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PHOENIX (AP) — Allegations of impropriety against the top candidates were on voters' minds as the last ballots were being cast in Tuesday's Republican primary to replace a U.S. congressman from Arizona who quit amid charges of sexual misconduct last year. Arizona relies heavily on mail-ballots and they were completed before the sex-related and campaign funding revelations surfaced. So it was unclear just how much of an impact the early voting would have on the contest wrapping up to replace former Rep. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's longtime aide Hope Hicks is declining to answer questions about her time in the White House in a closed-door interview with the House intelligence committee. The panel is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election and any contacts between Trump's campaign and Russia. As one of Trump's closest aides, Hicks is a key eyewitness to his actions over the past several years. She was his spokeswoman during the 2016 presidential campaign and is now White House communications director.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Thousands of striking schoolteachers who have shut down West Virginia classrooms for days are demanding a face-to-face meeting with the governor and legislative leaders on their pay grievances, a union official said this week. Teachers rallied Monday outside the state Capitol amid pledges to continue the walkout that began Thursday, unless their complaints are heard. The state’s average teacher pay ranks among the lowest in the nation and teachers are balking at approved increases they say are too stingy. Читать дальше...

MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldives state health minister Dunya Maumoon resigned Tuesday in an apparent protest against the arrest of her father, former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, while appealing to the international community to help the Maldivian people overcome the weeks-long political crisis in the Indian Ocean archipelago. Dunya is also the niece of current President Yameen Abdul Gayoom, who earlier this month declared a state of emergency in a bid to strengthen his powers after the country's... Читать дальше...

TEWKSBURY, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts high school student has been arrested and charged for threatening a school shooting in a video posted on SnapChat. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan's office said Tuesday the social media video depicted the 15-year-old male student threatening to commit a school shooting while holding what looked like an assault rifle. Ryan's office says police later determined the weapon was an airsoft rifle that shoots BBs and that the video was distributed to four... Читать дальше...

Wheat for March rose 3.75 cents at 4.6325 a bushel; March corn was up 2 cents at 3.7050 a bushel; March oats fell 2.50 cents at $2.60 a bushel; while March soybeans gained 3.75 cents at $10.38 a bushel. Beef higher and pork unchanged on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange February live cattle was up .62 cent at $1.2802 a pound; March feeder cattle rose 1 cent at $1.4655 a pound; while April lean hogs was unchanged at $.6995 a pound.

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Transportation says a worker was struck and critically injured while filling potholes along a central Illinois roadway. IDOT spokesman Guy Tridgell says the man was stuck Monday by a motorist in Jacksonville as he and other department workers were filling potholes along a road near Interstate 72. The man remained hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday. Illinois State Police are investigating the incident. State Police say two other workers... Читать дальше...

SEOUL — Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a 30-year prison term for former South Korean President Park Geun-hye for alleged bribery, abuse of power and other crimes in a landmark corruption case that marked a stunning fall from grace for the country’s first female leader and conservative icon. In the final trial session before a verdict is issued, prosecutors also demanded a fine of $110 million and said Park has shown no remorse for “disrupting constitutional order and damaging the... Читать дальше...

CHECOTAH, Okla. (AP) — An eastern Oklahoma assistant police chief who was ejected from his pickup in a crash earlier this month has died from his injuries. The Checotah Police Department says 35-year-old Justin Durrett died Monday at a Tulsa hospital after suffering multiple neck injuries in the Feb. 11 wreck in Haskell County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said in a preliminary report that Durrett lost control of the pickup for an unknown reason, sending the vehicle off the road. Troopers say Durrett... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Treasury yields rose Tuesday, and U.S. stock indexes fell after the head of the Federal Reserve said that he's feeling more optimistic about the economy. The testimony by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell before Congress was highly anticipated, and investors dissected his every word for indications that the central bank will get more aggressive about raising interest rates in the face of a growing economy and potentially higher inflation. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 was down 23 points... Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Senate has approved a bill that would ban automated traffic enforcement cameras in the state, though the measure's future is unclear. The Republican-controlled chamber voted 32-18 Tuesday for the legislation, which would prohibit devices tracking vehicles that speed or run a red light. The measure heads to the GOP-majority House, where leadership hasn't commented on its chances. A separate bill in the Legislature would instead add regulations for such cameras. The... Читать дальше...

A fire broke out at San Francisco’s Punch Line Comedy Club on Tuesday morning, causing what authorities described as “moderate” damage. The popular comedy club, located at 444 Battery St., caught fire before 9:26 a.m. and was under control by 9:46 a.m., according to a tweet sent out by the San Francisco Fire Department. There were no injuries and no one was displaced. The club often bills some of the biggest touring comedians in the country. Last year, Bill Burr... Читать дальше...

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Oscar-winning writer Graham Moore will soon make his directorial debut as his sci-fi thriller, “Naked Is The Best Disguise,” has been picked up by Studio 8, reps for the filmmaker told TheWrap. Moore, who won his Oscar in 2015 for the Alan Turing biopic “The Imitation Game,” also wrote the script for this thriller about a near future where technology has allowed memories to be transferred between minds. The main character is a woman who illegally trades memories and is accused of murdering a man she doesn’t believe she even knows. Читать дальше...

REPUBLIC, Mo. (AP) — In a story Feb. 23 about a teenager accused of threatening a school in Missouri, The Associated Press erroneously reported in a headline that the threat was inspired by the book "American Sniper." Police seized a copy of the book during a search but haven't said whether the book inspired the threat. A corrected version of the headline is below: Police seize guns, books from teen accused in school threat Police have seized five guns and two books from a 13-year-old boy officers... Читать дальше...

Stacey Dash, the “Clueless” actress and conservative commentator who just announced a run for Congress, may want to update her website. In 2016, Dash launched Dash America, a site for what she described as “an exhilarating political movement that focuses on unity, faith, family values, and feminism.” Unfortunately, the site is down as of Tuesday morning.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — In a story Feb. 26 about Heather Locklear's arrest for domestic violence allegations, The Associated Press reported erroneously details about Heather Locklear's two marriages. Locklear was married to Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee from 1986 to 1993 and married to Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora from 1994 to 2007. A corrected version of the story is below: Heather Locklear arrested for alleged domestic violence California authorities say Heather Locklear has been arrested... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on White House and Trump campaign staff (all times local): 3:15 p.m. A statement released by the Trump campaign attributed to White House senior adviser Jared Kushner Tuesday is in seeming violation of federal law prohibiting the use of official titles in political work. The campaign had used Kushner's title and his position as an "assistant to the president" in its press release announcing Brad Parscale as the campaign manager for the 2020 re-election effort. The title... Читать дальше...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — More than 25 years after the end of its civil war, families in El Salvador are still searching for an estimated 3,000 children who disappeared in the fighting. The country’s military has so far refused to open its archives from that period to allow an investigation into the whereabouts of children separated from their families during combat between guerrillas and government forces. In a decision released in January, El Salvador’s Supreme... Читать дальше...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor said Tuesday that the U.S. Treasury Department has cut a $4.7 billion disaster relief loan available to the U.S. territory by more than half, and he demanded help from Congress. Gov. Ricardo Rossello said federal officials reduced the amount to $2 billion without providing an explanation nearly five months after Congress approved the loan. He warned the move puts Puerto Rico in a "dangerous financial dilemma" and that his administration could be... Читать дальше...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Taylor Mill, a city of about 7,000 people just across the river from Cincinnati, has 45 employees that account for most of the city's $5.2 million budget that includes an 80-acre park, a 12-person police force and an annual Easter egg hunt. But beginning July 1, the city will have to pay an extra $710,000 to the state retirement system on behalf of its workers. The 60 percent increase, which by itself accounts for more than 13 percent of all city spending, is one of the highest... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Ethics Commission has dismissed a state Republican Party complaint against Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo. Rhode Island Republican Party chairman Brandon Bell argued that Raimondo violated a rule barring financial transactions with subordinate employees when she struck a fundraising deal with a local Democratic group headed by a state employee. The ethics commission said Tuesday the employee was not a subordinate because he worked in the Department of Human Services, not the governor's office. Читать дальше...

St. Mary’s senior center Jock Landale was named the West Coast Conference’s Player of the Year on Tuesday. Landale, the first Gael to win the award since Matthew Dellavedova in 2011-12, propelled St. Mary’s to a 27-4 regular-season mark and a 16-2 runner-up finish in the WCC. The 6-foot-11, 255-pounder from Australia shot 64.2 percent from the floor and averaged 21.5 points and 10.2 rebounds while starting all 31 games for the 22nd-ranked Gaels. ... Читать дальше...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — Law enforcement authorities have launched an investigation following the discovery of a body in northeastern Oklahoma near where a man was reported missing a week ago. Cherokee County Undersheriff Jason Chennault says the body was found Tuesday. Officials say the body was discovered in a creek bed in the area of Rocky Ford State Park near Tahlequah. Authorities have not identified the body or released other details. But family members and friends say the body was discovered... Читать дальше...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A judge in Virginia has ordered the city of Charlottesville to remove the black shrouds that were installed over two Confederate monuments after a white nationalist rally last summer. Local news outlets report Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Richard Moore gave the city 15 days from the time an official order is signed to remove the tarps. They currently cover statues of Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. The tarps have been removed several times since being... Читать дальше...