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Man charged with murder after bus assault on 75-year-old MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis man accused of assaulting a 75-year-old man as he got off a Metro Transit bus is now charged with murder after the victim died. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Free speech rights a concern in Wisconsin water resolution MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A southwestern Wisconsin county council Tuesday dropped a proposal to prosecute journalists over their reporting on a water quality study but could still decide to discipline any county officials who talk about the research without government approval. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Oklahomans launch new petition to reduce prison population OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Days after more than 450 Oklahoma inmates walked out of prison in the nation’s largest single-day prisoner release, a group that championed that effort launched a new initiative Tuesday aimed at further reducing the state’s high incarceration rate. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Report: Election vendors are ‘prime targets,’ need oversight ATLANTA (AP) — The private companies that make voting equipment and build and maintain voter registration databases lack any meaningful federal oversight despite the crucial role they play in U. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Risks for all sides as Trump impeachment hearings swing open WASHINGTON (AP) — The closed doors of the Trump impeachment investigation are swinging wide open.When the gavel strikes at the start of the House hearing this morning, America and the rest of the world will have the chance to see and hear for themselves about President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine and consider whether they are, in fact, impeachable offenses. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

LA’s Gómez elected 1st Hispanic to lead US Catholic bishops BALTIMORE (AP) — Archbishop José Gómez, of Los Angeles, an immigrant from Mexico, pledged to push for a more welcoming immigration system after winning election Tuesday as the first Hispanic to head the U. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Supreme Court lets Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit go forward WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 26 people. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Denmark starts border checks at crossings to Sweden COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish police on Tuesday began performing border checks at the country’s crossings with Sweden, moves that followed a series of shootings and explosions around Copenhagen that Danish authorities said were carried out by people crossing the waterway between the Scandinavian neighbors. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Australia’s highest court agrees to hear cardinal’s appeal CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s highest court agreed Wednesday to hear an appeal from the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, giving Cardinal George Pell his last chance at getting his convictions overturned. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

FBI investigating killing of US women, children in Mexico MEXICO CITY (AP) — FBI agents are in Mexico helping investigate the fatal shootings of nine American women and children in northern Mexico last week. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Record cold follows early snowstorm over much of eastern US BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Snow and cold records fell as an arctic airmass that started in Siberia spilled over a big chunk of the eastern half of the U. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Judge looks to keep politics out of trial TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A judge banned an Arizona border activist charged with harboring immigrants from mentioning President Donald Trump during his retrial, which began Tuesday. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Split Supreme Court appears ready to allow the end of DACA WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharply at odds with liberal justices, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed ready Tuesday to allow the Trump administration to abolish protections that permit 660,000 immigrants to work in the U. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Polish opposition celebrates taking control of Senate WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s opposition parties elected their candidate as speaker of the Senate on Tuesday, a small victory for them that allows them to act as a check on the power of the populist right-wing ruling party. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Bosnian border police sound alarm over migration pressure SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The chief of Bosnia’s border police warned Tuesday his guards cannot contain the migratory pressure along the country’s eastern border with Serbia, and the situation could easily escalate and put in danger the overall stability of the politically fragile nation. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Greek government drops plan to criminalize blasphemy ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials Tuesday scrapped plans to criminalize blasphemy as a law-and-order debate intensified between the country’s new conservative government and the left-wing opposition. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Protesters’ masks, umbrellas, outfits are used as shields HONG KONG (AP) — For many protesters in Hong Kong, identity is entwined with surveillance.Their signature masks, umbrellas and top-to-bottom black outfits shield them not only from physical threats like the riot police’s tear gas and rubber bullets, but also from the invisible dangers of government identification and tracking. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Legal adviser: EU lawmakers should decide on Catalan leader BRUSSELS (AP) — A legal adviser at the EU’s highest court said Tuesday it should fall to the European Parliament, and not to Spain, to decide whether a jailed Catalan leader can serve as a European lawmaker. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce releases community survey results Resources for businesses, attractiveness to retired people and access to technical training were some of the areas highlighted in the results of a community survey by the Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce, which were released Tuesday. by Emily Cole Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Clinton: UK voters must see Russian influence report LONDON (AP) — Hillary Clinton said she’s “dumbfounded” the U.K. government has failed to release a report on Russian influence in British politics before the country holds a national election next month. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Tear gas and firesHong Kong protests from morning to night HONG KONG (AP) — Protesters in Hong Kong battled police on multiple fronts Tuesday, from major disruptions during the morning rush hour to a late-night standoff at a prominent university, as the 5-month-old anti-government movement takes an increasingly violent turn. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Afghan president: 3 Taliban released for held US, Australian KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday announced his government has released three prominent Taliban figures in an effort to get the insurgents to free two university professors — an American and an Australian — they abducted three years ago. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Protesters close roads in Lebanon BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of protesters closed main roads in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon late Tuesday following a televised interview by the country’s president in which he said there could be further delays before a new government is formed. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am