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WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton has questioned Bernie Sanders’ electability. She’s criticized his plans for health care, foreign policy and Wall Street. And she’s tagged him with flip-flopping on gun control. None of it appears to be sticking, say some Democrats who have raised concerns that a months-long primary campaign could create lasting damage for […]
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Ever since the full extent of the Flint water crisis emerged, one question has persisted: Would this have happened in a wealthier, whiter community? Residents in the former auto-making hub — a poor, largely minority city — feel their complaints about lead-tainted water flowing through their taps have been slighted by […]
Every lottery winner’s good luck doesn’t always last. Sadly, some winners turn into cautionary tales. That’s the sad case of Craigory Burch, Jr. a Georgia forklift operator who won $434, 272 in the Fantasy 5 Georgia lottery last November. Burch, Jr. was killed in a home invasion this week. AJC.com reports: A recent lottery […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The forecast for a historic blizzard has been there for days, looming over the nation’s capital like the UFO from “Independence Day.” Projected snowfall totals have ticked steadily upward, to the point where the National Weather Service — known for its conservative predictions — says more than 2 feet of snow could […]
The President turned down the opportunity to speak at Malia's high school graduation because he said he'll be too overwhelmed with emotions
Trayon Christian won a settlement with the state of New York after being "stopped and frisked" for purchasing an expensive belt.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on the heavy snowfall expected to hit the Washington area and the Northeast. (all times local) 1:40 p.m. Boston is offering help to the District of Columbia with the massive blizzard about to strike the nation’s capital. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is in Washington for the U.S. Conference of Mayors. […]
Think back to when you were in fifth grade. Do you remember reading many books about boys and girls that looked like you? Lived like…
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — The recipient of the game ball was an easy choice: Colorado State junior Emmanuel Omogbo after scoring one point in 10 heavy-hearted minutes. Omogbo gave the Rams an emotional lift in an 83-79 win over Air Force on Wednesday night, a day after losing his parents and two young […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw, 29, has been sentenced to 263 years – the full time possible after he was convicted for raping Black women while on duty. He was sentenced today on 18 counts — four counts of first-degree rape, plus additional counts of forcible oral sodomy, sexual battery, […]
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man charged with killing four people in two states in 2014 to protest U.S. foreign policy was on a federal terrorism watch list and wrote in his journal that he planned to follow the Islamic State group and “learn the ways of jihadis,” a New Jersey state prosecutor said Wednesday. […]
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck will return to Texas from Mexico within weeks, and his case will likely be transferred from the juvenile to the adult system, his attorneys said in a statement Wednesday. Ethan Couch has been challenging his deportation, but paperwork […]
