Thursday, April 6, 2017

Plea agreement reached for friend of San Bernardino gunman and other top stories.

  • Plea agreement reached for friend of San Bernardino gunman

    Plea agreement reached for friend of San Bernardino gunman
    LOS ANGELES –  A plea agreement from the only person to be criminally charged in the San Bernardino terror attack drew mixed emotions from the victims' loved ones. "It's a hell of a day to come out, Valentine's Day," said Mandy Pifer, whose boyfriend Shannon Johnson was killed in the 2015 shooting. Enrique Marquez Jr., 25, of Riverside, agreed to plead guilty Tuesday to providing the high-powered rifles used to kill 14 people and injure nearly two dozen others and to plotting a mass killing wit..
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  • Salem woman escapes from patrol car, steals and crashes it, police say

    Police say a woman under arrest escaped from the back of this patrol car, stole it, and then later crashed it into some landscaping. (Photo: Salem Police Department)SALEM, Ore. — A woman under arrest and placed into a Salem police patrol car Tuesday was able to work herself out of her handcuffs to the point that she was able to steal the car and drive off, Salem police said.Police later tracked down and re-arrested 25-year-old Rebecca J. Payne of Salem.But before that police said they first arr..
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  • The Latest: Officials: Dam water level continues to drop

    The Latest: Officials: Dam water level continues to drop
    OROVILLE, Calif. — The Latest on problems with an emergency spillway at the nation’s tallest dam (all times local): 9:40 p.m. California’s water agency says the Oroville Dam’s water level continues to decrease but it hasn’t said by how much. Authorities said earlier the reservoir’s water level had been reduced 15 feet by Tuesday afternoon. Officials hope to continue using a damaged main spillway to drain the lake another 37 feet in preparation for coming rain forecast for Wednesday night. Over ..
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  • Oklahoma committee approves Republican bill requiring fathers' consent for abortions

    Oklahoma committee approves Republican bill requiring fathers' consent for abortions
    Rep. Justin Humphrey prepares to speak before a Public Health Committee at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City on Tuesday. (Steve Gooch/AP). BY Chris Sommerfeldt. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Updated: Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 4:15 AM.
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  • Pick for Medicare post faces questions on Indiana contracts

    Indianapolis — President Donald Trump's pick to oversee Medicare and Medicaid advised Vice President Mike Pence on health care issues while he was Indiana's governor, a post she maintained amid a web of business arrangements — including one that ethics experts say conflicted with her public duties. A review by The Associated Press found Seema Verma and her small Indianapolis-based firm made millions through consulting agreements with at least nine states while also working under contract for..
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  • Immigrant protected under Obama's 'Dreamer' program is detained

    Immigrant protected under Obama's 'Dreamer' program is detained
    The man, Daniel Ramirez Medina, has twice been granted deferred action and employment authorization under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, his lawyers said. The program, announced in 2012, is meant to temporarily shield qualified individuals from deportation. The case raises questions about what it could mean for Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. Ramirez came to the US from Mexico when he was 7 years old and became a DACA rec..
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  • Have TV media had their fill of Kellyanne?

    Have TV media had their fill of Kellyanne?
    Kellyanne Conway has an on-air credibility crisis. On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Tuesday, co-anchor Mika Brzezinski declared that she “will not interview her.” Story Continued Below “It’s giving people dishonesty, it’s not worth the interview,” she said, as co-host Joe Scarborough added, “She goes out and lies, and you find out about those lies a couple hours later.” An anchor from a different network said Conway hasn’t been invited on the anchor's show for months, saying the viewer gets “noth..
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  • Woman chained in container says captor bragged about killing

    Woman chained in container says captor bragged about killing
    A South Carolina woman who spent two months chained inside a large metal container says her captor raped her daily and bragged that he was good at killing, claiming that his victims tallied nearly 100. Kala Brown says she did what she had to do to survive. "He told me as long as I served my purpose, I was safe," Brown told Phillip McGraw, the host of the television show "Dr. Phil." It was the first time she has talked publicly since her Nov. 3 rescue, which authorities say helped them solv..
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  • Democrats Set Sights on Blocking Trump's Labor Secretary Pick

    Democrats Set Sights on Blocking Trump's Labor Secretary Pick
    “Puzder literally likes robots more than workers and does not believe in raising the minimum wage,” said Ben Jealous, a former head of the N.A.A.C.P. and founding board chairman of the labor group Good Jobs Defenders, who is organizing protests. Photo People last month in Chicago protested Mr. Puzder’s nomination. He has said he opposes a minimum wage increase. Credit Scott Olson/Getty Images Mr. Jealous said Republicans should remember that Mr. Trump promised to protect..
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  • FAA Investigating After Harrison Ford Flies Over Jetliner Awaiting Takeoff

    FAA Investigating After Harrison Ford Flies Over Jetliner Awaiting Takeoff
    Actor Harrison Ford flying his helicopter in 2001 near Jackson, Wyo. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images Actor Harrison Ford flying his helicopter in 2001 near Jackson, Wyo. Getty Images Noted aviator and actor Harrison Ford flew his private plane over a jet..
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