(AP) TIJUANA, Mexico – Medical volunteers have been thrust into a new role in Mexico border towns as they provide care for a growing migrant population. Many immigrants arrive at the border in poor health, and they get little medical help from the Mexican and U.S. governments. Volunteers are filling the void and often have to carry out improvisational medical…
(AP) NEW YORK, N.Y. – A judge has thrown out Paul Manafort’s New York mortgage fraud case on double jeopardy grounds. Judge Maxwell Wiley ruled Wednesday that state law precludes prosecution. Manafort was President Donald Trump’s campaign chairman in 2016. He was later convicted in two federal cases stemming from his business dealings and is serving a 7½-year prison…
(AP) MILAN – Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot have signed a deal for a 50-50 merger, creating the world’s fourth-largest automaker with annual sales of 8.7 million cars. The companies announced in a joint statement on Wednesday the binding terms for the merger that was first unveiled in October. The new group will be led by PSA’s cost-cutting CEO Carlos…
(AP) PRESTONSBURG, Ky. – Authorities say at least 15 horses have been fatally shot at a strip mine site in eastern Kentucky. WYMT-TV reported Tuesday that the horses were found on a site along U.S. 23 near the Floyd-Pike County line. An animal rescue group says the dead horses were scattered over a large area and it appears they were…
(AP) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House has gaveled in for a historic session to impeach President Donald Trump. He faces charges he abused his power and obstructed Congress. Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked Democratic lawmakers to gather for what she calls a “solemn” session Wednesday. As soon as it opened, Republicans tried to halt the proceedings with a procedural vote. It…
(AP) LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A gold bar worth almost $1,500 has been found among donations to one of the Salvation Army’s red kettles in Kentucky. Louisville Area Commander Major Roy Williams told WAVE-TV that the bar was found over the weekend in a kettle at the Kroger in Prospect. He says it’s the fourth straight year that a one-ounce gold…
(AP) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been granted an extension that will allow him to avoid filing a mandatory financial disclosure until after Iowa’s presidential contest. Presidential candidates are required to reveal their investments, businesses and streams of income. Only Bloomberg, fellow billionaire Tom Steyer and former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick have yet to…
(AP) SAN FRANCISCO, Cali. – A fifth former Google worker has filed a complaint with federal regulators accusing the company of improperly firing employees for labor organizing activity. Kathryn Spiers, a security engineer, said Google fired her after she created a pop-up notification for employees to inform them of their labor rights. In November, Google fired four other workers for…
(AP) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Democratic-controlled House has passed a $1.4 trillion government-wide spending package, handing President Donald Trump a victory on his U.S.-Mexico border fence. It also gives Democrats spending increases across a swath of domestic programs. The 2,371-page legislation calls for $1.4 trillion in federal spending to head off a government shutdown that would otherwise take place this…
(AP) HODGENVILLE, Ky. – The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in Kentucky is offering a new book club. A statement from the National Park Service says the first Parks and Pages Book Club selection will be about the former president’s wife. It’s called “Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly: The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and…
