CHICAGO – For many high school students, deciding on a college comes down to one or two schools. For Arianna Alexander of Chicago, it came down to 26 — including pretty much the whole Ivy League. Chicago’s WLS-TV (http://abc7.ws/1C3FWxC ) reports that the Kenwood Academy’s valedictorian has picked the University …
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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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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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SEATTLE – Seattle police officers wound up helping with the birth of a baby after a routine traffic stop — and it was all recorded on a patrol car’s dashboard camera. The department says Officer Anthony Reynolds pulled over the car after he saw it speeding and running red lights …
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FRESNO, Calif. – A hiker found alive after enduring nine days in the California wilderness with no food and broken bones says she regrets her decision to leave her group and return to their base camp alone. Miyuki Harwood said in a statement Tuesday that she became lost in the …
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GAINESVILLE, Ga. – A black couple is suing their former neighbor citing a civil rights-era law more commonly used against discriminatory landlords. Gregory and Sophia Bonds say the white neighbor, Roy Turner Jr., began yelling threats and racial slurs the day they moved in next door in the north Georgia …
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CHICAGO – Chicago police are continuing their search for additional evidence in and around a city park lagoon where a toddler’s body parts were found over the weekend. Police spokeswoman Janel Sedevic (SEHD’-ah-vik) says investigators would be back at Garfield Park Monday for a third straight day. The search began …
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