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Texas deputy stumbles upon suspect in Vegas picnic shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A disgruntled casino employee accused of shooting two executives at a company picnic in Las Vegas planned an escape and spent days on the run before a sheriff’s deputy happened upon…
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5 indicted in alleged $80 million California recycling fraud
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has charged five people with defrauding the state’s recycling program out of $80.3 million — the largest alleged fraud scheme in the program’s history, officials said Thursday. The owner and…
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Co-defendant in Hawaii concert scam gets 2 months in jail
HONOLULU (AP) — A Florida man was sentenced Thursday to two months in jail and four months home confinement for his role in scamming the University of Hawaii out of $200,000 for a Stevie Wonder…
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Fired FBI deputy chief Andrew McCabe faces criminal referral
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department’s inspector general has sent a criminal referral about fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe to federal prosecutors in Washington, his lawyer said Thursday. The referral to the U.S. attorney’s…
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Some GOP officials urge charges for women who get abortions
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Anti-abortion rhetoric is intensifying ahead of midterm elections as officials in Republican-dominant states push legislation that would punish both doctors and patients, even though such laws are likely unconstitutional. In Idaho,…
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Mom who left kids alone to visit Germany gets probation
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa mother who left her four children home alone to travel to Europe has been given two years’ probation. The Des Moines Register reports Erin Macke was sentenced Thursday…
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The Latest: Cosby expert doubts impact of small blue pills
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial (all times local): 6:35 p.m. A defense drug expert says he doesn’t know of any small blue pill that could have produced the…
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Trump will skip Barbara Bush funeral, sending first lady
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump won’t be joining his wife in attending the memorial service of former first lady Barbara Bush, matriarch of a political dynasty that Trump often clashed with during his 2016…
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Evidence of an oil spill was obvious, but was it a crime?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An acrid stink of petroleum sent Santa Barbara County firefighters scrambling three years ago in a search of a possible spill. When they arrived at Refugio State Beach, oil was staining…
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Court sides with sanctuary cities in fight over grants
CHICAGO (AP) — The federal government cannot withhold public safety grants from cities that refuse to cooperate with President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement policies, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The three-judge panel of the…
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Arizona schools, parents plan for possible teacher strike
PHOENIX (AP) — The potential for Arizona teachers to launch a first-ever statewide strike has school districts, parents and education officials making contingency plans despite a lack of clarity about what may happen and when.…
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Pompeo nomination picks up support of key Democratic senator
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Pompeo’s nomination for secretary of state received a boost Thursday with support from Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota as Republicans warned lawmakers not to reject President Donald Trump’s choice…
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State trooper accused of pulling women over to ask for dates
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey State Police trooper accused of repeatedly pulling over women to ask them out on dates has been indicted. The state attorney general’s office announced Thursday that 32-year-old Eric…
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Authorities investigate substance sent to Missouri lawmaker
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A mysterious green substance sent to a Missouri lawmaker who was censured by the Legislature last year for a Facebook post hoping for President Donald Trump’s assassination appears to pose…
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The Latest: Trump administration vows to fight injunction
CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on battle between sanctuary cities and the Trump administration over public safety funds. (all times local): 5:10 p.m. President Donald Trump’s administration has criticized a nationwide injunction preventing it from…
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