Judge stops Missouri from revoking abortion license
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A federal judge on Monday blocked the state of Missouri from revoking the abortion license of a Planned Parenthood Clinic in Columbia, saying the state had treated the clinic...
View ArticleAdvocates say Chicago police crisis training has languished
CHICAGO (AP) – In the wake of another police shooting, Mayor Rahm Emanuel called for an immediate review of how the Chicago Police Department trains officers to respond to calls involving people in...
View ArticleCould 2015 Be The Year Firearm Sales Set New Records?
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA (WJBF) – 2015 could be the year of record firearm sales. Black Friday set a new all-time high for the number of background checks for gun-related purchases in one day and through...
View ArticleHoverboard catches fire at Texas mall
HUMBLE, Texas (CNN) – A hoverboard two-wheel scooter exploded and caught fire in the middle of a crowded mall in Texas Monday, prompting an evacuation. According to KPRC in Texas, shocked shoppers...
View ArticleOfficials: ‘Affluenza’ teen, mother detained in Mexico
DALLAS (AP) – Authorities said a Texas teenager serving probation for killing four people in a drunken-driving wreck after invoking an “affluenza” defense was in custody in Mexico, weeks after he and...
View Article‘That’s a great white boys,’ Fla. fisherman says to fellow boaters
JACKSONVILLE, FL (WFLA) — A group of Jacksonville fishermen unexpectedly encountered a great white shark off of the coast during a fishing charter for red snapper this week. Captain Chard Starling of...
View ArticleMacy’s recalling two Martha Stewart frying pans
Macy’s is recalling two Martha Stewart frying pans after customers said metal discs popped off and caused bruises, burns and welts. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says there were seven...
View ArticlePataki telling backers he’s planning to drop White House bid
BERLIN, N.H. (AP) — Former New York Gov. George Pataki is telling supporters he’s ready to drop his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. He’s also alerting supporters and reporters to tune...
View ArticleEx-‘Glee’ star Mark Salling accused of child-porn possession
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Authorities say former “Glee” star Mark Salling has been arrested in Los Angeles for investigation of possessing child pornography. Police Officer Tony Im says the 33-year-old actor...
View ArticlePursuit suspect crashes into 4 cars at Florida McDonald’s drive-thru
LECANTO, Fla. (WFLA) — Customers at a Citrus County McDonald’s got quite the scare on Tuesday afternoon when a police pursuit ended with the suspect smashing his vehicle into four cars in the...
View ArticleMissouri lawmakers try again with bills to address Ferguson
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Some Missouri lawmakers plan to try again in January to overhaul laws regulating police conduct in response to calls for change following the fatal 2014 police shooting of...
View ArticlePilot killed in Alaska crash wasn’t authorized to fly plane
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The pilot of a small plane that smashed into a building in downtown Anchorage on Tuesday was not authorized to fly the aircraft used in volunteer search-and-rescue missions,...
View ArticleJudge OKs brain tests in Reno end-of-life case
RENO, Nev. (AP) – A Nevada judge gave a Reno hospital the go-ahead Tuesday to conduct brain wave tests on a 20-year-old woman who has been on life-support since April, but the judge indicated she won’t...
View ArticleMan defaced Las Vegas mosque with bacon
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KSNV) – Las Vegas authorities are searching for a man who was caught on camera defacing a local mosque, with bacon. Pork is considered unclean in the Islamic tradition, and Muslims...
View ArticleNew Mexico works to unbury after record snow storm
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Crews worked to clear snow-covered roads Tuesday after a record winter storm trapped a New Mexico couple in a 12-foot snow drift for almost 20 hours, forced four newspapers to...
View ArticleTwitter revises policy banning threats and abuse
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Twitter has revised its rules of conduct to emphasize that it prohibits violent threats and abusive behavior by users, promising a tough stance at a time when critics are calling...
View ArticleThreat of meth lab residue forces Indiana family to move
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — An Indiana woman and her family are being forced to move out of their home because it may be contaminated with methamphetamine residue leftover from a meth lab bust three...
View ArticleDonald Trump says criticism of Bill Clinton is fair
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump is reviving memories of Bill Clinton’s affair with a White House intern and his turbulent interactions with black voters during South Carolina’s 2008 primary as the...
View ArticleOfficials: ‘Affluenza’ teen, mother planned flight to Mexico
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A teen fugitive who’s known for using an “affluenza” defense and his mother attempted to disguise themselves and disappear among the American tourists thronging a Mexican...
View ArticleCourt papers: Stressed NYC postal worker dumped gifts
NEW YORK (AP) – According to federal court papers, a postal worker was so overwhelmed by the number of gifts and holiday cards on his delivery route that he dumped hundreds in the trash. The New York...
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