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California wildfire blamed on hot tub SAN FRANCISCO – A hot tub’s faulty wiring ignited one of California’s most destructive wildfires, a blaze that killed four people, sent four firefighter...

DATE: Aug 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Source: Boy was decapitated on waterslide at Kansas park

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A 10-year-old boy was decapitated as he rode a 168-foot tall waterslide at a water park in Kansas, a person familiar with the investigation said Wednesday. The...

DATE: Aug 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump, on defense, blames media for Second Amendment flap

BRISTOL, Va. – On the defensive once again, Donald Trump is blaming faulty interpretations and media bias for an uproar over his comments about the Second Amendment. He’s insisting he never ...

DATE: Aug 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump ignites new storm

Some say comment calls for violence against Clinton

DATE: Aug 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Judge refuses to cut ex-mayor’s sentence CHICAGO – A federal judge refused Tuesday to lighten Rod Blagojevich’s original 14-year prison sentence for corruption, rejecting pleas for lenience ...

DATE: Aug 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Putin, Erdogan agree on steps to mend relations

MOSCOW – The leaders of Turkey and Russia pledged Tuesday to restart key energy projects and roll back sanctions, seeking to rebuild ties as Turkey looks beyond its NATO partners for support...

DATE: Aug 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Graceland getting its own guest house

Elvis always wanted place for friends

DATE: Aug 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Judge denies Blagojevich’s bid to lighten 14-year sentence

CHICAGO – A federal judge on Tuesday upheld Rod Blagojevich’s 14-year prison sentence on corruption counts, setting aside pleas for leniency by the former Illinois governor’s wife and daught...

DATE: Aug 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Police: Kansas boy suffered fatal neck injury on waterslide

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas waterslide billed as the world’s tallest remained off-limits as authorities pressed to figure out how a state lawmaker’s 10-year-old son died of a neck injury whi...

DATE: Aug 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Warming, waterborne illnesses linked WASHINGTON – Rising global temperatures are linked to increasing waterborne food poisoning, particularly from eating raw oysters, along with other nasty ...

DATE: Aug 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Complexity makes airline computer systems vulnerable

Mergers create a technological hodgepodge

DATE: Aug 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Clinton critiques plan

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Hillary Clinton offered a simple reply to Donald Trump’s economic address Monday: “Don’t let a friend vote Trump.” At a rally in St. Petersburg, Florida, Cl...

DATE: Aug 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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