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UPDATE: Wisconsin Gun Store Fugitive Arrested
MILWAUKEE — (AP) Authorities arrested 32-year-old Joseph Jakubowski at 6 a.m. Friday near Readstown, Wisconsin. The Vernon County and Richland County sheriff offices say multiple law enfor...
Syndicated Author Apr 14, 2017

WATCH: Stalled Roller Coaster at Six Flags America strands 20 riders
BOWIE, Md (WMAL/AP) — Twenty riders are stuck in mid-air on the Joker’s Jinx roller coaster at Six Flags America. No one is reported as being injured. Prince George’s County Fire is ...
Syndicated Author Apr 13, 2017

Report: Uber Used Secret Program to Track Lyft Drivers
A new report says Uber used a secret program dubbed “Hell” to track Lyft drivers to see if they were driving for both ride-hailing services and otherwise stifle competition. It’s the...
Syndicated Author Apr 13, 2017

United Issues Another Apology to Man Dragged Off Plane
CHICAGO — (AP) United Airlines has issued another apology to the man who was forcibly removed from a full flight, saying “we remain steadfast in our commitment to make this right.” T...
Syndicated Author Apr 13, 2017

Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney Dies at 84
PITTSBURGH –(AP/WMAL) .Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney, one of the NFL’s most influential and popular executives, has died. He was 84. Steelers spokesman Burt Lauten said Rooney di...
Syndicated Author Apr 13, 2017

Suspect Arrested and Charged for Hate Graffiti at Religious Institutions
ANNANDALE, Va. — Through a joint investigation with the Northern Virginia Community College Police, Dylan M. Mahone, 20, of Annandale, was arrested last night in connection with three hate-motiv...
Syndicated Author Apr 13, 2017

‘Cash Me Ousside’ Teenager Appears in Delray Beach Court to Face Felony Charges
Delray Beach, FL — (CNN) The teenager who rocketed to fame last fall with her “Cash me ousside, how bout dat?” catchphrase appeared in a Delray Beach courtroom Wednesday morning. Dan...
Syndicated Author Apr 13, 2017

Satellite Photos Show North Korean Nuclear Site ‘Primed and Ready’
Washington — (CNN) North Korean monitoring service 38 North said Wednesday the country’s Punggye-ri nuclear site is “primed and ready” for a sixth nuclear test. “The acti...
Syndicated Author Apr 13, 2017

‘Last of the Cocaine Cowboys’ Arrested After 26 Years on the Lam
Orlando, FL — (CNN) Gustavo Falcon, the brother of one of Miami’s most notorious 1980s drug traffickers, Augusto “Willie” Falcon, was arrested Wednesday night after evading aut...
Syndicated Author Apr 13, 2017

Trailblazing Muslim Judge Found Dead in Hudson River
New York City — (CNN) Sheila Abdus-Salaam, the first African-American woman appointed to the New York Court of Appeals, was found dead in the Hudson River. She was 65. Police responded to a 911 ...
Syndicated Author Apr 13, 2017
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