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Storms Batter South, Kill 2 In Mississippi, 1 In Alabama

LEARNED, Miss. (AP) — Strong storms again roared across the South on Thursday, killing two Mississippi drivers and a woman…
Uber Rolls Out Feature Urging Riders To ‘Check Your Ride’

NEW YORK (AP) — Uber is releasing a new feature to help riders ensure they’re getting into the right vehicles.…
Amazon And Google End Spat, Bring YouTube To Amazon Devices

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon and Google are ending their nearly 2-year spat, agreeing to bring their video streaming apps…
Short Circuit Likely Cause Of Notre Dame Fire

PARIS (AP) — Paris police investigators think an electrical short-circuit most likely caused the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, a…
Walmart, Amazon Kick Off Government Online Pilot Program

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon and Walmart on Thursday are kicking off a two-year pilot established by the government to…
More Charges For Man Accused Of Claiming To Be Missing Child

CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal grand jury indictment that was filed Thursday accuses an Ohio man who claimed to be…
Trump Tried To Seize Control Of Mueller Probe, Report Says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller’s report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald…
Emotional Eulogies Highlight Funeral Of SC’s Fritz Hollings

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — As a college student fighting for racial equality in the early 1960s, Jim Clyburn was invited…
Woman Has Stroke Cracking Her Neck While Stretching; Left Partially Paralyzed

Folks across social media are reexamining the ways in which they flex their body after reading the story of Natalie…
Teen Shaken As Infant Dies; Father Now Charged With Homicide

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A father convicted of injuring his infant daughter years ago by shaking her was charged Wednesday with…
Naval Academy Will Bar Transgender Students In Fall 2020

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy will ban people who are transgender from attending the school, beginning with…
60 People Nabbed In Illegal Prescription Opioid Crackdown

CINCINNATI (AP) — Federal authorities say they have charged 60 people, including 31 doctors, for their roles in illegal prescribing…