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Democratic pledges against big money come with an asterisk
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders wants to crack down on outside groups that do political spending, though one is allied with his presidential campaign. Elizabeth Warren has vowed no untraceable “dark money” will help her White House bid, despite being backed by an organization that doesn’t disclose some of its donors....
3 deaths in Missouri as tornado strikes state capital
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A tornado caused heavy damage in Missouri’s capital city as severe weather swept across the state overnight, causing at least three deaths and injuring nearly two dozen people as homes and businesses were ripped apart. The National Weather Service confirmed that the large and destructive tornado...
Judge refuses to block Trump bank subpoenas
NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York refused Wednesday to block congressional subpoenas seeking financial records from two banks that did business with President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos said in a ruling delivered from the bench that Trump and his company were unlikely to succeed...
Police: Texas teen kidnapped after meeting man on Snapchat, escaped at a KFC
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth man was in custody Wednesday after authorities say he kidnapped a teenage girl and sexually assaulted her for several days before she escaped, police in Azle said. The girl, who was left unattended in a car in a parking lot Tuesday, ran into...
3 more parents plead guilty in college admissions scam
BOSTON — A married couple and a California businessman are the latest parents to plead guilty in the sweeping college admissions scam. Gregory and Marcia Abbott and Peter Jan Sartorio entered their pleas Wednesday in Boston federal court. They are among 14 parents who have agreed to admit to allegations...
6 die in Indonesia riots; Widodo says he won’t allow unrest
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the country’s capital under control after six people died Wednesday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in last month’s presidential election. The clashes began Tuesday night when supporters of former Gen. Prabowo Subianto tried...
U.K. leader Theresa May in peril as Brexit offer slammed
LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May dug in Wednesday against a relentless push by rivals and former allies to remove her from office as her attempts to lead Britain out of the European Union appeared to be headed for a dead end. May resisted calls to rip up her...
‘American Taliban’ Lindh to be released after 17 years
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — John Walker Lindh, the young Californian who became known as the American Taliban after he was captured by U.S. forces in the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, is set to go free after nearly two decades in prison. But conditions imposed recently on Lindh’s release, slated...
Kroger, largest grocery chain in U.S., to eliminate plastic bags
The nation’s largest grocery chain has vowed to stop using plastic bags. Cincinnati-based Kroger says it will phase out the plastic bags by 2025. The chain goes through 6 billion bags annually. Six years to eliminate plastic bags, Kroger?? Disappointing. ♻️ Nancy Dinell (@Nancy_Advocate) May 22, 2019 The project...
Girl, 10, 6th known child to die after U.S. border detention
HOUSTON — U.S. authorities say a 10-year-old girl from El Salvador died last year after being detained by border authorities in a previously unreported case. The death marks the sixth known case in the last year. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday that she died on...
North Carolina teacher charged with threatening to ‘shoot up’ her school
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — A North Carolina teacher has been charged with threatening to “shoot up” her school. A news release from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office says Kristen Thompson was arrested Tuesday on a felony charge of communicating a threat of mass violence. The sheriff’s office says Thompson abruptly resigned...
U.S. officials: Plan may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Thursday will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, in a move to beef up defenses against potential Iranian threats, U.S. officials said Wednesday. The officials said no final decision has been made yet, and...
Michael Avenatti charged with stealing money from Stormy Daniels
Los Angeles lawyer Michael Avenatti was indicted Wednesday on charges of stealing from his former client Stormy Daniels by skimming money from her deal to write a memoir detailing her alleged sexual affair with Donald Trump. It was the third time in two months that federal prosecutors have charged the...
Dinosaur found at Denver construction site could be rare torosaurus
A construction crew made a groundbreaking discovery when they found dinosaur fossils in Denver. A limb bone and several ribs were revealed during excavation near a retirement community in the Highlands Ranch neighborhood, reports Fox-31 Denver. “From what we’ve seen, we think it’s a horned dinosaur, something like triceratops,” chief...
Mnuchin: I was unaware of IRS memo on tax returns
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday he has no idea who wrote a confidential Internal Revenue Service legal memo that says that tax returns must be given to Congress unless the president asserts executive privilege. Appearing before the House Financial Services Committee, Mnuchin said he was not aware...
Conviction tossed for man held 33 years for New York murder
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A man who spent more than half his life in prison for a 1975 New York murder has had his conviction overturned. The judge’s ruling Wednesday says that Keith Bush’s conviction was tainted because prosecutors didn’t disclose that police had interviewed another possible suspect in the Long...
Alabama House approves ‘born alive’ abortion bill
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Doctors would face prison sentences if they fail to treat babies “born alive” after an attempted abortion, under a bill approved Tuesday night by the Alabama House of Representatives. The measure patterned after legislation in Texas was approved after more than an hour of contentious debate. It...
Rivers rising in waterlogged central U.S.; more rain to come
OKLAHOMA CITY — Waterlogged parts of the central United States braced Wednesday for more rain, following days of severe storms that have battered Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma and caused at least three deaths. Authorities urged residents of several small towns in Oklahoma and Kansas to leave their homes as...
Zoo euthanizes flamingo hit by rock thrown by child
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Officials at a zoo in Illinois had to euthanize a flamingo after it was struck by a rock thrown by a child. Director Jay Tetzloff told The Pantagraph in an email that a juvenile guest accidentally injured the bird on Monday by “skipping a rock into the...
Young African painted dog killed by guillotine-style door at Zoo Miami
A juvenile African painted dog was instantly killed when a guillotine-style door fell on it while a pack of the animals was being transferred at Zoo Miami, the Miami Herald reported. The young female was one of five puppies born Jan. 23. Zoo spokesman Ron Magill told the Herald that...
Motorist saved after car falls 450 feet off California cliff
NAPA, Calif. — A woman was rescued after the car she was driving plunged 450 feet down a Northern California cliff and a bicyclist just happened to witness the accident. Authorities say the car could have fallen another 800 feet Tuesday but it hit a tree that stopped it. A...
Japan urges traditional order for Japanese names
TOKYO — Japan’s Foreign Ministry wants the world to begin using the traditional order for Japanese names, with family names first. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would become Abe Shinzo, as he is known in Japan, ending the Westernized name order the country adopted for use with foreigners more than a...
Wild chase of stolen RV ends with injuries in Los AngelesVideo
LOS ANGELES — A woman in a stolen recreational vehicle led authorities on a wild chase in Los Angeles on Tuesday, smashing into cars and a palm tree before finally coming to a halt with a large dog hanging out of the shattered windshield. The half-hour chase began around 7...
Suicide car bomb kills at least 6 in Somalia’s capital
NAIROBI, Kenya — Islamic extremists exploded a suicide car bomb and killed at least six people near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital on Wednesday, police said. Capt. Mohamed Hussein told the Associated Press another 13 people were wounded and most of the casualties were soldiers. The Somalia-based extremist group...
Virginia airline founder charged with fraud, tax evasion
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The leader of an ill-fated effort to revive the People Express airline has been indicted on fraud and tax evasion charges. The Daily Press reports Michael D. Morisi was arrested Tuesday, accused of defrauding creditors of nearly $448,000. An indictment says he used most of the...
