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Wrecked Japanese Carriers, Lost in WWII, Are Found in Pacific Depths
In the murky depths thousands of feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, two Japanese warships that have rested undisturbed since the Battle of Midway in World War II have been discovered.
Video of Dementia Patients Fighting Leads to Charges for 3 Workers
The anonymous tip to the Winston-Salem Police Department came in June. A caller said a cellphone video posted on social media showed two women with dementia at an assisted living center being encouraged by workers to fight each other, authorities said.
States Warn Residents About Rare Mosquito-Borne Illness That Has Killed 5
Health authorities have warned residents to protect themselves against bites from mosquitoes that can transmit a rare virus that has killed at least five people in three states this year.
States Warn Residents About Mosquito-Borne Illness That Has Killed 5
Health authorities have warned residents to protect themselves against bites from mosquitoes that can transmit a rare virus that has killed at least five people in three states this year.
Clerk Convicted of Murder for Shooting Memphis Teenager Who Stole $2 Beer
Dorian Harris, 17, grabbed a few cans of Spiked Watermelon beer from a cooler in the Top Stop Shop in Memphis, Tennessee, last year. He ran out the door without paying, dropping one in his haste. The store clerk grabbed a handgun and chased him, firing off a few shots into the dark night, on March 29, the authorities said.
Poisonous Algae Is Killing Frolicking Dogs
Dog owners have reported this summer that their pets became fatally ill after swimming in freshwater lakes and ponds, apparently after ingesting water laden with toxic blue-green algae.
Tennessee says internet-ordained ministers and marriage don't mix
The house in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was the perfect venue for the quiet wedding the two men were planning for August. They would hold the ceremony in the glass-clad sunroom of the house, set on 2 acres that backed up to the woods. They started to write their own vows. The owner of the house, the couple’s friend Gabriel Biser, agreed to officiate.
Mississippi closes beaches because of toxic algae blooms
Local tourism businesses, which were counting on a lucrative Fourth of July weekend, are comparing the economic hit to that of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
Utah family sues after son with diabetes is kept from school
The 8-year-old son of Caly and Wade Watkins is an active and happy Utah boy, they say. He fishes in a pond, sometimes landing a catfish, which he throws back. He rides his dirt bike for miles. He pores over his schoolwork, which in second grade included mastering multiplication tables.
Texas is latest state to pump the brakes on red-light cameras
On a recent morning in May, Carlos Barrientos drove up to a Belt Line Road intersection on his way to work in Grand Prairie, Texas. His breakfast sandwich, sports drink, backpack and papers were arranged around him and on the seats, so Barrientos, 23, tried to avoid making sudden moves.
For students who owe on school lunch bills, menu is a lot smaller
A public school district in Rhode Island is trying a way to cut down on lunch debts: It told students with unpaid bills they would have only one choice for meals.
Arizona students protest border patrol detention of classmate
The detention of a high school student in Arizona by Border Patrol authorities has shaken his classmates in Tucson, prompting a protest this week in front of the campus and a march to a sheriff’s department headquarters.
Science Academy Pushes to Eject Members Found Guilty of Sexual Harassment
The National Academy of Sciences moved this week toward a landmark shift in policy that would allow it for the first time to eject members who have violated its code of conduct, including in cases of sexual harassment.
Beehive Arson in Texas kills half a million: 'There Goes My Honey Flow'
In the predawn darkness on Saturday, a sheriff’s deputy on patrol in a rural area of southeast Texas noticed flames shooting up from a patch of uninhabited county land.
Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky Is Criticized for Blaming Teacher Strikes for Girl's Shooting
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a Republican, came under criticism from state Democrats on Friday for suggesting that teachers on strike were to blame for the shooting of a 7-year-old girl who had stayed home because of school closures. The remarks were the latest to ignite controversy for the governor, who faces low approval ratings before an election in November.'You Are Hiding in Plain Sight': Indiana Police Still Looking for Killer of 2 Teenage Girls
“Down the hill.”Dallas Man Faces Assault Charge Over Beating of Transgender Woman
A man has been charged with aggravated assault for allegedly beating up a transgender woman in an attack of “mob violence” in Dallas that is being investigated as a possible hate crime, authorities said.Missing World War II Airman's Letters Have Spoken for Him for Years. His Remains Were Finally Identified.
For nearly a decade, hundreds of letters that Staff Sgt. Vincent J. Rogers Jr. wrote home have been displayed at a California museum, bearing witness to the transformation of a New York teenager into a World War II radio operator deployed in the Pacific.Two students charged after protesting border patrol event at University of Arizona
Two students at the University of Arizona are facing criminal charges after protesting the appearance of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at an event last month on the Tucson campus, an official said Tuesday.
DNA is solving dozens of cold cases, sometimes it's too late for justice
Detectives in Yellowstone County, Montana, have never forgotten the 1973 murders of Linda and Clifford Bernhardt.
