Deliberations begin in New Hampshire prep school rape trial

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Jurors in the trial of a prep school graduate charged with raping a freshman were left to decide Thursday who was more credible: the defendant who said “divine inspiration” led him to end their escalating sexual encounter or the accuser who couldn’t recall telling a friend what sex acts she was […]

Warrior Mile supports five Florida organizations

NAPLES, Fla. – For the first inaugural year, Salt Warriors presents ‘The Warrior Mile,’ a fun run and beach party that will help raise money for five local Southwest Florida charitable organizations. Kicking off Saturday at 4 p.m., Delnor Wiggins State Park will be home to The Warrior Mile. Participants will run, walk, crawl, swim or […]

Mississippi State: Man arrested in campus threat, none hurt

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi State University officials say the school’s police force arrested a freshman after he made threats to kill himself and others that sparked a campus lockdown Thursday. However, authorities said they found no gun and believed no shots were ever fired. “The university received what we believed to be a credible […]

Barcelona gets favorable draw in Champions League groups

MONACO (AP) – Barcelona was handed a favorable start to its title defense with Bayer Leverkusen, Roma and BATE Borisov when the Champions League groups were drawn on Thursday. Lionel Messi scored five of his Champions League record 77 goals against Leverkusen when Barcelona won 7-1 in a last-16 match in 2012. Real Madrid was […]

Bolt gets a whack from a cameraman after winning gold in 200

BEIJING (AP) – Only when the running stopped and the picture-taking began did Usain Bolt finally meet his match. Bolt blew past Justin Gatlin and everyone else Thursday night in the 200 meters to win his 10th career gold medal at the world championships. What finally upended the 6-foot-5 Jamaican was a multitasking cameraman riding […]

Remaining panda cub healthy at National Zoo after twin dies

WASHINGTON (AP) – Animal keepers say the National Zoo’s remaining newborn panda cub is healthy and was active and nursing through the night after the cub’s smaller twin died. The zoo said Thursday that panda mother Mei Xiang is showing proper maternal care. She’s been having short sleep cycles and adjusting the tiny cub in […]

Cascadian Farm frozen green beans recalled due to listeria

NEW YORK (AP) – General Mills is recalling about 60,000 packages of its Cascadian Farm frozen green beans after one package tested positive for listeria. The Minneapolis-based food company said Wednesday no illnesses have been reported. Listeria can cause fever, muscle aches, gastrointestinal symptoms and even death. Earlier this year, ice cream maker Blue Bell […]

Trump dumps insults on questioners, insists on control

WASHINGTON (AP) – For Donald Trump, the joy of the insult seems as compelling as the art of the deal. Whether his challengers are fellow presidential candidates, the press or others, they are, according to Trump: incompetent, weak, pathetic, disgusting, idiots or the like. He described Democratic presidential contender Martin O’Malley, for example, as acting […]

Chief: Stabbing suspect who killed officer was cop’s cousin

SUNSET, La. (AP) – The man accused of stabbing two sisters and killing a Louisiana police officer with his own gun then barricading himself inside a convenience store was a cousin of the slain officer, officials said. Harrison Lee Riley Jr. had stabbed the two women, who were trying to protect his wife during a […]

Fort Myers breaks ground on new fire station

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Fort Myers city leaders broke ground Thursday on a new, multi-million dollar fire station. It will replace the old Fire Station 1 on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The department has outgrown the location, which they been using for more than 50 years. The new station will be on the old Lee County […]