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Wisconsin prison warden who posted anti-Muslim memes fired

By SCOTT BAUER | February 21, 2020

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin deputy prison warden has been fired after posting Facebook memes comparing Muslim children to garbage and equating flying a gay pride rainbow flag with raising the Confederate flag.Richard “Sam” Schneiter, a 42-year...

Intel officials say Russia boosting Trump candidacy

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL BALSAMO | February 21, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Intelligence officials have warned lawmakers that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign to help President Donald Trump get reelected, according to three officials familiar with the closed-door briefing.Trump pushed back...

Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to over 3 years in prison

By ASHRAF KHALIL, MARK SHERMAN, and MICHAEL BALSAMO | February 20, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, was sentenced to more than three years in prison Thursday for obstructing a congressional investigation in a case that has sparked fears about presidential interference in...

Infighting and online hoaxes mar Democrats’ campaign

By DAVID KLEPPER and AMANDA SEITZ | February 20, 2020

RINDGE, N.H. (AP) — A group of Los Angeles artists were awaiting the results of the Democratic Party’s Iowa caucuses, hoping Bernie Sanders would win, when they fired off a hashtag on Twitter poking fun at Pete Buttigieg.By the next morning, the hashtag...

Egypt’s once-reviled street dogs get chance at a better life

By ISABEL DEBRE | February 20, 2020

CAIRO (AP) — Karim Hegazi spends his days in a Cairo clinic taking care of animals long considered a menace in Egypt.Stray dogs roam in almost every Cairo neighborhood — lurking in construction sites, scavenging through trash and howling nightly atop...

The Latest: Sanders: Democrat with most delegates should win

February 19, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The latest on the 2020 presidential campaign and Democratic debat e (all times local):8 p.m.Bernie Sanders is the only Democratic candidate on the debate stage who thinks the candidate with the most delegates should win the party’s...

Label: Rapper Pop Smoke slain in Hollywood Hills shooting

By ANDREW DALTON | February 19, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pop Smoke, a rising Brooklyn rapper who had a breakout year of hit songs and albums that made some of the biggest names in hip-hop his fans and collaborators, was fatally shot during a break-in Wednesday at a Hollywood Hills home,...

Indiana official ‘sorry’ for Islamophobic posts won’t resign

February 19, 2020

KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana councilman whose predecessor resigned after posting Islamophobic comments online says he will not step down after he was also criticized for sharing similar views on Facebook.Roger Stewart, a member of the Kokomo Common...

‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ is online star after implosion

February 19, 2020

DALLAS (AP) — A social media sensation dubbed the “Leaning Tower of Dallas” was born when a portion of a building survived an implosion in Dallas.After the implosion Sunday failed to bring down the core of the 11-story former Affiliated Computer...

AP source: Barr tells people he might quit over Trump tweets

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER | February 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr has told people close to him he’s considering quitting his post after President Donald Trump wouldn’t heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice Department cases, an administration official told...

Judge refuses to delay sentencing of Trump ally Roger Stone

By ASHRAF KHALIL | February 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday refused to delay sentencing for Roger Stone on his witness tampering and lying to Congress conviction as President Donald Trump kept up his unrelenting defense of his longtime confidant and said he wouldn’t...

Misguided virus fears hitting Asian American businesses

By ALEXANDRA OLSON and TERRY TANG | February 18, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — In Arizona, a burgeoning Asian American community fields xenophobic calls about a planned night market featuring Asian street foods. In New York, a dim sum restaurant owner worries he won't make rent. In the San Francisco Bay Area, a...