Minnesotans Waste No Time And Hit The Polls Early
DULUTH, Minn. -- It's finally election day and Minnesotans wasted no time in hitting the polls early! The Secretary of State says more than 600,000 ballots have already been cast in…
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USOC Moves to Shut Down USA Gymnastics After Nassar Scandal
(AP) - The U.S. Olympic Committee is moving to revoke USA Gymnastics' status as the governing body for the sport at the Olympic level, meting out the nuclear option to an organization that has botched its own reorganization in the…
Trump Says State Spokeswoman Might be Next UN Ambassador
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert is "under very serious consideration'' to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Trump says he will "probably'' make a decision on the nomination next week. Nauert…
Synagogue suspect pleads not guilty as more funerals planned
PITTSBURGH (AP) — With two more funerals set for Thursday, the anti-Semitic truck driver accused of gunning down 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue pleaded not guilty to federal charges that could put him on death row. Robert Bowers, 46,…
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…
Male Student Shot at NC high School by Fellow Student has Died
MATTHEWS, N.C. - North Carolina police say a male student shot by another student at a high school has died. Capt. Stason Tyrrell of the Matthews Police Department announced the news late Monday morning. Officials said earlier in the day…
Harrowing Tales Emerge From Synagogue; Suspect due in Court
PITTSBURGH - A rabbi who helped alert authorities to the synagogue shooting that killed 11 people says it was because of recent security training that he had a cellphone on him and was able to make the call. Rabbi Jeffrey…
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…
Update: Suspicious Packages also sent to Eric Holder and Rep. Maxine Waters
WASHINGTON (AP) - A device intended for former Attorney General Eric Holder is among those intercepted in recent days. That's according to two people who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press to discuss an ongoing investigation. One…
