Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Pennsylvania Charges Ex-Leaders of Religious Order With Aiding Sexual Predator and other top stories.

  • Pennsylvania Charges Ex-Leaders of Religious Order With Aiding Sexual Predator

    Continue reading the main story Video Attorney: Hiding Sexual Abuse Is Over Kathleen G. Kane, Pennsylvania's attorney general, spoke after three former Franciscan leaders were charged with allowing a known sexual predator to take jobs that allowed him to molest scores of children. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date March 15, 2016. ..
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  • The Latest: Group hopeful Metro closure is wake-up call

    The Latest: Group hopeful Metro closure is wake-up call
    By Associated Press March 15 at 6:56 PM WASHINGTON — The Latest on the decision to shut down the entire DC subway for a full day to allow inspections (all times local): ___ 6:50 p.m.: An advocacy group says it’s hopeful Metro’s closure on Wednesday will encourage elected officials to support more public funding for mass transit system maintenance. The Coalition for Smarter Growth said in a news release Tuesday that the decision to darken Metro for a full day is the result of maintenance unde..
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  • Metrorail system to shut down for at least 24 hours beginning at midnight

    Metrorail system to shut down for at least 24 hours beginning at midnight
    In an unprecedented move, officials will shut down entire Metrorail system for at least 24 hours starting at midnight tonight so that crews can inspect 600 electric cables in tunnels throughout the system, General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld announced at a late-afternoon news conference Tuesday. The unprecedented decision to shut down the system that thousands of commuters and school children depend on sent a shudder throughout the region, but Wiedefeld said it was the only way to ensure the saf..
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  • Super Tuesday II: Turnout reported high in Missouri, Ohio, Chicago suburbs

    Super Tuesday II: Turnout reported high in Missouri, Ohio, Chicago suburbs
    MIAMI — Voters are casting ballots in the five states across the Midwest and Southeast holding primaries Tuesday — contests that could shore up the two front-runners or breathe new life into the lagging campaigns of their challengers. Turnout was reported to be high in a number of areas, including Missouri, Ohio and in the Chicago suburbs of Illinois. On the Democratic side, Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) was working to pull off more come-from-behind wins in states where voters feel damaged by glob..
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  • Obama pulls plans to allow oil drilling off southern Atlantic coast

    WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it is dropping its year-old plan to allow companies to search and drill for oil and natural gas in the Atlantic Ocean off of four southeastern states. Department of Interior Sally Jewell said in a statement that objections from the Pentagon and strong opposition from nearly a hundred coastal communities in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia factored into the decision to not offer leases to companies starting in 2017. ..
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  • Driving to Texas? Here's how to get around I-10 flood closure

    Driving to Texas? Here's how to get around I-10 flood closure
    I-10 flooding Floodwaters build up along Interstate 10 near exit 880 near Orange, Texas, Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Travelers on parts of Interstate 10 in Southeast Texas face detours due to flooding of the nearby Sabine River following recent heavy rains. (Guiseppe Barranco(/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP) (Guiseppe Barranco) The flooding Sabine River forced transportation officials to close westbound I..
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  • Fort Worth officer shot, search for suspect underway

    Fort Worth officer shot, search for suspect underway
    Fort Worth officer shot, search for suspect underway Lauren Zakalik gives an update on what she knows about the Fort Worth officer shot while serving a warrant. Marjorie Owens , KVUE 5:49 PM. CDT March 15, 2016 Ed Russell McIver Jr. was involved in a chase that led to the shooting of a Fort Worth officer on March 15, 2016.  (Photo: WFAA) FORT WORTH — A police pursuit of a father and son led to an exchange of gunfire that killed one and wounded an officer. ..
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  • Ex-EPA Official Defends Her Actions on Flint Water Crisis at Hearing

    Ex-EPA Official Defends Her Actions on Flint Water Crisis at Hearing
    Continue reading the main story Video House Panel Hears Testimony on Flint The former E.P.A. official who resigned as the Flint water crisis worsened and Flint’s former emergency manager defended themselves at a congressional hearing. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date March 15, 2016. Photo by Zach Gibson/The New York Tim..
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  • Former Michigan St. star Mateen Cleaves faces sex assault charge

    Former Michigan St. star Mateen Cleaves faces sex assault charge
    FLINT, Mich. -- Former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves faces charges after a woman says she was held against her will in a motel room and sexually assaulted.Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says the 39-year-old Cleaves was charged Tuesday with criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault and unlawful imprisonment.Arrangements were being made for Cleaves to turn himself in.The woman said she met Cleaves in September at a Flint-area charity golf outing and later taken to a Mundy Townshi..
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  • Pennsylvania Man Arrested and Charged for Celeb Nude Photo Hack

    Pennsylvania Man Arrested and Charged for Celeb Nude Photo Hack
    Getty Images A Pennsylvania man was charged today with felony computer hacking related to the infamous celeb nude photo leak from 2014, which targeted a number of stars including Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Kaley Cuoco, Kirsten Dunst and more.The U.S. Attorney's office states in a press release obtained by E! News that Ryan Collins, 36, of Lancaster, was taken in for "a phishing scheme that gave him illegal access to over 100 Apple and Google e-mail accounts, including those belonging to ..
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