Nation
January 9, 2017

2016 was second-warmest year on record in U.S.

Nation
January 9, 2017
Raw: Florida airport gunman leaves for court

Raw: Florida airport gunman leaves for court

The Iraq war veteran accused of fatally shooting five people and wounding six at a crowded Florida airport baggage claim is due for his first court appearance.
January 9, 2017

US Navy ship fired warning shots at Iranian boats

A U.S. Navy destroyer fired three warning shots at armed Iranian patrol boats as they sped toward the American warship at the entrance to the Persian Gulf, marring a recent period of relatively quiet interactions between U.S. and Iranian forces, the Pentagon said Monday.
Nation
January 9, 2017

What to watch in busy week of D.C. transition

January 9, 2017
FILE -- Jesse Ventura gestured during an interview at Keys Cafe on August 8, 2016.

Ventura loses appeal to reinstate $1.8M defamation verdict

The Supreme Court has turned away former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura's bid for reinstatement of a $1.8 million verdict in his defamation case against the estate of slain Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle.
Nation
January 7, 2017
President George W. Bush, center, poses with President-elect Barack Obama, and former presidents, from left, George H.W. Bush, left, Bill Clinton and

What President Obama said

Minneapolis
January 7, 2017
A traveler asks directions from a group of police officers Saturday.

Minneapolis airport tightens security in wake of Florida attack

More armed officers to be patrolling terminals.
Nation
January 7, 2017
Motive remains murky in Fla. airport shooting

Motive remains murky in Fla. airport shooting

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has reopened following the terminal shooting that left five people dead and six others wounded. The FBI has not disclosed a motive in the shooting, although the suspect's brother has pointed to mental health issues.
Local
January 7, 2017
Passengers run for cover in Terminal 1 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Gunman kills 5 after Fla. flight from MSP

An arriving passenger on a flight from the Twin Cities with a gun in his luggage opened fire in the baggage claim area at the Fort Lauderdale airport Friday.
Nation
January 6, 2017

Minnesotans felt confusion, terror as chaos unfolded

January 6, 2017
First responders secure the area outside the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after

US veteran arrested in airport shooting; 5 dead, 8 wounded

An Army veteran who complained that the government was controlling his mind drew a gun from his checked luggage on arrival at the Fort Lauderdale airport and opened fire in the baggage claim area Friday, killing five people and wounding eight, authorities said.
January 6, 2017
The orca Tilikum in "Blackfish" in an undated handout photo. Tilikum attacked and killed a trainer in 2010 and has been associated with two other deat

Tilikum, orca that killed trainer, dies at SeaWorld Orlando

Tilikum the orca has died after more than two decades at SeaWorld Orlando, where he gained notoriety for killing a trainer in 2010 and was later profiled in a documentary that helped sway popular opinion against keeping killer whales in captivity.
Nation
January 6, 2017
Passengers evacuated to tarmac during shooting

Passengers evacuated to tarmac during shooting

Cell phone video shows crowds of people gathered on the tarmac following the shooting at the Fort Lauderdale airport on Friday.
Nation
January 6, 2017

U.S. dropped more bombs in 2016 than in 2015

Nation
January 6, 2017
FILE- In a March 7, 2011 photo, Kelly Flaherty Clark, right, director of animal training at SeaWorld Orlando, works with killer whale Tilikum during a

SeaWorld whale that killed trainer dies

Documentary "Blackfish" inspired by 2010 tragedy.
Nation
January 6, 2017
Police officers stand on the perimeter road along the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a lone shooter opened fire inside a termin

Raw video: Multiple deaths in Florida airport shooting

Authorities say multiple people have died after a lone suspect opened fire at the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, international airport. The Broward County Sheriff's Office tweeted the information following Friday afternoon's shooting.
January 6, 2017
B-52 bombers, like the one in this file photo, have wing spans of 185 feet and eight jet engines paired in four pods.

Engine drops from B-52 bomber over rural N.D., after 'catastrophic failure'

The military believes an engine that dropped from a B-52 bomber during a training mission this week in rural North Dakota suffered a "catastrophic failure," disintegrated and fell into a river, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said.
January 6, 2017

Feds find $20M cash hidden in Massachusetts bed

About $20 million in cash that was hidden inside a box spring in a Massachusetts apartment has been seized as part of a wide-ranging investigation into an internet telecom company that was actually a massive international pyramid scheme, federal prosecutors said.
January 6, 2017
FILE - In this June 7, 2015, file photo, rapper Chris Brown performs at the 2015 Hot 97 Summer Jam at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Brown a

Chris Brown to box Soulja Boy over social media feud

A social media war between Chris Brown and Soulja Boy will apparently be settled in the ring with the help of boxer Floyd Mayweather.
Nation
January 6, 2017
Chicago police describe alleged hate crime

Chicago police describe alleged hate crime

Four black people were charged with hate crimes Thursday in connection with a video broadcast live on Facebook that showed a mentally disabled white man being beaten and taunted, threatened with a knife and forced to drink from a toilet.

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