• Newlywed man, 95, dies after wife taken away

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A 95-year-old newlywed Virginia man has died just weeks after his 96-year-old wife was taken away by family members to Florida.

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  • Transgender teen's suicide note: ā€˜My death needs to mean something’

    Leelah Alcorn, a transgender teen girl from Kings Mills, Ohio, appears to have taken her life by walking into oncoming traffic. Her death swiftly caught national attention because of her suicide note about her struggles.

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  • NY Couple Complained About Neighbor So Much They Were Arrested

    A Cooperstown, New York, couple, who often complained about their neighbor to a district attorney, were taken by surprise when charges were filed against them.Paul Sohacki and Katherine Gannon live on 12 scenic acres in Otsego County, New York. They say their neighbor Gene Ellis, who lives on more…

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  • U.S. says it is deeply troubled by Palestinian move

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday the move by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to sign on to 20 international agreements, including the International Criminal Court, was of deep concern and unhelpful to peace efforts in the region. "It is an escalatory step that will not…

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  • Missing 14-month-old's body found in creek

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The body of a missing 14-month-old Maryland boy was found in an Ohio creek Wednesday after his mother allegedly lied to police that she had left him on a stranger's porch.

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  • Woman shot, killed at Walmart in Idaho by two-year-old son

    (Reuters) - A woman was accidentally shot and killed at a Walmart store in northern Idaho on Tuesday when her 2-year-old son pulled a loaded handgun from her purse that then went off, a county sheriff said. The 29-year-old woman was shopping at a Walmart in Hayden, Idaho, with the toddler seated in…

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  • Data point to 'unbelievably' steep climb before AirAsia crash: source

    By Siva Govindasamy SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Radar data being examined by investigators appeared to show that AirAsia Flight QZ8501 made an "unbelievably" steep climb before it crashed, possibly pushing it beyond the Airbus A320's limits, said a source familiar with the probe's initial…

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    #1 of 10 Most Popular Galleries of 2014: Red Carpet at the 2014 White House Correspondent's Dinner

    Here's a look at the red carpet walk at the 100th anniversary White House Correspondent's Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington D.C on May 3, 2014. Celebrities and journalists arrive for this annual affair to celebrate another year of White House coverage... and oh yes, to see what the…

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  • Fanged Frog Species Gives Birth to Live Young

    A newly described species of frog gives birth to live tadpoles, and is the only known frog to do so, researchers say. The discovery happened one night last summer, when researcher Jim McGuire was tromping through the rainforest in Sulawesi, an Indonesian island east of Borneo. "As soon as I picked…

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  • Sister: Hospital gunman shot wife 'out of love'

    DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man walked into his wife's hospital room early Tuesday, fatally shot her then killed himself, a murder-suicide that he foretold in a candid and emotional Facebook posting to friends and family.

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  • US senator: enough Iran sanctions support to override veto

    There is sufficient support for expanded sanctions on Iran in the new Republican-controlled US Congress to override veto threats by President Barack Obama, a senator told radio broadcaster NPR Wednesday. The Obama administration and other global powers are in the midst of prolonged negotiations…

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  • Wyoming town burns in sub-zero temps

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Huge flames ripped through historic buildings in the picturesque western Wyoming town of Dubois as firefighters contended with sub-zero temperatures that froze their hoses and other equipment.

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    Nine dead in western Canadian city from linked homicides

    Nine people have been killed in three related incidents in the western Canadian city of Edmonton, Canadian media reported on Tuesday. CBC TV said seven people were killed in a home in the Albertan city while two others were killed in two separate homes. The Edmonton Journal newspaper said some of…

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  • Group sues to free bear caged 18 years at Pennsylvania sweets shop

    By David DeKok HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - A national animal rights group is suing the owner of a Pennsylvania ice cream shop to force him to release a female bear kept caged behind his store as a public attraction for 18 years, the group said on Wednesday. The lawsuit against James McDaniel, owner…

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  • Man tries to run down police; they shoot, kill him

    UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) — A man who had posted an online video threatening to kill police and FBI agents tried to use his car to run down officers seeking to arrest him on Tuesday so, fearing for their lives, they shot and killed him, authorities said.

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  • Netanyahu threatens Israeli response to ICC approach

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday threatened "steps in response" to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's approach to the International Criminal Court and vowed to defend Israeli soldiers from any potential prosecution. In a statement messaged to…

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  • China regional jet certified to fly domestic routes

    A Chinese-developed passenger plane has been certified by the country's aviation regulator, clearing the way for the ARJ21 regional jet to fly domestic routes, the manufacturer and state media said.

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  • Hillary Clinton's 'Announcement' email blast jolts reporters

    The possible 2016 presidential candidate gave vacationing political reporters checking their emails a brief panic attack Tuesday, sending an email blast through the Clinton Foundation with the subject line: "Announcement."

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  • No victim from crashed AirAsia plane was wearing life jacket: official

    JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian search and rescue official said on Wednesday that none of the bodies recovered so far from the crashed AirAsia jet had been wearing a life jacket. "There is no victim that has been found wearing a life jacket," said Tatang Zaenudin, deputy head of operations at the…

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    2014 New Year's Eve in NYC's Times Square

    The Waterford crystal ball is ready for its New Year's close-up. The glittering 11,875-pound ball was tested Tuesday ahead of the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, where up to a million revelers are expected to ring in 2015. Workers coiled massive cables as the ball went up and down the…

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