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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
'Turf wars' alarm Florida panel probing Parkland shooting
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida grand jury looking into last year’s Parkland school shooting chided schools, law enforcement and other local jurisdictions over continued “turf wars” that could hamper the response to another crisis. In a report released late Wednesday, the statewide grand jury said the continued squabbling and other...
Trump criticizes climate activist Thunberg after Time honor
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lashed out at 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday, a day after she was named by Time as its Person of the Year, calling her selection “ridiculous.” The Swedish teenager has become a symbol of a growing movement of young climate activists after leading...
Authorities tie killers in New Jersey attack to fringe group Black Hebrew Israelites 
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The two killers who stormed a kosher market in Jersey City had apparently been followers of the Black Hebrew Israelites — a fringe group whose members have been known to rail against white people and Jews — and one of them had made anti-Semitic posts online,...
Judge to decide on removing Texas baby's life support
DALLAS — A judge on Thursday will consider whether a Texas hospital can take a 10-month-old girl off life support despite her family’s opposition. At the hearing in Fort Worth, the judge will consider the request by Tinslee Lewis’ family for a temporary injunction to stop Cook Children’s Medical Center...
Southwest Airlines to share $125M from Boeing settlement with workers
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines will share about $125 million from a Boeing settlement with its workers. The Dallas carrier has been among the hardest hit by the grounding of Boeing’s Max 737 airplanes in March after a pair of deadly crashes. Without the planes, Southwest has said that it will...
U.K. voters decide who they want to resolve Brexit impasse 
LONDON — U.K. voters were deciding Thursday who they want to resolve the stalemate over Brexit in a parliamentary election seen as one of the most important since the end of World War II. Voting was underway across the country in a contest that pits Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who...
New Zealand planning retrieval of bodies on volcanic island 
WHAKATANE, New Zealand — A team of eight New Zealand military specialists will land on a small volcanic island early Friday to attempt to retrieve the bodies of eight victims of an eruption that claimed eight other lives. New Zealand police said late Thursday the recovery attempt will go ahead...
Hong Kong protesters mark 6 months since movement began
HONG KONG — Hundreds of people joined an evening demonstration among Hong Kong’s skyscrapers on Thursday marking six months since the city’s protest movement began. The crowd chanted “Hong Kong people, revenge!” in anger at police use of tear gas and widespread arrests. The “United We Stand” rally came amid...
People in Dublin were hanging coats on a bridge to clothe the homeless; city officials took them down 
If there’s one lesson to be learned this time of year, it’s “It’s better to give than to receive.” Some Dubliners seemed to get that sentiment and were in-tune with the holiday spirit by hanging unwanted winter coats on a pedestrian bridge with the idea that someone in need will...
Wyoming deputies lasso deer that fell through iced-over pond 
Two Wyoming sheriff’s deputies channeled their inner cowboy and lassoed a deer flailing in a frigid pond after it fell through thin ice, authorities said Wednesday. Sublette County sheriff’s Deputies Justin Hays and Joshua Peterson responded to a report Tuesday afternoon that a deer had fallen into a pond near...
Report: Harvey Weinstein reaches tentative $25M deal with accusers
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein and his former film studio’s board have reached a tentative $25 million settlement that would end nearly every sexual misconduct lawsuit brought against him and his company, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The Times cited a half-dozen lawyers in its report, some of whom...
Greta Thunberg 'a bit surprised' to be Time Person of the Year 
MADRID — Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said she was surprised and honored Wednesday to be named Time’s youngest Person of the Year, while adding that others in the global movement she helped inspire deserve to share the accolade. The 16-year-old Swede has become the face of a new generation...
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi at The Hague dismisses claims of genocide
THE HAGUE — In an appearance that further marked her fall from grace, Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi mounted a defense of her homeland Wednesday, calling claims of genocide “incomplete and misleading” a day after a tribunal heard damning accounts of atrocities inflicted on Rohingya ethnic minorities. The...
Military leaders consider leaving smaller number of troops in Afghanistan 
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is considering several options to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan, including one that would shift to a narrower counterterrorism mission, the top U.S. military officer told Congress on Wednesday. Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, did not disclose any potential...
Fed leaves low rates alone and foresees no moves in 2020
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate alone Wednesday and signaled that it expects to keep low rates unchanged through next year. The Fed’s decision follows three rate cuts earlier this year. It reflects its view that the U.S. economy has so far withstood the U.S.-China trade...
Texas man accused of killing grandmother, great-grandmother
SPRING, Texas — A 22-year-old man has been charged with capital murder after authorities say he confessed to strangling his grandmother and great-grandmother a month ago at a Houston-area home. Jaryd Ramos was arrested Tuesday evening after telling detectives he killed his grandmother, 59-year-old Barbara Gromley. and his great-grandmother, 90-year-old...
Soldier to face court-martial in fatal crash at West Point
SAVANNAH, Ga. — An Army soldier based in Georgia will face a trial by court-martial after being charged in a vehicle rollover that killed a West Point cadet in June, a Fort Stewart spokesman said Wednesday. Commanders at the southeast Georgia Army post ordered a general court-martial for Staff Sgt....
FAA analysis predicted many more Boeing Max crashes without a fix 
After the first crash of a Boeing 737 Max last year, federal safety officials estimated that there could be 15 more fatal crashes of the Max over the next few decades if Boeing didn’t fix a critical automated flight-control system. Yet the Federal Aviation Administration did not ground the plane...
Father, son plead guilty in black market eagle trafficking
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A father and his adult son have pleaded guilty in South Dakota to federal charges in a widespread case that offered a glimpse into the illegal trafficking of eagles and other protected birds. Troy Fairbanks and his son, Majestic Fairbanks, were among 30 people and pawn...
Runner apologizes for slapping reporter's rear on live TV 
A Georgia man has apologized on-camera for slapping a female reporter’s rear on live TV after the video clip garnered outrage among millions who viewed it online and prompted police to investigate the case as a possible sexual battery. WSAV-TV reporter Alex Bozarjian was doing a live broadcast from a...
Report: U.S. coal mining industry continues to lose jobs
U.S. coal mining employment has fallen 42% since 2011, most dramatically in Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the Appalachian region, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The agency’s 2018 Annual Coal Report, released Wednesday, said U.S. coal production peaked in 2008 but that mining employment peaked in 2011. Since then,...
Pigeons wearing tiny cowboy hats appearing on Las Vegas streets 
Cowboy hats are a common sight in Las Vegas. But some tiny ones appear to be glued to the heads of pigeons. Residents have spotted a few of the hatted birds and no one seems to know who is responsible for the stunt, reports CNN. The staff at Lofty Hopes...
$3 million found in barrels of pork
SHELBY, N.C. — Barrels of raw pork shoulder were riding fat in a tractor trailer pulled over by North Carolina deputies. Approximately $3 million in cash was recovered from the barrels Saturday, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post Tuesday. The driver of the tractor trailer was...
Harvey Weinstein could face jail, bail hike over monitoring issues
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein’s bail has been increased from $1 million to $5 million over allegations he violated bail conditions by mishandling his electronic ankle monitor. Judge James Burke on Wednesday rejected prosecution calls to put the disgraced movie mogul in jail over the alleged violation. A judge is...
Mom charged after police say she abandoned special needs son
ATLANTA — Atlanta police charged a mother with cruelty to children on Wednesday after her special needs teenager was found abandoned at a hospital, cold, confused and unable to say who he was. The mother told investigators she left her 14-year-old son at Grady Memorial Hospital because she felt overwhelmed...


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