LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal aviation officials say a plane landed safely in Las Vegas after blowing a tire while taking off from Fresno, Calif. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said Friday the Allegiant Air plane landed safely at McCarran International Airport after 5 p.m. with damage to an outer tire and the flaps […]
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PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities in southern Arizona have found a deputy wounded in a shootout with suspected drug smugglers after a frantic hour-long desert search. Pinal County sheriff’s Lt. Tamatha Villar says the deputy suffered a superficial wound to his abdomen after being shot with an AK-47 assault rifle Friday afternoon. He was flown by […]
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The suit that O.J. Simpson wore on the day he was acquitted of murder charges has been delivered to the Newseum in Washington, D.C., where it will be part of a display focusing on the trial. Read full story
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It was on 7 March 1965 that a few hundred disciplined civil rights marchers attempted to march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in … Read full story
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“We are going to make sure that any leases going forward have those safeguards,” said Obama at a White House Rose Garden event. The president … Read full story
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NEWSWEEK has learned that President Obama interviewed Solicitor General Elena Kagan at the White House on Friday for the open seat on the Supreme Court created by Justice John Paul Stevens’s impending retirement. Read more: John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court, White House, Barack Obama, Solicitor General, Nominees, Supreme Court Nomination, Obama, Nominee, Elena Kagan, Interview, […]
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Boy, Louisiana just can’t seem to catch a break, can it? If it isn’t Mother Nature walloping it with hurricanes, its a man-made disaster of enormous proportions about to bury its bayous and waterways under a blanket of foul-smelling muck. We seem to be in the early days of what some are already cynically wondering […]
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Arizona is facing a backlash over its law cracking on illegal immigrants, with opponents pushing for a boycott like the one used to punish the state 20 years ago over a MLK holiday dispute. Law – Immigration – Arizona – Illegal immigration – Services Read full story
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British Petroleum downplayed the possibility of a catastrophic accident at an offshore rig that exploded, causing the worst U.S. spill in decades and endangering shoreline habitat, documents suggest. Gulf Coast – Wetland – Oil – Mississippi – United States Read full story
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