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Bills' McCoy finalizes eviction of ex-girlfriend in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — A lawyer for LeSean McCoy says the eviction proceedings against the Buffalo Bills running back's ex-girlfriend have been finalized and she is no longer living in his Atlanta area home.8/14/2018 1:58 pm

Survivor of duck boat sinking urges ban on such crafts

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana woman whose husband and three children died when a duck boat sank last month in Missouri said Tuesday she hopes to save lives by backing an effort to ban the amphibious tourist boats.8/14/2018 1:56 pm

AP NewsBreak: Pilot who crashed his own home had hangar code

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who flew a plane into his own house after he had been arrested for assaulting his wife had full access to his employer's plane because he had earned the firm's trust, the president of the Utah company said Tuesday.8/14/2018 1:56 pm

How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday as banks, retailers, and smaller companies jumped. That helped the market recover most of its losses from the previous two days.8/14/2018 1:55 pm

Puerto Rico power company says power back on across island

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico officials say the power has been restored to the entire island for the first time since Hurricane Maria struck nearly 11 months ago.8/14/2018 1:54 pm

Former Baltimore officer indicted, accused of assaulting man

A former Baltimore police officer was indicted on assault charges Tuesday after being recorded repeatedly punching a man in a street confrontation three days earlier in a video that went viral.8/14/2018 1:54 pm

US retailers small companies rally as Turkey fears ease

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday as banks, retailers, and smaller companies jumped. That helped the market recover most of its losses from the previous two days.8/14/2018 1:53 pm

Tiger Woods juices ratings for PGA championship

NEW YORK (AP) — There's nothing like a late charge from Tiger Woods to juice the ratings of a major golf tournament.8/14/2018 1:52 pm

Lavish court spending in poor West Virginia triggers scandal

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A $42,000 antique desk. A $32,000 blue suede sectional sofa. A $7,500 inlaid wooden floor map of West Virginia's 55 counties.8/14/2018 1:47 pm

FBI: Sheriff was bribed to shelter drug dealer for 15 years

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal officials allege a former Mississippi Delta sheriff protected an illegal drug dealer for 15 years in exchange for bribes.8/14/2018 1:46 pm

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Markets Right Now: US stocks close broadly higher

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):8/14/2018 1:07 pm

Turkey frees 2 Greek soldiers jailed since March 1

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Turkey on Tuesday released from prison two Greek soldiers held for almost six months for allegedly illegally crossing the border between the two countries, in a move Greece's prime minister welcomed as "an act of justice."8/14/2018 12:56 pm

The Latest: Turkey says it will help firms hit by turmoil

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on Turkey's currency crisis (all times local):8/14/2018 8:49 am

Turkey's Erdogan vows US boycott, but diplomats resume talks

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's president appeared to escalate a dispute with the United States that has helped foment a Turkish currency crisis, claiming Tuesday that his country will boycott U.S.-made electronic goods. Behind the scenes, however, diplomats resumed contact to ease tensions.8/14/2018 8:47 am

Turkey tries to contain crisis but currency keeps falling

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's central bank took action Monday to free up cash for banks as the country grapples with a currency crisis sparked by concerns over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's economic policies and a trade and diplomatic dispute with the United States.8/13/2018 9:26 am

Dutch police question suspect in Turkish consulate attack

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A man detained on suspicion of throwing home-made explosive devices at the Turkish consulate in the Dutch capital is refusing to talk about the incident to detectives, police said Monday.8/13/2018 3:59 am

Amid trade dispute, New England and Canadian leaders to talk

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Some of the political leaders from the New England states and the premiers of the five eastern Canadian provinces will be meeting at a Vermont ski resort to talk about issues facing the region and the two countries while a bitter trade dispute simmers between Washington and Ottawa.8/11/2018 7:53 am

Turkey shaken by financial fears, Trump rattles it further

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A financial shockwave ripped through Turkey on Friday, when its currency nosedived on concerns about its economic policies and a dispute with the U.S., which President Donald Trump stoked further with a promise to double tariffs on the NATO ally.8/10/2018 6:31 pm

Violence erupts amid Gaza cease-fire, 2 Palestinians killed

JERUSALEM (AP) — Violence erupted at the Gaza border Friday after the territory's militant Islamic Hamas rulers and Israel appeared to be honoring a cease-fire that ended two days of intense violence amid efforts by neighboring Egypt to negotiate between the two sides.8/10/2018 10:41 am

The Latest: Israel says it struck Hamas position in Gaza

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on tensions between Israel and the Palestinians (all times local):8/10/2018 10:11 am