NEW YORK (AP) -- Hours before he gunned down Councilman James Davis, Othniel Askew told the FBI that Davis offered him $45,000 to give up a primary election challenge - and threatened to hurt his family if he did not, law enforcement sources said Thursday. Askew, in what investigators described as a rambling statement, also claimed Davis threatened to expose him as gay, the sources told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. A City Council spokeswoman called the allegations "preposterous," and investigators said they have not corroborated Askew's claims. But the claims underscore the complex, volatile relationship between the...