DAVID DISHNEAU Associated Press HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Republican Dan Bongino is conceding to U.S. Rep. John Delaney in the close race for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. Bongino acknowleged Delaney’s victory in a statement Friday morning. The Associated Press declared Delaney the winner Thursday night after an absentee vote count. In a statement to supporters,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Falling unemployment still isn’t doing much to raise worker pay. The government says employers added 214,000 jobs last month, lowering the jobless rate to 5.8 percent. But the average hourly pay of workers rose only slightly, a glaring weak spot in an otherwise solid report. In Tuesday’s elections, voters identified the economy…
MASSILLON, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio middle school teacher who was severely injured when a rock was dropped from a Pennsylvania highway overpass onto her vehicle was welcomed by excited students as she visited the school for the first time since the accident. Sharon Budd, 52, was greeted by Edison Middle School students in…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Albuquerque City Council has endorsed an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department aimed at overhauling the troubled police department of New Mexico’s most populous city amid accusations of excessive force. The council approved the plan on an 8-0 vote during a special meeting Thursday evening. City officials are to sign…
DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer SHANGHAI (AP) — The HSBC Champions has a familiar look to Graeme McDowell, with a few exceptions. He goes into the weekend at Sheshan International in contention for a World Golf Championship, with Ian Poulter and a big-hitting American alongside. Only, now, the American is Masters champion Bubba Watson —…
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BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Bahrain has pulled out of the men’s World Handball Championships being hosted by neighbor Qatar next year. The International Handball Federation says Bahrain officials told the governing body Friday the team was withdrawing from the 24-nation event starting Jan. 15. The IHF says Bahrain, which qualified for the championships more than…
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are backing down from the record closing-highs set yesterday. Traders are looking over the government’s latest jobs report, which shows solid gains in October and a decline in the unemployment rate, but still fell short of economists’ forecasts. Among the big movers, Abercrombie & Fitch is down nearly 12 percent…
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Police say a Maine man knew when he sent poison to a depressed Englishman that the recipient intended to use it to kill himself. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1tkAMY3 ) reports that an investigation released by English police says Sidney Kilmartin, of Windham, Maine, and Andrew Denton of Hull, England, exchanged…
