Severe storms could strike parts of central, southern US

ATLANTA (AP) — Forecasters say much of the central and southeast U.S. will be at risk of severe storms as the weekend approaches. The national Storm Prediction Center says two regions will be at most risk of strong to severe thunderstorms Friday. They include an area that encompasses parts of western...

Lincoln under water boil order for E. coli bacteria

LINCOLN, N.D. (AP) — Residents of Lincoln are being told to boil tap water before they consume it, after one home's water supply twice tested positive for E. coli bacteria. Mayor Gerarld Wise says he believes it's an isolated situation. But The Bismarck Tribune reports officials are taking precautions as...

Milwaukee on short list for Democratic National Convention

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee is on the short list to host the Democratic National Convention in 2020. Wisconsin's largest city was among four cities to make the cut Wednesday by the DNC site selection committee. But the Denver Post is reporting that city, which also made the cut, is planning to withdraw its...

Diocese plans review of public grants for parochial schools

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines intends to conduct a legal review of $844,000 in Polk County grants that aided nine area Catholic schools. On Wednesday Bishop Richard Pates told The Des Moines Register there is "a legitimate question of legality" regarding the publicly...

AP-NORC poll: 55 percent of Americas approve of Trump North Korea diplomacy; best rating on an issue since taking office

Jury recommends 38 years in prison for man in 2 killings

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A man who claimed self-defense in the deadly shootings of two friends outside a Virginia nightclub has been recommended by a jury to serve nearly 40 years in prison. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that shortly after midnight Wednesday morning a Richmond jury recommended...

Military vows to recover bodies from sunken Indonesia ferry

TIGARAS, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's military chief said Thursday that specialist navy equipment will be deployed to pinpoint a ferry that sank in the crater lake of an ancient supervolcano, offering a glimmer of hope to distraught relatives that the bodies of more than 180 people presumed drowned will be...

BBC: Former MSF staff accuse aid workers of sexual misdeeds

LONDON (AP) — The BBC says former aid workers are accusing staff of charity Doctors Without Borders of using prostitutes and swapping medicine for sex while working in Africa. One woman who spoke anonymously to the BBC said there was "blatant and widespread" use of sex workers, while another said a...

Phillies fan injured by flying hot dog launched by Phanatic

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — It was a flying frankfurter and not a foul ball that left a baseball fan with a black eye in Philadelphia. Kathy McVay says she was at Monday night's Phillies game when the team's mascot, the Phillie Phanatic, rolled out his hot dog launcher. McVay was sitting near home plate and, she...

Police officer charged with raping teen submits resignation

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police lieutenant charged with forcibly raping a teen relative has resigned. Al.com reports Birmingham Police Lt. Pete Williston submitted his resignation Tuesday. Defense attorney Scott Morro says Williston is remorseful and he and his family along with the police...