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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…
Rescuers locate 20 of 24 trapped in Nicaragua mine
BONANZA, Nicaragua (AP) — Rescuers in Nicaragua raced Friday to reach at least 24 freelance gold miners trapped by a landslide, including 20 who have been located and have communicated with emergency crews.
Obama crafts immigration rationale
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is crafting a blame-it-on-Congress legal justification to back up President Barack Obama’s impending executive actions on immigration.
Shooting instructor killed by 9-year-old with Uzi
PHOENIX (AP) — The accidental shooting death of a gun-range instructor by a 9-year-old girl with an Uzi has set off a powerful debate over youngsters and guns, with many people wondering what sort of parents would …
Dad acquitted in slaying of driver who killed sons
ANGLETON, Texas (AP) — A jury on Wednesday acquitted a southeast Texas man of murder in the fatal shooting of a drunken driver who had just caused an accident that killed the man’s two sons.
Woman accused of arson by way of burned bacon
VERNAL, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman accused of using a pound of bacon to start a fire in her ex-boyfriend’s house will stand trial on arson charges.
Cash keeps washing in from ALS challenge
In the couple of hours it took an official from the ALS Association to return a reporter’s call for comment, the group’s ubiquitous “ice bucket challenge” had brought in a few million more dollars.
Sheriff's divers help pull weeds
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — An eastern Idaho law enforcement dive team has been recruited to help unclog irrigation systems.
Hamas kills 18 suspected informers
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza militants Friday gunned down 18 alleged spies for Israel in an apparent attempt to plug security breaches and deter others, a day after Israel killed three top Hamas military comm…
West condemns Russia over Ukraine convoy
LUHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated sharply on Friday as Moscow sent more than 130 trucks rolling across the border in what it said was a mission to deliver humanitarian aid. Ukra…
Grizzlies can learn to use simple tools
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — It may no longer be good enough to hang your food in a tree to keep it away from bears when you go camping, according to a first-of-its-k…
Calif. wildfire destroys homes
KERNVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire northeast of Bakersfield burning in steep terrain destroyed eight homes and was threatening more than a thousand others, authorities said Wednesday.
Beheading spurs new attacks on Iraq militants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States launched a new barrage of airstrikes Wednesday against the Islamic State extremist group that beheaded American journalist …
Picture of police officer who shot unarmed man emerges
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A white police officer whose shooting death of an unarmed black 18-year-old ignited racial upheaval in a St. Louis suburb has been characterized as either an aggressor whose deadly gunfire con…
Video shows Iraq beheading investigated
WASHINGTON — In a savage response to U.S. strikes on its fighters in northern Iraq, the Islamic State on Wednesday posted a video showing the beheading of an American news photographer, and it threatened to execute…
Health-care tax not meeting revenue goal target
WASHINGTON (AP) — An “Obamacare” tax on medical devices is falling short of its revenue target because thousands of companies aren’t paying it, according to a government audit released Tuesday.