• The Latest: Trump sues to block bank subpoenas

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on congressional investigations of President Donald Trump (all times local):
    10:40 p.m.
    President Donald Trump is suing Deutsche Bank and Capital One in an attempt to block congressional subpoenas for his business records.
    The lawsuit by Trump, his sons Donald Jr. and Eric and his daughter Ivanka, was filed Monday in federal court in Manhattan. The Trump Organization and the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust are among the other plaintiffs.
    Two House committees su
  • The Latest: LaPierre says he’s “humbled” by board action

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the turmoil in the top ranks of the National Rifle Association(all times local):
    8:30 p.m.
    Wayne LaPierre, the longtime head of the National Rifle Association, said Monday he’s “humbled” by actions by the board Monday that kept him on as its CEO.
    He beat back calls the past week for his resignation and survived this first real test in decades to retain control over the gun lobbying group.
    “United we stand,” he said in a statem
  • Ice Cream Festival to Take Over Rillito Park This Weekend

    The weather is heating up and we can't think of a better way to cool down than with unlimited ice cream! It's time for a brain freeze! This weekend, May 4 and 5, Rillito Park will be transformed into an ice cream lover's paradise, and pretty much every kid's dream world.…
  • The Latest: Hawaii lawmaker seeks helicopter restrictions

    HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on a helicopter crash in Hawaii that killed three people (all times local):
    1 p.m.
    The state representative for the Hawaii suburb where a tour helicopter crashed and killed three people says she wants federal authorities to prohibit tour flights over the state’s residential areas and national parks.
    Rep. Cynthia Thielen said Monday she wants Hawaii’s congressional delegation to ask the Federal Aviation Administration to implement such restrictions.
    Th
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  • Phoenix police say an officer was involved in fatal shooting

    PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say they’re investigating the fatal shooting of a man who appeared to be armed with a weapon that turned out to be a replica rifle.
    They say the shooting occurred around 9:40 a.m. Monday after police were called to look for a suspect who violated an order of protection at his parents’ home.
    Officers found the man walking near a canal with a sheet wrapped around what appeared to be a weapon.
    Police say the suspect ignored officer’s commands
  • The Latest: Retired city worker died in Seattle crane crash

    SEATTLE (AP) — The Latest on a deadly crane collapse in Seattle (all times local):
    3:55 p.m.
    The fourth person killed in a construction crane accident in Seattle has been identified as a retired city employee.
    Mayor Jenny Durkan said Monday that 71-year-old Alan Justad worked for the city for decades and had served as deputy director of the Department of Planning and Development before he retired in 2014.
    She described Justad as “a true public servant.”
    The King County Medical
  • Baby kangaroo dies after escaping truck at Arkansas event

    JACKSONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A baby kangaroo has died after escaping from a truck while visiting a central Arkansas military base for a family event.
    Cockrill’s Country Critters Mobile Petting Zoo and Pony Rides said in a social media post that volunteers had searched for Hoppy since he escaped a cloth pouch and jumped from the truck’s window Saturday at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, about 13 miles (21 kilometers) from Little Rock.
    Petting zoo owner Jan Cockrill-Grif
  • Nearly 2/3 quarantined by LA universities are cleared

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Almost two-thirds of the nearly 800 students, faculty and staff members who were quarantined following exposure to the measles virus at two Los Angeles universities have been cleared to resume normal activities.
    The quarantine marked one of the most sweeping efforts by authorities to contain the nation’s measles outbreak, where cases have reached a 25-year high.
    People at California State University, Los Angeles and the University of California, Los Angeles were cl
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  • Save the Pets AZ Hosts Fundraiser Flight Above Tucson

    Tucson-based nonprofit Save the Pets AZ will once again host its Win-A-Flight fundraiser this weekend.
    The charity, which aims to save pets at risk of being euthanized in shelters around Tucson, will be giving away a Sunset Airplane ride over Tucson, featuring an experienced pilot and a free bottle of champagne.…
  • No jail time for bus driver who pleaded guilty to raping 14-year-old

    WATERTOWN, NY (KXAN/CNN) — A New York man got no prison time after he pleaded guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl he met when while driving her school bus.
    Shane M. Piche, 26, was handed a 10-year probation sentence by Judge James P. McClusky and he will have to register as a Level 1 sex offender, according to a local news outlet in Watertown, New York. The sentence was expected because, as a Level 1 sex offender, he is not considered to be a repeat offender.
    State police said Pi
  • Dolphins’ Josh Rosen says he can be franchise quarterback

    DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Josh Rosen is embracing his fresh start with the Miami Dolphins and says he still believes he can be a franchise quarterback, despite being supplanted by Kyler Murray after only one season at Arizona.
    At his introductory news conference with the Dolphins on Monday, Rosen smiled a lot and even cracked a couple of jokes, such as when he was asked if he had a chip on his shoulder after a rocky rookie season. Rosen responded that his chip doesn’t need to grow any more
  • Triplets ready to graduate from the University of Michigan

    ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan’s commencement will have an unusual group sitting among this year’s graduating class — triplets who are readying to part for the first time.
    The Lansing State Journal reports that Abby, Seraphina and Zoey Provenzano’s time attending the same university will come to an end May 4, when they all graduate with about 3.9 grade point averages.
    The triplets started college together four years ago after they were all named
  • Cardinals RHP Wacha off IL; scheduled to start at Nationals

    WASHINGTON (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Michael Wacha has been activated from the 10-day injured list after missing one start with patellar tendinitis in his left knee.
    Wacha was scheduled to pitch the Cardinals’ series opener at the Washington Nationals on Monday night.
    Wacha is 1-0 with a 4.64 ERA in four appearances this season. He last pitched April 17, then went on the IL two days later.
    The Cardinals made room on the roster for Wacha by optioning rookie righty Ryan H
  • 147 migrants land in Italy in UN-organized Libya evacuation

    ROME (AP) — A group of 147 asylum-seekers have arrived in Italy as part of a U.N.-backed humanitarian evacuation from Libya.
    The U.N. refugee agency says it’s the fifth such evacuation since 2017, though previous airlifts have taken migrants to Niger and elsewhere.
    The group that arrived Monday at a Rome military base included 87 males and 60 females. Of the total, 68 are minors — 46 of whom are unaccompanied. They hail from Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Ethiopia.
    Under an
  • Courthouse evacuated ahead of hearing for militia leader

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal courthouse has been evacuated ahead of a hearing for the leader of an armed group that detained asylum-seeking families near the U.S.-Mexico border.
    The U.S. Marshals Service said it could not immediately provide information on why the courthouse had been cleared Monday. Attorneys and court officials exited and gathered in front of the courthouse in Albuquerque.
    Larry Mitchell Hopkins, the militia leader who has been indicted on a weapons charge, was esco
  • New York to pay $9M settlement for hiker struck by rocks

    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawyers for a woman left paralyzed after being struck by falling rocks at a state park say New York officials have agreed to pay $9 million to settle the woman’s lawsuit.
    Attorney George Szary tells the Albany Times Union the accord was reached Monday as a trial was about to start. The bulk will go to Nancy Ladd-Butz, who was struck while hiking at John Boyd Thacher State Park near Albany in 2017. She’s paralyzed from the chest down.
    The Times Union reported
  • Family of suspect in California synagogue shooting: “To our great shame, he is now part of the history of evil”

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — Family of suspect in California synagogue shooting: “To our great shame, he is now part of the history of evil”
    The post Family of suspect in California synagogue shooting: “To our great shame, he is now part of the history of evil” appeared first on KVOA.com.
  • UA College of Medicine evacuated due to gas odor

    TUCSON – Unversity of Arizona College of Medicine was evacuated Monday morning after University of Arizona Police Department received a report of a gas odor at the facility.
    According to UAPD, the evacuation was a precaution in case of a potential gas leak.The building is located on Campbell Avenue north of Speedway Boulevard.
    Details are limited at this time.
    Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest details.
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  • Former Missouri sheriff sentenced to 6 months in fed prison

    ST. LOUIS (AP) — The former sheriff of a rural southeastern Missouri county accused of crimes ranging from fraud to assault was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison.
    Former Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson was originally charged with 28 federal counts but pleaded guilty in November to just two of them, wire fraud and identity theft. Hutcheson resigned after the guilty plea.
    Hutcheson apologized during Monday’s hearing. Federal guidelines would have allowed up to
  • 4 Your Health: Advice for adoptive parents

    New adoptees should be thoroughly examined by a physician.
    An important reminder for parents adopting a child.
    The American Academy Of Pediatrics recommends that all newly adopted children see a doctor for a complete health evaluation. Many times there is limited information about a child’s early life, medical history, or biological parents.
    Experts said an evaluation can help identify any potential issues and answer any questions and concerns new parents may have.
    Obesity link to depressi
  • In a franchise sea, original gems find a spot this summer

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Summer movie season is here and Hollywood has a slew of sequels and franchises to offer. The hope is that blockbusters like “Spider-Man: Far From Home” and “The Lion King” help make up for the year-to-date deficit at the box office which is still in the double digits even after “Avengers: Endgame. ”
    But the industry is also releasing exciting original films that can help provide unexpected upside, both for the bottom line and for audie
  • Popovich negotiating new deal with San Antonio Spurs

    SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Coach Gregg Popovich is negotiating a new deal with the San Antonio Spurs.
    The 70-year-old Popovich just finished his 23rd season with the Spurs. The Spurs have made the playoffs in each of the last 22 seasons, a streak that ties for the longest in NBA history, and there was some speculation about whether he would return. He has won five NBA championships with San Antonio.
    He said Monday that negotiations are under way.
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  • Case of parvo shuts down Reid Park temporarily

    TUCSON – Spring is officially here, and that means it is parvo season in Tucson.
    Reid Park was temporarily closed down Monday morning after park officials confirmed there was a case of the canine parvovirus on park grounds.
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    City authorities say staff is currently cleaning the park to prevent the spread of a potential outbreak. They are using a bleach cleaning solution.
    Officials say the park should be reopened momentarily.
    Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates.
    The pos
  • Residents of Oklahoma town demand answers in police shooting

    HUGO, Okla. (AP) — Residents of an Oklahoma town are demanding answers after police opened fire on a truck, wounding three children and a robbery suspect.
    It isn’t clear why two Hugo officers opened fire Friday on the truck that 21-year-old William Devaughn Smith and the children were in. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the children — ages 5, 4 and 1 — have been released from the hospital.
    Janice Palmer joined a demonstration in Hugo on Sunday and tells TV
  • Injuries piling up for Hurricanes during playoff run

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek is day to day with a lower body injury while defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk is out with an upper body injury.
    Coach Rod Brind’Amour also says forward Saku Maenalanen is expected to miss the rest of the Hurricanes’ second-round series with the New York Islanders with an upper body injury.
    Brind’Amour spoke a day after the Hurricanes’ list of injuries grew considerably during a 2-1 victory in New York that ga
  • The Latest: Packed synagogue honors woman killed in attack

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a deadly attack on a Southern California synagogue (all times local):
    3:30 p.m.
    A packed congregation is remembering the woman who was shot to death in a Southern California synagogue this past weekend.
    Federal and state lawmakers, a representative of the Israeli government, local mayors and law enforcement leaders attended the memorial service Monday for 60-year-old Lori Kaye.
    The U.S. State Department’s new envoy on anti-Semitism told the cro
  • The Latest: Family of suspect in synagogue attack ‘shocked’

    POWAY, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a deadly attack on a Southern California synagogue (all times local):
    11:15 a.m.
    The family of the suspect in the California synagogue shooting says they’re “shocked and deeply” saddened by the deadly attack.
    In a statement released through a San Diego law firm, the family of John T. Earnest says he and his five siblings was raised in “a family, a faith, and a community that all rejected hate.”
    The attack Saturday at Chabad o
  • Lawyer: Tactic used by ICE agents amounts to extortion

    PHOENIX (AP) — An unusual tactic used by federal agents in arresting an immigrant in northern Arizona is drawing criticism for being a form of extortion.
    A lawyer for Jose Montelongo-Morales says Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on April 19 brought his client’s sister to a trailer in Sedona where her brother was believed to be staying.
    Attorney Lee Phillips says agents told his client’s sister that she would be released from immigration custody if the property owner a
  • Arpaio fails to undo prosecutor’s appointment in pardon case

    PHOENIX (AP) — Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio has lost his bid to reverse the appointment of a special prosecutor who is defending a ruling that refused to erase Arpaio’s record after President Donald Trump pardoned his criminal contempt of court conviction.
    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined Arpaio’s request to review the issue.
    The prosecutor’s appointment came after the U.S. Justice Department refused to defend a ruling from a judge who dismissed Arpaio’s case
  • TFD controls blaze at central Tucson laundry mat

    TUCSON – A fire has been contained after the blaze broke out at a laundry mat in central Tucson Monday.
    According to Tucson Fire Department, they received a report of smoke coming from a dryer at a laundry facility at Fort Lowell Road and Treat Avenue, near Tucson Boulevard, at around 9:25 a.m. Monday.TFD crews were called to a laundry mat near Fort Lowell & Treat this AM around 925 for smoke coming from a dryer. Station 5 units quickly arrived on-scene at got the fire under control. A
  • UN chief demands that the world step up to stamp out hatred

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is demanding that the world “step up to stamp out anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim hatred, persecution of Christians and all other forms of racism, xenophobia, discrimination and incitement.”
    The U.N. chief says that beyond the recent murders of worshippers “there is loathsome rhetoric” aimed not only at religious groups but at migrants and refugees. He also decries “assertions of white supremacy, a resur
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  • FBI says it got tip on threatening social media post 5 minutes before synagogue attack, too late to identify suspect

    POWAY, Calif. (AP) — FBI says it got tip on threatening social media post 5 minutes before synagogue attack, too late to identify suspect.
    The post FBI says it got tip on threatening social media post 5 minutes before synagogue attack, too late to identify suspect appeared first on KVOA.com.
  • Big payday for Beard after Texas Tech’s run to title game

    LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech men’s basketball coach Chris Beard has signed a new contract with an average annual salary of $4.575 million through the 2024-25 season after leading the Red Raiders to their first national championship game.
    The deal was announced Monday, three weeks after the Big 12 co-champions lost in overtime to Virginia in the national title game.
    It is the second year in a row that Beard, the AP national coach of the year, has been rewarded with a new contract.
  • Man pleads guilty to riot conspiracy in Virginia rally

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A member of a white supremacist group has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to riot at a white nationalist rally in Virginia.
    Thomas Walter Gillen is one of four California men prosecutors identified as members of the Rise Above Movement, a militant white supremacist group that trains in fighting techniques.
    Gillen entered his guilty plea on Monday. Another member, Cole Evan White, pleaded guilty to the same charge in November.
    All four men were accused of committing violen
  • Trump says NRA ‘under siege’ by New York investigation

    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — President Donald Trump says the National Rifle Association is “under siege” in New York after state Attorney General Letitia James announced an investigation into the organization.
    The Republican president tweeted Monday that James and her fellow Democrat, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, are “illegally” trying to “destroy” the NRA.
    James’ office announced the probe Saturday. Last year she vowed to investigate whether the organization, which
  • Ex-A&M football player’s trial begins in jogger’s killing

    DALLAS (AP) — A former Texas A&M football player has arrived in court to be tried for the killing of jogger who was hacked to death with a machete in 2015.
    Thomas Johnson’s murder trial began Monday after years of litigation over whether the 25-year old is mentally competent to be tried for the killing of David Stevens.
    Police say a cyclist witnessed Johnson chopping at Stevens’ prone body on White Rock Creek Trail in East Dallas, and that the former wide receiver later con
  • Rep: Peabo Bryson hospitalized after mild heart attack

    NEW YORK (AP) — A rep for Peabo Bryson says the R&B singer, known for hits such as “Beauty & the Beast” and “A Whole New World,” is hospitalized after suffering a “mild heart attack.”
    A statement released Monday says the double Grammy-winner was stricken Saturday morning and is now in stable condition.The rep says both doctors and family are “optimistic for a speedy recovery” and welcome prayers on his behalf.
    The 68-year-old with the
  • Cubs orphaned after mother struck by vehicle on SR 77

    TUCSON – Three cubs are being cared for after Arizona Game and Fish Department received a report that their mother was struck and killed by a vehicle on State Road 77 early Monday morning.
    According to AZGFD, the mother of the cubs likely was killed instantly in the accident. Tucson and Mesa crews took custody of the cubs and currently is transferring the baby bears to the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale.
    A first responder was reportedly scratched by one of the cubs i
  • UN conference to consider plan to minimize plastic waste

    GENEVA (AP) — Over 180 countries have opened a U.N.-backed conference on waste and hazardous chemicals amid hopes it could produce a sweeping agreement toward minimizing generation of plastic waste, which has formed a gigantic mass of litter floating in the ocean.
    Rolph Payet of the United Nations Environment Program says he hasn’t heard “any serious objections” among participants in the two-week Geneva conference starting Monday to a proposal issued last year by Norway,
  • Pelosi, Schumer tell Trump infrastructure needs ‘massive’

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders are telling President Donald Trump that American’s unmet infrastructure needs are “massive” and they want to hear from him on how to pay for legislation to fix the problems.
    Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are to meet with Trump at the White House on Tuesday. They sent him a letter in advance.
    Leaders of both parties have expressed a desire to pass major legislation to boost the nation’s infrastructu
  • IS leader appears in video for first time in 5 years

    BEIRUT (AP) — The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group appeared for the first time in five years in a video released by the extremist group’s propaganda arm on Monday, acknowledging defeat in the group’s last stronghold in Syria but vowing a “long battle” ahead.
    The SITE Intelligence group said Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in the video, also discussed the Easter Day bombings in Sri Lanka which killed over 250 people and for which the group claimed responsibility.
    The
  • Nigerian debut novelist among finalists for Women’s Prize

    LONDON (AP) — Nigerian debut novelist Oyinkan Braithwaite and U.K. Booker Prize winner Anna Burns are among six finalists for the international Women’s Prize for Fiction.
    Braithwaite is nominated for her darkly comic sibling story “My Sister, the Serial Killer,” and Burns for “Milkman,” set during Northern Ireland’s Troubles.
    The list announced Monday includes two novels inspired by ancient Greek epics: “The Silence of the Girls” by Britain&r
  • Officials identify 7 killed in Tennessee

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say the seven people killed in two homes in rural Tennessee included the parents of the suspect and other relatives.
    Law enforcement officials arrested 25-year-old Michael Cummins on Saturday about a mile (1.6 kilometers) away from one of the Sumner County crime scenes. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch called the scenes “horrific” and “gruesome.”
    On Monday, TBI identified those killed as David Carl Cummins and
  • Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears for first time in 5 years in video released by the extremist group.

    BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears for first time in 5 years in video released by the extremist group.
    The post Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears for first time in 5 years in video released by the extremist group. appeared first on KVOA.com.
  • St. Louis officer pleads not guilty in co-worker’s death

    ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police officer has pleaded not guilty in the fatal shooting of a female colleague while playing a variation of Russian roulette.
    Twenty-nine-year-old Nathaniel Hendren is charged with first-degree manslaughter and armed criminal action following the January shooting death of Katlyn Alix. The grand jury indictment returned Thursday doesn’t affect the charges but means the case can proceed without a preliminary hearing.
    Hendren appeared in court Monday.
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  • Eastern Canada battles flooding after days of rain

    OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Several days of heavy rains have swollen rivers and reservoirs in eastern Canada, driving thousands of people from their homes.
    The worst situation is in the town of Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, west of Montreal. It was inundated Saturday night after the Lake of Two Mountains burst through a natural dike.
    More than 6,500 people there have been evacuated, raising the total of flooded homes across rain-sodden Quebec province to 5,584.
    Flooding also has hit Ontario and New Br
  • PACC: $5 adoptions for Cinco de Mayo weekend

    TUCSON – Pima Animal Care Center is offering a special adoption promotion for the Cinco de Mayo holiday.
    Pets four months and older will be $5 to adopt from Friday through Sunday.
    PACC will also be giving away raffle prizes for those who adopt a pet. Courtesy: Pima Animal Care Center Courtesy: Pima Animal Care Center Courtesy: Pima Animal Care Center Courtesy: Pima Animal Care Center Courtesy: Pima Animal Care Center
    The shelter says there are currently 405 dogs and 112 cats in need of for
  • 2 remain hospitalized after northern Illinois ammonia leak

    BEACH PARK, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say two of the 37 people sickened by an ammonia leak in suburban Chicago last week remain hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
    Lake County Sheriff’s spokesman Christopher Covelli said Monday that the other 35 people who were treated after Thursday’s leak have been discharged, including all first responders. Eleven firefighters and three law enforcement officers were among those injured.
    Covelli says the two who remain hospitalized ha
  • The Latest: Police: 3 women, 1 man killed in Ohio shooting

    WEST CHESTER, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on four people found dead at complex where multiple shots were fired. (all times local):
    12:20 p.m.
    Three women and a man have been found dead at an apartment complex in Ohio where multiple shots were fired, and police say they haven’t identified a suspect.
    West Chester Township Police Chief Joel Herzog said at a news conference Monday that the four who died were family members who lived in the same apartment at the Lakefront at West Chester compl

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