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Southwest pilot with loaded gun arrested before boarding

ST. LOUIS – A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested early Wednesday after a loaded handgun was found in his carry-on luggage before his flight left St. Louis, officials said. The ...

Fallout continues for Weinstein and his former company

LOS ANGELES – Fallout from sexual harassment and abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein continued Wednesday as the disgraced producer was hit with a new lawsuit, lost an honorary degree ...

Second Colorado lawmaker accused of sexual harassment

DENVER – A second Colorado lawmaker on Wednesday denied allegations of sexual harassment, this time made by a political organizer who claimed the legislator improperly touched him at a 2012 ...

Boulder will not limit housing options for sexual predators

BOULDER – Boulder city officials have decided not to pursue housing restrictions that would limit where people considered as sexually violent predators can live. The Daily Camer...

Couple offering large reward for missing record-holding cats

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – A couple is offering a total reward of $100,000 if two Guinness World Record-holding cats and two other felines are found alive after a fire destroyed their home in...

Vail Mountain opening day pushed back to Thanksgiving

VAIL – Vail Resorts officials say they are pushing back the opening day for Vail Mountain to Thanksgiving due to lack of snow. The Vail Daily reports it’s the second consecutive y...

When child sex isn’t rape: French to set age of consent

PARIS – Is a 13-year-old old enough to agree to sex with an adult? That’s a question France is asking as the government prepares to set a legal age for sexual consent for the first time. ...

NFL: More concussion self-reporting; Jacoby Brissett handled OK

NEW YORK – The NFL’s chief medical officer says more than a third of concussion evaluations so far this season are a result of players indicating they have symptoms, a much higher percentage...

Pence’s short trip to NFL game cost Indianapolis police $14K

INDIANAPOLIS – Vice President Mike Pence’s attendance at an NFL game that he quickly left after a national anthem protest cost Indianapolis about $14,000 in police overtime and other costs. ...

Facebook investment in New Mexico data center tops $1B

ALBUQUERQUE – Facebook is going much bigger with an under-construction data center in New Mexico, announcing plans Tuesday to build another four buildings and boost its total investment to m...

Attorney General Sessions doesn’t recall talk with Carter Page

WASHINGTON – The Latest on testimony by Attorney General Jeff Sessions (all times local): 10:45 a.m. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says that he does not remember speak...

Company plans to build hyperloop test track east of Denver

DENVER – Colorado transportation officials have partnered with a company to explore the possibility of building a futuristic system that would move passengers and freight at speeds of up to ...