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KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Arizona say a man wanted in the killings of an elderly Ohio couple and armed robberies in three states tried to flee in a vehicle and on foot but was found and arrested.

The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that one of 29-year-old Robert Clark’s two companions, who are suspects in the robberies, is still on the loose. Authorities say deputies tried to stop the fugitives’ vehicle on Interstate 40 near Kingman, 91 miles southeast of Las Vegas.   Continue reading “Man wanted in elderly Ohio pair’s slayings nabbed in Arizona”

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FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — The suspects in a shooting that wounded two students outside a high school basketball game in Maryland were still at large Thursday morning, and police said they haven’t ruled out any motives.

Police said they’re investigating a range of possibilities in the Wednesday night shooting at Frederick High School, including reports from students that it could be gang-related or stem from a rivalry between the two schools playing in the game.   Continue reading “2 students hurt in shooting outside Maryland high school”

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DALLAS (AP) — With a trial set to begin next week for the man accused in the fatal shootings of famed Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and a friend of Kyle’s, court officials in Texas are set to begin the process of screening potential jurors.

Candidates are to begin reporting Thursday to district court in the small town of Stephenville, about 80 miles southwest of Fort Worth. They’ll be deciding the case of former Marine Eddie Ray Routh, 27, who’s charged with capital murder in the killings two years ago at a gun range outside of Stephenville.   Continue reading “Screening for jurors in Chris Kyle slaying trial to start”

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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge is hearing arguments by lawyers who want him to disclose what happened in secret proceedings before a grand jury declined to press criminal charges in the police chokehold death of an unarmed man.

Judge William Garnett on Thursday asked lawyers to describe why he should open records in the Eric Garner case. The 43-year-old black Staten Island man died last summer after he was put in a chokehold by a white police officer. A grand jury decided not to indict the officer.   Continue reading “New York court asked to release chokehold death details”

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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Three militaries, using ground troops and warplanes, fought Boko Haram on at least two fronts Wednesday with hundreds of the Islamic fighters reported dead as the conflict took on a growing international perspective.

Chad’s army said its troops were attacked Tuesday in Cameroon by Boko Haram, the Nigerian extremist group that has slaughtered and kidnapped civilians and has had the upper hand against Nigeria’s military. The Chadian troops’ response underscores other African nation’s newfound resoluteness to combat what they perceive as a regional threat.   Continue reading “Using troops and planes, 3 African nations battle Boko Haram”

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PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — The United States is about to begin destroying its largest remaining stockpile of chemical-laden artillery shells, marking a milestone in the global campaign to eradicate a debilitating weapon that still creeps into modern wars.

The Pueblo Chemical Depot in southern Colorado plans to start neutralizing 2,600 tons of aging mustard agent in March as the U.S. moves toward complying with a 1997 treaty banning all chemical weapons.   Continue reading “US to destroy its largest remaining chemical weapons cache”

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A treasure hunter accused of cheating investors out of their share of his historic underwater find of gold is remaining behind bars.

Tommy Thompson appeared before a judge in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday. But because he has not formally hired an attorney licensed to defend him in federal court, a hearing to confirm his identity and seek his extradition to Ohio was again put off.   Continue reading “Fugitive treasure hunter’s assets sought as he faces hearing”

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The cost of the Affordable Care Act is turning out to be 20 percent cheaper than expected, but millions of Americans are projected to remain uninsured due to a number of issues associated with the law.

According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)’s latest projections on federal health spending, the US government will spend approximately $600 billion less than previously estimated between 2011-2020. Back in 2010, the agency predicted that total federal health spending would top $11 trillion. Additionally, CBO’s report stated that the ACA’s health insurance provisions will cost 20 percent less than first anticipated.   Continue reading “Cost of Obamacare drops but millions to stay uninsured”

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BOSTON (AP) — Frigid temperatures descended on the northern tier of the country, and while it’s not the coldest weather of the season, the biting chill followed a powerful snowstorm from the Midwest into the Northeast.

According to the National Weather Service, people from Montana to Maine are dealing with sub-zero wind chill temperatures. Temperatures plunged to as low as minus-25 degrees in parts of upstate New York early Tuesday, a day after a storm dumped more than a foot of snow from Buffalo to the Hudson Valley. The National Weather Service said it was 25 below before dawn in Glens Falls, 45 miles north of Albany, and minus-21 in Watertown, near Lake Ontario’s eastern end.   Continue reading “Frigid temperatures stretching from Montana to Maine”

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An assistant director at a child advocacy organization followed and shot his supervisor as she waited at a bus stop so she couldn’t report him for stealing about $40,000 from the organization, police said Monday.

After the slaying last month, Randolph Sanders told a television station that he was “stunned” by the death of 56-year-old Kim Jones, a mother of two. “She was incredibly happy,” Sanders said in the interview with WPVI-TV in Philadelphia. “So this is — this is just disturbing.”   Continue reading “Cops: Man killed supervisor so she couldn’t report his theft”

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INDIO, Calif. (AP) — A big-rig hauling frozen chicken collided with a truck carrying bees in Southern California, igniting a fireball that quickly cooked the chicken.

The California Highway Patrol says the crash on Interstate 10 near Palm Springs occurred shortly after 7 a.m. Monday. The truck with the chickens burst into flames and was incinerated, but the driver escaped with minor injuries.   Continue reading “Trucks carrying frozen chicken, bees collide in fiery crash”

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Far-right nationalists are planning a demonstration in a London borough next month to protest the alleged “Jewification of Great Britain.” Anti-fascist groups have pledged to deny marchers “an inch of our streets.”

The march, organized by British National Party-linked activist Joshua Bonehill-Paine, is called “Liberate Stamford Hill.”

Bonehill-Paine is calling for a “fight back” against what he calls “Jewification and anti-white oppression” in the north London area.   Continue reading “‘Jewification of Great Britain’: Anti-Semitic protest planned in London”

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The US is behind the attempted coup in Venezuela – that is the accusation President Nicolas Maduro has leveled amid widespread protests back home. And it’s none other than Vice-president Joe Biden who’s behind the entire operation, Maduro alleges.

This is the first time a direct accusation of this gravity was made in front of thousands of cheering spectators and the world at large, despite an earlier Friday statement, when Maduro struck out at several US federal agencies for allegedly plotting against Venezuela.   Continue reading “Maduro accuses Joe Biden of ‘bloody coup’ in Venezuela”

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Croatian government have gotten creditors on board a plan to erase the debts of some 60,000 poorest citizens. The “fresh start” scheme targets less than 1 percent of the entire debt, but is hoped to boost the economy in the long-term.

The unorthodox measure was voted for by the government on January 15 and comes into force on Monday. To be eligible to participate debtors must have no savings or property, have a debt no greater than about $5,100 and live on welfare or an income of no higher than $138 per month.   Continue reading “‘Chance for a new start’: Croatia writes off debts of 60,000 poorest citizens”

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Alaska State Troopers are investigating allegations that a Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) used a stun gun or Taser on two young boys after they asked the officer to do so.

The mother of one of the boys, Terry Ward, said the incident occurred last December when a group of about eight or 10 children were getting ready to play a game of kickball outside the Boys and Girls Club in Kake, Alaska, local media reported.   Continue reading “Alaska community officer accused of Tasering 2 young kids because they asked him to”

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TOKYO (AP) — Appalled and saddened by news of journalist Kenji Goto’s purported beheading by Islamic State extremists, Japan ordered heightened security precautions Sunday and said it would persist with its non-military support for fighting terrorism.

The failure to save Goto raised fears for the life of a Jordanian fighter pilot also held by the militant group that controls about a third of both Syria and Iraq. Unlike some earlier messages delivered in the crisis, the video that circulated online late Saturday purporting to show a militant beheading Goto did not mention the pilot.   Continue reading “Horror in Japan as video purports to show hostage beheaded”

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Government and aviation industry officials from dozens of countries are meeting in Montreal this week to try to find consensus on how to keep from losing airliners like the one that vanished without a trace in Asia and another shot down in Eastern Europe.

It is only the second high-level safety conference in the 70-year history of the International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. agency, but last year was calamitous. A Malaysia Airlines flight disappeared in March and has not been found. In July, another Malaysia Airlines flight was down shot down while flying over an area of Ukraine where ethnic Russian rebels are trying to secede.   Continue reading “Officials meet to address safety after aviation calamities”

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s budget will propose an ambitious six-year, $478 billion public works program of highway, bridge and transit upgrades, half of it financed with a one-time mandatory tax on profits that U.S. companies have amassed overseas, White House officials said.

The proposal, one of the main components of the $4 trillion spending plan for the 2016 budget year that Obama will send to Congress on Monday, attempts to tap into bipartisan support for spending on badly needed infrastructure repairs and construction.   Continue reading “APNewsBreak: Obama ties foreign profits tax to public works”

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Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend upon Glendale, Arizona for Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, but one of America’s most popular events has become much more than a simple sports game.

While the main attractions remain the football game, the halftime show, and the millions of dollars spent on creative commercials, not everything about the event is as fun to digest as a plate of fried food and ice-cold beer.   Continue reading “Things you need you know about the Super Bowl that have nothing to do with football”