CASTLETON, Vt. – A college in Vermont is searching for its missing 4-foot-long Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor. Castleton State college sent out a campus-wide email asking students and staff to keep an eye out for the snake, which was discovered missing from its cage Tuesday at the college’s zoology lab. …
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BELLE VERNON, Pa. – A tractor-trailer driver threw items from his cab at police — including socks, shoes and a small refrigerator — as he led them on a 34-mile chase in western Pennsylvania, authorities said Sunday. Police in Westmoreland County said a man called emergency dispatchers just before 2 …
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NEW ORLEANS – Viking River Cruises, a major European river cruise company, is coming to New Orleans and the Mississippi River. Gov. Bobby Jindal and Viking officials announced Tuesday that New Orleans will be the first North American home port for the cruise line. Jindal says the move means hundreds …
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DALLAS – A Texas agency is scrambling to relocate more than 100 sex offenders after two companies backed out of a contract to provide post-prison housing. However, officials say they’re no closer to finding a solution despite inquiring about shuttered jails, holding facilities and numerous other options. The Office of …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Diving for abalone can be a dangerous sport, but that doesn’t deter the thousands of people who trek to the northern California coastlines each season to take a stab at getting some of the prized mollusks. With prices on the open market often reaching $125 a pound, …
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LITTLETON, Colo. – Classes are canceled at Columbine High School to mark the 16th anniversary of the shootings that killed twelve students and a teacher. A moment of silence to honor those lost on April 20, 1999 will be held at 11:20 a.m. in the school’s library, which was rebuilt …
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NEW YORK – The nation’s largest mass transit system is preparing to ban all political advertising on its subways and buses after a judge ruled that a pro-Israel group was allowed to display an advertisement containing the phrase “Hamas Killing Jews” on New York City buses. The resolution is expected …
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A newspaper analysis has found that the most recent estimate of the cost to ride California’s bullet train from Los Angeles to San Francisco is a bargain at an average of $86. At roughly 20 cents a mile, it would be one of the world’s cheapest high-speed rail trips, the …
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The 13th son of a Michigan couple now has a name. Forty-year-old Jay Schwandt told The Associated Press in a text message that the couple decided Friday morning to name their newborn Francisco Matthew Schwandt. The father said earlier it was a challenge for him and …
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OMAHA, Neb. – An Omaha zoo worker was bitten by a Komodo dragon on Sunday and treated at a local hospital. The female worker was taken from the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium to a hospital after the 12:30 p.m. incident. Later in the afternoon, the zoo said in a …
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