Author: AP, AP

Here are the top stories for Tuesday July 9th: Four bodies found in and around a home in Ohio, H. Ross Perot dies at 89, Britain’s Labour Party calls on next Prime Minister to hold new Brexit referendum, Volkswagen to stop producing icon Beetle.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called the sex trafficking accusations against billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein “horrendous,” but said he is deferring to President Trump regarding Labor Secretary Alex Acosta’s handling of the case. (July 9)

President Donald Trump says he’ll look “very closely” at Labor Secretary Alex Acosta’s handling of a sex trafficking case involving financier Jeffrey Epstein. Trump says he feels “very badly” for Acosta because he’s been a good secretary. (July 8)

Police in Cleveland say they are trying to question “some persons of interest” in connection with the deaths of four people found Tuesday morning. (July 9)

Flash flood warnings have been issued for a section of Nebraska after an overnight deluge. Up to nine inches of rain fell from storms that struck Buffalo, Dawson, Kearney and Phelps counties. (July 9)

Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a growing list of Democrats say Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta should resign for his role in a 2008 plea deal that let Jeffrey Epstein escape prison time for allegedly molesting dozens of teenage girls. (July 9)…

Low-income mobile home residents in hurricane-ravaged Robeson County, North Carolina are seeing dramatic increases in rent after Florida-based Time Out Communities bought 21 mobile home parks in the low-income county over the past two years. (July 9)
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White House counselor Kellyanne Conway says President Donald Trump told her on Tuesday that he hasn’t spoken with or seen billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein in 10 or 15 years. (July 9)

At the season one premiere of FX show “Snowfall,” which the late John Singleton helped produce, the cast discussed his contribution to the series. (July 9)