National News

• Prosecutors file new charge in Houston ‘honor killings’ case November 21, 2019
  Special prosecutors file a new charge against a woman awaiting trial in the so-called honor killings of an estranged sister’s American husband and best friend
• Deputy accused of stealing from Dallas store after tornado November 21, 2019
  A Texas sheriff’s deputy accused of stealing items from a Home Depot he was guarding after it was destroyed by a tornado last month has been charged with theft
• Trump golf club seeks more time on liquor license challenge November 21, 2019
  An attorney for one of President Donald Trump’s golf clubs has asked New Jersey officials for more time to respond to the threatened revocation of its liquor license over a drunken driving death
• US agency to consider expanded drilling in Alaska reserve November 21, 2019
  A US agency has drafted new management alternatives that could lead to expanded drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
• Woman charged in boyfriend's suicide faces arraignment November 21, 2019
  A former Boston College student charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly encouraging her boyfriend to take his life faces arraignment
• Ohio State University president plans to retire next year November 21, 2019
  The president of Ohio State University says he’ll retire from that role next year
• Chief: Suspect in officer’s slaying ‘very target specific’ November 21, 2019
  Detroit’s police chief says a gunman who fatally shot one officer and wounded another was trying “to bait” them as they searched a home for him
• Man shot by police on Vegas airport tarmac didn’t work there November 21, 2019
  Officials say Las Vegas police shot a man who fought with officers, including one who was knocked unconscious on the tarmac near a terminal at McCarran International Airport
• Cop who exposed undercover officer loses certification November 21, 2019
  A former Wichita police officer who exposed an undercover officer investigating illegal gambling has lost his law enforcement certification
• Man accused of killing prostitutes charged with 3 murders November 21, 2019
  Prosecutors in Florida say they will seek the death penalty against a man whose preying on prostitutes caused panic in a beachfront town more than a dozen years ago
• Black Georgia lawmakers to push for state hate crimes law November 21, 2019
  Black Georgia lawmakers say they will push for a state hate crimes law after a white 16-year-old girl was accused of plotting to attack black churchgoers
• Records pile up for S&P 500, Nasdaq in milestone run November 21, 2019
  Wall Street is enjoying its third record-setting run of this year, with the major stock indexes delivering a string of all-time highs in recent weeks
• 2 school buses crash, sending about 2 dozen to the hospital November 21, 2019
  Authorities say one Georgia school bus rear-ended another during their field trip to Tennessee, sending more than two dozen people to area hospitals
• Former Baltimore mayor enters guilty pleas in fraud case November 21, 2019
  The disgraced former mayor of Baltimore has pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and tax evasion charges in a case involving sales of her self-published children's books
• Parents look for answers after autistic son chokes at school November 21, 2019
  A Maryland couple whose autistic teenager died after choking on a latex glove say they have concerns about the way the public school system handles students with special needs
• Woman accused of stabbing another for wearing fur November 21, 2019
  Authorities say a woman repeatedly stabbed another at an Ohio church for wearing fur
• US approves expanding Delta venture with European airlines November 21, 2019
  The Transportation Department is granting antitrust immunity to let Delta expand a joint venture with Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic
• Tennessee prosecutor admits to falsifying attendance records November 21, 2019
  A former federal prosecutor in Tennessee has pleaded guilty to falsifying work attendance records
• ‘Uncut Gems,’ ‘The Lighthouse’ top Spirit Awards nominations November 21, 2019
  The Safdie brothers’ Diamond District crime film “Uncut Gems” and Robert Eggers’ fever-dream period tale “The Lighthouse” lead the 35th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards with five nominations each
• WeWork cuts nearly 20% of workforce in restructuring effort November 21, 2019
  WeWork lays off nearly 20% of its global work force in restructuring efforts after failed IPO