JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as "the complete Renaissance comedian" and "a man of endless enthusiasms," has died at age 77 after suffering from dementia.
Jones's family said he died Tuesday evening at his home in London "after a long, extremely brave but...
TOM KRISHER
AP Auto Writer
DETROIT (AP) — Two different air bag glitches have forced Toyota and Honda to recall over 6 million vehicles worldwide, and both problems present different dangers to motorists.
The Toyota recall affects about 3.4 million vehicles globally and is being done because the air bags may not inflate in a crash. The cars have air bag...
SAMYA KULLAB and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Associated Press
BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump hinted that sanctions on Iraq were still a possibility in a bilateral meeting with Iraq's president Wednesday, the first since a U.S. drone strike on Iraqi soil killed a top Iranian general, straining Washington-Baghdad ties.
Iraq's President Barham Saleh met with Trump on the sidelines of the...
COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia is suing President Donald Trump's inaugural committee and two companies that control the Trump International Hotel in the nation's capital, accusing them of throwing parties for the Trump family with nonprofit funds, and overpaying for event space at the hotel.
The district's attorney general, Karl Racine, said...
LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER and ZEKE MILLER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he's open to new witnesses at his impeachment trial, a major demand by Democratic prosecutors, but he immediately backtracked, suggesting it could never happen despite what he said was his willingness.
Separately, Trump's lawyers let a deadline pass without filing a motion to outright...
AYA BATRAWY
Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The phone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked after receiving a file sent from an account used by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, United Nations experts said Wednesday.
The two experts called for an "immediate investigation" by the United States into information that suggests that...
Crimes and Courts
LA-area man suspected of sexually abusing Riverside County child for 7 years
Will Fritz - 0
LAKE ELSINORE - A Norwalk man has been arrested on allegations that he sexually abused a Riverside County child over a seven-year period, authorities said Tuesday.The man, 25-year-old Guillermo Cuevas, was taken into custody Friday, Jan. 17, at his Los Angeles County home, Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Ray Ricken said. Cuevas is suspected of about 90 counts of felony...
Explosions at two different illegal butane honey oil labs have left their alleged operators with injuries over the last few days in Southwest Riverside County, sheriff's officials said Tuesday.The first explosion happened a little before noon Sunday, Jan. 19, at a home in the 24000 block of Ridgemoor Road in Menifee.According to Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Michael Yarbrough, deputies...
WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an abrupt about-face, Hillary Clinton said Tuesday night that she would endorse her 2016 rival Bernie Sanders if he wins the Democratic nomination to face President Donald Trump in November.
The former secretary of state had earlier refused to say whether she would endorse Sanders in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published...
RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter came within one vote of being a unanimous pick for the Hall of Fame while Larry Walker also earned baseball's highest honor on Tuesday.
The longtime New York Yankees captain appeared on 396 of 397 ballots cast by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, falling just shy of the standard...








