Vatican: Pope’s visit with Davis not a form of support
VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Vatican said Friday that Pope Francis’ meeting with Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who went to jail for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, “should not be considered a...
View ArticleDunkin Donuts to close kiosks inside Speedway
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Dunkin Donuts kiosks inside Speedway stores are set to close. The 100 kiosks are self-serve, in-store locations inside Speedway. The kiosks generate about one-tenth of the...
View ArticleExperian says 15M have info stolen in hack of T-Mobile data
NEW YORK (AP) – Hackers have stolen personal information belonging to about 15 million T-Mobile wireless customers and potential customers in the U.S., including Social Security numbers, home...
View ArticleExperts: 60 percent of tax preparers get your return wrong
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Whomever you pay to do your taxes may not know what they are doing, or possibly could be getting the numbers wrong on purpose, according to the Government Accountability...
View ArticleUmpqua Community College victims identified
ROSEBURG, Ore. (KOIN) — The names of the nine people shot and killed at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg on Thursday were released by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office on Friday. Treven Taylor...
View ArticleOregon gunman was Army dropout who studied mass shooters
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – The 26-year-old gunman who opened fire in a community college English class, killing nine, was an Army boot camp dropout who studied mass shooters before becoming one himself. A...
View ArticleVatican upends Davis affair with news of audience with gays
VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Vatican turned the tables on the Kim Davis affair Friday: Not only did it distance Pope Francis from her claims that he endorsed her stand on same-sex marriage, it said the only...
View ArticlePolice: Thief stealing, murdering San Jose pet cats
SAN JOSE (KRON) — San Jose police said a heartless thief is stalking a South Bay community and stealing cats. Surveillance video has caught a thief in the act twice. And owners are distraught, saying...
View ArticleMan arrested in murder-for-hire of Dallas dentist
DALLAS (AP) – A man has been arrested in the murder-for-hire shooting death of a pediatric dentist and an arrest warrant has been issued for a woman suspected of hiring him, police said Friday. Dallas...
View ArticleCouple charged after husband’s sexual relationship with teen
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) – Police say an Arizona high school teacher had a sexual relationship with a teenage student for years and that his wife, who is also a teacher, failed to report it. Peoria police...
View ArticleAbortion, birth control, race top Supreme Court’s agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) – Abortion, birth control and race are among the most divisive issues confronting the Supreme Court over the next nine months as the court’s new term begins Monday. The term will play...
View ArticleDeath row inmate at 16, later freed, she can’t escape past
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – She was determined to make good on her second chance, to become a profile of redemption. A death row inmate at 16, Paula Cooper had won a reprieve and tried to rebuild her life. And...
View ArticleMore police refusing to name shooters for fear of copycats
The sheriff detailed how a shooter armed with several guns walked into a morning writing class Thursday at a rural Oregon community college and killed nine people. He described how investigators found...
View ArticlePriest accused of pointing musket at 8-year-old parishioner
LITTLE FERRY, N.J. (AP) – A New Jersey priest allegedly pointed a functioning musket at a young boy inside the church’s rectory and indicated he would fire, prosecutors said. The Rev. Kevin Carter, 54,...
View ArticleTime of tumult for House Republicans seeking new leadership
WASHINGTON (AP) – It’s a tumultuous time for House Republicans, and leadership elections this coming week may only heighten the disarray. Dissatisfied lawmakers are casting about for new choices and a...
View ArticleRecord rainfall inundates the Carolinas
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – While spared the full fury of Hurricane Joaquin, parts of the East Coast still saw record-setting rain Saturday that shut down roads, waterlogged crops and showed little sign of...
View ArticleThe thrill of the hunt: More women are signing up for it
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – More women are taking up the largely male-dominated sport of hunting to stock their freezers with local foods and as cultural influences, including movie heroines and marketers,...
View ArticleLouisiana police say officers shot, killed man with gun
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) – Police in Louisiana say officers answering a domestic disturbance call shot and killed a man who pointed a gun at them and refused to drop it. Lake Charles Deputy Chief Mark...
View ArticleFire causes Alaska Airlines plane to land at Buffalo airport
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — First responders were called to the Buffalo Niagara International Airport Monday morning as a plane approached with a reported fire on board. According to the website...
View ArticleSouthwest fixes technology issue that delayed Sunday flights
(AP) – Southwest Airlines says it’s fixed the technology problems that delayed hundreds of flights Sunday and that it expects a normal day of operations. The Dallas company had been warning passengers...
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