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A court document says an Indianapolis man suspected of killing three adults and a child told police he fatally shot the four victims after he and his girlfriend argued because he wanted a share of her stimulus check. Twenty-five-year-old Malik Halfacre is being held on four preliminary murder counts of murder and other charges. A probable cause affidavit filed Monday in Marion County states that Halfacre told officers following his arrest that he and his girlfriend “were arguing because he wanted some of her stimulus check.” He told officers he then shot the four victims in the house, took the money, his girlfriend's purse, and her car and fled.

A Montana man who was cited for disorderly conduct for yelling at his neighbor in a political flag dispute has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and was fined $100. Michael Challans of Helena tells the Independent Record that he apologized to his neighbor, Tim Mielke, saying he didn't deserve to be treated that way. Challans used profanities and anti-gay slurs while yelling at Mielke on March 1. The encounter was captured on Mielke's doorbell camera. Mielke says in response to his neighbors continued flying of pro-Trump and anti-Biden flags, he put up a flag that read: “TRUMP LOST LOL.” 

Long-term success is built through the draft, though teams can gain an edge toward winning a championship by supplementing their roster in free agency.  Look no further than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who signed Tom Brady last year. Brady led the Bucs to their second Super Bowl title and his seventh. Tampa coach Bruce Arians called Brady the “missing piece” for a team that had won seven games in 2019 and hadn’t reached the playoffs since 2007. Brady immediately instilled a winning mentality in his teammates upon his arrival in Tampa following 20 seasons with the New England Patriots.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities said Tuesday they would block Twitter in a month if it doesn't take steps to remove banned content, a move that escalates the Russian government’s drawn-out standoff with social media platforms that have played a…

Arguments at the Supreme Court have looked and sounded a lot different over the past year. The justices have now heard nearly 50 arguments by telephone because of the coronavirus pandemic. And more than 100 attorneys have called in to the virtual sessions, some thousands of miles from Washington. The court has said it will hear arguments by phone at least through March. But it’s unclear when in-person arguments might resume or what, if anything, might change when they do. The past year has forced the court to alter its traditions in ways it would likely not otherwise have considered.

Besides working on her newsmaking interview with Meghan and Prince Harry, Oprah Winfrey has been busy with the novels of Marilynne Robinson. Winfrey announced Tuesday that she has selected Robinson’s acclaimed quartet of “Gilead” narratives for her next book club selection. Robinson won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005 for “Gilead,” the first of her books set in the fictional Iowa town of Gilead. She has followed with “Home,” “Lila” and “Jack.” Monday’s announcement continues Winfrey’s partnership with Apple, which she began in 2019 by choosing Ta-Nehisi Coates’ novel “The Water Dancer.”

University of Hartford point guard Traci Carter has led his 16th-seeded Hawks to the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance. It's not the biggest thing going on in his life. The 24-year-old graduate transfer is trying to save lives off the court through a camp program he started after losing his little brother, 21-year-old Semaj, to gun violence in Philadelphia. The Anchors Camp brings at-risk city kids to a farm in New York where they're introduced to trades such as plumbing and electrical work. Carter graduates later this year and plans to work on the idea full time.

Yaphet Kotto, the commanding actor who brought tough magnetism and stately gravitas to films including the James Bond movie “Live and Let Die” and “Alien,” has died. He was 81. Kotto’s wife, Tessie Sinahon, announced his death in a Facebook post. She said he died Monday in the Philippines. Kotto was best known for his infuriated FBI agent in “Midnight Run,” the James Bond villain Mr. Big in “Live and Let Die” and the technician Dennis Parker in 1979’s “Alien.” On TV, he played Al Giardello from 1993 to 1999 on the NBC series “Homicide: Life on the Street.” He's survived by his wife and six children. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Industrial output fell sharply in February as severe winter storms battered much of the country, disrupting a wide range of manufacturing activities from autos to chemical plants. The expectation is that the drop will be temporary although…

HONG KONG (AP) — Encrypted messaging app Signal appears to have been blocked in mainland China, the latest foreign social media service to cease working in a country where the government tightly controls the flow of information. As of Tuesday,…

A campaign tied to the Tuesday debut of Michelle Obama’s children’s food show is aiming to provide more than one million meals to food insecure communities. The nonprofit Partnership for a Healthier America is launching the “Pass the Love w/ Waffles + Mochi” initiative. It's being done in collaboration with Obama, and the production company owned by the former first lady and former President Barack Obama. The campaign was inspired by Michelle Obama's Netflix series “Waffles + Mochi." Walmart and Blue Apron have jumped in to support the initiative. An official says the two companies will contribute funds to the campaign, and raise money for it among their customers. 

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans spent less last month, partly due to bad weather in parts of the country that kept shoppers away from stores. Retail sales fell a seasonally adjusted 3% in February from the month before, the U.S.…