Associated Press stories, Page 2423
Gunman opens fire at church wedding ceremony, 2 people shot
PELHAM, N.H. — A gunman opened fire at a wedding ceremony inside a New Hampshire church Saturday shooting two people before guests tackled the shooter and held him until police arrived, authorities said. Pelham’s Police Chief Joseph Roark said no fatalities were reported in the shooting at New England Pentecostal...
Boy, 2, wounded by gunfire when shots are fired into vehicle
BALTIMORE — An act of road rage left a 2-year-old boy with a gunshot wound in the stomach Saturday in Baltimore, a shooting emblematic of the city’s entrenched gun culture, which has already claimed more than 260 lives and left over 620 people injured this year. In a news conference...
Andrew Johnson back in spotlight for 1868 impeachment brush
The president traveled the country, fanning racial animus. He viewed the Congress with disdain. He also tried to undo some of the most important achievements of his predecessor, using executive power. That was not Donald Trump, but another president who faced the ignominy of impeachment: Andrew Johnson. As the impeachment...
NFL previews: 49ers-Rams headline Week 6 schedule
Here is this week’s games across the NFL. SAN FRANCISCO (4-0) at LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-2) 4:05 p.m. Sunday, Fox Opening line — Rams by 5 Last meeting — Rams beat 49ers 48-32, Dec. 30, 2018 Last week — 49ers beat Browns 31-3; Seahawks beat Rams 30-29 Streaks, stats and...
4 dead in shooting at illegal gambling site in Brooklyn
NEW YORK — Four people were killed and three others were wounded in an early Saturday shooting at an illegal gambling club in New York City, police said. The six men and one woman were shot just before 7 a.m. inside a building in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn....
Trump gripes about impeachment, media at Louisiana rally
LAKE CHARLES, La. — President Donald Trump on Friday pressed his argument that the House impeachment inquiry is nothing more than an attempt to overturn his election. Trump found a sympathetic audience in Louisiana, where an arena packed with his supporters roared at his profane denunciations of the proceedings hundreds...
Fast-moving fire drives thousands from California homesVideo
LOS ANGELES — An aggressive wildfire in Southern California seared its way through dry vegetation Friday and spread quickly, destroying more than a dozen homes as tens of thousands of residents were ordered to get out of its way, authorities said. The blaze broke out Thursday evening in the San...
Anibal Sanchez shines as Nationals beat Cardinals in NLCS openerVideo
ST. LOUIS — It turns out Washington’s Big Three is a Big Four. Don’t forget about Anibal Sanchez. The right-hander carried a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, Howie Kendrick had two more big swings and the Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-0, on Friday night in the NL...
California to require abortion medication at public colleges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will be the first state to require abortion medication on college campuses under a law signed Friday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law takes effect in 2023 and only applies to the 34 campuses in the University of California and California State University systems. But...
Man sentenced to death for Texas attack that killed 6
HOUSTON — A man who prosecutors say was driven by vengeance when he fatally shot six members of his ex-wife’s family in Texas, including four children, was sentenced Friday to death, a decision the lone survivor of the attack says will help her let go of “hurt and anger.” Jurors...
Pelosi calls Trump ‘potty-mouth’ after his remarks on Biden
WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump has become a “potty-mouth,” but that’s not why House Democrats are pursuing impeachment. In a conference call Friday, Pelosi told her House Democratic colleagues to stay focused on their “just the facts, ma’am,” impeachment probe. Trump “has become a potty-mouth and...
McAleenan, acting Homeland Security secretary, stepping down
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that Kevin McAleenan was stepping down as the acting secretary of Homeland Security. Trump said McAleenan wanted to spend more time with his family and go to the private sector. “We have worked well together with Border Crossings being Way down,” Trump tweeted....
Tyler Glasnow says tipped pitches help undo Rays in ALDS vs. AstrosVideo
HOUSTON — Unable to beat three aces in a row, the Tampa Bay Rays finally folded against Houston. It didn’t help starter Tyler Glasnow was sure he tipped pitches in the first inning, when the Astros scored four fast runs. With baseball’s most inexpensive roster, the young Rays tried all...
Shepard Smith leaves Fox News Channel
NEW YORK — Shepard Smith, whose newscast on Fox News Channel seemed increasingly an outlier on an outlet dominated by supporters of President Trump, abruptly quit after signing off his final newscast on Friday. Smith, who had signed a contract extension last spring, said that he had asked the network...
Boeing, FAA both faulted in certification of the 737 Max
A panel of international aviation regulators found that Boeing withheld key information about the 737 Max from pilots and regulators, and the Federal Aviation Administration lacked the expertise to understand an automated flight system implicated in two deadly crashes of Max jets. In its report issued Friday, the panel made...
Greta Thunberg tells Denver rally: ‘We are the change’
DENVER — Young people must be prepared to continue striking to call for action on climate change for a long time and not back down, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg told a climate strike rally in Denver on Friday. Thunberg said she and fellow youth activists won’t beg those in...
Pentagon: U.S. not abandoning Kurds in face of Turkish attack
WASHINGTON — Top Pentagon officials on Friday denied the U.S. is abandoning its Syrian Kurdish allies in the face of a Turkish military offensive, although the future of a counterterrorism partnership with the Kurds was in grave doubt. “We have not abandoned the Kurds. Let me be clear about that,”...
Homeless man indicted in New York City beating deaths
NEW YORK — A homeless man accused of beating four other homeless men to death while they slept on a New York City Street has been indicted by a grand jury. Randy Santos was not in Manhattan Criminal Court on Friday for a brief session with prosecutors. He was being...
Speed racer: Denny Hamlin goes nearly 205 mph at TalladegaVideo
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Denny Hamlin climbed from his car at Talladega Superspeedway and was shocked to learn he not only had topped the speed chart but reached nearly 205 mph in pacing practice. “It really caught me off guard,” Hamlin said Friday after his lap at 204.904 mph. The Daytona...
Penn State gets first test against Top 25 team
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Penn State has beaten its first five opponents by nearly 40 points per game. The Nittany Lions’ next three games might not be quite so easy. No. 10 Penn State’s playoff hopes likely will hinge on how it performs during a brutal stretch that begins Saturday...
Embarrassment at Iowa State last season still fresh for WVU players
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Iowa State’s smothering defense from a year ago remains fresh in the memories of West Virginia players. So, too, is Cyclones quarterback Brock Purdy bouncing through the Mountaineers with relative ease. That defense is still stout a year later, and Purdy seems to be getting better as...
U.S. suspends plans to hike tariffs on Chinese imports
WASHINGTON — The United States is suspending a tariff hike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. farm products as the world’s two biggest economies reached a cease-fire in their 15-month trade...
Police: 15-year-old stabbed, seriously hurt near U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON — A 15-year-old boy was stabbed and seriously injured Friday afternoon near the U.S. Capitol after an altercation with a teenage girl aboard a Metro train, police said. The stabbing occurred around 12:30 p.m. at the Capitol South Metro station, about a block from the Cannon House Office Building,...
Authorities order 100,000 evacuated in California wildfire
LOS ANGELES — A wildfire raged out of control along the northern edge of Los Angeles early Friday, forcing thousands of people from their homes as firefighters battled flames from the air and on the ground. Police Chief Michel Moore said mandatory evacuations encompassed about 100,000 people in over 20,000...
Judge will halt lawsuits against Purdue Pharma, its owners
A judge will halt lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and its owners for six months in hopes of finalizing a settlement over the OxyContin maker’s role in the national opioid crisis, he said Friday. In a hearing, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain strongly brushed aside the argument from a group of...
