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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
4 years prison for ex-sports book manager at Tahoe casinos
GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — A former sports book manager at two Lake Tahoe casinos has been sentenced to four years in prison in connection with a $1 million betting scheme.
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MN Sioux Falls SD Zone Forecast for Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Commission investigating Florida high school massacre sued
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Student and civil rights groups are suing the commission investigating the 2018 Florida high school massacre, saying it illegally adjourned a recent meeting before the public could spea…
Weinstein lawyers: 'Circus' atmosphere, juror tweets unfair
NEW YORK (AP) — As if picking a jury for Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial wasn’t complicated enough, some potential jurors have been posting on social media about their involvement in the case, violating court rules t…
Man found dead at Tucson-area apartment complex identified
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Pima County Sheriff’s officials have identified a man who died after a shooting incident at an apartment complex northwest of Tucson last weekend.
Small plane crashes between homes in Utah neighborhood
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A small plane crashed Wednesday in a Utah neighborhood but appears to have narrowly avoided hitting any townhomes.
Murder indictments handed down in deadly Houston drug raid
HOUSTON (AP) — A grand jury has indicted two former Houston police officers — including one who is facing murder counts — for their roles in a deadly January 2019 drug raid that killed a couple, prosecutors announc…
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No charges for shooter who killed man at Christmas party
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — A man who fatally shot another man at a company Christmas party won't face criminal charges because he acted in self-defense, authorities in South Carolina said Wednesday.
Virgin Islands suit alleges decadeslong abuse by Epstein
HAVANA (AP) — A lawsuit filed by prosecutors in the Virgin Islands says multimillionaire sex offender Jeffery Epstein used two private islands in the U.S. territory to engage in a nearly two-decade conspiracy to tr…
3 African nations reach preliminary deal in Nile dam dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan say they have reached a preliminary agreement aimed at clearing the way for the filling and operation of a $5 billion dam project on the Nile River.
On Chicago's South Side, a revitalization aims to create culture of health
Washington Heights, a historic neighborhood on Chicago's far South Side, faces the modern-day challenge of boosting health, education and economic opportunities for its residents.
Cold heart facts: Why you need to watch out in winter
When Arctic weather is on the way, forecasters often alert you to protect your pets or watch out on the roads. Perhaps they also should warn you about your heart.
Nurse was training for triathlon when her heart stopped mid-swim
When Alicia Bravo saw the EMS service in her childhood hometown was holding a 5K race to raise money for a mechanical chest compression system, she signed up right away.