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DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — A leadership vacuum may have contributed to the troubled relationship between Miami Dolphins offensive linemen Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito, which has left both players sidelined and the team in turmoil. The ongoing saga has raised questions about whether coach Joe Philbin and his staff were negligent in allowing issues between […]
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit’s mayor-elect says he resents so much being made of his skin color during his campaign to lead the city. Voters chose Mike Duggan Tuesday as the first white mayor in four decades in Detroit, which is more than 80 percent black. Unofficial returns showed the former medical center chief defeating Wayne […]
Voters across the country faced ballot measures Tuesday ranging from whether to approve seven casinos in New York to the fate of Houston’s iconic Astrodome. Here’s a look at some of the questions. ___ MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL COLORADO: Voters approved a 25 percent tax on newly legal recreational marijuana to fund school construction. Opponents argued […]
DETROIT (AP) — When Mike Duggan recites the oath of office in January as Detroit’s first white mayor in four decades, he may — in a way — give the eulogy to a period of racial divide that has defined much of the city’s past. Unofficial general election results Tuesday night showed Duggan defeating Wayne […]
TORONTO (AP) — The mayor of Toronto is saying he smoked crack “probably a year ago” when he was in a “drunken stupor.” Rob Ford‘s admission to reporters Tuesday follows months of accusations during which the embattled mayor refused to step down. The allegations that he had been caught on video smoking crack surfaced in […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Texans coach Gary Kubiak has been released from a Houston hospital after suffering what the team says was a mini-stroke during Sunday night’s loss to Indianapolis. The team said the 52-year-old Kubiak suffered an transient ischemic attack at halftime. He is expected to make a full recovery, but the Texans said they […]
PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — A 20-year-old gunman intent on dying fired multiple shots inside New Jersey’s largest shopping mall, trapping hundreds of customers and employees for hours as police scoured stores for the shooter, who was found dead early Tuesday of a self-inflicted wound, authorities said. There were no other injuries. Investigators don’t believe the […]
Lawmakers in Opa-Locka, Fla., have an ordinance in place for its male residents who sag their pants. Now they have decided to include females in…
DENVER (AP) — Denver police have detained two individuals who they say entered an empty school building late Monday armed with two long rifles. Police Chief Robert White says the two juveniles were apprehended inside the school early Tuesday. Police had earlier surrounded Noel Middle School and a bomb squad was called to the scene […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man accused of opening fire at Los Angeles International Airport, shooting employees and terrorizing travelers, accomplished two of his goals, according to authorities: killing a Transportation Security Administration officer and showing how easy it is to get a gun into an airport. The deadly rampage left investigators to piece together […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay over $2.2 billion to resolve criminal and civil allegations that the company promoted powerful psychiatric drugs for unapproved uses in children, seniors and disabled patients, the Department of Justice announced on Monday. The agreement is the third-largest settlement with a drugmaker in U.S. history, and […]
MIAMI (AP) — A 23-year-old man was convicted of second-degree murder Monday in the 2007 slaying of Washington Washington Football Team star Sean Taylor during what witnesses say was a botched burglary. The jury deliberated about 16 hours over four days before returning the verdict in the trial of Eric Rivera Jr., who admitted in […]
