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Takeaways: Trump’s campaign has received scores of donations from problematic donors

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump directed his attorney general last month to investigate online fundraising, he cited concerns that foreigners and fraudsters were using elaborate “schemes” and “dummy accounts” to funnel illegal contributions to politicians and causes. Instead of calling for an expansive probe, however,

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Trump wants an investigation of Democrats’ fundraising. His own campaign has issues

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump directed his attorney general last month to investigate online fundraising, he cited concerns that foreigners and fraudsters were using elaborate “schemes“ and “dummy accounts” to funnel illegal contributions to politicians and causes. Instead of calling for an expansive probe, however,

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Samoa’s leader seeks an early election after opponents reject her budget

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa ’s Prime Minister said she would seek to dissolve Parliament, prompting an early election, after a vote on her government’s budget for the next year failed Tuesday. Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa’s admission of defeat followed months of political havoc in the South Pacific island nation,

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Marcel Ophuls, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who forced France to face its WWII past, is dead at 97

By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Marcel Ophuls, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker whose landmark 1969 documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” shattered the comforting myth that most of France had resisted the Nazis during World War II, has died at 97. The German-born filmmaker, who was the son of legendary filmmaker Max Ophuls,

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National League Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .361; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .333; Donovan, St. Louis, .328; Machado, San Diego, .319; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .310; Stowers, Miami, .300; Perdomo, Arizona, .299; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .295; Abrams, Washington, .294; Hoerner, Chicago, .293. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 57; Crow-Armstrong, Chicago, 41; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 41; Tucker, Chicago, 41; Betts, Los Angeles, 40; Carroll,

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American League Leaders

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .397; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .350; Goldschmidt, New York, .345; O’Hearn, Baltimore, .340; Kwan, Cleveland, .314; Ramírez, Cleveland, .313; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .309; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .302; Meyers, Houston, .300; Bregman, Boston, .299. RUNS_Judge, New York, 49; Devers, Boston, 36; Goldschmidt, New York, 36; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 35; Rooker, Athletics, 34; Torkelson, Detroit,

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–LOST BOMBER CREW WWII bomber crash left 11 dead and ‘non-recoverable.’ 4 are finally coming home SUMMARY: The

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–LOST BOMBER CREW WWII bomber crash left 11 dead and ‘non-recoverable.’ 4 are finally coming home SUMMARY: The

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–LOST BOMBER CREW WWII bomber crash left 11 dead and ‘non-recoverable.’ 4 are finally coming home SUMMARY: The

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–LOST BOMBER CREW WWII bomber crash left 11 dead and ‘non-recoverable.’ 4 are finally coming home SUMMARY: The

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