• First lady scolds witness for mocking son’s name

    First lady scolds witness for mocking son’s name
    Melania Trump says a Democratic witness at the House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment hearing should be “ashamed″ for mocking the name of her 13-year-old son, Barron.The first lady has tweeted at Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan that "a minor child deserves privacy and should be kept out of politics.”At one point during Karlan’s testimony, she said that while President Donald Trump can “name his son Barron, he can’t make him a baron.” Karlan w
  • UN agency says at least 57 migrants dead after boat capsizes

    UN agency says at least 57 migrants dead after boat capsizes
    CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says a boat carrying dozens of migrants has capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the West African nation of Mauritania, causing the deaths of at least 57 people.Laura Lungarotti is head of the International Organization for Migration. She says on Twitter that more than 83 migrants from Gambia survived the shipwreck Wednesday.Lungarotti says women and children were among the dead.Agency spokeswoman Safa Msehli says survivors have told the U.N. body that
  • 4 Your Health: Study on exposure to cigarette smoke

    4 Your Health: Study on exposure to cigarette smoke
    NBC News- Exposure to cigarette smoke during the first years of life may lead to behavior problems later on.Researchers collected saliva samples from over a thousand children.They found those who had higher levels of continue a by-product of nicotine were more likely to exhibit symptoms of hyperactivity and conduct problems.The association remained, regardless of childrens' poverty level or a parental history of ADHD, depression and pregnancy complications.Teen social media use linked to higher
  • Jimmy Carter released from Georgia hospital

    Jimmy Carter released from Georgia hospital
    AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was released from a hospital Wednesday after being treated for a urinary tract infection.Carter, 95, was discharged from Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia, Carter Center spokeswoman Deanna Congileo said.“He said he looks forward to further rest and recovery at home in Plains, Georgia,” Congileo said. “He and Mrs. Carter wish everyone peace and joy this holiday season.”Carter has overcome several
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  • Where Have All The Teachers Gone? (Long Time Passing)

    Where Have All The Teachers Gone? (Long Time Passing)
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  • Man convicted of 2nd-degree murder, attempted murder in 2018 case

    Man convicted of 2nd-degree murder, attempted murder in 2018 case
    TUCSON – A Tucson man has been convicted for shooting his ex-girlfriend and killing her best friend in 2018.
    According to Pima County Attorney's Office, Daniel Miller is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 13 after being found guilty of second-degree murder and attempted murder.
    Police say Heather White was shot in the head by Miller in June 2018. White’s best friend, Michael Grove, was also fatally wounded in the shooting.
    Daniel Miller / Courtesy: Pima County Attorney
    Miller original
  • Arizona bill would require students say Pledge of Allegiance

    Arizona bill would require students say Pledge of Allegiance
    PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona lawmaker wants to make it harder for schoolchildren to avoid saying the Pledge of Allegiance in the morning.Republican Rep. John Fillmore of Apache Junction introduced legislation that would require students to recite the pledge each morning unless a parent excuses them. Schools would also be required to set aside at least a minute each day for "quiet reflection and moral reasoning."
    Arizona schools are currently required designate time for students to recite the pledge
  • Rescuers looking for 8 people after gas explosion in Poland

    Rescuers looking for 8 people after gas explosion in Poland
    WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Officials in southern Poland say a house collapsed in a gas explosion, trapping as many as eight people.Local firefighters spokeswoman Patrycja Pokrzywa says the detached house in the mountain resort of Szczyrk was totally destroyed in Wednesday’s explosion and that children were believed to be among those trapped. Pokrzywa says rescuers with dogs are searching for survivors and victims.She says she received her information from a person who lives in the house b
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  • Claytoon of the Day: Moo Trouble For Devin

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  • TPD: Two sought in central Tucson shooting

    TPD: Two sought in central Tucson shooting
    Glenn Street / Columbus Boulevard / Google Maps
    TUCSON – Police are looking for two men involved in a shooting in central Tucson Wednesday afternoon.
    Tucson Police Department officers were dispatched to Glenn
    Street and Columbus Boulevard for a report of a “disturbance” – two men were
    arguing.
    Reportedly, one of the two men involved pulled out a gun and fired shots. Police say both men left the scene.
    At this time, it is unknown if either of the men were injured or if th
  • TPD: Online buyers attempted to rob seller during transaction

    TPD: Online buyers attempted to rob seller during transaction
    Glenn Street / Columbus Boulevard / Google Maps
    TUCSON – A man was transported to the hospital with non-life
    threatening injuries after two suspects attempted to rob him Wednesday
    afternoon.
    Tucson Police Department officers were responding to an unrelated incident when they heard gunshots near Glenn Street and Columbus Boulevard.Officers on the scene saw two suspects, one of them with a gun, and a third man on the ground with gunshot wounds.
    Reportedly, the victim was selling an item onl
  • Loft Cinema screening 70th Warren Miller Film: ‘Timeless’

    Loft Cinema screening 70th Warren Miller Film: ‘Timeless’
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  • All Bets Are On, Volume 42: On Arizona's Clash With Baylor in Waco, the Pac-12 Title Game and Our College Football Playoff Picks

    All Bets Are On, Volume 42: On Arizona's Clash With Baylor in Waco, the Pac-12 Title Game and Our College Football Playoff Picks
    All Bets Are On is back, with an action-packed show that covers the gamut of college sports information.
    Wednesday's show begins with a discussion of Arizona basketball's showdown in Waco against 19th ranked Baylor University, with co-hosts Christopher Boan and Tyler Vondrak handing out their picks for the contest.…
  • TPD: One dead after hit-and-run on Tucson’s westside

    TPD: One dead after hit-and-run on Tucson’s westside
    TUCSON – Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run that
    happened late Tuesday night on Tucson’s westside.
    Tucson Police Department says officers were dispatched to the intersection of West Anklam Road and Centennial Drive after 11 p.m.A pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene after Tucson
    Fire Medics attempted to render aid.
    According to a news release, detectives learned from witnesses that the pedestrian was southwest of St. Mary’s Hospital when he was struck by a west
  • The Latest: Activists in Madrid in garment industry protest

    The Latest: Activists in Madrid in garment industry protest
    MADRID (AP) — The Latest on the U.N. Climate Talks in Madrid (all times local):9 p.m.Police say one person has been arrested after dozens of activists broke into a fashion store in central Madrid to protest about the garment industry’s impact on the environment.In a live online video, the Extinction Rebellion group showed how a dozen activists used glue to attach their hands to the windows inside a Zara store, a brand owned by Spain’s fashion giant Inditex.The protesters had si
  • Police investigate serious injury collision on Tucson’s westside

    Police investigate serious injury collision on Tucson’s westside
    TUCSON – Tucson Police Department is investigating a serious
    injury motorcycle collision Wednesday afternoon.
    According to Sgt. Pete Dugan with TPD, the incident happened at the intersection of Flowing Wells and Kleindale roads.
    Motorists are asked to avoid the area. The road will be closed for several hours.TRAFFIC ALERT@Tucson_Police officers & detectives are investigating a serious injury motorcycle collision at the intersection of Flowing Wells & Kleindale. Please avoid the are
  • Ex-officials in Turkmenistan in corruption confession on TV

    Ex-officials in Turkmenistan in corruption confession on TV
    ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Former top government officials in Turkmenistan have confessed on state television for their involvement in corruption.Dressed in prison robes, their hands hand-cuffed and heads shaved clean, the former interior minister, Isgender Mulikov, and the ex-chief of the state’s migration service, Meilis Nobatov, confessed to taking bribes in remarks broadcast Wednesday.President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov ousted Mulikov in October following accusations of abuse
  • The Latest: Greece and Turkey note ‘differences’

    The Latest: Greece and Turkey note ‘differences’
    WATFORD, England (AP) — The Latest on the NATO summit near London (all times local):7:05 p.m.Greece’s new prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, says differences between Greece and neighbor Turkey “will continue to exist.”Mitsotakis said he had “open talks” with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the NATO summit and that both “noted disagreements.”The two NATO allies have disputes over undersea exploitation rights, among other
  • Armenia’s ex-president accused of embezzlement

    Armenia’s ex-president accused of embezzlement
    YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia’s state investigative agency has accused the nation’s former president of embezzlement — charges he dismisses as political.The Special Investigation Service said Wednesday that Serzh Sargsyan, Armenia’s president for a decade from 2008, is suspected of involvement in the embezzlement of over $1 million of state funds allocated to provide subsidized fuel to farmers.The investigators requested Sargsyan not to leave the Armenian capital
  • The Tuxon to host hiring fair Thursday

    The Tuxon to host hiring fair Thursday
    TUCSON – The Tuxon, a modern boutique hotel, is looking to
    hire new team members.Hotel representatives will hold a job fair from 10 a.m. to 5
    p.m. on Thursday at Arizona Theatre Company in The Gallery Room, 343 S. Scott
    Ave.
    The organization will be hiring people to fill a variety of
    positions, including front desk attendant, night auditor, room attendant,
    laundry attendant, house person, room inspector, housekeeping supervisor, chief
    engineer, maintenance attendant and security guard.
    App
  • Police investigate hit-and-run in central Tucson

    Police investigate hit-and-run in central Tucson
    A man was struck on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 on Stone Avenue and Mabel Street in Tucson.TUCSON – A man was struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning in
    central Tucson.
    Police say the victim was transported to University Medical Center (UMC) after a hit-and-run incident on Stone Avenue and Mabel Street.
    The man suffered non-life threatening injuries.
    No further details have been released at this time.
    Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates.The post Police investigate hit-and-run in cent
  • Man sues after being shot in head by New Mexico sheriff

    Man sues after being shot in head by New Mexico sheriff
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico sheriff who shot an Arizona man in the head following a slow-speed chase in a front-loading tractor used excessive force and violated the man’s civil rights, a federal lawsuit claims.In court papers filed last week, an attorney for James McFarlin wrote that Roosevelt County Sheriff Malin Parker “acted with reckless indifference when he opened fire” on the then 48-year-old man in an open field nearly two years ago.McFarlin led authorit
  • The Latest: Macron calls NATO summit ‘constructive’

    The Latest: Macron calls NATO summit ‘constructive’
    WATFORD, England (AP) — The Latest on the NATO summit near London (all times local):5:05 p.m.French President Emmanuel Macron described the NATO summit as “positive” and “constructive” — despite earlier remarks in which he had lamented the “brain death” of the military alliance.Macron said in a news conference Wednesday that he stood by his controversial comments. He said they ignited a debate at NATO about important strategic issues, and that &ldq
  • Trump administration tightens food stamp work requirements

    Trump administration tightens food stamp work requirements
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is tightening work requirements for the federal food stamp program in a move that will slash benefits for hundreds of thousands of people.The final rule, announced Wednesday, will limit the ability of states to exempt work-eligible adults from having to obtain steady employment in order to receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps feed more than 36 million Americans.Scaling back public benefits for low-inc
  • Rural Metro responds to house fire in Catalina Foothills

    Rural Metro responds to house fire in Catalina Foothills
    Crews respond to house fire on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. Courtesy: Rural Metro Fire DistrictTUCSON – Crews responded to an early morning house fire on
    Wednesday in Catalina Foothills.
    According to Rural Metro Fire District, firefighters were
    dispatched to a home near Sabino Canyon and Snyder roads at approximately 6:30
    a.m.The residents woke up to smoke alarms sounding. They were
    safely evacuated, according to fire officials.Upon arrival, crews found the structure filled with smoke
    and fou
  • The Latest: Johnson says UK security key in Huawei decision

    The Latest: Johnson says UK security key in Huawei decision
    WATFORD, England (AP) — The Latest on the NATO summit near London (all times local):4:40 p.m.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says security and intelligence sharing will be the main factors in deciding whether to let Chinese tech company Huawei build the country’s 5G networks.When asked if he had decided not to let Huawei into the U.K.’s next generation mobile networks, Johnson said he “didn’t want this country to be unnecessarily hostile to investment from over
  • That smart TV you just bought may be spying on you, FBI warns

    That smart TV you just bought may be spying on you, FBI warns
    CNN – The TV you’re looking at right now could be spying on you, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
    Smart TVs were a big hit on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The FBI is getting the word out that screens with advanced technology, like cameras and microphones, could be hacked by cybercriminals, who could potentially snoop or stalk you.
    To protect yourself, the FBI recommends changing the default
    password and to update the software.
    Also, consider putting black tap
  • Ruling: Gender transition not a reason to deny name change

    Ruling: Gender transition not a reason to deny name change
    PHOENIX (AP) —An Arizona appeals court says state law doesn't permit judges to deny name-change requests made only because the requesting person wants the new name to reflect a gender transition.The Court of Appeals made that ruling Tuesday in a decision that overturned a Yuma County Superior Court judge’s denial of a name-change petition.The judge had ruled with elaborating that the requesting person hadn’t shown so-called good cause for the name-change request, and
  • Back for a gig in Stockholm, A$AP Rocky won’t play in prison

    Back for a gig in Stockholm, A$AP Rocky won’t play in prison
    COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s prison board says U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky won’t be able to perform in the Swedish prison where he was held until convicted of assault in a June street brawl in Stockholm.Citing logistical and security issues, Vilhelm Grevik of Sweden’s Prison and Probation Service told the Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet on Wednesday, that the prison board won’t be able to organize a concert in the Kronoberg prison.In August, A$AP Rocky, whose real
  • Permits to cut Christmas trees in Coronado National Forest on sale

    Permits to cut Christmas trees in Coronado National Forest on sale
    DOUGLAS, Ariz. – Tags for cutting Christmas trees are now available
    for purchase on the Douglas Ranger District, Coronado National Forest.Trees may be cut in selected areas of the Chiricahua and
    Dragoon mountains.
    The maximum height of trees that may be cut is 10 feet. Any
    tree species may be harvested.
    Trees must be a minimum of 300 feet from any road, trail or
    campground.Tree tags may be purchased at the Douglas Ranger District
    Office, 1192 W. Saddleview Road in Douglas, Monday through F
  • Albania PM optimistic of world support on quake recovery

    Albania PM optimistic of world support on quake recovery
    TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister is pleased with the international support he secured at a NATO summit on dealing with the aftermath of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that killed 51 people and injured more than 3,000 others.Edi Rama said Wednesday before leaving the NATO summit in London that he had positive meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders from Europe and Canada and that he was looking at holding an international donors’ conference.The Nov.
  • Ukraine hopes upcoming summit will settle conflict in east

    Ukraine hopes upcoming summit will settle conflict in east
    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he hopes his planned talks with the leaders of Russia, France and Germany will settle the conflict in eastern Ukraine.Zelenskiy said Wednesday he expects the four-way summit in Paris will yield a roadmap to local elections in the region and determine a mechanism for Ukraine to regain control of the border with Russia in the rebel-held territories.Speaking after talks with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, Zelenskiy said
  • Iran leader calls for ‘Islamic mercy’ after bloody crackdown

    Iran leader calls for ‘Islamic mercy’ after bloody crackdown
    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader has reportedly called on judicial officials to treat those detained in recent protests with “Islamic mercy” after authorities acknowledged security forces shot and killed demonstrators nationwide.A report Wednesday by the state-run IRNA news agency also quoted Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as saying citizens killed in the protests “without playing any part in instigating them” should be considered martyrs and t
  • South African ex-archbishop Tutu hospitalized for infection

    South African ex-archbishop Tutu hospitalized for infection
    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African archbishop Desmond Tutu has been admitted to a hospital for treatment of what his wife calls a “stubborn infection.”A statement by their joint foundation Wednesday says the 88-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner has been hospitalized several times for a similar condition over the past few years.Tutu has been treated for prostate cancer for years. He rarely makes public appearances. He was seen in September during a visit by Prince Harry an
  • Russia, Serbia pledge expanded energy, military ties

    Russia, Serbia pledge expanded energy, military ties
    MOSCOW (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Serbia have pledged to expand their energy and military ties.Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday after hosting his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic that they discussed Russian natural gas supplies to Serbia.Putin said Russia is willing to continue pumping its gas to Europe via Ukraine but added that Ukraine so far has offered unacceptable conditions for transit. He voiced hope that Russia and Ukraine could reach a compromise.Vucic sai
  • All 14 seamen saved from crippled freighter in Aegean gale

    All 14 seamen saved from crippled freighter in Aegean gale
    ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say rescuers have safely evacuated all 14 crew members of a crippled cargo ship that was listing heavily among gale-force winds in the Aegean Sea.A coast guard statement says two of the New Leo’s seamen will require hospital treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.The Liberian-flagged vessel radioed for help as it was sailing between the islands of Skyros and Lesbos in the central Aegean Wednesday. It had suffered engine failure and was lis
  • WATCH: Trump’s ‘serious misconduct’ takes center stage at hearing

    WATCH: Trump’s ‘serious misconduct’ takes center stage at hearing
    WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Judiciary Committee is moving swiftly to weigh findings by fellow lawmakers that President Donald Trump misused the power of his office for personal political gain and obstructed Congress' investigation as possible grounds for impeachment.
    WATCH: Trump Impeachment Inquiry (The hearing will start at 8 a.m. MST on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.
    The Judiciary Committee is responsible for drafting articles of impeachment and prepared Wednesday morning for its first hearing sinc
  • Trump calls Trudeau “two-faced” after world leaders appear to joke about him

    Trump calls Trudeau “two-faced” after world leaders appear to joke about him
    WATFORD, England (AP) — The Latest on the NATO summit near London (all times local):2:55 p.m.President Donald Trump has hosted a lunch for what he calls the “2%-ers.” It’s a way of honoring the nine countries in the 29-member NATO alliance that spend at least 2% of their gross domestic product on defense.“Lunch is on me,” Trump said as he sat down with representatives of the United States, Britain, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania and Roman
  • The Latest: Trump hosts lunch for key NATO defense spenders

    The Latest: Trump hosts lunch for key NATO defense spenders
    WATFORD, England (AP) — The Latest on the NATO summit near London (all times local):2:55 p.m.President Donald Trump has hosted a lunch for what he calls the “2%-ers.” It’s a way of honoring the nine countries in the 29-member NATO alliance that spend at least 2% of their gross domestic product on defense.“Lunch is on me,” Trump said as he sat down with representatives of the United States, Britain, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania and Roman
  • The Latest: Trump cancels news conference to end NATO summit

    The Latest: Trump cancels news conference to end NATO summit
    WATFORD, England (AP) — The Latest on the NATO summit near London (all times local):2:40 p.m.President Donald Trump says he has canceled a news conference meant for the end of the NATO summit and will return to Washington early.Trump says he will meet with a couple more leaders first on the sidelines of the summit near London. He cites his extensive comments to journalists Tuesday and Wednesday.Had Trump gone ahead with the news conference, he likely would have faced questions while the Ho
  • The Latest: Johnson pleads ignorance about NATO footage

    The Latest: Johnson pleads ignorance about NATO footage
    WATFORD, England (AP) — The Latest on the NATO summit near London (all times local):2:30 p.m.Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pleaded ignorance when questioned about footage of a group of NATO leaders apparently gossiping about U.S. President Donald Trump’s behavior.When asked whether the leaders were discussing Trump in the footage taken at Buckingham Palace, Johnson told reporters on Wednesday that “I really don’t know what is being referred to there.&rd
  • Go-between: Only 1 mastermind in Maltese reporter’s murder

    Go-between: Only 1 mastermind in Maltese reporter’s murder
    VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A Maltese taxi driver testifying under immunity from prosecution says that a local casino and hotel owner, was the sole mastermind of the 2017 car-bomb murder of an anti-corruption journalist.Melvin Theuma told a Maltese court Wednesday that a plot to kill Daphne Caruana Galizia was reactivated by the hotelier, Yorgen Fenech, after the governing Labor party won re-election in 2017.Last week, in separate proceedings, a court arraigned Fenech on charges he organized an
  • US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad makes surprise stop in Kabul

    US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad makes surprise stop in Kabul
    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s former deputy foreign minister says Washington’s special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad is in the Afghan capital “to discuss the latest in peace efforts.”Hekmat Karzai tweeted photographs of his meeting Wednesday with Khalilzad in Kabul, saying they “spoke about the way forward.”A Taliban official said they have held informal talks with the Americans, without specifying where or who participated. He spoke on conditio
  • The Latest: NATO leaders agree to set up expert committee

    The Latest: NATO leaders agree to set up expert committee
    WATFORD, England (AP) — The Latest on the NATO summit near London (all times local):2 p.m.NATO leaders say they’ve agreed to set up a committee of experts to analyze political decision-making after French President Emmanuel Macron lamented the “brain death” of the military alliance.After a summit near London, the leaders agreed in a communique Wednesday to “a forwarding-looking reflection process” to be led by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.Germany an
  • The Latest: Trump, Merkel optimistic about US-EU trade talks

    The Latest: Trump, Merkel optimistic about US-EU trade talks
    WATFORD, England (AP) — The Latest on the NATO summit near London (all times local):1:50 p.m.Whatever friction exists between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel wasn’t on display as they expressed optimism about trade talks between the U.S. and European Union.Merkel says there is a good basis for resuming trade talks because a new team of EU leaders has taken office.Trump says the trade deal with the EU is one of the more “difficult deals” for the
  • The Latest: Trump meets with Turkish leader at NATO summit

    The Latest: Trump meets with Turkish leader at NATO summit
    WATFORD, England (AP) — The Latest on the NATO summit near London (all times local):1:15 p.m.U.S. President Donald Trump has met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the NATO summit.The meeting comes as European leaders, led by French President Emmanuel Macron, are pushing the alliance to get tougher on Turkey after its October invasion of Syria and its purchase of Russian surface-to-air missiles.Trump has resisted some of those efforts to pressure Erdogan &mdash
  • Google bans Conservative Party YouTube ad with BBC material

    Google bans Conservative Party YouTube ad with BBC material
    LONDON (AP) — Google has taken down a U.K. Conservative Party ad on YouTube that used BBC news footage, days after Facebook took similar action on grounds that it infringed intellectual property rights.The BBC has complained about the ad, saying it used material featuring some of its journalists that was taken out of context and could damage its reputation for impartiality.A Google spokesman confirmed Wednesday the ad was removed.The U.S. tech giant’s political ad archive carried an
  • Algerian corruption trial of 2 ex-prime ministers begins

    Algerian corruption trial of 2 ex-prime ministers begins
    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The trial of two former Algerian prime ministers on corruption charges has begun.Ahmed Ouyahia, who was forced out as prime minister in March as protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika escalated, and his predecessor Abdelmalek Sellal, are facing questions Wednesday at the Sidi M’Hamed court in AlgiersBoth are charged with “corruption and the misappropriation of public funds” and both deny any wrongdoing.Two former Industry ministers and sev
  • The Latest: Russia calls Germany expulsions ‘groundless’

    The Latest: Russia calls Germany expulsions ‘groundless’
    BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on Germany’s investigation of the killing of a Georgian man (all times local):1:30 p.m.Russia’s foreign ministry says the expulsion of two Russian diplomats from Germany over the August slaying of a Georgian man in Berlin is “groundless” and “unfriendly.”The German Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of two employees of the Russian Embassy in Berlin earlier on Wednesday, after Russian authorities didn’t answer requests
  • Light rain and snow today

    Light rain and snow today
    TUCSON - Light rain this morning with isolated showers possible this afternoon and evening. Light snow accumulation expected for elevations above 7,000 feet.
    Today: Light rain and snow in the morning (50%), turning isolated in the afternoon (30%). High: 71°Tonight: Isolated showers, otherwise partly cloudy (30%). Low: 50°Tomorrow: Mainly dry in the morning, then mostly sunny and seasonable (10%). High: 67°Scattered valley rain and mountain snow expected this morni

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