WASHINGTON (AP) – A man who police said was inspired by false internet rumors to fire an assault weapon inside a Washington pizzeria has pleaded not guilty to charges including assault with a dangerous weapon. A public defender for 28-year-old Edgar Maddison Welch waived her right to argue for his release at a hearing Friday,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Mexican-American elector says he’s sticking with his pledge to vote for Missouri’s winning candidate, Donald Trump. Hector Maldonado told The Associated Press he won’t change his mind Monday in what’s shaping up to be an unusually controversial Electoral College vote. The child of a migrant worker, Maldonado moved to…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A federal jury has convicted Dylann Roof in the racially motivated slayings of nine black church members in South Carolina. The jury reached its verdict after less than two hours of deliberations. They convicted the 22-year-old white man of hate crimes and other charges. They will reconvene next month to decide…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Democrats have unveiled legislation to require President-elect Donald Trump to sell his businesses and put all of his assets in a blind trust. The legislation comes as Trump is grappling over how to distance himself from potential conflicts of interest between his sprawling business empire and the actions he will take…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump has officially chosen Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke to serve as his interior secretary. Zinke was an early supporter of Trump’s and publicly sought a Cabinet post when Trump visited Montana in May. Trump’s decision to tap Zinke for interior upends Senate Republican plans of recruiting the congressman to challenge…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump’s team says he is receiving formal intelligence briefing three times a week. Spokesman Sean Spicer says Trump is also meeting daily with incoming national security adviser Michael Flynn to be briefed on intelligence matters. Trump has challenged the necessity of a daily intelligence briefing, telling Fox News Sunday in…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A judge has thrown out an executive order issued by Louisiana’s governor that was aimed at protecting the rights of LGBT people in state government. Judge Todd Hernandez ruled Wednesday that Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ anti-discrimination order is unconstitutional. The order prohibited discrimination in government and state contracts based…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) – Local officials estimate that deadly wildfires in East Tennessee have caused more than $500 million in damage. Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters released the estimate Tuesday for the wildfires in the Gatlinburg area that killed 14 people. Officials say 2,460 structures were destroyed or damaged, including more than 2,100 homes and…
DENVER (AP) – Two Colorado electors are appealing a judge’s ruling that they must vote for the presidential candidate who won their state’s popular vote. The electors filed an appeal with the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver after a federal judge Monday ruled they had to follow Colorado law and vote for the…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for a baseball complex to be built at the “Field of Dreams” site in Dyersville. Friday’s ruling upholds a lower court decision that the City Council acted properly when it rezoned the property from agricultural to commercial. Some Dyersville residents had…