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Indian police rescue 23 children held hostage by criminal

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE | January 31, 2020

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Authorities rescued 23 children after killing a man who held them hostage for nearly 11 hours after inviting them to his home for his daughter’s birthday party in northern India, police said Friday.Officer Mohit Agarwal said...

Harding leads Weber St. past S. Utah 75-65

January 30, 2020

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Jerrick Harding scored 27 points and Cody John 22 on 7-of-9 shooting and Weber State beat Southern Utah 75-65 on Thursday.Tim Fuller scored 11 and Weber State (8-13, 4-6 Big Sky Conference) finished 28-of-50 (56%) shooting.The...

Mexico: Forest guardian suffered head trauma and drowning

By MARK STEVENSON | January 30, 2020

OCAMPO, Mexico (AP) — An anti-logging activist prominent in efforts to protect a Mexican forest where monarch butterflies spend the winter suffered a head trauma as well as drowning, authorities announced Thursday night, potentially adding weight to...

Guy scores 21, Boston College women upset No. 14 Florida St.

January 30, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Emma Guy had 21 points on 10-of-16 shooting and Boston College never trailed after halftime in a 65-56 upset of No. 14 Florida State on Thursday night.Marnelle Garraud added 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Taylor...

Estranged husband accused of killing Jennifer Dulos dies

By DAVE COLLINS | January 30, 2020

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man charged with murdering his wife who went missing amid a contentious divorce case died Thursday, his lawyer said.Fotis Dulos, 52, had been hospitalized since Tuesday when he was found at his home in Farmington, Connecticut,...

Mom fails to meet deadline to bring missing kids to Idaho

By REBECCA BOONE | January 30, 2020

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The mom of two children missing since September failed to meet a court-ordered deadline to bring the kids to authorities in Idaho on Thursday.That clears the way for a judge to potentially hold Lori Vallow in contempt of court, a...

Lawyer: Businessman was used by polygamists in fraud scheme

By BRADY McCOMBS | January 30, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A California businessman accused of leading a nearly $500 million biodiesel fraud scheme was actually being used by a Utah polygamist who didn't want to share the proceeds with his community, a defense attorney said Thursday.Polygamist...

Trump to create post to focus on solely human trafficking

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE | January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to expand the White House domestic policy office by appointing an individual to focus exclusively on combating human trafficking, The Associated Press has learned.Trump is expected to create the position...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo: Bankruptcy imminent

By CAROLYN THOMPSON | January 30, 2020

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo faces near certain bankruptcy after posting a $5 million loss in 2019, and with a barrage of lawsuits from the clergy misconduct scandal still pending, according to a financial report released...

Wisconsin teacher charged with trying to record students

By SCOTT BAUER | January 30, 2020

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin high school teacher who led students on business club trips pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal child pornography charges for allegedly using hidden cameras to secretly record students. The teacher's attorney said...

Ex-priest charged with sex assault against child in 1989

January 30, 2020

DITTMER, Mo. (AP) — A former Catholic priest has been arrested at a Missouri facility that provides a home for disgraced clergy, accused of sexually assaulting a child in North Texas 31 years ago.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 78-year-old...

NFL’s Saints accused of helping shape clergy sex abuse list

By JIM MUSTIAN | January 30, 2020

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints say they only did “minimal” public relations work on the area’s Roman Catholic sexual abuse crisis, but attorneys suing the church allege hundreds of confidential Saints emails show the team's involvement...