LOS ANGELES – A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777 bound from Hong Kong to Los Angeles International Airport has diverted to a U.S. air base in the Aleutian Islands. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says Flight 884 declared an emergency and landed early Wednesday morning at Eareckson Air Station in …
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RALEIGH, N.C. – A lawyer has told North Carolina lottery officials that a client with a winning Powerball ticket is waiting to claim the prize. Lottery officials said in a news release Friday that the lawyer said the client has a winning ticket for the $564 million jackpot. Officials were …
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MINEOLA, N.Y. – A court ruling in New York last week about where sex offenders may live has rekindled a debate over whether such laws really work to protect children. New York’s Court of Appeals ruled that only the state has the power to tell offenders where they can and …
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LEESBURG, Ga. – Authorities say a south Georgia man shot an armadillo, but ended up accidentally wounding his mother-in-law when the bullet ricocheted off the mammal known for its hard shell. Lee County Sheriff’s deputies tell WALB-TV (http://bit.ly/1FCGUBO) that 54-year-old Larry McElroy fired his 9 mm pistol at the armadillo …
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The Biden Justice Department is taking some heat after praising the conviction of a 75-year-old pro-life activist for an alleged crime that took place three years ago but so far ignoring hundreds of violent anti-Israel rioters that pepper-sprayed police last week. Last week U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia …
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As the calendar flips to 2024, a number of new laws are coming into effect around the United States. They include “Clean Slate” laws sealing criminal records, crackdowns on retail theft and sex trafficking, and laws affecting bail and probation. Here are just a few new laws coming into play …
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BERLIN – A German court says a municipal bus mechanic can have hundreds of euros (dollars) in back pay for time spent changing into his work clothes — but not for time he spent showering. The state labor court in Duesseldorf said the man and the local transport authority in …
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A hiker in Colorado was trampled by a moose on Tuesday. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife department said the incident happened when two people and their three dogs were hiking near Crags Trail in Teller County, about a 50-minute drive west of Colorado Springs. While the hikers were about a …
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A New York college student has been captured by Hamas after war broke out between Israel and Gaza last weekend, according to a statement from his family. Omer Neutra, an Israeli-American citizen born in New York, was captured by Hamas along the Israel-Gaza border on Oct. 10 while serving in …
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A woman living in a “haunted” 1920s New Mexico home says her cat and son “see” a haunting presence. Rene Valdez said her son told her about “a man that I see in my room … with an old hat that peeks in from the bathroom,” she told Inside Edition. …
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