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Officials: EF1 tornado tore part of Oklahoma casino roof off

NORMAN, Okla. – An overnight batch of severe storms spawned an EF1 tornado that tore part of a casino roof off in central Oklahoma during a concert and downed power lines and trees throughou...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dramatic sentencing hearing expected in Bergdahl case

RALEIGH, N.C. – The fate of Bowe Bergdahl – the Army sergeant who pleaded guilty to endangering his comrades by leaving his post in 2009 in Afghanistan – now rests in the hands of a judge. ...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

38 accuse writer/director James Toback of sexual harassment

LOS ANGELES – Writer and director James Toback, who received an Oscar nomination for writing “Bugsy,” has been accused of sexual harassment by 38 women in a report published Sunday in The Lo...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump voting commission criticized for lack of transparency

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s advisory commission on election integrity has integrity questions of its own – with some of its own members raising concerns about its openness. ...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump urges House GOP to move quickly on budget, tax cuts

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump warned House Republicans on Sunday that 2018 would be a political failure for the GOP and disappointment for the nation if they fail on tax overhaul...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

A scary box office weekend for everyone but Tyler Perry

LOS ANGELES – It was a spooky weekend at the box office for nearly everyone but Tyler Perry. Perry’s comedy sequel “Boo 2! A Madea Halloween” scared up a healthy $21.7 million in ...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Killer of Navajo Nation girl gets life prison sentence

ALBUQUERQUE – A man who pleaded guilty to the murder and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl on the largest American Indian reservation was sentenced Friday to life in prison in a case tha...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tillerson seeks Arab help in US effort to isolate Iran

DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took the Trump administration’s case for isolating and containing Iran in the Middle East and beyond to two Gulf Arab nations on Sunday, p...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Japanese Prime Minister Abe wins big in national elections

TOKYO – Japan’s leader has scored a major victory in national elections that returned his ruling coalition to power in decisive fashion. Japanese media said Monday that Prime Mini...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

The wounds suffered in Bergdahl’s search changed 3 lives

RALEIGH, N.C. – One soldier who searched for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl uses a wheelchair now, unable to speak because of a head wound. Another still can’t fully use his right hand. Still anoth...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump plans to release of JFK assassination documents despite concerns from agencies

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced Saturday morning that he planned to release the tens of thousands of never-before-seen documents left in the files related to President John F. ...

DATE: Oct 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Funeral set for soldier at center of Trump fight

COOPER CITY, Fla. – Mourners are expected to pack a church Saturday to honor a U.S. soldier whose combat death in Africa led to a political fight between President Donald Trump and a Florida...

DATE: Oct 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World