, seismic offensive shifts and two Heisman Trophy-contending quarterbacks, but they’re back for another massive meeting between the nation’s two top-ranked teams in the AP poll. No. 1 LSU (8-0, 4-0 SEC,...
Penn State vs. Minnesota has plenty of implications for Big Ten, CFP
MINNEAPOLIS — The college football spotlight this weekend has been aimed at Alabama, where LSU’s visit will mark the first regular-season meeting of the top two teams in the Associated Press poll since those same teams played eight years ago. There is quite the undercard on the schedule, too. Another...
Trump pushes back on reports U.S. will remove China tariffs
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed a Chinese official’s assertion that his administration has agreed to roll back some of the higher tariffs it’s imposed on Chinese goods. The Chinese official said Thursday that the two sides had agreed to a phased cancellation of their tariff hikes as...
Lawyer: John Bolton has knowledge about Ukraine not yet public
WASHINGTON — Former national security adviser John Bolton was “part of many relevant meetings and conversations” relevant to the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump that are not yet public, his lawyer said Friday. Charles Cooper, an attorney for Bolton, made the revelation in a letter that suggests Bolton...
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes to start against Titans, barring setbacksVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes will start for the Kansas City Chiefs against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, just over two weeks after the quarterback’s season was jeopardized by a dislocated kneecap. Mahomes never missed a practice after hurting his knee on a Thursday night against Denver, even though...
Wisconsin governor returns ‘holiday tree’ name to evergreen
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has gone back to calling the evergreen on display at the state Capitol a holiday tree, reversing his predecessor who declared it a Christmas tree. The state Department of Administration places a huge evergreen in the Capitol rotunda every year ahead of Christmas....
O.J. Simpson sues Las Vegas casino, contends he was defamed
LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson is suing a Las Vegas hotel-casino that banned him in November 2017, alleging that unnamed employees defamed him by telling a celebrity news site he had been drunk, disruptive and unruly. Simpson, on parole in Nevada for a 2008 conviction for armed robbery and assault...
Ex-Steelers LB L.J. Fort signs 2-year extension with Ravens
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens have signed inside linebacker L.J. Fort to a two-year extension through 2021. Fort was signed to Baltimore’s 53-man roster in late September after being released by the Eagles. He played the previous four seasons with Pittsburgh. The 29-year-old Fort was used exclusively on...
Mulvaney stands up Democrats in impeachment probeVideo
WASHINGTON — Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney has stood up Democrats in their impeachment inquiry, skipping his 9 a.m. deposition as Democrats wrap up closed-door interviews and move into a public phase of the investigation. Democrats subpoenaed Mulvaney late Thursday as the White House signaled that he...
Mercury putting on rare show Monday, parading across the sunVideo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Mercury is putting on a rare celestial show next week, parading across the sun in view of most of the world. The solar system’s smallest, innermost planet will resemble a tiny black dot Monday as it passes directly between Earth and the sun. Unlike its 2016...
Airbnb says it will pay for funerals in Halloween shootingVideo
ORINDA, Calif. — Airbnb says it will pay funeral expenses for the five victims killed in a Halloween shooting at one of its rentals in the San Francisco Bay Area. The San Francisco Chronicle reports the company said Thursday it will also cover counseling bills for their families. The decision...
Trump to pursue higher sales age for e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday his administration will pursue raising the age to purchase electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21 in its upcoming plans to combat youth vaping. Trump told reporters his administration will release its final plans for restricting e-cigarettes next week but provided few other details....
Facing lawsuit, DeVos erases student loans for 1,500
The U.S. Education Department is forgiving student loans for more than 1,500 borrowers who attended a pair of for-profit colleges that shut down last year. Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Friday that students who attended the Art Institute of Colorado and the Illinois Institute of Art from Jan. 20, 2018, through...
Reagan statue being dedicated in Berlin to mark Wall fallVideo
BERLIN — The U.S. Embassy in Berlin was unveiling a statue of Ronald Reagan on Friday, on a site overlooking the location of the former president’s iconic speech imploring the Soviet Union to remove the Berlin Wall. The larger-than-life statue is being installed atop the embassy’s terrace, at eye-level with...
Navy employee gets 40 years in prison for child pornography
GREENBELT, Md. — A man who was employed by the U.S. Navy when he coerced children into sending him sexually explicit videos and photos has been sentenced in Maryland to 40 years in federal prison. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Grimm also on Thursday sentenced 36-year-old Spencer Steckman to lifetime...
Singer Pete Doherty detained in Paris over cocaine sale
Paris authorities say British singer Pete Doherty has been arrested in Paris for buying cocaine. The Paris prosecutor’s office said the 40-year old former Libertines and Babyshambles frontman was placed in detention overnight Thursday after being stopped by police during a drugs transaction. The office wouldn’t confirm French media reports...
Reports: Iran downs ‘unknown’ drone over Persian Gulf port
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s air defense force has shot down an “unknown” drone in the country’s southwest, the official IRNA news agency reported on Friday. The agency said that Iranian air defense forces hit the drone in the early morning at the port city of Mahshahr, which is in the...
Judge suggests reducing rape sentence for $150,000 to victim
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana judge who sentenced a rapist to 12 years in prison said he’d reduce the time if the rapist pays the victim $150,000. The offer offended the woman, who said outside court Thursday that she doesn’t want any amount of money from her attacker. She...
Chemical mixture at Buffalo Wild Wings kills 1 employee
BURLINGTON, Mass. — Massachusetts authorities say a Buffalo Wild Wings employee has died and eight others have been hospitalized following a chemical mixture at the restaurant. WHDH-TV reports officials responded Thursday night to reports of a chemical reaction in the kitchen area of the Burlington restaurant where they found a...
