Redemption may be in the cards for a New Hampshire man who is seeking to put up an electronic billboard containing Bible verses. Though his request was initially denied, Fab Cusson’s “signs for Jesus” will get a fresh start in Chichester, N.H., because of an error in a public notice …
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Parents at one Connecticut elementary school say they are outraged over the use of so-called “scream rooms” to discipline special needs students. The two rooms at Farm Hill Elementary School in Middletown, Conn., came under fire after several students complained about the sounds of children yelling coming from the rooms, …
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An 8-year-old boy suffered minor injuries Wednesday after being bitten by a shark while swimming in knee-deep water in Surf City, N.C. The town has no plans to warn visitors about the shark bite or tell swimmers to stay out of the water, Town Manager Larry Bergman said. However, the …
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WICHITA, Kan. – A federal judge won’t punish a Kansas judge who didn’t show up for jury duty in federal court. Sedgwick County District Judge Michael Hoelscher failed to appear for jury duty June 15. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren wrote in an order Friday that he believes judges and …
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KINGMAN, Ariz. – The Arizona Corrections Department says six officers at a state prison complex received minor injuries while breaking up a fight between inmates. Department spokesman Andrew Wilder says the guards were hurt Wednesday evening while stopping a group of inmates who were chasing another prisoner at the privately …
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NEWARK, N.J. – Prosecutors in the corruption case against Sen. Bob Menendez have asked a judge to hold a hearing to determine whether some evidence should be withheld or restricted due to possible national security concerns. The Justice Department filed the notice Thursday with U.S. District Judge William Walls in …
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PHOENIX – Things got noisy outside a west Phoenix Walmart after the company’s decision to remove Confederate flag merchandise attracted scores of protesters and counter-protesters. The Arizona Republic reports (http://bit.ly/1JQp3vC ) that Jon Ritzheimer organized the Sunday afternoon protest of Walmart’s decision. Ritzheimer is a former Marine who staged a …
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia is now letting transgender people more easily change their gender on their driver’s licenses and wear makeup and other accessories while taking license photos. The switch follows a similar change to the license photo policy in South Carolina, where motorists can now dress how they …
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DENVER – Authorities say a 31-year-old woman died after she and three other hikers were struck by lightning near a popular trailhead west of Buena Vista. Derek Bos with the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office tells The Denver Post that emergency crews were called to the Denny Creek trailhead Friday afternoon. …
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NEW YORK – A New York appeals court says the public can’t see the testimony a grand jury heard before declining to indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man. A state Supreme Court Appellate Division panel ruled Wednesday. A lower-court judge declined in …
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