Mom of ‘affluenza’ teen back in US after Mexico deportation
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The mother of fugitive Texas teen Ethan Couch, known for using an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving accident, has been returned to the U.S. from Mexico minus her son,...
View ArticleFla. mom shoots daughter, thinking she is intruder
Video provided by WESH ST. CLOUD, Fla. (CNN) – A woman in St. Cloud, Florida, woke up just before midnight Tuesday and fired a shot at a person she thought had broken into her home. But the person...
View ArticleNY woman beats DUI rap with claim that her body brews alcohol
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Drunken-driving charges against an upstate New York woman have been dismissed based on an unusual defense: Her body is a brewery. The woman was arrested while driving with a...
View ArticleNY man charged with planning New Year’s Eve terror attack
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) – Federal authorities say a New York man has been arrested on charges he was planning a New Year’s Eve attack at a bar to prove to the Islamic State he was worthy to join it in...
View ArticleNew Year’s celebrations, mostly happy, tainted by fears
PARIS (AP) – In Bangkok, police-flanked partygoers rang in the new year at the site of a deadly bombing that took place just months ago. In Paris, residents recovering from their city’s own deadly...
View ArticleCosby’s sexual assault charge leaves blacks feeling betrayed
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Bill Cosby, a cultural icon who once stood among America’s most beloved figures, suffered the latest and most serious blow to his forever mixed legacy, as he walked slowly into a...
View ArticleDemocrat O’Malley fails to qualify for Ohio’s primary ballot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley failed to qualify for Ohio’s primary ballot after falling short of the signatures needed to appear before the state’s voters, a...
View ArticleUnion: Nearly 600 layoffs in works at Murray Energy mines
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – Union officials said Thursday that nearly 600 coal miners could lose their jobs at Murray Energy Corp. mines in West Virginia and Ohio, dealing another blow to the beaten-down...
View ArticleFederal judge blocks Arkansas abortion law for 2 weeks
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order late Thursday preventing Arkansas from enforcing new limits on how the abortion pill is administered. U.S. District Judge...
View ArticleState: Hundreds of old Clinton emails newly classified
WASHINGTON (AP) – The State Department said Thursday that portions of 275 emails released on New Year’s Eve from Hillary Clinton’s time as secretary of state have been newly classified, bringing 2015...
View ArticlePolice: Man accused of road-rage shooting stayed on scene
PHOENIX (AP) – A man who was driving with his 4-year-old daughter and is accused of wounding another driver during a road-rage shooting in Arizona called 911 and stayed at the scene to await police, as...
View ArticlePolice: New York women’s body found in suitcase; death ruled homicide
TROY, NY (NEWS 10) – Police announced on Thursday that New York State Police divers recovered the body of Noel Alkaramla from the Hudson River on Wednesday. The body was recovered in a suitcase found...
View ArticleCapitol Edge 2016: What to expect from Congress
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – A bill the President definitely will not let be law, a new special committee and a lot fewer days on Capitol Hill for Congress. Here’s your Capitol Edge: Speaker of the...
View ArticleNew Year’s firecrackers kill 1, injure 380 in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — New Year’s firecrackers left at least one man dead and 380 others injured, and caused a fire that gutted 1,000 shanties in the Philippines despite rain and a government...
View ArticleNatalie Cole, Grammy winning singer, has died
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Natalie Cole, the Grammy-winning daughter of Nat “King” Cole” who carried on her late father’s musical legacy and, through technology, shared a duet with him on “Unforgettable,” has...
View ArticleFemale WWII pilots barred from Arlington National Cemetery
McLEAN, Va. (AP) – A rule change is keeping a group of female pilots who flew noncombat missions during World War II from having their ashes laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. The women,...
View ArticleDOC report: About half of New Mexico inmates have hepatitis C
SANTA FE (AP) – The state Department of Corrections is asking for millions of dollars to treat the large number of inmates in New Mexico prisons who have hepatitis C. The Albuquerque Journal reports...
View ArticleVideo: Worst red light crashes of 2015 aims to scare
(WFLA) – A video making the rounds on the internet might make you cringe when you see it. That’s what it was meant to do. The public safety video was released by a company called American Traffic...
View ArticlePhotos: Natalie Cole through the years
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Grammy-winning singer and daughter of jazz legend, Nat “King” Cole, Natalie Cole, died at the age of 65 on December 31, 2015.
View ArticleBill Cosby tweets ‘Thank You’ to friends, family
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Bill Cosby has tweeted a brief message to fans following his arrest on a sexual assault charge. The message says, “Friends and fans, Thank You.” It was sent Thursday from Cosby’s...
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