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• Death penalty ruling in case against immigrant appealed

  22-07-2019 23:58
  PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors have asked an Arizona appeals court to let them pursue the death penalty against a Mexican immigrant charged with murder in the 2015 shooting death of a convenience store clerk.
  A judge previously ruled prosecutors can’t longer seek the death penalty against Apolinar Altamirano because he’s intellectually disabled.
  In the appeal, prosecutors asked the Court of Appeals to reinstate their effort to seek the death penalty in Grant Ronnebeck’s killi
  
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• AP Source: Bills RB Gore has minor injury before camp opens

  22-07-2019 23:56
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press the Buffalo Bills have placed running back Frank Gore on the non-football injury list due to what is considered a minor injury.
  The person did not reveal the nature of Gore’s injury or how he was hurt in speaking to The AP on the condition of anonymity because the team has not released any information. Gore was placed on the list Monday, three days before the Bills open training camp in suburban Roch
  
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• President Trump says deal struck with congressional leaders on budget and debt ceiling

  22-07-2019 23:54
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump says deal struck with congressional leaders on budget and debt ceiling.
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• Ex-Virginia governor says he’s contesting harassment probe

  22-07-2019 23:52
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder says he is contesting an investigator’s finding that he kissed a university student six decades his junior without her consent.
  Wilder posted on his website Monday that he has filed a statement with Virginia Commonwealth University rejecting an investigator’s findings.
  The student, Sydney Black, has previously filed a complaint to police and school officials, saying Wilder took her to dinner on her 20th birthday, gave
  
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• Usually talkative Trump silent on asylum changes

  22-07-2019 23:47
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald has been unusually quiet about his administration’s efforts to overhaul the asylum system.
  Under new rules announced last week, migrants will be barred from claiming asylum if they have traveled through Mexico from another country. It’s the kind of kind of thing Trump might have been expected to promote on Twitter and brandish in front of news cameras. But he hasn’t mentioned it yet.
  It is, arguably, the most sweeping step the Trump admi
  
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• Manslaughter plea in Black Lives Matter activist’s death

  22-07-2019 23:44
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 27-year-old New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the slaying of a Black Lives Matter activist known for his leap through police tape to try to seize a Confederate battle flag during a 2017 demonstration in South Carolina.
  Roosevelt Iglus was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 32-year-old Muhiyidin (muh-HEE’-ih-din) Moye, better known as Muhiyidin d’Baha. Conviction would have brought a life sentence.
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• Goose freed, got stuck in pizza driver’s car grille

  22-07-2019 23:44
  BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Authorities say a goose that got stuck in a pizza delivery driver’s car grille in Vermont is expected to make a full recovery.
  Driver Ryan Harrington tells WCAX-TV he saw a goose waddling across the road in Burlington on Saturday. He slammed his brakes, but heard a thud and knew he struck the bird. But he wasn’t prepared to see it stuck in his car — and alive — when he returned to work.
  His manager got through to a police dispatcher who alerte
  
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• Tucson woman gets ‘natural life’ sentence for starving 3-year-old son to death

  22-07-2019 23:43
  TUCSON – The mother who allegedly starved her son to death in 2014 received a natural life sentence in connection to the case Monday afternoon.
  Back in 2014, the skeletal remains of Raquel Barreras’ 3-year-old son, Roman were found by a landlord in a toy chest. Authorities say the chest was left behind when the family moved out of that home in Tucson.Barreras and her husband, Martin Barreras were taken into custody on multiple felony charges in connection to their son&rsquo
  
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• Edwin Jackson agrees to minor league deal with Tigers

  22-07-2019 23:37
  DETROIT (AP) — Right-hander Edwin Jackson has agreed to a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers and will report to Triple-A Toledo.
  The 35-year-old was 1-5 with an 11.12 ERA this season for Toronto, his record 14th major league team over a 17-year big career. The Blue Jays released him on Friday.
  He was an All-Star with the Tigers a decade ago, threw a no-hitter the next year with Arizona and helped St. Louis win the World Series in 2011.
  Detroit traded Jackson in 2009 as part of a
  
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• Blowing Dust Advisory issued July 22 at 2:30PM MST until July 22 at 9:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  22-07-2019 23:30
  * IMPACTS…Blowing dust can restrict visibilities below a mileposing a significant hazard to motorists. Particular concernfor I-10 between Tucson and Phoenix.
  * TIMING…Late afternoon into the evening.
  * WINDS…30 to 45 mph from the south and east.
  * VISIBILITY…Below 1 mile at times with below 1/4 milepossible.
  * For a detailed view of the hazard area…visitweather.gov/Tucson and click on the Detailed Hazards Icon
  * Current air pollution levels are available from t
  
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• Tim Duncan returning to Spurs as an assistant coach

  22-07-2019 23:28
  Tim Duncan is back with the San Antonio Spurs, this time as an assistant coach.
  The Spurs announced the move Monday, along with the promotion of Will Hardy to assistant coach. Hardy has been with the Spurs for nearly a decade and now will take on an elevated role.
  Duncan won five championships in a 19-year career with the Spurs. Popovich, in a release distributed by the team, says “it is only fitting, that after I served loyally for 19 years as Tim Duncan’s assistant, that he returns
  
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• Ryan Zimmerman on IL with plantar fasciitis

  22-07-2019 23:26
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ryan Zimmerman was put on the 10-day injured list by the Washington Nationals because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot, the second time this season the injury has sidelined the 34-year-old first baseman.
  Zimmerman left Sunday’s loss at Atlanta after an infield single in the second inning. Zimmerman missed 53 games between April 27 and June 28 because of the same injury. He is hitting .246 with three homers and 15 RBIs in 33 games.
  “Now it’s just re
  
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• Governor asked to open access to site amid telescope protest

  22-07-2019 23:26
  HONOLULU (AP) — Some state and local lawmakers want the governor of Hawaii to rescind his emergency proclamation allowing authorities to restrict protesters’ access to a mountain where a giant telescope is planned.
  Ten Hawaii state lawmakers and county council members said Monday the proclamation by Gov. David Ige violates the spirit of a law intended to help communities during natural disasters or threats to public safety.
  They say neither describes the current situation involving d
  
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• World celebrates 117 years of modern air conditioning

  22-07-2019 23:23
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WBIR) – On any scorching hot day, most of us head indoors to enjoy the air conditioner. It’s a machine that was invented 117 years ago not out of comfort, but necessity.
  “It’s allowed our society or any society that’s fully adopted to air conditioning like we have to flourish in different ways than if you didn’t have it,” said Richard Rackley, CEO of Fountainhead College of Technology.
  On any scorching hot day, most of us head
  
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• Eastern US cities spewing more methane into air than thought

  22-07-2019 23:23
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Older U.S. east coast cities are leaking nine times as much natural gas into the air — from homes or pipes heading into houses — than the federal government had thought, a new airborne monitoring study finds.
  Study co-author Eric Kort of the University of Michigan said Monday that it’s probably not a safety problem because what’s coming out doesn’t reach explosive concentrations, but the extra methane heading into the air is a climate change
  
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• University board declares financial crisis; layoffs possible

  22-07-2019 23:22
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The University of Alaska Board of Regents has declared a financial exigency that will allow administrators to expedite layoffs of tenured faculty.
  Regents gathered Monday in Anchorage for an emergency meeting.
  They voted 10-1 to authorize UA President Jim Johnsen to start making budget cuts while he plans for reductions that could include axing programs, faculty and even campuses.
  Gov. Mike Dunleavy last month used line-item vetoes to eliminate $130 million in stat
  
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• UFC’s Jon Jones disputes strip club waitress’ assault claim

  22-07-2019 23:07
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is denying allegations that he assaulted a waitress in a New Mexico strip club.
  Denise White, a representative for Jones, said in a statement Monday that he is confident he will be cleared of the “baseless claim.”
  According to White, the fighter only became aware of the battery charge against him Sunday through Albuquerque news outlets.
  Jones is accused of placing the waitress in a chokehold and slapping her geni
  
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• Chelsea Clinton announces birth of 3rd child, named Jasper

  22-07-2019 22:44
  NEW YORK (AP) — Chelsea Clinton has announced the birth of her third child. Jasper Clinton Mezvinsky was born Monday.
  The former U.S. first daughter tweeted that she and husband Marc Mezvinsky “are overflowing with love and gratitude and can’t wait to introduce him to his big sister and brother.”
  The couple have a daughter, Charlotte, born in 2014 and another son, Aidan, born in 2016.
  Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton celebrated t
  
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• See Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers in ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ trailer

  22-07-2019 22:25
  By Lindsay Lowe, TODAY
  Hello, neighbor!
  The full trailer just dropped for “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” the Mister Rogers biopic starring Tom Hanks, and it’s bound to give fans the warm fuzzies.
  The movie is based on the real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod (Matthew Rhys), who’s profiling him for a magazine.Junod starts out as jaded and cynical, but his time with Mister Rogers transforms his outlook on life.
  In the
  
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• Inmate at state prison in Tucson dies; appears to be suicide

  22-07-2019 22:22
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate at the Arizona prison in Tucson is dead and it appears to be a suicide.
  State Department of Corrections officials say 59-year-old David Neville died Monday “from an apparent act of self-harm by hanging.”
  Prison staff reported finding Neville unresponsive in his medium-custody dormitory housing.
  They attempted life-saving measures until responding paramedics arrived on scene and pronounced Neville deceased around 6:30 a.m.
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• Franken says he ‘absolutely’ regrets resigning from Senate

  22-07-2019 22:19
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota says he “absolutely” regrets resigning from the Senate after seven women accused him of unwanted kissing or touching.
  Franken made the comments in an interview with The New Yorker magazine , his first in-depth interview since his resignation, for a story published Monday. In the same article, seven Democratic or independent current or former senators say they also regret calling for Franken’s resignati
  
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• Iconic Tucson murals restored

  22-07-2019 22:10
  TUCSON – Murals that have decorated El Rio Neighborhood Center for more than 40 years have been restored.
  Local artists have spent their summer restoring three of the five original pieces of art on the west side building since 1976.The artwork depicts the Chicano Movement during the 1970s.
  The city helped raise money to pay for the restoration project of the historic murals.
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• Florida man accused of conspiring to violate Iran embargo

  22-07-2019 22:10
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Florida businessman on allegations of conspiring to violate the U.S. embargo against Iran.
  The five-count indictment against the Pensacola entrepreneur, James P. Meharg, came after a joint investigation between the FBI and the U.S. Department of Commerce looking into the sale of a power-generating turbine to a client in Iran.
  The indictment announced Monday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Florida a
  
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• The Latest: Navajo Nation wants feds to address opioid risk

  22-07-2019 22:07
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on a federal audit that found U.S. government hospitals put Native Americans at risk of opioid abuse (all times local):
  1:05 p.m.
  Navajo Nation leaders are troubled by a federal audit that found government hospitals have put Native American patients more at risk for opioid abuse and overdoses.
  President Jonathan Nez, who leads the country’s largest Native American reservation, said Monday the findings are “very concerning.”
  He says his a
  
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• The Latest: Hospital sued over school principal’s death

  22-07-2019 21:59
  ROSELAND, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on a lawsuit in the case of a high school principal who died after a procedure to donate blood marrow to a French teenager (all times local):
  3:55 p.m.
  A lawsuit says the hospital where a popular New Jersey high school principal died after a procedure to donate blood marrow failed to take appropriate action as his oxygen level dropped.
  Derrick Nelson fell into a coma at Hackensack University Medical Center in February and died in April.
  The Westfield High S
  
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• Corrects: Principal’s Death-Bone Marrow Donation-The Latest

  22-07-2019 21:59
  ROSELAND, N.J. (AP) — In a story July 22 about developments in a lawsuit against Hackensack University Medical Center, The Associated Press in some instances erroneously reported the procedure that preceded a high school principal’s death. It was a bone marrow donation, not a blood marrow donation.
  A corrected version of the story is below:
  The Latest: Hospital sued over school principal’s death
  A hospital sued by the family of a New Jersey high school principal who died after
  
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• Actor in original sci-fi classic ‘The Fly,’ dies at 92

  22-07-2019 21:58
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Hedison, who starred in the original sci-fi classic “The Fly” and appeared in two James Bond films, has died. He was 92.
  A representative from Hedison’s family says in an email Monday that he died peacefully Thursday in Los Angeles with his daughters at his side. He is also known for his role as Capt. Lee Crane in the long-running sci-fi television series “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” and as Spencer Harrison on the series “An
  
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• Massive California freeway repairs likened to ‘Carmageddon’

  22-07-2019 21:57
  RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A section of a major Los Angeles-area freeway will be undergoing repairs for 15 weekends over the next four months, sparking comparisons to “Carmageddon,” a 2011 freeway bridge demolition that many feared would be a traffic nightmare.
  The California Department of Transportation began a $134 million pavement repair project Monday on State Route 60 and will undertake another project during the fall to replace bridge structures.
  The combination of the two
  
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• Zidansek wins opening match of Palermo Open’s return

  22-07-2019 21:51
  PALERMO, Sicily (AP) — Fourth-seeded Tamara Zidansek beat Lara Arruabarrena 6-2, 6-3 in Monday’s opening match of the Palermo Ladies Open, which is marking its return after a five-year absence.
  The clay-court event was previously on the WTA calendar from 1990-2013.
  The 56th-ranked Zidansek saved 10 of the 13 break points she faced.
  Also, Paula Badosa beat Pauline Parmentier 6-4, 7-6 (4) and Arantxa Rus defeated Amandine Hesse 6-1, 6-3.
  Prominent players in the field include fifth-ran
  
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• Man accused of harassing black official denies gun violation

  22-07-2019 21:40
  BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A self-described white nationalist and “online troll” accused of harassing a black legislator has pleaded not guilty to violating a condition of release on gun-related charges.
  Max Misch, of Bennington, was arraigned Monday.
  Police say Misch purchased a firearm in March, violating a condition that he not buy any guns. He pleaded not guilty in February to possessing illegal, large capacity gun magazines.
  A judge rejected his appeal that the state provision
  
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• Sabino Canyon Road repaving project

  22-07-2019 21:36
  On Monday, July 22 through Thursday, July 25, between the nighttime hours of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m., Pima County Department of Transportation along with their contractor, GraniteSabino Canyon Construction, Inc., will continue work on north Sabino Canyon Road from the Tucson City limits to east Cloud Road.The work will consist of installing survey monuments and loop detectors, utility adjustments, thermo striping and raised pavement markers.…
  
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• The Latest: Trump says he’s ‘best thing’ for Puerto Rico

  22-07-2019 21:30
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Latest on protests against Puerto Rico’s governor (all times local):
  3:25 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says he’s “the best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico” and he’s renewing his attacks on the U.S. territory’s officials on a day when tens of thousands are marching on the island to demand the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Roselló.
  Trump didn’t respond directly Monday when asked if Rosselló should s
  
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• Pima County board approves new migrant shelter

  22-07-2019 21:30
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Leaders in Tucson have approved a plan to house immigrant families released by the U.S. government in an unused section of a juvenile detention center.
  The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted along party lines on Monday to approve the agreement with Catholic Community Services, which will lease the space for $100 a year. The county is expected to spend about $530,000 to make building modifications and to provide food and medical services, and it has asked for reimbu
  
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• Board of Supervisors approves new migrant shelter

  22-07-2019 21:27
  TUCSON –The Board of Supervisors approved Monday leasing a former Pima County Juvenile Center to Catholic Community Services as a temporary housing location for asylum seekers.
  Since January, the Casa Alitas program through Catholic Community Services has housed thousands of asylum seekers at Tucson’s former Benedictine Monastery. With the lease of the monastery ending in August, the community leaders have been looking into potential replacement shelters in the area – inc
  
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• Prosecutor: Cristiano Ronaldo won’t face Vegas rape charge

  22-07-2019 21:26
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo won’t face criminal charges after a woman accused him of raping her at a Las Vegas Strip resort in 2009.
  Prosecutor Steve Wolfson said in a statement Monday that after reviewing a new police investigation, he determined that sexual assault claims can’t be proven beyond a reasonable doubt and no charge will be filed.
  Ronaldo’s attorney, Peter Christiansen, wasn’t immediately available to comment. Christiansen has said th
  
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• Suspicious death investigation underway after body found in Oro Valley

  22-07-2019 21:19
  TUCSON – A suspicious death is being investigated after a body was found outside the Simpleview building in Oro Valley early Monday morning.
  According to Oro Valley Police Department, the body was found at around 4 a.m. near the intersection of Oracle and Hardy roads.Details are limited at this time.
  Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates.
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• Lawyer: Man who killed mob boss thought he was helping Trump

  22-07-2019 21:19
  NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for a man charged with killing a reputed New York mob boss says he was deluded by internet conspiracy theories and thought he was helping President Donald Trump.
  Anthony Comello has pleaded not guilty to charges that he murdered Francesco Cali, an alleged leader of the Gambino crime family.
  Attorney Robert Gottleib wrote in court papers filed Friday that Comello believed Cali was part of a “deep state” controlling the country.
  He wrote that Comello ha
  
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• FDA approves 9 generic versions of nerve pain drug Lyrica

  22-07-2019 21:15
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic copies of a popular, pricey pill for nerve pain.
  The agency on Monday said it approved nine generic versions of Pfizer Inc.’s Lyrica. It is also used for seizures and fibromyalgia, a condition that causes chronic, widespread pain.
  Lyrica, approved in 2004, is Pfizer’s second bestseller, with sales last year of $4.6 billion. The heavily advertised drug costs about $460 to $720 per month wit
  
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• Indictment handed up in ‘Real Housewives’ home invasion

  22-07-2019 21:14
  FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — A man has been indicted in the home invasion of a former “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member.
  James Mainello also faces robbery, aggravated assault and other charges in the indictment handed up Monday by a Monmouth County grand jury.
  Prosecutors say the 51-year-old Bayonne resident and another man were waiting when Dina Manzo and her then-fiancé David Cantin entered their Holmdel home in May 2017.
  Cantin was beaten with a baseball bat, and M
  
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• Prosecutor: Cristiano Ronaldo won’t face charges after woman accused soccer star of rape in Las Vegas in 2009

  22-07-2019 21:10
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutor: Cristiano Ronaldo won’t face charges after woman accused soccer star of rape in Las Vegas in 2009.
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• Federal lawsuit: $25M fraud at Tennessee senator’s clinic

  22-07-2019 21:10
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal lawsuit claims a Tennessee senator and other officials at a now-shuttered pain clinic company defrauded Medicare and Medicaid of more than $25 million.
  The complaint filed Monday in Nashville by federal and state authorities claims Comprehensive Pain Specialists, Republican Sen. Steve Dickerson and others submitted claims for unnecessary procedures and falsified documents.
  Dickerson is a Nashville anesthesiologist who co-owned the shuttered Tennessee-based
  
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• Former Texas cop who shot unarmed man acquitted of assault

  22-07-2019 21:08
  DALLAS (AP) — A former suburban Dallas police officer has been found not guilty of aggravated assault for shooting an unarmed man twice in the back.
  Jurors reached their decision Monday in the retrial of Derick Wiley, who was fired by the Mesquite Police Department after the 2017 shooting that wounded Lyndo Jones. Authorities have said the officer mistook Jones for a burglar while Jones was trying to unlock his own truck.
  At trial, prosecutors portrayed Wiley as reckless and “hellben
  
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• Chicago Fire acquire 34-year-old defender Jonathan Bornstein

  22-07-2019 21:05
  BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Former U.S. national team left back Jonathan Bornstein has been acquired by Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire from Israel’s Maccabi Netanya.
  Chicago obtained the No. 1 spot in the MLS waiver order from Columbus for $50,000 in 2020 Targeted Allocation Money, then selected Bornstein off waivers with the No. 1 pick and announced the deal Monday.
  The 34-year-old has a deal with the Fire through 2020 that includes a 2021 club option.
  Bornstein made 38 intern
  
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• Georgia K-9 officer killed after confusing, chaotic shooting

  22-07-2019 21:02
  DALLAS, Ga. (WXIA) — A confusing and chaotic scene led to the shooting death of a K-9 officer in Paulding County on Friday.
  Just after noon on Friday, deputies responded to a domestic dispute in Dallas, Ga. Prior to their arrival, the suspect in the dispute left the scene.
  When responding deputies arrived in the area, they located a male matching the description of the suspect in a silver passenger car still inside the neighborhood. When they initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle, the pa
  
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• MSNBC contributor apologizes, deletes tweet about Fox

  22-07-2019 20:54
  NEW YORK (AP) — An MSNBC contributor apologized and deleted a tweet that appeared to confuse readers about Fox News Channel’s plans to cover special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress this week.
  Joyce Vance, a former federal prosecutor, said Sunday on Twitter that Fox isn’t airing Mueller’s testimony because President Donald Trump is afraid of what will happen to his supporters if they heard Mueller.
  But Fox is airing the testimony Wednesday, alon
  
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• British man to testify against professor in Chicago stabbing

  22-07-2019 20:48
  CHICAGO (AP) — A British man charged in the 2017 stabbing death of another man in Chicago has pleaded guilty in a deal that calls for him to testify against a former Northwestern University professor also charged in the killing in exchange for a 45-year-prison sentence.
  Oxford University employee Andrew Warren was scheduled to go on trial next week but attorneys announced at a Monday court hearing that he has agreed to testify against Wyndham Lathem.
  Police launched a manhunt for the pair
  
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• Ex-candidate admits lying about operating on Pulse survivors

  22-07-2019 20:47
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former candidate for the Florida Legislature acknowledged to state investigators that she lied when she said she was a medical doctor who had removed 77 bullets from 32 victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in 2016.
  A state Department of Health report released last week shows Catherine “Elizabeth” McCarthy told an investigator that she knew what she did was wrong.
  The gun-safety forum in March was attended by U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, along with a sheriff
  
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• POLL: Do you think Arizona schools should allow students to take excused mental health days?

  22-07-2019 20:45
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• Oregon allows students to take excused mental health days

  22-07-2019 20:41
  SHERWOOD, Ore. (AP) – Oregon will allow students to take “mental health days” just as they would sick days, expanding the reasons for excused school absences to include mental or behavioral health under a new law that experts say is one of the first of its kind in the U.S.
  Don’t call it coddling, the students behind the measure say. Allowing mental health days is meant to change the stigma around mental health in a state that has some of the United States’ highest s
  
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• Lakers claim Kostas Antetokounmpo off waivers from Dallas

  22-07-2019 20:40
  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have been awarded the rights to Kostas Antetokounmpo on a waiver claim.
  The Lakers announced the move Monday to acquire the 21-year-old brother of Milwaukee Bucks star and league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.
  Kostas Antetokounmpo played in two games for Dallas last season. The Mavericks acquired him in a draft-night trade last summer after Philadelphia chose him with the 60th and final pick. The 6-foot-10 forward played 40 games for the Mavs&rs
  
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