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Coast Guard Lifts Safety Zone in Port of Duluth-Superior

DULUTH, Minn. - The United State Coast Guard has issued the following press release this morning: The Coast Guard Captain of the Port has lifted the previously established a safety zone in the Port of Duluth-Superior, Friday morning. The safety…

Kim Jong Un Steps Across Korean Border, Makes History

GOYANG, South Korea (AP) — In a historic summit more striking for its extraordinary images than its substance, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in set aside a year that saw them seemingly on the…

Cosby Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Woman

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby has been convicted of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. A jury outside Philadelphia convicted the “Cosby Show” star of three counts of aggravated indecent assault…

Embattled VA Nominee Withdraws

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is praising Ronny Jackson, who has just announced he will withdraw from consideration as Veterans Affairs secretary. Trump says there will be consequences for the Democratic senator who led the charge against Jackson. In…

Ronny Jackson Said to Have Crashed car While Drunk

WASHINGTON (AP) - A summary of allegations against President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Veterans Affairs says he recklessly prescribed drugs, had his own private stock of controlled substances and got drunk and crashed a government car.…

Former Police Officer Named as Serial Killer

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A suspected California serial killer who committed at least 12 homicides and 45 rapes throughout the state in the 1970s and ’80s was identified Wednesday as a former police officer, an official said. A law enforcement…

‘Major Announcement’ Planned on Elusive Serial Killer

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in California plan to make a “major announcement” in the case of an elusive serial killer they say committed at least 12 homicides, 45 rapes and dozens of burglaries across the state in the 1970s…

Pence in Wisconsin for Fundraiser, tax Forum

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence returns to Wisconsin to host a fundraiser for Gov. Scott Walker while also touting the Republican tax overhaul at a forum with an official from Foxconn. The Pence events in Milwaukee on Wednesday…

Ohio School District Allows Teachers, Staff to Carry Weapons

HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) - A school board at a southwest Ohio district where a student shot and wounded two classmates has voted to allow teachers and staff to carry weapons. WLWT-TV reports the Madison Local School District board voted unanimously…

Online Post Suggests Rampage Suspect may Have Resented Women

TORONTO (AP) — The suspect in the deadly van attack in Toronto posted a chilling Facebook message just minutes before plowing into a crowded city sidewalk, authorities said Tuesday, raising the possibility that he may have nursed grudges against women…

Elderly man Calls Police for Ride to Visit Wife in Hospital

MONTOURSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - An elderly Pennsylvania man had no way of visiting his ill wife in the hospital, so he called police to help. Montoursville Police Chief Jeff Gyurina says the 84-year-old man's same-aged wife had a medical emergency…

Senators Delay VA Confirmation Hearing Amid new Allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) - The leaders of a Senate panel say the confirmation hearing for Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump's pick to be Veterans Affairs secretary, is being postponed indefinitely. Sen. Johnny Isakson, the Republican chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs…

US Agency Cracks Down on Juul E-cigarette Popular in Schools

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials are cracking down on underage use of a popular e-cigarette brand following months of complaints from parents, politicians and school administrators. The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it has issued warnings to 40…

Canada Police say Driver That hit Pedestrians in Custody

TORONTO (AP) — A van apparently jumped onto a sidewalk Monday from a busy intersection in Toronto and struck a crowd of pedestrians and before it was found and the driver was taken into custody, Canadian police said. Authorities said…

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