1. Chicago residents beg for more help as crime wreaks ‘havoc’ 2. Maduro warns Venezuela ‘super-prepared’ as Trump deploys forces 3. Panic at Pennsylvania festival as minivan plows into evening crowd MAJOR HEADLINES ‘GENERATIONAL CHANGE’ – House Democrat to step aside at the end of his term. Continue reading …
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An immigrant from Afghanistan who lived legally in Denver was plotting one of the most serious terrorist attacks on American soil since Sept. 11, 2001, federal authorities say. Najibullah Zazi, 24, made his home in the United States, working as a Denver airport shuttle driver in Colorado and owning a …
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CHICAGO – Cell phone footage showing a group of teens viciously kicking and striking a 16-year-old honors student with splintered railroad ties has ramped up pressure on Chicago officials to address chronic violence that has led to dozens of deaths of city teens each year. The graphic video of the …
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KABUL – A battle in western Afghanistan that included airstrikes killed dozens of Taliban militants after an insurgent ambush left three U.S. troops dead, an Afghan official said Sunday. The hours-long battle took place Saturday in the western province of Farah after a complex attack that killed three Americans and …
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SEATTLE – Eleven people have used prescribed drugs to end their lives during the first six months after a Washington state law took effect allowing assisted suicides for terminally ill patients, an advocacy group said Tuesday. Another five people received life-ending drugs under the law but died without using them, …
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RESCUE, Calif. – The body of a Yale student found dead behind a wall on what should have been her wedding day has been returned to Northern California for her funeral. Funeral director Dennis Hamilton of Green Valley Mortuary in Rescue said Sunday that the body of Annie Le was …
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A 69-year-old Haitian woman has been pulled from the rubble 10 days after Haiti’s killer earthquake, but a doctor treating her says she is in bad condition and may not survive. “There is very little hope, but we are trying to save her life,” Dr. Ernest Benjamin …
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BOSTON – A Massachusetts college that banned students from wearing head coverings that obscure the face has announced a religious exemption following criticism from Muslim groups. The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences bans students from wearing clothing such as burqas and face veils, as well as ski masks …
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Lawyers for the Florida mom charged with killing her young daughter want to interview the ex-wife of the meter reader who found the little girl’s body. Attorneys for Casey Anthony are asking a judge Monday to let them depose the wife of Roy Kronk. He found the body of 2-year-old …
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia – An anti-energy industry activist arrested in connection with the investigation into a series of pipeline bombings in northeastern British Columbia was released Saturday without being charged, his lawyer said. Lawyer Paul Moreau said the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have not given any reasons for why they …
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