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• Video: Clubber takes down bouncer she thought groped her

  01-11-2018 23:59
  PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Police have released a New York nightclub’s surveillance video showing a 5-foot-1, 125-pound woman choking a bouncer into unconsciousness after she mistakenly thought he had slapped her on the bottom.
  The Oct. 20 video released Thursday by Plattsburgh police shows 22-year-old Kierah Lagrave, of Plattsburgh, approaching the bouncer from behind near the Five1Eight nightclub’s dance floor and putting her arms around his neck.
  After a few seconds they both
  
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• Man who fled to Mexico with teen takes plea deal

  01-11-2018 23:48
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man who frequently checked a teenager out of school without her mother’s knowledge and fled to Mexico with her has pleaded guilty to corruption of a minor in a deal with prosecutors.
  As part of Thursday’s deal, other charges including a felony were dropped against 45-year-old Kevin Esterly.
  The Morning Call reports that Esterly apologized for what he did but said his relationship with 16-year-old Amy Yu was innocent and that of a protective father.
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• Minnesota Timberwolves unveil Prince-inspired uniform

  01-11-2018 23:46
  CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are paying tribute to Prince with a purple-highlighted uniform.
  The team Thursday unveiled Prince-inspired City Edition uniforms. The new look uniforms were created in collaboration between the Timberwolves, Nike and the Prince estate.
  Prince family members say the “Purple Rain” superstar enjoyed basketball from a young age, both as a player and fan.
  The new jersey includes a paisley leaf in tribute to Prince’s Paisley P
  
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• Tribal police investigating dead body found on reservation

  01-11-2018 23:37
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Police on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community say they’re investigating the discovery of a dead body on the reservation.
  They say officers responded to a report of a deceased person who was spotted by a passer-by about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.
  Police say the body was located in a field near 92nd Street and McKellips Road.
  They haven’t released any information on the person’s identity or the cause of death.
  No details have been immediately re
  
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• Derrick Rose Scores Career-High Against Utah Jazz

  01-11-2018 23:35
  It’s not easy to bring a bunch of NBA fans together with teams like the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers holding fierce rivalries. But all of that was put on pause last night after Derrick Rose was able to put a smile on everyone’s face achieving an unexpected career-high 50 points, last night against in a tight win over the Utah Jazz.…
  
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• Nick Mullens to start at QB for 49ers against Raiders

  01-11-2018 23:34
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Nick Mullens will make his NFL debut as starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers against the Oakland Raiders.
  The 49ers said Mullens will start Thursday night against Oakland after C.J. Beathard injured his right wrist last week. Beathard was unable to do much all week in practice, but will serve as the backup for the game against the Raiders.
  Mullens joined the 49ers as an undrafted free agent out of Southern Mississippi last year. He spent all of 2017 o
  
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• Universal keeps ‘Stranger Things’ maze open extra day

  01-11-2018 23:33
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Upside Down is staying open for an extra day. Election Day.
  Universal Orlando Resort said Thursday that its haunted house recreating the first season of the Netflix hit, “Stranger Things,” will stay open for a previously unscheduled day.
  Coincidence, or not, that extra day is next Tuesday, Election Day.
  The “Stranger Things” maze is one of 10 haunted houses at the park for Halloween Horror Nights, which started in mid-September and was sched
  
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• Best of Tucson: News 4 Tucson’s Paul Cicala named Best Local Sportscaster

  01-11-2018 23:32
  TUCSON – News 4 Tucson’s Paul Cicala was recently named as the Best Local Sportscaster in the Tucson Weekly’s Best of Tucson 2018.
  This is the third year in a row the Tucson-born sportscaster has received this honor.
  UA Athletics’ Brian Jeffries and KOLD 13’s Damien Alameda were runners-up this year.
  News 4 Tucson was also voted second in the Best TV Newscast category. KVOA was named best TV Newscast in 2017 and 16.
  To view the complete results of this years Best of
  
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• Cavs ‘acting’ coach Drew says progress in contract talks

  01-11-2018 23:31
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers “acting” coach Larry Drew said contract negotiations with the team are “going forward in a positive direction.”
  Drew wants the Cavs to restructure his contract if he’s going to become the team’s interim coach this season following firing of Tyronn Lue, who was dismissed Sunday. Cleveland snapped a six-game losing streak and got its first win on Tuesday under Drew.
  Before Thursday’s game against Denver, the 60-year-old Dre
  
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• Laughing Stock: What else is at TCAF?

  01-11-2018 23:27
  Next week in Laughing Stock, favorite Tucson storyteller Molly McCoy interviews Maria Bamford, star of the Netflix series Lady Dynamite. Bamford headlines this year’s Tucson Comedy Arts Festival, hosted by the Tucson Improv Movement. The fest runs from Wednesday through Saturday, Nov. 7 through 10 at TIM Comedy Theatre, 414 E. 9th Street, between Revel and The Coronet.…
  
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• Tucson Fire hosts Chili Cook-Off This Weekend

  01-11-2018 23:25
  Tucson- Once again, Tucson Fire Fighters is hosting its 23rd annual Chili Cook-Off  this Saturday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
  The cook-off will be held at Reid Park’s DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center. Admission is free This free with a (nominal charge for food and chili tasting)  This community event highlights the talent and creativity of firefighters from all over the region.
  There will be live music, contests, drinks, and a kids zone. All proceeds from this event be
  
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• CPB seizes more than $800K worth of narcotics at Port of Nogales

  01-11-2018 23:23
  NOGALES – Federal authorities at the Port of Nogales seized more than $800,000 worth of hard drugs in two separate incidents on Wednesday.
  A 50-year-old Nogales, Sonora man was stopped Wednesday afternoon, after a drug-sniffing dog alerted to the man’s Ford SUV.
  Inside the vehicle, Customs and Border Protection officers said they found 16 pounds of cocaine concealed in the vehicle’s rear quarter panel.
  Authorities said the cocaine is valued at more than $381,000.
  In another inc
  
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• Police: Saudi sisters in NYC since Sept. 1 after other stops

  01-11-2018 23:19
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police investigating the mysterious deaths of two Saudi Arabian sisters whose bound bodies washed up in New York City last week say they arrived from Fairfax, Virginia, on Sept. 1.
  Police said Thursday that credit card records show 16-year-old Tala Farea and 23-year-old Rotana Farea first stopped in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia.
  The sisters were last seen in Fairfax on Aug. 24. Their bodies were discovered Oct. 24 on the Manhattan waterfront.
  Police say there were no
  
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• Official: Discipline issues led to Whitey Bulger’s transfer

  01-11-2018 23:18
  BOSTON (AP) — A federal law enforcement official says slain gangster James “Whitey” Bulger had been transferred to the prison where he was killed because he had disciplinary problems at a Florida prison.
  The 89-year-old Bulger was beaten to death Tuesday within hours of arriving at a federal prison in West Virginia.
  The official told The Associated Press on Thursday that Bulger was transferred there because he had caused problems at a federal prison in Florida where he was serv
  
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• Pedro Strop, Brandon Kintzler stay with Cubs

  01-11-2018 23:11
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have exercised their $6.25 million option for Pedro Strop, and fellow reliever Brandon Kintzler has picked up his $5 million player option.
  The 33-year-old Strop, one of the baseball’s most consistent relievers since he was acquired in a July 2013 trade with Baltimore, went 6-1 with 13 saves and a 2.26 ERA in 60 appearances last season. He can earn $750,000 in performance bonuses next year based on games finished: $250,000 each for 45, 50 and 55 games.
  
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• Dolphins’ Gase offers passionate defense of Tannehill

  01-11-2018 23:09
  DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase is offering a passionate defense of Ryan Tannehill, saying his beleaguered quarterback has showed improvement that continued into the start of this season.
  Tannehill will miss his fourth consecutive game Sunday against the New York Jets because of an injury to his throwing shoulder. Replacement Brock Osweiler has gone 1-2 as the starter but has played well, providing fresh fodder for Tannehill’s many critics.
  Gase dismissed those detr
  
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• President’s son campaigns in metro Phoenix for McSally

  01-11-2018 23:07
  SUN CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. campaigned in a Republican stronghold in metro Phoenix for U.S. Senate candidate Martha McSally at a rally aimed at improving GOP voter turnout next week.
  The 15-minute speech by President Donald Trump’s oldest son in the retirement community of Sun City focused heavily on touting his father’s leadership and complaining that news organizations don’t treat conservatives fairly.
  McSally spoke approvingly of the president’s recor
  
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• Gas prices expected to rise ahead of mid-term elections

  01-11-2018 23:06
  TUCSON – Gas prices have been dropping over the past week, but AAA Arizona says don’t expect that to continue in the long run.
  Gas prices expected to increase.
  This week prices at the pump have dipped down nearly one cent to $2.91 per gallon. The National average fell by nearly 5 cents to $2.93 per gallon.
  Michelle Donati, spokeswoman for AAA Arizona two major events will likely lead to higher prices, “AAA expects that gas prices will likely increase ahead of the Nov. 4 Iran sa
  
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• Tucson Air National Guard installation to be renamed

  01-11-2018 23:04
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  TUCSON – The local Air National Guard installation is going to be renamed to honor its original commander.
  Maj. Gen. Donald E. Morris arrived in Tucson with 8 airmen in 1956. He led what is now the 162nd Wing at Tucson International Airport for 15 years. The unit now has about 1,900 personnel with a mission that includes F-16 pilot training and more than 80 jets.
  Morris passed away in 2016 at the age of 92. His family, friends, and colleagues will attend a ceremony renaming
  
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• The Latest: Anchorage official responds to transgender case

  01-11-2018 23:01
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on lawsuit by a faith-based women’s shelter in Alaska that is seeking to block the city of Anchorage from requiring it to accept transgender women (all times local):
  1:40 p.m.
  An attorney for the city of Anchorage says a local women’s shelter that wants to deny service to transgender women was premature in filing a motion in federal court Thursday to stop the city from enforcing its equal rights law.
  Deputy Municipal Attorney Deitra Ennis rep
  
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• US Interior Department sets July 1 goal for reorganization

  01-11-2018 23:00
  DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department says it wants to have its newly reorganized regions up and running by July 1.
  The department announced the date Thursday.
  Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s plan calls for realigning the department in 12 unified regions and relocating many decision-makers from Washington to field offices.
  The new boundaries are based on rivers and ecosystems rather than state borders. Department officials say that will lead to better management.
  Zinke has said
  
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• Shannade Clermont from ‘Bad Girls Club’ pleads guilty

  01-11-2018 22:58
  NEW YORK (AP) — A former cast member of the television reality series “Bad Girls Club” has pleaded guilty in New York to wire fraud.
  Shannade Clermont entered the plea Thursday in Manhattan federal court.
  Prosecutors say the 24-year-old Clermont stole debit card information from a man who died shortly after a “prostitution date” with her.
  Clermont told U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald that she knew she was breaking the law when she used stolen debit cards to
  
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• President-elect says Brazil to move embassy to Jerusalem

  01-11-2018 22:53
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro is reiterating that he plans to move Brazil’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, joining the United States and Guatemala.
  In a tweet Thursday, Bolsonaro said: “As previously stated during our campaign, we intend to transfer the Brazilian Embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem. Israel is a sovereign state and we shall duly respect that.”
  It was the first time since being elected Sunday that Bolsonaro has refe
  
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• Interior watchdog refers Zinke probe to Justice Department

  01-11-2018 22:49
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department’s internal watchdog has referred an investigation of Secretary Ryan Zinke to the Justice Department, signaling a potential escalation amid a series of inquiries into Zinke’s conduct.
  Two people familiar with the investigation said Interior’s office of inspector general referred a case to Justice. It is not clear what the investigation is focused on.
  Zinke faces a number of probes, including one centered on a Montana land deal invo
  
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• The Latest: Jury’s pot verdict may slow copycat litigation

  01-11-2018 22:47
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on Colorado jury’s pot verdict (all times local):
  3 p.m.
  Analysts and industry lawyers says a Colorado jury likely threw cold water on a novel legal claim targeting cannabis companies with federal racketeering lawsuits.
  A federal jury in Denver on Wednesday rejected a homeowners’ racketeering lawsuit alleging a marijuana farm’s odor devalued their property values and took away from their enjoyment of horseback riding.
  It was the first lawsu
  
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• Watchdog reviewing plan to shift control of key USDA office

  01-11-2018 22:43
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Agriculture’s plans to restructure its top independent research office will be reviewed by the agency’s internal watchdog.
  Some lawmakers and staff are worriedthe plan to move the Economic Research Service out of the District of Columbia and change its leadership structure could leave research on contentious issues like climate change vulnerable to political pressures. They also question plans to move the National Institute of Food and Agricu
  
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• Buckeye woman suspected of driving drunk with 6 kids in car

  01-11-2018 22:42
  BUCKEYE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in the Phoenix suburb of Buckeye say a woman has been arrested for allegedly driving drunk on Halloween night as she was taking six children trick-or-treating.
  They say 41-year-old Veronica Lee King is jailed on suspicion of five counts of aggravated DUI and one count of having an open container of alcohol.
  Police say five of the children were under the age of 10.
  King reportedly drove her SUV off the road and into a ditch around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
  Police say
  
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• Cross talk: Federal agencies clash on cellphone cancer risk

  01-11-2018 22:37
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. government agencies are giving conflicting interpretations of a safety study on cellphone radiation: One says it causes cancer in rats. The other says there’s no reason for people to worry.
  The National Toxicology Program dialed up its concerns Thursday about a link to heart and brain cancer from a study of male rats that was made public last winter.
  The Food and Drug Administration, which oversees cellphone safety, disagreed with the upgraded warning. The
  
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• If House leaders change, black Dems want 1 of 2 top posts

  01-11-2018 22:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus says the influential group wants a black lawmaker in one of the House’s two top Democratic jobs next year if Nancy Pelosi or other party leaders don’t retain their posts in the new Congress.
  Louisiana Democratic Rep. Cedric Richmond wrote colleagues Thursday that despite the party’s “celebration of diversity,” a black lawmaker has never held one of the two top jobs.
  The Louisiana lawmaker adds, &
  
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• Complaint: State workers cleared debris from official’s yard

  01-11-2018 22:30
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida state official is under investigation following allegations that she ordered state employees to clean up debris for Hurricane Michael at her Georgia home. The Miami Herald reported Wednesday that the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is investigating Kelley Scott, the department’s $120,000-a-year director of administrative services. The DMV confirmed to The Associated Press that its inspector general’s office is investiga
  
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• PGA Tour stop in California desert loses title sponsor

  01-11-2018 22:25
  LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — The PGA Tour event in the Southern California desert in January will be played as the Desert Classic after losing its title sponsor.
  The event returns to the name used when it first began 60 years ago and comedian Bob Hope’s name was attached.
  The PGA Tour said Thursday that CareerBuilder has decided not to return after three years as title sponsor. It says the tour and local organizers are working to secure a new sponsor for 2020 and beyond.
  Jon Rahm is the
  
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• Son of man charged with killing officers waives hearing

  01-11-2018 22:23
  EFFINGHAM, S.C. (AP) — A man whose father has been charged in the killings of two police officers last month has postponed a court hearing.
  Seth Hopkins’ preliminary hearing was Thursday. Media outlets report Hopkins first agreed to the proceeding to determine if there was enough evidence for his case to continue without a lawyer, but he then changed his mind.
  The 28-year-old is charged with sexually assaulting two children. Officers were investigating the case when they were attacke
  
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• First woman to score in Division I football seriously ill

  01-11-2018 22:20
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A former University of New Mexico kicker who was the first female to play and score in a Division I football game faces months of recovery after becoming seriously ill from an adverse reaction to a prescribed medicine.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the family of Katie Hnida (hey-NEYE-da) says the 37-year-old’s condition has stabilized but that she might need a liver transplant.
  Hnida played three seasons, from 2002-2004, with New Mexico.
  She became the f
  
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• Trump says State spokeswoman might be next UN ambassador

  01-11-2018 22:12
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert is “under very serious consideration” to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
  Trump says he will “probably” make a decision on the nomination next week.
  Nauert was a reporter for Fox News Channel before she became State Department spokeswoman under former secretary Rex Tillerson. She would replace Nikki Haley, who announced in October that she would step down at t
  
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• The Latest: Vigils planned for Tennessee death row inmate

  01-11-2018 22:10
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on planned execution of Tennessee death row inmate Edmund Zagorski (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  Vigils have been organized across Tennessee to oppose the state’s plans to put an inmate to death in the electric chair.
  Edmund Zagorski is scheduled to be executed at chair 7 p.m. CDT Thursday at a maximum-security prison in Nashville.
  Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty have planned vigils at the West End United Methodist Church in Nashville,
  
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• The Latest: Tennessee executes man in electric chair

  01-11-2018 22:10
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on planned execution of Tennessee death row inmate Edmund Zagorski (all times local):
  7:30 p.m.
  Tennessee has used its electric chair for the first time since 2007, executing an inmate for the killings of two other men during a 1980s drug deal.
  Authorities say 63-year-old Edmund Zagorski was pronounced dead at 7:26 p.m. Thursday at a Nashville maximum-security prison.
  In opting for the electric chair over a lethal injection as Tennessee allowed him, Zagor
  
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• The Latest: Condemned man’s last words: ‘Let’s rock’

  01-11-2018 22:10
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on planned execution of Tennessee death row inmate Edmund Zagorski (all times local):
  7:50 p.m.
  A Tennessee inmate’s final words were “Let’s rock” before he became the first man executed in the electric chair since 2007 in Tennessee.
  A reporter who witnessed the execution says 63-year-old iunmate Edmund Zagorski mostly looked ahead but did look around the death chamber at a Nashville prison in the minutes before his death. When ask
  
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• The Latest: Goldman Sachs cooperates in Malaysian fund probe

  01-11-2018 22:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on charges against a Malaysian financier and two former Goldman Sachs bankers (all times local):
  5 p.m.
  Goldman Sachs says it is cooperating with the investigation into alleged misuse of money from a Malaysian investment fund created to promote economic development there.
  Prosecutors said Thursday that former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner pleaded guilty in the scandal. His attorney did not return messages.
  Prosecutors say Goldman Sachs raised about $6.5 bil
  
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• Ex-Philly officer pleads guilty to corruption in Baltimore

  01-11-2018 22:00
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A fired Philadelphia police officer has pleaded guilty in Baltimore to being involved in what’s considered to be one of the worst U.S. police corruption scandals in recent memory.
  The Baltimore Sun reported Thursday that Eric Snell pleaded guilty three days into his trial on charges that he conspired to sell drugs with corrupt members of Baltimore’s Gun Trace Task Force.
  His plea followed damaging testimony from two convicted officers. One said Snell channeled
  
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• Officer: Kentucky man wanted to be ‘next school shooter’

  01-11-2018 21:59
  LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say a man arrested in connection with school shooting threats had written a manifesto outlining his plan to be “the next school shooter.”
  Media outlets are reporting new details about Dylan Jarrell disclosed Thursday in court.
  Kentucky State Police Trooper Josh Satterly said Jarrell had an assault-style weapon in his car and was “moving the attack up” when authorities stopped him last month. Satterly says police searched J
  
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• Medical examiner: Iowa baby severely underweight at death

  01-11-2018 21:57
  MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s chief medical examiner has testified that a 4-month-old infant found dead and maggot-infested in a baby swing last year weighed only a few ounces more than his birth weight.
  The Courier reports that testimony came Thursday in the murder trial of the baby’s father, 29-year-old Zachary Paul Koehn, who also faces a child endangerment count in the August 2017 death of his son, Sterling Koehn. The baby’s mother, Cheyanne Harris, is also charg
  
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• Former Marlins pitcher gets 4 years for insurance fraud

  01-11-2018 21:54
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A pitcher on the Florida Marlins team that won the 2003 World Series has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for taking part in an insurance scam.
  The Palm Beach Post reports Justin Wayne and his brother, Hawkeye Wayne, also paid $3.8 million in reimbursement Thursday after pleading guilty to health care fraud. Hawkeye Wayne received a five-year sentence. They don’t have to report to prison until March and their sentences could be reduce
  
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• Shining moment: Cavaliers awarded 2022 NBA All-Star Game

  01-11-2018 21:24
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The NBA’s spotlight faded from Cleveland last summer. It will shine brilliantly again in four years.
  After numerous “passionate” discussions between the team and league, Commissioner Adam Silver announced Thursday that the Cavaliers will host the 2022 All-Star Game at Quicken Loans Arena.
  The Cavaliers are thrilled to host the event, which will coincide with the league’s 75th anniversary. Cleveland previously hosted the All-Star Game in 1997, when t
  
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• Cleveland Cavaliers awarded 2022 NBA All-Star Game

  01-11-2018 21:24
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers have been awarded the 2022 NBA All-Star Game.
  NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made the announcement Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena, the site of the game.
  Silver said he had a number of discussions with Cavaliers chairman Dan Gilbert and chief operating officer Len Komoroski about bringing the game to Cleveland.
  Cleveland last hosted the game in 1997 in the same building, which was called Gund Arena at the time, when the league honored its Top 50 playe
  
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• Neil Young acknowledges he and Daryl Hannah are married

  01-11-2018 21:21
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hey hey, my my, Neil Young is calling Daryl Hannah his wife.
  The 72-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and the 57-year-old “Splash” actress had been utterly mum on the subject of their marriage since reports that they wed in California in August.
  But Young said in a pro-gun-control post on his website Wednesday featuring a new performance of his 1970 song “Ohio” that “My wife Daryl and I put this video together.”
  The couple’s r
  
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• 600 in St. Louis County mistakenly told ineligible to vote

  01-11-2018 21:21
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County election officials are working to notify 600 voters who were mistakenly sent letters telling them they are ineligible to vote on Tuesday.
  Republican election director Rick Stream on Thursday acknowledged the error to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Postcards have been sent to the voters, but it’s not certain if they’ll arrive before the election.
  Stream says the error was the result of confusion by election workers processing voter registrations
  
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• Man kills wife, himself as kids wait to go trick-or-treating

  01-11-2018 21:17
  LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man killed his wife and himself as his children waited to go trick-or-treating.
  A Polk County Sheriff’s Office news release says 40-year-old Antero Araujo Quintana shot his wife, 42-year-old Beatriz Araujo, and then himself Wednesday evening at the family’s Lakeland home.
  Witnesses say the couple had been arguing for several days before the shooting, which was witnessed by their 21-year-old son. Deputies say the couple’s two
  
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• Police: 15-year-old dead, 3 teens hurt in Detroit shooting

  01-11-2018 21:14
  DETROIT (AP) — Police say a shooting at a home in Detroit left one 15-year-old boy dead and three other teenagers wounded.
  Officer Vanessa Burt tells The Detroit News that investigators are working to determine what led to the shooting Wednesday at a home on the city’s east side. Police on Thursday said investigators were seeking two male suspects. One is 25-years-old and the other described as being in his mid-20s.
  The wounded were identified as two 16-year-old boys and another 15-y
  
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• Toyota recalls over 1M vehicles to fix air bag problem

  01-11-2018 21:12
  DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling just over 1 million vehicles worldwide because the air bags could inflate without a crash or fail to work if there is one.
  The recall covers about 17,000 Scion xA vehicles in the U.S. from 2004 through 2006. Also affected in Japan, Europe and elsewhere are the Isis, Avensis, Avensis Wagon, Allex, ist, Wish, Corolla, Corolla Spacio, Corollo Verso, Corolla Fielder, Corolla Runx, and Sienta. The vehicles were built from July 2002 to June 2015.
  Toyota said Th
  
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• Judge rules hiring of UConn coach’s son was not violation

  01-11-2018 21:11
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut Superior Court judge has ruled that UConn did not violate the state’s ban on nepotism when it hired football coach Randy Edsall’s son as an assistant coach.
  Judge Joseph Shortall on Thursday vacated the state Citizen Ethics Advisory Board’s ruling that would have forced Corey Edsall to leave his job when his contract expires in January.
  Shortall says Randy Edsall was not yet a state employee when he negotiated for his son to be hired.
  
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