Photos: David Sweat arrest
MALONE, N.Y. (AP) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says “the nightmare is finally over” after the second of two convicted murderers who escaped three weeks ago from a maximum-security prison was shot and...
View ArticlePolice: 3 dead in small plane crash in Massachusetts
PLAINVILLE, Mass. (AP) – The pilot of a small plane that crashed into a Massachusetts home, killing all three people on board, calmly tells an air traffic controller he has no engine power and is...
View ArticleSurvey: US gasoline prices down 2 cents in the past 2 weeks
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) – The average price of gasoline has dropped 2 cents over the past two weeks to $2.85 a gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the decline comes amid a 42-cent...
View ArticleDavid Sweat in critical but stable condition in Albany hospital
ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB/WTEN) – Escaped inmate David Sweat is listed in critical condition at Albany Medical Center. Sweat is in a secure area of the hospital, where all members of the staff are trained to...
View ArticlePensioners queue outside Greek banks amid withdrawal limits
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Anxious Greek pensioners swarmed closed bank branches Monday in the hope of getting their pensions, while queues formed at ATMs as they gradually began dispensing cash again...
View ArticleHyundai snags NFL sponsorship, replacing GM
(AP) – A year ago, Hyundai Motor Co. sponsored the 2014 FIFA World Cup with the motto “Because Fútbol.” Now, the Korean automaker is going after a different type of football fan as the automotive...
View ArticleDetroit Asst. Chief: ‘I’m tired of people getting shot’
DETROIT, Mich. (CNN) – A shooting at a Detroit block party left at least five people hurt. Police say the shooting happened Sunday night outside a car wash on Detroit’s east side. Authorities say...
View ArticleJustices uphold use of drug implicated in botched executions
WASHINGTON (AP) – A deeply divided Supreme Court upheld the use of a controversial drug in lethal-injection executions Monday, even as two dissenting justices said for the first time they think it’s...
View ArticleTexas AG: Public officials may deny same-sex marriage licenses
This report is from our sister station KXAN in Austin, Texas. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Attorney General Ken Paxton released a statement Sunday on the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling stating that...
View ArticleDogs rescued from Asia meat festival
LEWISVILLE, Ind. (CNN) – Three dogs destined to be food for a dog meat festival in Asia are now in the United States, for a second chance at life. Daisy, Canon and Nicon, the two yellow labs and...
View ArticleNBC to Donald Trump: You’re fired
NEW YORK (AP) – NBC said Monday that it is ending its business relationship with mogul and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump because of comments he made about Mexican immigrants during the...
View ArticleJury rejects conservative’s bias claim against U. Iowa dean
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – A jury has ruled that the former dean of the University of Iowa law school didn’t commit political discrimination when she passed over a conservative lawyer for teaching jobs....
View ArticleTransgender immigration detainees may be housed by gender
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) – Immigration authorities will consider housing transgender detainees based on the gender they identify with in the wake of criticism about detention conditions for the...
View ArticleAuthorities ID Boy Scout who died in New Mexico flash flood
CIMARRON, N.M. (AP) – Authorities on Monday released the name of a Boy Scout who died after being swept away by a flash flood during a camping trip with his troop in northern New Mexico. New Mexico...
View ArticleChobani selected as Greek yogurt provider for school lunches
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Public schools across America will soon offer Greek yogurt as a meat substitute in school lunches beginning this fall. Chobani, a manufacturer of Greek yogurt, officials announced...
View ArticleFamilies, Arizona settle suit in deaths of 19 firefighters
PHOENIX (AP) – The state of Arizona settled a lawsuit Monday brought by a dozen families who lost loved ones when a Hotshot firefighting crew was overcome by a wildfire near the small community of...
View ArticleFight over gumbo spices leads to fatal stabbing in Florida
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) – Police say a fight over gumbo spices ended with the fatal stabbing of a Florida restaurant worker and former Florida State mascot. Panama City police say 33-year-old Caleb...
View ArticleRobert Redford urges global action on climate change
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Robert Redford said he came to the United Nations Monday not as an actor but as an environmental advocate, father, grandfather and concerned citizen to urge the world’s nations to...
View ArticleObama proposal would make 5 million more eligible for OT
WASHINGTON (AP) – Salaried workers who earn nearly $1,000 per week would become eligible for overtime pay under a proposal President Barack Obama unveiled Monday, lamenting that too many Americans are...
View ArticleMissing hikers found alive after seven days
CANADA (CNN) – The daughters of the hikers who self-rescued know just how lucky their parents are. Rick Moynan, 59, and partner Lynne Carmody, 61, were lost for seven long days – targets of a massive...
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