J.K. Rowling apologizes for claiming President Trump ignored disabled boy
London • J.K. Rowling has apologized for tweets alleging that U.S. President Donald Trump refused to shake the hand of a disabled boy.The "Harry Potter" author called Trump "horrible" after seeing...
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Parole for young lifers inconsistent across US
Detroit • Courtroom 801 is nearly empty when guards bring in Bobby Hines, hands cuffed in front of navy prison scrubs.It's been more than 27 years since Hines stood before a judge in this building. He...
View ArticleA state-by-state look at juvenile life without parole
States are responding to U.S. Supreme Court rulings that have found mandatory life-without-parole sentences unconstitutional for juveniles except for the rare homicide offender incapable of...
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Clerics offering religious edicts in Cairo metro seek to correct...
Cairo • Reda el-Sebaay was taking the subway while on a short business trip to Cairo from a Nile Delta city when he stumbled upon clerics offering religious advice or fatwas — answers to any question a...
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Scaramucci out as Kelly takes charge
Washington • Firmly taking charge in an unruly White House, former Gen. John Kelly moved in Monday as President Donald Trump's new chief of staff and immediately made sure that Trump's...
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Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio convicted of crime for ignoring judge’s order
Phoenix • Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio was convicted of a criminal charge Monday for refusing to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants, marking a final rebuke for a politician who once drew strong...
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Father and son prepare for eclipse after missing 1979 viewing
Madras, Ore. • The last time a total solar eclipse blacked out the sun in Oregon nearly 40 years ago, Gene Brick was working in a timber mill that refused to shut down for the spectacle.The World War...
View ArticleShahid Abbasi elected as Pakistan’s prime minister
ISLAMABAD • Pakistan's lower house of parliament on Tuesday elected veteran lawmaker Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as the country's new prime minister, less than a week after the Supreme Court disqualified...
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Political defiance that made Arizona sheriff popular led to downfall
Phoenix • The political defiance that made Joe Arpaio popular and seemingly untouchable as metro Phoenix's sheriff of 24 years ultimately led to his downfall as he was convicted of a crime for ignoring...
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Scientists say patches of dead trees along the east coast are ‘the most...
Port Republic, N.J. • They're called "ghost forests" — dead trees along vast swaths of coastline invaded by rising seas, something scientists call one of the most visible markers of climate change.The...
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2 of Venezuela’s leading opposition figures taken from their homes in the...
Caracas, Venezuela • Two of Venezuela's leading opposition figures were taken from their homes in the middle of the night by state security agents on Tuesday in President Nicolas Maduro's government's...
View ArticleRetired judge sworn in as acting chief justice of Navajo Nation
Window Rock, Ariz. • A retired judge has been sworn in as the acting chief justice for the Navajo Nation.Tribal officials announced Tuesday that Thomas Holgate was given the oath of office to assume...
View ArticleSuspect in killing of Navajo girl pleads guilty to murder
Albuquerque, N.M. • A man charged with murder, sexual assault and other counts in the death of an 11-year-old girl on the largest American Indian reservation changed his pleas to guilty Tuesday in a...
View ArticleOlder people dying on job at higher rate than all workers
Older people are dying on the job at a higher rate than workers overall, even as the rate of workplace fatalities decreases, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal statistics.It’s a trend...
View ArticleUS VP Mike Pence: Balkans future is ‘in the West’
Podgorica, Montenegro • Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday the future of the Balkans belongs in the West, reaffirming U.S. commitment to the still-tense European region amid strong Russian...
View ArticlePolice: Missouri woman shaves boy’s head in retaliation for his interaction...
Eureka, Mo. • Police in suburban St. Louis are investigating the case of a woman suspected of shaving a neighbor boy’s head and writing “pervert” on his forehead in retaliation for his interaction with...
View ArticleCollege football: Ara Parseghian, won 2 titles at Notre Dame, has died at 94
South Bend, Ind. • Ara Parseghian, who took over a foundering Notre Dame football program and restored it to glory with two national championships in 11 seasons, has died. He was 94.University of Notre...
View ArticleDemocrats aim to regain advantage on trade from Trump
Washington • Senate Democrats are unveiling a new set of trade policies aimed at appealing to working-class voters and regaining advantage on an issue Donald Trump seized to great effect during last...
View ArticleSoccer: Neymar wants to leave Barcelona amid rumors of PSG move
Sant Joan Despi, Spain • Neymar has told Barcelona that he plans to leave the club, with a blockbuster move to Paris Saint-Germain seemingly imminent.Barcelona responded Wednesday with a statement...
View ArticleSurvey: US companies added a solid 178,000 jobs in July
Washington • U.S. businesses added a solid 178,000 jobs in July, a survey found, evidence that employers remain confident enough about future demand to keep hiring.Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday...
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