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Fox is 9th casualty after jaguar's weekend escape at zoo
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 10:14am
The death of a wounded fox brings to nine the number of animals that have died as the result of the weekend escape of a jaguar from its enclosure at the zoo in New Orleans.
Michigan spends almost $25M on Flint water crisis attorneys
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 10:11am
New accounting figures show Michigan has spent nearly $25 million on attorneys handling cases involving the Flint lead-tainted water crisis.
'Credible fear' for US asylum harder to prove under Trump
Will Weissert and Emily Schmall, Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 10:09am
Patricia Aragon told the U.S. asylum officer at her recent case assessment that she was fleeing her native Honduras because she had been robbed and raped by a gang member who threatened to kill her and her 9-year-old daughter if she went to the police.
Court: Drug users can be jailed for relapsing on probation
Bob Salsberg and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 10:07am
In a case that has attracted national attention, Massachusetts' highest court ruled Monday that judges in the state have the authority to order people to remain drug free as a condition of probation and under some circumstances order a defendant jailed for violating the drug-free requirement.
Delaware prison building to be demolished after deadly riot
Randall Chase, Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 10:01am
A building at Delaware's maximum-security prison that was the site of a deadly inmate riot and hostage-taking last year will be torn down, officials said Monday.
The Latest: Mother of previously slain officer speaks out
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 9:53am
The Latest on the shooting death of a Massachusetts police officer (all times local):
ACLU asks judge to slow deportations of reunified families
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 9:53am
The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a federal judge to order the federal government to hold off one week on deporting reunified families that were separated at the border.
Chicago activist demands all footage from police shooting
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 9:51am
A community activist who has pushed for more police transparency says he's asked Chicago police for the body camera footage from all the officers at the scene where one of them fatally shot a man Saturday.
Family sues over deadly Tamarack Resort fire
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 9:42am
A wrongful death lawsuit says a fireplace inside an Idaho rental resort cabin exploded, causing the death of four people.
Texas ranch shows President Johnson's struggles and triumphs
Russell Contreras, Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 9:41am
Fifty years ago, a depressed President Lyndon Johnson decided not to seek another term. Martin Luther King, Jr. had just been assassinated. Cities were burning in riots. College students marched against the Vietnam War.
Republican Senate hopeful calls Democrat parents intolerant
Scott Bauer, Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 9:35am
A Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Wisconsin on Monday called his parents' decision to support his Democratic opponent "an intentional personal blow" and a "true representation" of political intolerance.
Woman survived 7 days after driving off California cliff
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 9:31am
A couple on a camping trip found a missing Oregon woman who had survived for nearly a week after her car went over a cliff in coastal California, authorities said.
Suspect in 1988 killing of Indiana girl, 8, appears in court
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 9:27am
A judge has given prosecutors until Thursday to formally charge a man who's being held in the 1988 slaying of an 8-year-old Indiana girl.
BYU-Idaho student, Meridian man drown in separate accidents
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 9:10am
A BYU-Idaho student drowned at an eastern Idaho swimming hole and a Meridian man drowned while whitewater rafting over the weekend.
Deadly fire near Yosemite National Park doubles in size
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 9:08am
Fire officials say a deadly wildfire burning near the west end of Yosemite National Park doubled in size overnight.
Police: Man killed was 'person of interest' in fatal robbery
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 9:01am
Authorities say a man being investigated in the killing of an Indian college student was fatally shot by Kansas City police after wounding three officers.
US Naval Academy: New hair rules don't apply to midshipmen
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 8:53am
A Navy rule change that lets servicewomen wear ponytails and other longer hairstyles won't apply to the U.S. Naval Academy.
Man, teenage boy indicted in child's shooting death
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 8:45am
A man and a teenager have been indicted on murder charges in a shooting that left a 10-year-old boy dead and his mother wounded.
