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DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family
The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner railed against Trump adminis…
California fire crews bear down as wind nears
PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Crews battling a massive blaze in California that has threatened thousands of homes and fouled the air in two states were standing their ground Wednesday as gusty winds quickly approached…
College blocks anonymous social media site
NORTHFIELD, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont college president has blocked access to an anonymous social media site because he says it was being used for cyberattacks against some students.
Rescuers amputate leg to save trapped man
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African rescue workers recently performed surgery on the side of a cliff, amputating the leg of a man whose foot was jammed between rocks in a drama reminiscent of the ordeal of Aron Ralst…
Dutch to send fighter jets to strike at ISIS
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government says it will send six F-16 fighter jets to strike at the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq.
Ford's sister detailed crack incident to police
TORONTO (AP) — Newly released court documents say Rob Ford’s sister told police the Toronto mayor was smoking crack cocaine with her one night in April in the company of a drug dealer and another man who is facing …
U.S. to pay $554 million to Navajo Nation
The U.S. government has agreed to pay the Navajo Nation $554 million to finalize a lawsuit stemming from claims of mismanaged funds on the reservation that date back several decades.
Leaders: Airstrikes are just the start
WASHINGTON (AP) — The one-two-three punch of American and Arab airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq was just the beginning, President Barack Obama and other leaders declared Tuesday. They pr…
Fired UPS employee kills two, self in Alabama shooting
BIRMINGHAM (MCT) — A gunman who recently lost his job at UPS opened fire at a UPS facility in Alabama on Tuesday morning, killing two former co-workers and himself, Birmingham police said.
Judge rules against snowboarders in ski resort suit
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Utah on Tuesday tossed a lawsuit brought by snowboarders against one of the last ski resorts in the country to prohibit their sport, ruling that boarders don’t have a consti…
Inmates escape California jail
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities were on the hunt Saturday for five men who escaped from a central California jail.
Tour ship gets stuck by Statue of Liberty
NEW YORK (AP) — A 120-foot-tall schooner ran aground and got stuck in shallow waters near the Statue of Liberty on Saturday afternoon, officials said. No injuries were reported and the 121 tourists on board were fe…
More than 1,000 search for missing Virginia college student
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Nearly 1,000 volunteers, some driven by worry for the safety of their own families, fanned out from the University of Virginia campus Saturday to search for a sophomore who disappeared a…
White House has two security breaches in two days
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who drove up to a White House gate and refused to leave was arrested on Saturday, the Secret Service said, less than 24 hours after another man jumped the fence and made it all the way into …
Turkish hostages freed by ISIS
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities say they have freed 49 hostages from one of the world’s most ruthless militant groups without firing a shot, paying a ransom or offering a quid pro quo.
Man barricaded in home on Shoshone reservation, FBI
A man believed to have weapons has barricaded himself in a home on the Fort Hall Reservation in southeast Idaho, Shoshone-Bannock Tribal officials said Saturday.