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Firearms instructor took out gunman at Texas church service
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas - Alarms went off in Jack Wilson's head the moment a man wearing a fake beard, a wig, a hat and a long coat walked into a Texas church for Sunday services. By the time the man ...
Dec 31, 2019
Doctors: Sanders fit enough for presidency post-heart attack
Bernie Sanders suffered "modest heart muscle damage" during his recent heart attack but has since recovered well and is fit enough for the rigours of the presidential campaign trail and the White Hous...
Dec 31, 2019
Buttigieg: I would not have wanted my son on Ukraine board
FORT MADISON, Iowa - Pete Buttigieg said Monday that he "would not have wanted to see" his son serving on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company while he was leading anti-corruption efforts in t...
Dec 31, 2019
3 years in, no sign of Trump's replacement for Obamacare
WASHINGTON - As a candidate for the White House, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he would "immediately" replace President Barack Obama's health care law with a plan of his own that would provide...
Dec 31, 2019
Sheriff: Almost all upgrades from Vegas shooting implemented
Las Vegas police have implemented almost all their self-identified upgrades stemming from a review of officers' responses to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history more than two years ago,...
Dec 31, 2019
Bring on 2020: Some Democrats end year with campaign events
BOSTON - Many of the Democratic candidates looking to unseat President Donald Trump in 2020 are spending the last day of 2019 ringing in the new year with would-be supporters. Elizabeth Warren is mark...
Dec 31, 2019
Raging wildfires trap 4,000 at Australian town's waterfront
PERTH, Australia - Wildfires burning across Australia's two most-populous states Tuesday trapped residents of a seaside town in apocalyptic conditions, destroyed many properties and caused at least tw...
Dec 31, 2019
Migrant in Libya relives brutal detention through sketches
CAIRO - A guard withholds water from a barefoot migrant kneeling in front of him. An emaciated man lies on the ground while a thermostat reads a broiling 43 degrees Celsius. Refugees cower to the grou...
Dec 31, 2019
Rebels rebound to close out calendar year with impressive 6-2 victory
The Red Deer Rebels played an outstanding 60-minute game on Monday, earning a 6-2 win over one of the West's best in the Everett Silvertips. It couldn't have come any sooner with the decade set to end...
Dec 30, 2019 (Rob Wallator)
Clutch Clemson: No. 3 Tigers beat No. 2 Ohio State 29-23
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Blaring from the Clemson locker room after yet another playoff victory was Aretha Franklin's classic "Respect." The Tigers have won two of the last three national titles and become c...
Dec 30, 2019