NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks dropped Wednesday following news that the economy skidded to a near halt in the first three months of the year, battered by harsh weather, plunging exports and sharp cutbacks in oil and gas drilling. Investors were also waiting for a statement from the Federal Reserve in the afternoon … Continue reading
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The performances of daredevil tightrope walker Nik Wallenda have taken him between Chicago skyscrapers, across Niagara Falls and through a gorge near the Grand Canyon. He can now add a spinning Ferris wheel to the list. Wallenda successfully completed a walk across the rim of the 400-foot Orlando Eye observation … Continue reading
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Katie Medley, nine months pregnant and crouching between the seats of a movie theater filling with tear gas, gunfire and screams, looked at her husband Caleb’s bloody face and told a friend, “He’s dead, he’s dead.” Prodeo Et Patria was 14 that night, and sitting with his parents somewhere in … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of people protested outside the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco, calling on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to apologize for his country’s treatment of people from other Asian countries during World War II. Tuesday’s protest comes days before the prime minister is scheduled to visit California, as part of weeklong … Continue reading
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will announce his plans to seek the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday, presenting a liberal challenge to Hillary Rodham Clinton. Sanders, an independent who describes himself as a “democratic socialist,” will follow a statement with a major campaign kickoff in his home state in several … Continue reading
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore was a city on edge Tuesday as hundreds of National Guardsmen patrolled the streets against unrest for the first time since 1968, hoping to prevent another outbreak of rioting. Maryland’s governor said 2,000 Guardsmen and 1,000 law officers would be in place overnight to try to prevent a repeat of … Continue reading
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police said Friday that a man who had been in a business dispute with his two brothers shot and killed them, his mother and one of their wives before taking his own life. The shootings at a home in a quiet residential neighborhood in north Phoenix led to a massive … Continue reading
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has sent state Auditor Troy Kelley a letter repeating his call for the embattled elected official to resign immediately following his indictment by a federal grand jury. Inslee spokesman David Postman says the letter was emailed Thursday night and then hand-delivered to the auditor’s office Friday. … Continue reading
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska wildlife officials say they plan to kill a family of five black bears that’s been roaming through an Anchorage neighborhood for a second year. The Alaska Dispatch News, an Anchorage newspaper, (http://is.gd/O4SRCv) reports there is no timeline set for officials to kill the adult sow and four yearling cubs. … Continue reading
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former state lawmaker accused of raping his wife in a nursing home is forcing an Iowa court to confront a little-discussed question of aging: When is a person suffering from dementia unable to consent to sex? The case centers on Henry and Donna Lou Rayhons, both 78, who … Continue reading
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Voters braved heavy rain and lightning to get to the polls Tuesday, Arpil 7, for municipal elections in Ferguson, where the next city council will face the daunting task of remaking much of the beleaguered St. Louis suburb’s leadership. Three of the six council seats are up for grabs in … Continue reading
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (AP) — A divorced kitchen worker and his seven children were accidentally poisoned by carbon monoxide from a generator they used to keep warm after their electricity was cut off, police said Tuesday, April 7. Princess Anne Police Chief Scott Keller said the Delmarva Power company has been subpoenaed to document … Continue reading
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The swift discovery of the person who hung a noose at Duke University leaves questions ranging from the student’s identity to what punishment the person will face. The university has begun disciplinary proceedings that could result in suspension or expulsion, while federal and state law enforcement officials are investigating whether … Continue reading
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A man whose family says he was missing at sea for more than two months is back on dry land and reuniting with his family. The crew of a German-flagged container ship found Louis Jordan floating Thursday afternoon on the overturned hull of his 35-foot sailboat, about 200 miles off … Continue reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police say the spokesman for Missouri auditor’s office left a note before his apparent suicide, which came about a month after his boss killed himself. Jefferson City Police spokesman Capt. Doug Shoemaker said Monday, Mar. 30, that 44-year-old Robert “Spence” Jackson died Friday evening or early Saturday at his … Continue reading
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A firefight erupted Monday, Mar. 30, when two people in a car tried to ram a National Security Agency gate at Fort Meade, killing at least one person, according to preliminary reports cited by two U.S. officials. An FBI spokeswoman said the incident was not believed to be linked … Continue reading
BOSTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday, Mar. 30, that American politicians in an era of partisanship should try to carry themselves more like Edward M. Kennedy, as politicians from both parties lauded the late senator’s collegial spirit at the dedication of an institute named in his honor. The $79 million institute, built … Continue reading
DETROIT (AP) — A teenager told authorities that her mother killed two siblings and forced her to put one of the bodies in the freezer of their Detroit home where both were found by an eviction crew. Details of death and extreme abuse emerged Thursday as Mitchelle Blair appeared in court, two days after … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters on Friday used high-powered water towers to extinguish pockets of fire at the site of an apparent gas explosion in Manhattan’s trendy East Village as authorities reported that two people were still unaccounted for. Nineteen people were injured, four critically, after the powerful blast and fire sent flames soaring … Continue reading
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The judge overseeing the trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez has dismissed a juror for personal reasons. Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh did not elaborate Friday on why the male juror was dismissed. He is the third juror to be dismissed from the trial. Fifteen jurors … Continue reading
PHOENIX (AP) — Former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper was sentenced to nine years in federal prison Monday, Mar. 23, immediately after he pleaded guilty to sexual assault in Arizona, marking the first change of plea of the day for the former safety accused of drugging and assaulting women in four states. Sharper admitted … Continue reading
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who spent more than two decades on death row in her 4-year-old son’s killing was exonerated Monday, Mar. 23, bringing an end to a controversial case that relied almost entirely on the work of a detective with a long history of misconduct. Debra Milke hugged her supporters and … Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ten people were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct at a raucous Philadelphia community meeting where protesters shoved police officers and threw chairs in anger over the district attorney’s decision against charges in a fatal police-involved shooting. District Attorney Seth Williams said Thursday, Mar. 19, the death of 26-year-old motorist Brandon … Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An arrest that left a University of Virginia student bloodied and shouting allegations of racism has prompted some lawmakers to question whether state liquor control agents should have the power to arrest people. Gov. Terry McAuliffe ordered the Virginia State Police to investigate the early-Wednesday, Mar. 18, arrest of Martese … Continue reading
PORT GIBSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal and state authorities are investigating the hanging death of a black man in Mississippi who had been missing for more than two weeks, the FBI said Thursday, Mar. 19. The investigation involves the FBI, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the United States Attorney’s office. The Mississippi … Continue reading
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