The Latest: GOP presidential candidates meet for 5th debate
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The 2016 Republican presidential candidates are debating for the last time in 2015, this time in Las Vegas, as they race for advantage seven weeks before the first votes are cast in...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Republican debaters go astray
WASHINGTON (AP) – The vast complexities of a dangerous world were cast in too-simple terms in the latest Republican presidential debate. Here’s a look at some of the claims Tuesday night and how they...
View ArticlePolice warn shoppers to be on lookout for credit skimmers
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Police in South Carolina arrested four people in a card skimming scam. It’s a problem that’s happening all over the country. The suspects include four siblings, and one of those...
View ArticleNY college PD: Shuttle bus driver nearly 4x over legal limit
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A shuttle bus driver for Buffalo State College pleaded guilty to a felony charge of aggravated DWI while driving a school bus. On November 1, State University Police responded to...
View ArticleSeven standout moments from the GOP debate
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Republican presidential candidates gathered Tuesday evening in Las Vegas to debate terrorism and national security during the GOP field’s fifth such meeting of the 2016...
View ArticleGorilla Glass, used in cellphones, coming to cars
DETROIT (AP) — The thin, lightweight glass on your smartphone could soon be found on your car. Corning Inc.’s Gorilla Glass is used for the screens on billions of mobile phones. Now, car makers are...
View ArticleLISTEN: Professor finds rare audio of basketball inventor Naismith
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A University of Kansas researcher has discovered what is believed to be the only audio recording of basketball inventor James Naismith, during which he describes the first game he...
View ArticleStudy: High school students prefer marijuana over cigarettes
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A new study says high school seniors now prefer marijuana over cigarettes. The group “Monitoring the Future” released their findings Wednesday. This is the first time since the...
View ArticleMistrial in 1st officer’s trial in Freddie Gray case
BALTIMORE (AP) – The first effort to find a police officer criminally responsible for Freddie Gray’s death from a broken neck in a police van ended Wednesday with a hung jury and a mistrial. Officials...
View ArticleFed raises its key interest rate from record low near zero
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates from record lows set at the depths of the 2008 financial crisis, a shift that heralds modestly higher rates on some loans. The Fed...
View ArticleBuying a car? A home? Fed rate hike shouldn’t matter much
WASHINGTON (AP) — For anyone considering whether to buy a home or car, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increase Wednesday shouldn’t make much difference. The rates that most people pay for...
View ArticleLamar Odom’s downfall tops Google’s list of 2015 searches
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lamar Odom’s bizarre downfall from a former Los Angeles Lakers star to a lost soul in a Nevada brothel had the world searching Google for answers more than any other topic this...
View ArticleWoman, teen linked to deaths of kids in California storage unit
REDDING, California (KRON) — A 39-year-old woman and a teenage boy are suspected in the deaths of two children whose bodies were found inside a storage unit in Redding, authorities said. The case came...
View ArticlePolice: Woman drives into Church of Scientology, claims church is ‘evil’
AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — A woman who drove into the Church of Scientology near the University of Texas Austin campus says she did it on purpose because “they blackmail people,” according to an arrest...
View Article‘Star Wars’ fans: Leave your lightsaber at home
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — If you’re going to see ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ leave your lightsaber at home. Regal, Cinemark and AMC have banned fans from wearing masks, face paint or bringing...
View ArticleBaltimore protests rekindle after judge declares Freddie Gray mistrial
BALTIMORE (MEDIA GENERAL) – The trial of Baltimore police officer William Porter ended in a mistrial on Wednesday after the jury announced it could not reach a unanimous verdict on involuntary...
View ArticleTiny kitten rescued from conveyor belt at recycling plant
GALT, Calif. (AP) – A worker at a Northern California recycling center saved a tiny kitten from certain death when he spotted the animal heading down a conveyor belt. Tony Miranda tells television...
View ArticlePolice say herpes-infected man booked after spitting on food
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Police have arrested a fast-food worker they say was suffering from herpes and spat on an officer’s burger. Spokesman for the Baton Rouge Police Department, Cpl. Don Coppola,...
View ArticlePhotos: Baltimore protests rekindle after Freddie Gray mistrial
BALTIMORE (AP) – Prosecutors and attorneys for Baltimore Police Officer William Porter plan to meet in the judge’s chambers Thursday to discuss a possible retrial. If you are viewing this on the WKBN...
View ArticleOfficer’s mistrial in Gray’s death a letdown for both sides
BALTIMORE (AP) – Instead of a dramatic conclusion to the first of six trials of police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, the mistrial left Baltimore in suspense and confusion, with no immediate...
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