Oklahoma orders shutdown of 35 wells after earthquake
Five months before Saturday's 5.6 magnitude temblor in central Oklahoma, government scientists warned that oil and natural gas drilling had made a wide swath of the country more susceptible to...
View ArticleNFL legend Lawrence Taylor arrested -- again -- in #Florida
Lawrence Taylor often had no trouble finding the quarterback during a 13-year NFL career that enshrined him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999. But off the gridiron, he has found trouble of...
View Article#Girl dies after being thrown from horse at New Hampshire fair
Officials at the Lancaster Fair in New Hampshire say a girl thrown from a horse during a horse show Friday has died. Edward Samson, fair president, said Saturday the girl was injured when she was...
View Article'Just hang up!' Canton police warn residents of IRS #Scam
A police department in Massachusetts has a message for its residents regarding a slew of scam calls: Just hang up. Canton police said the department has received over 40 calls Saturday regarding an IRS...
View ArticleItems stolen from rocker Bret Michaels during N.H. performance
Two thieves stole items from rocker Bret Michaels while he was performing in Hampton Beach Thursday night. Michaels released an image on his Facebook page of two men being sought after the theft at the...
View ArticleKaine: Trump's actions like Watergate
Hillary Clinton's running mate Tim Kaine compared Donald Trump's seeming encouragement of Russia to hack and release Clinton's emails to Watergate. "A president was impeached and had to resign over an...
View ArticleObama: Trump appeals to 'folks who feel left out'
President Barack Obama attributes the rise of Donald Trump to his ability to "appeal to a certain group of folks who feel left out," economically and culturally. Speaking to CNN's Fareed Zakaria in an...
View Article'Unsportsmanlike conduct:' Athlete flagged for using #CellPhone during #Game
Like a schoolkid chastised by a teacher for texting in class, a player at the U.S. Open was caught using his cellphone during a changeover and was admonished by the chair umpire. Marcos Baghdatis of...
View Article#Video shows group pushing iconic rock formation until it collapses
A sandstone rock formation that always looked like it was teetering on the edge of collapse came down this week, but it may not have been caused naturally. A video obtained by KATU News in Portland...
View ArticleHermine emergency alert cut short; wrongly airs evacuation order
Federal officials in New York are investigating an emergency alert system after a mistakenly truncated message about storm system Hermine wrongly advised TV watchers on Long Island of an ordered...
View ArticleMass. #Woman hurt in Lake Winnipesaukee Sea-Doo crash
A Needham woman was injured on Lake Winnipesaukee Monday when the personal watercraft she was operating was hit by another personal watercraft, police said. The crash happened at about 12:15 p.m. in...
View ArticleMolotov cocktail found burning in cop's yard, police say
An incendiary device in a Corona beer bottle was found on a Boston police officer’s lawn Sunday morning, according to police. The object appeared to be a homemade device similar to what’s known as a...
View ArticleStats on #Drug #Trafficking, race don't back up Maine governor
No law enforcement statistics even come close to backing up Republican Gov. Paul LePage's assertion blacks and Hispanics account for "90-plus percent" of heroin trafficking arrests in his state....
View ArticleNFL tight end released after allegedly assaulting 70-year-old man at #Hotel
An NFL tight end was released from his team Monday after allegedly assaulting a 70-year-old man inside a hotel in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf district. Bruce Miller, 29, was released by the San...
View Article‘Hermine’ draws crowd at #Chatham #Beach
A crowd of people gathered Monday on Lighthouse Beach in Chatham to feel the power of a former Hurricane. Post-tropical storm “Hermine” lashed Cape Cod throughout the day with bands of heavy rain and...
View ArticleMexican police helicopter downed by criminals; 4 dead
Three police officers and a helicopter pilot were killed Tuesday when criminals downed the aircraft in the state of Michoacan in southwestern Mexico, the state governor said in a tweet. The helicopter...
View ArticleThis country has no government and 3% growth
New data shows Spain's economy has been growing at an annual rate of more than 3% for the last 15 months. This marks a sustained and stunning comeback for a country that was brought to its knees four...
View ArticleTrump, Clinton open campaign season #Sparring of national security
Hillary Clinton attacked Donald Trump as inexperienced. Trump called Clinton a failed foreign policy leader. So began the homestretch to Election Day, as both candidates on Tuesday put national...
View ArticleKaine slams Trump's 'bizarre fascination' with strongmen
Sen. Tim Kaine sought Tuesday to dismantle Donald Trump's national security credentials, slamming the GOP nominee for a "bizarre fascination" with strongmen and highlighting his shifting positions on...
View ArticleTrump to call for eliminating the sequester on defense spending
Donald Trump will call for eliminating the sequester on defense spending and bolstering the US' defenses by proposing a "major investment" in US military spending in a speech Wednesday morning, his...
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