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NY Troopers watch texting drivers in big SUVs
 

Even for a state trooper, it’s not easy to spot drivers who are texting. Their smartphones are down on their laps, not at their ears. And they’re probably not moving their lips.

Man flees police, lands car on roof of house

A South Carolina man has been arrested for ignoring a police siren and landing his car on the roof of a house.

 
Ohio rape inquiry leads to charges against school officials, coaches

An Ohio school superintendent, two coaches and a principal were charged by a grand jury that investigated whether other laws were broken in the rape of a drunken 16-year-old girl by two football players, the state’s attorney general said Monday.

5 moments to remember from American Music Awards

No question Justin Timberlake is the man of the year, but oh how the women of pop music proved its their world again at the American Music Awards.

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Teen from Nevada finds half siblings in TV series

Breeanna Speicher’s curiosity about her background led her to a family she never knew she had and inspired a new MTV series that stretches the very concept of family.

Son of Mexican drug cartel leader arrested at US border

The son of one of the world’s most-wanted drug lords was arrested at an Arizona border crossing to face drug-trafficking charges in the United States, authorities said Friday.

World Wide Web inventor says surveillance threatens democracy

The scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web spoke out Friday against what he called a “growing tide of surveillance and censorship,” warning that it is threatening the future of democracy.

Washington man gets 5 months for selling fake Chihuly pieces

Jim Coombes was trying to surprise his wife by amassing a collection of works by famed American glass artist Dale Chihuly to donate to Gonzaga University in Spokane, where they’ve worked for decades.

 
Israel condemns Iran nuclear deal; anger, jitters elsewhere in Mideast

Israel’s prime minister harshly condemned the international community’s nuclear deal with Iran on Sunday while Saudi Arabia remained conspicuously quiet, reflecting the jitters felt throughout the Middle East over Iran’s acceptance on the global stage.

Vatican puts bone fragments said to be St. Peter’s on public display

The Vatican unveiled a handful of bone fragments purportedly belonging to St. Peter on Sunday, reviving the scientific debate and tantalizing mystery over whether the relics found in a shoe box belong to the first pope.

Comet races to close encounter with sun

For months, all eyes in the sky have pointed at the comet that’s zooming toward a blisteringly close encounter with the sun. The moment of truth comes Thanksgiving Day.

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