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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disguised Russian agents on Twitter rushed to deflect scandalous news about Donald Trump just before last year's presidential election while straining to refocus criticism on the mainstream media and Hillary Clinton's campaign, according to an Associated Press analysis of since-deleted accounts. Tweets by Russia-backed accounts such as "America_1st_" and "BatonRougeVoice" on Oct. 7, 2016, actively pivoted away from news of an audio recording in which Trump made crude comments about groping women, and instead touted d...
BEIJING (AP) — Custom hats. Gauzy videos. Jumping children, declaring their love. The first half of President Donald Trump's whirlwind tour of Asia has been an exercise in the art of flattery, as world leaders woo the man who was introduced at the South Korean National Assembly as the "leader of the world." The pageantry-plus displays come as leaders across Asia and beyond struggle to understand the unpredictable American and search for ways to win his favor and avoid his wrath. "They are not ignorant that this is a president who is p...
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The United Nations and more than 20 aid groups said Thursday that the Saudi-led coalition's tightening of a blockade on war-torn Yemen could bring millions of people closer to "starvation and death." The U.N.'s humanitarian chief warned a day earlier that unless the coalition lifts its blockade, Yemen will face "the largest famine the world has seen for many decades, with millions of victims." The coalition closed all ports and halted aid shipments after Yemen's Houthi rebels fired a ballistic missile over the weekend t...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two dozen House Republicans on Thursday pressed Speaker Paul Ryan to act quickly on legislation that would protect some 800,000 young immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children. The lawmakers said efforts to grant such deportation protection would easily pass the House, with dozens in the GOP set to join Democrats in backing any bill. These immigrants are facing an uncertain future after President Donald Trump's decision to end Obama-era temporary protections. Trump has given Congress until March t...
QAIM, Iraq (AP) — The US-led coalition's newest outpost in the fight against the Islamic State group is in a dusty corner of western Iraq near the border with Syria. Here, several hundred American Marines operate close to the battlefront, a key factor in the recent series of swift victories against the extremists. The Americans directed Iraqi troops in their victory last week recapturing the nearby border town of Qaim, the militants' last urban holding. Now the Marines will lead the equally difficult task of clearing the extremists from t...
The 2017 Country Music Association Awards marked one of its most political and emotional shows in years, as the night offered powerful moments focused on unifying as a country during a year dominated by gun violence, divisive politics and natural disasters. Carrie Underwood broke down while singing during Wednesday night's "In Memoriam" after photos of the 58 people who died at a country music festival last month in Las Vegas were shown. Little Big Town's Kimberly Schlapman quoted Maya Angelou when the foursome won vocal group of the year at...
BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State militants withdrew Thursday from their last stronghold in Syria, a strategic town near the border with Iraq, following a government offensive that has effectively left the extremist group's fighters dispersed in villages and small towns in the desert. The Syrian military declared the town liberated after intense battles that killed a large number of militants, including leaders. The military said they are still chasing other IS militants in different directions in the desert. "The liberation of Boukamal is of great i...
The board game Clue. In the National Toy Hall of Fame. With the Wiffle Ball and paper airplane. The mystery of which toys earned the status of toy superstardom was solved Thursday with the announcement of the hall of fame's Class of 2017. The whodunit game Clue, where players also must name the crime scene and murder weapon, continues to sell millions of copies each year since being patented by a British couple during World War II. "Clue has also had its own movie, been featured in numerous television shows and books and remains an icon of pop...
WASHINGTON (AP) — How's this for awkward? The United States has a delegation at international climate talks in Bonn that will be telling other nations what they should do on an agreement that the president wants no part of. President Donald Trump has promised to withdraw the U.S. from the 2015 Paris climate pact where nations set their own goals to reduce the emissions of heat-trapping gases, but because of legal technicalities America can't get out until November of 2020. "It's like having a guest at a dinner party who complains about the food...
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin is suggesting that a recent flurry of Russian sports doping allegations could be an American attempt to interfere in next year's Russian presidential election. On Thursday, four Russian cross-country skiers were found guilty of doping at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. In all, six Russian skiers have been found guilty by an International Olympics Committee commission. Putin noted that international sports organizations have a complex skein of "relationships and dependencies." He said "and the controlling stake i...
BERLIN (AP) — A nurse who is already serving a life sentence for two murders may have killed more than 100 patients over several years at two hospitals in northwestern Germany, prosecutors said Thursday. Investigators have completed toxicological examinations on patients who died during Niels Hoegel's time as a nurse in hospitals in Oldenburg and Delmenhorst, prosecutors and police in Oldenburg said. They found a further 16 cases in which he is suspected. In late August, they said they had determined that he might have killed at least a...
LA VERNIA, Texas (AP) — By the time Paul Brunner rolled up in his ambulance to the worst mass shooting in Texas history, the First Baptist Church was a chaotic triage scene. Parents cried and kids screamed, and nearly all the victims appeared to have been hit more than once. Two of the first four patients the burly volunteer medic loaded into ambulances were children. "Our inclination is to protect children. The thing is, that wasn't his inclination," Brunner said, referring to the gunman. "He wasn't separating going: 'I'm not going to hurt t...
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Three generations of Romania's royal family were embroiled in a very public row Thursday as a disinherited prince's attempts to see his ailing grandfather led his own mother to renounce him. Princess Elena accused her son, Nicholas Medforth-Mills, of disregarding "the privacy, suffering and dignity" of her 96-year-old father, former King Michael, in a statement issued by the royal house. Her comments came after the royal house filed a complaint to Swiss police Tuesday alleging Medforth-Mills had tried to force his w...
NEW YORK (AP) — A British inventor billed as a real-life version of the superhero Iron Man has hit the fastest speed in a body-controlled jet engine power suit at 32 mph (51 kph), a Guinness world record. The record keeper announced Tuesday's feat on Thursday as part of its annual Guinness World Records day. Other marks announced included a Swedish baker's record for the world's largest vegan cake, which weighs in at more than 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms). Harlem Globetrotter Thunder Law successfully made a basket Sunday on a 50-foot high h...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Sri Lanka says it will investigate allegations by more than 50 ethnic Tamils that they were abducted and tortured by police or army soldiers long after the end of the island nation's civil war. An Associated Press investigation published Wednesday offered detailed testimony from 20 of the men, along with photographs of injuries they said were sustained when they were raped, branded or beaten repeatedly in custody. All spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals against relatives or friends in the Tamil minority who re...
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a 36-year-old man accused of shooting a police officer to death. Byron James Shepard is charged with first-degree murder in the March 27 death of 22-year-old Tecumseh Police Officer Justin Terney. The Oklahoman reports Pottawatomie County prosecutors announced plans to seek the death penalty Thursday during a preliminary hearing that will determine whether there is probable cause to try Shepard for first-degree murder. A second person, 23-year-old Brooklyn Danielle W...
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — The only Roman Catholic university in Oklahoma will close at the end of the fall semester because of financial difficulties. Students at St. Gregory's University were told about the closure during an emergency meeting Wednesday. The private liberal arts school, which was established in 1875, said it was working with other schools to facilitate student transfers and looking at teach-out agreements. "With great sadness, the Board of Directors of St. Gregory's University voted today to suspend operations effective at the c...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma police officer who fired a Taser at a man who then caught fire and was burned beyond recognition inside a gasoline-soaked van took a "calculated risk" of igniting a fire, according to the city manager. "This was a calculated risk issue," Lindsay City Manager Stephen Mills said Thursday. "The only chance of a good outcome was the use of a Taser, it was a slim chance, but it was the only chance," of taking the man into custody alive "The calculated risk is this gas likely will ignite," Mills said. The man, who M...
No. 8 TCU (8-1, 5-1 Big 12, CFP No. 6) at No. 5 Oklahoma (8-1, 5-1, CFP No. 5), Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (Fox). Line: Oklahoma by 6½. Series record: Oklahoma leads 11-5 WHAT'S AT STAKE The winner will take sole possession of the Big 12 lead and gain both an inside track to the Big 12 title game and a stronger position in the race for a spot in the College Football playoff. The loser still has a chance to reach the Big 12 title game. KEY MATCHUP Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield vs. TCU pass rush. Mayfield's magician-like moves under pressure take his...
No. 12 Oklahoma State (7-2, 4-2 Big 12, CFP No. 15) at No. 24 Iowa State (6-3, 4-2, No. 21 CFP), Saturday, noon ET (ABC/ESPN2). Line: Oklahoma State by 6 ½. Series record: Oklahoma State leads 30-18-3. WHAT'S AT STAKE The playoffs are likely out of reach for Oklahoma State. But a shot at the Big 12 title game and a prestigious bowl are still on the table if the Cowboys win in Ames. Iowa State largely controls its own destiny, but it must win out — and hope West Virginia loses another game — to make it to the league championship. KEY MATC...
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Oklahoma State and Iowa State can still reach the Big 12 title game. But Saturday's meeting might be an elimination game for two teams coming off losses that altered the trajectory of their season. The 12th-ranked Cowboys (7-2, 4-2 Big 12, No. 15 CFP) and 24th-ranked Cyclones (6-3, 4-2, No. 21 CFP) are now tied with West Virginia for third in the conference behind Oklahoma and TCU, both 5-1 in the Big 12. Since the Sooners and Horned Frogs also play on Saturday, the winner in Ames and the loser in Norman will own the same B...
Some things to watch in the Big 12 Conference during Week 11, with two of the five games Saturday being Top 25 matchups: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 5 Oklahoma (8-1, 5-1, No. 5 CFP) vs No. 8 TCU (8-1, 5-1, No. 6 CFP). The Big 12 co-leaders meet with sole possession of first place on the line, plus the winner stays on track for a shot at the College Football Playoff . These two teams could meet again in the league's championship game Dec. 2. The Sooners are 4-1 against the Horned Frogs since they became Big 12 foes, but those games have been decided...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas prosecutor has asked for help in investigating a retired white police detective accused of preying on black women for sex over decades and pursuing the wrongful murder conviction of the son of one of the women. Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree, the first black elected district attorney in Kansas, noted in an interview Wednesday that Kansas City Police Chief Terry Zeigler recently said there should be an investigation of former detective Roger Golubski, who numerous residents say wielded his power t...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two days after a newspaper story questioned why police hadn't compiled a report on the fatal shooting of a black man by Topeka officers six weeks ago, they released two records. Lawrence police released a one-page report Thursday showing they were assisting Topeka police on the Sept. 28 incident. A spokeswoman said the report was compiled after a substantial review. Topeka police released a one-page report on shots being fired near an east Topeka park before two officers shot 30-year-old Dominique White. No information a...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas lawmakers are questioning the impact of recent welfare policies after new data showed a growing number of people ineligible for cash assistance. The joint Legislative Budget Committee was briefed Wednesday on the new consensus revenue estimates, as well as new estimates about the cost of social services like Medicaid, foster care and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, commonly known as "cash assistance," the Lawrence Journal-World reported . The numbers from the Department for Children and Families e...
