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Bear takes stroll through California neighborhood
A large black bear was seen strolling around a Monrovia, California neighborhood Friday morning, walking through residential lawns, driveways and resting in a nearby alley.
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Rep. McCollum calls federal report on Boundary Waters mining 'embarrassingly inadequate'
The Democrat said she hoped "Canada's elected leaders will call on the Trump administration to publicly release this confidential State Department report."
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Paraglider rescued after crash into power lines
A paraglider spent three hours trapped in power lines before being rescued in northern California.
Nation
Roger Stone sentenced to over 3 years in prison
The sentencing comes amid Trump's unrelenting defense of his longtime confidant and follows an extraordinary move by Attorney General William Barr to back off his Justice Department's original recommendation for prison time.
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Blagojevich thanks Trump for commuted sentence
"We want to express our most profound and everlasting gratitude to President Trump," Rod Blagojevich said from outside his house in Chicago. "He didn't have to do this .... this is an act of kindness."
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Trump frees Ex-Gov. Blagojevich from prison
Rod Blagojevich walked out of prison Tuesday after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinois governor for political corruption.
Nation
Iconic Plymouth Rock vandalized with graffiti
The iconic Plymouth Rock and other sites were covered in red graffiti Monday by vandals discovered at the site marking the landing of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts 400 years ago.
Nation
How Trump's budget could cut Medicaid and Medicare services
Changes to the way Medicare pays for services could affect the care people receive.
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New FCC rule threatens funding for community TV programming
Bill in Congress would protect funding for vital local programs
Nation
A hunt for clues in Hawaii after a tourist couple fall ill with coronavirus
State health officials were working to find anyone who might have had contact with the Japanese couple, who had also visited the island of Maui.
Nation
Parkland widow renovates home, preserves memories
Debbi Hixon was a bundle of nerves waiting to see the 10-day makeover that had transformed her home. She wasn't concerned about the new kitchen counters or paint colors; the Parkland shooting widow was worried the fancy new decor would wipe away memories of her husband.
National
Army: No investigation into Vindman
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said Friday there is no investigation into the Army officer who until last week worked at the White House National Security Council and was a key witness in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.
Variety
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.
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