The husband of a military servicewoman living on a Tennessee Naval base is under investigation for posting threatening comments on a radical right-wing Web site, FoxNews.com has learned. Investigators with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service have seized the man’s shotgun and taken it to the armory at the Naval Support …
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VACAVILLE, Calif. – California inmates are dying of drug overdoses at nearly triple the national rate. It’s unclear whether the tough steps state officials took this year to stop illicit drugs from getting into prisons are having any effect, though they are prompting criticism from civil rights advocates. The Department …
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CHICAGO – Navy Pier has announced plans to debut a new 196-foot Ferris wheel when the Chicago tourist attraction celebrates its centennial next summer. The Ferris wheel already has been purchased and will replace the existing one that was installed in 1995. It will stand 49 feet taller and fit …
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WASHINGTON – The Secret Service says it will install sharp metal spikes on the White House fence after intruders scaled it twice in less than a year. In a news release, the Secret Service and National Park Service say the spikes are a temporary security measure until a long-term solution …
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SAN FRANCISCO – News crews from two San Francisco Bay Area television stations were robbed at gunpoint and a cameraman was pistol whipped during live broadcasts on Thursday. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the robbery and assault occurred at about 6 a.m. Thursday along the city’s waterfront. Several camera …
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ATLANTA – Art, monument or embarrassment? The “Confederate Memorial Carving” in a state park outside of Atlanta is once again stirring controversy, as Georgia officials try to decide what, if anything, to do about a huge sculpture that memorializes three of the South’s Civil War heroes but causes offense to …
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SARASOTA, Fla. – A southwest Florida police officer has been suspended after his superiors watched a video of him tossing food to a handcuffed suspect at the county jail and then allowing the man to eat the food off the floor. The Sarasota Police Department announced in a news release …
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif – A teenage boy lured an 8-year-old girl into his apartment and killed her before hiding her body in a recycling bin at the housing complex where they lived, authorities said Tuesday. Santa Cruz Police Chief Kevin Vogel told reporters that Madyson Middleton was probably dead even …
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The secret to making it to 105 years old is apparently a daily dose of alcohol. Making it five more years, however, means you may have to cut back. Those are the lessons coming from Agnes Fenton, who turned 110 on Saturday, when she officially became a supercentarian. Fenton told …
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MUKILTEO, Wash. – A Mukilteo woman has her French horn back, five years after it was stolen out of her car. The Daily Herald reports (http://is.gd/uNEonS ) that a man found the horn — a high-end, brass triple horn — in a Redmond pawn shop in 2011. He decided to …
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