Rising-star hoops coach threw punch that killed man: police

NEW YORK — A rising star in college basketball’s coaching ranks threw a punch that led to the death of a New York City tourist who mistook him for an Uber driver, police said on Thursday. Wake Forest assistant coach Jamill Jones attacked digital marketing guru Sandor Szabo around 1:15 a.m. Sunday in Queens, causing him to fall and fatally hit his head on the sidewalk, police said. Szabo, visiting from Boca Raton, Florida, knocked on the window of Jones’ SUV while looking for his ride, police said. The coach got out, clocked Szabo and sped off, police said.

Kavanaugh documents released

WASHINGTON — The first documents — 5,700 pages — from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s time in George W. Bush’s White House were released Thursday.

Bankers testify in Manafort trial

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A group of bank employees on Thursday told jurors about discrepancies and outright falsehoods on Paul Manafort’s loan applications in Manafort’s federal fraud trial. Jurors saw an email from Manafort to his son-in-law, Jeffrey Yohai, in which he advised him that an appraiser was looking to schedule a visit to a New York property. “Remember, he believes that you and Jessica are living there,” Manafort wrote in the email, referencing his daughter.

First lady’s parents become citizens

NEW YORK — First lady Melania Trump’s parents, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, both in their 70s, were sworn in as U.S. citizens on Thursday. The Slovenian immigrants, a former car dealer and textile factory worker, had been living in the U.S. as permanent residents.

Lead dwindles in tight Kansas race

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s lead over Gov. Jeff Colyer in the GOP primary shrunk to only 91 votes. Kobach is perhaps President Donald Trump’s closest ally in the state.

Billionaire faces drug charges

LAS VEGAS — Tech billionaire Henry T. Nicholas III was arrested in the Las Vegas Strip on suspicion of trafficking heroin, cocaine, meth and ecstasy.