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Super Bowl planners: Shutdown brings 'uncharted territory'
ATLANTA (AP) — A day after travelers waited nearly 90 minutes in snail-speed security lines at the world's busiest airport, Atlanta's mayor is concerned about the waits that could result when the city hosts the 2019 Super Bowl.The ongoing partial government shutdown is "uncharted territory" amid planning for one of the world's biggest sporting events, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Tuesday.
"Obviously, we are in uncharted territory with the shutdown that's gone on this long, and we are preparing as best we can from our vantage point," Bottoms said.
The Latest: US says American killed in Nairobi attack
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Latest on the attack on a hotel in Nairobi, Kenya (all times local):7:50 p.m.
The U.S. State Department says an American citizen was among those killed Tuesday when extremists stormed a luxury hotel in the capital of Kenya.
Africa's Islamic militant group, al-Shabab, claimed responsibility for the attack, which involved explosions and people being gunned down at cafe tables. It's the same group that carried out the 2013 attack at the nearby Westgate Mall in Nairobi that left 67 people dead.
A department official... Read More
Complaint in Closs case could be road map for prosecution
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The criminal complaint charging a Wisconsin man with abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents laid out the case in detail and offered a possible road map for how prosecutors will seek a conviction in the girl's 88-day ordeal.The 12-page complaint against Jake Thomas Patterson focused almost entirely on Jayme's abduction and her escape , without lingering on her time in captivity.
The decision to leave out a description of what happened in the remote cabin where Jayme was held for almost three months was probably intended to... Read More
The Latest: House approves measure rebuking Iowa Rep. King
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa (all times local):7:20 p.m.
The House has approved a Democratic measure disapproving of Republican Rep. Steve King's comments about white supremacy.
The nine-term Iowa congressman was among those supporting the measure, which was approved, 424-1.
King says he agrees with South Carolina Democratic Rep. James Clyburn, the resolution's sponsor, that white supremacy is an evil that cannot be ignored. King's racist comments have been widely condemned by members of both parties in... Read More
Pederson reiterates Wentz is Philly's No. 1 QB
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eagles coach Doug Pederson reiterated Tuesday that Carson Wentz will be the team's starting quarterback in 2019.Wentz missed the final three games of the regular season and two playoff games because of a back injury. Nick Foles led Philadelphia to four straight wins and was 27 yards away from taking the Eagles to the NFC championship game before his final pass bounced off Alshon Jeffery's hands and was intercepted to seal a 20-14 victory for the New Orleans Saints.
"Yes, Carson is the quarterback going forward," Pederson said at the start of... Read More
Top Stories
- Trump's attorney general nominee: 'I will not be bullied'
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- Complaint in Closs case could be road map for prosecution
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand jumps into 2020 presidential race
- The Latest: Iowa's largest newspaper calls on King to resign
- House rebukes GOP's Steve King over racist remarks
- High drama, few results as Trump warns of 'long' shutdown
- Drug trafficker tells of bribe to ex-president of Mexico
- The IRS is recalling 46,000 workers to handle tax returns
- Al-Shabab extremists claim deadly attack on Nairobi hotel
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