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Tulsa mom Stabbed Eldest Daughter up to 70 Times

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Tulsa mother stabbed her eldest daughter 50 to 70 times, struck her head with a pickaxe then set their home on fire, before fleeing the scene with the youngest of her three daughters, according to…

Explosion Targeted California Office

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two officials have told The Associated Press that an office in a Southern California medical building was targeted by an explosive package. The officials were briefed on the investigation but not authorized to discuss the matter…

Michigan State and Nassar Victims Reach $500M Settlement

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University has reached a $500 million settlement with hundreds of women and girls who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history. The…

US Says it's Going Ahead With North Korea Summit Plan

SEOUL, South Korea-The United States says it is going ahead with plans for the meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un. A spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department says the U.S. has not heard anything directly…

Police end dig for Remains of Missing Girls

MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Police looking for the remains of up to seven girls who have been missing for decades stopping digging Tuesday in suburban Detroit, suspending a multi-day effort while they decide whether to search elsewhere in Michigan…

Analysis Shows Depression Diagnosis Rate High in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - An analysis of claims by Blue Cross Blue Shield of America finds Minnesota with one of the highest rates of depression in the country. The health insurer examined medical claims from more than 41 million commercially insured…

Fertilizer Giant, Mosaic, Moving Headquarters to Florida

PLYMOUTH, Minn. (AP) - One of Minnesota's largest public companies is moving its headquarters to Florida. The fertilizer giant, Mosaic Co., says it will relocate its corporate headquarters from the Twin Cities suburb of Plymouth to Hillsborough County, Florida to…

Supreme Court Makes Sports Betting a Possibility Nationwide

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3…

White House Declines to Condemn Aide's McCain Remark

WASHINGTON (AP) -The White House is refusing to condemn a staffer who said during a closed-door meeting that Arizona Sen. John McCain's opinion “doesn't matter'' because “he's dying anyway.'' Kelly Sadler was discussing McCain's opposition to President Donald Trump's nominee…

More Financial Loss as Mail Delivery Slumps for USPS

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service is reporting another quarterly loss. That's because strong gains in package deliveries were outweighed by an unrelenting decline in mail volume and the costs of its health care and pension obligations. The financial…

14-year-old Arrested, 1 Shot at CA High School

PALMDALE, Calif. - Officials say a 14-year-old high school student has been taken into custody after shooting a classmate at their high school in the California city of Palmdale. Los Angeles County sheriff’s Capt. Darran Harris tells KTTV Friday that…

Oldest Person in US Dies; Pennsylvania Woman was 114

HUNTINGDON, Pa. (AP) - A funeral home says a 114-year-old Pennsylvania woman who was the oldest person in the United States has died. The Robert D Heath Funeral Home said that Delphine Gibson died Wednesday. Gibson had been living at…

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