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2 lives converge on a dark road in Maine with deadly results
Marina Villeneuve and David Sharp, Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 7:35pm
Cpl. Gene Cole was a musician, TV repairman and father. People appreciated his respectful manner and ability to defuse a volatile situation. At 62, the sheriff's deputy was nearing retirement.

Ex-relative of suspected serial killer: 'True shock and awe'
Brian Melley and Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 7:19pm
James Huddle always hoped the rapist who terrorized the Sacramento suburbs in the 1970s and prompted him to buy a pistol for protection would be caught.

Investigators: DNA from genealogy site caught serial killer
Michael Balsamo and Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 7:14pm
More than three decades after his trail went cold, one of California's most prolific and elusive serial killers was caught when investigators matched crime-scene DNA with genetic material stored by a relative on an online genealogical site, prosecutors said Thursday.
Minnesota lawmaker accused of sexual misconduct
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 6:54pm
A Minnesota lawmaker accused of sexual misconduct apologized Thursday while disputing some of the allegations made by a woman who says he touched her without her consent.

The Latest: Trump says he won't mess with Russia probe _ yet
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 6:53pm
The Latest on President Donald Trump and the special counsel's Russia probe (all times local):

FBI says it warned White House about Rob Porter in March '17
Jill Colvin, Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 6:27pm
The FBI first flagged "derogatory information" about Rob Porter, one of President Donald Trump's closest aides, to the White House counsel's office in March 2017, according to a new timeline provided by the FBI to Congress and publicly released Thursday.
Police say teacher who dated student faces sex crime
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 6:27pm
Authorities say an Ohio teacher who filed a harassment complaint against an 18-year-old student with whom she said she'd had a relationship has been charged with a sex crime.
Speaker Ryan forces out House chaplain
Andrew Taylor, Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 6:26pm
House Speaker Paul Ryan has forced out the House chaplain, Reverend Patrick Conroy.

Arkansas judge blocks state's revived voter ID law
Andrew Demillo, Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 6:25pm
An Arkansas judge on Thursday blocked a voter ID law that's nearly identical to a measure the state's highest court found unconstitutional about four years ago.

Trump says NKorea has made nuclear concessions before talks
Matthew Pennington and Zeke Miller, Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 6:25pm
President Donald Trump said Thursday that North Korea's Kim Jong Un has made nuclear weapons concessions before even sitting down for talks, while the U.S. hasn't given up anything.

Man found mentally fit for trial for fleeing Hawaii hospital
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 6:15pm
A man who fled from a Hawaii psychiatric hospital— where he was committed after being found not guilty by reason of insanity of a woman's 1979 killing — is mentally fit to stand trial for an escape charge, a panel of three examiners determined.

Trump boasted he'd open all JFK files, but now says he can't
Deb Riechmann, Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 5:59pm
President Donald Trump boasted last fall that he would open all remaining John F. Kennedy assassination records. So far, Trump hasn't made good on the "great transparency" he promised then.

Testimony concludes in fatal Michigan bike crash trial
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 5:53pm
Testimony has concluded after defense attorneys declined to call any witnesses in the trial of a Michigan motorist accused of running down nine bicyclists, killing five of them.

Amazon raising price of annual Prime membership to $119
Joseph Pisani, Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 5:45pm
Amazon is raising the price of its annual Prime membership fee to $119 a year, up 20 percent from $99.

Ethics panel "severely" admonishes New Jersey senator
Kevin Freking, Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 5:41pm
The Senate Ethics Committee admonished Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey on Thursday for repeatedly accepting gifts of significant value, failing to report them and for advancing the personal and business interests of a donor.
Man gets 17 years in prison for trying to aid Islamic State
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 5:31pm
A New York City man who admitted to plotting to help the Islamic State group has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.

'Oh! Susanna' songwriter's statue removed amid criticism
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 5:13pm
A 118-year-old statue of the "Oh! Susanna" songwriter was removed from a Pittsburgh park Thursday after criticism that the work is demeaning because it includes a slave sitting at his feet, plucking a banjo.

US judge allows suit over Berkeley speakers to move forward
Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press | Posted Apr 26th - 5:12pm
A free speech lawsuit against officials at the University of California, Berkeley can move forward, although there is no evidence the school discriminated against speakers with conservative views, a U.S. judge ruled.
