91 missing from landslide that buries buildings in China
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Rescuers were searching Monday for at least 91 missing people a day after a mountain of excavated soil and construction waste buried dozens of buildings when it swept through an...
View ArticlePhotos: Santa visits gone wrong
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Not every moment with Santa is picture perfect.
View ArticleGOP race gets smaller with departure of Sen. Graham
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – The number of Republican presidential candidates remaining dwindled down on Monday with the news of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s decision to drop his White House bid. Sign of the...
View ArticlePresidential hopeful Kasich launches women’s coalition
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. John Kasich has launched a women’s coalition in the first of his presidential campaign trail rounds to include his wife and twin daughters. The Republican governor...
View ArticleSeniors become targets for scams around holidays
MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH)–The warning is out, and scammers are ready to take advantage of your holiday spirit and attempt to bilk you or your elderly relatives. It’s the season for giving. Just make sure...
View ArticlePolice: Driver in Vegas crash stressed from living in car
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A homeless woman accused of slamming a car carrying her 3-year-old daughter into a crowd of pedestrians on the Las Vegas Strip was stressed out after being chased by security guards...
View ArticleMiss Universe show, host apologize for crowning wrong woman
NEW YORK (AP) – The Miss Universe pageant and host Steve Harvey doubled down on the apologies Monday after an excruciating live television moment – announcing incorrectly that Miss Colombia had won and...
View ArticleReport: No evidence to back up Trump 9/11 claims
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) – An investigation by a leading New Jersey news organization found residents and one former police officer who said they saw small groups celebrating in Jersey City on the day of...
View ArticleBill and Hillary Clinton to become grandparents, again
WASHINGTON (AP) – There may be one more Clinton on the campaign trail next fall. Chelsea Clinton, the only child of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,...
View ArticleBill Cosby sues model Beverly Johnson over drugging claim
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Bill Cosby sued one of his most vocal accusers for defamation Monday, accusing supermodel Beverly Johnson of fabricating claims that the comedian drugged and tried to sexually...
View ArticleUS troops killed near Bagram, Taliban insurgency intensifies
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide attacker rammed an explosives-laden motorcycle into a joint NATO-Afghan patrol Monday, killing six American troops in the deadliest attack on international forces...
View ArticleTexas man charged in Oklahoma interstate shootings
ARAPAHO, Okla. (AP) – A Texas man accused of killing two people while randomly firing his gun along an Oklahoma interstate was charged Monday with first-degree murder. Jeremy Doss Hardy, 36, of...
View ArticleFDA eases restrictions on blood donations from gay men
WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation’s three-decade-old ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men was formally lifted Monday, but major restrictions will continue to limit who can give blood. The Food...
View ArticleCDC reports new E. coli cases from November
NEW YORK (AP) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday it is investigating a more recent batch of E. coli cases linked to Chipotle, and that it does not know yet if they are linked...
View ArticleWashington regulators allow limited ‘Ride the Ducks’ restart
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – A Seattle tour company involved in a deadly crash in September can resume operating a limited fleet of amphibious vehicles but must gain approval of a safety plan by the end of...
View ArticleKansas is 5th state where lottery prizes may have been fixed
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – The former security chief for a national group that operates state lotteries personally bought two prize-winning tickets in Kansas worth $44,000, investigators said Monday,...
View ArticleSpaceX launches rocket 6 months after accident, then lands
SpaceX sent a rocket soaring toward orbit Monday night with 11 small satellites, its first mission since an accident last summer. Then it landed the leftover 15-story booster back on Earth, safely. It...
View Article‘Star Wars’ fan in NY legally changes name to Darth Vader
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (AP) – Darth Vader is a tattooed 43-year-old former Marine who owns a gym and is raising funds online for a bone marrow transplant. The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester reports...
View ArticleSenators’ surprising hobbies to de-stress over the holidays
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – When senators leave the nation’s biggest pressure cooker for the holidays, they have some interesting ways of de-stressing. We’re talking python hunting, competitive...
View ArticleWar of words escalates between Trump and Clinton
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – During a rally in Michigan on Monday night, GOP front runner Donald Trump stepped up his attacks against likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. The attack...
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