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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's explanation for why he fired FBI Director James Comey has shifted again. Rudy Giuliani, Trump's new attorney, said in an interview on Fox News that Trump fired Comey last year because Comey would not state "that he wasn't a target" of the special counsel's Russia investigation. He said Trump felt that he was treated worse than Hillary Clinton, who was publicly cleared of criminal wrongdoing at an unusual FBI headquarters news conference in July 2016. "He fired Comey because Comey would not, among o...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors can collect DNA, fingerprints and body photographs of the former policeman suspected of being California's Golden State Killer, a judge ruled Thursday. Attorneys for Joseph DeAngelo, 72, had asked the court to block the search, arguing the warrant for the evidence was issued before his arrest. "All we're asking here is the prosecution follow the rules," argued David Lynch, one of DeAngelo's public defenders. Superior Court Judge Michael Sweet sided with prosecutors, saying courts have repeatedly allowed t...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby's wife called Thursday for a criminal investigation into the suburban Philadelphia prosecutor behind his sexual assault conviction, saying the case that could put the 80-year-old comedian in prison for the rest of his life was "mob justice, not real justice" and a "tragedy." Camille Cosby made her first comments on the verdict in a three-page statement sent to the media through a family spokesman, as institutions from Hollywood to Madison Avenue continued to wipe away the remnants of his legacy. He was expelled o...
NEW YORK (AP) — With 27 more women accusing former news anchor Charlie Rose of sexual misconduct, a report Thursday calls into question CBS News' claims that his behavior was a surprise before he was fired last November. The Washington Post said that on least three occasions prior to that, women reported discomfort about Rose's actions to superiors. Rose was fired as "CBS This Morning" anchor and PBS cancelled his interview show after an earlier Post report on women who said he groped them, made lewd remarks or walked around naked around t...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump celebrated the National Day of Prayer by announcing a White House initiative that he said would underpin policies recognizing the "vital role" of religion in the country. "America is a nation of believers," he said. Shortly before the Rose Garden event Thursday, Trump acknowledged reimbursing his personal attorney for hush money the lawyer paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels, who alleges a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006. The White House says Trump denies that accusation, and Trump had claimed no k...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's foreign minister took to YouTube on Thursday to criticize President Donald Trump's threat to withdraw from the nuclear deal, saying Iran will not "renegotiate or add onto" the atomic accord. Mohammad Javad Zarif's video, which was also posted to Trump's favorite social media platform, Twitter, appeared to be taking his message to the masses after earlier speaking to news outlets across the United States to defend the deal. It comes as Trump has signaled he will withdraw from the agreement by May 12 if it is not r...
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The group that organized a monthlong caravan of Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States wanted to draw attention to the plight of people fleeing violence. If headlines are any measure, it has been a smashing success. President Donald Trump and Cabinet members have called the caravan a deliberate attempt to overwhelm U.S. authorities and proof that more must be done to secure the border with Mexico, including construction of a wall. The rhetoric from the White House and its allies has also fueled an o...
HIGHLANDS, Texas (AP) — Evelyn and Jerome Matula were still polka-dancing newlyweds in 1950 when they spotted a half-finished cottage in the woods along the San Jacinto River east of Houston. It seemed idyllic, with panoramic views and a sandy path to the river, where their three children and later their grandchildren fished. Now, the retired refinery worker and former educator fear their kin were poisoned by carcinogenic dioxin in the fish and well water. Decades ago, paper mill waste barged down the Houston Ship Channel was buried across the...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is not saying whether she will sign legislation that would allow adults to carry handguns without a permit in spite of concern expressed by the deputy director of one of the state's top law enforcement agencies Thursday that it could erode public safety. "The law really removes many of the protections that we've had," Rick Adams, deputy director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, told The Associated Press. "Public safety is obviously the biggest concern. It's a dangerous situation f...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The National Weather Service says strong storms spawned one tornado and possibly four more in Oklahoma, but no injuries or significant damage are reported. Meteorologist John Pike said Thursday that an EF1 tornado with winds of 86-110 mph (138-177 kph) touched down Wednesday night in northeastern Norman. Emergency management officials say there are no injuries. Pike says the weather service was still working to confirm tornadoes near Lone Wolf, Mountain View, Pocasset and Byng. Meteorologist Joe Sellers says i...
VINITA, Okla. (AP) — Authorities in northeast Oklahoma say recent reports of witness intimidation are incorrect and can disrupt their investigation into the disappearance of two teenagers nearly 20 years ago. Craig County Sheriff Heath Winfrey said Wednesday that allegations of "warning shots" being fired in a threat against a witness aren't true. The allegations are in connection to the case involving Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible. The teenagers disappeared in 1999 following the killings of Ashley Freeman's parents. The girls' bodies were n...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are close to approving pay raises for state workers and extra funds to partially reverse past spending cuts on state university campuses. The House approved a bill Thursday that would add millions of dollars in new spending to budgets approved by lawmakers last year for the state's current fiscal year and the next fiscal year beginning in July. The vote was 98-23. The Senate's approval Thursday night or Friday would send the measure to Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer. The bill provides an additional $15 m...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man who was shown on video being hit and kneed by Kansas City police has been charged with resisting arrest, armed robbery and armed criminal action. Jackson County prosecutors charged Troy Anderson on Thursday. The 32-year-old Independence man was arrested Wednesday after a 30-minute car chase that was caught on video by news helicopters. The footage appears to show two officers hitting and kneeing Anderson while he was on the ground with his hands behind his back. Police spokesman Capt. Lionel Colon says the o...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a spring storm dropped two low-intensity tornadoes in southwest Missouri but no major damage was reported. National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Griffin says the two tornadoes touched down early Thursday. An EF1 tornado about 100 yards wide stayed on the ground north of Ozark for about a mile, causing mostly cosmetic damage to homes. Griffin told The Springfield News-Leader the same storm produced an EF0 tornado a few minutes later southwest of Rogersville. That tornado damaged several trees, o...
MERIDEN, Kan. (AP) — Jefferson County authorities say a body found in a submerged car might be that of a woman who disappeared 2.5 years ago. Sheriff Jeff Herrig says the body was found Wednesday inside a vehicle belonging to 70-year-old Joan Reber, a Meriden woman who was reported missing in September 2015. The car was pulled from a pond less than 1.5 miles from the VFW post where Reber was last seen. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported a landowner noticed the corner of a vehicle sticking out of the pond and a dive team was called. The l...
NEWTON, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say an extremely intoxicated man who was attempting to have sex with the tailpipe of a car in central Kansas was subdued with a stun gun after he refused to stop. Newton Lt. Scott Powell says the 24-year-old was taken to an emergency room Tuesday because of his life threateningly high .35 blood alcohol level and possible drug use. Powell says the man had a possible head injury and "was completely oblivious to everyone standing around and telling him to stop." Powell says the man is expected to be released from t...
BENTONVILLE, ARK. – The East Central University softball team ended its 2018 season with a 5-1 loss to Henderson State in its second game of the Great American Conference Championship tournament at the Wolverine Athletic Complex (Bentonville West High School). The Tigers (23-30-1) played a strong defensive game, allowing just eight hits, while recording five of their own and no team scoring until the fifth inning. Five ECU players recorded hits in the game, with junior Mariah Ewy earning the lone RBI and a hit. The Reddies (33-24) got a run o...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Southeastern survived its first test in the elimination bracket on Friday when Karsyn Brigance connected on an eighth-inning two-run walkoff homer to lift the Savage Storm to an 8-6 victory over Ouachita Baptist in the Great American Conference Tournament in Bentonville, Ark. The win moves the Savage Storm to 34-22 overall on the season and puts them into a 4:30 p.m. matchup on Friday evening with the loser between Southern Arkansas and Southern Nazarene. The contest headed to extra innings tied at 6-6, and headed to the bot...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — For the first time in school history, Southern Nazarene has advanced to the finals in the winner's bracket of the Great American Conference Championships with a 5-4 win over No. 1 seed Southern Arkansas. The Crimson Storm (26-26-1) pulled off their second straight upset Friday as they stunned the No. 7-ranked Muleriders (50-8), who came into the game as the top team in the GAC and winners of 20 of their last 23 games. Both teams tallied seven hits in the contest as SAU scored one run in their final four innings, while SNU s...
BELLEVUE, Wash. (May 4, 2018) – Oklahoma Christian's Landon Huslig was named Friday as the HeroSports.com Division II HERO of the Week for men's track and field. The website, which focuses on college sports at all levels, chooses 10 top performances, then uses fan voting to determine the weekly award winners. The voting closed at 2 p.m. Central time on Friday. Huslig, a senior from Edmond, received 61 of the 71 votes cast, or 85.92 percent, finishing well ahead of the runner-up, Mobolad Ajomale of Academy of Art (Calif.), who had four votes (5....
BELLEVUE, Wash. (May 4, 2018) – Oklahoma Christian's Bailey Strecker was named Friday as the HeroSports.com Division II HERO of the Week for softball. The website, which focuses on college sports at all levels, chooses five top performances, then uses fan voting to determine the weekly award winners. The voting closed at 1 p.m. Central time on Friday. Strecker, a senior second baseman from Oklahoma City, received 371 of the 615 votes cast, or 60.33 percent, finishing well ahead of the runner-up, Rachel Griffin of Davenport (Mich.), who had 1...
SAN ANTONIO (May 3, 2018) – In three Heartland Conference Championship softball games over the past two years, Oklahoma Christian and Lubbock Christian (Texas) engaged in taut, tense affairs, with LCU edging the Lady Eagles each time. But this time, the breaks – and the result – went OC's way. With stellar pitching from Kaylie Upton and Madison Nordyke and the ability to execute offensively at key times, second-seeded OC pulled out a 3-2, 10-inning win over the third-seeded Chaparrals on Thursday afternoon in the first round of the leagu...
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The No. 5-seeded Rogers State softball team rallied twice to upset No. 4 Texas A&M International and No. 1 St. Mary's by the identical scores of 6-5 on the opening day of the Heartland Conference Championship at the Park at StMU on Thursday (May 3). The Hillcats (37-18) play No. 2 Oklahoma Christian tomorrow at 10 a.m. with the winning advancing to the championship game and sitting in the best position in the double-elimination tournament. "To come back from a 5-1 deficit against St. Mary's for us it's really a Cinderella s...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Megan Goodnight went 4-for-4 with a double, a homer, and two RBIs, Bailey Bunch went 3-for-4, while Kristen Dempsey and Bailey Shaffer combined to hold Harding to two runs as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (41-17) downed Harding (31-25) 9-2 on Friday in the second round of the Great American Conference softball championships. NEXT UP The Golden Suns will square off against the winner of today's Southern Arkansas/Southern Nazarene contest in an 11 a.m. game on Saturday. ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP Bailey Bunch (2B) Asht...
