Oklahoma: Regulators order reduced injection well volumes after quakes
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Operators of 27 oil and natural gas wastewater disposal wells in northwest Oklahoma must reduce volume due to the swarm of moderate earthquakes in the past week, state regulators...
View ArticleGood Samaritan becomes victim after suspect poses as stranded driver
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) – This week, a good Samaritan in Murfreesboro became a crime victim after he helped someone posing as a stranded driver. The suspect pulled a gun on the good Samaritan and...
View ArticleGrowing concerns in Congress about U.S., Iran relationship
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – New video shows the moment 10 U.S. sailors were detained by Iran on Tuesday. The sailors, along with the two ships they were captured in, were quickly returned Wednesday....
View ArticleSecond day of crashes lead to road closures as snow continues to pound...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Unrelenting waves of snow crashed into western New York, hammering various parts of the region as clouds pick up moisture over Lake Erie. The lake snow forced officials across...
View ArticleRestaurant workers in New Jersey celebrate false Powerball win
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, New Jersey (WPIX) – Some people fantasize about quitting their job the second they win the Powerball jackpot. Well, after a mix-up with the numbers, that’s what one restaurant...
View ArticleChipotle to start push to win back customers in February
NEW YORK (AP) – Chipotle says it will start a marketing push in February to begin its road to recovery after a series of food scares, and that it’s confident it can win back customers over time. The...
View ArticleLower pay for poor is widening US income gap, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — The income gap afflicting major U.S. cities goes beyond the problem of rising paychecks for those at the top: Pay has plummeted for those at the bottom. Many of the poorest households...
View ArticleWHO declares end to Ebola transmission in West Africa
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization on Thursday declared an end to the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa after no new cases emerged in Liberia, while cautioning that the world cannot yet be...
View ArticleStudies show moderate drinking can lead to more exercise
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (KIMT) — Lifting weights and drinking a beer? Although putting the two together might not seem like the best idea, it may not actually be a bad one — as long as it’s done in...
View ArticleAlan Rickman, star of stage and ‘Harry Potter’ dies at 69
LONDON (AP) – British actor Alan Rickman, a classically-trained stage star and sensual screen villain in the “Harry Potter” saga and other films, has died. He was 69. Rickman’s family said Thursday...
View ArticleHow the Iowa caucuses works
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – A small group of people will soon settle themselves in a church basement or school cafeteria, away from the political coverage, data-driven online ads and candidates, to...
View ArticleTeacher faces involuntary manslaughter charges after deadly Alps avalanche
PARIS (AP) – A French teacher who accompanied high school students swept away by a deadly avalanche is in police custody, a prosecutor said Thursday. Prosecutor Jean-Yves Coquillat said an...
View ArticlePolice: Naked woman goes on rampage at Georgia Waffle House
KENNESAW, Georgia (WGCL) – Police say a woman went on a rampage at a Georgia Waffle House and that she was nude at the time. Jennifer Nicholson was arrested at a Waffle House in Kennesaw last Friday....
View ArticleFewer than 100 Guantanamo prisoners left as 10 leave to Oman
MIAMI (AP) – Ten prisoners from Yemen who were held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been released and sent to the Middle Eastern nation of Oman for resettlement, officials said Thursday, portraying it as...
View ArticleClinton cries foul over Sanders TV ad on Wall Street
WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign on Thursday accused Democratic rival Bernie Sanders of breaking a self-imposed pledge against negative advertising, offering up the latest sign...
View ArticleVideo released of 2013 Chicago police shooting of black teen
CHICAGO (AP) – Video released Thursday shows a 2013 fatal shooting of a 17-year-old black carjacking suspect by a white Chicago police officer, though footage of the moment the teenager is shot doesn’t...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood sues activists who made undercover videos
Planned Parenthood filed a federal court lawsuit Thursday alleging extensive criminal misconduct by the anti-abortion activists who produced undercover videos targeting the handling of fetal tissue at...
View ArticleRene Angelil, husband of Celine Dion, dies in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Rene Angelil, Celine Dion’s husband and manager, who molded her from a French-speaking Canadian ingénue into one of the world’s most successful singers, died Thursday after a long...
View ArticleIslamic State militants claim deadly attack in Jakarta
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – The scene had echoes of the Paris attacks: A bustling shopping area shaken by the blasts of suicide bombers and gunfire as onlookers fled in terror. But when Thursday’s...
View ArticleAverage age of new U.S. moms at all-time high, now over 26
NEW YORK (AP) – The average age of first-time mothers is at an all-time high in the U.S – over 26. The change is largely due to a big drop in teen moms. But more first births to older women also are...
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