Report: Chicago police tighten up rules on use of Tasers
AP - CHICAGO ? The Chicago Police Department has rewritten rules on the use of Tasers to deter officers from using them on people who are running away or vulnerable to injury. The Chicago Tribune...
View ArticleTrial set for man charged in slaying of Dubuque woman
AP - DUBUQUE, Iowa ? A Dubuque man has pleaded not guilty to killing a woman who police say he met just hours earlier. Court records say 36-year-old Michael Piantieri entered the plea last week in...
View Article"Sound of Music" actress Heather Menzies-Urich dies at 68
AP - Actress Heather Menzies-Urich, who played one of the singing von Trapp children in the hit 1965 film, "The Sound of Music," has died. She was 68.
View Article'God bless you', Netanyahu tells Guatemalan president over Jerusalem embassy...
Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales with a "God bless you" on Monday over his decision to move the Central American country's embassy to...
View ArticlePulisic spends Christmas with his dog thanks to Twitter
USA Today - This is actually amazing.
View ArticleU.S. regulator proposes scaling back offshore drilling safety rules: WSJ
Reuters - (Reuters) - A U.S. regulator has proposed rolling back safety measures put in place after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which would reduce the role of government in offshore oil...
View ArticleUSS Constitution to mark 205th anniversary of key battle
AP - BOSTON ? A ceremony aboard the USS Constitution will commemorate the 205th anniversary of a battle the warship fought in 1812. The Dec. 29 ceremony to mark the anniversary of the battle between...
View ArticleActress Heather Menzies-Urich, who played Louisa in 'The Sound of Music,'...
AP - Los Angeles ? Actress Heather Menzies-Urich, who played one of the singing von Trapp children in the hit 1965 film, "The Sound of Music," has died. She was 68. Her son, actor Ryan Urich, told...
View ArticleArtists urged to submit waterfowl artwork for bird stamp
AP - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is inviting artists to submit waterfowl artwork to be considered for the state's annual Migratory Bird...
View ArticleCannady scores 28, Princeton beats Hawaii 77-63
AP - HONOLULU (AP) - Devin Cannady scored a season-high 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Princeton beat Hawaii 77-63 on Monday in the fifth-place game at the Diamond Head Classic. Cannady was...
View ArticleWorkers repair gravestones hit by woman's car
AP - BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) ? Workers have repaired several gravestones that were damaged when a car went off the road inside a cemetery. Mark Shea tells The Bennington Banner he and Tyler Crane repaired...
View ArticleEducation Dept hires cultural and linguistic coordinator
AP - CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ? New Hampshire's Department of Education has hired a cultural and linguistic competence coordinator. Bhagirath Khatiwada will work with school leadership and teachers to help...
View ArticleMother, infant son killed by impaired driver on Christmas Eve
AP - TICKFAW, La. (AP) ? Authorities say a mother and her 7-month-old son were killed in a fiery crash on a Louisiana highway. Louisiana State Po?
View ArticleCollege teams tell classic Christmas story with Twitter
USA Today - Best Twitter thread ever.
View ArticleCash Might Be King, but They Don't Care
New York Times - A growing number of New York businesses do not accept U.S. currency, to the consternation of some and the indifference of others.
View ArticleHuman-Rights Lawyers Say Medical Pardon for Fujimori Was Improper
New York Times - Pardons are not permitted for people tried for human-right violations under the rules of the Inter-American Human Rights Court, which heard two of the cases against Alberto Fujimori.
View ArticleAuthorities: 7 hurt in rollover on Arizona interstate
AP - SUNSET POINT, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say seven people were hurt when the vehicle they were traveling in rolled over on an Arizona highway, causing a backup that stretched for several miles....
View ArticleMaineHousing names interim director during leadership search
AP - AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) ? MaineHousing Deputy Director Peter Merrill is stepping up to serve as interim director upon the retirement of John Gallagher on Jan. 5. Merrill has served as deputy director...
View ArticleLos Angeles County does away with library fees for kids
AP - LOS ANGELES ? Children and young adults who forget to return their library books on time will no longer be on the hook for fines at Los Angeles County libraries. The Los Angeles Times reports that...
View ArticleHeather Menzies-Urich, Louisa from 'Sound of Music,' dies at 68
AP - Actress Heather Menzies-Urich, who played one of the singing von Trapp children in the hit 1965 film, "The Sound of Music," has died. She was 68.
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