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Trump sanctuary city idea could help migrants stay in U.S.
PHOENIX — An idea floated by President Donald Trump to send immigrants from the border to “sanctuary cities” to exact revenge on Democratic foes could end up doing the migrants a favor by placing them in locations that make it easier to put down roots and stay in the country....
Large, flightless bird attacks and kills its fallen owner
ALACHUA, Fla. — A large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea attacked and killed its owner when the man fell on his farm in Florida, authorities said Saturday. The Alachua County Fire Rescue Department told the Gainesville Sun that a cassowary killed the man Friday on the property...
Study: Fox News is obsessed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NEW YORK — Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s name is on the lips of nearly everyone at Fox News. A study found that the New York City Democrat was mentioned 3,181 times on Fox News Channel and its sister Fox Business Network during the six-week period of Feb. 25 to April...
Ivanka Trump in Africa to promote women at work program
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Leaving behind the White House battles over border walls and tax returns, Ivanka Trump is visiting Ethiopia and Ivory Coast in pursuit of a very different goal — advancing a global women’s program she hopes will outlast an administration better known for “America First” isolationism. The...
Shooting at Australia nightclub leaves at least 1 dead
MELBOURNE, Australia — A drive-by shooting outside a popular Melbourne nightclub in Australia early Sunday left one man dead, another critically wounded and two others injured, police said. Police said shots were fired from a car into a crowd standing outside the two-story Love Machine club, hitting three security guards...
Students at LeBron James’ school doing ‘unbelievable’ job
Students in Akron whose public school system labeled as the city’s worst-performing pupils have turned things around in big way after enrolling in LeBron James’ school. I Promise’s inaugural class of third- and fourth-graders is closing the achievement gap, according to the New York Times. “These kids are doing an...
Bering Sea changes startle scientists, worry residents
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Yupik Eskimo village of Kotlik on Alaska’s northwest coast relies on a cold, hard blanket of sea ice to protect homes from vicious winter Bering Sea storms. Frigid north winds blow down from the Arctic Ocean, freeze saltwater and push sea ice south. The ice normally...
Group asks government to probe Nissan automatic emergency braking
DETROIT — A U.S. auto safety group wants the government to investigate automatic emergency braking on some Nissan Rogue SUVs, alleging that the safety feature makes the vehicles brake even when there’s no emergency. The nonprofit Center for Auto Safety filed a petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
Clothing line’s vulgar name tests high court on trademark rights
A clothing line with a vulgar-sounding name is about to test the U.S. Supreme Court’s commitment to free speech. The justices will hear arguments Monday from a lawyer for Erik Brunetti, who was rejected when he sought federal protection for his “FUCT” trademark. Brunetti is asking the court to strike...
Activists: Cop’s shooting of white woman treated differently
MINNEAPOLIS — When an unarmed white woman who called 911 to report a crime was fatally shot by a black, Somali American police officer in Minneapolis, the racial dynamic seen in many police shooting cases in the U.S. was flipped on its head, and a different narrative emerged. Justine Ruszczyk...
Noor trial: Supervisor testifies about how police identified Damond as shooting victim
MINNEAPOLIS — Amid the chaos and confusion in the aftermath of Justine Ruszczyk Damond’s fatal shooting, a Minneapolis police lieutenant testified Friday that only when he spotted her photo in her home did he realize she was the 911 caller who summoned the officer that killed her. Responding officers from...
Montana pair get life for killing 2 found partly dissolved
MISSOULA, Mont. — A Montana judge sentenced a man and a woman Friday to life in prison after they pleaded guilty to stabbing two people to death, including a teenager, and trying to dissolve their bodies in tubs filled with chemicals. District Judge James Wheelis gave both Augustus Standingrock and...
Child attack suspect had previous Mall of America arrests
MINNEAPOLIS — A 5-year-old boy plummeted three floors Friday after being pushed or thrown from a balcony at the Mall of America, according to witnesses, and a 24-year-old man with a history of causing disturbances at the mall was in custody. Bloomington Police Chief Jeffrey Potts said police don’t think...
Teen accused of killing his mom escapes California jail
LOS ANGELES — Dozens of federal and local law enforcement personnel were searching Friday for a 15-year-old boy who was in the middle of a murder trial in his mother’s stabbing death when he escaped a Southern California jail. Ike Souzer escaped the Orange County Juvenile Hall, somehow got onto...
Nipsey Hussle’s family gathers for private funeral in LA
LOS ANGELES — Nipsey Hussle’s family and friends gathered Friday for a private funeral on a day when the slain rapper was also honored by his hometown of Los Angeles. Hussle was buried at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills in an afternoon service. The sprawling cemetery in northern Los Angeles between Griffith...
Growing number of states move to shield lottery winners
PHOENIX — A growing number of states are moving to allow the winners of big lottery jackpots to stay anonymous as privacy concerns are increasingly trumping lottery groups’ wishes to publicize winners to boost sales and show that the games are fair. Arizona could be the next state to join...
Girl not amused by ‘SNL’ joke about her disabled pet chicken
UNDERHILL, Vt. — A Vermont girl isn’t happy that her disabled pet chicken was joked about on “Saturday Night Live.” The chicken, named Granite Heart, is learning to walk with a custom wheelchair. On a recent ‘SNL’ episode, the television show’s “Weekend Update” co-host said she should “just eat the...
Homeless ‘good Samaritan’ gets probation in GoFundMe scam
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — The homeless veteran who admitted to conspiring with a New Jersey couple in a GoFundMe scam that raised more than $400,000 was sentenced Friday to five years’ probation in a case the prosecutor said preyed on a trusting public. Johnny Bobbitt pleaded guilty last month in...
Tree of Life rabbi honored for bravery, heroism
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers grabbed three people nearest him and hustled them to safety during the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. He called 911 and told the person on the other end of the call that there was an active shooter in the building. For his actions during the...
Man angry about virginity pleads guilty to threatening women
SALT LAKE CITY — A man has pleaded guilty to a felony terroristic threat charge after authorities said he threating to target women in a mass shooting because he couldn’t get a girlfriend. Utah prosecutor Chad Grunander tells the Deseret News that 27-year-old Christopher W. Cleary of Denver was in...
Finns to vote on how best to save their welfare state
HELSINKI — Finns will be voting Sunday in a parliamentary election shaped by debates on how best to preserve their generous welfare model despite having one of the world’s most rapidly aging populations. And in this Nordic nation, which has one-third of its territory above the Arctic Circle, anxieties over...
German police say gold Porsche is too shiny to drive
BERLIN — German authorities have ordered a blinged-out golden Porsche off the road for being too shiny. Hamburg’s Morgenpost reported Friday the 31-year-old driver was stopped in the northern city last week and told his Porsche Panamera, sporting a reflective gold foil finish, might blind other drivers and was a...
Mysterious bowls of mashed potatoes confuse Mississippians
JACKSON, Miss. — Residents of a neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi, are confused by the bowls of mashed potatoes they’re finding on their cars, porches and mailboxes. Resident Jordan Lewis described the Belhaven neighborhood as a quirky one, with residents decorating road signs and putting Christmas trees in potholes. “So we...
Police again step in as Texas lawmaker halts abortion billVideo
AUSTIN — A Texas sheriff’s department said Thursday it had “security concerns” over social media posts targeting a Republican lawmaker, who has come under fire by some conservative activists as a result of blocking a bill that could lead to a woman being charged with homicide if she has an...
Toddler survives 60-foot fall from apartment, lands on carVideo
REDMOND, Wash. — A 20-month-old boy survived a six-story fall from a suburban Seattle apartment window after the toddler landed on the roof of a parked car that cushioned the impact of the plunge, authorities said. The toddler “landed in a way where the car absorbed enough of the impact...
