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Killer Charles Manson alive as reports swirl of ill health

LOS ANGELES – For nearly 50 years Charles Manson has been the living personification of evil, a demonic presence captured in scores of photos, each of them marked by his piercing dark eyes a...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

After California shooting, residents seek police presence

RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. – Residents of a remote Northern California community terrorized by a mass shooting this week say they want more frequent patrols from sheriff’s deputies and ex...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Big House victory for GOP tax plan, but Senate fate unclear

WASHINGTON – Republicans rammed a $1.5 trillion overhaul of business and personal income taxes through the House Thursday, edging toward the code’s biggest rewrite in three decades and the f...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Museum of the Bible, built by Hobby Lobby owner, opens in DC

WASHINGTON – Eight years ago, Hobby Lobby president Steve Green found a new way to express his Christian faith. His family’s $4 billion arts and craft chain was already known for closing sto...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New Jersey senator’s bribery trial ends in a hung jury

NEWARK, N.J. – The federal bribery trial of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez ended Thursday with the jury hopelessly deadlocked on all charges, a partial victory for him that could nevertheless ...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Leonardo da Vinci’s Christ painting sells for record $450M

NEW YORK – A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci sold for a record $450 million at auction on Wednesday, smashing previous records for artworks sold at auction or ...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump reverses ban on importing elephants killed as trophies

Two adult sons are avid trophy hunters

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Franken faces ethics probe after woman says he groped her

WASHINGTON – Minnesota Sen. Al Franken faces a storm of criticism and a likely ethics investigation after a Los Angeles radio anchor accused him Thursday of forcibly kissing her and groping ...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Close new Earth-size world, where year lasts under 10 days

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronomers have discovered a close new world about the size of Earth, where a year lasts just under 10 days. At a distance of 11 light-years, Ross 128 b is...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Egypt displays previously unseen King Tut artifacts

CAIRO – Egypt opened an exhibition on Wednesday to display previously unseen treasures from King Tutankhamun’s famed tomb. At least 55 pieces of fabric decorated with gold that we...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Russian lawmakers approve bill targeting foreign media

MOSCOW – Russia’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill allowing the government to register international media outlets as foreign agents, a swift retaliation to...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Agricultural groups challenge California weed-killer warning

A coalition of a dozen national and Midwestern agricultural groups sued on Wednesday to overturn a California decision that could force the popular weed-killer Roundup to carry warning label...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World