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West Virginia community passes resolution supporting gun rights
FORT GAY, W.Va. — A West Virginia community has passed a resolution declaring itself a “Second Amendment sanctuary.” The Fort Gay town council passed the resolution Friday night, news outlets reported. Supporters say it is a defense against possible federal or state legislation that could limit access to firearms, ammunition...
Governor: 2 police officers die after Hawaii shootingVideo
HONOLULU — Two police officers were killed in a shooting Sunday in the normally peaceful Honolulu, Hawaii’s governor said in a statement. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that officers had responded to an assault call when they encountered a male with a firearm, who then opened fire, striking two officers. “Our...
Gun industry gathers amid slumping sales, rising tensions
LAS VEGAS — Gun companies are gathering for their annual conference and trade show this week in Las Vegas at a pivotal moment for the industry amid slumping sales, a public increasingly agitating for restrictions on access to firearms and escalating tensions over gun control efforts. The event, held by...
Couple together for nearly 65 years die on the same day
ARNOLD, Mo. — A couple who had been together for nearly 65 years have died on the same day at a St. Louis-area nursing home. Jack and Harriet Morrison’s beds were placed next to each other in their final hours, allowing them to hold hands, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported....
National Archives ‘wrong’ to blur images of anti-Trump signs
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The National Archives said Saturday it made a mistake when it blurred images of anti-Trump signs used in an exhibit on women’s suffrage. The independent agency is charged with preserving government and historical records and said it has always been committed to preserving its holdings...
Atlanta mall shooting: Cop wounds robbery suspect
ATLANTA — A police sergeant foiled an armed robbery and shot one of the suspects outside one of Atlanta’s largest malls, authorities said Saturday night. Two suspects were arrested after they tried to rob someone in a parking garage outside Lenox Square Mall, Atlanta police Deputy Chief Jeff Glazier told...
Cult ‘anointed by God’ kills 7 in Panama jungle
EL TERRÓN, Panama — Bibles rest on a wooden altar next to percussion instruments — a guiro and a drum — in the room where a religious sect allegedly forced a pregnant woman and five of her children to walk through fire in this remote hamlet. The makeshift sanctuary littered...
Trump team, House Democrats trade sharp views on impeachment
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s legal team issued a fiery response ahead of opening arguments in his impeachment trial Saturday while House Democrats laid out their case in forceful fashion, saying the president had betrayed public trust with behavior that was the “worst nightmare” of the Founding Fathers. The dueling statements...
Newfoundland asks for Canadian military’s help after record blizzard
ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland — Newfoundland’s premier asked for the Canadian military’s help Saturday as residents of the province’s capital struggled to tunnel out from homes buried by the heaviest snowfall ever recorded in St. John’s. Premier Dwight Ball said he had asked for the federal government’s assistance, including mobilizing the...
Splits in France’s strike movement trigger fears of violence
PARIS — A French government minister warned that seditious groups bent on violence were hijacking the protest movement against pension reform that has gripped the country, after a fire Saturday damaged a renowned Paris restaurant patronized by President Emmanuel Macron. The Paris fire service said the pre-dawn blaze that singed...
Harry, Meghan to quit royal jobs, give up ‘highness’ titles
LONDON — Goodbye, your royal highnesses. Hello, life as — almost — ordinary civilians. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are quitting as working royals and will no longer use the titles “royal highness” or receive public funds for their work under a deal announced Saturday by Buckingham Palace. Releasing...
Man kills grizzly in self-defense, keeps claws as a memento
KALISPELL, Mont. — A Montana man told authorities that he cut off a grizzly bear’s claws as a memento after shooting it in self-defense because he was mad that the bear was going to eat him, according to court records. Bryan Berg, 35, appeared in court on Thursday in U.S....
Boy arrested after shooting that killed 4 in small Utah town
A boy armed with a gun killed three children and a woman inside a Utah home, then accompanied a fifth victim to a hospital, where he was arrested, police said Saturday. Police were still trying to piece together who’s who and what happened leading up to Friday night’s shooting in...
St. Louis donations wipe away $13 million in medical debt
ST. LOUIS — Thousands of St. Louis-area families were freed from a major financial burden thanks to a charitable effort that is increasingly popular among churches and other organizations trying to help the needy — eliminating medical debt. Money raised at more than a dozen United Church of Christ congregations...
Guest wins nearly $5.5 million on Las Vegas slot machine
Someone playing slot machines in Las Vegas hit the jackpot earlier this week to the tune of nearly $5.5 million. According to Excalibur Las Vegas, a hotel/casino on The Strip, the lucky guest won while playing a Wheel of Fortune slot machine. “Congrats to a lucky slot player, who won...
Gun-rights activists gear up for show of force in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. — Police are scouring the internet for clues about plans for mayhem, workers are putting up chain link holding pens around Virginia’s picturesque Capitol Square, and one lawmaker even plans to hide in a safe house in advance of what’s expected to be an unprecedented show of force...
Scientists seek rare species survivors amid Australia flames
Australia’s unprecedented wildfires season has so far charred 40,000 square miles (104,000 square kilometers) of brushland, rainforests, and national parks — killing by one estimate more than a billion wild animals. Scientists fear some of the island continent’s unique and colorful species may not recover. For others, they are trying...
Chicago flights halted; plane slides off Kansas City taxiway
CHICAGO — The Federal Aviation Administration halted all flights in and out of Chicago’s O’Hare Airport for hours Friday night due to a sprawling winter storm, which forced the closure of schools, universities and government offices as it moved across large sections of the Midwest. The FAA lifted the stop...
With governor’s reprieve, man released after murder-for-hire
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A man who was serving a life sentence in a 1994 murder-for-hire plot in Tennessee is out of prison and on parole after the former governor granted him a reprieve. Jeremy Ingram was released from Morgan County Correctional Complex on Friday, according Tennessee Department of Correction records....
Appeals court rules against convict over gender pronouns
NEW ORLEANS — A transgender convict has lost a federal appeal to have her name changed in court records — and to have the appeals court refer to her with feminine pronouns. The case of Norman Varner — now Katherine Nicole Jett — divided a three-judge panel of the 5th...
Virginia’s highest court upholds weapons ban at gun rally
RICHMOND, Va. —Virginia’s highest court on Friday upheld a ban on firearms at an upcoming pro-gun rally in the state’s capital, an event that authorities feared could erupt in violence at the hands of armed extremists. The Virginia Supreme Court’s decision came a day after gun-rights groups sued to overturn...
California teachers sue after jetliner dumps fuel on schools
LOS ANGELES — Four teachers from a Los Angeles-area school sued Delta Air Lines on Friday, saying they were exposed to jet fuel when a plane with engine trouble dumped its fuel over a densely populated area, including several schools, while making an emergency return to the airport. At a...
Avalanche at Lake Tahoe resort kills 1 skier, injures 1
TAHOE CITY, Calif. — A man killed in an avalanche at a Lake Tahoe ski resort on Friday was remembered as an avid skier familiar with the picturesque mountains along the northern California and Nevada border. Cole Comstock, 34, of Blairsden, California, was caught in the avalanche that seriously injured...
Ex-U.S. Rep. Chris Collins gets over 2 years in insider trading case
NEW YORK — A former congressman who was one of President Donald Trump’s first supporters was sentenced Friday to two years and two months in federal prison after admitting he helped his son and others dodge $800,000 in stock market losses when he learned that a drug trial by a...
Truck hauling 1,738 piglets wrecks in Iowa; about 120 of them dieVideo
A livestock truck carrying piglets Thursday flipped onto its side, killing about 120 of the animals. The driver of the rig lost control on a near an on-ramp on Interstate 35 near Des Moines, Iowa, reports the Des Moines register. About 100 of the young pigs were found dead at...
