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• Suspects in Kim Jong Nam murder appear in Malaysia court

  29-05-2017 21:45
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The two women who are the only suspects arrested in the assassination of an outcast from North Korea's ruling family have appeared in court in Malaysia.Doan Thi Huong of Vietnam and Siti Aisyah from Indonesia arrived with armed escorts early Tuesday.The pair are accused of smearing VX nerve agent on Kim Jong Nam's face at the Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb. 13. The half brother of North Korea's current leader, Kim died soon afterward. Police have said four North Korean susp
  
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• Colombia pushes back deadline for rebel disarmament

  29-05-2017 21:03
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia's government is pushing back by 20 days the deadline for leftist rebels to turn over their weapons under a peace deal.President Juan Manuel Santos announced the decision in a televised address Monday night, saying it was taken jointly with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the United Nations.As part of the accord ending a half century of hostilities, disarmament was supposed to be completed Tuesday. But the process has been slowed by logistical delays in
  
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• Tiger Woods blames medications for his arrest on DUI charge

  29-05-2017 20:27
  
  Tiger Woods says an unexpected reaction to prescription medicine led to his arrest on a DUI charge in Florida.Woods spent nearly four hours in the Palm Beach County Jail after being arrested early Monday on suspicion of DUI.The 14-time major champion says in a statement that alcohol wasn't involved. Woods says he didn't realize the mix of medications affected him that strongly.He also says he understands the severity of what he did and takes full responsibility.Woods had a fourth back surgery on
  
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• Venezuela opposition leader Capriles tear-gassed at protest

  29-05-2017 20:15
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles has been tear-gassed during a protest in the capital.The former presidential candidate was gassed Monday by soldiers who were trying to control an opposition protest that blocked a highway.His bodyguards helped him get out of the scrum of protesters. Capriles says soldiers assaulted members of his team as they tried to move away from the crowd.The demonstrators had been trying to make their way to a government office in the cent
  
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• Officials: Car bombing in Baghdad kills 10, wounds 22

  29-05-2017 20:13
  
  BAGHDAD - Iraqi officials say a car bomb exploded outside a popular ice cream shop in Baghdad, killing 10 people and wounding 22.Hospital and police officials say the attack struck late Monday just days into the holy month of Ramadan when Muslims fast during daylight hours. As families break their fast after sundown, restaurants and cafes in Baghdad quickly fill up.The officials say the bombing targeted a popular ice cream shop in central Baghdad and involved explosives left in a parked car. The
  
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• Police investigating two stabbings in Baton Rouge area

  29-05-2017 19:53
  
  BATON ROUGE - Officers are investigating after two victims were stabbed in two different locations in Baton Rouge Monday night.The first incident was reported around 7:30 p.m. on N. 20th Street near Convention Street. BRPD says one victim was stabbed in the face.The second stabbing occurred in the 1100 block of N. Ardenwood around the same time. There, police say one person was stabbed in the arm.Sources say both victims were taken to the hospital in stable condition.There is currently no word o
  
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• Authorities investigating two stabbings in Baton Rouge area

  29-05-2017 19:53
  
  BATON ROUGE - Officers are investigating after two victims were stabbed in two different locations in Baton Rouge Monday night.The first incident was reported around 7:30 p.m. on N. 20th Street near Convention Street. The second occurred in the 1100 block of N. Ardenwood around the same time.Sources say both victims were taken to the hospital in stable condition.There is currently no word on whether the two incidents are related.This is a developing story. We will update it with more information
  
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• Baton Rouge man treated by President Trump's doctor after medical emergency

  29-05-2017 18:33
  
  BATON ROUGE - A local resident met an important member of the White House staff after he had a medical emergency this past week, and he didn't even realize it until after the fact.Neal Elliott had just arrived at the White House last week for his son's class trip with Trinity Episcopal Day School when he started to feel uneasy."I stepped out of the security building onto a series of walkways until i began to lose conciousness,"Elliott said.A surprise heart condition had stopped him in his tracks
  
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• Families, veterans pay respects on Memorial Day at Port Hudson National Cemetery

  29-05-2017 18:21
  
  ZACHARY - Military veterans and their families came together to salute local soldiers on Memorial Day during a ceremony at the Port Hudson National Cemetery in Zachary.Hundreds gathered to pay their respects to the veterans buried there.
  One veteran, 86-year old Bobby Snowden, served in the Korean War and lost several friends who also served."I can feel for them because they we're doing their part in trying to do something to make things better," Snowden said.
  For American Legion State Vice Comm
  
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• Teen says slain cousin shielded him during Mississippi shooting

  29-05-2017 17:40
  
  BROOKHAVEN, Miss. - A Mississippi teen says his life was saved by his 18-year-old cousin who shielded him from bullets.Caleb Edwards says when a gunman entered a home early Sunday, "I thought I was going to die."The 15-year-old talked to The Associated Press on Monday with his mother by his side. He says he was shielded from the gunman by his cousin, Jordan Blackwell, who was shot to death. Caleb's 11-year-old brother, Austin Edwards, was also killed in the mass shooting. Eight people, including
  
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• Teens recognized as state's top future soldiers by Governor Edwards

  29-05-2017 17:09
  
  BATON ROUGE – Local teens were recognized by Governor John Bel Edwards as the state's top 12 future soldiers.One of the future soldiers recognized was 18-year-old Malcolm Hall. He says that he already knows the military is the path for him"I believe it is a privilege and it is an honor," Hall said. "I know this is the right one for me because it's honorable it's something that's going to go down as something great," he said.Governor Edwards recognized Hall along with 11 other local tee
  
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• JFK's life, legacy celebrated on centennial

  29-05-2017 16:50
  
  BOSTON - A wreath-laying ceremony has taken place as part of the planned celebration of the life and legacy of President John F. Kennedy on the day he would have turned 100.A ceremony was held Monday morning to honor the 35th U.S. president at his gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.The United States Postal Service plans to commemorate Kennedy's centennial Monday with a dedication of a new JFK postage stamp in Brookline, Massachusetts, where the late president was bor
  
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• Award-winning sports writer Frank Deford dies at 78

  29-05-2017 16:39
  
  Award-winning sports writer and commentator Frank Deford has died. He was 78.His family says he died Sunday in Key West, Florida.Deford was a six-time Sports Writer of the Year and a member of the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame. He wrote with a lyrical elegance and was best known for his work at Sports Illustrated and on National Public Radio. He retired this month from NPR's "Morning Edition" after 37 years as a contributor.He was the first sports writer aw
  
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• Humane Society seeking identity of man accused of dragging dog behind truck

  29-05-2017 16:04
  
  WARNING: Graphic image included in this story.SLIDELL- The Humane Society of Louisiana is seeking the identity of a man accused of killing a Pit Bull by dragging it behind his truck Sunday night.According to the humane society, it received a report about a man who was seen dragging a dead dog behind his truck on Highway 433 around 9 p.m. Sunday. Witnesses say they followed the truck to a gas station and watched the driver untether the female Pit Bull's lifeless body from his tr
  
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• Military offered free admission to WBR Museum, La. Art & Science Museum through Labor Day

  29-05-2017 15:28
  
  BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Art & Science Museum along with the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen is offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families on Memorial Day through Labor Day.Along with members of the military, members of the National Guard and Reserve are also eligible for free admission. The offer is a part of a program called Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department o
  
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• Coast Guard searching for missing person off Louisiana coast

  29-05-2017 15:28
  
  NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Coast Guard officials say a tug boat has sunk off the coast of Louisiana and a crew member is missing.The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans says in a statement that it received a report around 5 a.m. Monday that the tug vessel Crosby Commander was taking on water. Three of the four people aboard were able to get into a life raft before the boat sank about 30 nautical miles south of Marsh Island.The statement says the three people in the raft were in good condition when they were
  
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• One hurt after shooting in Gardere

  29-05-2017 15:08
  
  GARDERE - One man is injured after a shooting in Gardere Monday afternoon.The shooting was reported around 2:30 p.m. Monday in the 8300 block of Skysail Avenue.According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, witnesses reported seeing two males firing at each other. The sheriff's office says one person was shot.There is currently no word on the victim's condition. The shooting is still under investigation.This is a developing story. We will update it with more infor
  
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• 57-year-old woman killed after car crashes into mobility scooter on LA 60

  29-05-2017 14:52
  
  BOGALUSA - Police say a woman was killed in Washington Parish after she attempted to cross LA 60 on her mobility aid scooter Sunday afternoon. According to Louisiana State Police, the crash occurred around 6 p.m. as 57-year-old Sherry Byrd of Bogalusa was attempting cross the highway. Police determined that Byrd was crossing the eastbound lane when she was struck by a 2015 Chevrolet Cruz.Byrd sustained serious injuries in the crash and was transported to a local hospital. She later succ
  
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• Ray Pfeifer, prominent 9/11 firefighter, dies of cancer

  29-05-2017 14:37
  
  NEW YORK - A retired New York City firefighter who spent months at the World Trade Center site digging through debris after the 9/11 attack and then fought for health care for first responders even when wracked with late-stage cancer has died.The Fire Department of New York said Raymond Pfeifer died Sunday morning after an eight-year fight with the disease. He was 59.Pfeifer was among those who lobbied fiercely for the renewal of the Zadroga Act, which provides health benefits to first responder
  
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• Pedestrian killed while attempting to cross I-10 in Slidell

  29-05-2017 14:18
  
  SLIDELL - Louisiana State Police say a man was killed in a crash while attempting to walk across Interstate 10 Sunday night.According to police, to crash occurred around 7 p.m. as 28-year-old Lance Britt of Covington was walking through the lefthand lane of I-10 East near Gause Boulevard. Britt was reportedly struck by a 2000 Toyota Solara and killed on impact. He was pronounced dead at the scene.The driver of the vehicle and its two passengers were wearing th
  
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• French President Macron attacks Russian media outlets

  29-05-2017 14:10
  
  PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron has made an extraordinary attack on two Russian media outlets, saying they acted as "propaganda" organs during France's election campaign.Speaking at a news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, Macron accused the two outlets, Russia Today and Sputnik, of spreading fake news.He said that's why he banned their reporters from his campaign headquarters during the race for the French presidency, which he went on to win May 7.Permalink| C
  
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• Coursey Blvd. gardening business vandalized, owner says more than $10,000 in damages

  29-05-2017 14:02
  
  BATON ROUGE – Harb's Oasis, a gardening and landscaping company located on Coursey Boulevard, was vandalized on Monday morning.The owner of the store, Charbel Harb, told WBRZ all the store's pottery was shot and destroyed with a BB gun around 9:20 a.m."Well apparently it's a BB gun, somebody with a BB gun. So they were able to cause a lot of damage and there was just a lot of holes and several of them are broken definitely, so when you have a hole in the pot, it's worth nothing," Harb
  
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• Trump hails heroes at Arlington

  29-05-2017 13:23
  
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is expressing his nation's "boundless and undying" gratitude to Americans who have fallen in battle and to the families they left behind.Trump hailed heroes in his first Memorial Day remarks as president at Arlington National Cemetery. He told the stories of two soldiers who died in Afghanistan, Green Beret Capt. Andrew D. Byers of Colorado Springs and Christopher D. Horton of the Oklahoma National Guard. He also hailed Bob Dole, the former senator who suffere
  
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• Police: Man fires AK-47 while driving on Florida highway

  29-05-2017 13:19
  
  MIAMI - Police say a man fired an AK-47 rifle while driving down a Florida highway, damaging at least two passing vehicles.Miami-Dade Police Detective Daniel Ferrin told The Miami Herald (http://hrld.us/2qsFRsI ) that the man began shooting from inside his Toyota Corolla around 1 a.m. Monday as he was driving south on the Palmetto Expressway.At least two vehicles were struck by bullets.Ferrin said the man hit a median, drove into oncoming traffic and crashed into a wall before exchanging gunfire
  
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• Police: Tiger Woods arrested in Florida for DUI

  29-05-2017 13:12
  
  JUPITER - Police say golf great Tiger Woods has been arrested on a DUI charge in Florida.The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says on its website that Woods was booked into a county jail around 7 a.m. on Monday.Jail records show Woods had been arrested by police in Jupiter. He was released just before 11 a.m. on his own recognizance. He has been charged under a Driving Under the Influence statute.No other details were immediately available. Messages left for a Jupiter police spokeswoman were n
  
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• Louisiana senators hear grim predictions of budget impact

  29-05-2017 12:44
  
  BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration has presented to senators a grim picture of the fallout from the House-proposed version of next year's budget. The governor is threatening a veto if anything resembling the spending plan reaches his desk.Agency leaders say they'd have to release prisoners early, shutter health programs and damage critical services in the financial year that begins July 1.House Republican leaders call that scare tactics and say state government can't afford the
  
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• Police arrest Metairie man accused of fatal shooting

  29-05-2017 12:38
  
  METAIRIE - Police in Louisiana say they have arrested a 33-year-old man who's accused of fatally shooting another man after a fight at a block party.The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says Patrick Pittman faces charges of second-degree murder, kidnapping, obstruction of justice and illegal firearm possession as a felon. NOLA.com reports that Pittman left the scene of 28-year-old Leonard White's shooting in Metairie on Saturday.Police say Pittman was shot and injured in another encounter that
  
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