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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…
Police identify officer who shot Missouri teen as tensions begin to ease
FERGUSON, Mo. — Police on Friday identified the officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager and released documents alleging the young man had been suspected of stealing a $48.99 box of cigars from a convenie…
Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A grand jury indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday for abusing the powers of his office by carrying out a threat to veto funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption — makin…
Cops seek two suspects in Amish kidnapping
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York sheriff says two young Amish sisters now safe at home were kidnapped from their family farm stand and police are seeking more than one person responsible.
Some polygamous families face eviction for not paying $100 fees
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Fourteen families who live in a community once controlled by polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs could be evicted from their homes on the Utah-Arizona border in the coming weeks if they don’t …
Two Amish girls abducted from roadside farm stand
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Searchers scoured a patch of far northern New York on Thursday for two Amish girls who were apparently abducted from their family’s roadside farm stand, a hunt hampered by the lack of photos of …
Arizona teacher accused of being drunk in class
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona high school teacher who feared she was too inebriated to drive took a cab to work, then continued drinking throughout the day until students alerted administrators that she was cursing and…
Questions remain over Bakken oil volatility
BISMARCK, N.D. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx did not give a definitive answer to North Dakota officials about the volatility of Bakken crude oil.
Teen hurt in fall from Phoenix mountain dies
PHOENIX (AP) — A teenage boy who, along with an off-duty Phoenix firefighter, was critically injured while rappelling down Camelback Mountain has died.
Iconic actress Bacall dies at 89
Iconic actress Lauren Bacall dies at 89
NEW YORK (AP) — Lauren Bacall, the slinky, sultry-voiced actress who created on-screen magic with Humphrey Bogart in “To Have and Have Not” and “The Big Sleep”…
Robin Williams hanged himself
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — Struggling with depression, Robin Williams tried to cut his wrist and hanged himself in a bedroom of his San Francisco Bay Area home,…
Iraq: U.S. launches four airstrikes
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military says American jet fighters and drones have conducted four more airstrikes on Islamic militants in Iraq, taking out armored carriers and a truck that were firing on civilians.
Work to begin on Yellowstone project
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A $15 million project to improve infrastructure at the Yellowstone National Park gateway community of Gardiner, Montana, will begin soon.
Last deactivated missile silos destroyed
GREAT FALLS (AP) — Crews finished eliminating the last of the deactivated intercontinental ballistic missile silos operated by Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana.
Wounded soldier skydives with Maine first lady
Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills and his team from the 82nd Airborne were checking out reports of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan when one detonated underneath him.