Nation

ODDITIES

A traffic stop, and a proposal: She said yes in Miami Beach MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A woman was in for a huge surprise when Miami Beach police pulled

Tesla stock falls as CEO Elon Musk appears to smoke marijuana on video

Shares of electric car maker Tesla Inc. fell more than 6 percent early Friday after the CEO appeared to smoke marijuana during an interview and the company’s accounting chief left

Twitter’s Alex Jones ban: Blip in the sea of abuse?

NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter’s decision to permanently ban conspiracy-slinger Alex Jones shows it’s serious about enforcing its policy against abuse. But it has a long way to go. Along

Police: Dallas officer mistakes apartment for own, kills man

DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas police officer returning home from work shot and killed a neighbor after she said she mistook his apartment for her own, authorities said Friday. The

Senate begins final day of Supreme Court nominee hearings

WASHINGTON (AP) — After two marathon days questioning Brett Kavanaugh, senators were winding up his Supreme Court confirmation hearing Friday with legal experts making their cases for and against the

Ex-Trump campaign adviser to be sentenced in probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — George Papadopoulos, the Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, will find out Friday whether he will be going to prison for lying to the FBI.

SHORT TAKES

Burt Reynolds, star of film, TV and tabloids, dead at 82 NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Reynolds, whose credits included acclaimed films such as “Deliverance” and commercial hits like “Smokey

Big rigs abandoned as fire scorches California

SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (AP) — Truckers abandoned big-rigs and motorists screamed in fear as they came dangerously close to an explosive wildfire that shut down about 45 miles of

Trump administration moves to detain migrant families longer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday moved to abandon a longstanding court settlement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept locked up, proposing new regulations that

Trump fumes over op-ed; top officials swiftly deny role

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pushing back against explosive reports his own administration is conspiring against him, President Donald Trump lashed out against the anonymous senior official who wrote a New York