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Woman accuses Matt Lauer of rape; former anchor denies claim

Published on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 12:00am
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NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who worked at NBC News claimed that Matt Lauer raped her at a hotel while on assignment for the Sochi Olympics, an encounter the

Evidence from ex-cop’s murder trial fuels mistrust

Published on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 12:00am
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DALLAS (AP) — Evidence from the trial of a former Dallas police officer convicted of killing her neighbor has fueled new questions about whether accused officers are treated differently than

Trump says accidents ‘happen’ in crash by diplomat’s wife

Published on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 12:00am

LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said he planned to get involved in the case of an American diplomat’s wife who quickly left the U.K. after she was allegedly

California bans hotels from tiny plastic bottles

Published on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 12:00am

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hotels in the nation’s most populous state will have to stop giving guests small plastic shampoo bottles under a new law set to take effect starting

Retiree checks to rise modestly

Published on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of retirees will get a modest 1.6% cost-of-living increase from Social Security in 2020, an uptick with potential political consequences in an election year when Democrats

Politician charged in human trafficking adoption scheme

Published on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 12:00am
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PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona elected official ran a human smuggling scheme that promised pregnant women thousands of dollars to lure them from a Pacific Island nation to the U.S.,

800,000 without power amid hot, windy weather

Published on Wed, 10/09/2019 - 4:39pm
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Millions of people in California woke up in the dark Wednesday after Pacific Gas & Electric started shutting off power to prevent what the utility called an unprecedented wildfire danger.

PG&E said it cut power to more than 500,000 customers in Northern California and that it plans to gradually turn off electricity to nearly 800,000 customers to prevent its equipment from starting wildfires during hot, windy weather.

A second group of about 234,000 customers will lose power starting at noon, the utility said.

Better polling means sharper scrutiny. Is Warren ready?

Published on Wed, 10/09/2019 - 1:45pm
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — When Elizabeth Warren campaigned in Nevada in February, Abbie Peters was there. Energy and enthusiasm for the Massachusetts senator was not.

“It was early, and she wasn’t as popular,” said Peters.

Nearly eight months later, Peters, a retiree from California, was back again to see Warren. The message hadn’t changed. But she felt like she was watching a different messenger. The crowd swelled with enthusiastic supporters, and Warren’s status near the top of the Democratic presidential field was affirmed.

Recuperating Sanders says he may slow down campaigning

Published on Wed, 10/09/2019 - 1:44pm
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BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Bernie Sanders began reintroducing himself to the 2020 campaign on Tuesday, venturing outside his Vermont home to say that he doesn’t plan on leaving the presidential race following last week’s heart attack — but that he may slow down a frenetic pace that might have contributed to his health problems.

Police: Witness killing had nothing to do with Guyger case

Published on Wed, 10/09/2019 - 1:43pm
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DALLAS (AP) — Three Louisiana men are suspected in the killing of a witness who testified at the murder trial of a former Dallas police officer, authorities said Tuesday, cautioning that the killing had nothing at all to do with that trial or case.