Video records owl caught on fishing lure in Texas, fisherman helps
This report is from our sister station KXAN in Austin, Texas. AUSTIN (KXAN) — An owl got more than it expected when it tried to snatch a fisherman’s lure Saturday morning. Garry, the man who recorded...
View ArticleWhole Foods to cut about 1,500 jobs over next 8 weeks
NEW YORK (AP) – Grocery chain Whole Foods is cutting about 1,500 jobs, or 1.6 percent of its workforce, over the next eight weeks as it looks to lower prices and keep up with competition. Whole Foods...
View ArticleNASA: Strong evidence Mars has streams of salt water in summertime
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists are reporting that Mars appears to have not only frozen water but flowing streams of salty water, at least in the summertime. They say their latest observations...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood president ‘proud’ of fetal tissue work
WASHINGTON (AP) – In Planned Parenthood’s first congressional appearance since the release of undercover videos, the group’s president is defending its provision of fetal tissue for researchers and...
View ArticleTakata air bag recalls could expand to 7 more companies
DETROIT (AP) – Seven more companies including electric car maker Tesla Motors could be facing recalls because they use air bag inflators made by Takata Corp., according to letters they received last...
View ArticleWashington state suspends operations of duck tour company
SEATTLE (AP) – Washington state regulators suspended the operations of a Seattle tour company Monday after one of its amphibious vehicles swerved into an oncoming charter bus last week, killing five...
View ArticleFBI to collect better data on police shootings, use of force
WASHINGTON (AP) – The FBI will begin collecting and providing to the public more information about police shootings of civilians, FBI Director James Comey said Monday as the agency released annual data...
View ArticleWisconsin man charged with beheading mother with sword
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin man prosecutors say is severely mentally ill was charged Monday in the death of his mother, who was beheaded with a sword. Matthew Skalitzky, 40, appeared in court,...
View ArticleJudge sanctions Border Patrol over destruction of evidence
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – A federal judge in Arizona has issued sanctions against the U.S. Border Patrol over destruction of evidence the agency was required to keep during an ongoing civil lawsuit. Judge...
View ArticleHouse votes to renew FAA authority for 6 months
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House has passed a bill temporarily renewing authorization for the Federal Aviation Administration while lawmakers consider whether to take responsibility for air traffic control...
View ArticleRepublican front-runner Trump proposes tax cuts for all
NEW YORK (AP) – After weeks of vowing to raise taxes on “hedge fund guys” and high-income earners, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump unveiled a tax plan Monday that would cut rates...
View ArticleScramble to fill top jobs in House after Boehner exit
WASHINGTON (AP) – A chaotic scramble is on to fill the top GOP jobs in the House following Speaker John Boehner’s surprise resignation. Now the same conservatives who pushed him out are maneuvering to...
View ArticleWorld leaders at UN lay out sharply different views on Syria
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Vladimir Putin played it cool, Barack Obama was earnest but firm and Iran’s president walked in smiling. World leaders glided through the opening day of a U.N. gathering Monday...
View ArticlePhotos: 2015 Toy Hall of Fame Finalists
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View ArticlePolice: Kansas man arrested after shocking teen with jumper cables
WICHITA, Kansas (KSN) – Wichita police are investigating after a teen was tied up and shocked with jumper cables. Police responded to the report just after midnight early Sunday. The father of the...
View ArticleGOP: Planned Parenthood spends federal money on politics
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans accused Planned Parenthood on Tuesday of spending millions of dollars on political activities, travel and lavish salaries, as the GOP tried to build a case for...
View ArticleVotes this week will decide fate of Fiat Chrysler-UAW deal
DETROIT (AP) – The next two days will be critical in deciding the fate of a new four-year contract between Fiat Chrysler and the United Auto Workers. In early voting, workers at several factories...
View ArticleNewborn girl plunges to her death, then mother is arrested
NEW YORK (AP) – A woman police believe threw her newborn daughter to her death from a seventh-floor window of a New York City apartment building has been arrested. The New York Police Department said...
View ArticleFather of high school shooter found guilty of gun charges
SEATTLE (AP) – A federal jury on Tuesday found a Washington state man guilty of illegally owning firearms, including the handgun his son used to kill four of his friends and himself last year in a high...
View ArticleGroup seeks review of mining site near Teddy Roosevelt ranch
An environmental group filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. Forest Service over the agency’s decision to allow a man to mine gravel near former President Theodore Roosevelt’s historic...
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