A group of pro-Palestinian protesters on Sunday defaced the Los Angeles National Cemetery, spray-painting “Free Gaza” and “intifada” on the entrance to the memorial. Some 90,000 veterans of World War I, World II and the Vietnam War, among others, are buried there. Graffiti mars the entrance of Los Angeles National …
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – When a curious brown bear showed up at an Anchorage area farm, the cows in a small yak herd there defiantly surrounded the calves. But not the lone bull, Stormy: he sprinted away. KTUU-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1FCRPvS ) that Stormy ran through Eagle Peaks Farm, hopped the fence …
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A federal appeals court has ruled that New York City can ban churches from using public school facilities for Sunday worship services and does not violate free speech. Thursday’s 2-1 decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan overturned a lower court ruling that allowed the Bronx …
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NEW YORK – The New York City Police Department is launching a new policing strategy meant to improve relations with the communities it serves. The program, dubbed “One City: Safe and Fair Everywhere,” was officially unveiled Thursday in upper Manhattan. It places an emphasis on keeping beat cops assigned to …
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PLAINFIELD, Pa. – Police say a New York City man driving a stolen car took the wrong road and ended up lost and without gas in Pennsylvania. State police say 26-year-old Cristian Osorio left Queens early Friday and was headed to Syracuse, New York. State police tell The Morning Call …
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REDDING, Calif. – Relatives of a 6-month-old girl who vanished from her crib are searching throughout Shasta County looking for leads that may help in locating her. The Record Searchlight reports Sunday (http://bit.ly/1HFG0cP ) that about a dozen relatives of Ember Graham fanned out across Shasta County on Saturday. The …
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DALLAS – A former television news producer whose interest in the death of President John F. Kennedy helped launch a museum at the warehouse where Kennedy’s assassin opened fire has died. Gary Mack was 69. A statement issued by the Dallas museum says Mack died Wednesday after a prolonged illness. …
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A bronze bust of German literary giant Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (GUR’-tuh) has been stolen from its pedestal at a western New York park. Monroe County parks officials tell the Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester (http://on.rocne.ws/1CXAx0O ) that a member of a neighborhood group reported the theft …
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RALEIGH, N.C. – U.S. wildlife officials want smartphone-owning outdoor lovers to use a downloaded app to report any endangered species they see in the wilderness. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday it’s teaming up with Sweden-based FishBrain, a social network and free-to-use mobile app for anglers. The mobile …
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ROOSEVELT, Wash. – A fast-moving wildfire has forced the evacuation of an entire small town in southern Washington state, authorities said. The Klickitat County sheriff’s office issued the mandatory order for Roosevelt Tuesday afternoon. An estimated 300 people were evacuated. A shelter was set up in a local school. Several …
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