Minnesota woman sick with salmonella sues produce company
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Minnesota woman who became sick after eating cucumbers that may have contained salmonella is suing a California company. The lawsuit filed Monday says Kathleen Dvergsten got sick...
View ArticleKentucky clerk appeals her jailing over gay marriage
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Attorneys for the Kentucky clerk who was jailed last week because of her refusal to issue marriage licenses to gay couples said Monday they have filed an emergency motion with a...
View ArticleHundreds of officers attend funeral for Illinois lieutenant
ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) – Several hundred police officers from around the country attended a funeral Monday for a suburban Chicago lieutenant shot and killed last week, and residents of the area turned out...
View ArticleOfficials: Firefighter kills sheriff’s deputy, self
LA CANADA-FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) – A Los Angeles County firefighter shot and killed his wife – herself a deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department who was off duty at the time – and then...
View ArticleLawsuit: Girl inappropriately touched by passenger on flight
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The parents of a girl who reported being inappropriately touched by a man while flying alone from New York to Iowa have sued the man and American Airlines, saying the airline...
View ArticleClinton says no email apology: ‘What I did was allowed’
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she does not need to apologize for using a private email account and server while at the State Department because “what I did was allowed.”...
View ArticleSheriff: 4-year-old boy trapped in well in Mississippi
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) – Officials say a 4-year-old boy is stuck in a well in Mississippi with his dog, though the child is alert and talking to emergency workers. Lincoln County Sheriff Steve Rushing...
View ArticleBlue whale entangled in fishing line believed near Mexico
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) – A boat off the coast of Mexico apparently spotted the blue whale Monday that rescuers first saw several days ago entangled in hundreds of feet of fishing line near...
View ArticlePope speeds up, simplifies process for marriage annulments
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis has radically reformed the Catholic Church’s process for annulling marriages, allowing for fast-track decisions and removing automatic appeals in a bid to speed up and...
View ArticlePolice say Texas high school football players targeted referee during game
MARBLE FALLS, Texas (KXAN) — Marble Falls police are now investigating after they say two high school football players from San Antonio targeted and blindsided a referee in their game Friday night....
View ArticleSurge soda returns to store shelves after 12-year hiatus
NEW YORK – Coca-Cola hopes to see a surge in soda sales, with the return of a discontinued drink. SURGE soda is back after a 12-year hiatus. The citrus-flavored beverage was popular in the 90s, but...
View ArticleClinton says private email was a mistake, says she’s sorry
WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized Tuesday for her use of a private email account after declining since last week to express remorse for the State Department arrangement that has...
View ArticleMacy’s says it will close 35 to 40 stores in early 2016
NEW YORK (AP) – Macy’s says it will close 35 to 40 stores in early 2016, or as much as 5 percent of its namesake department stores. Macy’s said Tuesday it hasn’t selected all of the stores that will be...
View ArticleKentucky clerk who fought gay marriage is released from jail
GRAYSON, Ky. (AP) – The Kentucky county clerk jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples was released Tuesday after five days behind bars, emerging to a tumultuous hero’s welcome...
View ArticleNY governor’s aide in coma after being shot in head
NEW YORK (AP) – An aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was fighting for his life Tuesday, a day after being caught in the crossfire between two gangs in Brooklyn. Carey Gabay, a first deputy general counsel at...
View ArticleReview of debunked U.Va. gang rape to remain under wraps
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – An independent review of the University of Virginia’s handling of a student’s gang rape allegations, graphically depicted in Rolling Stone magazine and later retracted, will not be...
View ArticleScientists link oil exposure to reduced survival of fish
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Federal scientists have determined that extremely low levels of crude oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez caused heart problems in embryonic fish, a conclusion that could shape how...
View ArticleFreddie Gray’s family settles with city for $6.4M
BALTIMORE (AP) – The parents of Freddie Gray reached a tentative $6.4 million settlement with the city of Baltimore, nearly five months after their 25-year-old son was critically injured in police...
View ArticleLondon-bound plane catches fire on Las Vegas runway
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The 157 passengers aboard British Airways Flight 2276 were settled into their seats for the 10-hour flight from Las Vegas to London when a loud boom rocked the aircraft. Smoke and ash...
View ArticleSouthern California wildfire prompts home evacuations
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) – A Southern California brushfire prompted the evacuation of dozens of homes near the border of Orange and Los Angeles counties Tuesday before firefighters with help from a...
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