Democratic, GOP races tight as Iowa kicks off 2016 voting
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In a high-stakes test of enthusiasm versus organization, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders hope to ride voter energy into victories in Monday’s Iowa caucuses,...
View ArticleFla. woman pulls over officer for speeding
DORAL, Fla. (WSVN) — A driver turned the tables on a Miami-Dade Police officer when she pulled him over near Downtown Miami and accused him of speeding, triggering an investigation into the...
View ArticleCalifornia hospital fined for leaving towel inside patient for three months...
FRESNO, CA (WCMH) — A hospital in Fresno, California will have to pay an $86,000 fine for a mistake that nearly cost a patient his life by leaving a towel inside his body following surgery. According...
View ArticleIt’s here: Iowa voters prepare to choose the next nominee
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – After months of get out the vote town halls and millions of dollars spent on advertisements, tonight the voters of Iowa will help set a course to determine who the next...
View ArticleIowa Caucus: 8 things you need to know
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View ArticleCDC closing Chipotle E-Coli investigation
NEW YORK (AP) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says E. coli outbreaks at some Chipotle restaurants appears to be over. The CDC is closing its investigation. Chipotle (CMG) has suffered...
View ArticleWHO declares Zika virus international emergency
GENEVA (AP) – The World Health Organization has announced that the explosive spread of the Zika virus in the Americas is an “extraordinary event” that merits being declared an international emergency....
View ArticleArizona Mom listens to son’s heart live, thanks to organ donation
(WISH) – A mom got to hear a sound that she thought she would never get to hear again after her 18-month-old son passed away. The Arizona mom recently got to meet the recipient of her son’s heart and...
View ArticleUniv. of Florida student dies after 6-story fall at apartment complex
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — A University of Florida student died early Sunday morning after falling from the 6th floor of an apartment building near campus. Chance W. Wolf, 20, of Weston, was pronounced...
View ArticlePasco, Florida woman uses ‘defecated pants’ as reason for stealing $199 in...
SPRING HILL, Fla. (WFLA) — Deputies say a Land O’ Lakes woman used reusable grocery bags to steal $199 worth of groceries from a Hernando Publix grocery store and then claimed she walked out of the...
View ArticleNC couple ran 2 meth labs in house, also had weapon of mass destruction,...
SILER CITY, N.C. (WNCN) — A Siler City couple were running two meth labs out of a house and having a weapon of mass destruction, Chatham County Sheriff’s officials say. The lab – along with the weapon...
View ArticleThe Latest: Cruz declared winner in Iowa caucuses
Video by CNN Newsource DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The latest on developments in Monday’s Iowa caucuses, the opening contest in the 2016 race for the White House (all local times): 10:02 p.m. Ted Cruz...
View ArticleCollege student finds glitch to own Google site, gets $12K
BOSTON (AP) – A Massachusetts graduate student who pointed out a glitch that allowed him to briefly “own” the world’s most heavily trafficked website has been awarded more than $12,000 from Google. The...
View ArticleCrowds come out for Iowa caucuses
IOWA CITY, IOWA (WKBN) – It was standing room only on Monday in Iowa City Precinct 23. Due to the large crowds, the Democratic caucus didn’t start until 7:50 p.m., local time. WKBN First News Anchor...
View ArticleCruz takes Iowa, besting Trump and emerging from GOP pack
Video by CNN Newsource MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A victorious Ted Cruz and buoyant Marco Rubio emerged from Iowa with compelling claims to the outsider and mainstream mantles in the fractured Republican...
View ArticleCruz, Trump Iowa caucus upset jolts 2016 GOP field
DES MOINES (MEDIA GENERAL) – Donald Trump built a presidential campaign and real estate empire by portraying himself as a never-fail winner. The Iowa caucuses upset that plan going forward. Cruz won....
View ArticleFBI: Animal cruelty now counted along with felony crimes
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKBN) – Acts of cruelty against animals are now counted alongside felony crimes like arson, burglary, assault, and homicide in the FBI’s expansive criminal database. On January 1, the...
View ArticlePennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil ‘predicts’ early spring
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — The handlers of Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, said the furry rodent failed to see his shadow at dawn Tuesday, meaning he “predicted” an early...
View ArticleO’Malley drops out of Democratic race for president
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley ended his Democratic presidential campaign Monday midway through vote-counting in the Iowa caucuses, terminating a bid that failed to gain...
View ArticleMike Huckabee ends his 2nd bid for president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Huckabee ended his second campaign for the White House on Monday amid a dismal showing in the Iowa caucuses that he won in his first bid eight years ago. As caucus results were...
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