FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (AP) — A Florida law that allows judges to bar anyone deemed dangerous from possessing firearms has been used 3,500 times since its enactment after a 2018 high school massacre. But the law is being applied unevenly around the state. Supporters say the measure is needed because the shooter who killed 17…
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer is telling jurors that prosecutors in the rape case against him acted like moviemakers and portrayed a world where women aren’t responsible for how they interact with men. Donna Rotunno said in a closing argument Thursday that Weinstein is innocent. She appealed to jurors to ignore outside forces…
Washington D.C. (AP) Nevada votes next, then South Carolina, but Democrats vying for their party’s presidential nomination are already looking ahead to the biggest prize on the primary calendar, “Super Tuesday.” Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been focusing on the slate of states for weeks. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is holding a town…
Denver, CO (AP) Sen. Bernie Sanders’ robust start in the race for the presidential nomination is triggering alarm among congressional Democrats. Many are warning that a ticket headed by the self-declared socialist could be devastating to the party’s chances of winning the Senate and holding the House in November. Apprehensive Democrats around the Capitol are…
(AP) Joe Biden has brought his wounded presidential campaign to South Carolina, staking his hopes for a comeback on the loyalty of black voters after a dismal finish in the New Hampshire primary magnified his disappointing finish in Iowa. Biden says, “I know this is going to be the fight of my life.” But the…
Washington D.C. (AP) The four lawyers who prosecuted Roger Stone have quit the case after the Justice Department overruled them and said it would take the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time it would seek for President Donald Trump’s longtime ally and confidant. The resignations raise immediate questions over whether Trump had…
(AP) Michael Bloomberg is under fire for resurfaced comments in which he says the way to bring down murder rates is to “put a lot of cops” in minority neighborhoods because that’s where “all the crime is.” Bloomberg made the comments at a 2015 appearance at the Aspen Institute, as part of an overall defense…
Kabul, Afghanistan (AP) An Afghan official says a suicide bomber targeting a military academy in Kabul has killed at least six people, including two civilians. The Interior Ministry spokesman says Tuesday’s attack also wounded 12 others, five of them civilians. The attack happened at a police checkpoint near the entrance of the academy, located on…
(AP) More offices and stores in Beijing and other parts of China are reopening after the Lunar New Year break was extended to discourage travel and contain the new corona virus, but many workers and shoppers appear to be staying home. Public health authorities are watching closely to see whether the return to business worsens…
Beijing, China (AP) China reported a rise in new virus cases, possibly denting optimism disease control measures that have isolated major cities might be working, while Japan reported dozens of new cases aboard a quarantined cruise ship. The mainland death toll rose by 97 to 908. Japanese health officials said about 60 more cases were…