7.2 quake damages homes, but Mexico avoids major destruction

7.2 quake damages homes, but Mexico avoids major destruction

By PETER ORSI and CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated PressMEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexico appeared Saturday to have escaped major destruction after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake rattled the country, but it rekindled fears in a population that still sees daily reminders of...
The Latest: Hanyu, Yarnold, Ledeska win gold at Olympics

The Latest: Hanyu, Yarnold, Ledeska win gold at Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) – The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local):12:05 a.m.Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu won gold on Day 8 of the Pyeongchang Games, becoming the first man to repeat as Olympic champion since Dick Button.American...
13 Russians charged with meddling to help Trump in election

13 Russians charged with meddling to help Trump in election

By ERIC TUCKERAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – Thirteen Russians and three Russian companies were charged Friday with an elaborate plot to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election through social media propaganda aimed at helping Republican Donald Trump...
The Latest: Suspect was member of a marksmanship program

The Latest: Suspect was member of a marksmanship program

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) – The Latest on the school shooting that killed 17 people in Florida (all times local):2:20 p.m.The troubled teen authorities say killed 17 people at a Florida high school excelled in an air-rifle marksmanship program supported by a grant...
FBI says it failed to investigate tip on Florida suspect

FBI says it failed to investigate tip on Florida suspect

By KELLI KENNEDY, CURT ANDERSON and TAMARA LUSHAssociated PressPARKLAND, Fla. (AP) – The FBI received a tip last month that the suspect in the Florida school shooting had a “desire to kill” and access to guns and could be plotting an attack, but...