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Florida pastor Bryan Fulwider accused of raping teenage girl kills himself
ORLANDO, Fla. — Rev. Bryan Fulwider, a former Winter Park minister who was recently arrested on charges that he repeatedly raped a teenage girl while he was her pastor, was found dead Sunday evening at his Altamonte Springs home where he had killed himself, according to police. Emergency crews were...
Man arrested in Texas shooting that left 2 dead, 12 hurt
GREENVILLE, Texas — A man suspected of opening fire at an off-campus college party in Texas, killing two people and injuring 12 others, was arrested Monday. Brandon Ray Gonzales, 23, of Greenville, Texas, was taken into custody less than 48 hours after the shooting Saturday, Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks...
Iowa sheriff: Gender reveal party explosion that killed 1 was a stunt gone awry
KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Authorities say an Iowa family’s attempt at a gender reveal party for a soon-to-be-born baby went horribly wrong when a homemade device that was meant to discharge colored powder instead exploded like a pipe bomb, killing a 56-year-old relative. The Marion County Sheriff’s office said Pamela Kreimeyer...
Teen punched man dressed as Trump at haunted house, Fla. officials said
NAPLES, Fla. — Authorities say a 14-year-old girl punched a man dressed as President Donald Trump in line at a Florida haunted house while her friends recorded it. The Naples Daily News reports that the girl could face a misdemeanor charge of battery for the Saturday attack. Authorities withheld the...
Man accused in Capital Gazette shooting changes his plea
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The man accused of killing five Maryland newspaper employees admitted in court to the crimes on Monday, while his attorney said he is maintaining his plea of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity. Jarrod Ramos stood in court and repeatedly answered “that is correct” when asked...
PG&E says power lines may have started 2 California firesVideo
SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said Monday its power lines may have started two wildfires over the weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area. The fires described in PG&E reports to state regulators match blazes that destroyed a tennis club and forced urgent evacuations in the town...
Prolonged Missouri River flooding could last all winter
OMAHA, Neb. — Flooding along the Missouri River has stretched on for seven months in places and could endure through the winter, leaving some Upper Midwest farmland and possibly some homes encased in ice. There are several reasons for the flooding, including high levels along the river, saturated ground and...
Masterpiece found in French woman’s kitchen sells for $26.6M
PARIS — An old painting found in the kitchen of an elderly French woman, who considered it an icon of little importance, has made her a multimillionaire. The work, a masterpiece attributed to the 13th-century Italian painter Cimabue that was discovered earlier this year, sold for 24 million euros ($26.6...
Man wins $200K on scratch-off on last day of chemotherapy
Don’t you just love it when a good day becomes a great one? Last week, Ronnie Foster of Pink Hill, N.C., had one of those days. WABC News in New York reports Foster was on his way to his final chemotherapy treatment in his battle with colon cancer when he...
Customers to spend $1,047.83 this Christmas, despite tariffs, shorter shopping season
Trade wars and a calendar fluke will be among the things affecting shopping behavior during this year’s Christmas holiday shopping season. With new U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods set to begin Dec. 15, shoppers who wait until later in the shopping season may end up paying more for some goods,...
Trump suggests impeachment was reason he kept IS raid secretVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is suggesting House Democrats’ impeachment probe contributed to his decision to withhold notice to congressional leaders before Saturday’s raid on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Trump told reporters Monday he didn’t inform the so-called “Gang of Eight” because “Adam Schiff is the biggest leaker...
U.S. Treasury Secretary vows more economic sanctions on Iran
JERUSALEM — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pledged Monday to increase sanctions against Iran, saying the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure campaign” is halting alleged Iranian aggression in the Middle East. Mnuchin met Monday in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called on Washington to impose additional sanctions to...
D.C. police: West Virginia man sold $2,000 in fake World Series tickets
WASHINGTON — Police in Washington have arrested a West Virginia man accused of selling $2,000 in fake World Series tickets. Metropolitan D.C. police said Sunday they charged 54-year-old Ondre Nelson of Huntington, W.Va., with first-degree fraud. The Washington Post reports Nelson sold five counterfeit tickets for $400 each to a...
2 killed in clashes as students join Iraq protests
BAGHDAD — At least two anti-government protesters were killed and 105 were wounded in clashes with security forces in Baghdad on Monday as thousands of students took to the streets in defiance of a government order and tear gas from security forces. The students skipped classes at several universities and...
Manhunt ongoing in Texas shooting that left 2 dead, 12 hurt
GREENVILLE, Texas — A suspected gunman remained on the loose Monday after opening fire at an off-campus college party in Texas, leaving two people dead and 12 others injured. The search continued for the unidentified shooter that authorities believe may have been targeting just one person at the party of...
California declares state of emergency over wildfires, windVideo
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — California’s governor declared a statewide emergency Sunday after officials ordered nearly 200,000 people to leave their homes as hurricane-force winds drove multiple wildfires through bone-dry vegetation. Meanwhile, the state’s largest utility cut electricity to millions of residents as a precaution to prevent more areas from igniting....
John Conyers, longest serving black congressman, dies at 90
DETROIT — Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made him a political institution in Washington and back home in Detroit despite several scandals, has died. He was 90. Conyers, among the high-profile politicians topped by sex harassment...
2 dead, 12 injured in shooting at college party in TexasVideo
GREENVILLE, Texas — A gunman opened fire at an off-campus college party in Texas, leaving two people dead and 12 others injured before he escaped in the ensuing chaos, authorities said Sunday. Authorities believe the shooter may have been targeting just one person at the party of about 750 people...
Trump says Islamic State leader dead after U.S. raid in Syria
WASHINGTON — The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world’s most wanted man, is dead after being targeted by a U.S. military raid in Syria, President Donald Trump said Sunday. “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead,” Trump announced at the...
North Korea says it’s running out of patience with U.S.
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea says it’s running out of patience with the United States over what it described as hostile policies and unilateral disarmament demands. It’s warning that a close personal relationship between their leaders alone wouldn’t be enough to prevent nuclear diplomacy from derailing. Senior North Korean...
Ex-Trump aide wants judge to decide on impeachment testimony
WASHINGTON — An ex-White House adviser who’s supposed to testify before House impeachment investigators on Monday has asked a federal court whether he should comply with a subpoena or follow President Trump’s directive against cooperating in what he dubs a “scam.” After getting a subpoena Friday, former deputy national security...
Pope’s Amazon synod proposes married priests, female leaders
VATICAN CITY — Catholic bishops from across the Amazon called Saturday for the ordination of married men as priests to address the clergy shortage in the region, an historic proposal that would upend centuries of Roman Catholic tradition. The majority of 180 bishops from nine Amazonian countries also called for...
Australian serial killer Ivan Milat dies in prison at 74
SYDNEY — Ivan Milat, whose grisly serial killings of young backpackers horrified Australians in the early ’90s, died in a Sydney prison on Sunday, prison authorities said. He was 74. He had been in custody since 1994 and was diagnosed in early 2019 with esophageal and stomach cancer. Milat died...
Mexicans parade as fancy skeletons ahead of Day of the Dead
MEXICO CITY — Mexicans are hitting the streets in the capital dressed as elegant skeletons as the country’s Day of the Dead festivities extend in scope and popularity. Thousands of revelers gathered at the foot of Mexico City’s Angel of Independence statue Saturday, wearing costumes and face paint to imitate...
Census bureau to fight misinformation
CHICAGO — Worried about internet trolls and foreign powers spreading false news, census officials are preparing to battle misinformation campaigns for the first time in the count’s 230-year history. The stakes are huge. Who participates in the 2020 census count could influence how U.S. congressional seats and billions of federal...
