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A Florida lawyer was convicted of racketeering Friday night for his role in setting up a $300 million network of illegal casinos that posed as a charity for veterans.
The National Park Service reached agreements late Friday to keep some of the U.S.'s most iconic national parks and landmarks open during the federal government shutdown, breaking a logjam that had blocked vital tourist revenue for several states.
Anyone hoping that winning the D.C. Lottery could make up for income lost in the government shutdown is officially out of luck.D.C. Lottery officials announced Friday afternoon that they would no longer cash in winning D.C.
The Statue of Liberty and the Grand Canyon will once again welcome visitors after New York's and Arizona's governors reached deals late Friday to pay park personnel during the government shutdown. New York will pay National Park Service personnel to keep Liberty Island National Park open, Gov.
An elephant named Patience with a history of aggression against handlers killed a zookeeper in Missouri on Friday morning, and officials said the animal will not be disciplined.
A car crashed through a fence and then hit a sunbather at a Plantation home, authorities said.The female sunbather was taken to Broward General Medical Center in serious condition after the crash at 5181 S.W. 21st Court, Plantation Fire Rescue said.See original report at NBCMiami.
An apparent natural gas explosion flattened a home in West Virginia on Friday, killing a girl, injuring three other people and damaging at least six other nearby homes, authorities said.
Initial investigations following a 20,600-barrel leak on a Tesoro Logistics pipeline in North Dakota point to corrosion on the 20-year-old pipeline, state regulators said Friday.The 6-inch pipeline was carrying crude oil from the Bakken shale play to the Stampede rail facility outside Columbus, N.D.
One person is dead and 66 people are injured after a logging truck collided with a train filled with passengers taking in a scenic tour of eastern West Virginia on Friday, emergency officials said.Approximately 21 people were transported by ambulance to the Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins, W.Va.
It may be generations before a missing Norman Rockwell painting sold in May for more than $1 million is resurfaced, experts say.
