• US Commerce declares fishing disasters for 7 states

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has declared fishing disasters for seven states on three coasts.
    A brief news release Wednesday said a regional disaster occurred for Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama because of “extreme flooding events in the Gulf of Mexico.”
    It had no details about declarations for Alaska, California, Georgia, and South Carolina, except that those were for “multiple fisheries between 2017 and 2019.”
    Ross’ action makes
  • Royals’ Mondesi to undergo surgery on injured left shoulder

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi will have surgery to repair the left shoulder he injured over the weekend, though the club hopes its budding star will be ready by opening day next season.
    Mondesi hit .263 with nine homers and 62 RBIs to go with 20 doubles, 10 triples and 43 stolen bases. But he was limited to just 102 games after sustaining a subluxation to his shoulder in July, then hurting it again in Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Twins.
    Royals trainer N
  • Witnesses clash in Tennessee abortion wait period trial

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Expert witnesses disagree on whether Tennessee’s 48-hour waiting period before abortion helps or hinders women’s decision making.
    A Bowling Green State University psychology professor who testified in federal court Wednesday said women seeking abortions experience high levels of ambivalence and uncertainty. Priscilla Coleman said it makes sense that women should be given time to make the decision.
    Loyola University Chicago psychology professor Jeffrey Hu
  • Pilot error cited in fatal plane crash in West Virginia

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Federal investigators say pilot error likely caused the 2017 crash of a small cargo plane in West Virginia that killed both crew members.
    The National Transportation Safety Board issued a final report Wednesday on the May 2017 crash at Yeager Airport in Charleston. The Air Cargo Carriers propeller plane carrying UPS cargo had arrived from Louisville, Kentucky, with a pilot and co-pilot.
    The report says an excessive descent and maneuvering during the approach to the
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  • Realmuto’s season ends due to right knee injury

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto will miss the remainder of the season with a right knee injury.
    Manager Gabe Kapler said Wednesday that Realmuto has returned to Philadelphia and will undergo a “meniscus cleanup” on Friday.
    “There’s no long-term concerns about this for J.T.,” Kapler said.
    Realmuto hit .285 with 25 homers and 83 RBIs in his first season with the Phillies, who were eliminated from wild card contention Tuesday. He sta
  • Flash Flood Watch issued September 25 at 2:30PM MST until September 26 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

    The Flash Flood Watch continues for
    * A portion of Southeast Arizona, including the following areas,Baboquivari Mountains, South Central Pinal County, SoutheastPinal County, Tohono O’odham Nation,and Western Pima County. Thecity of Tucson is no longer in the flash flood watch.
    * Through late tonight
    * Showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected to increase inareal into this evening west and northwest of Tucson. Some ofthese thunderstorms may produce locally heavy downpours, andcombine
  • United survives scare against lowly Rochdale in League Cup

    Manchester United was taken to a penalty shootout by third-tier Rochdale before advancing to the fourth round of the English League Cup, having conceded an equalizer in normal time to a 16-year-old school kid on Wednesday.
    On a night when three Premier League teams were eliminated by lower-division opposition, a United team containing Paul Pogba only just avoided a major scare at Old Trafford.
    Luke Matheson took the game to penalties after scoring in the 76th minute for Rochdale, which is in 17t
  • ‘A planet full of ifs’: Young people express climate angst

    NEW YORK (AP) — Around climate-change protests, tears linger. Youthful activists cite all-too depressing science and develop angst. They grieve for a future they worry they’ll never have.
    Many young climate activists say they feel hopeless and overwhelmed. Psychologists say that’s OK — and say it’s good they’re talking about it.
    It’s called climate change anxiety. And you don’t have to be an activist or young to feel it.
    Jamie Margolin, a 17-year-o
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  • PSG slumps to 2-0 home loss to Reims in French league

    PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain slumped to its second defeat of the French league season by losing 2-0 at home to Reims on Wednesday.
    Hassane Kamara headed in the first-half opener for Reims, which clinched victory with an acrobatic volley from Boulaye Dia that crept inside the post in second-half stoppage time.
    It ended a four-match winning streak for PSG, which stayed top of Ligue 1 after seven matches but was joined on 15 points by Angers after its 2-0 win at Toulouse.
    Lille is in thir
  • Justice Department faces setbacks in illegal influence fight

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department official says the outcome of three recent cases shows the difficulty of prosecuting allegations of illegal foreign influence.
    Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers says the U.S. has made progress in enforcing laws on foreign lobbying.
    But he acknowledged the challenges as he spoke to reporters Wednesday. It was a day after a judge dismissed foreign lobbying charges against a onetime business partner of former Trump administratio
  • US aid to Ukraine helps country battle Russian-backed forces

    WASHINGTON (AP) — At the heart of President Donald Trump’s effort to get Ukraine’s help investigating a political rival is nearly $400 million in U.S. military aid.
    That aid is meant to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia-backed separatists.
    The aid had widespread support until the Trump administration put the brakes on it this summer. The amounts and types of aid have been points of contention ever since Russia’s 2014 annexation of the Crimean Peninsula.
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  • Trump pushes Attorney General Barr into political fray again

    WASHINGTON (AP) — In offering Ukraine’s president the help of Attorney General William Barr in investigating rival Joe Biden, President Donald Trump is once again inserting the nation’s top law enforcement officer in a political fray.
    It’s a role Barr has embraced since taking command of the Justice Department in February, most notably by casting special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation as a vindication for Trump, even though Mueller point
  • Barr in familiar role, thrust by Trump into political fray

    WASHINGTON (AP) — In offering Ukraine’s president the help of Attorney General William Barr in investigating rival Joe Biden, President Donald Trump is once again inserting the nation’s top law enforcement officer in a political fray.
    It’s a role Barr has embraced since taking command of the Justice Department in February, most notably by casting special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation as a vindication for Trump, even though Mueller point
  • AG Barr thrust once again by Trump into political fray

    WASHINGTON (AP) — In offering Ukraine’s president the help of Attorney General William Barr in investigating rival Joe Biden, President Donald Trump is once again inserting the nation’s top law enforcement officer in a political fray.
    It’s a role Barr has embraced since taking command of the Justice Department in February, most notably by casting special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation as a vindication for Trump, even though Mueller point
  • Cardinals’ Wacha leaves start with shoulder injury

    PHOENIX (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Michael Wacha left Wednesday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks with right shoulder tightness.
    Wacha had a 2-0 count on Diamondbacks right fielder Abraham Almonte in the bottom of the second inning when a trainer came out to check on him. After a short conversation on the mound, Wacha and the trainer walked into the Cardinals dugout.
    Wacha was charged with two runs on four hits in 1 2/3 innings. He made his 28th appearance and
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  • TUSD, UA to hold empowerment event Saturday

    TUCSON – Feeling empowered is something most people strive for. However, it’s not always easy.
    The University of Arizona and Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican American Student Services are set to hold their annual conference ¡Adelante!, The purpose of this event is to inform parents, students and the community of the resources available for them.
    The conference will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Student Union Memorial Center Grand Ballroom, 13
  • Twins’ Dyson out for season after shoulder surgery

    DETROIT (AP) — Minnesota reliever Sam Dyson had surgery on his shoulder, ending the right-hander’s season and potentially putting 2020 in jeopardy as well.
    Dyson had the capsule repair operation Tuesday in California. Manager Rocco Baldelli said the timeline isn’t firm, but it could be a year before he can pitch in a game again.
    The Twins acquired Dyson from San Francisco at the trade deadline this year, sending three minor leaguers to the Giants. He has one more club-controlla
  • Redskins’ Keenum has foot injury, status vs. Giants in doubt

    ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Case Keenum’s foot injury could put him in danger of not starting at quarterback for the Washington Redskins on Sunday at the New York Giants.
    Keenum was listed as a nonparticipant in practice Wednesday. Because the Redskins only went through a walkthrough, the injury report is an approximation of what would have happened in a full practice.
    Longtime backup Colt McCoy was listed as a full participant. McCoy has been inactive the first three weeks while still deali
  • Top black college to cut costs, shift money to student aid

    ATLANTA (AP) — One of the nation’s top historically black colleges is cutting employee salaries and retirement contributions to increase student aid.
    The announcement Monday by Atlanta’s Morehouse College comes months after billionaire Robert Smith promised to repay all student loans accumulated by Morehouse’s class of 2019.
    Morehouse President David Thomas tells news outlets that, for the next nine months, the all-male college will impose an unpaid monthly furlough day f
  • Ski federation signs onto UN climate change initiative

    The International Ski Federation has signed onto a U.N. climate change initiative in a move some view as a welcome about-face from its president, whose comments about environmentalists alarmed leaders in the ski and snowboard community.
    FIS announced Wednesday that it had joined the U.N. Sports for Climate Action framework and made it part of its sustainability policy.
    The announcement comes seven months after the athletes’ group Protect Our Winters (POW) and the world’s largest snow
  • Top ECB official resigns after questioning stimulus

    FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A member of the European Central Bank’s leadership has resigned after publicly questioning the need for the bank’s stimulus efforts, opening an unexpected vacancy on the institutions’ top executive body amid public criticism of its policies by some of its own officials.
    Sabine Lautenschlaeger’s resignation comes amid criticism in her native Germany of the stimulus program decided by the bank under President Mario Draghi, who is to be succee
  • No bond for Pirates pitcher Vázquez in child sex case

    PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vázquez has been ordered held without bond following his arrest on multiple felony charges including sexual assault of a minor.
    Vázquez was taken into custody last week by Pennsylvania State Police on an arrest warrant from Florida stemming from illicit electronic communication with an underage girl. State police say he told investigators he attempted to have sex with the girl during a meeting at her house in 2017.
  • The Latest: Deliberations in trial end for day

    HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a man who claims he was insane when he fatally shot six members of his ex-wife’s family in suburban Houston (all times local):
    6:35 p.m.
    A jury has ended deliberating for the day in the capital murder trial of a man who claims he was insane when he fatally shot six members of his ex-wife’s family, including four children, in suburban Houston.
    Jurors in the capital murder trial of Ronald Lee Haskell deliberated for about 3½ hours
  • Vape shop sues to stop Michigan’s ban on flavored e-cigs

    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The owner of a northern Michigan vape shop is suing to stop Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s ban on flavored electronic cigarettes, contending the emergency rules are illegal and will force him to close his store.
    Marc Slis, who operates 906 Vapor in Houghton, filed the lawsuit in Houghton County Circuit Court on Wednesday. It is believed to be the first of what could be several legal challenges against Whitmer’s ban .
    Stores are supposed to start complying with th
  • Facebook says it won’t fact check politicians

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook says it does not fact check politicians’ statements, even if they might be false. The social network operator says that’s because such statements could be newsworthy — and that it doesn’t want to act as a “referee” for political debates.
    The company works with third-party fact checkers including The Associated Press to weed out misinformation, such as false news and manipulated photos and videos.
    Speaking at the Atlantic Fes
  • Virginia woman sues, says prayer break request cost her job

    FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia woman has sued a company that she says refused to hire her after she requested two five-minute breaks to pray during her work shift.
    Shahin Indorewala of Woodbridge says her job interview with Falls Church-based Fast Trak Management was going well until she asked if she could take the prayer breaks in exchange for a shorter lunch break to accommodate her practices as an observant Muslim.
    The 26-year-old Indorewala says in a lawsuit filed in fede
  • Video captures ex-Georgia officer’s account of man’s death

    WOODBINE, Ga. (AP) — Police video shown at a recent court hearing captures an ex-Georgia police officer’s account of killing a fleeing black man.
    Zechariah Presley, who is white, is facing a manslaughter charge in the case that’s drawn anger in the small town of Kingsland, near the Georgia-Florida line.
    In the video , Presley can be heard telling fellow officers at the scene that 33-year-old Tony Green got on top of him during a struggle. Presley says the man then “took o
  • Democratic governors in Midwest understated on impeachment

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic governors in Midwestern states central to President Donald Trump’s reelection strategy are reacting cautiously to impeachment proceedings beginning in Congress.
    House Democrats’ probe focuses on Trump’s phone call to Ukraine’s president, a rough transcript of which was released Wednesday.
    While some Democratic House members in the upper Midwest states were outspoken in calling for Trump’s impeachment, governors were more measure
  • 4 Your Health: Air pollution could increase mental health issues in children

    (NBC News)- New data is showing just how many children died from drowning over the summer.
    According to the CPSC, at least 150 children under the age of 15 drowned in swimming pools or spas between Memorial day and Labor day.
    Last year, about 148 kids died during the same time period.
    Experts say drowning remains the leading cause of death for kids between the ages of one and four.
    Air pollution could increase mental health issuesA new study suggests dirty air could increase mental health issues
  • Markets Right Now: Stocks rise as Trump teases trade deal

    NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
    4 p.m.
    Stocks are closing with solid gains Wednesday after President Donald Trump indicated a trade deal with China could happen soon.
    The comment from Trump, along with strong numbers on the housing market, helped stocks overcome early losses.
    Technology companies, which have strong business ties to China, were the biggest winners. Chipmaker Nvidia rose 3.3% and Microsoft gained 1.4%.
    Banks rose as bond yie
  • APNewsBreak: Accreditor asks for info after Falwell reports

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The accrediting body that oversees Liberty University says it has asked the college for more information about recent news reports that have questioned President Jerry Falwell Jr.’s leadership style and personal business interests.
    Janea Johnson is a spokeswoman for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. She told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the commission sent Liberty a letter asking it to respond to recent “vast
  • Adopt this pet: meet Byxbee!

    There is a new pet looking for their forever home, meet Byxbee! 
    Byxbee is a 6-year-old-boy. He is described as sweet and gentle. He has done well in homes with other cats, dogs and kids. For more information, give an adoptions counselor a call at 520-327-6088, ext. 173.
    The post Adopt this pet: meet Byxbee! appeared first on KVOA.com.
  • Ex-NAACP employee accuses supervisor of sexual harassment

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A sexual harassment allegation against a North Carolina NAACP official is raising questions about how the national organization handled the case.
    A former youth and college director for the state chapter, Jazmyne Childs, said at a news conference Tuesday in Raleigh that she endured unwanted physical contact and harassment starting shortly after her employment began in 2017.
    She identified the harasser as her supervisor, the Rev. Curtis Gatewood, who is running for pres
  • Police: Dozens trapped as building collapses in Sierra Leone

    FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — An official in Sierra Leone says a three-story building under construction has collapsed and trapped some 50 to 60 people in the rubble.
    Assistant Inspector General of Police Saidu Kamara tells The Associated Press that nine people have been rescued and are receiving treatment at a hospital.
    He describes the scene as “pathetic and frantic” and says rescue efforts are expected to continue through the night after the Wednesday afternoon collapse alon
  • Ancient gilded coffin is returned to Egypt government

    NEW YORK (AP) — A gilded coffin that was featured at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is on its way back to Egypt after it was determined to be a looted antiquity.
    Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. and Egypt’s foreign minister Sameh Hassan Shoukry held a repatriation ceremony in New York on Wednesday for the Coffin of Nedjemankh (neh’-jeh-MAHNK’).
    The Met bought the piece from a Paris art dealer in 2017 for about $4 million and made it the centerpiece
  • Messi sidelined again because of muscle injury

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says Lionel Messi will be sidelined because of a muscle injury picked up in the first half against Villarreal in a Spanish league match on Tuesday.
    The club says Messi has a left abductor injury but did not give a timeline for his recovery.
    Spanish media says Messi is expected to miss the league game at Getafe on Saturday and is doubtful for the Champions League match against Inter Milan on Wednesday.
    Messi made his first start of the season against Villar
  • Reggaeton acts call out Latin Grammys for lack of noms

    NEW YORK (AP) — Popular Latin performers such as J Balvin, Daddy Yankee and Maluma are lashing out at the Latin Grammys for dismissing musicians from the reggaeton and Latin trap world in the top categories at its upcoming awards show.
    The Latin Grammys announced the nominees for its 2019 show Tuesday and the major categories didn’t include performers like Balvin, Daddy Yankee, Bad Bunny, Nicky Jam, Maluma or Ozuna though the stars have dominated the music world.
    Balvin posted a phot
  • NJ teacher faces discipline after posting ‘they’re Mexican’ about missing 5-year-old

    VINELAND, NJ (NBC NEWS) – A New Jersey school teacher faces discipline over a Facebook comment she made about Mexican people while discussing the disappearance of Dulce Maria Alavez, a 5-year-old girl who vanished last week from a park in Bridgeton.
    Dulce Alavez / Bridgeton Police Department via NBC News
    Joseph Rossi, executive director of personnel for Vineland Public Schools in South Jersey told NBC News in a statement that the district was made aware of the comment on Friday
  • Bedbug infestation forces Arizona state building closure

    PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona state department office has temporarily closed after bedbugs were discovered in the building.
    The Arizona Republic reported Tuesday that the state Department of Economic Security office in Surprise is expected to close through Sept. 30 as a safety precaution to staff, clients and community partners.
    The Republic reported the closure comes after employees told the Phoenix News Times that caseworkers were rescheduling appointments to avoid spreading the insects.
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  • Report: More than 24,000 tainted drug convictions tossed

    BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of drug convictions have been tossed in Massachusetts because of a former state drug lab chemist who worked while high almost every day.
    A report filed Tuesday with the state Supreme Judicial Court says more than 24,000 convictions in 16,449 cases have been dismissed as a result of the scandal.
    The American Civil Liberties Union say the dismissals represent a “historic victory” for people wrongfully convicted of drug crimes based on unreliable evidence.
  • W.Va. governor’s companies ordered to pay $35M in lawsuit

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered companies owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to pay $35 million over a lawsuit accusing them of violating a mining contract.
    U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove in Kentucky on Monday ordered the Kentucky Fuel Corp. and the James C. Justice Cos. to pay the sum.
    The lawsuit was filed by the New London Tobacco Market and Five Mile Energy. They are accusing the Justice companies of failing to pay mining royalty payments and ret
  • Haircuts for the homeless

    Haircuts For The Homeless(KING) On a Sunday afternoon in Tacoma, Washington there’s a new face you may see hard at work.
    That would be Tre’vonne Wilkins, a local barber who a couple months ago began giving haircuts to the homeless for free.
    Every Sunday he comes to the corner. He sets up a chair, his clippers, music, and some refreshments and waits.
    “I’m just giving back to my community,” he said.
    Raised in Tacoma, Wilkins understands the struggle those experiencin
  • AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s thin rationale on Ukraine aid

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  • Health care company sends woman over 500 letters in 5 days

    WINDHAM, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman says she received more than 500 letters from UnitedHealthcare in five days.
    The letters were sent to Stephanie Lay’s 19-year-old son Bryce in Windham, but were addressed to Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services — in Cincinnati, Ohio.
    WCSH-TV reports most of the letters said the company was denying a payment of $54. Some say $0. The claims go back to 2016. Lay began receiving the letters Thursday.
    Lay first thought it was a jok
  • DIY rape kits face scrutiny

    (NBC News) There is a growing backlash over do-it-yourself rape kits, products that makers say are meant to give victims a way to collect evidence if they are unwilling or unable to go to a hospital. But mounting legal threats may keep them off the market.
    Founder Madison Campbell says she developed the MeToo Kit after she was sexually assaulted during her junior year of college. She, like many other survivors, says she was afraid to report the attack.
    “I did not even feel like touching m
  • Costa and Félix score as Atlético Madrid ends winless streak

    MADRID (AP) — Diego Costa and João Félix scored a goal each as Atlético Madrid defeated promoted Mallorca 2-0 on Wednesday to halt a three-game winless streak and move back to the top of the Spanish league standings.
    Costa scored his first goal of the season with a first-half header in Mallorca, and Félix sealed the victory after halftime.
    Atlético has 13 points from six matches, one point more than Athletic Bilbao, which lost the lead after being held to
  • Brazilian teenagers lead Madrid to Spanish league lead

    MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid’s Brazilian teenagers came through on Wednesday, taking the team to the top of the Spanish league.
    Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo scored a goal each for Madrid as it defeated promoted Osasuna 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
    Vinícius Júnior scored his first goal of the season in the first half and Rodrygo marked his first-team debut by scoring moments after coming off the bench in the second half.
    “I’m happy f
  • Broncos cornerback Bryce Callahan out until November

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos cornerback Bryce Callahan will miss at least another month after undergoing a medical procedure Wednesday on his surgically repaired left foot.
    Coach Vic Fangio said Callahan, who has yet to make his Denver debut, will miss four to six weeks and a full-fledged second surgery is still a possibility as is a trip to injured reserve.
    The Broncos (0-3) had big plans for Callahan when they signed him to a three-year, $21 million deal in the offseason.
    They planned
  • American asylum pact with Honduras seals ‘Northern Triangle’

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it has a deal that paves the way to send many asylum-seekers to Honduras, one of the world’s most violent countries, to seek protection there.
    The agreement largely mirrors ones that the U.S. has reached recently with two other Central American countries, Guatemala and El Salvador. It would effectively create a blockade to force any asylum-seeker who travels through the region’s “Northern Triangle” to be denied entry t

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