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Harden has 35 as Rockets beat Mavericks 128-121

By KRISTIE RIEKEN | January 31, 2020

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston's small lineup played big on Friday night to give the Rockets a win over the Dallas Mavericks.James Harden scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 32 and the Rockets built a big lead and held on for a 128-121 victory.Harden...

Parents charged after Chicago boy shot in struggle over gun

January 30, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Charges have been filed against the parents of a 1-year-old boy who was shot in the head as his parents struggled over a gun inside a Chicago home, police said.Travis McCoy, 26, was charged with felony false alarm to 911 and misdemeanor...

Trial highlights: Bolton takes center stage from afar

By MATTHEW DALY | January 28, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former national security adviser John Bolton took center stage at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial even though he was nowhere near the Capitol.Bolton's claims in a forthcoming book — that Trump told him he wanted to withhold...

Kobe helicopter tried to climb to avoid clouds before crash

By STEFANIE DAZIO, DAVID KOENIG, and BERNARD CONDON | January 27, 2020

CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — The pilot of the helicopter that crashed near Los Angeles, killing former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others, told air traffic controllers in his last radio message that he was climbing to avoid a cloud layer before...