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Report critical of sheriff’s post-Parkland suspension
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The sheriff suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis over the Parkland high school shooting should be reinstated, a Florida Senate official said Wednesday, arguing the governor failed to show the sheriff’s policies or alleged negligence were to blame for the massacre of 17 people. Florida Senate special...
An unrepentant Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament
LONDON — An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of “Resign!” and dared his foes to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain’s highest court ruled he acted illegally in suspending the body ahead of the Brexit deadline. Amid shouts,...
Nearly 25,000 ecstasy pills mailed to couple by mistake
A couple was expecting a shipment of dresses but got a bonus box with 24,800 ecstasy pills. The pair was enjoying breakfast at their home in Linz, Austria when the parcels arrived, reports CNN. One box contained the anticipated two dresses ordered online from the Netherlands. But the second parcel...
California farm region faces furry new threat: swamp rodents
LOS BANOS, Calif. — One of the most recent threats to California’s environment has webbed feet, white whiskers, shaggy fur and orange buck teeth that could be mistaken for carrots. “Boy, they’re an ugly-looking thing,” said David Passadori, an almond and walnut grower in central California. “And the way they...
Chicago-area girl dies on 12th birthday after being shot
HARVEY, Ill. — Medical examiners say a girl shot in the head while she sat at a home computer in suburban Chicago has died on her 12th birthday. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed Wednesday that Kentavia Blackful of Harvey died Tuesday night at a hospital. Harvey Police Chief...
McDonald’s using Alexa, Google Assistant to aid in hiringVideo
Finding a job can be hard. But starting the application process just got a whole lot easier for McDonald’s. As of Wednesday, the fast food chain will now let job seekers begin the process by using Alexa or Google Assistant, according to the Associated Press. To get things going, users...
‘We’re all in big trouble’: Climate panel sees a dire future
Earth is in more hot water than ever before, and so are we, an expert United Nations climate panel warned in a grim new report Wednesday. Sea levels are rising at an ever-faster rate as ice and snow shrink, and oceans are getting more acidic and losing oxygen, the Intergovernmental...
Law firm says it settled some cases involving Boeing crashes
CHICAGO — A Chicago law firm says it has settled lawsuits against Boeing on behalf of the families of 11 passengers killed in the crash of a Lion Air jet off the coast of Indonesia. It’s believed to be the first settlement in the nearly 100 lawsuits filed against Boeing...
Top French chef upset by loss of 3rd star takes Michelin Guide to court
PARIS — Chef Marc Veyrat, known for his black chapeau and his mountain cuisine, is taking the Michelin Guide to court to find out why he lost his third star this year — and how the publication that makes, and sometimes breaks, reputations in the world’s prestigious kitchens could allegedly...
Coast Guard cutter intercepts cocaine-carrying sub
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard says a cutter seized a “narco” submarine carrying cocaine worth a street value of more than $165 million while patrolling in the eastern Pacific Ocean. In a Tuesday news release, the agency says the crew captured the self-propelled semi-submersible in international waters earlier this...
Greek police dismantle ‘birth industry’ that sold babies
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Police in northern Greece say they have dismantled what they described as an illegal “birth industry” that involved the sale of babies for adoption. Police said Wednesday 12 people have been arrested, and that 66 people have been charged. Thessaloniki crime squad chief, Antonis Tzitzis, said the...
18 charged in alleged Ohio heroin ring
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Eighteen people accused of being involved in conspiracies to receive imported heroin from Mexico and sell it in central Ohio have been indicted on federal charges. Authorities say 13 of the defendants were arrested Tuesday in central Ohio. Five others are being sought in California. Federal prosecutors...
Memo: Trump prodded Ukraine leader to investigate Biden
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump repeatedly prodded Ukraine’s new leader to work with Rudy Giuliani and the U.S. attorney general to investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden, according to a rough transcript summarizing the call released Wednesday. In the call, Trump raised unsubstantiated allegations that the former vice president sought...
Juul to end advertising, lobbying efforts of e-cigarette; CEO stepping down
Juul Labs will no longer promote its e-cigarettes in print, digital and TV advertisements and is replacing its CEO amid an escalating backlash against vaping nationwide. The nation’s largest e-cigarette maker also pledged Wednesday not to lobby against a sweeping ban on vaping flavors proposed by the Trump administration earlier...
Homeless man pleads guilty to Minnesota synagogue fire
DULUTH, Minn. — A homeless man has pleaded guilty to starting a fire that destroyed a 117-year-old synagogue in Duluth, Minnesota. Thirty-six-year-old Matthew Amiot entered his guilty pleas on negligent fire charges Tuesday in St. Louis County District Court. The fire destroyed the Adas Israel Synagogue on September 9. Authorities...
Trump says impeachment drive a plus, but he tweets with fury
NEW YORK — Fifty-eight floors above Manhattan, President Donald Trump watched his legacy change and his political future grow more uncertain. The president, back in his hometown of New York for the U.N. General Assembly, was taking “executive time” at his Trump Tower penthouse late Tuesday afternoon when Speaker Nancy...
Emmett Till cousin on inquiry: ‘What is the holdup?’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The government is still investigating the brutal slaying of Emmett Till, a black teenager whose death helped spur the civil rights movement more than 60 years ago. A Justice Department report issued to Congress about civil rights cold case investigations lists the 1955 slaying of 14-year-old Emmett...
Dallas officer on trial had no drugs, alcohol in system
DALLAS — A white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor in his apartment last year had no drugs or alcohol in her system at the time, a police detective testified Tuesday. Detective Eddie Ibarra’s testimony during the second day of Amber Guyger’s murder trial marked the first...
Texas man accused of forging wife’s name on divorce papers shows up to court with new wife
The Houston-area man who authorities were looking for last week under allegations that he forged his wife’s signature on divorce papers showed up to court Monday with — his new wife. According to television station KCPR in Houston, Paul Nixon, 51, appeared at the Harris County Criminal court with not...
Man tosses tortilla 54 feet, 5 inches to break world recordVideo
A tortilla tosser in Toronto topped 54 feet to break this particular food-flinging record. David Rush from Idaho threw a flour disc farther than anyone at the Science of Guinness World Records Exhibit in Toronto on Saturday. Prior to the event, 30 feet, 1 inch was the farthest a 10-12...
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin says teen climate activist ‘ill-informed’
LOUISVILLE — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin touted the reliability of fossil fuels and called teen climate activist Greta Thunberg “remarkably ill-informed” during a conference on energy. Bevin was asked about the 16-year-old Swedish activist on Tuesday after he gave a keynote address at the annual meeting of the Southern States...
Massachusetts temporarily banning sale of vaping products
BOSTON — The governor of Massachusetts is declaring a public health emergency and ordering a four-month ban on the sale of vaping products in the state. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker’s order Tuesday appears to be the first of its kind in the nation. The ban must be approved by a...
Google wins case over EU’s ‘right to be forgotten’ rules
BRUSSELS — Handing Google a major victory, the European Union’s highest court ruled Tuesday that the EU’s “right to be forgotten” rules that allow people to control what comes up when their name is searched online do not apply outside the 28-nation bloc. Over the past five years, people in...
NASA says 1969 moon landing lab to be demolished next year
NASA says the Houston building where Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong and his colleagues emerged from quarantine after their 1969 moon mission has fallen into disrepair and will be demolished. The Houston Chronicle reported Tuesday that the Lunar Receiving Laboratory at Johnson Space Center hasn’t been used for two years...
Unmarried partners in U.S. has tripled in 2 decades
A new U.S. Census Bureau report says the number of unmarried partners living together has tripled in the past two decades because of greater social acceptance. The report released this week says the number went from nearly 6 million in 1996 to 19.1 million in 2018. The report says unmarried...
