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Senate Confirms Gina Haspel as new CIA Director

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has confirmed Gina Haspel as the first female director of the CIA following a rocky nomination process that reopened debate about one of the darkest chapters in the spy agency's history. Thursday's vote was 54-45.…

Romaine Lettuce Outbreak Update: 172 Sick in 32 States

PHOENIX (AP) - Health officials say nearly two dozen more cases of a food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce grown in Arizona have been reported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that the total number of…

DA Says Kids Shot With Crossbows, Waterboarded

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) - California prosecutors say 10 children rescued from a filthy, abusive home were subjected to `waterboarding,' shot with crossbows and had scalding water poured on them. Solano County prosecutors included the details in a motion to…

Senate Backs Effort to Restore ‘Net Neutrality’

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has voted to kill a Federal Communications Commission rule that repealed the Obama administration’s ban on internet providers blocking or slowing down certain content. Back in December, the FCC repealed “net neutrality” rules that ensured…

Tulsa mom Stabbed Eldest Daughter up to 70 Times

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Tulsa mother stabbed her eldest daughter 50 to 70 times, struck her head with a pickaxe then set their home on fire, before fleeing the scene with the youngest of her three daughters, according to…

Explosion Targeted California Office

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two officials have told The Associated Press that an office in a Southern California medical building was targeted by an explosive package. The officials were briefed on the investigation but not authorized to discuss the matter…

Michigan State and Nassar Victims Reach $500M Settlement

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University has reached a $500 million settlement with hundreds of women and girls who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history. The…

US Says it's Going Ahead With North Korea Summit Plan

SEOUL, South Korea-The United States says it is going ahead with plans for the meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un. A spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department says the U.S. has not heard anything directly…

Police end dig for Remains of Missing Girls

MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Police looking for the remains of up to seven girls who have been missing for decades stopping digging Tuesday in suburban Detroit, suspending a multi-day effort while they decide whether to search elsewhere in Michigan…

Analysis Shows Depression Diagnosis Rate High in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - An analysis of claims by Blue Cross Blue Shield of America finds Minnesota with one of the highest rates of depression in the country. The health insurer examined medical claims from more than 41 million commercially insured…

Fertilizer Giant, Mosaic, Moving Headquarters to Florida

PLYMOUTH, Minn. (AP) - One of Minnesota's largest public companies is moving its headquarters to Florida. The fertilizer giant, Mosaic Co., says it will relocate its corporate headquarters from the Twin Cities suburb of Plymouth to Hillsborough County, Florida to…

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