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Sheriff: Kentucky woman arrested for DUI twice in same day
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Authorities say a Kentucky woman was arrested for DUI twice in the same day. WBKO-TV cited the Warren County Regional Jail’s website and Sheriff Brett Hightower in reporting that 29-year-old Tiffany Henderson was charged with driving under the influence on Sunday morning and again that evening....
Carnival in U.S. court over pollution from its cruise ships
MIAMI — Carnival Corp. is in Miami federal court for a hearing on what to do about allegations that it has continued polluting the oceans from some of its cruise ships despite agreeing years ago to stop. The world’s largest cruise line is accused by federal prosecutors of violating terms...
Rare albino fawn found, rescued by trucker in California
LOOMIS, Calif. — A rare, all-white fawn has been found and rescued in Northern California by a truck driver who delivered the animal to a rescue center. The Sacramento Bee reported Sunday that the small albino deer with a pink nose and large pinkish ears was discovered sitting in the...
Kevin Spacey appears at court for hearing in groping case
NANTUCKET, Mass. — Sporting a gray suit and glasses, Kevin Spacey appeared Monday at a Massachusetts courthouse where a judge is set to hold a hearing in the case accusing the disgraced actor of groping a young man at a Nantucket bar in 2016. Spacey’s appearance comes somewhat as a...
Officials: 8 killed in head-on crash on Mississippi highway
SCOOBA, Miss. — Eight people were killed before dawn Monday in a head-on collision between a box truck and a passenger van on a rural highway. All of the eight killed were passengers in the van, Kemper County Sheriff James Moore told The . They worked for an agricultural company...
Top North Korean official reappears days after purge report
SEOUL, South Korea — A senior North Korean official who had been reported as being purged over the failed nuclear summit with Washington was shown in state media on Monday enjoying a concert near leader Kim Jong Un. North Korean publications on Monday showed Kim Yong Chol sitting five seats...
Trump, first lady meet with queen at Buckingham Palace
LONDON — President Donald Trump met with Queen Elizabeth II Monday during a three-day visit to Britain meant to strengthen ties between the two nations, although the trip was immediately at risk of being overshadowed by Brexit turmoil and Trump’s feud with London’s mayor. Trump and first lady Melania Trump...
Shooting poses Virginia governor’s first test since scandal
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam wasted little time getting to Virginia Beach after a gunman killed a dozen people in a city office building, the first major test of his leadership since a blackface scandal almost forced him from office four months ago. The governor, who is...
Missing Connecticut mom’s estranged husband and his girlfriend arrested
HARTFORD — Police investigating the disappearance of a Connecticut mother of five have arrested her estranged husband and his girlfriend on charges of evidence tampering and hindering prosecution, authorities announced Sunday. Police in the wealthy New York City suburb of New Canaan said Fotis Dulos, 51, and Michelle Troconis, 44,...
Mass shootings create rippling network of stricken survivors
CHICAGO — Pardeep Singh Kaleka has surveyed the landscape of an America scarred by mass shootings. Seven years ago, a white supremacist invaded a Sikh temple in Wisconsin and killed six worshippers — among them, Kaleka’s father. Now, whenever another gunman bloodies another town, Kaleka posts a supportive message on...
Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz hit by flying drink cupVideo
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A Florida congressman who frequently appears on television supporting President Trump was struck by a thrown drink as he left a town hall. U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz wasn’t injured Saturday when he was struck by a plastic cup lobbed by a protester in Pensacola. A woman has...
Virginia pastor asks God to give Trump ‘wisdom’ to lead U.S.Video
VIENNA, Va. — The pastor of a Virginia church has asked God to give President Donald Trump wisdom to lead the country. Standing with Trump at McLean Bible Church in Vienna, pastor David Platt said Sunday that “fools despise wisdom and instruction.” WATCH: Trump prays at the McLean Bible Church...
Bishop Thomas Tobin faces backlash from tweet about Pride MonthVideo
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic bishop on Sunday defended a tweet urging Catholics to not support or attend LGBTQ Pride Month events, saying it was his obligation to teach the faith “clearly and compassionately, even on very difficult and sensitive issues.” Diocese of Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin sparked a...
Pompeo says U.S. ready to talk to Iran with ‘no preconditions’
BELLINZONA, Switzerland — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that the Trump administration is ready for unconditional discussions with Iran in an effort to ease rising tensions that have sparked fears of conflict. But the United States will not relent in trying to pressure the Islamic Republic to...
Trump family to get red-carpet royal treatment on UK visit
LONDON — It’s a unique odd couple: A 93-year-old sovereign who has made a point of keeping her opinions to herself during her long reign is hosting a 72-year-old reality TV star-turned-president who tweets his uncensored thoughts daily to 60 million followers. For Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s unflappable monarch, the...
Virginia Beach attacker notified boss of plans to leave job
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The gunman who opened fire inside a Virginia Beach government building, killing 12 people, had notified a superior of his intention to leave his job, officials said Saturday. The assailant, who worked as a civil engineer, was an employee “in good standing” in his department, said...
Huge cruise ship plows into tourist boat, dock in Venice
VENICE, Italy — A towering, out-of-control cruise ship rammed into a dock and a tourist river boat on a busy Venice canal on Sunday morning. Italian media reported that at least five people were injured in the crash. The collision happened about 8:30 a.m. on the Giudecca Canal, a major...
White House: Trump ‘deadly serious” about Mexico tariffs
WASHINGTON — A top White House official said Sunday that President Donald Trump is “deadly serious” about slapping tariffs on imports from Mexico but acknowledged there are no concrete benchmarks being set to assess whether the U.S. ally was stemming the flow of migrants enough to satisfy the administration. “We...
Rare color footage brings D-Day memories alive, 75 years onVideo
WASHINGTON — Seventy-five years ago, Hollywood director George Stevens stood on the deck of the HMS Belfast to film the start of the D-Day invasion. The resulting black-and-white films — following Allied troops through Normandy, the liberation of Paris, Battle of the Bulge, the horror of the Dachau concentration camp...
Did ‘silencer’ make a difference in Virginia Beach carnage?
The shooter who killed 12 people in a government office building in Virginia Beach used a firearm equipped with a suppressor that muffles the sound of gunfire. It’s the nightmare scenario that gun-control advocates have warned about amid efforts in recent years to ease restrictions on the devices, which they...
China vows military action if Taiwan, sea claims opposed
SINGAPORE — China’s defense minister is warning its military will “resolutely take action” to defend Beijing’s claims over self-ruled Taiwan and disputed South China Sea waters. Speaking at an annual security conference in Singapore on Sunday, Wei Fenghe says: “Should anybody risk crossing the bottom line, the PLA will resolutely...
It took 66 million years, but ‘Nation’s T. rex’ is home
FORT PECK RESERVOIR, Mont. - A long time ago, in a part of this state that is now arid desert but was then humid swampland, an egg hatched. It was the beginning of an epoch-spanning life story that continues still, beginning a new chapter this week in the nation’s capital....
Exhibits, panels, opera, more for Stonewall 50th anniversary
NEW YORK — If it’s Pride Month, there’s gotta be a parade. And there will be — in New York City and places around the country and world. But this year, the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising that fueled the fire for a global LGBTQ movement, there’s also a...
Trump’s trade wars with China, Mexico signal turning point for U.S. policy
President Trump’s plan to slap new tariffs on Mexican imports, weeks after escalating his trade war with China, leaves the United States fighting a multifront campaign that threatens more instability for manufacturers, consumers and the global economy. The president’s bombshell announcement that he would impose 5% tariffs on Mexican imports,...
Woman taking photos dies in plunge off California waterfall
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A woman plunged to her death down a Northern California waterfall after she slipped and lost her footing while taking photos, authorities say. The woman died Friday at Eagle Falls, the North Tahoe Fire Protection District said in a statement. Water cascades 150 feet (45...
