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What the public will not see in the Mueller reportVideo
WASHINGTON — The special counsel’s Trump-Russia report will be out on Thursday for all to see. But not all of it. The Democrats’ demands for a full, unredacted version of Robert Mueller’s report are likely to prompt a political and legal battle that could last for months, if not much...
Eastern hellbender voted Pennsylvania’s official amphibian
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is getting an official amphibian, a nocturnal salamander that can grow to be more than two feet long. The House voted 191-6 on Tuesday to grant the honor to the Eastern hellbender, and Gov. Tom Wolf’s office said he plans to sign it. The path to legislative...
Apple, Qualcomm settle bitter dispute over iPhone technology
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple and mobile chip maker Qualcomm have settled a bitter financial dispute centered on some of the technology that enables iPhones to connect to the internet. The surprise truce announced Tuesday came just as the former allies turned antagonists were facing off in a federal court trial...
Fox draws nearly 2.6 million viewers for Bernie Sanders town hall
NEW YORK — Sen. Bernie Sanders took heat from some Democrats for holding a town hall meeting on Fox News Channel. But it turned out to be the most-watched town hall of the campaign season so far. The Nielsen company estimated that 2.55 million people watched the Sanders event on...
Notre Dame University pledges $100,000 toward Paris cathedral renovation
The University of Notre Dame in Indiana will donate $100,000 toward the renovation of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris following a devastating fire, the university president said Tuesday. The Rev. John Jenkins announced the donation a day after the fire destroyed the cathedral’s spire and roof. Jenkins says the bells...
Workers finish making replacement parts at idled GM plant
LORDSTOWN, Ohio — A union official says a small contingent of workers has finished making replacement parts for the Chevy Cruze at a General Motors plant in Ohio where production of the compact sedan ended in March. The Warren Tribune Chronicle reports UAW Local 1112 President Dave Green says GM...
Youngstown inmate who stabbed 4 on hunger strike alleges mistreatment
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An inmate who stabbed four fellow prisoners and a guard in separate bloody attacks is on a hunger strike inside Ohio’s toughest prison, alleging mistreatment. Greg Reinke is housed at the state’s supermax prison in Youngstown. He says he’s being harassed by guards, denied proper recreation time...
Bill would hike smoking, vaping age from 18 to 21 in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The minimum age for Floridians to possess tobacco and vaping products that deliver nicotine would rise from 18 to 21 under legislation approved by a state House committee. The measure that cleared the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday would also establish 21 as the minimum age for...
Police: Texas man offered $200 to beat transgender woman
DALLAS — Dallas police say a man was offered $200 to beat a transgender woman in an attack that was recorded as a crowd gathered to holler and watch. A police affidavit released Monday says the woman accidentally backed into a vehicle before the driver of that vehicle pointed a...
Rivers Casino’s $12M leads sharp uptick in Pa. sports betting in March
HARRISBURG — Sports betting leaped by almost one-third in Pennsylvania’s fourth full month, as more venues opened amid March Madness. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said Tuesday that gamblers bet a record $44.5 million in March at six casinos and two off-track betting parlors where sports betting is approved. That...
‘Today’ show co-anchor Hoda Kotb adopts baby girl
NEW YORK — “Today” show co-anchor Hoda Kotb’s family has grown. In a telephone call on Tuesday, the 54-year-old told her colleagues that she has adopted a second child. Hope Catherine joins 2-year-old sister Haley Joy. Kotb adopted Haley Joy in 2017. Another one! #TodayShow host @hodakotb revealed that she...
Dog rescued while swimming 135 miles off ThailandVideo
BANGKOK — A dog found swimming more than 135 miles from shore by workers on an oil rig crew in the Gulf of Thailand has been returned safely to land. A worker on the rig belonging to Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Vitisak Payalaw, said on his Facebook page that...
Connecticut police solve decapitated-chicken mystery
WESTPORT, Conn. — Police have captured a man they say has been leaving decapitated chickens outside a Connecticut home. Westport police say a resident called at about 11:30 p.m. Friday to say someone had just dropped a bag containing two headless chickens and a headless pigeon on his property, then...
French president wants Notre Dame Cathedral rebuilt within 5 years
PARIS — The Latest on the fire that swept through Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral (all times local): 8:20 p.m. French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to see the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral to be rebuilt within five years. Macron said Tuesday in a televised address to the nation that...
Trump keeps attacking as redacted Russia report due Thursday
WASHINGTON — The president isn’t waiting. As Washington counts down the final hours until publication of the redacted special counsel report — now expected Thursday — Donald Trump stepped up his attacks in an effort to undermine potential disclosures on Russia, his 2016 campaign and the aftermath. He unleashed a...
Columbine survivors raise children in world shaped by attack
DENVER — Dropping her kids off at school used to be the hardest part of Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson’s day. She would cry most mornings as they left the car, and relied on texted photos from their teachers to make it through the day. Now, the mother of four — and...
‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ actress Georgia Engel dies at 70
LOS ANGELES — Georgia Engel, who played the charmingly innocent, small-voiced Georgette on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and amassed a string of other TV and stage credits, has died. She was 70. Engel died Friday in Princeton, New Jersey, said her friend and executor, John Quilty. The cause of...
Dems subpoena banks in probe of Trump’s finances
WASHINGTON — Two House committees subpoenaed Deutsche Bank and several other financial institutions Monday as part of investigations into President Trump’s finances. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said in a statement that the subpoenas are part of an investigation “into allegations of potential foreign influence on the U.S....
Wisconsin man’s wager on Tiger earns him more than $1.2MVideo
LAS VEGAS — A Wisconsin man who claims to have never placed a bet on sports before he risked $85,000 on Tiger Woods winning the Masters is now more than a million dollars richer. James Adducci was presented with a check for more than $1.2 million Monday at a sportsbook...
Flyers hire Alain Vigneault as coach in pursuit of turnaround
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers hired Alain Vigneault as coach, hoping the veteran can help lead them to their first Stanley Cup since 1975. Vigneault has led the New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks to the Stanley Cup Final and takes over a Flyers team that missed the playoffs for...
Tiger Woods a major champion again; race to Jack Nicklaus resumesVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — No comeback by Tiger Woods ever was going to be complete without a major. Now the question becomes how many more he can win. So much appeal of that red shirt beneath a green jacket involved looking back at all Woods had to overcome to reach that...
Trump suggests he’s moving forward with sanctuary city plan
WASHINGTON — President Trump suggested Monday that his threat to ship migrants to so-called sanctuary cities is taking effect, even though it remains unclear whether such a plan is feasible. “Those Illegal Immigrants who can no longer be legally held (Congress must fix the laws and loopholes) will be, subject...
Russian company to invest in Kentucky aluminum mill
FRANKFORT, Ky. — An aluminum company planning to build a $1.7 billion plant in Appalachia said Monday it’s forging a partnership with a Russian company that until recently faced U.S. sanctions. Russian aluminum giant Rusal wants to invest $200 million in a Kentucky taxpayer-backed aluminum rolling mill that Braidy Industries...
1 Marine dead, another in custody after shooting in barracks
BEAUFORT, S.C.— A Marine is in custody following the shooting death of a fellow Marine in a barracks on a military base in South Carolina. News outlets report 21-year-old Cpl. Spencer T. Daily is being held following the shooting death of Tyler P. Wallingford, who also was a 21-year-old Marine...
Boston Marathon: Kenya’s Cherono wins men’s in sprint to tape, Ethiopia’s Degefa wins women’s title
BOSTON — The two-time Boston Marathon champion turned onto Boylston Street with a sliver of a lead, leaning in front of two others with the finish line in sight. But one of them was Lawrence Cherono, the fastest man in the field. And he needed every bit of his speed....
