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• The Latest: Family stunned after verdicts in warehouse fire

  05-09-2019 23:55
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on verdicts against two men charged with involuntary manslaughter after a fire in a California warehouse killed 36 partygoers (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  A family of a man who died when a fire tore through a party at a California warehouse says they’re stunned and frustrated that a jury acquitted one defendant and couldn’t reach a verdict for another charged with involuntary manslaughter.
  Alberto Vega, whose brother Alex Vega died, said Thursday
  
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• The Latest: Defense points to high rents in warehouse fire

  05-09-2019 23:55
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on verdicts against two men charged with involuntary manslaughter after a fire in a California warehouse killed 36 partygoers (all times local):
  3:45 p.m.
  An attorney for the leader of an artists’ commune has broken down in tears after a jury said they couldn’t agree whether to convict or acquit his client in a California warehouse fire that killed 36 partygoers.
  Brian Getz, a lawyer for Derick Almena, said Thursday that “people shouldn&r
  
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• Jury acquits 1 of involuntary manslaughter in California warehouse fire that killed 36, deadlocks for another defendant

  05-09-2019 23:54
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jury acquits 1 of involuntary manslaughter in California warehouse fire that killed 36, deadlocks for another defendant.
  The post Jury acquits 1 of involuntary manslaughter in California warehouse fire that killed 36, deadlocks for another defendant appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• San Francisco Bay Area Medicare kickbacks scheme charged

  05-09-2019 23:52
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco federal prosecutors have filed complaints against 30 defendants in an alleged multimillion-dollar scheme involving the referral of Medicare patients for cash.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office says at the center of the complaints unsealed Thursday are Amity Home Health Care, the largest home health care provider in the San Francisco Bay Area, and Advent Care Inc., a provider of hospice services.
  The office alleges that under the leadership of CEO Ridhima &
  
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• Firm asks judge to vacate, alter Arizona copper mine ruling

  05-09-2019 23:52
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The company proposing to build an Arizona copper mine has submitted a request for a federal judge to vacate or amend a ruling that stopped work.
  The Arizona Daily Star reported Wednesday that Rosemont Copper Co. has asked U.S. District Court Judge James Soto to change his July 31 ruling because it says opponents lack standing to sue.
  The company says Soto ruled that Rosemont Copper lacked valid mining claims on public land where it wants to dump waste rock and tailings
  
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• Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel goes on IL with elbow inflammation

  05-09-2019 23:49
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chicago Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel was put on the injured list with elbow inflammation on Thursday ahead of a big series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
  Kimbrel hasn’t pitched since allowing a three-run home run to Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich in a 4-0 loss Sunday.
  “He felt a little something pop up in that outing so just to be on the cautious side, we had an MRI done,” Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said. “It showed everythi
  
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• The Latest: Serena Williams reaches US Open final again

  05-09-2019 23:47
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):
  8:30 p.m.
  Serena Williams beat Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-1 in the U.S. Open semifinals to give herself another shot at winning a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title.
  A year ago, Williams lost a controversial and chaotic final in New York to Naomi Osaka.
  Williams already owns six U.S. Open titles and 23 major championships in all. That total is a record in the Open era, which began in 1968 when professionals wer
  
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• The Latest: Cabal-Farah vs. Granollers-Zeballos in doubles

  05-09-2019 23:47
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):
  6 p.m.
  Wimbledon champions and No. 1 seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah have advanced to the U.S. Open men’s doubles final.
  They will face No. 8 seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos for the title.
  Cabal and Farah advanced by beating Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8) in Thursday’s semifinals.
  Cabal and Farah are the first men’s doubles pairing from Colombia to win
  
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• The Latest: 19-year-old Canadian Andreescu in US Open final

  05-09-2019 23:47
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):
  11:15 p.m.
  Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu has reached the final in her U.S. Open debut by beating No. 13 seed Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 7-6 (3), 7-5.
  The 19-year-old Andreescu is appearing in only her fourth Grand Slam tournament. She had never been past the second round at a major.
  Andreescu will face 23-time Slam champion Serena Williams for the championship on Saturday.
  Andreescu is the first woman
  
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• At US Open, Serena Williams tries to close in on No. 24

  05-09-2019 23:39
  NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams is once again in the latter stages of a Grand Slam tournament as she pursues her record-equaling 24th major championship.
  Williams faces No. 5 seed Elina Svitolina in the U.S. Open semifinals Thursday night.
  The 37-year-old American already owns 23 singles Slam trophies, six from Flushing Meadows.
  Only one player in the history of tennis has 24: Margaret Court, who won more than half of hers against amateur competition before professionals were admitted to G
  
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• Administration unveils plan to privatize Fannie, Freddie

  05-09-2019 23:39
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has unveiled its plan for ending government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
  Those are the two giant mortgage finance companies that nearly collapsed in the financial crisis 11 years ago and were bailed out by taxpayers at a total cost of $187 billion.
  The administration’s plan calls for returning Fannie and Freddie to private ownership and reducing risk to taxpayers. That while preserving homebuyers’ access to 30-year, fixed-rat
  
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• 1 more for 24: Serena Williams reaches US Open final again

  05-09-2019 23:39
  NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams used a strong performance to return to the U.S. Open final and give herself another shot at winning a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title.
  Williams got past a slightly shaky start and quickly took control for a 6-3, 6-1 victory over No. 5-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in their semifinal at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday night.
  A year ago, Williams lost a controversial and chaotic final in New York to Naomi Osaka.
  Williams already owns six U.S. Open ti
  
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• Mexican cartel forces gas stations to refuse army vehicles

  05-09-2019 23:34
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican federal prosecutors say they have received complaints that gas stations in the northern border state of Tamaulipas are refusing to fill the tanks of army and police vehicles.
  The problem is centered in Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Laredo, Texas. Nuevo Laredo has long been dominated by the old Zetas cartel, which has given birth to a splinter group known as the Northeast Cartel.
  The Attorney General’s Office said Thursday it is investigating it as a
  
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• Former Syracuse star Tim Green’s uniform to be retired

  05-09-2019 23:34
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse is honoring former All-America Tim Green during the Orange’s game against No. 1 Clemson.
  Green’s No. 72 jersey will be retired at halftime of the home opener on Sept. 14. A defensive lineman for the Orange, Green is the all-time sacks leader at Syracuse with 45.5. He’s the first predominantly defensive player in the 129-year history of the program to have his jersey retired and the sixth overall.
  Fans are invited to participate by wearing a
  
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• Animal welfare workers seize 55 dogs, puppies from home

  05-09-2019 23:32
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Animal welfare authorities say 55 dogs and puppies were rescued from a Pennsylvania home after they received a call about unsanitary conditions there.
  The officers removed 22 cane corsos, 16 French bulldogs, 13 border collies, three Pomeranian-husky mixes and a Doberman pinscher from the property in Lancaster County, about 60 miles west of Philadelphia.
  Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals officials say many of the rescued dogs were suffering fr
  
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• Mercer homers in rare Tigers’ rally, 6-4 win over Royals

  05-09-2019 23:31
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jordy Mercer put the Tigers ahead with their third home run of the fourth inning, and Detroit overcame a three-run deficit in a victory for the first time this year by beating the Kansas City Royals 6-4 Thursday.
  Kansas City built a 3-0 lead in the second against Matthew Boyd (8-10) when Whit Merrifield hit a two-run single and scored on Adalberto Mondesi’s double. Merrifield had four hits, one shy of his career high.
  Harold Castro started the comeback with an
  
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• Spain holds on for 2-1 win over Romania in Euro qualifier

  05-09-2019 23:28
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Spain ended a six-game winless streak in Romania with a 2-1 victory in a qualifying match for the 2020 European Championship on Thursday.
  Sergio Ramos and Paco Alcácer scored a goal in each half as “La Roja” solidified its lead in Group F. Spain has won all of its five qualifiers and has a five-point lead over second-place Sweden, which routed the Faeroe Islands 4-0.
  “Happy with the three points and with the overall performance,” Spa
  
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• Tempe police arrest suspect in alleged assault on light rail

  05-09-2019 23:25
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Tempe say a suspect has been arrested in the alleged assault of a sleeping woman on a light rail train last month.
  They say 33-year-old Alfonso Stanley was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion of one count of sexual abuse and two counts of assault.
  The unidentified woman told police she was asleep while riding the light rail Aug. 19 and a man put his hand down the front of her pants without her consent.
  The woman woke up and took a photo of the suspect wi
  
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• Retired US public lands managers criticize Trump plans

  05-09-2019 23:20
  DENVER (AP) — Former public lands managers are heaping criticism on a Trump administration plan to move the headquarters of the nation’s largest land agency from Washington to the West.
  Thirty retired executives from the Bureau of Land Management said Thursday moving the bureau headquarters to Grand Junction, Colorado, and dispersing managers across 11 Western states could lead to worse stewardship of public lands.
  In a letter to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, who oversees the b
  
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• Judge gives preliminary approval to Houston-area bail deal

  05-09-2019 23:20
  HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement in a lawsuit over the bail system in Texas’ most populous county which ensures that most people accused of misdemeanor offenses don’t languish in jail.
  The bail system in Harris County, where Houston is located, had been deemed unconstitutional by U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal following a 2016 lawsuit alleging poor misdemeanor defendants stayed behind bars because they couldn’t afford to pay
  
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• Trump presents Medal of Freedom to NBA’s Jerry West

  05-09-2019 23:16
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is continuing his run of recognizing American sports greats with the nation’s highest civilian honor.
  Trump has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to pro basketball great Jerry West, formerly of the Los Angeles Lakers, during a White House ceremony.
  Trump says West “richly deserved” the medal for his years as a player, general manager and supporter of the nation’s war veterans.
  The 81-year-old West noted his humble beg
  
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• Rays starter Blake Snell to pitch in rehab game Saturday

  05-09-2019 23:07
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Injured Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Blake Snell is scheduled to make his first rehab start Saturday in a playoff game with Triple-A Durham.
  Last year’s AL Cy Young Award winner has been out since July 22 because of bone chips in his throwing elbow that required surgery.
  “I’m excited,” Snell said Thursday. “I’m going to get to pitch again.”
  Snell had a 25-pitch bullpen session Wednesday and expects to throw an inning or 20
  
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• Ervin’s 11th-inning homer lifts Reds over Phillies 4-3

  05-09-2019 23:02
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Phillip Ervin homered leading off the 11th inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Philadelphia 4-3 Thursday to drop the Phillies 3½ games behind the Chicago Cubs for the NL’s second wild card.
  Ervin hit an opposite-field drive to right off Nick Vincent (1-3) that barely eluded Bryce Harper’s attempt at a leaping catch. Ervin’s sixth home run this season and the second game-ending homer of his career gave the Reds their second straight win and a four
  
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• Kroenke, NFL appeal St. Louis lawsuit case to Supreme Court

  05-09-2019 22:54
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The NFL, Los Angeles Rams and team owner Stan Kroenke are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider why a lawsuit over the team’s departure from St. Louis should be settled in arbitration, not open court. The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the case should be heard in a St. Louis courtroom. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Kroenke, the Rams and the league filed an appeal Wednesday.
  Kroenke’s lawyers say that the Missouri Supreme Court rulin
  
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• Mexican president likes drug lord’s idea to return money

  05-09-2019 22:45
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says he favors the appeal of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman that his fortune be returned to Mexico.
  In President Andres Manuel López Obrador’s words: “I like the statement. Why should I say otherwise?”
  Guzman reportedly told his relatives in a phone call from a U.S. prison that he wants the money to go to Mexico’s impoverished indigenous communities.
  López Obrador said Thursday he couldn&rsqu
  
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• 4 Your Health: Study confirms long-term health benefits of a low-fat diet

  05-09-2019 22:45
  (NBC News)- New research confirms the long-term health benefits from eating a low-fat diet.
  The study conducted by a cancer center included nearly 50,000 older women who were asked to switch to a low-fat diet.
  While there were no major health improvements after nine years, there were significant benefits after 20 years.
  A low-fat diet reduced the risk of death after breast cancer, slowed the progression of diabetes, and prevented heart disease.
  Risks of being vegetarian 
  A new study shows v
  
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• Cardinals rout Giants 10-0 to open 3-game NL Central lead

  05-09-2019 22:42
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dakota Hudson pitched six innings of one-hit ball and hit a two-run single for his first big league RBIs, helping the St. Louis Cardinals rout the San Francisco Giants 10-0 on Thursday to open a three-game lead over the second-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central.
  Paul DeJong hit an early two-run homer, and Paul Goldschmidt singled and scored twice for the Cardinals, who for the sixth time in seven games.
  San Francisco has lost five of six and eight of 10, dropping nine ga
  
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• CVS, Walgreens urge against openly carrying guns in stores

  05-09-2019 22:41
  NEW YORK (AP) — Drug chains CVS and Walgreens as well as grocery chain Wegmans Food Market have joined the chorus of retailers requesting that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in their stores even where state laws allow it.
  The announcements made Thursday follow similar moves by Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, as well as Kroger earlier this week. Starbucks and Target have already asked customers not to openly carry guns unless they’re law enforcement offi
  
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• Homers surge 58% at Triple-A with switch to big league ball

  05-09-2019 22:38
  Home runs surged 58% at Triple-A this season following the switch to major league baseballs.
  According to the organization that governs the minors, 5,752 homers were hit in the International and Pacific Coast Leagues. That’s up from 3,652 in 2018.
  Rawlings provides baseballs for the majors and minors. The big league balls are manufactured in Costa Rica, the minor league balls in China.
  Big league batters are on pace to break the season home run record next week with 2½ weeks remaini
  
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• Prosecutors mull charges in killings of 4 women in Detroit

  05-09-2019 22:29
  DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors are deciding whether to charge a man accused by Detroit police in the killings of four women whose bodies were found in vacant houses.
  WDIV-TV reports Thursday that police submitted four homicide warrants to the Wayne County prosecutor’s office naming 34-year-old Deangelo Martin as the suspect.
  Police say the slayings occurred between March and June and that the victims were all in their 40s and 50s.
  Detroit’s police chief has said he sees similaritie
  
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• Automakers unite on hot car technology

  05-09-2019 22:27
  NBC NEWS-Major automakers are uniting to develop technology to combat the problem of hot car deaths.General Motors, Ford, Fiat, Chrysler and Toyota are among the companies announcing a commitment to make rear seat reminder systems standard equipment on almost all passenger vehicles in the United States by the 2025 model year.
  So far, in 2019, 35 children have died after being left in overheated cars. 53 died from those circumstances last year.
  A few automakers, including Nissan, Hyundai-Kia
  
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• Toronto Film Festival kicks off with The Band, Iannucci

  05-09-2019 22:26
  NEW YORK (AP) — The 44th Toronto International Film Festival is kicking off Thursday with a documentary celebration of Canada’s own The Band and the premiere of Armando Iannucci’s adaptation of “David Copperfield.”
  The start of the festival, North America’s largest, heralds the beginning of the fall movie season and the coming Oscar race, which is condensed this season due to an earlier ceremony date.
  Among the films on tap at this year’s TIFF are the Mr
  
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• López pitches 1-hitter, White Sox beat sliding Indians 7-1

  05-09-2019 22:21
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Reynaldo López pitched a one-hitter for his first complete game in 75 career big league starts, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-1 Thursday.
  Cleveland lost for the fifth time in seven games. The Indians began the day 5½ games behind AL Central-leading Minnesota and tied with Oakland for the second AL wild card, a half-game behind Tampa Bay.
  After spitting four games against Chicago, the Indians headed to Minnesota for a three-game series
  
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• Indiana Fever to play at Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse into ’22

  05-09-2019 22:17
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Fever will play at Butler University’s historic Hinkle Fieldhouse during the 2020, 2021 and part of the 2022 seasons.
  The relocation is being forced by a multi-year project to renovate and upgrade Bankers Life Fieldhouse, home to the Fever in the WNBA and the NBA’s Indiana Pacers. Most of the construction work will be done during the summer, when the Pacers are idle. The Fever will return to Bankers Life once the project is done.
  Hinkle Fieldhous
  
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• Feds recommend 10-month sentence for extremist in gun case

  05-09-2019 21:46
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are recommending a 10-month prison sentence and supervised release for a man whose relatives reported concerns about his behavior and far-right extremist rhetoric after last year’s Pittsburgh synagogue massacre.
  Jeffrey Clark Jr. pleaded guilty to a federal gun charge in July. He is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 13 in Washington, D.C. Clark has been jailed since his arrest 10 months ago, and could be released immediately if he receives t
  
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• Arkansas coach says player quit, not dropped over dreadlocks

  05-09-2019 21:39
  FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — The men’s head basketball coach at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith says allegations that he dismissed a player over his dreadlocks are not true.
  An attorney for coach Jim Boone said in a statement Thursday that 22-year-old Tyler Williams actually quit the team and wasn’t dismissed over his hairstyle.
  The statement says Williams wasn’t mistreated and allegations that Boone’s actions were racist are an “unwarranted defamatory assaul
  
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• San Francisco declares NRA a ‘domestic terrorist organization’

  05-09-2019 21:38
  SAN FRANCISCO (KNTV) – San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution declaring the National Rifle Association a domestic terrorist organization.
  The resolution was introduced by supervisor Catherine Stefani in response to recent mass shootings across the country.
  “This country is terrorized by gun violence, and we need to call the NRA what it is: a domestic terrorist organization,” Stefani said.
  Stefani, who represents District 2, is a gun
  
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• Nordstrom opens new store with services but no merchandise

  05-09-2019 21:34
  NEW YORK (AP) — Nordstrom has opened a new store in Manhattan that carries no merchandise and instead offers tailoring services and allows customers to pick up or return online orders from any retailer.
  The Upper East Side location is the first Nordstrom “mini store” in New York. The company opened three others in Los Angeles and plans another one in New York’s West Village later this month. The company’s co-president Erik Nordstrom declined to say how many are plan
  
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• Verdicts reached in California warehouse fire that killed 36

  05-09-2019 21:23
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A jury has reached verdicts for two men accused of turning a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse into a cluttered maze that trapped 36 partygoers during a fast-moving fire.
  Defense attorney Brian Getz says his client, Derick Almena, and Almena’s co-defendant Max Harris will hear their fate Thursday afternoon after a three-month trial on involuntary manslaughter charges.
  They face up to 39 years in prison if convicted.
  The December 2016 fire broke out during an ele
  
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• Texas lawman indicted after 4-year-old stepson shoots self

  05-09-2019 21:21
  HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors say a grand jury has indicted a Texas sheriff’s sergeant after his young stepson shot and injured himself last year with a weapon the deputy had left in an unlocked gun safe.
  Authorities announced Thursday that Harris County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tommy Anderson faces a charge of making a firearm accessible to a child.
  Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg says Anderson was on a walk with his daughter in July 2018 when his then 4-year-old stepson fou
  
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• Defense attorney: Jury reaches verdicts for 2 men charged after California warehouse fire killed 36 people

  05-09-2019 21:19
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Defense attorney: Jury reaches verdicts for 2 men charged after California warehouse fire killed 36 people.
  The post Defense attorney: Jury reaches verdicts for 2 men charged after California warehouse fire killed 36 people appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Walgreens joins Walmart, Kroger in asking customers to no longer openly carry guns

  05-09-2019 21:16
  By Janelle Griffith
  Walgreens announced Thursday it was asking customers to “no longer openly carry firearms” in its stores. Authorized law enforcement officials would be exempt from the request, the second-largest pharmacy chain, with 9,560 stores, said in a statement.
  The announcement comes two days after Walmart asked its customers not to openly carry firearms in stores — even in states where it is permitted. Walmart also said that it would discontinue the sal
  
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• Browns’ Beckham not 100 percent heading into season opener

  05-09-2019 21:16
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. says he’s still not at full speed because of a hip injury.
  Beckham, who came to Cleveland from the New York Giants in a blockbuster trade in March, was kept out of the four preseason games to manage the unspecified ailment. The three-time Pro Bowler said he’s been “afraid to open up” and run as fast as he can to this point.
  The 26-year-old said he’s never had to deal with this kind of injury, and l
  
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• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette donates Pulitzer money to synagogue

  05-09-2019 21:14
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has donated the monetary award for its Pulitzer Prize to help repair the synagogue where 11 people died in a massacre last year.
  Staffers won the award on April 15 for their coverage of the October shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue.
  Along with one of the highest honors for journalistic achievement, the newsroom was awarded $15,000.
  The Post-Gazette reports that publisher John Robinson Block suggested donating the money to the congregation
  
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• Casey defies wind, rain for 1-shot lead in European Open

  05-09-2019 21:10
  HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Paul Casey of England defied windy and rainy conditions to shoot a 6-under 66 Thursday and take a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the European Open.
  The four-time Ryder Cup player, who said he has been struggling for several days with a sore throat, started late and had to deal with increasing winds in the afternoon but still carded seven birdies and a bogey at the Green Eagle Golf Course.
  “The score doesn’t really do it justice, that’s
  
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• Governor, St. Louis leaders meet amid gun violence concerns

  05-09-2019 21:09
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is pledging more resources and help from the Missouri State Highway Patrol to counteract a rash of gun violence and child murders that have shaken St. Louis, but he remains noncommittal on whether cities should be able to enact their own gun control laws.
  The Republican on Thursday met a group of mostly black faith leaders in St. Louis, along with Mayor Lyda Krewson.
  Parson later said he’ll seek funding to curb violence and address long-term
  
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• Police arrest 2 after drone flown over Michigan Stadium

  05-09-2019 21:08
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Two people have been arrested for flying a drone over Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor during the Wolverines’ football season opener against Middle Tennessee State.
  The drone was reported about 10:17 p.m. Saturday. University Deputy Police Chief Melissa Overton says Thursday that the individuals arrested are not students at the school.
  The arrests were made after the report. The suspects face misdemeanor university ordinance and Federal Aviation Administration vi
  
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• Florida inmate says beating by guards left her paralyzed

  05-09-2019 21:08
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A female inmate at a Florida prison is suing the state corrections agency, saying she was left paralyzed after being beaten by four guards.
  Cheryl Weimar, and her husband, Karl, say in their lawsuit that her civil rights were violated when she was nearly beaten to death by guards at the Lowell Correctional Institution last month.
  The lawsuit says Weimar was left with a broken neck and is now a paraplegic because of the guards’ use of force.
  Florida Department of
  
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• Australian man dies during river trip through Grand Canyon

  05-09-2019 21:08
  GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — An Australian man who was on a commercial river trip through the Grand Canyon has died.
  The National Park Service says 77-year-old Kenneth Reece of Tasmania died Tuesday after being pulled from the Colorado River. Authorities say rangers responded to a call from others on the trip who had been performing CPR.
  They weren’t able to revive Reece. His body was flown to the medical examiner’s office.
  The Grand Canyon says Reece had been swimm
  
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• Official: Trump to challenge California mileage standard

  05-09-2019 21:03
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A government official says the Trump administration is moving forward with a proposal to revoke part of California’s authority to set its own automotive emissions and fuel economy standards.
  The official, who is familiar with the regulatory process, says the Environmental Protection Agency is preparing paperwork for the White House that would set a single national standard for fuel economy. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the plan has not yet been
  
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