Prosecutor: Dogs detected decomposition in Texas missing girl caseVideo
HOUSTON — Trained dogs detected the scent of human decomposition in the vehicle of a man arrested in connection with the disappearance of a 4-year-old Texas girl, according to a prosecutor. Derion Vence, 26, remained jailed Sunday on a $1 million bond after being arrested a day earlier on a...
At least 6 killed in Burkina Faso church attack
DAKAR, Senegal — Gunmen killed at least six people at a Catholic church in the West African nation of Burkina Faso on Sunday and then torched the worship space, town officials told local reporters. The attack during morning Mass occurred in the country’s restive north, where terrorists linked to the...
Heavy rain in South leaves some trapped, others afloatVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Mississippi authorities rescued a man clinging to a tree and another man and his 4-year-old child from the roof of a submerged pickup truck as heavy rain caused flooding in the state and in neighboring Louisiana. New Orleans residents awoke to flooded streets Sunday and the Mississippi...
Larry Kudlow acknowledges U.S. consumers, not China, pay for tariffs on importsVideo
WASHINGTON — National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow acknowledged Sunday that American consumers end up paying for the administration’s tariffs on Chinese imports, contradicting President Trump’s repeated inaccurate claim that the Chinese foot the bill. In an appearance on “Fox News Sunday” two days after U.S.-China trade talks ended with...
Washington state to offer first ‘public option’ insurance in U.S.
SEATTLE — Washington is set to become the first state to enter the private health insurance market with a universally available public option. A set of tiered public plans will cover standard services and are expected to be up to 10% cheaper than comparable private insurance, thanks in part to...
Agent transfers raise worries of delays at U.S.-Canada border crossings
DERBY LINE, Vt. — Hundreds of border agents from across the U.S. are being temporarily transferred south ahead of the busy summer tourism season, worrying those along the northern border who rely on cross-border commerce — including U.S. innkeepers, shop owners and restaurateurs who fear their Canadian customers could be...
Chelsea Manning refusing to testify at grand jury probing WikiLeaks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning says she’ll refuse to testify on Thursday before a second grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. But if a judge finds her in contempt of court again, she could wind up back in jail. Manning spent seven years in prison for leaking hundreds...
Connecticut man accused of threatening to kill Trump
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut man has been indicted on charges that he threatened to kill President Donald Trump and sent letters he claimed contained anthrax. Gary Joseph Gravelle of New Haven faces charges including conveying false information about an explosive and threats against the president. Authorities say 51-year-old...
Many want Robert Mueller to talk about report
WASHINGTON — See Bob investigate. Read Bob’s report. Wait, Bob, what? For nearly two years, the nation watched and waited as special counsel Robert Mueller investigated President Donald Trump and his campaign for potential collusion with Russia and obstruction of justice. The release of a redacted version of Mueller’s 448-page...
‘Run, Hide, Fight’ mindset making way into U.S. schools
BALTIMORE — The actions of students who died tackling gunmen at two U.S. campuses a week apart have been hailed as heroic. At a growing number of schools across the country, they also reflect guidance to students, at least in some situations, to do what they can to disrupt shootings....
One by one, D-Day memories fade as war’s witnesses die
PARIS — One more funeral, one less witness to the world’s worst war. Bernard Dargols lived almost long enough to join the celebrations next month marking 75 years since D-Day, 75 years since he waded onto Omaha Beach as an American soldier to help liberate France from the Nazis who...
China names its trade-deal price as Trump sets month deadline
WASHINGTON — China for the first time made clear what it wants to see from the U.S. in talks to end their trade war, laying bare the deep differences that still exist between the two sides. In a wide-ranging interview with Chinese media after talks in Washington ended Friday, Vice...
Trump’s interest stirring Ukraine investigations sows confusion in Kiev
MOSCOW — As President Trump and his inner circle appear increasingly focused on Ukraine as a potential tripwire for Joe Biden and Democrats, officials about to take power in Kiev are pushing their own message: Leave us out of it. Supporters of Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky — who is expected...
US deployments across Mideast factor in Iran tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A U.S. aircraft carrier strike group rushes toward the Persian Gulf. Decades-old B-52 bombers rumble down runways at desert air bases. The Pentagon, meanwhile, routes a Patriot missile battery and an amphibious supply ship to return to the region. These military deployments in the Persian...
37 spotted seal pups rescued from China traffickers released
BEIJING — Animal rights groups Saturday cheered the release of 37 spotted seal pups rescued from traffickers into the wild in northern China in a small victory for efforts to save the country’s endangered species. Humane Society International said the pups were discovered three months ago by police in a...
N. Korean cargo ship seized by U.S. arrives in American Samoa
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — A North Korean cargo ship seized by the U.S. because of suspicion it was used to violate international sanctions arrived Saturday at the capital of this American territory. The Wise Honest was slowly towed to the port of Pago Pago during a cloudy Saturday morning...
Crowded GOP field looking to survive primary, reclaim majority on Westmoreland commissioner board
When Republicans in 2011 won the party’s first majority on Westmoreland County’s Board of Commissioners in more than 60 years, it appeared the GOP was finally ready to take over the political landscape at the top of county leadership. But Democrats took back control of the board four years later....
Pete Buttigieg on latest Trump insult: ‘I had to Google it’
President Trump’s latest insult hurled at one of the many Democrats vying for the presidential nod in 2020 went right over the target’s head. In an interview Friday with Politico, Trump referred to Pete Buttigieg as “Alfred E. Neuman,” a reference to MAD Magazine’s boyish mascot. “Alfred E. Neuman cannot...
Texas boys ranch moves forward as more men allege abuse
DALLAS — When Allan Votaw stepped onto Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch in Texas in 1957, the 5-year-old hoped he and his two brothers — ages 3½ and 6 — had found a home. Instead, the now-66-year-old says, they found a “horror house” where sadistic staff members whipped children until they...
A group raised over $20 million to ‘build the wall.’ Now its supporters want answers.
A December fundraising campaign brought in more than $20 million over the course of a few weeks, its thousands of donors united by a common goal: the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, oft-promised by President Donald Trump. Some four months later, a contingent of those supporters is...
Shanahan wants secure border without continuous military aid
MCALLEN, Texas — On a trip to a border city in Texas, acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Saturday he intends to accelerate planning to secure the border and bolster the government’s ability to accomplish that without the Pentagon’s continuous help. Shanahan told reporters traveling with him to McAllen that...
‘Heartbeat’ laws could ban most abortions across Deep South
If a new Mississippi law survives a court challenge, it will be nearly impossible for most pregnant women to get an abortion there. Or, potentially, in neighboring Louisiana. Or Alabama. Or Georgia. The Louisiana legislature is halfway toward passing a law — like the ones enacted in Mississippi and Georgia...
North Carolina ‘bathroom bill’ sponsor bidding for US House
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina legislator best known as the architect of the state’s so-called bathroom bill three years ago is racking up contributions and endorsements as he runs in the repeat of a congressional race marred by a ballot fraud scandal . State Sen. Dan Bishop of Charlotte...
Saint Vincent College plans tours for prospective students
Saint Vincent College will hold Get Acquainted Days for prospective students and their families on June 15, July 20 and Aug. 17. Each day features a series of short talks on academics, admission procedures, financial aid and college life at Saint Vincent. The program includes a tour of the campus...
Suspect in killing held after California car chase, shootout
DOWNEY, Calif. — A man suspected of gunning down a liquor store owner near Los Angeles leaned out a car window during a chase and blasted away with a handgun before being dragged wounded from the car Friday. There was no word on his condition as he was taken away...
