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• Priebus eyes 'huge challenge' after Ryan meeting

  09-01-2017 21:22
  
  WASHINGTON - Incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus says "we have a huge challenge here" after meeting with other top transition officials and House Speaker Paul Ryan.The meeting lasted more than two hours in Ryan's office in the Capitol and focused on Republicans' goal of rewriting the nation's complex tax code.After the meeting broke up Monday night and participants left the Capitol, Priebus was overheard remarking to a companion: "I need to make sure that we are all on the same pa
  
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• Angelina Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt reach agreement in divorce

  09-01-2017 21:13
  
  LOS ANGELES - Angelina Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt say they have reached an agreement to handle their divorce in a private forum and will work together to reunify their family.The actors released a joint statement Monday night to The Associated Press stating that they will keep future details of their divorce confidential by utilizing a private judge.Their statement reads: "The parties and their counsel have signed agreements to preserve the privacy rights of their children and family by keeping al
  
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• China's Xinjiang tightening border amid terrorist threats

  09-01-2017 21:10
  
  BEIJING - China says it is tightening border controls in its northwestern Xinjiang region amid rising terrorism threats.State media reported Tuesday that Xinjiang's governor Shohrat Zakir made the pledge in a speech at the region's main annual political meeting on Monday. Zakir said increased measures taken in the last year would be further strengthened.Xinjiang has long been home to a simmering insurgency against Beijing's rule being waged by extremists among the native Turkic-speaking Uighur (
  
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• Popular suspension bridge fails in Colombia, killing 7

  09-01-2017 20:43
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia - A suspension bridge popular with tourists in a rural area of central Colombia has failed, killing at least seven people and injuring 14 more.The bridge near the city of Villavicencio is a major tourist attraction. Authorities say it may have turned upside down Monday due to overload during a busy three-day holiday weekend.Those injured are being treated at a local hospital. Officials say they fear the death toll could rise because the injuries suffered by people spilled 80 met
  
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• NAACP continues protests outside office of Sen. Sessions

  09-01-2017 20:39
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Members of the NAACP staged new protests outside the Alabama offices of Sen. Jeff Sessions on the eve of his confirmation hearing to become U.S. attorney general.The group held protests and prayer vigils Monday, a week after the group's national president and five others were arrested during a sit-in at Sessions' Mobile office.The NAACP has criticized Sessions' record and views on civil rights, immigration, criminal justice reform and voting rights enforcement.Alabama State Co
  
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• National Championship: Clemson shocks Alabama in 35-31 last second win

  09-01-2017 20:35
  
  TAMPA, Fla. - Deshaun Watson's 2-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow with 1 second remaining gave Clemson a wild 35-31 win over Alabama in the College Football Playoff national championship game.Watson completed 36 of 56 passes for 420 yards and three scores in his last college game, as the Tigers (14-1) got their first national title since 1981.Renfrow caught two scoring passes for Clemson, which rallied from a 14-0 deficit and snapped Alabama's 26-game winning streak.Bo Scarbrough r
  
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• National Championship: 4th QTR - Alabama leads Clemson 24-21

  09-01-2017 20:35
  
  TAMPA, Fla. - Jalen Hurts completed 9 of his first 23 passes for 49 yards.His 24th attempt was better than all that put together.O.J. Howard was left all alone on the left sideline, and he and Hurts connected on a 68-yard touchdown pass with 1:53 left in the third quarter. That gave Alabama a 10-point lead again, not long after running back Bo Scarbrough was shaken up and walked slowly to the sideline.But Hurts came through with the big play that Alabama desperately needed. And it was t
  
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• Ex Mississippi Gov. Winter continues improving after fall

  09-01-2017 20:01
  
  JACKSON, Miss. - A physician says former Mississippi Gov. William Winter is recovering well from a head injury and should move from intensive care to a regular room at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.The 93-year-old Winter remained in fair condition Monday. He fell on the icy driveway at his Jackson home Saturday after a storm the day before had left a slick coat of sleet.Dr. Gilbert Mbeo, a neurologist and traumatic brain injury specialist, says in a hospital news release Monday th
  
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• Coroner identifies 3 dead after shooting, fire

  09-01-2017 19:57
  
  MOREHEAD, Ky. - Authorities allege a man killed his mother and his girlfriend, then opened fire on deputies who responded to his rural Kentucky home. The man is then believed to have set his own home on fire before turning his gun on himself.The Rowan County Sheriff's Office said deputies went to the home Sunday afternoon. Officers made contact with a male, who police say barricaded himself inside the home before firing multiple shots and striking a deputy in the arm.As the gunfire subsided, the
  
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• Washington Monument lights back on after being on the blink

  09-01-2017 19:52
  
  WASHINGTON - The Washington Monument's lights are back on after going out for the second time in a week.National Park Service spokesman Mike Litterst said in an email that power went out at the marble and granite obelisk about 5:30 p.m. Monday. He says power was restored after 7 p.m.Unlike last week's outage, Monday's outage included the red aviation warning lights on top of the 555-foot-tall structure.Litterst says electricians traced the outage to a ground fault. Further investigation will con
  
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• Man arrested in the case of the 'HOLLYWeeD' sign

  09-01-2017 19:46
  
  LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles police have made a "HOLLYWeeD" bust.The LAPD said in a statement that 30-year-old Zachary Cole Fernandez was arrested Monday, just over a week after a prankster used white tarps to make the "HOLLYWOOD" sign to read "HOLLYWeeD."Police say Fernandez turned himself in with his attorney and was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor trespassing.The prankster was dressed in black and was recorded by security cameras in the area changing the sign early New Year's Day.Fernandez, a
  
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• Deputy killed responding to manhunt identified

  09-01-2017 19:43
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. - Authorities have identified the Orange County Sheriff's Office deputy who was killed in a motorcycle crash when responding to a massive manhunt for a suspect in the fatal shooting of an Orlando police sergeant.The sheriff's office said Monday that he is 35-year-old Deputy First Class Norman Lewis.Lewis was killed when his motorcycle collided with a van as he was responding to a manhunt for 41-year-old Markeith Loyd.Loyd is a suspect in the fatal shooting of Master Sgt. Debra Clay
  
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• Ford adding diesel engine, other features to F-150

  09-01-2017 19:38
  
  DETROIT - For the first time, Ford is offering a diesel engine with its F-150 pickup.The change is one of several coming for America's best-selling pickup in the 2018 model year. The revamped truck goes on sale this fall.The F-150 is just two years into a revolutionary change. In 2015, Ford started making the truck's body out of aluminum to save weight and increase fuel economy.Ford will now offer a 3.0-liter diesel engine. Other new engine choices include a 3.3-liter V6 and a 2.7-liter EcoBoost
  
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• Yahoo to change name, trim board if Verizon deal gets done

  09-01-2017 19:35
  
  SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo will adopt a new corporate identity and cut the size of its board in half if the proposed $4.8 billion sale of its digital services to Verizon Communications goes through.The company plans to change its name to Altaba Inc. after it turns over its email, websites, mobile apps and advertising tools to Verizon. CEO Marissa Mayer and four other directors currently on Yahoo's 10-member board will resign after the planned sale closes.But the Verizon deal has been jeopardized by Y
  
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• Denver officer punished after unattended patrol horse dies

  09-01-2017 19:33
  
  DENVER - A Denver police officer has been punished for leaving his horse without food or water before it became sick and had to be put down.A disciplinary report released Monday says Officer Joseph Teeter didn't mean to harm the horse, named MC Hammer, when he left it unattended for 16 hours in September. The report says the officer became distracted while doing paperwork and forgot he had tied the horse in a stall in the department barn.The horse seemed fine when it was fed the next morning but
  
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• Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court has died

  09-01-2017 18:11
  
  PONCHATOULA – The parish's clerk of court has died, news outlets in Tangipahoa Parish reported Monday evening.Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court Julian Dufreche died Monday. Dufreche had colon cancer, the Daily Star reported.Dufreche had been clerk of court since 2004. Before parish government, he was the mayor of Ponchatoula and had once time served on the city council there.Earlier in 2016, Dufreche was involved in a boating accident and had been using a wheelchair to get around for se
  
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• Workers find dead body in abandoned Terrebonne home

  09-01-2017 17:59
  
  HOUMA - Terrebonne Parish deputies discovered a badly decomposed body in an abandoned home Monday afternoon.The residence, at 304 Sterling Dr., has reportedly been abandoned for several months. The partially covered body was reported by two carpenters who were contracted to do renovations on the home.Detectives say the the body appears to be that of a female with partial tattoos on the lower legs and feet area that are not clearly recognizable.TPSO detectives are investigating the matte
  
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• Crash blocks lanes of I-10 WB near College Drive

  09-01-2017 17:24
  
  BATON ROUGE – All lanes of I-10 west bound near College Drive are blocked due to an accident.According to DOTD, traffic is passing through the left shoulder and part of the left lane. Congestion has reached Essen Lane.All lanes are blocked on I-10 West at College Drive due to an accident. (1/2)— Baton Rouge Traffic (@BR_Traffic) January 9, 2017Traffic is able to pass through the left shoulder and partially the left lane. Congestion has reached Essen Lane on I-10 and I-12. (2/
  
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• Ex-Secret Service agent pleads guilty in sexting case

  09-01-2017 17:16
  
  DOVER, Del. - A former Secret Service agent has agreed to plead guilty for trying to solicit sex from an undercover agent he thought was a 14-year-old girl.Lee Robert Moore agreed to plead guilty to attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor and to have the case transferred to federal court in Florida. Moore, who was a uniformed officer at the White House, surrendered in 2015 after an online sex sting by Delaware State Police. Prosecutors also say Moore had online sex chats with
  
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• Plumbers busy repairing pipes following freezing temperatures

  09-01-2017 16:58
  
  BATON ROUGE – The recent severe cold weather translated into overtime for plumbers trying to repair damaged pipes.One plumber, Joseph Pickens, said that the company he works with, Tiger Plumbing, received several calls about broken pipes following the freezing temperatures. The company received so many calls, in fact, that many of them were put on hold for another day."We got such a high-flood calls in at one time, we couldn't do anything until Monday morning to make sure everything wa
  
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• Man's house pushed off piers, flood insurance won't cover damage

  09-01-2017 16:48
  
  BAKER - A homeowner says flood water pushed his house off its pilings and now he's having trouble getting the money from his insurance company to make it right.Mike Burnette didn't get any water inside his house during the August flood, but the water created a big problem under his floor.He tells 2 On Your Side his insurance company, Wright Flood, will pay to fix the floor, but it won't pay to level his house which is now leaning to one side.Burnette and his wife Barbara moved into their little
  
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• Education board considering cuts to TOPS payments

  09-01-2017 16:16
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's top higher education policy-making board is weighing proposals to cut TOPS payments, consolidate campus administrative functions and give more tuition-raising authority to school governing boards.The recommendations are part of a draft report released Monday by Board of Regents staff. The report was released in response to a state law requiring the board to review Louisiana's higher education structure. One of the ideas proposed is a reworking of the TOPS colle
  
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• DWF chief says agent responding well to treatment

  09-01-2017 16:12
  
  MONROE - A state official says a Louisiana wildlife agent shot multiple times over the weekend while on patrol is responding well to treatment.Patrick Banks, the interim secretary of the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, gave reporters an update on agent Tyler Wheeler's recovery Monday. Banks said Wheeler's father reported that Wheeler was able to respond to family members and hospital staff by "making movements and squeezing hands."Gov. John Bel Edwards attended the news conference in
  
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• Police investigate rare murder in rural community Monday

  09-01-2017 14:52
  
  GREENSBURG- A woman was found shot to death near a park in St. Helena Parish Monday morning.The victim was shot and killed on Park Street, authorities said. The shooting happened around 7 a.m. Monday.There are no suspects in the case.The Greensburg Police Department is working the case.****************Follow the publisher of this post Twitter: @treyschmaltzPermalink| Comments
  
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• Police investigate rare deadly shooting in rural community Monday

  09-01-2017 14:52
  
  GREENSBURG- A woman was found shot to death near a park in St. Helena Parish Monday morning.The victim was shot and killed on Park Street, authorities said. The shooting happened around 7 a.m. Monday.There are no suspects in the case.The Greensburg Police Department is working the case.****************Follow the publisher of this post Twitter: @treyschmaltzPermalink| Comments
  
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• Mom accused in teen's dismemberment was child welfare worker

  09-01-2017 14:28
  
  EASTON - Authorities say a Pennsylvania woman charged with dismembering her adoptive daughter as part of a rape-murder fantasy previously worked as an adoption supervisor for a children's welfare agency.The (Allentown) Morning Call reports that 41-year-old Sara Packer worked as a supervisor for the Northampton County Children and Youth department for adoptions. County officials said Packer worked for the county from 2003 to 2010, but provided no further details.Packer was arraigned Sunday on cha
  
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• LSU loses Pennington executive director

  09-01-2017 14:13
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center is losing Executive Director William Cefalu.The American Diabetes Association announced Monday that it was hiring Cefalu as its chief scientific and medical officer. Cefalu has served as the head of the Pennington Center since 2013, and has more than 30 years of work in diabetes research and care. LSU credits him with drawing in more than $50 million in scientific grants and contracts to Pennington for chronic disease research.LS
  
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• Car driven over curb, into building Monday

  09-01-2017 13:25
  
  BATON ROUGE – A 68-year-old woman put her foot on the wrong pedal and drove her car into the front of a business Monday around lunch.Emergency crews were dispatched to the 8300 block of Florida just after 1 p.m. where someone drove into the front of Buddy's Home Furnishings. Witnesses told WBRZ, the car plowed through the entrance of the store, smashing its way through bricks and glass. The rear portion of the car remained outside, but on the sidewalk.Police said no tickets we
  
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• Suit claims inmate punished for communicating with reporter

  09-01-2017 13:24
  
  BATON ROUGE - A federal lawsuit accuses Louisiana prison officials of retaliating against an inmate for corresponding with a reporter whose newspaper published a series of stories critical of the state's corrections department.Monday's lawsuit says prison officials transferred William Kissinger from Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and placed him in solitary confinement at another prison. Kissinger had communicated with Advocate reporter Maya Lau about the "culture of greed and corruption"
  
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• Ascension Parish president calls for summit on regional drainage

  09-01-2017 13:15
  
  ASCENSION – Ascension Parish President Kenny Matassa called for a summit to address regional drainage needs in an open letter to federal officials and parish presidents on Monday. The Amite River Basin and Bayou Manchac drain parts of the Capital Region and southern counties of Mississippi. Several local and regional drainage projects have been stifled due to permitting and engineering delays."Here in Ascension Parish, we have waited years for permitting on the Laurel Ridge Le
  
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• Rough first year for Edwards: Floods, shootings, budget woes

  09-01-2017 13:10
  
  BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards reaches his one-year anniversary in office Wednesday.The Democratic governor knew he was inheriting a massive financial mess when his term began. But that wasn't the sole crisis to cross his desk during his first year.Two floods hit Louisiana in March and August, killing 13 people, wrecking tens of thousands of homes and causing billions in damage.The shooting of Alton Sterling, a black man, by white police officers in Baton Rouge triggered protests in July. T
  
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• Baton Rouge woman claims half of Dec. 17 lotto jackpot

  09-01-2017 12:59
  
  BATON ROUGE- Baton Rouge local Sharon Coulter claimed half of a $1,410,386 Louisiana Lotto jackpot prize which was split between two winning tickets in the Dec. 17 drawing. "I can't believe I won," Coulter said. "It's still hard to believe even though I'm here to pick up my check!"The winning ticket matched all six numbers to win $705,193, which she claimed at the Louisiana Lottery headquarters Tuesday. Coulter received $493,635 after state and federal taxes. She purchased her
  
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• WATCH: Coast Guard releases video of coastal rescue

  09-01-2017 11:51
  
  BERWICK – The Coast Guard released video of its rescue of boaters south of Morgan City near the Gulf of Mexico this weekend.Saturday, six people were plucked from grounded boats in the Atchafalaya Bay, a large body of water between the Louisiana coast and the Gulf. The group became stranded after a rescue of people in a sinking 17-foot johnboat earlier.In all, three boats – including two boats that were trying to help the original distressed boat – were not able to
  
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• Ascension schools make special-needs kid's dream come true

  09-01-2017 11:50
  
  ST. AMANT - Austin Walls has always loved basketball, and tonight the Wildcats guard scored a basket in a game for the first time. Acutally, he scored two. Walls - who was born with Down syndrome - was formerly a team manager at Lake Elementary before transferring to St. Amant middle this year.Both teams love him, and with both sides facing each other tonight, administrators from each school collaborated to allow Walls to score a basket for each team. Walls sc
  
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• Parents, save up: Cost of raising a child is more than $233K

  09-01-2017 11:45
  
  WASHINGTON - Expecting a baby? Congratulations! Better put plenty of money in your savings account.The Department of Agriculture says the estimated cost of raising a child from birth through age 17 is $233,610, or as much as almost $14,000 annually. That's the average for a middle-income couple with two children. It's a bit more expensive in urban parts of the country, and less so in rural areas.The estimate is based on 2015 numbers, so a baby born this year is likely to cost even more.Since 196
  
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• Domino's to hire 200 employees in BR and surrounding areas

  09-01-2017 11:32
  
  BATON ROUGE – Domino's is looking to hire 200 new employees for 19 stores throughout Baton Rouge and its surrounding areas.The new positions being offered are for delivery drivers, assistant managers and general managers. Store locations that are hiring include:- 2170 Main St. in Baker- 1194 Bob Pettit Blvd. in Baton Rouge- 13770 Old Hammond Highway in Baton Rouge- 1841 Staring Lane in Baton Rouge- 10595 Airline Highway in Baton Rouge- 2806 Government St. in Baton Rouge- 3266 Plank Roa
  
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• Curbside Christmas tree collection for EBR begins Jan. 9

  09-01-2017 11:18
  
  BATON ROUGE – The City-Parish will begin collecting Christmas trees for its recycle program on Jan. 9.Trees will be collected for East Baton Rouge residents, except for Baker and Zachary. Trees should be placed curbside between Jan. 9 and Jan. 21.According to parish officials, there will only be one pickup in each area."The trees will be collected in rear loaders or brush trucks," Susan Hamilton, the city's Recycling Director, said. "The trees are then delivered to Natural Resources Re
  
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• St. Tammany Parish lawmaker enters the La. treasurer's race

  09-01-2017 11:05
  
  BATON ROUGE - The race to fill Louisiana's open state treasurer's seat is underway, with a state lawmaker from St. Tammany Parish saying he'll be a candidate on the Oct. 14 ballot.Republican Rep. John Schroder announced his campaign Monday in a statement saying he'd work to spend and invest Louisiana tax dollars wisely.Schroder, a businessman from Covington, has been in the state House for nine years and has been an outspoken critic of Louisiana's budgeting practices. In his announcement, he cal
  
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• Officer killed in Orlando, suspect at large

  09-01-2017 09:47
  
  ORLANDO - An Orlando police officer who was gunned down while on duty has died.Orlando police announced the officer's death on its official Twitter account Monday morning. The shooting happened near a Walmart store in Orlando earlier Monday morning.The tweet said, "One of our own was taken in the line of duty. There are no words."The Orlando Police Department family is heartbroken today. One of our own was taken in the line of duty. There are no words. pic.twitter.com/M48o1nnr4h— Orlan
  
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• Flood-damaged home on Wildwood Pwy. destroyed in early morning fire

  09-01-2017 09:19
  
  BATON ROUGE – A home that was under construction due to damage caused by the August flood was destroyed in a fire early Monday morning.The fire occurred around 1:30 a.m. in the 4500 block of Wildwood Parkway. Firefighters arrived on scene to find the home engulfed in flames and were able to keep the fire from spreading to any nearby structures. Firefighters extinguished the flames around 2 a.m.However, the home is considered a total loss and sustained an estimated $75,000 worth of dama
  
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• Shreveport businesswoman filming 'Blue Collar Millionaires'

  09-01-2017 09:07
  
  SHREVEPORT - A Shreveport businesswoman is appearing on a television show about people who make their fortunes in blue-collar jobs or industries.Laura FitzGerald is the president of the Shreveport oil and gas exploration company Ilios Resources.The Shreveport Times reports she'll appear on "Blue Collar Millionaires" in February.FitzGerald founded her company 12 years ago but she's spent three decades in the oil and gas industry. Her company specializes in mineral rights transactions.The half-hou
  
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• Teen arrested after high-speed chase through parishes

  09-01-2017 09:02
  
  CROWLEY - Police say a 17-year-old boy has been arrested after a high-speed chase through three parishes involving four law enforcement agencies in south Louisiana.KATC-TV reports Crowley Police officers stopped the teen for a traffic violation Sunday before he sped off and began the chase. The teen drove from Crowley into Acadia, Vermillion and Lafayette Parishes before heading back into Acadia where he stopped in a field.Police say Adderall pills and a stolen gun were found inside the teen's v
  
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• Mom arraigned in teen girl dismemberment death

  09-01-2017 07:39
  
  NEWTOWN, Pa. - A Pennsylvania woman whose dismembered 14-year-old adopted daughter's remains were found in the woods last fall has been arraigned on charges she killed the girl as part of a "rape-murder fantasy" she shared with her boyfriend.Sara Packer was arraigned Sunday on charges including criminal homicide, rape and abuse of a corpse. Her boyfriend, Jacob Sullivan, was arraigned on similar charges hours earlier.Officials say 14-year-old Grace Packer was beaten, raped as her mother watched,
  
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• Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter arrested after game

  09-01-2017 07:31
  
  PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter has been arrested at a Pittsburgh bar following the team's wild-card win over the Miami Dolphins.The incident happened just hours after the Steelers defeated the Dolphins 30-12 on Sunday in the opening round of the NFL playoffs.Police say security guards at The Flats on Carson summoned a police officer who was working nearby due to an unruly customer who was allegedly assaulting a doorman. The customer was later identified as Porter.Po
  
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• 2nd VW employee arrested over emissions scheme

  09-01-2017 07:29
  
  DETROIT - A person briefed on the matter says a second Volkswagen employee has been arrested in the company's emissions cheating scandal.The person says Oliver Schmidt, a former general manager of the engineering and environmental office for VW in America, was arrested during the weekend in a federal criminal investigation. The person didn't want to be identified because they are not authorized to speak aobut the case.Schmidt's bio for an auto conference says he was responsible for making sure v
  
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• Europe's deep freeze causes deaths

  09-01-2017 07:27
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia - Heavy snow and frigid temperatures have gripped large parts of Europe, leading to dozens of deaths, freezing rivers, the grounding of planes and traffic accidents.Poland had been hardest hit, with 10 deaths just on Sunday.In Moscow, two people have died and 190 people with hypothermia have sought medical help between New Year's Eve and Jan. 8, the last day of the holiday period in Russia.Czech public radio is reporting that 6 people are believed to have died of exposure during
  
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• West prepares for flooding while East Coast in deep freeze

  09-01-2017 07:25
  
  SAN FRANCISCO - Another storm is bringing rain and the potential of the worst flooding in more than a decade to the West coast.Forecasters are warning of heavy rains in northern California and Nevada through the middle of the week along with an ice storm in Oregon.Another storm caused weekend flooding and mudslides.On the East Coast, four deaths are being blamed on storms, which dropped more than a foot of snow in southern New England.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Airport shooting suspect due for Florida court appearance

  09-01-2017 07:24
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Iraq war veteran accused of fatally shooting five people and wounding six at a crowded Florida airport baggage claim is due for his first court appearance.Esteban Santiago is scheduled to be in Fort Lauderdale federal court this morning. The 26-year-old from Anchorage, Alaska, faces airport violence and firearms charges that could mean the death penalty if he's convicted.The initial hearing is likely to focus on ensuring Santiago has a lawyer and setting future dates.
  
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• Paris police: 16 arrested over Kardashian West jewelry heist

  09-01-2017 07:21
  
  PARIS - Police in Paris say 16 people have been arrested in connection with the October theft of more than $10 million worth of jewelry from Kim Kardashian West.Police say robbers forced their way into a private Paris residence where Kardashian West was staying, tied her up and locked her in a bathroom before making off with her jewelry.The reality TV star was in Paris attending fashion week shows. At the time a spokeswoman for Kardashian West said she was badly shaken but physically unharmed.Th
  
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• Conway suggests Streep misused Globes platform

  09-01-2017 07:08
  
  WASHINGTON - Donald Trump and his Cabinet picks are preparing to face public questioning over their business conflicts, their approach to Russia and other issues during a critical week of confirmation hearings and the president-elect's first news conference in nearly six months.Trump is less than two weeks away from taking office, but has yet to lay out how he intends to disengage himself from his global business interests. Despite the pressure, Trump also plunged Monday in to another fight with
  
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