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North Korea fires four banned ballistic missiles 1,000 km into ocean off Japan

North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometres, with three of them landing in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in an apparent reaction to huge military drills by Washington and Seoul that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal. It was not immediately clear the exact type of missile fired;

Muslim students trying to meet with a lawmaker were asked: ‘Do you beat your wife?’

Three Muslim students who tried to visit an Oklahoma lawmaker Thursday at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City were surprised when they were instead handed a questionnaire at his office. They would have to fill out the survey first, an office assistant told them, before they could make an appointment to see state Rep. John Bennett. Among the nine questions

Marines investigated for sharing nude photos of women and posting obscene comments on Facebook

WASHINGTON — The Defence Department is investigating reports that some Marines shared naked photographs of female Marines, veterans and other women on a secret Facebook page, some of which were taken without their knowledge. The photographs were shared on the Facebook page “Marines United,” which had a membership of active-duty and retired male Marines, Navy Corpsman and British Royal Marines.

Man accused of hoarding dozens of dogs to face judge

SAN DIEGO – One of two people accused of hoarding 92 Yorkshire terrier and Yorkie-mix dogs in their feces-filled Poway home and 48 other dogs at another location is scheduled to be arraigned Monday at the downtown courthouse. Mark Vattimo, 73, is charged with 10 counts of animal abuse and neglect, as well as a misdemeanor charge of resisting an

Low Snow Closes I-80 from Nevada State Line to Applegate

Ugh Mondays! I-80 remains closed. Lots of clean up work continues out there. We will let you know as things change. — CHP-Truckee (@CHP_Truckee) March 6, 2017 PLACER COUNTY — Interstate 80 closed down starting early Monday from the Nevada State Line to Applegate due to heavy snow. Caltrans reports 32 inches of snow has fallen since Sunday at Donner

It’s all in the tail: New theory for why some dinosaurs evolved to stand on two feet

Scott Persons / CPA skeleton of the proto-dinosaur Marasuchus, is shown in this undated handout photo. The proto-dinosaur Marasuchus is a squirrel-sized carnivore that likely walked on all fours but ran on two legs. Paleontologists at the University of Alberta have a new theory for why some dinosaurs stood on two feet instead of four. EDMONTON — Paleontologists at the

Half century old State Road 1 bridge over I-70 to be replaced

WAYNE COUNTY, Ind. — A half century old bridge in Wayne County along State Road 1 over Interstate 70 will become history as contractors plan to rebuild that bridge later this month. The bridge built in 1962, will be closed beginning March 15th, and remain closed until November. In late March, flaggers will direct traffic on State Road 1 during

Former Queen’s Guard officer shot dead on his ranch in Kenya as land invasions escalate

Tribal warriors shot dead a former Guards officer on his ranch in Kenya Sunday as a campaign of land invasions in the country’s white farming heartlands claimed its most prominent victim to date. Tristan Voorspuy, 60, was killed on Sosian, a 24,000 acre ranch in the Laikipia region, which was occupied by armed warriors last month. Voorspuy’s death, the first

Former Penn State assistant football coach, convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky has been moved to a new prison

Former Penn State assistant football coach and convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky has been moved to a new prison. Sandusky has been held at a maximum security prison in Greene County, Pennsylvania since 2012. But, state records show the 73-year-old is now at a medium security facility in Somerset County. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Press Secretary Amy Worden confirmed that

FBI Asked Justice Department to Refute Trump’s Wiretapping Claim

The FBI asked the Justice Department on Saturday to refute President Donald Trump’s assertion that President Barack Obama ordered the wiretapping of Trump’s phones last year, two sources with knowledge of the situation told CNN. The FBI made the request because such wiretapping would be illegal, since the President cannot just order the eavesdropping of a U.S. citizen’s phones, the

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