SAN FRANCISCO — The deaths of two people who fell from a popular Yosemite National Park overlook were being investigated Friday by park officials who were still working to recover the bodies. Visitors can walk to the edge of a vertigo-inducing granite ledge without railings that has become a popular...
2 Die After Falling From Overlook in Yosemite National Park
SAN FRANCISCO — Two visitors died in a fall from a popular overlook at Yosemite National Park, an official said. Park rangers were trying to recover the bodies of a man and a woman Thursday, spokesman Scott Gediman said. He didn't say when the couple fell from Taft Point, which...
Saudi Arabia Says Turkish Evidence Shows Planned Killing
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi prosecutors said Thursday that Turkish evidence shows the slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was premeditated, another change in the shifting Saudi Arabian narrative of what happened to the writer who was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. A statement from Saudi Attorney General Saud...
MLB Says Astros Doing Surveillance, Not Spying in Dugouts
CLEVELAND — The Houston Astros didn't cheat. They didn't want to get cheated. That's their story, and Major League Baseball agrees. Following an investigation into two incidents this postseason, MLB said that the defending World Series champions were conducting surveillance — not spying — when a credentialed Astros employee was...
Police Search Saudi Consul's Home. Grisly Khashoggi Slaying Alleged.
ISTANBUL — Turkish crime-scene investigators entered the residence of the Saudi consul general in Istanbul on Wednesday to search for evidence in the disappearance of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, just as a pro-government newspaper published a gruesome recounting of his alleged slaying. Saudi Arabia's green national flag flapped overhead as...
Does Nunes Deserve the Medal of Honor? Trump Says He Does.
President Donald Trump lavished high praise on Rep. Devin Nunes during an interview Thursday morning on "Fox & Friends." "If this turns out as everyone thinks it will, Devin Nunes should get the Medal of Honor," Trump said. Later on, the president suggested that the Tulare Republican should receive the...
Turkey to Search Saudi Consulate for Missing Journalist
ISTANBUL — Turkey said on Tuesday it will search the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of an investigation into the disappearance of a missing Saudi contributor to The Washington Post, a week after he vanished during a visit there. The announcement came as a surveillance image surfaced of Jamal...
California DMV: Non-Citizens May Be Registered to Vote
SACRAMENTO — At least one non-citizen and perhaps many more were improperly registered to vote in California by the Department of Motor Vehicles, prompting the secretary of state to demand a new investigation of the embattled agency Monday. The DMV said about 1,500 people may have been incorrectly registered between...
Turkey Summons Saudi Ambassador Over Missing Journalist
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has summoned the Saudi ambassador to request the kingdom's "full cooperation" in an investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who Turkish officials say was killed while visiting the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. The 59-year-old Khashoggi went missing last Tuesday while visiting the consulate for...
Who Was Questioned by FBI in Kavanaugh Probe?
WASHINGTON — The FBI has wrapped up its background investigation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but much of what it did remains a mystery, including its decisions about whom to interview. Investigation details have not been publicly disclosed. Republicans say the probe was thorough and reinforces their support of...