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• Police search for man who shot Sikh in Seattle suburb

  04-03-2017 21:34
  
  KENT, Wash. - Police in a Seattle suburb are looking for a gunman who shot a man in the arm and told him to "go back to your own country," the Seattle Times reports.The victim - a 39-year-old man who observes the Sikh faith - tells police that he was working in his driveway about 8 p.m. Friday when the unknown man came up to him, the Times says. Male observant Sikhs often cover their heads with turbans, which are considered sacred, and refrain from shaving their beards.The victim says an argumen
  
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• Four arrested at Trump rally in Washington state capital

  04-03-2017 20:58
  
  OLYMPIA, Wa. - The Washington State Patrol says four demonstrators were arrested Saturday in the state capital of Olympia at a rally in support of President Donald Trump, KOMO-TV reports.The TV station says about 225 people attended the pro-Trump rally and a group of about 150 people against Trump staged a counter-protest.Authorities did not say if the people arrested were pro-Trump or anti-Trump. The station reports that the demonstrators are accused of assaulting a police officer.The
  
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• Four hospitalized after vehicle crashes into home on Gus Young Ave.

  04-03-2017 20:19
  
  BATON ROUGE - Several people were reportedly hospitalized after a vehicle crashed into a house Saturday night.The crash happened on Gus Young Ave. at N. Acadian around 8 p.m. Sources say the four people involved were taken to a hospital with non life-threatening injuries.This is a developing story. We will update it as more information becomes available. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Man hospitalized after shooting on Kansas Street

  04-03-2017 19:30
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was reportedly shot in the leg on Kansas Street Saturday.The shooting occurred around 7:15 p.m. Saturday night. Sources say the man has been taken to the hospital with minor injuries to his lower leg. The victim is now in stable condition.A WBRZ news unit is at the scene. We will update this story as more information becomes available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Woman arrested in critical burning of niece

  04-03-2017 17:38
  
  JENNINGS - A 29-year-old woman is in custody a month after her 4-year-old niece was critically burned while in her care.Brant Thompson, the Louisiana State Fire Marshal's chief deputy, said Saturday that Gail Marie Brown was arrested late Friday on five charges including negligent injuring, obstruction of justice and prostitution. She's being held at the Jeff Davis Parish jail.Thompson says Brown lied about how the child was burned. She initially told investigators a young boy at a park in Jenni
  
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• Man arrested after fighting deputy at sorority party

  04-03-2017 15:45
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested after he was involved in a scuffle with an East Baton Rouge deputy at a sorority party Friday night.One out-of-uniform deputy was working an extra-duty assignment with the Renaissance Hotel on Bluebonnet Boulevard and was tasked with only allowing hotel guests into the party. The deputy still displayed his badge, even though he was not in uniform.Two men who weren't guests at the hotel attempted to enter the private party aroun
  
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• Louisiana anti-jihad seminar leader fires back at critics, takes aim at Southern Poverty Law Center

  04-03-2017 15:30
  
  Seminar sponsored by Rapides Parish district attorney's office billed as "understanding and investigating the jihad movement"
  
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• Mother, 4 children die in Massachusetts blaze

  04-03-2017 14:55
  
  WARWICK, Mass. - Officials say a mother and four children were killed when flames swept through their home in the small Massachusetts town of Warwick.Two other members of the family escaped the fire, which broke in the single-family home around 12:45 a.m. Saturday.The names of the victims were not immediately released.An emotional town fire chief Ron Gates said at an afternoon news conference that the house was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived and there was little they could do
  
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• Ex-Miss Mississippi arrested on credit fraud charge

  04-03-2017 14:29
  
  FLORA, Miss. - A former Miss Mississippi is facing a credit card fraud charge in Flora.WAPT-TV reports Melinda King Sanders was arrested Thursday at her job in Jackson. WLBT-TV says she was released later that day from the Madison County Detention Center after posting bond.Flora's police chief says Sanders faces one count of felony credit card fraud. She's accused of using someone's credit card number without their permission.WAPT-TV reports Sanders denied the charges but would
  
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• Official: Berlin truck attacker autopsy indicates drug use

  04-03-2017 14:19
  
  MILAN - An Italian official says that the autopsy on the chief suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack indicated frequent drug use.A court official said Saturday that Anis Amri used both cocaine and hashish use, although not on the day he was killed. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to give details about the case, says it wasn't possible to determine whether he had used the drugs before the Dec. 19 truck attack that killed 12 people and injured
  
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• FAA: 27 airspace violations near Trump's Florida estate

  04-03-2017 14:16
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Federal officials say more than two dozen aircraft have violated airspace restrictions near President Donald Trump's estate in Florida.The Sun Sentinel reports that last month, the Federal Aviation Administration reported 27 violations of the airspace restrictions near Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach.In one instance, Air Force jets speeding to intercept an aircraft caused a sonic boom that rattled Palm Beach and Broward counties.The names of the pilots wh
  
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• 2 sentenced for conspiring to steal merchandise at Customs

  04-03-2017 13:58
  
  JACKSON, Miss. - Two men have been sentenced for conspiring to steal merchandise from a U.S. Customs warehouse in Madison County, Mississippi.U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis said Friday that U.S. District Judge Daniel Jordan III sentenced 52-year-old Richard Harper, of Clinton, and 57-year-old Andrew Sneed, of North Las Vegas, Nevada, on Thursday.Harper was sentenced to two years, three months in federal prison and Sneed was given five years. Both were also ordered to pay $1.4 million in restitut
  
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• Supporters gather for 'March 4 Trump' rallies around US

  04-03-2017 13:31
  
  NEW YORK - Supporters of President Donald Trump are convening near Trump Tower, the Washington Monument and several other places around the country in marches to show their pride in his presidency.Saturday's "March 4 Trump" demonstrations are also intended to show unity in the face of what organizers call "a seditious fringe" aiming to sabotage his vision for the country.A couple hundred supporters gathered in New York near Trump Tower, chanting "U-S-A." One held a sign reading: "I am not a Demo
  
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• Meridian men sentenced for killing endangered black bear

  04-03-2017 13:27
  
  MERIDIAN, Miss. - Three men have pleaded guilty to violating the Endangered Species Act after killing a Louisiana Black Bear.U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent in Charge Luis Santiago said Friday that Travis Butler of Meridian was sentenced Feb. 28 to five years of probation, with five months of home confinement for violating the act and obstructing a federal investigation.Authorities also sentenced David Wimberly, of Quitman, and Chester Wil
  
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• House fire caused by child playing with outlet

  04-03-2017 12:15
  
  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge firefighters responded to a house fire in north Baton Rouge Saturday morning.Firefighters were called to the 9600 block of Lewis Street sometime at 10:15 a.m. Upon arrival, smoke was seen coming from the house. Crews were able to contain the fire by 10:34 a.m., according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department.Four people were inside the home when the fire started. All four were able to make it out safely, BRFD said.BRFD determined the fire was caused by a child pla
  
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• United adding nonstops from New Orleans to San Francisco

  04-03-2017 11:53
  
  NEW ORLEANS - United Airlines is expanding its seasonal nonstop flights from New Orleans to San Francisco to a daily, year-round service starting in early June.United Airlines previously did not offer nonstop flights between New Orleans and San Francisco in the summer months. The company, in a news release, said beginning June 8, the connection will be available year-round.The flight is among dozens of new or expanded daily round-trips United plans to add to its domestic schedule this summer.NOL
  
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• Somalia: 110 dead from hunger in past 48 hours in drought

  04-03-2017 11:50
  
  MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's prime minister says 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in a single region as a severe drought threatens millions of people.This is the first drought-related death toll announced by Somalia's government since it declared a national disaster on Tuesday.The United Nations estimates that 5 million people in this Horn of Africa nation need aid, amid warnings of a full-blown famine.Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire spoke Saturday during a meeting with t
  
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• Preppers and Survival Expo helps Louisianians prepare for any disater

  04-03-2017 11:41
  
  BATON ROUGE - Everything you need to stay alive if the end should come soon, all under one roof.The national Peppers and Survivalist Expo is being held at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center Saturday and Sunday. It's an event for those who want to be prepared for absolutely anything.All of the necessities for any survivor are here, water purifiers, self-defense devices, and food that has a shelf life of 30-years."Most people don't realize they need to be prepared until it's too late," Director Ray McCre
  
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• Early season for pogie: bait company's freezer nearly empty

  04-03-2017 11:39
  
  NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has declared an emergency so the state's one menhaden bait boat can begin fishing two weeks early.Louisiana Bait Products LLC officials say the emergency is that they've sold most of the 5,550 tons harvested last year, and don't want to run out.Co-founder Daniel Edgar estimates that Louisiana's crawfish, crab and catfish industries use 37,500 to 50,000 tons of bait a year, most trucked from the East Coast.The Gulf of Mexico commercial
  
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• Peanut butter substitute recalled after E. coli outbreak

  04-03-2017 11:31
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A peanut butter substitute sold by an Illinois company is being recalled because 12 cases of E. coli have been linked to the product.Glenview-based I.M. Health SoyNut Butter Co . is voluntarily recalling its SoyNut Butter products.E. coli cases in Arizona, California, Maryland, New Jersey and Oregon have been linked to the nut-free productIllinois public health Director Dr. Nirav Shah says some E. coli infections are mild but others may be life-threatening. Young children are
  
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• Malaysia expels North Korean ambassador over Kim's killing

  04-03-2017 11:29
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's foreign minister says the government has expelled North Korea's ambassador for criticizing the investigation into the killing of the North Korean leader's estranged half brother.Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said in a statement that a notice was sent to the North Korean Embassy on Saturday saying Ambassador Kang Chol must leave the country within 48 hours.Anifah said that earlier in the week, Malaysia demanded that North Korea apologize for criticizing the inve
  
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• 'Bama star linebacker Foster sent home from NFL combine

  04-03-2017 11:24
  
  INDIANAPOLIS - A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that linebacker Reuben Foster, a potential top-10 pick, has been sent home from the NFL's annual combine.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the NFL wasn't commenting on the situation. ESPN first reported Foster's departure, which it said followed a heated argument with a hospital worker.Foster is widely considered the best inside linebacker coming out of college. He had surgery on his right rotator
  
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• Trump alleges Obama had Trump phones wiretapped during race

  04-03-2017 11:22
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump is accusing former President Barack Obama of having Trump's telephones "wire tapped" during last year's election, but Trump isn't offering any evidence or saying what prompted the allegation.Trump says in a series of tweets that he "just found out that Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower."There's no immediate White House comment, and an Obama spokesman didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.Trump's tweets could be in response to Democ
  
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• Families aim to raise $50 million to search for Flight 370

  04-03-2017 11:18
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The families of those onboard missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have launched efforts to raise at least $50 million to fund a private search as they mark the third anniversary of the plane's disappearance.The nearly three-year search in the southern Indian Ocean was suspended Jan. 17 with no trace of the plane, which disappeared March 8, 2014, while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.Jacquita Gomes, whose husband was a flight attendant on the
  
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• Toddler found after reported missing

  04-03-2017 08:15
  
  UPDATE: The alert was cancelled Saturday before lunch; the child was found and New Orleans Police are investigating.  NEW ORLEANS - State Police issued a missing child alert Saturday morning.Three-year-old Helainia Planinsek went missing Friday.  Authorities suspect she is with her babysitter, Erin Streho, 33.  Police believe the child is in immediate danger.The alert for Planinsek was issued as a "Level II Endangered/Missing Child" advisory and not an AMBER A
  
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