Man serving life for water pistol robbery gets clemency nod

An Arkansas man who's been serving a life sentence for robbing a taco shop in 1981 with a water pistol has moved closer to being eligible for parole

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North Miami Beach has ordered the evacuation of a condominium building after an inspection showed it was unsafe

North Miami Beach has ordered the evacuation of a condominium building after an inspection showed it was unsafe

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Boys Scout bankruptcy plans angers some, welcomed by others.

An $850 million agreement by the Boy Scouts of America to compensate sex-abuse victims has prompted outrage from some abuse survivors and their advocates

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Mayor: 2 more bodies have been pulled from the collapsed condominium building in the Miami area, bringing the toll to 22

Mayor: 2 more bodies have been pulled from the collapsed condominium building in the Miami area, bringing the toll to 22

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School district reprimands employee who cut girl's hair

A Michigan school district has reprimanded three employees after a 7-year-old girl’s hair was cut at her elementary school

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Watchdog subpoenas FirstEnergy info on payment to regulator

Ohio’s consumer utility watchdog is demanding that FirstEnergy Corp. share more information about $4.3 million that was paid to an attorney to end his consulting contract shortly before he became the state’s top utility regulator

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No federal charges for cop who shot Black driver Sam DuBose

Federal authorities say they won’t bring any charges against a white police officer who fatally shot Sam DuBose, a Black motorist, in Cincinnati in 2015

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UN: Over 400,000 people in Ethiopia's Tigray face famine now

The United Nations says more than 400,000 people in Ethiopia’s crisis-wracked Tigray region are now facing the worst global famine in decades and 1.8 million are on the brink

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Court strikes Trump EPA rule for full-year 15% ethanol sales

A federal appeals court says a 2019 Environmental Protection Agency rule change that allowed for the sale of a 15% ethanol gasoline blend in the summer months is contrary to federal law

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Tennessee Valley Authority considers replacing coal with gas

The nation's largest public utility is looking at shutting down three of its five remaining coal-fired power plants

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New US LGBTQ-rights envoy sees reasons for hope and worry

Jessica Stern will soon become the State Department's special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights

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Historic resort in 'Blue Hawaii' to be auctioned this month

The historic resort where Elvis Presley’s character got married in the 1961 film “Blue Hawaii” will be up for auction at a foreclosure sale on Kauai this month

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Maxwell lawyers: Cosby ruling reason to toss sex abuse case

Lawyers for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are arguing a court decision that freed Bill Cosby from prison backs up tossing out her sex trafficking case

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