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• Albuquerque airport checkpoint reopens after suspicious package found

  11-09-2016 20:25
  
  ALBUQUERQUE  - An Albuquerque airport security checkpoint is operating again after the presence of a suspicious item led to evacuations.Albuquerque International Sunport spokesman Daniel Jiron says a team of police bomb techs cleared the item, and the area and passengers were allowed back in the area around 3:30 p.m.Jiron did not give any details about what the item was. He says it raised suspicion and airport police were called around 1:45 p.m.Officers evacuated the checkpoint
  
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• Fire sparked by hot coals damages 6 cars at Metlife stadium

  11-09-2016 20:22
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.  - New Jersey state police say hot coals apparently left in a parking lot by a tailgater sparked a fire at MetLife Stadium that spread to six vehicles.No injuries were reported in the fire, which broke out shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday. That was kickoff time for the game between the New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals, and most fans were already in the stadium.Three of the cars had to be towed from the scene.The fire remains under investigation, and it wasn't clear
  
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• 9/11's Annual 'Tribute in Light' beams in NYC

  11-09-2016 20:15
  
  NEW YORK - Two giant towers of light are illuminating the night sky in lower Manhattan as a visual memorial to those who lost their lives on 9/11.The National September 11 Memorial and Museum's "Tribute in Light" art installation just south of the World Trade Center site switched on just after sundown Sunday.The beams from the 88 searchlights represent the twin towers.They were first put in place six months after the attack and are now a yearly tradition.They'll stay lit until dawn.Perm
  
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• Doctor says Hillary Clinton has pneumonia; rest advised

  11-09-2016 16:50
  
  WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton's doctor says the Democratic presidential nominee was diagnosed on Friday with pneumonia, put on antibiotics and advised to rest and modify her campaign schedule.Dr. Lisa Bardack says in a statement that Clinton is "recovering nicely" after attending a Sept. 11 anniversary event in lower Manhattan. Clinton was seen on video appearing to struggle to stay on her feet as she got into a vehicle to leave the event.Bardack says Clinton has been experiencing a coug
  
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• Carr, Raiders rally to beat Saints 35-34

  11-09-2016 15:58
  NEW ORLEANS - Oakland gambled with a 2-point conversion that Derek Carr converted with a pass to Michael Crabtree for the winning points with 47 seconds left to help the Raiders beat the New Orleans Saints 35-34 on Sunday.Carr hit Seth Roberts for a 10-yard touchdown setting up the gutsy call by second-year Raiders coach Jack Del Rio.Oakland had to overcome a 14-point, second-half deficit and a 424-yard, four-touchdown performance by Drew Brees. They also had to sweat out rookie kicker Wil Lutz'
  
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• 20-year-old arrested for attempted murder with kitchen knife

  11-09-2016 15:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 20-year-old man was charged with attempted first degree murder after stabbing two men with a long kitchen knife.The incident occurred Sunday when Elvin Irias stabbed both 37-year-old Santos Nabarro and 28-year-old Denis Alemal with the long knife. Upon authorities arriving to the scene, Irias continued to stab them both.They were both taken to a hospital with life threatening injuries.After being arrested, Irias claimed that he had stabbed the victims out of self-defense.&nbs
  
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• 20-year-old arrested for attempted murder with a kitchen knife

  11-09-2016 15:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 20-year-old man was charged with attempted first degree murder after stabbing two men with a long kitchen knife.The incident occurred Sunday when Elvin Irias stabbed both 37-year-old Santos Nabarro and 28-year-old Denis Alemal with the long knife.Both men were taken to a hospital with life threatening injuries.After being arrested, Irias claimed that he had stabbed the victims out of self-defense. Irias was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for attempted first d
  
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• Police: Florida man killed after asking if bulletproof vest works

  11-09-2016 15:54
  
  TAMPA, Fla. - Police say a Florida man asking if a bulletproof vest "still worked" was fatally shot by his cousin.A Tampa Police report says 23-year-old Joaquin Mendez put on the vest late Saturday and "wondered aloud whether it still worked."Police say his cousin, 24-year-old Alexandro Garibaldi, pulled out a gun and responded, "Let's see."Officers found Mendez outside the house with a gunshot wound in his chest. Mendez died at a hospital.According to the report, Garibaldi initially told office
  
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• Hillary Clinton's health re-emerges as issue in '16 campaign

  11-09-2016 15:50
  
  WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton's stumbling as she left Sunday's 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York City has put her health at the forefront of the presidential campaign.Clinton -who's 68 - and Republican rival Donald Trump - who's 70 - are among the oldest major party nominees ever.And they've disclosed a limited amount of information about their medical history.Despite the intense focus on the Clinton's falling ill on Sunday, a bioethicist says the moment told voters little about Clinton's physic
  
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• Tesla says it's improving Autopilot by boosting radar

  11-09-2016 15:48
  
  NEW YORK - Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car company is making major improvements to the Autopilot system used by its vehicles, which will dramatically reduce the number and severity of crashes they're involved in.Sunday's news comes in the wake of a May crash involving a Tesla Model S that was using the semi-autonomous mode at the time. The driver died after crashing into a tractor-trailer.Musk says Tesla vehicles will rely more on radar and less on cameras. And that radar will use more
  
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• Gas prices up 4 cents cent to $2.21 a gallon

  11-09-2016 15:46
  
  CAMARILLO, Calif. - The average price of gasoline in the U.S. is up four cents over the past three weeks to $2.21 a gallon for regular grade.Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that higher crude oil costs caused refiners and retailers to bump up their prices.The average price is 23 cents lower than a year ago.The Lundberg Survey found the average price of midgrade unleaded is $2.49 a gallon, and the average price of premium is $2.71 a gallon.The highest average price for regular gas in
  
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• 'Sully' lands with $35.5 million at box office

  11-09-2016 15:42
  
  LOS ANGELES - "Sully" took flight in theaters this weekend and has landed with a solid $35.5 million to take the top spot at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.The Clint Eastwood-directed film about the Miracle on the Hudson stars Tom Hanks as Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who made an emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in 2009, minutes after taking off.The Warner Bros. film cost a reported $60 million to produce and scored particularly well
  
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• 40 who died in Pennsylvania in 9/11 attack remembered

  11-09-2016 15:40
  
  SHANKSVILLE - The 40 passengers and crew members of a plane that crashed in western Pennsylvania after it was hijacked during the September 11 terror attacks have been honored with a reading of names and tolling of bells.Hundreds have been taking part in the annual service at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville as ceremonies have also been taking place Sunday in New York and Washington, D.C.For the first time, the Shanksville ceremony is being held outside the visitor center that open
  
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• Obama: Nation will never forget 9/11, praises US resilience

  11-09-2016 15:36
  
  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says the nation will never forget the lives of those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks.Obama said at a Pentagon memorial service that he is inspired by the resilience of the victims' families.He quoted Scripture: "Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the table of your heart."Obama also praised America's diversity and urged Americans not to let their enemies divide them. He called the day "difficult" but on
  
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• Louisiana asking feds to pay more of response to March flood

  11-09-2016 14:54
  
  BATON ROUGE - While the federal government has agreed to pay 90 percent of the response costs for Louisiana's catastrophic mid-August flooding, the state hasn't been able to get a similar deal for flood damage in north Louisiana in March.The state's congressional delegation and Gov. John Bel Edwards have asked the Obama administration to drop Louisiana's share of response costs from 25 percent to 10 percent for the north Louisiana flooding.The administration granted such a drop Thursday for last
  
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• Authorities: 2 inmates escape from Gulfport detention center

  11-09-2016 14:40
  
  GULFPORT - Mississippi authorities say two inmates have escaped from a Gulfport detention facility.The Sun Herald reports that 21-year-old Zachary Savoie and 33-year-old Joshua Walton were reported missing early Sunday morning from the Harrison County Community Work Center.The state Department of Corrections says Savoie was serving a four-year sentence for a residential burglary conviction in Pike County, while Walton was serving a six-year sentence for a residential burglary conviction in Nesho
  
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• Man wanted in Pennsylvania slaying arrested in Louisiana

  11-09-2016 14:33
  
  PITTSBURGH - Authorities say a man wanted in a drive-by shooting outside a western Pennsylvania bar that killed a man and injured two women last month has been arrested in Louisiana.Allegheny County police said Sunday that 21-year-old Joshua Wardlaw was stopped by police in Louisiana for a traffic violation on Friday evening and taken into custody.Lt. Andrew Schurman said he was identified and arrested on the Pennsylvania homicide warrant and is lodged in the Lafayette Parish correctional center
  
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• CIA head warns of Russian hacking, says US must be on guard

  11-09-2016 14:06
  
  WASHINGTON - CIA Director John Brennan is warning that Russia has "exceptionally capable and sophisticated cybercapabilities" and that the United States must be on guard.Brennan was asked in a television interview Sunday whether Russia is trying to manipulate America's presidential election. Brennan didn't say, but he noted the FBI is investigating recent computer intrusions at the Democratic National Committee.He also cited Moscow's aggressive intelligence collection.Brennan said, "I think that
  
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• Hillary Clinton leaves 9/11 event after feeling overheated

  11-09-2016 13:52
  
  NEW YORK - Hillary Clinton's campaign says the Democratic presidential nominee left a 9/11 anniversary ceremony in New York after feeling "overheated."The campaign says she's "feeling much better."Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill says in a statement Sunday that the former secretary of state attended the morning ceremony for 90 minutes "to pay her respects and greet some of the families of the fallen.He adds, "During the ceremony, she felt overheated so departed to go to her daughter's apartment, a
  
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• 5 wounded when shots fired into crowd at Michigan party

  11-09-2016 13:46
  
  KOCHVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Authorities say at least five people were hurt after shots were fired into a crowd at a party near Saginaw Valley State University in central Michigan.Saginaw County sheriff's officials say the people were treated at hospitals and that their injuries aren't considered life-threatening. They say the victims attending the large party early Sunday in a Kochville Township apartment and town house complex were not university students.Investigators are searching for two sus
  
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• US nuclear plant up for sale at fraction of cost

  11-09-2016 13:19
  
  HOLLYWOOD, Ala. - The nation's largest federal utility is selling an unusual piece of property: An unfinished nuclear power plant in northeastern Alabama.The Tennessee Valley Authority has set a minimum bid of $36.4 million for its Bellefonte Nuclear Plant and 1,600 surrounding acres on the Tennessee River.The buyer gets two unfinished reactors, transmission lines, office and warehouse buildings, roads, a 1,000-space parking lot and more.TVA has spent about $5 billion on the site over the last 4
  
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• Officials investigating fire that destroyed community center

  11-09-2016 12:59
  
  NATCHEZ, Miss. - Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a community center in Natchez.No injuries were reported in the blaze that broke out Saturday morning at the Kingston Community Center.The Natchez Democrat reports that the building originally was built in 1951 as a cafeteria and was the last remaining structure from a school that closed in 1958.District 2 County Supervisor David Carter said the building was the "heartbeat of the community."Lake Montrose Assistant F
  
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• Savvy Shields, of Arkansas, crowned Miss America

  11-09-2016 12:28
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields is the new Miss America.Shields topped a field of 52 contestants to win the crown and the title of Miss America 2017 Sunday night in Atlantic City.She succeeds the outgoing Miss America Betty Cantrell.Shields performed a jazz dance to a song from the TV show "Smash," for which she won a preliminary competition earlier in the week.The pageant from Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall included contestants from all 50 states, the District of Colu
  
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