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SeaWorld removes foam bowls, plates from parks
ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is removing products made of polystyrene foam from its 12 parks. Officials at the Florida-based theme park company said Tuesday the removal of bowls, plates and trays made of the material will prevent an estimated 14 million pieces of polystyrene foam products from...
Partiers in New Orleans will face cold Mardi Gras
NEW ORLEANS — Layers. That seemed to be the key to surviving a cold Fat Tuesday in New Orleans. Temperatures in the New Orleans area were in the 30s and 40s Tuesday morning as thousands of people lined the streets to watch parades and catch beads and throws. People along...
Chelsea Manning continues to fight grand jury subpoena
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A judge rejected an effort from Chelsea Manning to quash a subpoena demanding her testimony in an apparent investigation of Wikileaks, the former Army intelligence analyst said Tuesday. But Manning said after the hearing in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, that she will continue her legal efforts...
Trump says Democrats investigating him have gone ‘stone cold CRAZY’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lashed out at House Democratic leaders on Tuesday, saying they had “gone stone cold CRAZY” by launching a far-reaching corruption probe that began with demands for documents from 81 people associated with him. In morning tweets, Trump asserted that letters sent Monday were meant to...
Fire destroyed a W.Va. church; not a single Bible was burned
Call it a miracle. Or you could call it an incredibly, amazingly outstanding stroke of luck. But miracle somehow seems much more appropriate here. In the early morning of March 3, a fire was raging at Freedom Ministries Church in Grandview, W.Va. The Coal City Fire Department joined the fight...
Man admits to sex with girl, 13, transported by his grandma, mom
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri man has been sentenced for sex crimes involving a 13-year-old Alabama girl who was brought to Missouri by the man’s mother and grandmother. Michael James Collins, 22, was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison without parole. Investigators say Collins met the girl on...
Crane falls off Italian gas platform, leaving worker missing
ROME — Italian energy company Eni says a crane fell off a methane gas extraction platform, plunging into the Adriatic Sea and leaving the crane’s operator missing. Eni says the crane also struck a supply vessel, injuring two crew members aboard. The Italian coast guard says the accident happened Tuesday...
Hillary Clinton confirms she’s not running for president in 2020
Hillary Clinton put to rest lingering speculation Monday night that she might launch another White House bid but vowed to remain active in politics, telling a local television station in New York that “I’m not going anywhere.” “I’m not running, but I’m going to keep on working and speaking and...
Suspect pleads guilty in Kansas carnival vendors’ deaths
GREAT BEND, Kan. — One of several people charged in the deaths of a couple who disappeared from a Kansas county fair has pleaded guilty. The Great Bend Tribune reports that 54-year-old Michael Fowler Jr., of Sarasota, Fla., pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder and one count...
Police: Teen shot parents, believed they were Satanists
EDMOND, Okla. — Police say a 19-year-old Oklahoma man told his younger brother that he fatally shot their parents because they were communicating with him telepathically and were Satan worshippers. Investigators say in an affidavit released Tuesday that the younger brother called police about 2:30 a.m. Monday after waking up...
‘The chain of command is broken,’ Guaido tells supporters upon his return to VenezuelaVideo
When Venezuela’s self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido left the country a week ago, he slipped out like a hunted man, defying a travel ban by crossing into rural Colombia overland. On Monday, he returned in the most high-profile way possible: landing at the country’s principal airport in Maiquetia in broad...
Backcountry skier found dead as a result of Colorado avalancheVideo
DENVER — Crews on Monday recovered the body of a missing backcountry skier who apparently died in an avalanche in southwestern Colorado as the danger level remained elevated following heavy snow over the weekend. Teams working with avalanche dogs found the man’s body in a slide believed to have occurred...
Jerome Corsi retracts and apologizes for story promoting Seth Rich conspiracy theory
Conservative author Jerome Corsi on Monday apologized for writing an article in which he falsely alleged that Seth Rich, a Democratic National Committee staffer who was killed in 2016, and his brother Aaron had leaked thousands of emails to the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks. Corsi said in a statement that the...
California proposes phase out of single-use plastics by 2030
California, the state where most environmental trends begin, wants to phase out single-use plastic containers that are not recyclable or compostable such as plastic bags, water bottles, straws and most food packaging. According to supporters, if the legislation passes, it could reduce the type of plastic polluting beaches and the...
Anonymous winner claiming $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The mystery surrounding the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot from last October is partly over as lottery officials announced Monday that a South Carolina resident had stepped forward to claim the prize but elected to remain anonymous. A lottery commission statement said the person submitting the claim...
Oregon man snowed in with taco sauce grateful for rescue
PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon man who had only taco sauce and melted snow to eat while he was snowed in for five days with his dog is grateful to his rescuer and sorry to have caused so much trouble. Jeremy Taylor’s aunt, Denise Tremaine, also told The Associated Press...
Coach, teacher’s assistant accused of choking student
CAYCE, S.C. — Police say a South Carolina teacher’s assistant is facing criminal charges for choking a student who briefly lost consciousness. News outlets report the Cayce Department of Public Safety announced Monday that 60-year-old Willie Louis Scott Jr. was charged with third-degree assault and battery. He’s also an assistant...
‘The end of a fantastic era’ — a look back on the Concorde
The speed and elegant appearance of the Concorde inspired awe. Its ear-rattling sonic booms irritated people on the ground and led to restrictions on where the jet could fly. The Concorde’s maiden flight was 50 years ago this month. Although the plane went out of service in 2003, its delta-wing...
Trump celebrates North Dakota football champs with fast food
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is again feting football champions with burgers and fries. Trump is celebrating the FCS champion North Dakota State University football team at the White House with a lunch that includes Big Macs, french fries and Chick-fil-A sandwiches. Trump served a similar spread that included hundreds...
Man charged with setting fire to Planned Parenthood clinic
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 42-year-old Columbia, Mo., man has been charged with trying to burn down a local Planned Parenthood clinic last month, federal prosecutors said Monday. Wesley Brian Kaster was arrested Saturday after investigators searched his vehicle and found evidence linking him to the fire at the Planned...
Sheriff: Man throws Molotov cocktails at impounded car
ORLANDO, Fla. — A man in Florida is accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at his impounded car. The Orlando Sentinel reports 27-year-old Ayub Mule Abdulrahman arrived at Almake Auto Shop on Saturday to pay the towing fee for his Nissan Altima. Authorities say Abdulrahman was no longer there when the...
Woman pleads guilty to posing as firefighter’s wife in scheme, gets jail time
LOS ANGELES — A 29-year-old woman who posed as a firefighter’s wife to collect thousands of dollars in donations for firefighters battling the Holy fire, which she kept for herself, has been sentenced to jail. Ashley Bemis, of San Juan Capistrano, was sentenced to 177 days in county jail immediately...
House Judiciary panel launches sweeping Trump probe
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee is launching a sweeping new probe of President Donald Trump, his White House, his campaign and his businesses, sending document requests to 81 people linked to the president and his associates. Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Monday the investigation will be focused on possible...
Melania Trump opens three-state tour to promote ‘Be Best’
TULSA, Okla. — Melania Trump is in Oklahoma to open a three-state tour to highlight all three components of her “Be Best” childhood initiative. The first lady on Monday is visiting the Dove School of Discovery, a Tulsa elementary school that the White House says incorporates character education in its...
Trump says Cohen hearing may have hurt North Korea results
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has raised the possibility that a congressional hearing Democrats arranged with his former personal attorney may have contributed to the lack of results of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump left the summit in Vietnam with the North Korean leader without...
