Associated Press LONDON — Buckingham Palace says the 97-year-old husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, has been in a car accident but wasn’t injured. The palace said the two-car accident happened Thursday afternoon near Sandringham Estate, the queen’s country retreat in eastern England. The Norfolk Constabulary says officers responded to a reported collision […]
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Trump postpones Pelosi overseas trip
Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is postponing what he’s calling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “seven-day excursion” to Egypt, Afghanistan and Brussels in apparent payback for asking him to reschedule his State of the Union speech because of the partial government shutdown. Trump wrote a letter to Pelosi on Thursday informing her that her […]
California ICE contractor accused in Florida child sex sting
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A 35-year-old computer engineer working on contract for Immigration and Customs Enforcement is accused of trying to lure a Florida girl to California to fulfill a “daddy-daughter” sex fantasy. The Palm Beach Post reports that Majid Dedihban exchanged phone calls and thousands of text messages with someone he thought was […]
Report: Pentagon to unveil plans for space missiles
By Paul Sonne | Washington Post WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is seeking to expand the scope and sophistication of American missile defenses on a scale not seen since President Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars” initiative in a new strategy that President Donald Trump plans to roll out personally on Thursday alongside military leaders at the […]
FBI: Man wanted to attack White House with anti-tank rocket
ATLANTA — A Georgia man who had detailed plans to use an anti-tank rocket to storm into the White House was arrested in a sting Wednesday after he traded his car for guns and explosives, authorities said. Hasher Jallal Taheb, 21, of Cumming was arrested Wednesday and is charged with attempting to damage or destroy […]
Chris Hansen, former “To Catch a Predator” host, accused of bouncing checks
STAMFORD, Conn. — A TV journalist known for confronting would-be child predators has been snared himself in a police investigation alleging he wrote bad checks for $13,000 worth of marketing materials. Stamford Police Department via APThis booking photograph released Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, by the Stamford, Conn., Police Department shows Chris Hansen, former host of […]
An overdose victim had more fentanyl in her system than officials had seen in anyone. She was 18 months old.
A toddler in Michigan died after ingesting an “extraordinary level” of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that’s far more potent than heroin, authorities say. Ava Floyd, 18 months old, died on Dec. 25. The prosecutor’s office in the Detroit suburb of Macomb County said that the child’s parents had been producing and packing fentanyl in their […]
SJSU alumnus sworn in as U.S. attorney for Northern District
SAN FRANCISCO — San Jose State University and Stanford Law School alumnus David J. Anderson has been sworn in as the United States attorney for the Northern District of California. Nominated by President Donald Trump in August, Anderson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Jan. 2. Anderson is well-acquainted with the office he now […]
Al-Shabab extremists claim deadly attack on Nairobi hotel
NAIROBI, Kenya — Extremists stormed a luxury hotel in Kenya’s capital on Tuesday, setting off thunderous explosions and gunning down people at cafe tables in an attack claimed by Africa’s deadliest Islamic militant group. A police officer said at least 15 people had died. “It is terrible. What I have seen is terrible,” said Charles […]
New pen at California-Nevada border may allow sale of horses for slaughter
RENO, Nev. — The U.S. Forest Service has built a new corral for wild horses in Northern California, which could allow it to bypass federal restrictions and sell the animals for slaughter. The agency acknowledged in court filings in a potentially precedent-setting legal battle that it built the pen for mustangs gathered in the fall […]
‘I had seconds to come up with a plan’: Sully recounts flight that changed his life
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device On Tuesday afternoon, Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III tweeted from his @Captsully Twitter account, recounting his memories of the fateful Jan. 15, 2009, plane crash in New York City’s Hudson River. Sullenberger, a Danville resident, managed to land his US […]
Bigfoot statue alarms drivers in North Carolina
By Lindsey Bever | Washington Post Hidden in the woods in rural North Carolina stands an 8-foot-tall creature with what appears to be luscious black fur, flared nostrils and abdominal muscles that would put the Terminator to shame. It looks hostile, holding a giant branch. And when its eyes are caught in the headlight beams […]