Police chief: 2 fatalities confirmed after large warehouse explosion shakes Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — Police chief: 2 fatalities confirmed after large warehouse explosion shakes…
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Germany shooting: Several injured, fatalities feared
Police in southwestern Germany say several people have been injured and some were likely killed in a shooting, and a suspect has been arrested. Aalen…
Continue ReadingJohn Kapoor, founder of pharmaceutical company Insys, gets 5 1/2 years in prison for orchestrating opioid scheme
BOSTON (AP) — John Kapoor, founder of pharmaceutical company Insys, gets 5 1/2 years in prison for orchestrating opioid…
Continue ReadingGold rises, Silver flat
The January gold contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange closed today at $1564.60 an ounce — up $9.30. The current silver contract on the…
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PBS says journalist Jim Lehrer of the ‘MacNeil-Lehrer Report’ has died at 85
Like longtime partner Robert MacNeil, Lehrer saw broadcast journalism as a service, its main goal to help the public understand events and…
Continue ReadingPBS says journalist Jim Lehrer of the ‘MacNeil-Lehrer Report’ has died at 85
NEW YORK (AP) — PBS says journalist Jim Lehrer of the ‘MacNeil-Lehrer Report’ has died at…
Continue ReadingWoman convicted of manslaughter for texting her suicidal boyfriend to kill himself has been released from jail
DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Woman convicted of manslaughter for texting her suicidal boyfriend to kill himself has been released from…
Continue ReadingPope accepts Charles Chaput’s resignation as Philadelphia archbishop; Bishop Nelson Pérez of Cleveland to succeed him.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pope accepts Charles Chaput’s resignation as Philadelphia archbishop; Bishop Nelson Pérez of Cleveland to succeed…
Continue ReadingThe Seattle Fire Department says six people were shot downtown Wednesday night, and one of those people has died.
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Fire Department says six people were shot downtown Wednesday night, and one of those people has…
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Man arrested for beating child with belt
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police say a Sioux Falls man has been arrested for beating a 12-year-old child with a belt. The girl reported the beating…
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