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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

Latest Storm Brings Feet of Snow to Sierra

NYACK — Saturday night into late Sunday morning saw feet of snow dump at higher elevations and inches at lower elevations down to 2,000 feet. Traveling Sunday night became tricky with slick roads and flurries along I-80 near Truckee.

Three-legged dog finds forever home with boy who lost leg to cancer

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Twelve-year-old Quinn and pit bull mix Logan became instant friends during an incredibly emotional adoption at a Sacramento animal shelter last week. "When I saw him and the dog together the immediate reaction was a welling of tears, there were a lot of tears yesterday, joyful tears," Gina Knepp, with Front Street Animal Shelter, told FOX40. Quinn

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;

Argument ends in gunfire in South Bay

OTAY MESA WEST – An argument in Otay Mesa West that escalated into a shooting over night, left one man injured and two suspects at large, according to police. San Diego Police were called just after midnight to the 3500 block of Arey Drive, where they found a 28-year-old man shot once in each arm in an apparent gang-related shooting,

Mayor Hogsett to join Marion County prosecutor for partnership announcement with Nextdoor

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.– Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry will be joined by Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Chief Bryan Roach Monday afternoon for an announcement regarding a partnership with the Nextdoor app. Nextdoor is a social media network for neighborhoods and communities. It can be used to share crime information, prevention methods and information on things

Trump signs new travel ban, exempts Iraq

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Monday banning immigration from six Muslim-majority countries, notably dropping Iraq from January’s previous order. The new travel ban comes six weeks after Trump’s original executive order was rolled out to chaos and confusion at airports nationwide, and eventually blocked by a federal court. The ban covers Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia,

Photos of naked female Marines shared on Facebook prompts investigation

SAN DIEGO – Hundreds of Marines may be involved in a nude photo scandal on a popular Facebook group and the Marine veteran who exposed the misconduct has received death threats, the Marine Corps Times reported Sunday. “If you have ever sent a naked picture to a Marine he is not the only person that saw that,” said one former

No survivors in mountainside crash of rescue helicopter in Japan — seven firefighters among the dead

TOKYO — Japanese authorities confirmed Monday that all nine people aboard a rescue helicopter that crashed in snow-covered mountains in central Japan have been pronounced dead. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said in a statement that the nine men — seven firefighters, an engineer and the pilot — were aboard a rescue helicopter that crashed during a training flight

500 Festival training run to close downtown streets this weekend in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — People traveling into downtown Indianapolis this Saturday morning should be prepared for several streets to be closed in conjunction with an Indy Mini-Marathon training run. The 500 Festival 6-Miler training run will be held from 9 – 10 a.m. The run will start at Bankers Life Fieldhouse with lane closures and setup beginning at 6 a.m. Expect

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