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Charge: Man strangled girlfriend, 2 girls, burned bodies

February 18, 2020

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man strangled his girlfriend then killed her two young daughters, kissing the girls and telling them their mother wanted them to be in heaven with her, prosecutors said Tuesday.Arzel Ivery, 25, was charged in Milwaukee County...

Trump to visit South Carolina ahead of Democratic primary

By MEG KINNARD | February 18, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — He’s not competing in a primary in the state, but President Donald Trump is planning to make an appearance in South Carolina just before Democrats hold their primary election there.Trump told reporters on Tuesday on the tarmac...

Democrats diverge on outreach to anti-abortion swing voters

By ELANA SCHOR | February 18, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — In a party that’s shifted leftward on abortion rights, Democratic presidential hopefuls are offering different approaches to a central challenge: how to talk to voters without a clear home in the polarizing debate over the government’s...

A timeline of Blagojevich’s political career, criminal case

February 18, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Highlights from imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's political career and legal saga:— 1993: Blagojevich begins a three-year stint as an Illinois state representative.— 1997: Blagojevich begins a six-year tenure in Congress.—...

US sanctions Russian oil trading firm for role in Venezuela

By BEN FOX | February 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced sanctions Tuesday on a Russian state-controlled brokerage that has helped the Venezuelan government skirt an American oil embargo and enabled President Nicolas Maduro to keep his grip on power in...

Russia to ban entry of Chinese nationals to halt virus

February 18, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — Russia will temporarily ban Chinese nationals from entering the country due to the virus outbreak centered in China that has infected more than 73,000 people worldwide, Russian authorities said Tuesday.The entry ban goes into effect Thursday...

Trump opposes possible ban on sale of jet engines to China

By PAUL WISEMAN | February 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signaled Tuesday via Twitter that he opposes efforts to block the sale of jet engines to China. Trump's tweets appeared intended to thwart a proposal from within his own administration to limit exports of engines...

Trump says he knows identity of ‘Anonymous’ tell-all writer

By AAMER MADHANI | February 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he knows the identity of the author known as “Anonymous,” the senior administration official who wrote an inside-the-White House account that painted the president as inept and dangerous.Trump’s...

Why treat people exposed to virus in Omaha? Why not?

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE | February 18, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Of all places, why are 13 people potentially exposed to a viral outbreak being treated and observed in Omaha, Nebraska?Because nearly 20 years ago, a few doctors, public health experts and officials realized that nearly no one...

White House correspondents’ dinner returns to comedic roots

By KEVIN FREKING | February 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedians are making their return to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after last year's hiatus.Kenan Thompson of “Saturday Night Live” and Hasan Minhaj of Netflix’s “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” will headline this...

US lawmaker defends meeting with Iran FM in Munich

By MATTHEW LEE | February 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Chris Murphy on Tuesday defended a weekend meeting he held with Iran's foreign minister in Europe, after his actions were questioned in conservative media andas President Donald Trump suggested they may have violated U.S. law.The...

Pete Buttigieg’s next test: Winning over minority voters

By THOMAS BEAUMONT | February 18, 2020

So far, Pete Buttigieg has made it look easy.The once little-known former mayor of a midsize Midwestern city vaulted over a former vice president and several U.S. senators in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire presidential primary. The 38-year-old's...