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February 15, 2020 6:05 a.m.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's wall claim is beyond 'redemption'

WASHINGTON (AP) — On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, President Donald Trump told a rally that people who are in the United States illegally are paying for his Mexico border wall. It was the latest iteration of his effort to convince the public that Mexico is covering the cost, just as he promised throughout his 2016 campaign and since.

February 15, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Trump Fed nominee Shelton faces skepticism at Senate hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Donald Trump's nominees for the Federal Reserve came under sharp questioning Thursday from senators over her unorthodox economic views, including from two Republicans whose doubts about her nomination could imperil it.

February 15, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Trump doesn't heed Barr's request to cool tweeting on DOJ

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unbowed by a public rebuke from his attorney general, President Donald Trump says he has the "legal right" to intervene in criminal cases and sidestep the Justice Department's historic independence. At the same time, it was revealed federal prosecutors have been ordered to review the criminal case of his former national security adviser.

February 15, 2020 12:05 a.m.

McCabe, an ex-FBI official targeted by Trump, not charged

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have declined to charge former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, closing an investigation into whether the longtime target of President Donald Trump's ire lied to federal officials about his involvement in a news media disclosure, McCabe's legal team said.

February 15, 2020 12:05 a.m.

The women of 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' redraw the frame

NEW YORK (AP) — What’s inside the frame and what’s outside of it are electrifyingly synonymous in French filmmaker Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.”

February 14, 2020 10:05 p.m.

Trump doesn't heed Barr's request to cool tweeting on DOJ

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unbowed by a public rebuke from his attorney general, President Donald Trump says has the "legal right" to intervene in criminal cases and sidestep the Justice Department's historic independence. At the same time, it was revealed federal prosecutors have been ordered to review the criminal case of his former national security adviser.

February 14, 2020 10:05 p.m.

McCabe, an ex-FBI official targeted by Trump, not charged

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have declined to charge former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, closing an investigation into whether the longtime target of President Donald Trump's ire lied to federal officials about his involvement in a news media disclosure, McCabe's legal team said.

February 14, 2020 3:05 p.m.

Unrepentant Trump ignores Barr's plea to back off tweeting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unbowed by a public rebuke from his attorney general, President Donald Trump on Friday declared he has the "legal right" to intervene in criminal cases and sidestep the Justice Department's historic independence. At the same time, it was revealed federal prosecutors have been ordered to review the criminal case of his former national security adviser.

February 14, 2020 1:05 p.m.

Mississippi gave $2M in welfare money to wrestler's group

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi gave more than $2.1 million in federal welfare money to a ministry run by former pro wrestler Ted DiBiase Sr., who was known in the ring as “The Million Dollar Man."

February 14, 2020 11:05 a.m.

US won't charge ex-FBI official McCabe, a Trump target

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have declined to charge former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, closing an investigation into whether the longtime target of President Donald Trump's ire lied to federal officials about his involvement in a news media disclosure, McCabe's legal team said Friday.

February 14, 2020 7:05 a.m.

Trump ignores AG Barr's request to stop tweeting about DOJ

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday ignored his attorney general's public request to stop tweeting about the Justice Department, saying he had the legal right to ask the agency to intervene in a criminal case but so far has “chosen not to.”

February 14, 2020 4:30 a.m.

AP News Digest 7 a.m.

Here are the AP's latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP's coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

February 14, 2020 12:30 a.m.

AP News Digest 3 a.m.

Here are the AP's latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP's coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

February 14, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Calif. man free after DNA site leads to new arrest in murder

PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California authorities used recently developed DNA techniques to free one man and implicate another for only the second time in the United States, officials said Thursday.

February 14, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Trump Fed nominee Shelton faces skepticism at Senate hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Donald Trump's nominees for the Federal Reserve came under sharp questioning Thursday from senators over her unorthodox economic views, including from two Republicans whose doubts about her nomination could imperil it.

February 14, 2020 12:05 a.m.

The women of 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' redraw the frame

NEW YORK (AP) — What’s inside the frame and what’s outside of it are electrifyingly synonymous in French filmmaker Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.”

February 13, 2020 2:30 p.m.

Calif. man free after DNA site leads to new arrest in murder

PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California authorities used recently developed DNA techniques to free one man and implicate another for only the second time in the United States, officials said Thursday.

February 13, 2020 11:05 a.m.

California man exonerated in 1985 slaying thanks to new DNA

PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California authorities used recently developed DNA techniques to free one man and implicate another for only the second time in the United States, officials said Thursday.

February 13, 2020 11:05 a.m.

Ex-Dallas officer not guilty of assault in fatal shooting

DALLAS (AP) — A former Dallas police officer who opened fire on a 21-year-old woman driving a stolen car in January 2017 is not guilty of assault in her death, a jury decided Thursday.

February 13, 2020 9:05 a.m.

Trump Fed nominee Shelton faces skepticism at Senate hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Donald Trump's nominees for the Federal Reserve came under sharp questioning Thursday from senators over her unorthodox economic views, including from two Republicans whose doubts about her nomination could imperil it.