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US Home Price Gains Weaken for Fifth Straight Month

WASHINGTON - U.S. home price gains slowed for the fifth straight month in August as higher mortgage rates have lowered home sales. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index increased 5.5 percent in August compared with a year earlier,…

FBI Says Package was Intended for CNN in Atlanta

MIAMI (AP) - The FBI has confirmed that a suspicious package recovered at a post office in Atlanta was addressed to CNN and was “similar in appearance to others.'' The statement sent via the agency's Twitter account confirms the announcement…

Sessions Says Bomb Suspect Appears 'Partisan'

WASHINGTON -Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he doesn't know why pipe bombs were sent to prominent Democrats and CNN but says a Florida man charged in the case “appears to be a partisan.'' Sessions and other law enforcement officials are…

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…

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