Retired State Trooper Named Suspected Gunman In Turnpike Attack
FORT LITTLETON, Pa. (AP/KDKA) – Authorities say a turnpike employee and another worker were shot and killed in a robbery attempt on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Sunday. State police said the shooting occurred around 7 a.m. at the Fort Littleton Interchange in Fort Littleton, Pennsylvania, about 65 miles west of Harrisburg. The suspect in the shooting was also killed. Authorities have identified retired Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Clarence D. Briggs as the suspected gunman. Retired Pa. State..>> view originalKentucky ATV driver in police pursuit dies after being shot
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The Latest: Governor: Flags to half-staff for slain deputy
Deputy Carl A. Koontz, 27, of the Howard County Sheriff Department is seen in an undated photo provided by the Indiana State Police. Howard County Sheriff Steven Rogers says Deputy Koontz died at an Indianapolis hospital after being shot about 12:30 a.m. Sunday at a mobile home in Russiaville, about 60 miles north of Indianapolis. Indiana State Police say a second deputy, Sgt. Jordan Buckley, also was shot and is in stable condition, alert and conscious. The suspected shooter, who has not be..>> view originalTrump praises campaign manager after incident with protester
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After a four-month long investigation into assistant communication studies professor Andrea Quenette, the University of Kansas has decided she can keep her job. On November 12, the morning after a tense racial town hall meeting, a communication studies masters student asked her professor about what discrimination looks like on the University of Kansas campus. Dr. Quenette admitted that she felt somewhat unqualified to talk about racism because she was a white woman, never experiencing discrimin..>> view originalGarland Shouldn't Be Considered After Election, McConnell Says
Photo Senate Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Capitol Hill earlier this month. He suggested that Republicans had reason to oppose Judge Merrick B. Garland based on his judicial philosophy. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, on Sunday dismissed the possibility of Republicans considering President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee after the November election, even if a Democrat were elected president or Republicans los..>> view originalSecond baby eagle hatches early Sunday at National Arboretum in Washington
Spelling his female mate, a male Bald Eagle lands on his nest containing two eggs at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, DC on March 11, 2016. (Linda Davidson/The Washington Post) The world’s eagle-watchers were awed once again early Sunday as a second bald eagle hatched on live video at the National Arboretum in Washington. The big moment came about 3 a.m. -- more than 12 hours earlier than expected, said Daniel Rauch, a wildlife biologist at the District’s Department of Energy and..>> view original
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