Family Of Six, Including Two Children, Found Slain In Chicago Home
An entire family of six was found dead in their Chicago-area home this week, including 10 and 13-year-old boys, The Chicago Tribune reports.
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Florida Readies For A Fight with Zika Virus
MIAMI (AP) — Florida’s history of fighting off mosquito-borne outbreaks puts the state in perhaps better position than most when it comes to the Zika…
Conn. Governor Critical of Town Considering Arming Teachers
KENT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut town is considering a program that trains teachers to use guns in the event of an active shooter, and…
Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton Spar In One-On-One Debate
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Fireworks flying in their first one-on-one debate, Hillary Clinton accused Bernie Sanders Thursday night of subjecting her to an “artful smear”…
$63 Million California Lottery Winner Never Comes Forward
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luck may have run out for the winner of a California Lottery jackpot: The person has apparently let $63 million slip…
Ailing Media Mogul Sumner Redstone Resigns As Chair of CBS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sumner Redstone, the ailing 92-year-old media mogul who controls TV and movie powerhouses CBS and Viacom, has stepped down as executive…
IRS Computer Issues Could Cause Delayed Refunds
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS stopped accepting electronically filed tax returns Wednesday because of problems with some of its computer systems. The outage could affect…
Will A Damaged Lottery Ticket Keep A Winner From Claiming A $63 Million Prize?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Only hours remain before a $63 million California Lottery prize slips through somebody’s fingers. The winning SuperLotto Plus ticket must be…
A Cure For Diabetes May Be Close
Johnson & Johnson, continuing its long quest for a Type 1 diabetes cure, is joining forces with biotech company ViaCyte to speed development of the…
Yahoo To Cut 1,700 Workers As CEO Tries To Save Her Own Job
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is laying off about 1,700 employees and shedding some of its excess baggage in a shake-up likely to determine whether…
Zika Virus Case In U.S. Linked To Sexual Contact
DALLAS (AP) — A person in Texas has been infected with the Zika virus after having sex with an ill person who had returned from…
Hillary Clinton’s Narrow Iowa Win Makes Supporters Uneasy
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AP) — Hillary Clinton emerged from Iowa with a razor-thin victory over Bernie Sanders — and a new round of nervous second-guessing…