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London-bound plane catches fire on Las Vegas runway

September 09, 2015 12:00 AM
LAS VEGAS — The 157 passengers aboard British Airways Flight 2276 were settled into their seats for the 10-hour flight from Las Vegas to London when a loud boom rocked the aircraft.
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Breaking News

Baltimore approves $6.4M settlement in Freddie Gray case

September 09, 2015 12:00 AM
BALTIMORE — A city board approved on Wednesday a $6.4 million settlement with the family of
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Nation

News Briefs Sept. 8

September 08, 2015 12:00 AM
Silverton, Colo., resident Melanie Bergolc walks along the banks of Cement Creek in Silverton, polluted by mine waste runoff. The focus on a toxic mine spill that fouled rivers in three states shifts to Congress the week of Sept. 7 as lawmakers kick off a series of hearings into how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accidentally unleashed the deluge of poisoned water. (Jon Austria/The Daily Times via AP, File)
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Museum & Exhibitions

Last Titanic lunch menu, saved by survivor, going to auction

September 02, 2015 12:00 AM
NEW YORK — The Titanic's last lunch menu — saved by a passenger who climbed aboard the so-called 'Money Boat' before the ocean liner went down — is going to auction, where it's estimated it will bring $50,000 to $70,000.
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Nation

ACT says college exam scores are stagnant

August 31, 2015 12:00 AM
U.S. high schools haven't shown much improvement in the past four years when it comes to preparing college-ready graduates.
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Nation

Los Angeles looks into possibility of hosting 2024 Olympics

August 31, 2015 12:00 AM
Olympic Gold Medalist Rafer Johnson lights the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremonies of the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. If Los Angeles steps in for the 2024 Olympic bid, it would be the city's third time hosting the games. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Ashley Madison users in US sue cheating website over breach

August 25, 2015 12:00 AM
Noel Biderman, chief executive of Avid Life Media Inc., poses during a portrait session. Avid Life Media operates AshleyMadison.com. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
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World

Global market plunge intensifies on fears over China

August 24, 2015 12:00 AM
People watch trading boards at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. Stocks tumbled across Asia on Monday as investors shaken by the sell-off last week on Wall Street unloaded shares in practically every sector. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)
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Local

10-year-old boy found alive in Utah forest

August 24, 2015 12:00 AM
A 10-year-old boy found safe after more than a day alone in remote eastern Utah backcountry said Tuesday he remembered the survival skills his father taught him and curled up between rocks still warm from the sun to survive the cold mountain night.
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Healthy Living

Army pilot, military cop are 1st women to pass Ranger School

August 20, 2015 12:00 AM
FORT BENNING, Ga. — The two women who will graduate Friday from the Army's elite Ranger School — the first females to successfully complete the notoriously grueling program — are 'tough soldiers' who proved their mettle beyond a doubt, one of the school's top leaders said Thursday.
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Nation

3 firefighters killed after 'hellstorm' overtook vehicle

August 20, 2015 12:00 AM
A wildfire burns behind a home on Twisp River Road, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015 in Twisp, Wash. Authorities on Wednesday afternoon urged people in the north-central Washington town to evacuate because of a fast-moving wildfire. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Local

News briefs Aug. 20

By Erica Palmer
August 20, 2015 12:00 AM
Yemen on the brink of food crisis
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Football

Taysom Hill, BYU offense lead way into brutal early schedule

August 20, 2015 12:00 AM
Taysom Hill leaps over Utah State players into the end zone during last season's game. (Elliott Miller)
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Nation

News briefs Aug. 19

August 19, 2015 12:00 AM
Female soldiers pass Army's ranger test
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Football

Ruling to allow college athletes to unionize is thrown out

August 17, 2015 12:00 AM
CHICAGO — The National Labor Relations Board on Monday blocked an effort by Northwestern University football players to form the nation's first college athletes' union, dealing a setback to a labor movement that could have transformed the game.
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World

Pakistan horrified by alleged child sex abuse blackmail ring

By Liesl Hansen
August 10, 2015 12:00 AM
Activists from Pakistan's Child Rights Movement, rally to condemn a child abuse scandal, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Police in eastern Pakistan arrested several men accused of sexually abusing children and distributing videos of the abuse, authorities said Sunday. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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Nation

The latest on Ferguson: Arrests as protesters block court

August 10, 2015 12:00 AM
A protester yells as police form a line across West Florissant Ave., Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo., before shots were fired near the protest. The one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson began with a march in his honor and ended with a protest that was interrupted by gunfire. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Nation

US attorney general praises police officers as peacemakers

August 10, 2015 12:00 AM
Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks in East Haven, Conn. Lynch is voicing her support for police officers in a speech before the National Fraternal Order of Police. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
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