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A New York town Wednesday was grieving the death of an 8-year-old boy who's credited with saving the lives of six people in a roaring trailer fire, only to lose his own when he went back in to try to rescue his disabled uncle."I've cried so much.
U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to struggle Wednesday as they considered how much defendants convicted of possessing images of child pornography should have to pay in restitution to victims.
Hawaiian authorities closed beaches and crews canvassed the island of Oahu’s famous North Shore as forecasters warned of dangerous surf that could reach 50 feet on Wednesday.
Congress is considering new legislation that would 'fast track' new trade deals, such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), moving them through Congress more quickly by limiting the transparency, accountability and oversight necessary for such trade deals to serve America's working families rather than extreme corporate interests. Republicans Dave Camp (Mich.), Max Baucus (Mont.) and Orrin Hatch (Utah) introduced the fast track legislation and AFL-CIO has launched a petition calling on Congress to oppose this undemocratic and anti-worker legislation.
University of Oklahoma has resumed campus operations after a shooting scare.There was no evidence of shots fired and no injuries after university officials reported a possible shooting just before noon central time on Wednesday. "Shooting on campus. Avoid Gould Hall.
Looking to escape the deep freeze this week? Chill out — in Alaska.The Last Frontier is in the midst of a January warm spell that’s keeping temperatures in the mid-40s in parts of the state that should be about 20 degrees lower.In comparison, Atlanta’s high Wednesday is expected to reach 36 degrees.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has ordered the owners of a coal-cleaning plant to disclose everything that leaked from a storage tank and fouled the water supply for 300,000 people.Freedom Industries, Inc., a chemical company based in Charleston, has until 4 p.m.
A shooting has occurred on the University of Oklahoma campus, officials with the school said."Shooting on campus. Avoid Gould Hall. Seek immediate shelter in place," the university tweeted just before noon central time on Wednesday.No other details were immediately available.
Attorneys considered last-minute attempts Wednesday to keep a Mexican national from Texas' death chamber after the state opposed legal efforts and spurned diplomatic pressure to delay his punishment for killing a Houston police officer two decades ago.
A wind-whipped winter storm that dumped a foot of snow through Wednesday morning in parts of the Northeast has left a trail of bitter cold that will linger through the weekend.
