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• 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting on N. 47th Street

  30-11-2016 19:58
  
  BATON ROUGE- Baton Rouge Police have been called to a double shooting in North Baton Rouge.The crime scene is in the 1100 block of 47th Street. According to sources, one victim was shot and killed. A second person is being treated for minor injuriesNews 2's Mark Armstrong is headed to the scene. Check back for updates on this developing story.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Victims' families oppose senators' bid to alter Sept. 11 law

  30-11-2016 19:06
  
  WASHINGTON - The families of Sept. 11 victims are voicing their opposition to a proposed change to a new law that allows them to sue Saudi Arabia for its alleged backing of the attackers.In a statement Wednesday, they say the adjustment would "effectively gut" the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. Saudi Arabia, a critical U.S. ally in the Middle East, sought to prevent the law from being passed.Republicans John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina say their measure is
  
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• Miami exiles rally for Cuba freedom after Castro death

  30-11-2016 19:05
  
  MIAMI - Cuban exiles in Miami are rallying for freedom and democracy on the communist island following the death of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday along city's famed Calle Ocho street through Little Havana, parts of which were blocked off by police. People waved Cuban and American flags, carried signs denouncing Castro and listened to speeches and Cuban music.The event was held at a memorial for the failed CIA-backed Bay of Pigs invasion that attempted to
  
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• Senate takes aim at 'bots' that snap up concert seats

  30-11-2016 19:00
  
  WASHINGTON - The Senate is cracking down on computer software used by ticket brokers to snap up tickets to concerts and shows.Senators passed legislation by voice vote Wednesday that would make using the software an "unfair and deceptive practice" under the Federal Trade Commission Act and allow the FTC to pursue those cases. The House passed similar legislation in September, but the bills are not identical so the Senate legislation now moves to the House.The so-called "bots" rapidly purchase as
  
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• 14-year-old charged after gun found at McKinley High School

  30-11-2016 17:33
  
  BATON ROUGE – Deputies say a teenager was arrested after a gun was found in a pencil pouch at McKinley High school Wednesday morning.The unnamed 14-year-old was charged with illegal carrying of a weapon on school property and violation of a weapon free zone. The teenager was transported to the East Baton Rouge Juvenile Detention Center.According to East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, a teacher found  a .25 caliber automatic handgun disassembled in the student&rsqu
  
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• 6 Louisiana parishes tagged as disaster areas due to drought

  30-11-2016 17:17
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Six Louisiana parishes have been designated as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by recent drought.The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave the designation to Caldwell, Catahoula, Franklin, Madison, Richland and Tensas parishes on Nov. 23, making all qualified farm operators in those areas eligible for low interest emergency loans from the department's Farm Service Agency.Farmers and ranchers in the following Louisiana and Mississippi counties also qual
  
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• Gov. Edwards going back to Washington to lobby for flood aid

  30-11-2016 17:14
  
  BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards is returning to Washington to continue pushing for federal aid for Louisiana's recovery from March and August flooding.Edwards was leaving Wednesday and scheduled to return Friday, according to his office.Louisiana has received $438 million in disaster block grant assistance from Congress, but the Democratic governor is asking for a total of $4 billion. Edwards hopes to get the money included in budget legislation to keep government running.He's scheduled to m
  
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• BRAF offers free service to clear property titles for flooded homes

  30-11-2016 16:40
  
  BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Area Foundation, with support from a W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant, is offering a free program to help people clear property titles for residents in flood-damaged homes.According to BRAF, FEMA has denied funding to more than 2,500 people in disaster-impacted parishes who could not prove home ownership. The new free program could potentially make low-income residents eligible for hundreds or thousands of dollars in federal grants to help in repairing their
  
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• Man arrested for looting Hi-Neighbor during August flood

  30-11-2016 15:58
  
  BATON ROUGE – One man has been arrested after he looted a Hi-Neighbor store during the August flood.On Aug. 15 the Hi-Neighbor located in the 7200 block of Winbourne Avenue received three feet of water inside. Surveillance video captured several people looting the store during an eight-hour period.The video showed one of the suspects, later identified as 21-year-old Clarence Duncan, wading through the water to the front doors of the store, breaking the glass with a hammer and entering.
  
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• Man arrested for looting Hi-Nabor during August flood

  30-11-2016 15:58
  
  BATON ROUGE – One man has been arrested after he looted a Hi-Nabor store during the August flood.On Aug. 15 the Hi-Nabor located in the 7200 block of Winbourne Avenue received three feet of water inside. Surveillance video captured several people looting the store during an eight-hour period.The video showed one of the suspects, later identified as 21-year-old Clarence Duncan, wading through the water to the front doors of the store, breaking the glass with a hammer and entering. The v
  
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• Edwards visits student who risked life in Sunday's Essen Lane shooting

  30-11-2016 14:25
  
  BATON ROUGE – A Central High School student who risked his life to help a woman who was shot Sunday was visited by some special visitors Wednesday.Daniel Wesley's family said Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards visited Daniel's hospital room Wednesday to say that he was proud of him. When Wesley asked for a root beer from the vending machine, Edwards delievered a cooler of root beer to the room.#BREAKING @JohnBelforLA visits high school hero who helped a murder victim on Essen. Don't m
  
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• Sarah Palin Under Consideration for VA Secretary

  30-11-2016 14:09
  
  Sarah Palin is under consideration for secretary of veterans affairs, a close Palin aide and a top Donald Trump transition official tell ABC News.The Palin aide tells ABC News that in “recent days,” Palin told Trump transition officials: "I feel as though the megaphone I have been provided can be used in a productive and positive way to help those desperately in need.”The VA is the largest government agency with over 300,000 federal employees and a budget of $182 bi
  
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• Stein requests presidential recount in Michigan

  30-11-2016 13:51
  
  LANSING - Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein has requested a full hand recount of Michigan's presidential vote.Stein requested the recount on Wednesday. She had already requested recounts in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.Republican Donald Trump won all three states. He defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in Michigan by 10,704 votes out of nearly 4.8 million ballots cast. Stein alleges that irregularities and the potential for hacking into scanning devices call into question the resu
  
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• Audubon Zoo's autumn babies include babirusa piglets

  30-11-2016 13:46
  
  NEW ORLEANS - The autumn babies at New Orleans' Audubon Zoo include a pair of threatened piglets native to Indonesia.The zoo says the babirusa piglets were born Oct. 14 and allowed into the exhibit last week.This is the third litter born to Betty and Wrigley. The father is named after historic Wrigley Field in Chicago, and one of the new piglets is named Ivy after the plants on the stadium's outfield walls. Her sister is named Ginger after a favorite treat of the pigs.Male babirusa grow huge cur
  
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• Bayou Classic attendance numbers hit post-Katrina high

  30-11-2016 13:30
  
  NEW ORLEANS - The 2016 Bayou Classic football game which draws fans and alumni of Grambling State University and Southern University to New Orleans hit a post-Katrina attendance record.In a news release Wednesday, organizers say nearly 5,000 more people attended the 43rd Annual Bayou Classic game on Saturday than did in 2015.Organizers say nearly 68,000 people attended the game, held at the Superdome. The attendance figures were the highest since the event returned to New Orleans in 2006 followi
  
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• Man wanted for armed robbery at Exxon on Highland Road

  30-11-2016 13:18
  
  BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge Police detectives are looking for a man who is accused of robbing the Exxon Station in the 8000 block of Highland Road.The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday when the man walked into the store while armed with a gun and demanded money from the clerk. The man obtained an undisclosed amount of money and took items before fleeing the store on foot.There were no reports of injuries.Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect or this in
  
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• Prosecutor: Charlotte officer acted lawfully in black man's killing

  30-11-2016 12:44
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A North Carolina prosecutor says a Charlotte police officer acted lawfully when he shot and killed a black man in a case that touched off several nights of unrest in the city.Charlotte-Mecklenburg District Attorney Andrew Murray made the announcement Wednesday in the shooting by officer Brent Vinson.Vinson, who also is black, shot and killed Keith Lamont Scott on Sept. 20.Scott was sitting in his vehicle at an apartment complex when he was confronted by police. Police video sho
  
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• Former day care owner pleads guilty in death of child

  30-11-2016 12:31
  
  BATON ROUGE - An emotional former day care owner has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the 2015 death of a 22-month-old girl left unattended on a sweltering day in a van across the street from the unlicensed north Baton Rouge facility.The Advocate reports 49-year-old Shelia Newman tearfully apologized Tuesday to the crying mother of Angel Green before state District Judge Lou Daniel set Newman's sentencing for Feb. 24 and released her on her own recognizance.She faces up to five years in p
  
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• Hurricane season 2016 ends today

  30-11-2016 12:21
  
  BATON ROUGE - Wednesday, Nov. 30 marks the last day of the 2016 hurricane season.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that the hurricane season for the Atlantic was the first above-normal season since 2012.The Atlantic Ocean saw 15 named storms in 2016, including seven hurricanes: Alex, Earl, Gatson, Hermine, Matthew, Nicole and Otto. Otto became the first Thanksgiving hurricane and also the latest hurricane on record in any calendar year to form in the Atlantic Ocean.Three o
  
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• You can now download shows on Netflix

  30-11-2016 12:08
  
  NEW YORK - Netflix subscribers can now download shows and movies to watch during a flight, when traveling by car, or for any other time when there is limited or no access to the internet.The download option was announced Wednesday and a number of shows and movies were made instantly available, including "Breaking Bad," ''Narcos" and "Spotlight."Airplane mode. Road trip mode. Stuck-in-the-subway-for-20-minutes mode. Your favorite stories are now available for download any time. pic.twitter.com/g7
  
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• House Democrats re-elect Pelosi as leader

  30-11-2016 11:54
  
  WASHINGTON - House Democrats have re-elected Nancy Pelosi as their leader.The California lawmaker, who has led the party since 2002, turned back a challenge from Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan on Wednesday.Her win came despite disenchantment among some in the Democratic caucus over the party's disappointing performance in the elections earlier this month. Democrats will remain in the minority in the House and Senate next year and won't have the presidency as a bulwark against Republicans.Democrats were also
  
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• Trump whittles list to final 4 for Secretary of State

  30-11-2016 11:42
  
  WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump is weighing four finalists to lead the State Department, one of the most powerful and prominent Cabinet positions.Spokesman Jason Miller says Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee, and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani are on the short list. A separate transition official said Trump is also considering former CIA Director David Petraeus and Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker for the job.A decision on the secretary of state post is not believed
  
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• Louisiana gets $10M grant to improve preschool programs

  30-11-2016 11:42
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana is getting just over $10 million from the federal government to improve preschool programs for children from low-income families.U. S. Department of Education and Health and Human Services said in a news release Wednesday Louisiana is one of 18 that will divide $247 million.The grant marks the second year that Louisiana has gotten the assistance.The initial grant allowed the state to enroll 340 at-risk children in pre-school classes.At-risk children are those from familie
  
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• NASA spacecraft embarks on ring-skimming mission at Saturn

  30-11-2016 11:40
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL - Consider it a cosmic carousel with countless rings up for grabs.NASA's Saturn-orbiting spacecraft, Cassini, has begun an unprecedented mission to skim the planet's rings. On Tuesday, Cassini got a gravitational assist from Saturn's big moon Titan. That put the spacecraft on course to graze Saturn's main outer rings.The first orbit of this new venture begins Wednesday night. Then on Sunday, an engine firing by Cassini should seal the deal, with the spacecraft making its first rin
  
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• Clinton team sees recount effort as waste of resources

  30-11-2016 11:33
  
  WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton's aides and supporters are urging dispirited Democrats to channel their frustrations about the election results into political causes - just not into efforts to recount ballots in three battleground states.Clinton and her close aides see the recount drive largely as a waste of resources.The effort is being fueled by Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who's formed an organization to try to force recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.While many campaign staff
  
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• Carrier says it has deal with Trump to keep jobs in Indiana

  30-11-2016 11:30
  
  WASHINGTON - Air conditioning company Carrier Corp. said Tuesday that it had reached a deal with President-elect Donald Trump to keep nearly 1,000 jobs in Indiana. Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence planned to travel to the state Thursday to unveil the agreement alongside company officials.Trump confirmed the meeting on Twitter late Tuesday, promising a "Great deal for workers!"Trump spent much of his campaign pledging to keep companies like Carrier from moving jobs overseas. His focus on
  
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• Mayor to speak with college president over US flag decision

  30-11-2016 11:28
  
  SPRINGFIELD - The mayor of a Massachusetts city will speak this week with the president of a college that decided to stop flying U.S. flags after students allegedly burned a flag in protest of Donald Trump's presidential election.Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno is scheduled to speak with Hampshire College President Jonathan Lash on Thursday to discuss possible solutions. Sarno tells WWLP-TV he hopes he can help find a compromise to get flags flying over the campus again.College officials decided
  
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• Campus critters are nuts for Penn State's 'Squirrel Girl'

  30-11-2016 11:24
  
  STATE COLLEGE - Penn State students know her as the Squirrel Whisperer, or even Squirrel Girl.Four years after she became an internet sensation, senior Mary Krupa is still placing tiny hats on the ubiquitous rodents that live on campus, and coaxing them to hold miniature props. Her photos of "Sneezy the Penn State Squirrel" continue to garner thousands of likes on Facebook and have been featured in magazines and calendars.Krupa began interacting with Penn State's wild gray squirrels her first we
  
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• Ryan: Aid to address La. flooding, lead in Flint, Mich. water

  30-11-2016 11:20
  
  WASHINGTON - House Speaker Paul Ryan is promising that a long-delayed aid package to help Flint, Michigan, address its lead-tainted water system is on track to pass into law by the end of the year.The Wisconsin Republican says the $220 million or so aid package will be addressed "one way or the other." He said he hopes it will pass as part of a popular water projects bill.Ryan also said negotiations are continuing over a stopgap spending measure to keep the government running into the first mont
  
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• Deadly, destructive wildfires ravage Tennessee tourism town

  30-11-2016 11:15
  
  GATLINBURG - A Tennessee tourist mecca is emerging from the smoke, charred and vacant.During wildfires Monday night, many buildings in Gatlinburg were burned to their foundation. Hotel fire alarms eerily echoed through empty streets lined with burned out cars Tuesday evening.Three people were killed. The fire destroyed at least 150 buildings, including iconic homes and a resort. Other buildings and attractions remained largely intact, including the Dollywood amusement park in nearby Pigeon Forge
  
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• Pennsylvania McDonald's franchisee who created Big Mac dies

  30-11-2016 09:34
  
  PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh-area McDonald's franchisee who created the Big Mac nearly 50 years ago has died. Michael "Jim" Delligatti was 98.McDonald's spokeswoman Kerry Ford confirmed that Delligatti died at home surrounded by his family on Monday night.Delligatti's franchise was based in Uniontown, about 40 miles south of Pittsburgh, when he invented the chain's signature burger with two all-beef patties, "special sauce," lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.Delligatti told Th
  
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• Democrat Campbell sees fundraising boost in Senate runoff

  30-11-2016 09:22
  
  BATON ROUGE - Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Foster Campbell's fundraising has spiked ahead of the Dec. 10 runoff, as his campaign is bolstered by Democratic donors from around the nation.While Campbell raised $1.7 million through Oct. 19 over nearly a year of fundraising, he's brought in $2.5 million since then, much of it after securing his spot in the runoff.Campbell's campaign finance report, documenting donations and spending from Oct. 20 through Nov. 20, was released late Tuesday by his
  
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• President Obama: 'Michelle will never run for office'

  30-11-2016 08:47
  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has tamped down any speculation that first lady Michelle Obama may one day run for office herself.In an interview with Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner conducted the day after the presidential election earlier this month, Obama said, "Michelle will never run for office."He added, "She is as talented a person as I know. You can see the incredible resonance she has with the American people. But I joke that she's too sensible to want to be in politics."Obama also
  
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• Survey: US businesses add 216,000 jobs, most in 5 months

  30-11-2016 08:39
  
  WASHINGTON - U.S. companies added a solid 216,000 jobs in November, the most since June and evidence that the incoming Trump administration is inheriting a solid economy.Payroll provider ADP says nearly all the gains occurred in service sectors such as retail, hotels and restaurants, as well as higher-paying professional services. Construction firms added 2,000 jobs, while manufacturing shed 10,000.The figures come after other recent reports point to an economy expanding at a healthy clip. Ameri
  
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• Storms bring flooding to Alabama

  30-11-2016 08:37
  
  FLORENCE, Ala. - Storms that spawned deadly winds have dumped more than 2 inches of rain across much of north Alabama, causing floods after months of drought.The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for much of north Alabama on Wednesday while storms were still dousing the region with heavy rains.Police in the northwest Alabama city of Florence put out barriers to block roads that flooded with as much as 2 feet of water when fallen leaves clogged blocked drainage during torrential dow
  
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• Cubans line streets as Fidel Castro's ashes begin journey

  30-11-2016 08:28
  
  HAVANA - Fidel Castro's ashes have begun a four-day journey across Cuba from Havana to their final resting place in the eastern city of Santiago.The remains of the 90-year-old leader were taken out of Cuba's Defense Ministry and placed in a small coffin covered by a Cuban flag to begin a more than 500-mile procession.His ashes will be interred Sunday, ending the nine-day mourning period for the man who ruled the country for nearly 50 years.The route traces in reverse the victory tour Castro and
  
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• Trump says he's leaving his business

  30-11-2016 08:26
  
  WASHINGTON - Donald Trump says he's leaving his business empire so he can focus on being the nation's 45th president.Trump tweeted early Wednesday that legal documents are being crafted to "take me completely out of business operations," adding, "the presidency is a far more important task!"Trump had been under criticism for exposing himself to potential conflicts if he kept a role in his global business while being president.He says he'll hold a news conference with his children on the subject
  
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• Death toll rises to 5 after storms hit South

  30-11-2016 07:51
  
  The death toll from severe storms that moved across the South overnight has risen to five.
      
  An official in Tennessee says two people have been killed and at least nine others injured in severe weather that hit the state overnight.
      
  Tennessee Emergency Management Agency spokesman Dean Flener says a husband and wife died and two others were injured in Polk County. He said at least seven injuries were reported in nearby McMinn County. He
  
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• Weather service: sheriff's office reports tornado near Kelly

  30-11-2016 07:25
  
  KELLY, La. - The National Weather Service in Shreveport says the Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office has reported a tornado near Kelly.Meteorologist Mario Valverde says there also were reports Tuesday of fallen trees and golf ball-sized hail in the area. He says the tornado was reported about 3:40 p.m. Tuesday.He says a survey crew will go to the area Wednesday to check whether the damage is from a tornado or straight-line winds, since that sort of damage also was reported.Permalink| Comments
  
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• All Vermillion elementary schools now offering free lunch

  30-11-2016 07:23
  
  ABBEVILLE, La. - Effective Thursday, all Vermilion Parish elementary schools will be serving free breakfast and lunch to every student for the remainder of the year, regardless of their financial situation.Superintendent Jermone Puyau says the School Board on Monday approved a recommendation from staff to add Meaux, Dozier, Indian Bayou and Cecil Picard elementary schools to the Community Eligibility Provision program.KATC-TV reports parents who currently owe for meals still must pay those debts
  
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• Suspect in officer's death declared competent

  30-11-2016 07:22
  
  SHREVEPORT, La. - The man accused of killing a Shreveport police officer is competent to stand trial.That's the finding of a sanity hearing for 29-year-old Grover De'Aundre Cannon held Tuesday.The Shreveport man is charged with first-degree murder for the August 2015 fatal shooting of Officer Thomas LaValley. Cannon also faces one count each of attempted second-degree murder, battery of a police officer and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.KSLA-TV reports Cannon's attorneys asked for
  
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• Report: Man crawls through drive-thru window, beats woman

  30-11-2016 07:19
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. - Authorities say a Baton Rouge man crawled through the drive-thru window of a McDonald's and beat the mother of his child inside the restaurant.The Advocate reports that according to an East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's report, Malik Patterson assaulted the woman, an employee at the McDonald's, Monday morning over a child support payment. The victim was left unconscious.The report says Patterson fled, but deputies soon caught up with him nearby.Patterson allegedly told deputies
  
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• Man crawls through drive-thru window, beats woman

  30-11-2016 07:19
  
  BATON ROUGE - Authorities say a Baton Rouge man crawled through the drive-thru window of a McDonald's and beat the mother of his child inside the restaurant.The Advocate reports that according to an East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's report, Malik Patterson assaulted the woman, an employee at the McDonald's, Monday morning over a child support payment. The victim was left unconscious.The report says Patterson fled, but deputies soon caught up with him nearby.Patterson allegedly told deputies he d
  
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• The Latest: Edwards, Landry dispute reaches the courtroom

  30-11-2016 07:16
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. - Lawyers for Louisiana's governor and attorney general clashed in court in a struggle about the limits of the statewide elected officials' authority and Gov. John Bel Edwards' executive order aimed at protecting LGBT rights.Judge Todd Hernandez heard a full day of witness testimony and legal arguments Tuesday in the latest in a series of disputes between the Democratic Edwards and Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry.But Hernandez didn't rule on Landry's request to block Edw
  
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• 1 of 2 inmates who escaped from California jail recaptured

  30-11-2016 06:54
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. - Authorities say one of two inmates who sawed their way out of a California jail and vanished last week has been recaptured. The search continues for the other one.The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office says Laron Campbell was taken back into custody in nearby Contra Costa County late Tuesday and was being transported back to Santa Clara County. It gave no other details.It says deputies continue searching for Rogelio Chavez.Chavez and Campbell escaped with two other prisoners
  
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• Cirque du Soleil "Luzia" employee dies in San Francisco

  30-11-2016 06:52
  
  SAN FRANCISCO - An employee with the Cirque du Soleil "Luzia" show died after being injured last night in what police in San Francisco call an "industrial accident."Cirque du Soleil says in a statement that the fatal injury occurred during the "pre-set of the show." The employee, a technician, died at a hospital.Last night's show in San Francisco was canceled.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 1 dead, 3 hurt as car jumps LA freeway, hits homeless camp

  30-11-2016 06:49
  
  LOS ANGELES - There's no word on what caused a car to shoot off the side of the Los Angeles freeway and land on a homeless encampment, crushing to death a woman and injuring three people inside the car.The California Highway Patrol says the Honda sedan went over the right shoulder of southbound Interstate 405 in Van Nuys early Tuesday evening.It ran about 20 feet down an embankment and hit the homeless encampment.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Official: blazing dormitory's fire door was probably locked

  30-11-2016 06:47
  
  ANKARA, Turkey - An official says a fire exit at a dormitory for girls that caught fire in southern Turkey, killing 12 people, was most probably locked.The fire blazed through the three-story dormitory housing middle school students in the town of Aladag, in Adana province, last night, leaving 11 students and a teacher dead. The fire, believed to be caused by an electrical fault, also injured 2.The state-run Anadolu Agency quoted Adana's mayor as saying that either the fire door was locked or th
  
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• Lane blocked on I-110 SB at Capitol Access

  30-11-2016 05:55
  
  BATON ROUGE - Commuters may want to take an alternate route Wednesday morning as the left lane is blocked on I-110 southbound at Capitol Access due to water on the road.News 2's Ashley Fruge is monitoring traffic during Good Morning America. We will have updates on WBRZ.com and Twitter.Permalink| Comments
  
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