TORONTO — Three people were killed in what Canadian police on Thursday called a homicide that may have involved a crossbow. Officers arrived at a home in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough and found two people without vital signs. A third person was found with significant injuries and taken to a hospital. Police said all
The Lansing State Journal (http://on.lsj.com/2bShJ7R ) reports that the books were found early this week in the book drop at the downtown Lansing branch of the Capital Area District Library system. Scott Duimstra, senior associate director for the library system, says there's no way to tell which unpunctual patron returned the books because the library doesn't keep records from 1976.
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In families that have more than one child with autism, the gene variations underlying each child's disorder often differ, new research shows.
NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the Seattle Storm earned the top spots on the WNBA's list of best-selling jerseys and team merchandise.
NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the Seattle Storm earned the top spots on the WNBA's list of best-selling jerseys and team merchandise.
NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the Seattle Storm earned the top spots on the WNBA's list of best-selling jerseys and team merchandise.
NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the Seattle Storm earned the top spots on the WNBA's list of best-selling jerseys and team merchandise.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Accidental drug overdoses killed 3,050 people in Ohio last year, an average of eight per day, as deaths blamed on the powerful painkiller fentanyl again rose sharply and pushed the total overdose fatalities to a record high, the state reported Thursday.
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Recent Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps and the Final Five gymnasts are heading to the MTV Video Music Awards. MTV said Thursday (Aug. 25) that...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than a million unregistered voters in Wisconsin likely will receive a postcard soon detailing what they can do to cast a ballot in the upcoming presidential election.
BOYLSTON, Mass. (AP) — The towering, whimsical shapes Patrick Dougherty creates by twisting and weaving sticks together have gained him an international following. Now, the artist who lives in a log cabin near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is back in…
BOYLSTON, Mass. (AP) — The towering, whimsical shapes Patrick Dougherty creates by twisting and weaving sticks together have gained him an international following. Now, the artist who lives in a log cabin near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is back in…
BOYLSTON, Mass. (AP) — The towering, whimsical shapes Patrick Dougherty creates by twisting and weaving sticks together have gained him an international following. Now, the artist who lives in a log cabin near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is back in…
BOYLSTON, Mass. (AP) — The towering, whimsical shapes Patrick Dougherty creates by twisting and weaving sticks together have gained him an international following. Now, the artist who lives in a log cabin near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is back in…
BOYLSTON, Mass. (AP) — The towering, whimsical shapes Patrick Dougherty creates by twisting and weaving sticks together have gained him an international following. Now, the artist who lives in a log cabin near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is back in…
BOTHELL, Wash. — Authorities say a Seattle-area high school shop teacher who claimed he was attacked and choked by an unknown assailant now admits he made up the story and staged the crime scene. Police Sgt. Ken Seuberlich said Thursday that Cal Pygott, 62, could face criminal charges for false reporting of a crime. KOMO
Federal prosecutors now say a former soldier who lied his way to a Purple Heart by faking injuries from the Iraq war cheated Washington state and the federal government out of more than $750,000 — about three times what investigators cited when they first charged him with fraud in 2014.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — It is hard to know when and exactly why the third exhibition games of the four-game NFL preseason became the “All-Important Third Preseason Game.”
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — It is hard to know when and exactly why the third exhibition games of the four-game NFL preseason became the “All-Important Third Preseason Game.”
Six Russian Paralympic athletes urged President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Philip Craven to review their individual requests for participation in the upcoming Rio Games after the entire Russian team was banned from taking part, in letters seen by Sputnik.
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A political movement based on a nationalistic fervor went from the fringes of the internet to being targeted on Thursday in a major speech from Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
That movement — the "alt-right" — is considered to be a subset pushing for a "white ethno-state," as Republican strategist Rick Wilson told Business Insider, and it has tightly embraced Republican nominee Donald Trump.
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Target Corp. said Thursday that it will offer an extra 10% discount on Sunday both in stores and online, a first for the retailer. Coupons will be available in the Sunday weekly ad. Or, starting Friday, shoppers can text the word "Run" to "Target" (827438) for a mobile coupon. Online shoppers will have the 10% automatically deducted. Target says the promotion is timed for both back-to-school and Labor Day holiday shopping. Target shares are down 1.2% in Thursday trading, and down 2.4% for the year to date. Читать дальше...
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The nation's opioid overdose epidemic appears to be getting out of control.
In Cincinnati, police reported more than 60 overdose cases in the city over the course of Tuesday and Wednesday.
In southern Indiana, Jennings and Jackson counties reported 14 overdose cases between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
And Mount Sterling, a small city of about 7,000 people in northern Kentucky, reported 12 overdoses in the city and surrounding Montgomery county on Wednesday alone. Читать дальше...