FREEHOLD, N.J. — A lawyer for a man accused of strangling a friend during a robbery and throwing her body off a New Jersey bridge said Wednesday that his client made up stories about planning to rob and kill the victim as part of a horror film an acquaintance was […]
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Dry spell sparks fears of another California drought
PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. — It’s been almost a year since Los Angeles residents felt any real rain, and precious little snow is in the Sierras, but water managers say it’s too early to conclude that California is sliding back into a drought as abruptly as the state fell out of […]
A safe way to bet on blockchain amid bitcoin craze
It’s been almost a decade since bitcoin and its underlying blockchain distributed ledger technology were born, planting the seed for the cryptocurrency mania that began in 2017. Blockchain allows for transactions to be recorded without a central trusted authority. Any process that involves many parties and middlemen could potentially be made more […]
“The Post” actors on power of the press, Katharine Graham’s legacy
Much of Steven Spielberg’s new historical drama “The Post” takes place at former Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham’s Washington D.C. mansion, where she wrestles with topics ranging from women’s empowerment to government corruption. The movie, starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, focuses on Graham’s struggle over whether to publish classified […]
Dog chained outside home found frozen to death
HARTFORD, Conn. – Police are investigating the death of a dog that was chained outside a Connecticut home in the bitter cold and found frozen inside its doghouse on New Year’s Day. Hartford police say the dog might have been outside for as long as a month before it was […]
Report: Gunman in Colo. attack fled mental health ward in 2014
DENVER — The Colorado gunman who police say shot and killed a deputy and wounded four others escaped from a veterans mental health ward in 2014, where he was staying to be treated for a psychotic episode, according to a report provided to Congress by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs […]
Democratic senators sworn in, narrow GOP majority
Last Updated Jan 3, 2018 1:09 PM EST Democrats Doug Jones and Tina Smith have officially been sworn in as U.S. senators on Wednesday. Smith is replacing former Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, and Jones fills the seat held by Republican Jeff Sessions, now the attorney general. Jones’ election reduces the […]
19,000-pound space lab falling “uncontrolled” back to Earth
It’s pretty common for old satellites and other “space junk” to come falling back down to Earth. But while hundreds of pieces of debris come down each year, scientists are nervously watching a 19,000-pound Chinese space station’s course because its out-of-control route is making it impossible to figure out where it will […]
Palestinians voice outrage over Trump’s “blackmail”
JERUSALEM — Palestinian officials voiced outrage on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s threat to cut funding to the Palestinian Authority, calling his tweets “blackmail” in the aftermath of the U.S. administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s office rebuffed the U.S. leader’s remarks, saying that “Jerusalem […]
Democratic senators sworn in, narrowing GOP majority
Last Updated Jan 3, 2018 1:09 PM EST Democrats Doug Jones and Tina Smith have officially been sworn in as U.S. senators on Wednesday. Smith is replacing former Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, and Jones fills the seat held by Republican Jeff Sessions, now the attorney general. Jones’ election reduces the […]