• WRs Enunwa, Pryor, Anderson top Jets’ lengthy injury list

    FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Wide receivers Quincy Enunwa, Terrelle Pryor and Robby Anderson top a lengthy list of banged-up players on the New York Jets’ first injury report of the week.
    There are 18 players listed Wednesday, meaning one-third of the entire 53-man roster.
    Quarterback Sam Darnold is on there, with his right elbow listed, but he was a full participant at practice and says he’s completely fine.
    Meanwhile, Enunwa (ankle) and safety Marcus Maye (broken thumb) have alr
  • Yanks SS Gregorius has Tommy John surgery, return uncertain

    NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius has undergone Tommy John surgery on his right elbow that is expected to keep him out of action for much of next season.
    The Yankees said the surgery went as expected Wednesday. It was done by Dr. David Altchek at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
    The team didn’t provide a timetable for Gregorius to return. Last week, when the injury was announced, general manager Brian Cashman said Gregorius will be sidelined “until s
  • Brewers pull Wade Miley after 1 batter in Game 5 subterfuge

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have pulled starting pitcher Wade Miley after he faced just one batter in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series.
    Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell unveiled his latest creative use of his bullpen Wednesday at a pivotal point.
    The left-handed Miley faced only Cody Bellinger in the first inning, walking the young slugger on five pitches.
    Counsell surprisingly emerged from the dugout and called for right-hander Brandon Woodruff to face the rest of a Los A
  • The Latest: Ex-teacher is 5th person charged in ‘celebgate’

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on a former Virginia high school teacher charged in a hacking scheme that allowed him and others to obtain nude photographs of celebrities and others (all times local):
    5:45 p.m.
    A former Virginia high school teacher is the fifth person charged in an investigation into the 2014 “celebgate” scandal in which hackers obtained nude photographs and other private information from more than 200 people, including celebrities.
    Documents filed in federal c
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  • Man trapped in mine shaft in Maricopa County

    PHOENIX – A man is being rescued by Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday afternoon after he reportedly fell ina 100-foot-deep mine shaft near Eagle Eye Road and Mile Post 13.
    LIVE RESCUE: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office rescue a man who has been trapped in a mine shaft since Monday. http://bit.ly/2yLgG5T
    Posted by News 4 Tucson – KVOA on Wednesday, October 17, 2018Officials said the man has been trapped in the mine shaft since Monday. He was located by a good Samaritan o
  • Carolina sends Necas, Fleury to minors, calls up Bishop

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have assigned forward Martin Necas and defenseman Haydn Fleury to their AHL affiliate in Charlotte.
    In a corresponding move Wednesday, the Hurricanes recalled forward Clark Bishop from Charlotte.
    The 19-year-old Necas, the team’s first-round pick in 2017, was sent down a day after he scored his first NHL goal in a 4-2 loss at Tampa Bay. He was averaging only about 10 minutes of ice time.
    The 22-year-old Fleury skated in only one game this
  • The Latest: Treasury adviser appears in court on leak charge

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a Treasury Department employee charged with leaking confidential reports to a journalist (all times local):
    5:35 p.m.
    A Treasury Department employee charged with leaking confidential banking reports of suspects in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has appeared in court in Virginia.
    Forty-year-old Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards was released on $100,000 bond following an appearance Wednesday afternoon in federal court.
    She worked as a senio
  • Houston 3B Bregman moves to leadoff spot for Game 4 of ALCS

    HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman is in the leadoff spot for the Houston Astros in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox after batting third in the team’s first six playoff games.
    Houston manager AJ Hinch made the change after the Red Sox walked Bregman seven times combined in the first three games of this series. Hinch made the change with the Astros trailing 2-1 going into Wednesday’s matchup.
    “I’ve never seen someone pitch any of our players t
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  • Sheriff: Missing Wisconsin girl’s parents were shot to death

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a missing Wisconsin girl’s parents were shot to death and that they believe she was in the home at the time.
    Police have been searching for 13-year-old Jayme Closs since early Monday, when deputies responding to a 911 call from her home in Barron found her parents, James and Denise Closs, dead in the house.
    Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said at a news conference Wednesday that autopsies parents confirmed the couple was shot. He says there
  • Mothers in Arizona Moving Ahead (MAMA) showcase

    TUCSON – Mothers in Arizona Moving Ahead (MAMA) is helping low-income mothers build better physical and financial futures for themselves.
    They’re featured in an open-house style showcase Thursday, October 25th, from noon to 5 p.m. Its happening at the Abrams Public Health Center, at 3950 S. Country Club Rd.
    Mothers attend “Getting Ahead” classes, where  they explore the impact of poverty on themselves, their families, communities, and assess their own resources.
    Aft
  • AP FACT CHECK: Noem lacks proof Sutton supports income tax

    The post AP FACT CHECK: Noem lacks proof Sutton supports income tax appeared first on KVOA.com.
  • Builder sues over $2.2 billion San Francisco transit center

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The general contractor that managed construction of San Francisco’s troubled $2.2 billion transit terminal is suing the agency in charge of the project alleging faulty design and mismanagement.
    The joint venture of Webcor Builders and Obayashi Corp. filed the lawsuit Tuesday in San Francisco.
    The lawsuit claims design and planning mistakes sent construction soaring and led to costs overruns that cost the joint venture $150 million.
    The contractor said it submitte
  • After UPS contract vote, Teamsters drivers feel betrayed

    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tens of thousands of Teamsters members earlier this month rejected a five-year contract with Atlanta-based United Parcel Service, unhappy with a proposal to create a new class of drivers with lower pay.
    But after less than half of the eligible union members cast ballots, one of the largest collective bargaining contracts in the nation has been ratified.
    Fifty-four percent of the ballots were “no” votes, but under a Teamster rule, a rejection requires two-th
  • Lawsuit: Braves, MLB should have acted before 2015 fan death

    ATLANTA (AP) — In court documents filed this week in a lawsuit following the 2015 death of a fan who fell from the upper deck at an Atlanta Braves game, Nolan Ryan says guard rails at the Texas Rangers’ stadium had to be raised “to protect our fans from themselves.”
    Ryan, the former Hall of Fame pitcher, was Rangers president when he led the effort to have rails raised at Arlington Stadium following the death of a fan, Shannon Stone, who fell in 2011.
    Gregory Murrey, who
  • City offering health fair

    Flyer for city health fair
    TUCSON – The Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a health fair on Thursday.
    Various exhibitors will be offering free information and services to the senior community.
    Walgreens will be offering flu, pneumonia, and shingles vaccinations. People should still bring their insurance cards.
    The event is from 9 a.m. until noon at the Armory Park Center on 220 South 5th Avenue.
    People who want more information can call (520) 791-4865.
    The post City offering h
  • Michael Buble shuts down rumors of retirement from music

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Michael Buble is shutting down rumors that he’s going to retire, saying he was misquoted in a recent interview.
    Buble told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he is not planning on retiring anytime soon. The Canadian singer is disputing an Oct. 13 interview published in the Daily Mail that said he would be would be quitting music after the Nov. 16 release of his upcoming album “Love.”
    The report suggests Buble was stepping away fr
  • Conservationists ask court to step in as red wolf plan looms

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Conservationists told a judge that an imminent federal plan to shrink the territory of the only wild red wolves would hasten the animal’s extinction.
    Lawyers for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, however, countered that new rules for the red wolf program, set to be finalized next month, mean that the conservationists’ current arguments are moot. The federal lawyers say a new lawsuit would need to be filed to halt new plans set to be finalized by the end o
  • Red Wings claim winger de la Rose off waivers from Montreal

    DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have claimed winger Jacob de la Rose off waivers from Montreal.
    Detroit made the move Wednesday.
    The 23-year-old de la Rose has an opportunity to get plenty of ice time with the Red Wings if he’s cleared to play after having a cardiac episode earlier this month.
    The 6-foot-3, 216-pound Swede had four goals and a career-high 12 points in 55 games for the Canadiens last season. He has eight goals and 19 career points in 119 NHL games with Montreal.
  • Nevada’s famous pimp expected to win election despite death

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s most famous pimp appears poised to win an election to the state Legislature in three weeks, even though he is dead.
    Dennis Hof tried to bring the legal brothel industry into the mainstream by mingling with celebrities, showcasing his business on HBO and staging outlandish publicity stunts. His fame made him an attention-grabbing figure in an otherwise quiet industry.
    It’s too late to remove his name from the ballot in the heavily Republican district, w
  • White nationalist leader is plotting to ‘take over the GOP’

    Patrick Casey blended in easily with the buttoned-up crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference held outside Washington, D.C., earlier this year.
    His boyish face was clean-shaven. His brown hair was close-cropped. And he shuffled between the networking breakfasts and panel discussions wearing a maroon sweater, matching collared shirt and crisp khaki pants.
    But despite all outward appearances, Casey, 29, wasn’t like all of the other Republicans at CPAC, the largest ann
  • Man gets 40 years for plotting bombs in Target stores

    OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for planning to place bombs on the shelves of Target stores in an attempt to drive the company’s stock price down.
    A federal judge in Ocala sentenced 50-year-old Mark Barnett on Wednesday. He was convicted in July of attempted arson and other charges.
    Authorities say Barnett offered a confidential source $10,000 to place homemade bombs disguised in food packaging on Target store shelves from Florida to New York
  • Dodgers’ Machado fined by MLB for kicking Brewers 1B Aguilar

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers star Manny Machado has been fined by Major League Baseball for kicking Milwaukee first baseman Jesus Aguilar in the NL Championship Series.
    MLB fined Machado an undisclosed amount on Wednesday, a day after the baserunning incident caused the benches to clear at Dodger Stadium and prompted Brewers MVP candidate Christian Yelich to call Machado a “dirty player.”
    Machado was running to first on a grounder in the 10th inning of Game 4 and Aguilar left his
  • Man pleads no contest in killing future mother-in-law

    CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland man who allegedly shot and stabbed his future mother-in-law days before his wedding pleaded no contest in her death.
    Prosecutors say 21-year-old Jeffrey Scullin Jr. shot his fiancee’s mother and stabbed her more than 30 times last October, five days before he was supposed to get married.
    Scullin pleaded no contest Wednesday to aggravated murder and other charges in the killing of Melinda Pleskovic.
    The plea came the same day Scullin was set to go on trial
  • Honduran migrant caravan grows to 4,000 amid spike in U.S. border crossings

    WASHINGTON — A caravan of migrants fleeing Honduras has grown to 4,000 and the Mexican government has sent an additional 500 federal police to its border with Guatemala in anticipation of their arrival, according to U.S. government documents obtained by NBC News.
    Part of the caravan, which has split into two groups, is now approaching the Mexico-Guatemala border amidst a surge in border crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border.
    Honduran migrants walk towards the United States in
  • N4T Cooks: Pumpkin Brie Quesadilla

    Name of Restaurant: Apple Annie’s Orchard
    Name of Dish: Pumpkin Spice QuesadillaIngredients:1-3/4 cups canned  pumpkin
    1 teaspoon chili powder
    1 teaspoon minced fresh sage
    1/4 teaspoon cayenne
    Nonstick cooking spray
    8 small flour tortillas
    5 ounces brie cheese, thinly slicedDirections:
    In small bowl, stir together pumpkin, chili powder, sage and cayenne. Heat griddle over medium heat; spray with cooking spray. Place 4 tortillas on griddle and top each with 1/4 of the pumpkin mixture,
  • Minnesota House hopeful calls marriage, fraud claims ‘lies’

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota Democratic candidate for Congress is poised to become the first Somali-American elected to the U.S. House. But as the election approaches, Ilhan Omar is dogged by questions about her past.
    The allegations first raised by conservative media in 2016 include claims that she married her brother and committed immigration fraud. More recent claims allege misuse of campaign funds.
    Last week, Minnesota Republicans in the 5th District launched a digital billboard camp
  • Sessions bound for Chicago to speak to anti-crime group

    CHICAGO (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions will deliver a speech in Chicago on the heels of a Trump administration decision to oppose a proposed plan to overhaul Chicago police under close court supervision.
    A Department of Justice advisory Wednesday doesn’t specify what Sessions intends to speak about Friday. He’ll address the Chicago Crime Commission, a private group that advocates for more effective laws to fight crime.
    Sessions’ talk will come one week after his de
  • Lawmakers summon Kia and Hyundai CEOs over car fires

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee is asking the CEOs of auto makers Kia and Hyundai to testify next month about fire risk in their vehicles.
    The request comes as a safety group demands the recall of 2.9 million Kia and Hyundai cars and SUVs in the U.S.
    The Republican chairman and top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, John Thune of South Dakota and Bill Nelson of Florida, made their letters public Wednesday. The hearing is scheduled for Nov. 14.
    The Center for Auto Safety says t
  • Sen. Joe Manchin extols bipartisan work in op-ed pieces

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has co-written a series of op-ed pieces with Republican senators in an effort to demonstrate his bipartisan chops three weeks before the midterm elections.
    The West Virginia Democrat’s views appear from time to time in newspapers, particularly in his home state, but perhaps not in as rapid fashion as this. The opinion pieces over the past week focus on addressing the Affordable Care Act, energy and national security, veterans’ issu
  • The Latest: Hinch: Sign-stealing ‘bigger than 1 team or 2’

    CLEVELAND (AP) — The Latest on an MLB investigation of an Astros employee seen taking photos or video near Cleveland’s dugout (all times local):
    5:20 p.m.
    Astros manager AJ Hinch says the topic of sign-stealing is “bigger than one team or two teams, or 10 teams.”
    The defending World Series champions came under scrutiny after Cleveland filed a complaint about a man associated with Houston attempting to photograph or video the Indians’ dugout last week.
    Major League B
  • Jury hears closings at college hoops corruption trial

    NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City jury is hearing closing arguments over whether three men committed fraud by concealing cash payments they made to the families of top college basketball recruits.
    Assistant U.S. Attorney Noah Solowiejczyk said at a federal trial on Wednesday that a former Adidas executive and two co-defendants engaged in a cover-up that tricked colleges into giving scholarships to players who should have been ineligible.
    He says the recruiting scheme further harmed the schoo
  • Gustavo Dudamel wins the Gish Prize, a top arts honor

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel has been named the recipient of a top arts prize worth approximately $250,000 for his craft and music education advocacy.
    The 37-year-old Venezuelan conductor will receive the 25th annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize during a ceremony Dec. 4 at New York’s Lincoln Center. Architect Frank Gehry, a previous Gish Prize recipient, will be among those who speak at the ceremony.
    The prize is named for the Gish sisters,
  • Houston emergency personnel rescue pony from storm drain

    HOUSTON (AP) — Emergency responders have rescued a pony that was found trapped in a storm drain in southwest Houston.
    KPRC-TV reports firefighters sedated the pony during the rescue Wednesday afternoon amid cloudy conditions.
    A Houston police officer who had stopped to check on a vehicle tells KPRC that he noticed a nearby manhole cover was off, heard a noise and realized the animal was several feet down in the drain. Houston firefighters cut open the concrete surrounding the drain, then h
  • Arizona tribe lifts evacuation notice 2 weeks after storm

    SELLS, Ariz. (AP) — A Native American tribe in southern Arizona has finally lifted an evacuation notice two weeks after heavy rainfall threatened a 22-foot-high (6.70 meters) earthen dam and forced some people to leave their homes.
    The Tohono O’odham (TOH’-oh-no OH’-tum) Indian Nation says members from the villages of Ali Chugk and Kohatk have been transported back to their communities.
    Tribal officials say Tropical Storm Rosa damaged 64 homes while damage assessments sti
  • US briefs Iraq Chaldean head, Vatican on aid after critique

    ROME (AP) — A senior American diplomat briefed the leader of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholics on U.S. development aid Wednesday after the cardinal accused the United States of failing to help rebuild Christian villages devastated by the Islamic State group.
    Mark Green, administrator of the State Department’s USAID development agency, said he disagreed with Cardinal Luis Sako’s claims at a Vatican news conference Tuesday that promised U.S. aid for Iraq’s religious minoritie
  • Woman: Michigan pharmacist refused to give miscarriage drug

    PETOSKEY, Mich. (AP) — A woman says a Michigan pharmacist refused to fill a prescription to help her complete a miscarriage, telling her it was against his religion.
    Rachel Peterson of Ionia tells the Detroit Free Press the pharmacist worked at a Meijer store in Petoskey. She and her husband were in northern Michigan in July following the miscarriage of their twins.
    Peterson says she intended to fill a prescription to accelerate the miscarriage and avoid infection, but says the pharmacist
  • Retired Marine to receive Medal of Honor for Vietnam actions

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is bestowing the nation’s highest military honor on a retired Marine sergeant major for valorous action in Vietnam 50 years ago.
    John Canley’s heroism includes twice scaling a hospital wall in view of the enemy to help wounded Marines and carry them to safety.
    According to the White House, Canley fought off multiple enemy attacks over several days in early 1968 while his company moved toward Hue as part of a counter-offensive to retake t
  • Email: Housing official to lead Interior watchdog agency

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is apparently reassigning a political appointee at the Department of Housing and Urban Development to lead an internal watchdog agency at the Interior Department.
    An email sent by HUD Secretary Ben Carson to staff says assistant HUD secretary Suzanne Israel Tufts will take over as acting inspector general at Interior. Tufts would replace Mary Kendall, who has served as acting inspector general since 2009.
    A spokeswoman for the inspector general&rs
  • Prosecutors disclose more misconduct by Weinstein detective

    NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors say the former lead police detective in the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault investigation urged one of his accusers to delete information from her phone before turning it over to prosecutors.
    The Manhattan district attorney’s office detailed the alleged misconduct in a letter to Weinstein’s lawyer that was made public Wednesday.
    The new allegations against Detective Nicholas DiGaudio involve an unidentified woman who says Weinstein raped her
  • German nationalists pictured with Hitler wine, swastikas

    BERLIN (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany party wants to expel a regional lawmaker who posed in front of wine bottles featuring pictures of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
    German news agency dpa reported Wednesday that the party’s Berlin chapter has started proceedings to force out Jessica Biessmann, an AfD member in Berlin’s state parliament.
    The bottles appear in photos in social media posts that Biessmann says are a decade old. They are available for purchase in Italy, b
  • Ex-Virginia teacher charged in hack of celebrities, others

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia high school teacher has agreed to plead guilty in a hacking scheme that allowed him to obtain nude photographs and other private information from more than 200 people, including celebrities.
    Documents filed in federal court show that Christopher Brannan, a former teacher at Lee-Davis High School, was charged in April with aggravated identity theft and unauthorized access to a protected computer.
    Brannan has agreed to plead guilty to both counts. Under
  • The Latest: More charges against California surgeon, friend

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a California surgeon and a girlfriend accused of drugging and sexually assaulting victims (all times local):
    12:30 p.m.
    Prosecutors say there are five additional victims in the case of a California surgeon and his girlfriend who were previously charged with drugging and sexually assaulting two women.
    The Orange County district attorney’s office said Wednesday the additional charges include kidnapping and rape by use of drugs.
    The new charges
  • George W. Bush, Laura Bush to be honored for work with vets

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush have been named this year’s recipients of the National Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal for their commitment to veterans.
    The Philadelphia museum says the award will be presented by former Vice President Joe Biden on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
    Biden says in a statement that “veterans and their families devote their lives in service to this country, and that is why initiatives like those at
  • The Latest: Shakeup in Alaska governor’s race a shock

    JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the shake-up in the Alaska governor’s race (all times local):
    11:20 a.m.
    Questions remain about the viability of Alaska Gov. Bill Walker’s campaign following the sudden resignation of former Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott.
    Walker’s campaign manager, John-Henry Heckendorn, says the campaign is moving forward with Lt. Gov. Valerie Davidson serving as Walker’s running mate.
    Mallott resigned as lieutenant governor Tuesday, after making unspec
  • Prosecutors say 5 more victims in case of California surgeon, girlfriend accused of drugging, sexually assaulting women

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors say 5 more victims in case of California surgeon, girlfriend accused of drugging, sexually assaulting women.
    The post Prosecutors say 5 more victims in case of California surgeon, girlfriend accused of drugging, sexually assaulting women appeared first on KVOA.com.
  • Houston’s Hal returns to practice after fight with cancer

    HOUSTON (AP) — Safety Andre Hal, who is in remission after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, resumed practicing with the Houston Texans on Wednesday, giving the team 21 days to take him off the non-football illness list and add him to the active roster.
    Hal was diagnosed with the disease in May and immediately began treatment. He received the news of his remission on Sept. 18.
    Coach Bill O’Brien says the players were thrilled with the news when he told them on Wednesday morning.
  • New York prosecutors say police detective under scrutiny in Weinstein case urged accuser to delete info from her phone

    NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors say police detective under scrutiny in Weinstein case urged accuser to delete info from her phone.
    The post New York prosecutors say police detective under scrutiny in Weinstein case urged accuser to delete info from her phone appeared first on KVOA.com.
  • 12th Annual Tucson Classics Car Show rolls in Saturday

    Ever bought a Corvette for $5? Didn’t think so.
    But this Saturday, you could win a 2005 Corvette C6 Convertible as well as four other great prizes for the price of a $5 raffle ticket at the 12th Annual Tucson Classics Car Show. The car show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gregory School at 3231 N Craycroft Rd.
    The 12th Annual Tucson Classics Car Show. The car show will be held on Saturday/ Tucson Classic Car Show
    In addition to the car, raffle participants could win $15,000
  • Bears pass rusher Khalil Mack day to day with ankle injury

    LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears star pass rusher Khalil Mack is day to day because of an ankle injury, coach Matt Nagy said on Wednesday.
    Mack was hurt early in last week’s overtime loss at Miami and his 2018 streak of at least one sack and one forced fumble in each game ended. Playing without the two-time All-Pro would be a huge blow, particularly with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots visiting on Sunday.
    “We’re just going to continue to keep an eye on it and
  • AP FACT CHECK: Trump misses on storms, science, clean air

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