Body of 2nd Alabama fisherman recovered from Tennessee River
By Associated Press March 20 at 12:42 PM FLORENCE, Ala. — A coroner in Alabama says the body of a second missing fisherman has been recovered from the Tennessee River. Colbert County Coroner Carlton Utley tells local media the body of 26-year-old Jeremiah Sanders was found Saturday not far from McFarland Park in northwest Alabama. His brother, 24-year-old Jacob Sanders, was found near the Colbert Steam Plant in Tuscumbia on Tuesday morning. The brothers of Florence were reported missing afte..>> view originalThe Latest: Governor: Flags to half-staff for slain deputy
Deputy Carl A. Koontz, 27, of the Howard County Sheriff Department is seen in an undated photo provided by the Indiana State Police. Howard County Sheriff Steven Rogers says Deputy Koontz died at an Indianapolis hospital after being shot about 12:30 a.m. Sunday at a mobile home in Russiaville, about 60 miles north of Indianapolis. Indiana State Police say a second deputy, Sgt. Jordan Buckley, also was shot and is in stable condition, alert and conscious. The suspected shooter, who has not be..>> view originalKentucky ATV driver in police pursuit dies after being shot
By Associated Press March 20 at 5:51 PM WHITE PLAINS, Ky. — Kentucky State Police say an ATV driver has died after being shot by a trooper. Trooper Sean Wint says in a news release that the trooper was pursuing an all-terrain vehicle in Hopkins County, about 150 miles southwest of Louisville, when the ATV overturned Saturday. The ATV’s driver pulled out a handgun and fired at the trooper, who returned fire. The ATV driver was shot and was pronounced dead at the scene. Wint identified him as ..>> view originalOff-duty Chicago officer shoots man, says was hit with bat
CHICAGO – An off-duty Chicago police officer has shot and wounded a man who authorities say struck the officer with a baseball bat. The Police Department said in a news release that a 37-year-old officer was walking about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in a West Side neighborhood when he saw an "aggressive male subject" holding his waistband. The release says the officer began a patdown, and the person "called out to family members." A 32-year-old man came out of a house with a bat and hit the officer "m..>> view originalDonald Trump Faults Protesters Over Violence, Not Their Assailants
PhotoProtesters blocked a street leading to a rally for Donald J. Trump in Fountain Hills, Ariz., on Saturday.Credit Patrick Breen/The Arizona Republic, via Associated Press After his rallies in Arizona this weekend were marked by protests and violence, Donald J. Trump on Sunday complained of a “double standard” in coverage of those incidents and defended his campaign manager after video showed the manager grabbing a demonstrator by the collar and yanking him backward during a rally in Tucson. ..>> view originalSecond baby eagle hatches early Sunday at National Arboretum in Washington
Spelling his female mate, a male Bald Eagle lands on his nest containing two eggs at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, DC on March 11, 2016. (Linda Davidson/The Washington Post) The world’s eagle-watchers were awed once again early Sunday as a second bald eagle hatched on live video at the National Arboretum in Washington. The big moment came about 3 a.m. -- more than 12 hours earlier than expected, said Daniel Rauch, a wildlife biologist at the District’s Department of Energy and..>> view originalGarland Shouldn't Be Considered After Election, McConnell Says
Photo Senate Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Capitol Hill earlier this month. He suggested that Republicans had reason to oppose Judge Merrick B. Garland based on his judicial philosophy. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, on Sunday dismissed the possibility of Republicans considering President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee after the November election, even if a Democrat were elected president or Republicans los..>> view originalKansas professor who used racial slur in class is cleared of wrongdoing
Andrea Quenette, an assistant professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas. (Mike Yoder/the Lawrence Journal-World via AP) A University of Kansas professor will get to keep her job after using a racial slur in class last fall, upsetting a group of graduate students, who said she has a history of discriminatory behavior and needs to be fired. After a four-month investigation, the university’s Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access notified Andrea Quenette on Friday t..>> view originalKilled suspect in robbery attempt at Pa. Turnpike interchange was former trooper - Pittsburgh Post
Three people were killed in a hail of gunfire during an armed robbery at the Fort Littleton interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Fulton County this morning, and investigating authorities say the suspect was a former state police trooper. Authorities said during a news conference today that former Trooper Clarence D. Briggs, 55, a 26-year veteran with the state police, was gunned down after attempting to rob a van that was collecting toll money for the turnpike. Turnpike employee Daniel ..>> view originalMajority Threshold 'Unfair' in GOP Nomination Process, Donald Trump Complains
PhotoDonald J. Trump during a campaign event in Salt Lake City on Friday.Credit Kim Raff for The New York Times With the prospect of a contested convention looming over the Republican presidential primary, Donald J. Trump on Sunday complained about the party’s rules requiring a candidate to have a majority of delegates to clinch the nomination outright. Asked by George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week” why he should be “guaranteed the nomination” if he failed to amass the 1,237 delegates need..>> view original
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