House releases report on evidence for Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON — The House released a sweeping impeachment report Tuesday outlining evidence of what it calls President Donald Trump’s wrongdoing toward Ukraine, findings that will serve as the foundation for debate over whether the 45th president should be removed from office. The 300-page report from Democrats on the House Intelligence...
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to meet in U.S. over Nile dam dispute
CAIRO — Egypt says officials from the three Nile basin countries will meet in the United States to “assess the results” of their recent negotiations about Ethiopia’s soon-to-be-finished mega-dam project, which Cairo says threatens its water supply. Tuesday’s statement by Egypt’s irrigation ministry says the meeting in Washington next week...
Former prosecutor says corrupt congressman Duncan Hunter got ‘great’ dealVideo
SAN DIEGO — California Rep. Duncan Hunter pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single charge of conspiring with his wife to use at least $150,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses under a plea deal that a former federal prosecutor called “great” for the congressman who had faced 60 counts. The...
Survey: Pa. greenhouse gas emissions dropped 19% from 2005 to ’16
Pennsylvania’s net greenhouse gas emissions dropped nearly 19% from 2005 to 2016, according to a new inventory prepared by the state Department of Environmental Protection. Pennsylvania was responsible for 235 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2016, which represented an 18.8% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions from the...
Kamala Harris suspends Democratic presidential bid
WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris told supporters on Tuesday that she was ending her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. “I’ve taken stock and looked at this from every angle, and over the last few days have come to one of the hardest decisions of my life,”...
Study finds racial gap narrows in prison, jail, parole
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new report by the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice says racial gaps have narrowed across the American criminal justice system between 2000 and 2016, the most recent data available. Among the findings: • The imprisonment rate for black people and Hispanic people dropped about 30% between...
Man shot to death in York County movie theater; woman wounded
Authorities say a man was shot and killed and a woman was wounded inside a movie theater in York County. West Manchester Township police said officers were called to the Regal Cinemas shortly before 10:30 p.m. Monday. Police said a single shooter shot both victims in a theater and then...
Student, officer injured in another high school shooting
OSHKOSH, Wis. — A police officer confronted an armed student at a Wisconsin high school Tuesday morning and both were wounded, police said, in the second such shooting at a school in the state in as many days. The latest shooting happened at Oshkosh West High School. The student and...
Trump says world ‘has to be watching’ the violence in Iran
LONDON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he supports the demonstrations in Iran and urged the world to watch the Iranian government’s violent effort to quash protests that he says have killed “thousands of people.” Speaking in London, where he is attending the NATO leaders summit, Trump said,...
Harvard grad students strike over pay, health, protections
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University’s graduate students are going on strike after failing to reach a labor contract with the administration. A union representing the school’s graduate students began picketing Tuesday after more than a year of negotiations. The labor group says Harvard has failed to offer fair pay, health...
Cincinnati Zoo names its new baby giraffe
CINCINNATI — A giraffe born recently at the Cincinnati Zoo now has a name. The male calf born Nov. 23 has been named Theo. Zoo officials said in a news release Monday that they picked that name because it means “divine gift.” “He was the gift that our team needed...
Joe Biden sees fundraising improvement after rough summerVideo
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden took in more than $15 million for his White House run over the past two months, a sum that shows the former vice president’s fundraising operation has rebounded slightly after a lackluster summer in which he trailed his leading rivals. Biden’s campaign would not say exactly...
Marijuana vaping busts on rise; over 500K seized in 2 years
NEW YORK — As health officials scrutinize marijuana vaping, it’s increasingly on law enforcement’s radar, too. From New York City to Nebraska farm country to California, authorities have seized at least 510,000 marijuana vape cartridges and arrested more than 120 people in the past two years, according to an Associated...
2nd Circuit upholds legality of congressional tax subpoenas
A federal appeals court in New York has upheld the legality of congressional subpoenas seeking President Donald Trump’s banking records but said sensitive personal information should be protected. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday. The decision came after The House Financial Services and Intelligence committees asked...
Patriotism is the theme of Christmas at the White HouseVideo
WASHINGTON — Melania Trump is celebrating American patriotism at the White House this Christmas, incorporating red and blue into the traditional holiday green, adding a timeline of American design, innovation and architecture and studding a Christmas tree with her family’s annual ornament, the American flag. The traditional gingerbread White House...
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet CEO, founder dies at 61
BALTIMORE — The founder and CEO of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has died at the age of 61. A statement from the company’s board of directors says Mark Butler died unexpectedly Sunday while spending time with his family for Thanksgiving. Butler founded the outlet chain with Mort Bernstein, Oliver “Ollie” Rosenberg...
Prescription drug reaction sends 5 W.Va. students to hospital
WESTON, W.Va. — Officials say an adverse reaction to a prescription drug sent five West Virginia high school students to the hospital. Lewis County High School Central Office Administrator Chris Derico told news outlets that officials think one student brought in the medication on Monday and shared it with others....
Mississippi residents protest pothole with holiday decor
MCCOMB, Miss. — Residents of a Mississippi city are protesting a large pothole in their neighborhood by decorating it with holiday cheer. The Enterprise-Journal reports residents of McComb’s Edgewood neighborhood have topped the pothole and its yellow traffic cone with tinsel, spray-painted pinecones, white leaves and what appear to be...
‘Baby Shark’ creators plan Navajo version of popular video
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Creators of the popular video “Baby Shark,” whose “doo doo doo” song was played at the World Series in October, are developing a version in Navajo. Pinkfong, a brand of the South Korea company SmartStudy, announced last week it is working with the Navajo Nation Museum in...
Minnesota campaign highlights power of people with disabilities
This spring, two of Minnesota’s foremost advocacy agencies faced a marketing dilemma: How to create a campaign against abuse of people with disabilities without reinforcing negative stereotypes of them as frail and helpless? Months of research, interviews and focus groups have culminated in a simple but powerful campaign built around...
Inside the new colorectal cancer screening guidelines for average-risk patients
The American College of Physicians has produced a guidance statement for colorectal cancer screening for patients who are at an average risk. This statement is based on a critical review of existing national guidelines. “Patients who are age 50 to 75 who are asymptomatic, and don’t have prior precancerous polyps...
Is it sore throat or strep throat? Symptoms can help to tell
A sore throat is a common symptom of an upper respiratory infection such as a cold or flu. It’s also a symptom of a bacterial infection commonly referred to as strep throat. How can you tell if your child’s sore throat is caused by a viral or bacterial infection? Mayo...
Schools, offices close as long-lived storm clobbers U.S. East
A seemingly endless winter storm that hindered travel across most of the country over the long holiday weekend is delivering a last wallop as it swoops through the Northeast, dumping heavy snow, shuttering hundreds of schools and bedeviling commuters in the region Monday. The storm dropped more than a foot...
Irwin man brought fun, music to many
Robert R. LaVella wanted to make people happy. At work he sold and rented supplies for festivals and parties. In his free time he played drums with the “Bobby Lavella Quartet.” And wherever he went he was quick with a joke. “He was always telling a joke, always telling stories,”...
Russian scientists present ancient puppy found in permafrostVideo
YAKUTSK, Russia — Russian scientists on Monday showed off a prehistoric puppy, believed to be 18,000 years old, found in permafrost in the country’s Far East. Discovered last year in a lump of frozen mud near the city of Yakutsk, the puppy is unusually well-preserved, with its hair, teeth, whiskers...
