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• Woman who looked at solar eclipse now has moon-shaped blind spot in her eye

  09-12-2017 21:23
  STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.- A woman who stared into this summer's solar eclipse now has a crescent-shaped shadow on her retina.26-year-old Nia Payne was hoping to view the solar eclipse in August. She knew not to look at the sun during the eclipse unless she used protective glasses. She didn't have any, but says a stranger on the street offered to let her use hers.Payne says she only looked up for 30 seconds. Six hours later, she noticed a dark spot appearing in the center of her eye
  
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• 2 dead after plane crashes into house in San Diego

  09-12-2017 21:01
  SAN DIEGO- Authorities in southern California say at least two people are dead after a small plane crashed into a home in San Diego.Local news media report the plane crashed into the house in San Diego's Clairemont neighborhood about 4:40 p.m. Saturday.The single-engine, six-seat Beech BE36 Bonanza had taken off from Montgomery Field about a half mile away.The San Diego Union-Tribune reports the pilot and a passenger were taken to a hospital with burns, and two passengers died at the scene.The
  
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• Walk-on to Heisman: Oklahoma's Mayfield wins in landslide

  09-12-2017 20:26
    
  NEW YORK- Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield has won the Heisman Trophy, completing a climb from walk-on to one of the most accomplished players in the history of college football.The brash, flag-planting Sooners star won a lopsided vote to become the sixth Oklahoma player to the win Heisman.Stanford running back Bryce Love was the runner-up, making it five second-place finishes for the Cardinal since 2009. Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, last year's Heisman winner,
  
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• South Carolina serial killer says there are more undiscovered victims

  09-12-2017 20:10
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. - A South Carolina man convicted of killing seven people says he has more victims who have not been discovered.The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reports that, in an eight-page letter, Todd Kohlhepp wrote that he tried to tell investigators and informed the FBI, but he said "it was blown off." He also wrote, "At this point, I really don't see reason to give numbers or locations."Don Wood, chief division counsel with the FBI's Columbia office, said the agency has a pending inves
  
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• CIA announces new 'Puppy Class' K-9 graduates

  09-12-2017 19:44
  Three K-9s have graduated from the CIA Fall 2017 "Puppy Class" this week.After four months of vigorous training, Nicole, Indigo, and Freya have all passed their certification requirements to join the agency. The dogs are required to pass two certifications from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms as well as the United States Police Canine Association. Passing of the tests ensures the dogs' ability to detect explosives and illegal substances.Freya and her hand
  
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• Middle District of Louisiana Judge James Brady dies

  09-12-2017 18:25
  BATON ROUGE - Federal District Court Judge, James J. Brady, passed away early Saturday evening, according to Middle District of Louisiana Clerk of Court, Mike McConnell. "The judges of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana mourn the loss of our esteemed colleague and friend, Judge James J. Brady," Chief Judge Brian Jackson said in a statement Saturday night.Brady served as Senior Judge for the Middle District, located in Baton Rouge, since 2013.Brady was
  
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• Bingo-playing woman leaves autistic child in vehicle for over 2 hours

  09-12-2017 15:58
  BAKER- A woman arrested Friday has been accused of child endangerment after she left a juvenile in a non-running vehicle for over two hours.Leslie Domengeaux, 53, was booked with improper supervision and child endangerment, booking records show.On Dec. 8, officers were dispatched to a GMC truck parked outside of Baker Bingo Hall after an anonymous caller stated that a child had been sitting alone inside of the vehicle for several hours.Upon arrival, officers observed that the child was wearing
  
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• Saturday crash on Jones Creek kills 18-year-old

  09-12-2017 15:28
  BATON ROUGE- Authorities say one woman has died after a car crash occurred Saturday morning.The incident happened around 9 a.m. Saturday in the 4300 block of Jones Creek Road.Deputies say 18-year-old Isabel Booty of Baton Rouge was traveling southbound on Jones Creek Rd. and struck another vehicle while attempting to change lanes. Authorities say both drivers lost control, and Booty's vehicle rolled over several times.According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, Booty was not restrained
  
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• Priest who used to be KKK member apologizes 40 years later

  09-12-2017 14:42
  ARLINGTON, Va.- Four decades after a Catholic priest who was once a member of the Ku Klux Klan burned a cross on a black couple's lawn, he finally wrote them an apology.Rev. William Aitcheson told Philip and Barbara Butler he was "blinded by hate and ignorance" when he targeted them in 1977 at their home in College Park, Maryland.In a letter dated Sept. 8, Aitcheson wrote he rejected those beliefs before he joined the priesthood, but was too ashamed to face the Butlers.The Washington Post repor
  
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• Second woman arrested after stabbing two during armed robbery

  09-12-2017 14:00
  BATON ROUGE - A 31-year-old woman was arrested after she and her daughter reportedly stabbed two people during an armed robbery in October.According to arrest records, the mother, Nakeisha McNeely, and two her two daughters were riding in a vehicle with the two victims prior to the crime on Oct. 5. One of the victims who was driving the vehicle was asked to stop at a friend's house on Cadillac Street, according to arrest records.McNeely and her daughter, Keondra McNeely, exited the veh
  
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• Trump pays tribute to civil rights movement

  09-12-2017 13:24
    JACKSON, Miss. - President Donald Trump has paid tribute to Mississippi's role in the civil rights movement at the opening of two new museums in Jackson, the capital.  Some black leaders -  including civil rights leader and Georgia congressman John Lewis - are boycotting Saturday's event, saying Trump has sown racial division instead of racial harmony.  In his remarks to assembled guests, Trump said: "The civil rights museum recor
  
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• California fires burn more than 1,000 structures

  09-12-2017 13:07
  FALLBROOK, Calif. - Authorities say they've counted more than 1,000 homes and others buildings destroyed by wildfires ravaging Southern California for the past week.  Six fires driven by gusty Santa Ana winds have torched neighborhoods and rural communities from Ventura County north of Los Angeles all the way south to San Diego County.  One person died in a car crash Wednesday trying to escape the largest fire in Ventura County.  Authorities
  
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• US congratulates Iraq on end of war against IS

  09-12-2017 13:03
  BAGHDAD - The United States congratulates Iraq following the prime minister's announcement that the war against the Islamic State is over.  State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert says the U.S. offers "sincere congratulations to the Iraqi people and to the brave Iraqi Security Forces, many of whom lost their lives heroically fighting ISIS," in an official statement released Saturday.  The statement adds "the United States joins the Government of Iraq in s
  
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• FEMA mobile homes used after Louisiana flood sent to Texas

  09-12-2017 12:53
  BATON ROUGE - More than 500 Federal Emergency Management Agency mobile homes used in Louisiana after last year's flooding have been moved to Texas to help victims of Hurricane Harvey.  FEMA says the manufactured housing units sent to Louisiana's neighbor had been vacated by flood victims who returned to repaired homes or found other permanent housing.  More than half the 4,490 Louisiana households who received mobile homes after the August 2016 flooding have
  
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• Appeals court to hear stripper age limit case in February

  09-12-2017 12:51
  NEW ORLEANS - Federal appeals court judges will hear arguments in February on a Louisiana law aimed at establishing a minimum age of 21 for exotic dancers.  At issue before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is whether a federal district judge was correct to block enforcement of the 2016 law.  The law makes 21 the minimum age for "entertainers whose breasts or buttocks are exposed to view" at entertainment venues serving alcohol. &a
  
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