Nation News
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Angel Flight crashes in NY, 2 killed, 1 missing
Friday, May 24, 11:46 pm
EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) - The crash of a volunteer Angel Flight in upstate New York that killed at least two people is under investigation, and authorities say a search is under way for the missing pilot. Fulton... Read more...
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Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
Friday, May 24, 10:43 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and... Read more...
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Jury convicts former South Texas DA of corruption
Friday, May 24, 8:54 pm
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A former Texas prosecutor and one-time candidate for Congress was convicted Friday of accepting bribes in exchange for court favors, including an $80,000 payment in a scheme... Read more...
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Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees horror behind him
Friday, May 24, 8:49 pm
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - The trucker was hauling drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched... Read more...
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Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos
Friday, May 24, 8:25 pm
PHOENIX (AP) - A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first... Read more...
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Dead Pa. baby's dad believes in 'divine healing'
Friday, May 24, 7:57 pm
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child... Read more...
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Sandy-damaged NYC aquarium reopens this weekend
Friday, May 24, 7:29 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - Playful sea lions and trusty penguins are welcoming visitors back to the New York Aquarium for the first time since the Coney Island marine haven was damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The... Read more...
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Teen in devastated Okla. town handing out hugs
Friday, May 24, 7:21 pm
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The people of the Oklahoma town where a deadly tornado struck could use just about everything _ cleaning supplies, food, water, shelter. Thirteen-year-old Halle Carr thought... Read more...
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Suspects in Denver bar slayings plead not guilty
Friday, May 24, 7:11 pm
DENVER (AP) - Three men accused of fatally stabbing five people at a Denver bar that authorities say was set on fire to cover up the killings have pleaded not guilty. Dexter Lewis and brothers... Read more...
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'Unusual condition' seen before Conn. train wreck
Friday, May 24, 6:40 pm
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - The engineer of the commuter train that derailed last week in Connecticut observed an "unusual condition" on the track before the wreck, federal officials said... Read more...
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Ohio kidnap case hero not endorsing free burgers
Friday, May 24, 6:27 pm
CLEVELAND (AP) - The man who famously put aside his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive in a Cleveland house said Friday that he's not endorsing a group of restaurants that are offering... Read more...
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Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
Friday, May 24, 6:15 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movements and migrated from newspapers to television, books and... Read more...
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Healthy 5-pound gorilla born at central Ohio zoo
Friday, May 24, 5:59 pm
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A baby gorilla has been born to first-time parents at an Ohio zoo. The healthy 5-pound male gorilla arrived Thursday at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, joining 16 other... Read more...
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Key figures in racial profiling lawsuit in Ariz
Friday, May 24, 5:40 pm
PHOENIX (AP) - Key figures in a lawsuit that alleges that an Arizona sheriff's office has racially profiled Latinos in its immigration patrols. A judge ruled Friday that Arpaio's office systematically... Read more...
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Elite NYC school apologizes for past abuse
Friday, May 24, 5:39 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - The Horace Mann School, one of New York City's most prestigious private schools, has apologized for more than three decades of sexual abuse perpetrated by some of its teachers and administrators,... Read more...
