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More U.S. colleges dropping standardized testing requirements
This report is from our sister station WTHI in Terre Haute, Ind. BRAZIL, Ind. (WTHI) – Many high school students have a common fear of the SAT or ACT test. The numbers scored, could end up determining...
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US unemployment benefit applications dropped to 275,000
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, keeping this key indicator of labor market health near historic lows. The Labor Department says that weekly applications...
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Fiat Chrysler recalls over 1.5M trucks for air bag problems
DETROIT (AP) – Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.5 million trucks to fix problems with side-impact and driver’s air bags. The biggest of two recalls announced Thursday covers 1.35 million Ram...
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Photos: 2016 Presidential election candidates
WAUKESHA, Wis. (MEDIA GENERAL) – Monday, Scott Walker became the latest to join the field of candidates for U.S. President in 2016.
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Antivirus software magnate, John McAfee plans to run for President in 2016
OPELIKA, Alabama (WRBL) – WRBL has learned that antivirus software magnate, John McAfee, plans to run for President in 2016. McAfee has also created his own party called The Cyber Party. McAfee...
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Firefighters battle to protect treasured California Sequoias
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – Firefighters in Central California on Thursday say the state’s largest wildfire threatens to sweep through an ancient grove of Giant Sequoia trees considered to be a national...
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Man killed, trooper hurt in gunfight at Indiana apartments
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Undercover police chasing a suspect through an Indianapolis apartment complex fatally shot the man in an exchange of gunfire Thursday in which an Indiana State Police officer was...
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Investigators in Illinois officer’s death criticize coroner
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) – Officials leading the investigation into the shooting death of a northern Illinois police officer slammed a county coroner for releasing details they say could jeopardize their...
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Arizona police confirm 11th vehicle attack, seek tips
PHOENIX (AP) – The search for a suspect in a string of Phoenix freeway shootings took on frenzied pace Thursday as police jumped from one spot to another, investigating five more reports of vehicles...
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Photos: Remembering 9/11
(MEDIA GENERAL) -A look back at the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. If you are viewing this on the WKBN app, you can view Photos: Remembering 9/11 on WKBN.com.
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Flight 93 visitor center marks 14th anniversary of attacks
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) – A new $26 million visitor complex is expected to draw a larger than normal crowd for the 14th anniversary observance at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania. The...
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Father of slain TV journalist takes fight for gun Control to Capitol Hill
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Andy Parker, the father of Alison Parker, the reporter shot and killed along with her photographer Adam Ward on live television in Roanoke, pledges to do “whatever it takes” to...
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Rick Perry dropping out of 2016 race
This report is from our sister station KXAN in Austin, Texas. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has suspended his run for the White House, becoming the first major Republican candidate...
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After spill, work suspended at 10 mine sites
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Site investigations and some cleanup work at 10 polluted mining complexes in four states were suspended because of conditions similar to those that led to a massive wastewater...
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Subway: Review finds ‘serious’ complaint about Jared Fogle
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The Subway restaurant chain said it received a “serious” complaint about Jared Fogle when he was the company’s spokesman but that the complaint did not imply any criminal sexual...
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Prosecution answers Durst motion to toss hotel room evidence
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Registering at a hotel under a false name and with phony IDs cost real estate heir Robert Durst his right to privacy there, say federal prosecutors in New Orleans. Durst, an...
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Obama promotes online search tool with college-specific data
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama on Saturday debuted a redesigned online tool with college-specific information about student costs, loans and potential earning power, scaling back a planned...
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Bid to shut Guantanamo roils Pentagon, White House, Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration’s struggling quest to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is mired in state and federal politics. Frustrated White House and Pentagon...
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Police chief: Minnesota man killed his family, then himself
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The founder of a social networking service for nurses used a shotgun to kill his wife and three children before turning the gun on himself, police said Saturday after the release of...
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Small plane crashes into New Jersey backyard; 1 dead
WATERFORD, N.J. (AP) – Authorities say a small plane has crashed into a wooded area behind a home in southern New Jersey, leaving one person dead. Camden County spokesman Dan Keashen says the plane...
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