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One in Custody in Connection With Package Bombs

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department says a person has been taken into custody in connection with a series of package bombs sent to prominent Democrats. Spokeswoman Sarah Flores says a news conference is scheduled for later Friday. The person's…

More Suspicious Packages Found, These to Booker, Clapper

WASHINGTON — Suspicious packages addressed to New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and former National Intelligence Director James Clapper — and similar in appearance to pipe bomb devices sent to other prominent Democrats — have been intercepted, the FBI said Friday,…

Officials Planning to Move Canadian Wolves to Isle Royale

HOUGHTON, Mich. (AP) - Officials plan to relocate several gray wolves from the Canadian province of Ontario to Isle Royale National Park this winter. It's the next step in rebuilding the depleted wolf population at the Lake Superior park. Only…

No big Powerball Winner; Jackpot now up to $750 Million

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - No one has won the big Powerball prize, so the estimated jackpot now grows to $750 million - potentially the fourth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. The next drawing will be Saturday. On Wednesday night,…

Police: Multiple People Shot in Kentucky Grocery Store

JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Multiple people were shot at a Kroger grocery store Wednesday on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky, and one suspect was detained, police said. A dispatcher with the Jeffersontown Police Department who spoke to The Associated Press…

Explosive Devices Sent to Obama, Clintons; CNN Evacuated

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service has intercepted a bomb that was addressed to Hillary Clinton and also discovered a possible explosive that was sent to former President Barack Obama. Also Wednesday, a police bomb squad was sent to…

Agents nab Possible Explosive Devices Sent to Obama, Clinton

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Secret Service says agents have intercepted packages containing “possible explosive devices'' addressed to former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. The agency says neither Clinton nor Obama received the packages, and neither was at risk…

US official: Explosive Device Found at Clintons' NY Home

WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. official says a "functional explosive device'' was found at Hillary and Bill Clinton's suburban New York home. The official says investigators believe the explosive is linked to one found Monday at the compound of liberal…

US Probes Ford Pickup Tailgates Opening Unexpectedly

DETROIT (AP) - U.S. safety regulators are trying to figure out why the power tailgates on some Ford F-Series pickup trucks can open unexpectedly while the trucks are moving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into F-250…

Canada now World's Largest Legal Marijuana Marketplace

TORONTO (AP) - Canada has become the second and largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace. Sales started just after midnight local time in Newfoundland, Canada's easternmost province. Tom Clarke of Portugal Cove, once an illegal marijuana dealer and…

No Winning Mega Millions Ticket; Jackpot Climbs to $868M

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - No winning lottery ticket was sold for the latest Mega Millions drawing, meaning the estimated jackpot climbs to $868 million. Mega Millions officials say no tickets matched all six numbers to claim the estimated $667…

The Latest: Sheriff Dismisses Miami tip in Missing Girl Case

BARRON, Wis. (AP) -Authorities looking for a missing Wisconsin teenager whose parents were found dead in their home say a tip placing the girl’s whereabouts in Miami is not credible. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said during a Tuesday afternoon…

Many in Florida Panhandle Still Without Power

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) - Six days after Hurricane Michael ripped through the Florida Panhandle, nearly 137,000 customers remain without power in an 11-county region that stretches from the Gulf of Mexico to the Georgia border. Michael slammed into the…

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