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Couples, officials, foes readying for US gay marriage ruling
CINCINNATI (AP) – Gay couples are making wedding plans despite home-state bans. Marriage license bureaus are staffing up for potential rushes. And opponents of same-sex marriage are exploring their...
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Teen dies when massive stone slab accidentally falls on him
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) – Authorities say a teenager was killed when a stone slab weighing about 650 pounds fell on him outside a southern New Jersey business that makes countertops. Ocean County...
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Lead plaintiff ready to help if marriage ruling goes his way
CINCINNATI (AP) – If the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage, the lead plaintiff in the historic case says he’ll be able to help out with the expected surge of couples wanting to...
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Shooting victims included librarian and recent college grad
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – One was a longtime librarian looking forward to retirement. Another had recently graduated from college with a business degree. At least two died in the church that they had...
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Latest on church shooting: Charleston churches unite
2:30 p.m. Hundreds of parishioners from Charleston’s churches filled the street outside ‘Mother’ Emanuel AME Church to pray and sing after the church’s Sunday services had ended. St. Michael’s...
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US developing ‘Plan B’ for deporting convicted plane bomber
WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal government has been exploring a “Plan B” to deport a man who placed a bomb on a Hawaii-bound airplane in 1982 and who has remained in immigration custody since being...
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1 of 3 officers in Washington farmworker’s shooting resigns
PASCO, Washington (AP) – One of the three Pasco police officers who shot and killed an immigrant farmworker in a busy intersection earlier this year has resigned from the department. The Tri-City...
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Health insurer Cigna rejects Anthem takeover bid
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Health insurer Cigna has rejected a $47 billion offer to be acquired by its larger rival, Anthem. Cigna’s board says the proposal is inadequate and not in the interests of its...
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Egg shortage cutting into restaurant profits, menu items
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Restaurants are struggling to deal with higher egg prices and an inability to get enough eggs in the midst of a shortage brought about by a bird flu virus that has wiped out millions...
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Searchers find body of missing ex-White House chef
TAOS, N.M. (AP) – Searchers have found the body of a former White House chef who had been missing for more than a week after going hiking in the New Mexico mountains, authorities said. The body of...
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Photos: Thousands line Charleston bridge
CHARLESTON, S.C. (LIN MEDIA) – Thousands of people in Charleston held hands as they stretched as a group for unity on Sunday evening across the Ravenel Bridge, the town’s landmark bridge. If you are...
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Colorado teen dies from ‘the plague’
LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (MEDIA GENERAL) – Multiple news sources have confirmed a 16-year-old boy from Colorado died from a rare case of “the plague.” Taylor Gaes died June 8, 2015, but details of his...
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Report: DNA found in cabin linked to escaped prisoners
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (MEDIA GENERAL) – According to CBS News, New York State Police officials have found DNA evidence that prison escapees Richard Matt and David Sweat were in the upstate New York area...
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State Rep. to introduce bill to take down Confederate flag in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (MEDIA GENERAL) – Following Wednesday’s shooting that left nine black church parishioners dead at the hands of a proclaimed white supremacist, the debate over the Confederate flag has...
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Charges filed against Indiana man accused of knowingly spreading HIV
This story is courtesy of our sister station WTHI in Terre Haute, IN. TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – 16 formal charges have been filed against Isiah C. Benford, 31, in connection to a case of a Vigo County...
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Big solar storm smacks Earth, may allow more to see auroras
WASHINGTON (AP) – A severe solar storm slammed Earth on Monday afternoon, increasing the chances of fluctuations in the power grid and GPS. It also pushes shimmering polar auroras to places where more...
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NYC: Settlement in principle in Muslim surveillance lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) – The city has reached the outlines of a settlement with Muslims who challenged police surveillance as an unconstitutional and stigmatizing intrusion on their religious rights, a court...
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SC governor: Removing Confederate flag will defy race hatred
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s governor declared Monday that the Confederate flag should be removed from the Statehouse grounds as she acknowledged that its use as a symbol of hatred by the...
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Top lawmaker: Remove Confederate sign from Mississippi flag
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A top Mississippi lawmaker says the Confederate battle emblem is offensive and needs to be removed from the state flag. Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn said Monday that...
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‘Win an Inn’ essayists say contest was stacked against them
CENTER LOVELL, Maine (AP) – Police are investigating whether an innkeeper violated state law in an essay contest in which her 210-year-old country inn was the prize. The investigation focuses on...
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