VALLEJO, Calif. – A car that veered onto a California sidewalk has killed a woman and injured six other people, including the driver and two children. Police say a 65-year-old man was driving the Nissan Versa that hit people near a bus stop in Vallejo on Friday afternoon. The Vallejo …
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SAN FRANCISCO – A judge says nine San Francisco police officers will remain on paid leave while he decides whether the department waited too long to discipline them in connection with racist text messages. The judge’s decision Monday also barred the San Francisco Police Commission from disciplining the officers until …
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SEATAC, Wash. – A Seattle-Tacoma International Airport spokesman says passengers aboard a United Airlines flight from Chicago were held on the plane for more than an hour after landing Monday night while a doctor assessed a sick passenger’s ailment. Airport spokesman Perry Cooper says the passengers were released after an …
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MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – Police have charged a man with trespassing, public drunkenness and indecent exposure after he was caught on a neighbor’s Pennsylvania farm in the nude, drinking beer among pigs. Police in Manor Township, Lancaster County, say 64-year-old Larry Henry told them, “I just like pigs” when they found …
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NEW YORK – Fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings Inc. said Monday that it is in preliminary discussions with competitor OCI N.V. on a potential combination involving some of that company’s businesses. Deerfield, Illinois-based CF Industries said in a written statement that it would provide no further comment at this time. …
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BEIRUT – The leader of the Hezbollah militant group says he is “proud” of U.S. sanctions targeting three members of the group. Speaking before a graduation event in southern Beirut Saturday, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah says such sanctions do not make the slightest difference to the group. The U.S. Treasury Department …
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. – A family of treasure hunters has found more than $1 million worth of gold artifacts off the coast of Florida. Multiple media outlets reported Monday that boat captain Eric Schmitt and his family made the find June 17 about 15 feet deep in the Atlantic Ocean …
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MUNCIE, Ind. – An incoming freshman has won free tuition for a semester at Ball State University after sinking a half-court shot. Lem Turner of Illinois made the lucky shot Thursday night during a freshman pep rally for this year’s athletic events at Worthen Arena. The event was held as …
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HOUSTON – It could have been the plot of a movie: A Houston couple improvises a hospital wedding in less than an hour after the bride goes into labor early. Stephanie Tallent was eight months pregnant and having an ultrasound Friday when she went into labor at Texas Children’s Pavilion …
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ATLANTA – Georgia’s parole board has released a transgender inmate who had sued alleging mistreatment. Records show Ashley Diamond was released Monday after serving about a third of her 12-year sentence for burglary and other convictions. The Southern Poverty Law Center sued in February, saying prison officials failed to provide …
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