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Domestic violence suspect killed by intervening Florida man
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 22nd - 1:51am
Authorities in Florida say an armed domestic violence suspect was shot and killed by a neighbor who intervened and helped the victim and several children escape the scene.
Virginia to mark pivotal moment when Africans arrived
Ben Finley, Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 11:34pm
Four hundred years after American slavery and democratic self-rule were born almost simultaneously in what became the state of Virginia, ceremonies will mark the arrival of enslaved Africans in the mid-Atlantic colony and seek healing from the legacy of bondage that still haunts the nation.
Memorials begin for former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco
Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 11:24pm
Louisiana's first and only female governor, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, will return to the state's ornate Capitol building for her last time Thursday, her casket carried in to the sound of a 21-gun salute honoring her service.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to announce run for 3rd term
Rachel By Corte, Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 8:43pm
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who has ended his climate change-focused 2020 presidential bid, is set to announce Thursday that he'll seek a third term as governor.
Investigators raid online Oklahoma charter school's vendor
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 8:41pm
State investigators have raided a vendor for an online Oklahoma charter school whose enrollment, funding and some of its leaders are at the center of an investigation.
Texas executes man who maintained his innocence in 1998 abduction, murder of suburban Houston college student
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 5:57pm
Texas executes man who maintained his innocence in 1998 abduction, murder of suburban Houston college student.
Congressman: Space Command's initial home will be Colorado
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 5:43pm
The initial headquarters for the Pentagon's new Space Command will be at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, a congressman said Wednesday.
Latest: Deputy wounded in Lancaster will recover
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 5:31pm
The Latest on the shooting of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy (all times local):
Man who recorded pig's treatment banned from Iowa State Fair
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 5:20pm
A Des Moines man who recorded what he says was the abuse of a show pig at the Iowa State Fair earlier this month has been banned from the fair for life.
Shooter at large after LA deputy shot at sheriff's station
Christopher Weber, Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 5:14pm
Investigators believe a gunshot that wounded a deputy outside a Los Angeles County sheriff's station on Wednesday was fired from a nearby building complex that provides housing to people with mental health issues, authorities said.
Air traveler accused of punching pilot at Vegas airport gate
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 5:08pm
Authorities say an air traveler was detained by Las Vegas police after he punched an airline pilot at a McCarran International Airport gate where crew members determined he was too intoxicated to board a flight.
Man with arsenal allegedly threatened hotel mass shooting
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 4:59pm
A cook at a Los Angeles-area hotel was arrested after he allegedly threatened a mass shooting and stockpiled guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at his home, police said Wednesday.
Indictment: US researcher working for Chinese college
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 4:58pm
An associate professor at the University of Kansas was secretly working full time for a Chinese university while doing research in Kansas on projects funded by the U.S. government, an indictment filed Wednesday alleges.
Lawsuit: US citizen held for skin color, Latino name
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 4:32pm
A federal lawsuit says a Louisiana sheriff's office kept a U.S. citizen illegally detained for more than three days, wrongly suspecting the Honduran-born man was in the country illegally.
Lawsuit: US citizen held for skin color, Latino name
Kevin McGill, Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 4:31pm
A Honduran-born U.S. citizen says in a federal lawsuit that he was illegally held in a Louisiana jail for days because a sheriff's office wrongly suspected he was in the country illegally.
Anti-vaccine activist shoves California lawmaker
Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 4:28pm
An anti-vaccine activist was cited for misdemeanor assault Wednesday after shoving a California lawmaker who has worked to limit exemptions for childhood vaccinations.
State lawmaker announces bid to unseat Democrat Ben McAdams
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 4:22pm
A Utah state lawmaker is the latest Republican to announce a challenge to Democratic Congressman Ben McAdams, who won a razor-thin race last year.
Reported illness among vapers reaches 150 possible cases
Mike Stobbe, Associated Press | Posted Aug 21st - 4:13pm
The number of breathing illnesses reported among people who vape is growing. Health officials are now looking into more than 150 possible cases in 16 states.
