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New Jersey has geared up to become the third state in the nation to allow online gambling, allowing a five-day trial period of Internet gambling at casinos beginning Thursday night before the state’s official roll out scheduled for next week.
The first female leader of the U.S. Park Police, Chief Teresa Chambers announced her retirement Thursday effective on the date of her 35th anniversary as a sworn police officer, according to a news release.
Police launched a citywide search for a man who allegedly fired a gun that led to a lockdown at North Carolina Central University in Durham on Thursday.
Federal agents raided an unknown number of marijuana dispensaries and growing sites in Colorado Thursday, confiscating piles of marijuana plants and cartons of cannabis-infused drinks just weeks before the state allows recreational marijuana retailers to open their doors.
A grand jury in Massachusetts on Thursday indicted a 14-year-old boy on murder, aggravated rape and armed robbery charges in the slaying of a popular math teacher at Danvers High School, prosecutors said.
The Rev. Billy Graham was released from the hospital on Thursday after being treated for respiratory issues.Graham, who celebrated his 95th birthday this year, was released from Mission Hospital near his home in the North Carolina after a two-day stay, NBC station WCNC reported.“Mr.
The judge in the Colorado movie theater shootings case postponed the trial of James Holmes indefinitely on Thursday.District Judge Carlos Samour ordered the delay as attorneys on both sides debated whether the suspected shooter should undergo another psychiatric evaluation.
A behemoth Boeing air freighter found its way to the correct Air Force base Thursday, a day after it mistakenly landed at a nearby smaller airport that officials feared had too short of a runway for takeoff.The 235-foot-long aircraft, bound for McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kan.
Five children were unresponsive after being pulled from a car that plunged into a frigid Minnesota pond on Thursday morning, authorities said.The children, who ranged in age from 1 to 7, were rushed to the hospital. Their condition was unknown.
Senate Democrats fought back today against years of Republican blockades and obstruction of President Barack Obama’s executive branch and judicial nominations by voting to change Senate rules to guarantee an up or down vote on most nominees. Says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka:
