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• Relatives of man fatally shot by police reach $1M settlement

  04-11-2019 23:57
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Relatives of a Kansas man who was fatally shot by a police officer have settled a wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit for $1 million. The Kansas City Star reported the settlement Monday for the family of Antonio Garcia Jr.
  Garcia was killed by a Leavenworth officer on July 11, 2017, while sitting in a car in the driveway of his home. The lawsuit said Officer Matthew Harrington unjustifiably shot and killed Garcia. The suit cited what it called the city’s
  
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• ICE agent cleared in civil trial after fatal shooting

  04-11-2019 23:53
  DETROIT (AP) — A U.S. customs agent has been cleared in a federal civil damages trial of wrongdoing following the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man during a 2015 police raid in Detroit.
  The U.S. Attorney’s office in Detroit said Mitchell Quinn’s jury trial ended Monday.
  Quinn was a member of a fugitive apprehension team when Terrance Kellom was shot. Police have said Kellom was wanted for armed robbery and lunged at Quinn with a hammer. His father, Kevin Kellom, has disputed
  
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• Texas man formally exonerated in teenager’s 2001 killing

  04-11-2019 23:52
  DALLAS (AP) — A Texas man previously freed after spending 15 years in prison for the 2001 killing of a teenager has been formally exonerated.
  The Dallas County district attorney’s office says the state’s top criminal court issued a ruling of “actual innocence” Monday in the case of Quintin Lee Alonzo.
  The 39-year-old Alonzo, who was in prison on a life sentence, was released in May 2018. He was convicted of murder in 2003 in the death of 18-year-old Santos Gauna, wh
  
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• Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks abortion law

  04-11-2019 23:49
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a ban on a second-trimester abortion procedure.
  The high court acted Monday after an Oklahoma abortion clinic appealed a lower court judge’s decision to uphold a ban on a second-trimester abortion procedure.
  The Tulsa Women’s Reproductive Clinic requested the temporary injunction to put the law on hold, telling justices that the law would be detrimental for women.
  The 2015 law would restrict the use of inst
  
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• Man gets 3 months in jail for 2018 Capitol Square incident

  04-11-2019 23:46
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A man who drove around Richmond’s Capitol Square and approached the Executive Mansion without permission in 2018 has been sentenced to more than three months in jail.
  Thirty-year-old John Landers of Henrico County was convicted of attempted assault and battery, reckless driving, driving a motor vehicle on a revoked or suspended license and carrying an open alcohol container.
  Capitol Police said Monday that Landers was sentenced Oct. 22 in Richmond General Distric
  
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• Madison Bumgarner receives qualifying offer from Giants

  04-11-2019 23:45
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Madison Bumgarner has received a $17.8 million qualifying offer from the San Francisco Giants, a move that likely will decrease demand for him in the free-agent market.
  San Francisco’s decision Monday means a team signing Bumgarner would lose at least one pick in next year’s amateur draft as compensation unless a deal is struck after the draft starts in June. Compensation caused pitchers Dallas Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel to wait until after the draft to sign
  
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• Black man who led neo-Nazi group dies amid bid to destroy it

  04-11-2019 23:44
  A black activist who took control of one of the nation’s largest neo-Nazi groups — and vowed to dismantle it — has died amid a legal fight over who would lead the group.
  An attorney for James Stern said he died Oct. 11 after getting hospice care for cancer. A friend says Stern died at home in Moreno Valley, California.
  Earlier this year, Stern told The Associated Press and other news outlets that he persuaded the National Socialist Movement’s former leader, Jeff Schoep, t
  
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• Multiple Southern Arizona organizations awarded grants

  04-11-2019 23:40
  TUCSON – The Bayer Fund awarded six $10,000 grants to organizations in the Tucson area on Friday.
  These are organizations that support food and nutrition, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education or community development.
  The Bayer Fund grant recipients listed below are recognized for their track record of working with youth and their ongoing commitment to student mentoring:Two projects with the Marana Unified School DistrictSTEMAZing Teacher Leader program
  Marana High Sc
  
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• Native students want U of Arizona head to apologize for quip

  04-11-2019 23:37
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A group of University of Arizona students is demanding the school’s president apologize for remarks he made using Native American stereotypes.
  Members of Native SOAR, a university mentoring program for Native American students, posted on social media Sunday that they want a face-to-face apology from President Robert Robbins.
  According to the group, Robbins unexpectedly visited a class last month.
  He reportedly said he wasn’t trying to “pull an Elizabe
  
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• Martinez keeps contract with Red Sox instead of opting out

  04-11-2019 23:36
  BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez has decided to keep his contract with the Red Sox instead of becoming a free agent again.
  Martinez signed a $110 million, five-year deal after teams had started reporting to spring training in 2018.
  In his two seasons in Boston, the 32-year-old slugger has averaged just short of 40 homers and 118 RBIs, along with a .317 average and .985 OPS. He was fourth, behind teammate Mookie Betts, in the AL MVP voting in 2018, when the Red Sox won
  
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• Dolphins RB Mark Walton suspended for 4 games by NFL

  04-11-2019 23:35
  DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins running back Mark Walton has been suspended without pay for the next four games for violating NFL conduct and substance abuse policies.
  Walton was arrested three times last offseason in his hometown of Miami, which prompted the suspension. It begins immediately, and Walton will be eligible to return to the active roster Dec. 2 following the Week 13 game against the Eagles.
  Walton was sentenced in August to six months’ probation after pleading no cont
  
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• Former Mississippi prison officer admits inmate assault

  04-11-2019 23:27
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A woman who worked as an officer in a Mississippi prison has pleaded guilty to beating an inmate.
  A statement from federal prosecutors says 29-year-old Sharalyn McClain pleaded guilty Monday to violating the rights of a prisoner who was assaulted at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in 2016.
  Two other officers previously pleaded guilty to beating the man, who isn’t identified in a Justice Department release.
  The statement says McClain and the others
  
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• The Latest: Kellen Winslow Jr. takes plea deal in rape case

  04-11-2019 23:25
  VISTA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the rape case against former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. (all times local):
  2:19 p.m.
  Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. has pleaded guilty to raping an unconscious teen and sexual battery involving a 54-year-old hitchhiker.
  Winslow entered his plea Monday as he was about to be retried on two rape allegations in San Diego County Superior Court in the city of Vista.
  In exchange for his plea, the court agreed to sentence him to between 12 and 18 years i
  
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• Mesa police chief gives notice of resignation

  04-11-2019 23:24
  MESA, Ariz. – The City of Mesa announced on Monday that Police Chief Ramon Batista has given notice of his intent to leave the department to pursue personal interests and other professional opportunities.
  “Chief Batista has served this community well, taking over the department during some challenging times,” said Chris Brady, city manager.
  Batista worked hard to connect with the surrounding community and provided advanced field training for Mesa Police officers, said Brady.
  Ch
  
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• Busted: Police say man helped escapees, bought them sausage

  04-11-2019 23:23
  MONROE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man who rented a motel room for seven men and bought them sausage biscuits has been arrested, because authorities say the seven were escapees from a jail.
  News outlets report 38-year-old Trevor Toney of Monroe was arrested last week on charges of assisting escape and accessory after the fact.
  Court records say the seven men had escaped from Richland Parish Detention Center on Oct. 28.
  The documents say cellphone data led investigators to a motel where Toney h
  
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• Sprained knee makes Brissett’s status unclear for Colts game

  04-11-2019 23:22
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett has a sprained left knee but has not been ruled out of Sunday’s game against Miami.
  Coach Frank Reich told reporters on his weekly conference call Brissett was feeling better than expected and no decision would be made until later this week.
  It’s not even clear if Brissett will practice this week.
  He was injured during the first half of Sunday’s loss to Pittsburgh when All-Pro left guard Quenton Nelson fel
  
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• Earthquake shakes Chile’s capital, causes buildings to sway

  04-11-2019 23:22
  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A strong earthquake has caused buildings to sway in Chile’s capital as thousands of people marched in the city’s center to demand better social services and less economic inequality.
  There were no immediate reports of damages from Monday’s earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey put its preliminary magnitude at 6.0 and said its epicenter was located 17.4 miles (28 kilometers) southwest of Illapel, Chile near the country’s central coast. It had
  
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• Florida to start selling alcohol at men’s basketball games

  04-11-2019 23:20
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will sell alcohol at men’s basketball games beginning with the team’s season opener against North Florida.
  The Gators announced the policy change Monday, following the lead of several other Southeastern Conference schools. The league voted in June to end its long-standing ban on alcohol sales in public sections of stadiums and arenas.
  Florida, which called its new policy a “pilot program,” is incorporating conference-wide alcohol man
  
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• Yankees’ Tyler Lyons elects to become free agent

  04-11-2019 23:18
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Lyons, who earned a spot on the New York Yankees’ postseason roster as a left-handed reliever, refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and elected to become a free agent.
  The 31-year-old was released by Pittsburgh in August and signed with New York. He struck out 12 and walked two in 8 2/3 innings during 11 appearances with the Yankees in September. He made one appearance each in the Division Series against Minnesota and the Championship
  
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• Yankees fail to make qualifying offer to Gregorius

  04-11-2019 23:18
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees failed to make a $17.8 million qualifying offer to Didi Gregorius and will not receive draft-pick compensation if the free-agent shortstop signs with another team.
  Gregorius, who turns 30 in February, came back from Tommy John surgery in early June and hit .238 with 16 homers and 61 RBIs in 82 games.
  If New York doesn’t re-sign Gregorius, it could move Gleyber Torres from second to shortstop, make DJ LeMahieu the regular second baseman and allocate more pa
  
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• Trump expected to attend LSU-Alabama football game

  04-11-2019 23:16
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to attend Saturday’s college football matchup between top-ranked University of Alabama and Louisiana State University.
  The Federal Aviation Administration is advising that Trump will travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the game.
  It will be the third Trump visit to a high-profile sporting event in as many weeks. Last month Trump attended Game 5 of the World Series in Washington, and Trump traveled to New York on Saturday to watch Ult
  
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• Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. pleads guilty to rape of unconscious teen, sexual battery of hitchhiker in plea deal

  04-11-2019 23:16
  VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. pleads guilty to rape of unconscious teen, sexual battery of hitchhiker in plea deal.
  The post Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. pleads guilty to rape of unconscious teen, sexual battery of hitchhiker in plea deal appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• City: Embattled Mesa Police Chief Ramon Batista has resigned

  04-11-2019 23:13
  MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Embattled Mesa Police Chief Ramon Batista has resigned.
  City officials announced Monday that Batista is leaving the department “to pursue personal interests and other professional opportunities.”
  Batista had been chief since July 2017.
  The Mesa Police Association announced last June that 95 percent of its members comprised of civilian and sworn officers voted that they had no confidence in Batista.
  The police department has been under scrutiny in recent years
  
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• Sampdoria leaves it late for first win under Ranieri

  04-11-2019 23:12
  FERRARA, Italy (AP) — Sampdoria won its first match under Claudio Ranieri with a stoppage-time header to beat Spal 1-0 in Serie A on Monday.
  Substitute Gianluca Caprari scored a minute after coming on in the matchup of the two clubs at the bottom of the standings.
  Sampdoria moved one point above Brescia and last-placed Spal.
  Since Ranieri was hired last month to replace Eusebio Di Francesco, Sampdoria had drawn twice and lost once.
  Overall, this was the Genoa club’s second win in 11
  
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• Braves re-sign Markakis, Flowers, decline Teheran option

  04-11-2019 23:12
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves have re-signed outfielder Nick Markakis and catcher Tyler Flowers to $4 million, one-year contracts for 2020 after declining their team options.
  The team also declined a club option for longtime starting pitcher Julio Teheran, likely signaling the end of his tenure with the Braves, and made a $17.8 million qualifying offer to free agent third baseman Josh Donaldson.
  The deals for Markakis and Flowers were essentially a financial wash. Both players made $4 million
  
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• Venezuelan baseball league starts amid sanctions

  04-11-2019 23:10
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Venezuelan baseball league will start on Tuesday amid uncertainty because of Washington’s sanctions against the administration of President Nicolas Maduro.
  Players affiliated to Major League Baseball are forbidden to join in.
  Venezuela’s economic crisis forced the coming season to be reduced from 63 to 43 matches for each of the six teams.
  The league has so far failed to avoid sanctions by U.S. President Donald Trump, who wants Maduro out of office
  
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• Florida trappers step up efforts, catch 3,600 pythons

  04-11-2019 23:09
  MIAMI (AP) — More than 3,600 Burmese pythons have been captured in Florida under an effort to control the invasive species that wildlife officials say is choking the delicate Everglades ecosystem.
  Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday the Python Action Team had removed 1,000 pythons from the wild. That’s on top of the 2,600 removed by the state’s python elimination program, which recruits hunters from around the state. Both programs began in 2017.
  Last month, a trapper on the action te
  
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• New charges for ex-state trooper accused of sex assault on 6

  04-11-2019 23:02
  EATON, Ohio (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a former Ohio state trooper accused of sexually assaulting five people in the course of his work and a sixth person who is a minor.
  The Ohio Attorney General’s Office said in a release that the additional charges in Monday’s indictment mean 44-year-old former trooper Christopher Ward now faces a total of five counts of gross sexual imposition and two sexual battery counts.
  A message seeking comment was left Monday for Ward’s at
  
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• Cubs decline $5 million option on reliever David Phelps

  04-11-2019 22:55
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Cubs have declined their $5 million option on reliever David Phelps.
  The 33-year-old right-hander was 2-1 with one save and a 3.18 ERA in 24 appearances with the Cubs after he was acquired from Toronto at the trade deadline. He is 32-34 with six saves and a 3.86 ERA over seven seasons with the New York Yankees, Miami, Seattle, Toronto and the Cubs.
  Chicago also selected right-hander Colin Rea’s contract from Triple-A Iowa on Monday and sent right-hander Allen Webst
  
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• Playoff edition of Friday Football Fever set (complete schedule of So. AZ games)

  04-11-2019 22:47
  TUCSON: –The High School football playoffs begin on Friday.  News 4 Tucson’s David Kelly & Paul Cicala will bring you a special, playoff version of the Friday Football Fever.  Here’s the complete schedule:
  HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS & SO. AZ TEAMS
  2019 AIA “OPEN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP”
  #5Pinnacle at  #4Salpointe Catholic  (Nov. 15th, 2019)
  5A CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS –Nov. 8th
  #16 Mountain View at #1 Williams Field
  #9 Buena at #8 at Sunr
  
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• The Latest: Synagogue suspect monitored by ADL since 2016

  04-11-2019 22:46
  DENVER (AP) — The Latest on a man charged with plotting to bomb a Colorado synagogue (all times local):
  4:05 p.m.
  The regional head of the Anti-Defamation League says it had been monitoring the online activity of a man accused of plotting to bomb a Colorado synagogue for a couple of years.
  The ADL’s Mountain States director, Scott Levin, said Monday that the group’s extremist center shared information with law enforcement about what it learned generally since May 2016 but not r
  
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• The Latest: Colorado man arrested in plot to bomb synagogue

  04-11-2019 22:46
  DENVER (AP) — The Latest on a man charged with plotting to bomb a Colorado synagogue (all times local):
  2:45 p.m.
  A Thursday hearing has been set for a Colorado man charged with plotting to bomb a synagogue.
  Twenty-seven-year-old Richard Holzer appeared briefly in Denver federal court on Monday. He was handcuffed and wearing a gray polo shirt with a black collar.
  Holzer answered “yes” when a judge asked if he understood the domestic terrorism charge against him.
  The FBI says Ho
  
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• WVa police: Confiscated vaping pen contaminated with heroin

  04-11-2019 22:45
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia say they have identified a source of suspected heroin-laced vaping solutions while investigating overdoses that sickened two high school students.
  Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston says in a news release an underage high school student has been identified as a suspect.
  Preston says detectives obtained a search warrant that resulted in the recovery of more than 100 charged vaping solutions, packaging materials, marijuana and empty vaping car
  
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• Trump administration releases $3.32 billion in heating aid

  04-11-2019 22:45
  The Trump administration is releasing $3.32 billion to help Americans keep warm this winter.
  The National Energy Assistance Directors Association said Monday that the funding through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program will help about 5.8 million households.
  In Maine, Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King called the program a “lifeline” that prevents people from having to choose between heating their home or going without food or medicine.
  The funding that was released represe
  
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• Mexican grill to commemorate those who have served our country

  04-11-2019 22:42
  TUCSON – On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina is inviting those who have committed their lives to protect our country to the nearest restaurant location to receive a free meal next Monday on Veterans Day.
  All active and retired members of the U.S. military can receive a free meal that includes two items served with rice and beans.
  Guests can also choose two of their favorites from these options:House Salad
  Chicken Tortilla Soup
  Seasoned Ground Beef Enchilada with chile con carne
  Spina
  
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• First Horizon, IberiaBank combining in stock deal

  04-11-2019 22:42
  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Tennessee-based First Horizon and the Louisiana-based IberiaBank are combining in a deal worth $3.9 billion.
  The regional banking companies announced what they are calling a “merger of equals” in a statement Monday. The combined company will have its headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, and a regional banking center in New Orleans.
  The new company will have $75 billion in assets and market capitalization of $9 billion after the all-stock deal closes next ye
  
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• Indians let All-Star pitcher Salazar & 3 others go free

  04-11-2019 22:35
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians have given up on former All-Star Danny Salazar, whose career has been sidetracked by injuries.
  Salazar was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list Monday and refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Columbus, electing to become a free agent.
  Relievers Tyler Olson, A.J. Cole and starter Cody Anderson also were reinstated and went free after refusing outright assignments.
  Salazar made the AL All-Star team in 2016 before shoulder problems set him back. The righ
  
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• Thousands march in Chile as gov’t says protests hit growth

  04-11-2019 22:26
  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Thousands of Chileans are marching again in the streets of the capital to demand improved social services even as the government says the wave of protests is diminishing growth expectations in one of Latin America’s wealthiest countries.
  Monday’s protest was mostly peaceful, but some rock-throwing demonstrators clashed with riot police in Santiago.
  Finance Minister Ignacio Briones said Chile’s gross domestic product is estimated to be a lower-than-e
  
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• APNewsBreak: Airbnb agrees to provide host records to Hawaii

  04-11-2019 22:24
  HONOLULU (AP) — Airbnb Inc. is agreeing to provide Hawaii with records for many of its island hosts as the state tries to track down vacation rental operators who haven’t been paying their taxes.
  Airbnb and the state Department of Taxation reached the agreement after negotiating the scope of a subpoena sought by the state. First Circuit Court Judge Bert Ayabe approved the deal last week.
  Agreement details filed in state Circuit Court say Airbnb will provide the records of 1,000 hosts
  
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• Student: CVS workers rejected Puerto Rico ID, asked for visa

  04-11-2019 22:19
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — CVS is apologizing after employees at an Indiana pharmacy refused to accept a Purdue University student’s Puerto Rico driver’s license as valid identification and questioned his immigration status.
  José Guzmán Payano said he was in “shock” when employees at the CVS store in West Lafayette wouldn’t sell him cold medicine even after he presented his U.S. passport. He says they demanded to see a visa. He says a cashier an
  
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• Judge: Redistricting guru’s documents no longer confidential

  04-11-2019 22:18
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge says more than 100,000 computer documents generated by a recently deceased Republican redistricting guru covering several states are no longer under a court’s confidentiality order.
  The files were subpoenaed by Common Cause and North Carolina Democrats from the daughter of Thomas Hofeller for a partisan gerrymandering trial in July.
  Only a few dozen documents were used in that case, providing evidence a Republican advantage was the chief go
  
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• Evans, Munson, Whitaker added to Hall of Fame panel ballot

  04-11-2019 22:14
  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Dwight Evans, Thurman Munson and Lou Whitaker have been added to the ballot for the baseball Hall of Fame’s modern era committee to consider next month, and Luis Tiant has been dropped.
  Former players’ association head Marvin Miller will be on a Hall of Fame ballot for the eighth time when the modern era committee meets Dec. 8 ahead of the winter meetings in San Diego. Other holdovers on the 10-man ballot announced Monday are Steve Garvey, Tommy John, D
  
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• Persons of interest sought after couple found dead in Texas

  04-11-2019 22:10
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Authorities say they have identified two people of interest who might have come in contact with a New Hampshire couple found buried at a South Texas beach.
  The Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that it is looking to interview a man and woman, and it released a surveillance photo of the pair crossing the border into Mexico in a car.
  District Attorney John Hubert says while authorities know the two might have had contact with 48-year-old Jame
  
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• Ex-Arizona man accused in wife’s presumed death is acquitted

  04-11-2019 22:05
  PHOENIX (AP) — A former Phoenix-area man accused in the presumed death of his wife has been acquitted in the 32-year-old cold case.
  The Arizona Republic reported Monday that a judge issued a direct verdict acquitting 56-year-old Kevin Jokumsen.
  He was extradited from Washington state in September 2017 after being indicted on a second-degree murder charge.
  Authorities say Donna Mae Jokumsen disappeared from her Chandler home in July 1987. She was 22 years old at the time and the mother of t
  
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• 1 in 2 seriously ill Medicare enrollees struggles with bills

  04-11-2019 22:01
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study finds that more than half of seriously ill Medicare enrollees say they face hardships paying their medical bills.
  Prescription drugs are the leading problem, followed by hospital bills, ambulance rides and emergency room visits.
  Researchers who wrote Monday’s report in the journal Health Affairs said they were surprised by their survey findings, since Medicare is considered relatively good coverage.
  Major legislation to rein in the costs of medicines for
  
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• Brewers trade Anderson to Blue Jays, allow Thames to go free

  04-11-2019 21:56
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Brewers cut $15 million in payroll for next season, trading right-hander Chase Anderson to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for prospect Chad Spanberger and declining a $7.5 million option on first baseman Eric Thames.
  Anderson was 8-4 with a 4.21 ERA in 27 starts and five relief appearances. Milwaukee had planned to decline his $8.5 million option, which would have made him eligible for salary arbitration.
  Thames, who turns 33 on Sunday, hit .247 with 25 homers and 61
  
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• US tells UN it is bidding adieu to Paris climate deal

  04-11-2019 21:52
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has told the United Nations it has begun the process of pulling out of the landmark 2015 Paris climate agreement.
  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that he submitted a formal notice to the United Nations. That starts a withdrawal process that does not become official for one year.
  Pompeo’s statement touted America’s carbon pollution cuts and called the Paris deal an “unfair economic burden” to the U.S. economy.
  Nearly 200
  
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• Turkey says it captured slain IS leader’s sister in Syria

  04-11-2019 21:50
  BEIRUT (AP) — A senior Turkish official says Turkey has captured the older sister of the slain leader of the Islamic State group in northwestern Syria, calling the arrest an intelligence “gold mine.”
  Little is known about the sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The Turkish official said that the 65-year-old known as Rasmiya Awad was captured in a raid Monday on a trailer container she was living in with her family near the town of Azaz. The area is part of the region administered b
  
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• Turkey says it has captured the older sister of slain IS leader in Syria, calling it an intelligence “gold mine”

  04-11-2019 21:43
  BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey says it has captured the older sister of slain IS leader in Syria, calling it an intelligence “gold mine”
  The post Turkey says it has captured the older sister of slain IS leader in Syria, calling it an intelligence “gold mine” appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Wichita police: Remains of fetus found in box along river

  04-11-2019 21:42
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Wichita, Kansas, are investigating after a woman found the remains of a human fetus inside a small box along a river.
  The fetus was found Sunday afternoon. Police believe it to be 10 weeks gestation or younger. A coroner will examine the remains for a more exact determination.
  At a news conference Monday, police Capt. Brent Allred said a 57-year-old woman was near the Arkansas River when she saw a box on a sandbar. Officers were called and found the fetus ins
  
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