Ahmir Jolliff was killed Thursday before class even started when a 17-year-old student at Perry High School opened fire in the cafeteria.
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Plan to send human remains to moon draws criticism from Navajo Nation
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren met with White House officials but said there was no intention to delay the mission or remove the payloads before Monday’s planned liftoff atop a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur from Cape Canaveral.
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Defense secretary has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but Pentagon kept quiet
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure, his press secretary said, in the Defense Department’s first acknowledgement that Austin had been admitted five days earlier to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Friday that it […]
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Trump offers his sharpest critique of Nikki Haley yet as Iowa caucuses near
Trump’s sharpest critiques of Haley on Friday night focused on the border, a theme his campaign outlined in a recent New Hampshire ad.
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Michigan’s stingy D faces Washington’s powerful offense in the College Football Playoff final
Huskies quarterback Michael Penix Jr. handles pressure well but he is facing an NFL style defense that feasted on inferior opponents.
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FBI arrests 3 in Florida on charges of assaulting officers in Jan. 6 insurrection
All are charged with assaulting officers, violent entry into the Capitol, and other felonies. Court records do not list any attorneys for the three.
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Google location data was used to find Jan. 6 rioters. It’s disappearing.
A Google representative said the change was part of an ongoing effort to give people more control over their data.
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Despite overall drop in traffic deaths, pedestrian fatalities remain stubbornly high in Maine
Twenty pedestrians were hit and killed by vehicles last year in Maine. That figure has remained relatively consistent over the past five years, even as the number of people killed in car crashes drops.
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Federal officials order grounding of Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners after plane suffers blowout
An Alaska Airlines jetliner blew out a window and a portion of its fuselage shortly after takeoff three miles above Oregon late Friday, creating a gaping hole that forced the pilots to make an emergency landing.
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Blinken holds talks with Turkey’s leaders as he seeks to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from expanding
Stepped-up attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi rebels have disrupted international trade and led to increased efforts by the U.S. and its allies to patrol the vital commercial waterway and respond to threats.