Iran deal brings closure to family of jailed journalist
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – The family of an Iranian American reporter who spent more than a year behind bars is thanking U.S. lawmakers and the journalism community for assisting in the chain of...
View ArticleAllegiant chief operating officer to step down
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The chief operating officer of Allegiant Air is resigning. KTNV-TV reports (http://bit.ly/238oYOb) that 52-year-old Steve Harfts is leaving after serving in the position for about a...
View ArticleMan in custody after 2 Gary-area women found strangled
GARY, Ind. (AP) – A former radio talk show host and her adult daughter were found strangled and beaten to death in and near their home, and a man who had worked for the victims was taken into custody...
View ArticlePhiladelphia homeless suspect surrenders in slaying of shelter worker
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A homeless man sought in the slaying of a shelter employee and wounding of another has surrendered to police in Philadelphia. Officer Tanya Little says charges are pending against...
View ArticleCincinnati family, university reach $5.3M deal in traffic stop death
(AP) – The sister of a man fatally shot by a University of Cincinnati police officer who pulled him over for lacking a front license plate said she hopes a $5.3 million settlement will help prevent...
View ArticleOhio bill provides confidential address for violence victims
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio is trying to catch up with other states by shielding the addresses of victims of domestic violence, stalking and other crimes from use by government agencies. Proposed...
View ArticlePittsburgh woman charged after 6 children injured in DUI crash
PITTSBURGH (AP) – A woman due in court this month in a drunken-driving case has been arrested after a suspected drunken crash in Pittsburgh that injured six children in her car. Police say none of the...
View ArticleGlass products company tops 1,000 workers at former GM plant
MORAINE, Ohio (AP) – Hiring by a glass products company hit an important milestone, topping 1,000 jobs at the site of a former General Motor Co. plant in southwest Ohio. The number of people employed...
View ArticlePolice: 3 children found in Tenn. school employee’s trunk
LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A 33-year-old elementary school employee was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment on Sunday, after officers allegedly found three children in her trunk. According...
View ArticleSnyder doesn’t have to release Flint emails under FOIA
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Gov. Rick Snyder will give his annual State of the State address on Tuesday, and some are hoping that he announces the release of documents regarding the state’s...
View ArticleStill no luck in hunt for 12 Marines after Hawaii crashes
HONOLULU (AP) – Teams searching the waters off Hawaii where two Marine helicopters crashed have had no luck so far in their hunt for 12 missing crew members. Three of the four life rafts aboard the...
View ArticleRepublicans rejoice as SCOTUS accepts Obama’s immigration case
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Republican leaders rejoiced on Tuesday as the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will consider the case against President Obama’s executive action to shield 4 million illegal...
View ArticleTrump receives key endorsement from Sarah Palin
AMES, Iowa (AP) – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump received a key endorsement Tuesday from conservative heavyweight Sarah Palin. The former Alaska governor and former running mate of...
View ArticleSarah Palin’s oldest son arrested in domestic violence case
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The oldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was arrested in a domestic violence case in which his girlfriend was afraid he would shoot himself with an AR-15 assault rifle,...
View ArticleCoast Guard to suspend search for 12 Marines off Oahu’s North Shore
(KHON) – The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday that at sunset, crews will suspend the active search for 12 Marines missing after Thursday night’s double helicopter crash off the North Shore. This was...
View ArticleMichigan Governor devotes State of the State to Flint water crisis
Video courtesy of CNN Newsource LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Only a year ago, Rick Snyder began his second term as Michigan governor promoting the same achievements that had propelled him to victory in 2014:...
View ArticleBen Carson campaign volunteer dies after car accident in Iowa
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A volunteer for Ben Carson’s presidential campaign died Tuesday after being hospitalized with injuries suffered in a car accident in western Iowa that hurt three other campaign...
View ArticleGunmen attack university in Pakistan, 20 dead
CHARSADDA, Pakistan (AP) – Gunmen stormed a university in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 20 people and triggering a heavy gunbattle with police and army troops that rushed to the scene in...
View ArticleKasich sticking with positive approach in NH campaign
HILLSBORO, N.H. (AP) – With three weeks until the primary in New Hampshire, where John Kasich’s White House hopes probably will live or die, he’s approaching his campaign with a sense of calm. Touring...
View ArticleDisney recalling infant clothing products
NEW YORK (AP) – Walt Disney Parks and Resorts are recalling Darth Vader and Disneyland 60th Anniversary infant onesies because the snaps can detach and pose a choking hazard. No injuries have been...
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