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Officials: Man accused of throwing boy off Mall of America balcony had history of accosting women
A man accused of throwing a 5-year-old boy from a balcony at the Mall of America on Friday had been “looking for someone to kill,” authorities say. Emmanuel Aranda, 24, has been charged with attempted premeditated first-degree murder and is set to make his first court appearance on Tuesday afternoon....
Dog rescued while swimming 135 miles off ThailandVideo
BANGKOK — A dog found swimming more than 135 miles from shore by workers on an oil rig crew in the Gulf of Thailand has been returned safely to land. A worker on the rig belonging to Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Vitisak Payalaw, said on his Facebook page that...
Connecticut police solve decapitated-chicken mystery
WESTPORT, Conn. — Police have captured a man they say has been leaving decapitated chickens outside a Connecticut home. Westport police say a resident called at about 11:30 p.m. Friday to say someone had just dropped a bag containing two headless chickens and a headless pigeon on his property, then...
French president wants Notre Dame Cathedral rebuilt within 5 years
PARIS — The Latest on the fire that swept through Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral (all times local): 8:20 p.m. French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to see the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral to be rebuilt within five years. Macron said Tuesday in a televised address to the nation that...
Columbine survivors raise children in world shaped by attack
DENVER — Dropping her kids off at school used to be the hardest part of Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson’s day. She would cry most mornings as they left the car, and relied on texted photos from their teachers to make it through the day. Now, the mother of four — and...
Dems subpoena banks in probe of Trump’s finances
WASHINGTON — Two House committees subpoenaed Deutsche Bank and several other financial institutions Monday as part of investigations into President Trump’s finances. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said in a statement that the subpoenas are part of an investigation “into allegations of potential foreign influence on the U.S....
Rare bald eagle trio raising chicks in one Illinois nest
Live webcams like the one at a wildlife refuge in Fulton, Illinois, document some of nature’s oddities — like threesome of two males and one female bald eagle successfully raising young. Highly territorial, breeding bald eagle couples typically do not allow a third adult in on the breeding action. But...
Ohio lawmaker Sedrick Denson goes through drug education program, will keep seat
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A state lawmaker from Cincinnati who faced a felony charge over a pill found in his vehicle has completed a drug education program, and the charge was reduced and dismissed Monday to resolve that matter. An Adderall pill was found when a state trooper stopped Democratic Rep....
Notre Dame burning discussion: It’s the cathedral, not the university on fire
The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is on fire. Not the University of Notre Dame. As is the case nowadays with much of social media, the rush to be quickest or to tweet first has led to a bit of confusion in the Twitterverse. Here is an actual video of the...
1 Marine dead, another in custody after shooting in barracks
BEAUFORT, S.C.— A Marine is in custody following the shooting death of a fellow Marine in a barracks on a military base in South Carolina. News outlets report 21-year-old Cpl. Spencer T. Daily is being held following the shooting death of Tyler P. Wallingford, who also was a 21-year-old Marine...
Massive fire breaks out at historic Notre Dame Cathedral in ParisVideo
PARIS — Firefighters late Monday declared the structure of Notre Dame Cathedral saved after a fire gutted the roof and destroyed the spire of the Western cultural icon, shocking Parisians and the world. The blaze collapsed the cathedral’s spire and spread to one of its landmark rectangular towers, but Paris...
Suspect in Mall of America attack was ‘looking for someone to kill’
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis man said he came to the Mall of America Friday “looking for someone to kill” before throwing a 5-year-old boy nearly 40 feet over a railing in an attack that shocked the nation. Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, 24, was formally charged Monday with attempted first-degree premeditated murder...
White suspect in black church fires charged with hate crimes
OPELOUSAS, La. — Prosecutors have now added hate crime charges against the white suspect in three recent arson fires that destroyed African American churches in Louisiana. Twenty-one-year-old Holden Matthews pleaded not guilty at a Monday court hearing. He was ordered to be held without bond. Three black churches were torched...
Lori Loughlin, husband plead not guilty in college admissions scandal
LOS ANGELES — Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband pleaded not guilty Monday to charges against them in the far-reaching college admissions scandal. Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, are accused of paying $500,000 to have their two daughters admitted to the University of Southern California in an...
Income tax filing extension can delay inevitable for 6 months
Can’t file your income tax return by Monday’s deadline? Applying for an extension is not that hard. But bear in mind, that the extension is for the time needed to file a return, not to delay the paying of any tax that is owed. Paying the tax without the requisite...
Man sues parents for getting rid of his vast porn collection
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — An Indiana man is suing his parents for getting rid of his vast pornography collection, which he estimates is worth $29,000. The 40-year-old man last week filed a lawsuit in federal court in Michigan, where he moved in with his parents in 2016 following a divorce....
Ivanka Trump honors victims of Ethiopian air crash
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — During a visit to Addis Ababa, Ivanka Trump has honored victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash that occurred soon after takeoff last month. The president’s daughter and senior adviser visited Holy Trinity Cathedral Monday, where she met with religious leaders and laid a wreath to mourn...
Hundreds evacuated in Frankfurt so WWII bomb can be defusedVideo
BERLIN — Some 600 people have been evacuated from their homes in the old city of Frankfurt so specialists could remove a World War II-era bomb that was discovered in the Main River. The German news agency dpa reported the bomb was defused, as planned, underwater on Sunday, which led...
West Virginia deputies fired after traffic stop set to returnVideo
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two fired West Virginia sheriff’s deputies are set to return to work after a sheriff declined to appeal their reinstatement related to a traffic stop in which a handcuffed teenage boy was kicked and punched. News outlets report Berkeley County Sheriff Curtis Keller announced last week he...
NRA has history of promoting gun rights outside U.S.
BOISE, Idaho — The recent revelation that National Rifle Association representatives had met with Australian politicians to discuss talking points after a mass shooting generated outrage from various politicians. The reality is that the NRA has been exerting its influence on gun debates outside the United States for a number...
Storms sweep across the South, killing 8 and injuring dozens
Powerful storms swept across the South on Sunday after unleashing suspected tornadoes and flooding that killed at least eight people, injured dozens and flattened much of a Texas town. Three children were among the dead. Nearly 90,000 customers were without electricity in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Georgia as of...
White House: Migrants to sanctuary cities not a top choice
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wants to explore a twice-rejected proposal to send migrants to “sanctuary cities,” but that is not the preferred solution to fix the straining immigration system, the White House said Sunday. Press secretary Sarah Sanders said it was one of many options, though she hoped Congress...
Boy thrown from Mall of America balcony still hospitalized
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A 5-year-old boy who was seriously injured when he was thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America near Minneapolis remains hospitalized. Friends of the family have started a crowdfunding effort to help with medical bills. The GoFundMe campaign had raised nearly $400,000 as of...
Pelosi calls on Trump to take down his tweet of Omar video
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Sunday that she has taken steps to ensure the safety of Rep. Ilhan Omar following President Donald Trump’s retweet of a video that purports to show the Minnesota Democrat being dismissive of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The California Democrat also called on...
Pope Francis blesses palm branches as he ushers in Holy Week
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis warned against being judgmental and too full of oneself, including authorities in the Catholic church, in his Palm Sunday homily during Mass in St. Peter’s Square, which was crowded with tens of thousands of pilgrims, tourists and Romans. The day ushers in Holy Week, which...
