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Unofficial tally shows Duterte allies winning big in polls in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies appeared to have overwhelming leads in elections for the Philippine Senate, one of the opposition’s last bulwarks against a brash populist leader accused of massive human rights violations. Preliminary results comprising 94% of returns from Monday’s midterm elections showed at least eight candidates...
Texas officer fatally shoots woman after struggle over Taser
BAYTOWN, Texas — A Texas police officer fatally shot a woman moments after she seems to say “I’m pregnant” in an altercation captured on video. The shooting happened late Monday in Baytown, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Houston. Baytown Police Lt. Steve Dorris says the officer was patrolling...
3 dead, 2 injured in shooting at St. Louis home
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Police say three people were killed and two others wounded during a shooting at a home on the city’s north side. Authorities say the shooting happened just before 9 p.m. Monday in the city’s Penrose neighborhood. Police said one victim is in critical condition while...
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock joins 2020 Democratic presidential race
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock announced Tuesday that he is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, distinguishing himself among nearly two dozen candidates as the field’s only statewide elected official to win a state that President Donald Trump carried in 2016. The 53-year-old governor is running as a centrist...
Pirates’ Nick Kingham tagged for 7 runs, 10 hits in loss to DiamondbacksVideo
PHOENIX — After a three-game losing streak in which the Arizona Diamondbacks came up empty too often with opportunities to drive in more runs, hitting coach Darnell Coles changed things up in batting practice on Monday. The emphasis on situational hitting worked hours later. Eduardo Escobar homered, tripled and drove...
Blues even series with Game 2 road victory over SharksVideo
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Defensemen Vince Dunn and Robert Bortuzzo scored second-period goals that helped the St. Louis Blues overcome another big game from San Jose’s Logan Couture with a 4-2 victory Monday night that tied the Western Conference final at one game apiece. Dunn’s second goal of the postseason...
$6,000 reward offered in commuter train conductor shooting
PHILADELPHIA — The transit agency serving the Philadelphia area and a citizens’ crime commission have announced a $6,000 reward for information in the shooting of a conductor on a commuter train platform last week. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority says a train was stopped Friday afternoon at a station in...
Sooey! Pig named Hamilton bringing Hurricanes playoff luck
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have been rolling at home ever since their newly acquired grunter named Hamilton started hogging the corner. Not defenseman Dougie Hamilton — Hamilton the pig. The 90-pound Juliana potbelly who catches games from behind the boards in a personalized wagon has shown plenty of...
Broncos’ Joe Flacco: It’s not my job to groom Drew Lock
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Joe Flacco says his job description doesn’t include grooming his successor, so he suggests rookie Drew Lock sit back and watch him work and ask plenty of questions — of offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello. “Listen, I have so many things to worry about. I’m trying to go...
3 dead, 3 missing after small tour planes collide in Alaska
ANCHORAGE — Three people were killed after two sightseeing airplanes carrying cruise ship tourists collided in midair Monday near a southeast Alaska town, the Coast Guard said. Three others remaining missing after the collision near Ketchikan, Coast Guard Lt. Brian Dykens said. The floatplanes collided under unknown circumstances, Federal Aviation...
Judge: Alleged Robert Kraft prostitution video inadmissible
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Prosecutors cannot use secretly recorded video allegedly showing New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft engaging in massage parlor sex, a judge ruled Monday, striking a serious blow to their case against him and others charged with soliciting prostitutes at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa....
AG William Barr appoints U.S. attorney to investigate origins of Russia probe
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was “lawful and appropriate,” a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday. Barr appointed John Durham, the U.S....
Trump targets Pell Grant money for NASA’s budget boost
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is hoping to shift money for Pell Grants for college education to fund new spending, including a $1.6 billion bump for NASA. Under a budget amendment sent Monday evening to Congress, the administration would use an additional $1.9 billion in surplus Pell Grant money to...
Boy calls 911 to report he was left in hot car with 6 kids
WALDORF, Md. — A boy called 911 to report that he and six other children had been left in a car in Maryland with the windows rolled up and the engine not running. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office tells news outlets that the children ranged in age from 2 to...
Down 2-0, Hurricanes seek special teams spark against Boston
RALEIGH, N.C. — It doesn’t matter which team goes on a power play. The Carolina Hurricanes rarely seem to wind up with the advantage. Of all the teams that made it out of the first round of the playoffs, the Hurricanes have been the league’s worst when they’re up a...
Jury: Monsanto to pay $2 billion in weed killer cancer case
OAKLAND, Calif. — A jury on Monday ordered agribusiness giant Monsanto Co. to pay a combined $2.05 billion to a couple claiming that the company’s popular weed killer Roundup Ready caused their cancers. The jury’s verdict is third such courtroom loss for Monsanto in California since August. The state court...
Love then or loathe them, Stronach Group at center of horse racing
The Stronach Group isn’t well known outside horse racing. In the public eye, the big players are the likes of recent Triple Crown winners American Pharoah and Justify, trainer Bob Baffert and legendary horses Secretariat and Seattle Slew. But few — if any — have had a bigger impact on...
Mother of missing Texas girl Maleah Davis heckled after canceled hearingVideo
HOUSTON — The mother of a missing 4-year-old Texas girl was heckled outside a courtroom on Monday by people who questioned if she had done enough to protect her daughter before her disappearance. Brittany Bowens, Maleah Davis’s mother, along with her spokesman, community activist Quanell X, showed up for a...
Judge blocks release of Coast Guard officer Christopher Hasson
GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge in Maryland on Monday blocked the release of a Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling combat gear and compiling a hit list of prominent Democrats and TV journalists. U.S. District Judge George Hazel agreed to revoke a magistrate’s order to free 50-year-old Christopher Hasson...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he’ll decide this week on presidential run
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio staged a chaotic press event Monday in the lobby of Trump Tower in which he said he will announce this week whether he’s running for president. Speaking at a podium steps from the spot where President Donald Trump announced his...
New York City officer in ‘I can’t breathe’ death is scapegoat, lawyer says
NEW YORK — The New York City police officer accused of using a banned chokehold in the July 2014 death of Eric Garner is being made a scapegoat in a politically charged atmosphere, a defense lawyer said Monday. Video evidence shows Officer Daniel Pantaleo used an approved technique for restraining...
Ex-Michigan trooper gets prison for teen’s Taser crash death
DETROIT — A former Michigan state trooper was sentenced to at least five years in prison Monday for causing the death of a Detroit teen who crashed an all-terrain vehicle after he was shot with a Taser. Judge Margaret Van Houten said Mark Bessner, a lawyer and experienced officer, used...
Canada increases protections for Pacific Northwest orcas
SEATTLE — Canada has approved measures designed to protect endangered orcas in the Pacific Northwest, with some policies going further than laws recently enacted by Washington state. The Seattle Times reports Canadian agencies last Friday announced the policies aimed at improving access to food for orcas, including reducing chinook salmon...
Supreme Court says 1 state can’t be sued in another’s courts
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court decided Monday that one state cannot unwillingly be sued in the courts of another, overruling a 40-year precedent and perhaps, foreshadowing an argument over the viability of other high court decisions. The outcome left one dissenting justice wondering “which cases the court will overrule next.”...
Florida woman missing for 6 years found in warehouse freezer
MARGATE, Fla. — The body of a Florida woman who had been missing for six years was found inside a freezer at a scrap warehouse. The business owner said Friday she opened the freezer and found the body of 35-year-old Heather Lacey last month. Lacey’s father told the Sun Sentinel...
