ROCK HILL, S.C. – Police in Rock Hill, South Carolina, have arrested a man they say was peeping at girls from behind bushes at a school bus stop and was armed with a stolen gun. Authorities told local media outlets that officers were dispatched in response to a report of …
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PHILADELPHIA – Jeff McMillan, assistant editor for the East region of The Associated Press, has been promoted to the position of enterprise editor for the area. McMillan will oversee efforts to cultivate and execute high-end enterprise, investigative journalism and cross-format storytelling for the region, which encompasses the New England states, …
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BOISE, Idaho – Minnie the miniature pinscher isn’t offering any details about her adventure, but the small dog that was inside a 71-year-old man’s Cadillac when it was stolen is safely back home. Boise police said Thursday that Minnie showed up at her owner’s former home, where the current resident …
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ROCHESTER, N.H. – A New Hampshire woman got a surprise at a Burger King drive-thru: a bag full of cash instead of food. Janelle Jones says she discovered on the way home that the bag did not contain the sweet tea and junior spicy chicken sandwich that she had ordered …
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Staples Inc. and Office Depot Inc. are in advanced talks to combine, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be a major step toward consolidating the retail market for pens, paper and other office supplies. The price and structure of the proposed deal couldn’t be learned. Staples …
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PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A judge in Detroit has scheduled a May 13 trial start for a 15-year-old area girl and her boyfriend on accusations they plotted to kill her family. A suburban judge ruled Feb. 5 that there’s enough evidence to try the girl and 23-year-old Michael Rivera on …
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SALEM, Ore. – A lawyer for former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber is trying to prevent the release of his personal emails to criminal investigators. Records from two personal email accounts that Kitzhaber used were archived on state servers. A staffer for the former governor had asked that they be removed, …
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ALBANY, N.Y. – The remnants of a late 18th century sailing ship unearthed five years ago at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan are getting a permanent berth in upstate New York. The New York Times reports (http://nyti.ms/1IqTZkh ) the 32-foot section of the wooden vessel found in …
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CHICAGO – Child welfare authorities say the father of a 3-year-old girl found alone near a suburban Chicago forest preserve left her in a trash can. Illinois Department of Children and Family Services spokesman Andrew Flach tells the Chicago Tribune that an initial investigation found that the girl’s father put …
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NEW RICHMOND, Ohio – An Ohio police officer is being praised for holding his fire even as a slaying suspect charged him, saying repeatedly, “shoot me.” WLWT-TV in Cincinnati reported the tense moments were captured Thursday on a body camera worn by New Richmond officer Jesse Kidder. The video shows …
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