Oregon strippers lobby for better work conditions
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Any tourist guide to Portland will tell you about the strip clubs.
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Woman wakes up from coma 4 hours before life support was to be turned off
Teri Roberts, who had all four of her limbs amputated after suffering a sudden bacterial infection, is said to be in "surprisingly good spirits" — and determined to walk again.
Five found slain in Georgia house, police seek 26-year-old man
By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia police were searching for a 26-year-old man on Sunday in the killings of five people whose bodies were discovered in a house the night before. The victims ranged in age from 16 to 60, Troup County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Stewart Smith told…
Israel PM criticises Lebanon UN force after peacekeeper death
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised the UN force in Lebanon just days after a Spanish peacekeeper was killed by what Madrid said was Israeli fire. In a telephone call with UN chief Ban Ki-moon late on Sunday, Netanyahu charged that the UN force was failing to report on what…
Saudi beheads murderer, 5th execution under new king
Saudi Arabia on Sunday beheaded a convicted murderer, bringing to five the number of people executed since new King Salman took office, continuing the kingdom's use of the harshest punishment. Abdelrahman al-Jahni, a Saudi, was convicted of shooting another man dead during a dispute, the interior…
Whitney Houston's daughter revived after being rushed to hospital
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only daughter of late pop star Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown, was found unresponsive in a bathtub at her Georgia home on Saturday, but she was revived after being rushed to a hospital, police said. The incident comes nearly three years after Houston, a superstar…
Boyfriend arrested in rape, brutal attack of California girl
HANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Police in Central California arrested a man accused of holding his 16-year-old girlfriend in a car, raping her and beating her with a tire iron over the course of five days.
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Last week, a caller to the Rush Limbaugh radio program raised the question of how Republicans ought to choose their nominee for the 2016 presidential election.
Former Power Ranger fatally stabbed roommate with sword in Green Valley, authorities say
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have arrested Ricardo Medina, Jr., who is best known for his role as the red Power Ranger, in connection with fatally stabbing his roommate with a sword in their Green Valley home.
Goats offered as alternative for clearing area of plutonium
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A goat herder who has a college degree in weed sciences told federal wildlife officials that she could eliminate the need for a possible 700-acre controlled burn at the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge by turning her goats loose there and eliminate concerns over spreading…
Super Bowl Sunday kicks off with scandal and spectacle
The Super Bowl kicks off Sunday as American football seeks to put a scandal-plagued season behind it, with this year's spectacle featuring a Katy Perry concert, ultra-expensive commercials and a compelling clash between Seattle and New England. The extravaganza is expected to draw a whopping 115…
Millions of middle class Americans will remain uninsured despite Obamacare
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Obama: US trying to rescue American woman from Islamic State
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the U.S. is doing everything in its power to try to rescue an American woman being held by Islamic State militants.
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Australians among next group to be executed in Indonesia: official
Two Australians on death row in Bali will be among the next group of prisoners to be executed in Indonesia, an official said on Monday, as Jakarta takes an increasingly hard line against drug traffickers. Attorney General H.M. Prasetyo did not say when or where Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the…
Nut rage: Korean Air boss's daughter treated crew 'like slaves'
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - The daughter of the boss of Korean Air Lines , on trial in what has popularly become known as the "nut rage" case, treated flight crew like "feudal slaves", a chief steward said in court on Monday. Heather Cho, daughter of Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho and the…
Toddler shoots father, pregnant mother at New Mexico motel
(Reuters) - A 3-year-old boy shot and wounded his father and pregnant mother with a 9 mm handgun that he pulled out of the woman's purse while searching for an iPad, police in New Mexico said on Sunday. Both parents needed hospital treatment for non-life threatening injuries after the bullet went…
Brooklyn warehouse fire (17 photos)
Giant clouds of smoke rose from a 7-alarm fire that destroyed a warehouse and floated across Brooklyn and into Manhattan on Saturday — a day so cold that water trickling across the helmets of a small army of firefighters quickly froze. One person standing outside the building as firefighters did…
Extremists attack biggest city in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian troops Sunday repelled Islamic extremists who attacked from four fronts on Maiduguri, the biggest city in northeast Nigeria, with several civilians killed by aerial bombs and grenades and mortar shells on the ground.
Baby born on roadside as mom drives herself to hospital
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A pregnant Utah woman driving herself to the hospital gave birth to a healthy, nearly 10-pound baby boy on the side of an interstate highway, police said.
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Six more AirAsia crash victims found: Indonesian official
Indonesian divers on Monday found another six victims of the AirAsia plane crash, an official said, taking to 84 the number of bodies retrieved since the accident in late December. The mission is continuing to find the bodies of the remaining 78 people aboard Flight QZ8501, which went down in…
