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WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior White House adviser insists President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had been targeting tea party groups “when it came out in the news.” Speaking Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Dan Pfeiffer says the White House counsel’s office learned of the IRS inspector general’s investigation in late […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police say a young man who didn’t want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant. Police spokeswoman Dani Myren says officers were sufficiently concerned about the thickness of the ice covering Cheney lake that none […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it became the newest in the nation to join the madness over Powerball, which saw its jackpot soar Thursday to $550 million. California has sold $83 million worth of Powerball tickets since it started selling them in […]
PHOENIX (AP) — E. Robert Kinney, a former chief executive of General Mills who earlier in his career was instrumental in popularizing fish sticks, has died. He was 96. A statement from General Mills said Kinney died last week in Arizona. Kinney was a food company executive for most of his career, including a successful […]
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas subdivision, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income area. But its work was largely undone during an outbreak of 16 tornadoes Wednesday night that killed six people and injured dozens. On Thursday, authorities combed through debris in Granbury, while […]
Forget about portioning your food for weight loss because according to researchers at the University of Nebraska, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard, marijuana does the job. The study looked at 4,657 adults, 579 of whom were habitual marijuana smokers and found that the smokers had smaller waistbands, writing, “we found significant associations between […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A mother whose 4-year-old was being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt and the arrest of the suspect, Albuquerque police said Thursday. The young girl was playing in her yard at St. Anthony’s Plaza Apartments in Albuquerque’s North Valley about 6:30 p.m. […]
KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later — in the drive-thru of the McDonald’s restaurant where she works. The Tri-City Herald reports Virginia Maiden called police Tuesday after seeing her SUV in the drive-thru. Officers arrested the driver, a 22-year-old Kennewick […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot jumped to $550 million on Thursday — the third largest lottery in history — as dreamers in all but the seven states where the game isn’t played snatched up tickets for the minuscule chance at a life on easy street. Thursday’s announcement by the Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — The man accused of keeping three women in captivity for about a decade will plead not guilty but it’s uncertain if he can receive a fair trial anywhere, a member of his defense team said Wednesday. Craig Weintraub, a former prosecutor representing Ariel Castro, 52, on rape and kidnapping charges, said in […]
According to CNN, Disney is investigating reports that wealthy families are hiring disabled people in order to skip the long lines at the popular amusement park. (Watch the full report above)
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, white children will not make up the majority of America’s youth in just a couple of years. Data shows that in approximately six years, minority groups will make up almost half of the population in 2019. The Associated Press reported in 2012, that more than half of babies being […]
