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Woman sneaks into airplane cockpit; terrorism not suspected
SAUGET, Ill. (AP) – A woman talked her way past a security guard early Wednesday and entered the cockpit of a private plane at an Illinois airport before she was caught and taken to a hospital for...
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GOP activists in swing-state Ohio keen to watch debate
WEST CHESTER, Ohio (AP) – For Republican activists in a party stronghold of swing-state Ohio, Thursday night’s first major presidential campaign debate in Cleveland will be must-see TV as the GOP...
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Sister: Man charged with killing officer claims self-defense
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – The sister of an ex-convict charged with fatally shooting a Memphis police officer during a struggle says her brother was just trying to defend himself because the officer was...
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Backfires, not gunshots? So says man arrested at Camp Shelby
NEW AUGUSTA, Miss. (AP) – Soldiers participating in a training exercise on a Mississippi military base heard it Tuesday and Wednesday – noises they believed were gunshots around the fringes of Camp...
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25 miles of highway to close for pope’s Philly visit
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Philadelphia drivers know to avoid the routinely congested Schuylkill Expressway under normal circumstances. Come the last weekend of September, they won’t have a choice. Pope...
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Dream of free and open Internet dying, lawyer says
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The dream of a free and open Internet is slowly being killed by overregulation, censorship and bad laws that don’t stop the right people, a top computer crime defense lawyer says. The...
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Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) – Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday, with Mayor Kazumi Matsui renewing calls for U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders...
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Travel Tips: Luggage Handling
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – An aviation communications and technology company said more than 24 million bags were delayed, damaged, lost, or stolen at the hands of the airline industry in 2014....
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Shreveport police: Officer shot, killed; manhunt ongoing
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) – Police in northwest Louisiana say an officer has died after being shot while on duty, and a manhunt for a suspect is under way. Shreveport police spokesman Bill Goodin tells The...
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Police describe scene inside Antioch theater attack; 911 call released
This report is from our sister station WKRN in Nashville, Tenn. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) –Police described the scene inside the theater where a suspect armed with an ax and airsoft pistol that looked...
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Man arrested in Connecticut after allegedly giving 4-year-old a “wet willy”
SHELTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A 34-year-old man was arrested in Shelton on Tuesday after allegedly giving a four-year-old child a wet willy. Police say Michael Migani stuck his finger in his mouth, then put...
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Photos: GOP Presidential debate roster
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Police suspect Missouri woman died from buttocks injections
EDMUNDSON, Mo. (AP) — Police suspect a woman died from complications after receiving illegal, cosmetic injections in her buttocks at a hotel room in the St. Louis suburb of Edmundson. Edmundson Police...
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Electrode skullcap shows promise fighting brain cancer
AUSTIN (KXAN) — 14,000 Americans will lose their battle this year with brain cancer. Now, there is a new weapon to fight it. The Optune is an electrode skullcap that sends signals to the brain around...
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Order up! Virginia jail lets family members order inmates fresh food
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Norfolk Sheriff’s Office is launching a new, online food ordering program for inmates inside the Norfolk City Jail. ‘811 Marketplace‘ is scheduled to begin taking orders on Aug....
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Police say suspect in custody in Louisiana officer’s death
A man accused of killing a Shreveport police officer was arrested Thursday after a round-the-clock manhunt, police said. Grover Cannon, 27, was in a backyard detached garage not far from the house...
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Activists want more transparency in counterterrorism efforts
BOSTON (AP) – Muslim groups and civil rights activists across the nation Thursday called for greater transparency in a program by President Barack Obama’s administration that’s aimed at countering...
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Suit revived vs. Christie allies over bridge lane closings
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – A lawsuit against former allies of Gov. Chris Christie in connection with the George Washington Bridge lane closings was refiled Thursday, several weeks after a judge dismissed an...
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Some who fled California wildfire find their home destroyed
CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. (AP) – Thousands of people driven from their homes by a massive Northern California wildfire began to trickle back to their neighborhoods Thursday, and some saw what they most...
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NY workers building altar, lectern for Pope Francis’ visit
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. (AP) – Carpenter Hector Rojas tried to explain the emotion behind cutting, sanding and assembling a wooden chair that Pope Francis will use during a Mass at Madison Square Garden in...
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