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Police: Houston-area ex-pastor killed wife, son and himself
Police are trying to determine why a former pastor from the Houston area fatally shot his wife and 11-year-old son, tried to strangle his daughter, then killed himself.
National
In retort to abortion ban, lawmaker calls for vasectomies
An Alabama lawmaker fed up with her colleagues' attempts to outlaw abortion has filed legislation to require all men over 50 to get vasectomies.
National
Safari Club will probe sale of captive-bred lion hunts
A trophy-hunting group says it has launched an ethics investigation following the release of undercover video showing vendors at its recent convention promoting trips to shoot captive-bred lions in Africa.
Business
Wind delays Northrop Grumman's supply run to space station
High wind delayed Northrop Grumman's supply run to the International Space Station on Friday.
Variety
Mississippi gave $2M in welfare money to wrestler's group
The state of Mississippi gave more than $2.1 million in federal welfare money to a ministry run by former pro wrestler Ted DiBiase Sr., who was known in the ring as "The Million Dollar Man."
Variety
Ohio teen accused of planning explosion at school indicted
A teenager who planned to set off an explosive device at an Ohio high school and called police about a hoax hostage situation at a Kansas elementary school has been indicted on federal charges, prosecutors said Friday.
Nation
Mother, six children die in Mississippi house fire
The father was the lone survivor. The children ranged in age from 1 to 15.
West Metro
Erasing medical debt is new mission of Twin Cities church
The congregation of Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Maple Grove donated $15,000 to pay off more than $1 million in debts, said the Rev. Joel Wight Hoogheem.
Nation
Rain and heavy snowfall bring flooding to Oregon
Heavy snowfall in the mountains combined with two days of steady rain and warming temperatures to unleash floodwaters around the city of Pendleton, Oregon and rural, mountain foothill communities.
Local
Minnesotan helping to run 2020 census says it is ready for its national online debut
Tim Olson, who was raised in South St. Paul and Lindstrom, Minn., also spoke about promoting turnout in a difficult political climate and what it takes to send mail to every household in the country.
Business
Rep. Angie Craig's bill on payment reforms lands on Trump's desk
Plan to rein in improper government payments is likely to become law.
Nation
Man charged with deadly California bus shooting
A Maryland man was charged with murder and attempted murder Wednesday in an apparently random shooting aboard a Greyhound bus in California that killed a woman and injured five other people.
Nation
More evacuees arrive at US bases from China
Two jets carrying about 350 Americans fleeing the virus zone in China landed Wednesday morning at an Air Force base in Northern California.
National
Klobuchar makes final sprint through Iowa before caucuses
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar crisscrossed Iowa in a nine-seat chartered plane, looking to make up for lost time after two weeks largely spent in Washington for the Senate impeachment trial.
East Metro
Bicyclist from North St. Paul dies in California crash
Adam Nickelson died Jan. 23, four days after the crash in Huntington Beach, Calif.
Nation
Human-to-human transmission of coronavirus found in Illinois
Health officials Thursday reported the first U.S. case of person-to-person spread of the new virus from China, the husband of a woman who became ill after returning from Wuhan.
Nation
Gusty winds in California topple under-construction border wall
Strong winds gusting across Southern California have toppled several panels of a new barrier being installed along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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