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Details still murky in police shooting of unarmed Texas man

By JAMIE STENGLE | February 12, 2020

Details that have emerged more than two months after a Texas police officer killed an unarmed man during a traffic stop still leave the unanswered question: Why did he pull the trigger?Temple Officer Carmen DeCruz, 52, was charged with manslaughter Monday...

Official: Puerto Rico govt loses $2.6M in phishing scam

By DANICA COTO | February 12, 2020

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's government has lost more than $2.6 million after falling for an email phishing scam, according to a senior official.The finance director of the island's Industrial Development Company, Rubén Rivera, said in...

2 Ohio State football players dismissed amid rape charges

By MITCH STACY | February 12, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio State University football players were kicked off the team Wednesday after being charged with rape and kidnapping.Defensive backs Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint, both 21, were booked into jail earlier in the day after they...

Judge orders immigration detention hotline restored

February 12, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore a free hotline that let detained immigrants report concerns about custody conditions until shortly after it was featured on the TV show “Orange Is the New Black.”U.S....

Pope avoids question of married priests in Amazon document

By NICOLE WINFIELD | February 12, 2020

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis refused Wednesday to approve the ordination of married men or women as deacons to address a shortage of priests in the Amazon, sidestepping a fraught issue that has divided the Catholic Church and emboldened his conservative...

Jussie Smollett’s image takes new hit with revived charges

By TAMMY WEBBER | February 12, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — He's stopped posting to his Twitter account, his last Instagram post was eight months ago, and his acting and singing careers appear to be at a standstill.Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has all but vanished from public view...

Girls sue to block participation of transgender athletes

By PAT EATON-ROBB | February 12, 2020

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The families of three female high school runners filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from participating in girls sports.Selina Soule, a senior at Glastonbury High School, Chelsea...

Suspect in killing of Iowa pastor mentally unfit for trial

February 12, 2020

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — A Fort Dodge man accused of beating a pastor to death outside a central Iowa church was found mentally unfit Wednesday to stand trial.Webster County Judge Gina Badding ordered Joshua Pendleton, 36, to undergo treatment at the...

Military still struggles to handle kid-on-kid sex assaults

By REESE DUNKLIN and JUSTIN PRITCHARD | February 12, 2020

The U.S. Department of Defense is struggling to change how it handles the abuse of military kids, including cases involving sexual assault by other children, according to a report commissioned by Congress.The military has been slow to implement reforms...

Jury finds Mar-a-Lago intruder not guilty of trespassing

By Associated Press | February 12, 2020

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida jury acquitted a Chinese woman Wednesday of trespassing at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort after she testified she didn't understand a security guard who told her to leave.However, jurors did find Jing...

Argentina and IMF discuss debt in shadow of 2001 crisis

By DÉBORA REY and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | February 12, 2020

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina has been here before: recession, growing poverty, high inflation, billions of dollars in debt, a looming deadline for repayment and simmering anger toward the International Monetary Fund.This is a big week for...

Baltimore shooting leaves 2 officers wounded; suspect dead

By REGINA GARCIA CANO | February 12, 2020

BALTIMORE (AP) — A shooting at a Baltimore apartment complex Wednesday ended with the death of a former state corrections official who had been under investigation and the wounding of two fugitive task force officers, authorities said.The officers,...