By Desmond Butler The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A year before federal prosecutors accused Maria Butina of operating as a secret agent for the Russian government, she was a graduate student at American University working on a sensitive project involving cybersecurity. Butina’s college assignment called for her to gather information […]
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By Ronald Blum The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Chris Sale’s final pitch for this Boston juggernaut triggered a celebration on the Dodger Stadium infield, among thousands of fans who made their way to California ‚Äî and even outside Fenway Park back home. The quest is complete. Yes, these 2018 […]
By Matt Sedensky And Maryclaire Dale The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — In a city known for its Jewish population, the neighbourhood was the faith’s spiritual heart and the synagogue a cornerstone of the community. For generations, Squirrel Hill has been known as one of Pittsburgh’s most special enclaves, where the […]
By Bill Barrow The Associated Press ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter is wading into the contentious Georgia governor’s race with a personal appeal to Republican candidate Brian Kemp: Resign as secretary of state to avoid damaging public confidence in the outcome of his hotly contested matchup with Democrat Stacey […]
By Terry Tang The Associated Press PHOENIX — NBC talk show host Megyn Kelly’s comments about blackface on Halloween have reinvigorated a debate over costumes that cross racial lines and what’s appropriate at a time when diverse movie and TV characters like “Black Panther” have become hugely popular. The issue […]
By Philip Issa And Hadi Mizban The Associated Press KARBALA, Iraq — Millions of Shiite Muslims from around the world are making their way this week to their sect’s holy shrines in the Iraqi city of Karbala, a pilgrimage that is as much about community as it is about religion. […]
By Maryclaire Dale The Associated Press BELLMAWR, N.J. — A quick eye by Goodwill workers in southern New Jersey turned up framed pages from an original 1774 Philadelphia newspaper with an iconic “Unite or Die” snake design on the masthead. The frayed Dec. 28, 1774, edition of the “Pennsylvania Journal […]
By Christopher Sherman And Julie Watson The Associated Press PIJIJIAPAN, Mexico — The main plaza in Pijijiapan quickly became a makeshift triage centre as thousands of Central Americans trudged into this southern Mexico town. A severely dehydrated woman connected to an IV line sat on a plastic chair in the […]
The Associated Press DETROIT — Ford is recalling nearly 1.5 million Focus compact cars in North America because a fuel system problem can cause the engines to stall without warning. The recall covers cars from the 2012 through 2018 model years with 2-litre four-cylinder engines. Ford says a valve in […]
By Mark Stevenson And Sofia Ortega The Associated Press HUIXTLA, Mexico — A deportee from the United States trying to get back to the life he spent more than a decade building. A woman whose soldier husband already is in the U.S. with their 4-year-old son. A teenager desperate to […]
By Michael BalsamoEric Tucker And Colleen Long The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A wave of glass-filled pipe bombs targeting Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, other prominent Democrats and CNN was thwarted without physical harm, but an anxiety-filled day on Wednesday deepened political tensions and fears two weeks before national […]
