CALDWELL, Idaho – An Idaho fugitive was caught Saturday after he made a post on Facebook inviting friends to join him at batting practice in Boise. KTVB TV station in Boise says (http://is.gd/E5RXSw) that Caldwell police officers showed up at the softball field after seeing the post on social media …
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SEATTLE – Heavy rain over the weekend caused mudslides around western Washington, including one that has stopped passenger train service between Seattle and the city of Everett, about 25 miles north. South Transit is providing bus service for commuters who usually take the Sounder train to work on Monday. BNSF …
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NEW YORK – High-tech church services might be drawing new members in some parishes, but many churches and synagogues housed in historic buildings are in grave financial danger because of dwindling congregations, crumbling facades and insufficient funds for repairs. “It’s a national problem,” said Tuomi Forrest, director of programs atPartners …
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Authorities plan to discuss their investigation into an explosion near a Colorado chapter of the NAACP. The FBI has scheduled a news conference Friday to discuss the blast, which happened Tuesday outside a barbershop that shares a building with the Colorado Springs NAACP chapter. Authorities say …
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Animals of all types will get a chance to enjoy luxury treatment at the world’s first animal-only terminal, including a dog and cat resort and a 24/7 veterinarian hospital, to open at John. F. Kennedy Airport next year. Ark Development, LLC, a Racebrook Portfolio Company, has signed a 30-year lease …
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A former CIA officer was convicted Monday of leaking classified details of an operation to thwart Iran’s nuclear ambitions to a New York Times reporter. Jurors convicted 47-year-old Jeffrey Sterling, of O’Fallon, Missouri, of all nine counts he faced in federal court. On the third day of …
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A San Diego man has been convicted of running a “revenge porn” website where people posted nude pictures of their ex-lovers, who then had to pay the man to take down the images. Kevin Bollaert, 28, was found guilty Monday of 27 counts, including identity theft and extortion, and faces …
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RALEIGH, N.C. – A lawyer has told North Carolina lottery officials that a client with a winning Powerball ticket is waiting to claim the prize. Lottery officials said in a news release Friday that the lawyer said the client has a winning ticket for the $564 million jackpot. Officials were …
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MINEOLA, N.Y. – A court ruling in New York last week about where sex offenders may live has rekindled a debate over whether such laws really work to protect children. New York’s Court of Appeals ruled that only the state has the power to tell offenders where they can and …
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WALKERTON, Ind. – A northern Indiana pizza shop that came under fire after its owners said their religious beliefs wouldn’t allow them to cater a gay wedding is closed indefinitely, and its operators say they’ve gone into hiding. Memories Pizza in Walkerton faced criticism this week after co-owner Crystal O’Connor …
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