NEW YORK (AP) — Americans paused Thursday to celebrate their blessings despite terrorism fears and racial tensions over fatal police shootings across the country. A record number of police officers patrolled the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, while St. Louis resumed its annual parade, canceled last year amid protests over Michael Brown’s death. … Continue reading
WEST WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — The slow road to build a permanent memorial at the site of a nightclub fire that killed 100 people 12 years ago is getting shorter, as organizers said they are inching closer to raising the $2 million they need to complete it. The Station Fire Memorial Foundation has now raised … Continue reading
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A sex offender with a stolen boarding pass got through airport security in Salt Lake City and checked in at a gate for a flight to California before he was caught earlier this month, authorities have disclosed. Michael Salata, 61, was arrested on Nov. 5 after boarding the Southwest Airlines … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — An outbreak of E. coli linked to Chipotle that originated in the Pacific Northwest has spread south and east and has now infected people in six states. New cases have been reported in California, New York and Ohio, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The first cases were … Continue reading
EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — A red panda is missing on California’s far north coast. The tiny creature named Masala disappeared from the Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka sometime between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday. Zoo manager Gretchen Ziegler tells the Times-Standard newspaper (http://bit.ly/1LqwVlm ) that anyone who spots the 1 1/2-year-old panda should not … Continue reading
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state officials are challenging a decision made by a Utah judge to a take a baby away from lesbian foster parents and place her with a heterosexual couple for the child’s well-being. Utah Division of Child and Family Services officials said Thursday in a statement that they will fight … Continue reading
CLEVELAND (AP) — A white Cleveland police officer had no choice but to fatally shoot a 12-year-old black boy carrying a pellet gun, an expert on police use of force said in a report released publicly Thursday by the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office. Retired Florida police officer W. Ken Katsaris is the third expert who … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Thursday temporarily halted an order requiring Bill Cosby and his former attorney to give sworn testimony in a defamation lawsuit filed by model Janice Dickinson. The order Thursday by the 2nd District Court of Appeal puts plans to depose the comedian and his longtime attorney on … Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — While characters wearing eyeglasses — real or as props —are commonplace in movies and TV, hearing aids are seldom seen on the screen — especially on leading ladies. That’s why actress Tessa Thompson was so honored to portray a strong woman character who wears the devices in the upcoming Rocky franchise spinoff, … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Some light up, others are pretty in pink and still more burst forth like fireworks. Yes, Tuesday is Victoria’s Secret sexpot angel time, though the masses will have to wait until next month to watch the 20th annual lingerie extravaganza on TV. This is just the taping, including musical performances by … Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled against President Barack Obama’s plan to protect an estimated 5 million people living in the United States illegally from deportation. In a 2-1 decision Monday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Texas-based federal judge’s injunction blocking the administration’s immigration initiative. Republicans had … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of police officers packed rain-swept streets on Wednesday, remembering a slain New York Police Department officer — a “hero” whose commitment to policing the city’s police commissioner says should serve as an example for all New York officers. As Officer Randolph Holder’s coffin was wheeled inside a Queens church, the … Continue reading
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — A 10-year-old skateboarding bulldog that became a celebrity and made it into the Guinness Book of World Records has died of heart problems. The Ventura County Star reports (http://bit.ly/1NCrSCv ) that the dog’s owner, Ron Davis, says that Tillman experienced an irregular heartbeat over the summer and developed a heart muscle … Continue reading
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff says he acted swiftly but carefully in firing a school resource officer caught on video flipping a disruptive student out of her desk and tossing her across the floor. In the wake of the firing, though, questions remain about whether the officer should have been in the … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for an off-duty New Jersey police officer charged with driving drunk said Thursday his client may have been drugged at a strip club before a wrong-way crash in New York City that killed two passengers. Attorney Mario Gallucci told a judge that an expert he hired “found some medical … Continue reading
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