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Illinois Mom Tells ISIS: ‘Leave Our Children Alone!’
An Illinois teenager accused of trying to support ISIS pleaded not guilty Tuesday in federal court. Mohammed Hamzah Khan, 19, had invited his family to join him in his plans to travel to join ISIS in ...
Syndicated Author Jan 13, 2015

WATCH: Divers Retrieve Second Black Box from AirAsia Flight
PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — Divers retrieved the crashed AirAsia plane's second black box from the bottom of the Java Sea on Tuesday, giving experts essential tools to piece together wh...
Syndicated Author Jan 13, 2015

LATEST: NTSB Begins Probe Into Source Of Metro Smoke That Killed One, Hospitalized Dozens
WASHINGTON (AP) — The transit network in the nation's capital was hobbled Tuesday after an electrical malfunction filled a busy subway station with smoke a day earlier, killing one woman an...
Syndicated Author Jan 13, 2015

WATCH: Senate Democrats Working For Deals Over Keystone XL Pipeline
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats plan to use Senate consideration of the Keystone XL oil pipeline to get Republicans on the record about climate change and to resurrect parts of a bipartisan energy e...
Syndicated Author Jan 13, 2015

WATCH: It’s A Buckeye Nation – Ohio State Dominates, Wins National Championship Over Oregon
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ohio State was done when Braxton Miller got hurt in August.Ohio State was done when it lost at home to Virginia Tech in September.Ohio State was done when J.T. Barrett go...
Syndicated Author Jan 13, 2015

One Dead, Dozens Others in the Hospital After Smoke Fills L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station
WMAL NewsMaria LeafThe L’Enfant Plaza Metro station remains closed tonight, hours after thick smoke filled the station, and a 6-car yellow line train that had just departed. Metro General Manage...
Syndicated Author Jan 13, 2015

Paul Ryan Says He is Not Running for President in 2016
ATLANTA (AP) — The GOP's crowded 2016 presidential field has shifted sharply, with Paul Ryan, the party's last vice presidential nominee, bowing out, two-time presidential hopeful Mitt...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2015

L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station in Downtown DC Evacuated Because of Smoke
WASHINGTON (AP) – Metro officials say one of the busiest stations in downtown Washington has been evacuated because of smoke. Metro police say the L'Enfant Plaza station was evacuated ...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2015

Police: Up to 6 Paris Terror Suspects May Still be at Large
PARIS (AP) — Police believe as many as six terror-cell members may still be at large after the Paris attacks, one of whom has been spotted driving a car registered to the widow of one of the sla...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2015

White House Admits Should’ve Sent High Profile Official to March in Paris
President Barack Obama's administration admitted Monday that it erred by failing to send a higher-profile representative of the United States to the Paris unity march on Sunday. "I think it&...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2015
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