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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…

Mega Millions Prize up to $654M, Fourth Largest in US History

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - After nearly three months without a winner, the Mega Millions lottery game has climbed to an estimated $654 million jackpot. Unfortunately, even as the big prize for Tuesday night's drawing increases to the fourth-largest in…

Microsoft co-Founder Paul Allen Dies at 65

SEATTLE (AP) — Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates, has died. He was 65. Allen’s company Vulcan Inc. said in a statement that he died Monday. Earlier this month Allen said the cancer he was…

Prince Harry and Meghan Expecting Their First Child in Spring

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, are expecting their first child in the spring, Kensington Palace said Monday. The announcement came hours after Harry and the former Meghan Markle arrived in Sydney at…

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