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HOUSTON | Police: Man, 20, charged with capital murder in girl’s death

HOUSTON  — Jan 06, 2019—Authorities in Texas have charged a 20-year-old man in the shooting death of a 7-year-old black girl who was killed while riding in a vehicle with her family.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office announced early Sunday that Eric Black Jr. was charged with capital murder in the death of Jazmine Barnes. Investigators identified Black as a suspect after receiving a tip, the…

MADISON, Wis. | Evers not optimistic Wisconsin Gov. Walker will veto bills

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov.-elect Tony Evers says he’s not optimistic that outgoing governor Scott Walker will veto bills approved by the Republican-dominated Legislature that would limit the new governor’s power.

Evers (EE’-vers) told NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday that he spoke by telephone with Walker and appealed to him to veto the legislation, but says Walker was noncommittal.

Walker has…

MADISON, Wis. | Wisconsin lawmakers OK weakening governor, attorney general

MADISON, Wis.— The Wisconsin Legislature passed a sweeping measure Wednesday that shifts power to the Republican-controlled body and weakens the Democrat replacing Republican Gov. Scott Walker.

Republicans pushed on through protests, internal disagreement and Democratic opposition during a lame-duck legislative session to reduce the powers of Gov.-elect Tony Evers and Attorney General-elect Josh…

BERLIN | Report: German police search Deutsche Bank offices

BERLIN  — German public broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk reports that police and prosecutors are searching the headquarters of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt in connection with money laundering allegations.

Hessischer Rundfunk reported that a large number of police officers were involved in the raid early Thursday.

It quoted Frankfurt prosecutors saying Deutsche Bank is suspected of helping customers…

Brian Bowen sues Adidas, associates over corruption scandal

Former Louisville and South Carolina player Brian Bowen II has sued Adidas and several associates caught up in the college basketball corruption scandal alleging federal racketeering violations that cost him the chance to develop his game.

Bowen’s lawsuit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in South Carolina. It has asked for unspecified damages and says Bowen and other players targeted by…

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | Ousted Sri Lankan PM’s party asks Facebook to protect users

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka— The ousted Sri Lankan prime minister’s party urged Facebook to safeguard the identity of its supporters on the social media platform, fearing information sharing with what it calls the country’s illegal government can lead to a crackdown against the users.

In a letter to Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, the United National Party said such information could be used against the…

LONDON | ‘Unusual air activity’ over Ireland sparks investigation

LONDON — Irish aviation officials are investigating reports of bright lights moving quickly in the skies over Ireland.

The Irish Aviation Authority said Tuesday it was looking into “reports from a small number of aircraft” about what was called “unusual air activity” on Friday.

“The report will be investigated under the normal confidential occurrence investigation process,” the authority said in…