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Professor accused of hiding links to China released on bond

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER | January 30, 2020

BOSTON (AP) — A Harvard University professor charged with lying about his role in a Chinese talent recruitment program was released from custody Thursday and ordered to post a $1 million cash bond.Charles Lieber appeared in Boston's federal court wearing...

AP Exclusive: Woman who says Trump raped her seeks his DNA

By JENNIFER PELTZ | January 30, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for a woman who accuses President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s are asking for a DNA sample, seeking to determine whether his genetic material is on a dress she says she wore during the encounter.Advice columnist E....

AP Exclusive: Barr names new U.S. attorney in DC

By MICHAEL BALSAMO | January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr on Thursday named Timothy Shea, one of his closest advisers, to be the next top prosecutor in the nation’s capital.Shea will lead the largest U.S. attorney’s office in the country, which has been historically...

Appeals court acquits French cardinal of sex abuse cover-up

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY | January 30, 2020

LYON, France (AP) — A French appeals court on Thursday threw out a lower court ruling convicting a French cardinal of covering up the sexual abuse of minors in his flock, a decision culminating a drama that has produced angst for the Roman Catholic...

US finds ally in Mexico as asylum policy marks first year

By ELLIOT SPAGAT | January 30, 2020

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The Perla family of El Salvador has slipped into a daily rhythm in Mexico while they wait for the U.S. to decide whether to grant them asylum.A modest home has replaced the tent they lived in at a migrant shelter. Their 7- and...

Israel PM meets with Putin, returns with freed tourist

By ARON HELLER | January 30, 2020

MOSCOW (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a quick stopover in Moscow on Thursday to brief Russian President Vladimir Putin on the new U.S. proposal for the Middle East and to bring home an Israeli woman who had been jailed on drug...

Philippine church denies FBI allegations, to fight in court

By JIM GOMEZ | January 30, 2020

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine religious group on Thursday denied allegations by American law enforcement agents that it was involved in a scheme to trick followers into becoming fundraisers and arrange sham marriages to keep them in the U.S.FBI...

Thieves steal bronze Dali sculptures from Swedish gallery

January 30, 2020

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — At least two thieves have stolen items from an art gallery in Stockholm, police said, with Swedish media reporting that they include 10 to 12 table-size bronze sculptures by Spanish artist Salvador Dali.Police said “at least...

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...

Indian police detain man for firing during student protest

January 30, 2020

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police on Thursday detained a man who allegedly fired a pistol near a university in New Delhi where students were protesting a new citizenship law that excludes Muslims.The man challenged protesters as they started marching from...

Florida man guilty; used claw hammer, knife to kill family

January 30, 2020

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man could get a death sentence after being found guilty of using a claw hammer, knife and gun to kill his mother and half-brothers.Jurors in Pensacola convicted Donald Hartung Sr., 63, on three counts of premeditated,...

Court to decide fate of French cardinal in sex abuse coverup

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY | January 30, 2020

Lyon, France (AP) — A French appeals court is deciding whether a French cardinal is guilty of covering up the sexual abuse of minors in his flock.Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, the archbishop of Lyon, was found guilty in March of failing to report a predator...