By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press A woman is suing a New York fertility doctor for allegedly using his own sperm to impregnate her mother and then keeping the secret even after the woman, his biological daughter, became his patient. The 35-year-old Monroe County woman says she became suspicious of Dr. Morris Wortman of Rochester after
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Federal investigators say an officer’s errors in calculating the stability of a cargo ship carrying more than 4,000 new cars likely caused the giant vessel to capsize on the Georgia seacoast. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board issued its report Tuesday on the 2019 capsizing of
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri grade-school students did worse on statewide tests during the coronavirus pandemic. Data released Tuesday show scores dropped across the board last school year. About 45% of tested public school students scored at least proficient in English. Only 35% of students tested proficient in math, and
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By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Adams won New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary by striking a personal balance on policing and racial injustice. As a former NYPD police captain, he could talk tough on crime. But he also cited his record as a leading voice for reform within the department.
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three former U.S. intelligence and military operatives have admitted providing sophisticated hacking technology to the United Arab Emirates and agreed to pay nearly $1.7 million to resolve criminal charges. It is an agreement that the Justice Department describes as the first of its kind.
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three former U.S. intelligence and military operatives have admitted providing sophisticated hacking technology to the United Arab Emirates and agreed to pay nearly $1.7 million to resolve criminal charges. It is an agreement that the Justice Department describes as the first of its kind.
Continue Reading By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — More than $104 million in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls went uncollected last year as the agency fully converted to all-electronic tolling. Turnpike records show the millions of motorists who don’t use E-ZPass have a nearly 1 in 2 chance of riding without paying under the “toll-by-plate” license
Continue Reading By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An attorney for Marilyn Manson says a videographer who accuses the musical artist of spitting and blowing his nose on her during a concert in New Hampshire consented to being exposed to bodily fluids. Manson, whose legal name is Brian Hugh Warner, is charged with two
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks went back to falling on Wall Street Tuesday after a blip higher the day before, giving the S&P 500 its sixth loss in the last seven trading days. The benchmark index had started higher after the latest data on inflation came in better than economists had expected, but those gains faded
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer There has already been some quarterback shuffling in the Big 12 after only two games. Skylar Thompson’s sixth year in Kansas State’s program is on hold because of a knee injury that will keep him out indefinitely. Fourth-year Iowa State starter Brock Purdy was benched in the fourth quarter
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer There has already been some quarterback shuffling in the Big 12 after only two games. Skylar Thompson’s sixth year in Kansas State’s program is on hold because of a knee injury that will keep him out indefinitely. Fourth-year Iowa State starter Brock Purdy was benched in the fourth quarter
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer There has already been some quarterback shuffling in the Big 12 after only two games. Skylar Thompson’s sixth year in Kansas State’s program is on hold because of a knee injury that will keep him out indefinitely. Fourth-year Iowa State starter Brock Purdy was benched in the fourth quarter
Continue Reading By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Defense has led No. 5 Iowa to its highest ranking since 2015. The Hawkeyes need more production from their offense if they’re going to stay there. Offensive lineman Mason Richman says the Hawks are confident they will improve. The Hawks beat consecutive ranked opponents in
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Transit officials say a woman who had a dog tethered to her waist with a leash was dragged to death by a train in San Francisco. The woman had boarded a Bay Area Rapid Transit train at Powell Station with her dog and as the doors were about to close she
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh has a lot on his plate as the coach at Michigan. He still personally handles how the program uses the four-game redshirt rule for each player potentially eligible to get another season. College football players are allowed to compete in up to
Continue Reading By SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sandra Cisneros feels like she’s finally replied to a long overdue letter with her new book, “Martita, I Remember You.” The acclaimed author of “The House on Mango Street” is back with her first work of fiction in almost a decade. It’s a story of memory
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election clerks are reacting with a mixture of concern and confusion to the first inquiry made by a special investigator hired by Republicans to examine how the 2020 presidential election was run in the battleground state. Based on an Associated Press survey of all 72
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By Max Foster and Gawon Bae, CNN Queen Elizabeth sent a message of congratulations to the people of North Korea on their national day, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson told CNN. The message was sent on behalf of the Queen by the UK’s Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) “as has been done before,” the spokesperson said.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Oracle, Herbalife fall; FuelCell Energy, Magnite rise.
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former head of the Minnesota Republican Party who resigned under pressure tells The Associated Press that she’s considering running to get her old job back — or possibly for a public office. Jennifer Carnahan says in her first press interview since stepping down last month that
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