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Telescope protest inspires more Native Hawaiian activism
KAHUKU, Hawaii — Flapping Hawaiian flags adorn a large canopy on the easement of a highway that winds along Oahu’s famed North Shore. Under the tent, protesters come and go. Some of them keep guard overnight, and some stop by to wave at cars honking in support or to drop...
Gunman wounds man, young boy at N.J. high school football game
PLEASANTVILLE, N.J. — A gunman opened fire at a New Jersey high school football game, wounding two people and touching off “mayhem” as fans and players frantically ran for cover. One of those wounded Friday night was a young boy, who was airlifted to a children’s hospital in Philadelphia “with...
Alabama parents, students outraged after student uncovers racist chat group among teachers
Students and parents in a small Alabama town want several teachers to be held accountable after a student at their school leaked a “racist” chat group that targeted children with racial slurs, demeaning jokes and implications that students are dumb. The group chat, named “Bad A B’s,” started at a...
Nicaraguan judge sentences man to 30 years in NY killing
ALBANY, N.Y. — A Nicaraguan judge sentenced a man to 30 years behind bars in the killing of a young nursing student in upstate New York, a district attorney in the state said Friday. The trial of Orlando Tercero in the 2018 killing of Haley Anderson marked an exceedingly rare...
Real estate heiress who posted $35M bail acquitted of murder
SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco Bay Area real estate heiress who was under house arrest on $35 million bail for more than two years plans to reconnect with her children and visit family in China after a jury acquitted her of killing the father of her kids, her attorney...
Boeing settles several more lawsuits over Max plane crashes
DALLAS — Boeing is settling a few more of the roughly 150 lawsuits filed by families of passengers killed in two crashes of the 737 Max jet. A Seattle law firm said Friday it settled four of the 46 cases it’s handling for families of passengers who were on board...
Texas appeals court blocks inmate Rodney Reed’s execution
HOUSTON — Texas’ top criminal appeals court on Friday halted the scheduled execution of inmate Rodney Reed, whose conviction is being questioned by new evidence that his supporters say raises serious doubt about his guilt. The stay of execution by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals came just hours after...
Planned Parenthood awarded $2.3 million for secret videos
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal jury found Friday that an anti-abortion activist illegally secretly recorded workers at Planned Parenthood clinics and is liable for violating federal and state laws. The jury ordered him, the Center for Medical Progress and other parties to pay nearly $2.3 million in damages. The jury...
Video of Arizona deputy restraining teen amputee spurs probeVideo
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona prosecutors dropped disorderly conduct charges against a 15-year-old quadruple amputee after viewing video of a sheriff’s deputy wrestling him to the floor in a group home, the teen’s attorney said Friday. Samuel Jurgena, a Pima County public defender, said his client went public with cellphone...
Motive a mystery in fatal California school shooting
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — A 16-year-old boy planned the attack that killed two students and wounded three others at a Southern California high school, but investigators were so far unable to find out why he brought a gun to campus and opened fire, authorities said Friday. After more than 40...
Last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster dies at age 90
CONCORD, N.H. — The last remaining survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, Werner Gustav Doehner, who suffered severe burns to his face, arms and legs before his mother managed to toss him and his brother from the burning airship, has died. Doehner, the last among 62 passengers and crew who escaped...
Roger Stone guilty of witness tampering, lying to Congress
WASHINGTON — Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump, was found guilty Friday of witness tampering and lying to Congress about his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 election bid. Stone was convicted of all seven counts in a federal indictment that accused...
Deer wanders into Walmart, finds floor too slipperyVideo
A young doe had some trouble walking after it strolled through the front door of a Walmart. The deer on Wednesday entered the store in Wooster, Ohio’s North End but quickly found the tile floor too slippery to browse the aisles, reports the Daily Record. Shopper Bert Moore shared video...
Israel says it has completed Gaza strikes after rocket fire
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel said early Friday it has completed a series of airstrikes on targets linked to the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza after overnight rocket fire that rattled a day-old truce. The Palestinian territory’s Hamas rulers, who kept to the sidelines of this week’s fighting,...
Huddled in locker room after shooting, team relied on texts
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — When gunfire rang out Thursday morning at his high school, basketball player Noah Sanchez was working on his outside shot in the gym before class, listening to pop music playing in his headphones. He didn’t hear the shots in the nearby quad, but word traveled fast,...
California school shooting suspect described as quiet, smart
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — People who knew the 16-year-old boy suspected of killing two students in a burst of gunfire at a high school outside Los Angeles described him as a quiet, smart kid who they’d never expect to turn violent. One fellow junior at Saugus High School said the...
Italy declares state of emergency in Venice after high tides
ROME — Italy’s government declared a state of emergency Thursday in flood-ravaged Venice, seeking to release funds to repair the historic lagoon city after it was damaged by the highest tide in 50 years. A cabinet meeting approved a special decree that included 20 million euros ($21.7 million) in immediate...
Family told to take down Christmas decorations because it’s too soonVideo
A Texas family is refusing to comply with an order to remove the Christmas display they installed on Nov. 1. The Simonis family decorated the outside of their home near San Antonio with a snowman, some reindeer and a Santa hanging from a helicopter, reports WOAI News. On Nov. 4,...
2 dead in California high school attack; gunman shoots self
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — A student gunman opened fire Thursday at a Southern California high school, killing two students, wounding three others and shooting himself in the head, authorities said. He was in grave condition. The shooting occurred around 7:30 a.m. at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, about 30...
Sizing up the 2019 holiday shopping season for retailers
NEW YORK — With two weeks until the official start of the holiday shopping season, the nation’s retailers are gearing up for what should be another brutally competitive shopping period. The good news? Many retail CEOs say the U.S. consumer is financially healthy given the economy remains strong and the...
Poll: Americans struggle to identify true facts
WASHINGTON — In a sharply divided country, here’s something many Americans agree on: It’s hard to know what’s a true and honest fact. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USA Facts finds that regardless of political belief, many Americans say they have a...
Trump returns to Louisiana, trying to flip governor’s seat
BATON ROUGE, La. — Leaving a Washington embroiled in an impeachment drama, President Donald Trump returns to the Louisiana governor’s race Thursday, testing his ability to sway an election by trying to oust a Democratic incumbent. Though Louisiana is a deep red state that Trump won by 20 percentage points,...
AP: Data shows upswing in child exploitation cases
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security investigators who uncover child exploitation initiated more than 4,000 cases around the world in the 2019 budget year, resulting in thousands of arrests and the identification of more than 1,000 victims, according to new data obtained by The Associated Press. Their caseloads are growing because of...
Doctors: Warmer world is unhealthier place for children
WASHINGTON — Children are growing up in a warmer world that will hit them with more and different health problems than their parents experienced, an international report by doctors said. With increasing diarrhea diseases, more dangerous heat waves, air pollution and increases in mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever and...
As rockets rain down, Israel intensifies its strikes in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli aircraft struck Islamic Jihad targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Wednesday while the militant group rained scores of rockets into Israel for a second straight day as the heaviest round of fighting in months showed no signs of ending. The death toll rose to...
