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Published on October 6, 2019 - Page 22
HOUSTON (AP) — A homeless black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback in a southeast Texas city said in an interview that he...
Published on October 6, 2019 - Page 23
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Last month’s closing of the obstetrics unit at the Marshalltown hospital was only the most recent in Iowa’s rural...
Published on October 6, 2019 - Page 23
Domestics no longer prosecuted in Vegas LAS VEGAS (AP) — The city of Las Vegas has stopped charging people with misdemeanor domestic violence amid a...
Published on October 6, 2019 - Page 23
TURNER, Maine (AP) —A high school cross-country athlete barred from competing in his wheelchair at the state meet is frustrated by the decision by...
Published on October 6, 2019 - Page 25
ALAMO, Ga. — The Alamo Police Department has apparently misplaced the body of a dog that was found dead and partially skinned on Lucille Avenue last...
Published on October 6, 2019 - Page 25
Flamingos stolen from Girl Scouts SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A Girl Scout leader in Ohio says someone took 50 plastic flamingos her troop was using to...
Published on October 5, 2019 - Page 11
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of vaping-related illnesses has surpassed 1,000, and there’s no sign the outbreak is fading, U.S. health officials said....
Published on October 5, 2019 - Page 11
Almost 1,700 priests and other clergy members that the Roman Catholic Church considers credibly accused of child sexual abuse are living under the...
Published on October 5, 2019 - Page 20
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage woman who authorities say soaked a couch with gasoline and set it on fire, killing her sleeping boyfriend, is...
Published on October 5, 2019 - Page 20
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A compromise has been reached after Kansas City area defense attorneys complained that their underwire bras were setting off...
Published on October 5, 2019 - Page 20
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Heavy seas and strong winds caused the partial collapse of a large section of dock that supports offshore oil drilling,...
Published on October 5, 2019 - Page 20
U.S. ‘Stonehenge’ vandalized in N.H. SALEM, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire say it appears someone used a power tool to vandalize a stone at...
Published on October 5, 2019 - Page 21
Disease killing sassafras trees NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Department of Agriculture says a disease that kills sassafras trees has been...
Published on October 4, 2019 - Page 2
Trump urges China inquiry WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday publicly encouraged China to investigate Democratic political rival...
Published on October 4, 2019 - Page 8
NEW YORK (AP) —Manhattan’s top prosecutor pushed back against the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday in a legal battle over President Donald Trump’s...
Published on October 3, 2019 - Page 4
Hunters killed more goats than expected JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) —Hunters have killed more mountain goats in Grand Teton National Park than expected. The...
Published on October 3, 2019 - Page 4
A government-funded group that’s leading efforts to set standards for gene editing has pulled a video it posted in the wake of concern about how it...
Published on October 3, 2019 - Page 6
NEW YORK (AP) — Majorities of Americans across racial lines say white people are treated more fairly than black people by the police, according to a...
Published on October 3, 2019 - Page 6
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The first dead bull was found in a timbered ravine. There was no indication it had been shot, attacked by predators or eaten...
Published on October 3, 2019 - Page 8
Ex-nurse broke babies’ bones MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Wisconsin nurse has pleaded guilty to hurting nine infants at a Madison hospital’s...
Published on October 3, 2019 - Page 8
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague suspended a program Wednesday that allowed the use of cryptocurrency, bitcoin, for business tax...
Published on October 3, 2019 - Page 8
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) —A group of truckers plans to drive slowly on interstates in the Sioux Falls area today to raise awareness of issues facing...
Published on October 3, 2019 - Page 9
Wolf kills pet dog in ‘unusual’ event FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — State wildlife officials are warning residents northwest of Fairbanks to protect pets...
Published on October 3, 2019 - Page 9
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is planning to expand the collection of DNA from migrants who cross U.S. borders, and to include the...
Published on October 2, 2019 - Page 4
Fishermen swept off rocks to death MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (AP) — Authorities say a fisherman has died after being swept off the rocks into the waters off...
Published on October 2, 2019 - Page 4
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for fatally stabbing a dog 11 times in revenge, dumping its remains on...
Published on October 2, 2019 - Page 5
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A homeless woman whose angelic singing in a Los Angeles subway was captured on video is being offered praise and help. About $70,...
Published on October 2, 2019 - Page 5
Transgender woman punched in the face PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) —A man has been charged with bias crimes after an attack on a transgender woman in the...
Published on October 2, 2019 - Page 11
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man was executed Tuesday for killing a man during a series of violent crimes in 1996, despite concerns that the inmate’s...
Published on October 2, 2019 - Page 12
NEW YORK (AP) — Large majorities of black and Latino Americans think Donald Trump’s actions as president have made things worse for people like them...
Published on October 1, 2019 - Page 8
NEW YORK — Eating red meat is linked to cancer and heart disease, but are the risks big enough to give up burgers and steak? A team of international...
Published on October 1, 2019 - Page 10
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials said Monday they’re redirecting nearly $34 million to cover gaps in access to birth control for low-income women...
Published on October 1, 2019 - Page 10
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A faith-based Anchorage women’s shelter claimed victory Monday in a lawsuit against the city over a requirement that it...
Published on September 30, 2019 - Page 5
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer grappling with an armed man died early Sunday in the Bronx after being shot three times, possibly with...
Published on September 30, 2019 - Page 5
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man who crashed his vehicle into a restaurant where he once worked and set it on fire amid the lunchtime rush has been...
Published on September 29, 2019 - Page 4
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — The mother of a teenage girl killed in a 2017 New Mexico high school shooting is suing district officials over separate...
Published on September 29, 2019 - Page 4
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) —The number of moon jellyfish floating in Alaska waters has increased and residents should be prepared, scientists said. Warm...
Published on September 29, 2019 - Page 4
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A mental health department has begun accepting bids for parcels of land in southeast Alaska up for auction in its annual land...
Published on September 29, 2019 - Page 4
Historic Baptist church vandalized MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. (AP) — A historic Baptist church at a state park in Kentucky has been vandalized with orange...
Published on September 29, 2019 - Page 5
ACTON, Maine — The devastating toll of ticks on New England’s moose herd has caused the region’s population to shrink, and experts worry it could get...
Published on September 29, 2019 - Page 5
Woman put feces in son’s IV tube INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A northwestern Indiana woman who admitted injecting fecal matter into her son’s IV tube while...
Published on September 29, 2019 - Page 5
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Never underestimate the appeal of a simple license plate design. Or maybe more accurately, the public’s dislike for the...
Published on September 29, 2019 - Page 6
Owner says dog didn’t bite officer BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore pet owner is disputing a police officer’s account that he shot and killed her dog...
Published on September 29, 2019 - Page 7
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — In an age of rapidly advancing computer power, the U.S. Census Bureau recently undertook an experiment to see if census...
Published on September 28, 2019 - Page 1
WEST BEND, Wis. — It’s hard to regard Ellie as a menace. When Greg Manteufel is frustrated or feeling down, she sits by him. At night, she sleeps...
Published on September 28, 2019 - Page 4
Pick-your-own hemp available WHITEFIELD, Maine (AP) — A Maine couple has set up the first public pick-your-own hemp field in the state on their 180-...
Published on September 28, 2019 - Page 4
HATTIESBURG, Miss. —Mississippi, which has a rich history in the literary arts, has a wide range of Little Free Libraries, including some that are...
Published on September 28, 2019 - Page 4
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A southeastern South Dakota school district is installing vape sensors in bathrooms to combat students’ use of e-cigarettes...
Published on September 28, 2019 - Page 4
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Nearly every Alaska resident will be $1,606 richer next week when they get their share of the state’s oil wealth. The...
Published on September 28, 2019 - Page 5
Senecas, N.Y. reach deal on Thruway SALAMANCA, N.Y. (AP) — A nearly 3-mile stretch of the New York State Thruway that has crumbled amid conflict...