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Professional journalists’ group condemns NBC for bringing NJ man, son home from Brazil on jet
NEW YORK – The Society of Professional Journalists condemned NBC News for practicing "checkbook journalism" by chartering a jet that carried a New Jersey man involved in a bitter custody battle and his [...]
Iran seeking to smuggle raw uranium
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Such a deal would be significant because Tehran appears to be running out of the material, which it needs to feed its uranium enrichment program . The report was drawn up by a member nation of the International Atomic Energy agency and provided to the AP on condition of that the country not be [...]
Calif. man, 81, scares off robbers by shooting
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento police said an elderly man scared off would-be robbers inside his home when he pulled a gun and started shooting. Sacramento police spokesman Sgt. Norm Leong said the two robbers were able to get inside the home of an 81-year-old man after asking to use his [...]
Man accused of using pellet gun on boy as a lesson
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A St. Lucie County man has been accused of trying to teach a boy a lesson by shooting him with a pellet gun. According to a St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, 39-year-old Christopher Fred Cady shot the boy in the chest with the pellet gun, a Christmas [...]
Nebraska man accused of putting cat in washer
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police said a 22-year-old Lincoln man has been accused of running a cat through the spin cycle of a washing machine. Officer Katie Flood said police were called to a home on Sunday by the roommate of Richard Andersen….
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Police: Man drinks at bar, then tries to rob it
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HARRISBURG, Ore. (AP) — Police arrested a man accused of robbing the same Harrisburg bar in which he had been drinking. Sheriff Tim Mueller of Linn County said the man had been drinking at MacEnzi’s Bar and Grill on Saturday. He left around 10 p.m., but came back about 25 minutes later with a [...]
Teddy bear at Oregon office prompts bomb scare
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ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — A teddy bear placed at the front door of the Oregon State Police office in Albany proved to be as harmless as a teddy bear. Employees arriving for work Monday thought it might be a bomb. They evacuated the building, cleared the front parking lot of cars and called in the [...]
Police: Accused shoplifters cause chaos at Walmart
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Chattanooga police said a couple they believe tried to steal a cart full of TVs and a computer caused chaos at a Walmart. According to a news release, Officer Josh Wright was off duty when he saw a man trying to force his way past a greeter with about $2,000 worth of [...]
Funeral home offers drunk drivers a free burial
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ROME, Ga. (AP) — Planning to drink and drive this New Year’s? A north Georgia funeral home has a deal for you. Between now and noon Thursday, drivers can visit McGuire, Jennings and Miller Funeral Home in Rome to sign a contract stating they plan to drink or take drugs and then drive on New [...]
Convicted Harris judge resigns from bench
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Harris County Court-at-Law Judge Donald Jackson has resigned effective Thursday. The judge was convicted of misdemeanor official oppression.
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