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Bomb scare at Montana school turns out to be false alarm

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 4:54pm
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Authorities evacuated an elementary school in Montana’s capital city on Tuesday after officials found what they thought were the remnants of a homemade bomb, but it turned out to be a plastic bottle filled with nuts and bolts left in the schoolyard.

School officials made the discovery shortly before classes began at Rossiter Elementary School. They blocked off the area and called 911 at about 8:20 a.m., said Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton.

WATER COLOR

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:10am
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Russia moves to fill void left by US

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:05am
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CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) — Russia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria on Tuesday, deploying troops to keep apart advancing Syrian government forces and

Former WH aide: John Bolton called Giuliani a ‘hand grenade’

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:02am
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WASHINGTON (AP) — National security adviser John Bolton was so alarmed by Rudy Giuliani’s backchannel activities in Ukraine that he described President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer as a “hand grenade

Family: Woman killed by officer a positive, loving influence

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:01am
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DALLAS (AP) — Atatiana Jefferson was devoted to her family and had moved into her mother’s Fort Worth home earlier this year to help as her mom’s health declined, relatives

Pacific Northwest tribes: Remove Columbia River dams

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:01am
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THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — Two Pacific Northwest tribes on Monday demanded the removal of three major hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River to save migrating salmon and starving orcas

Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:00am
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DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — A representative for Felicity Huffman says the actress has reported to a federal prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in the college admissions scandal.

Gunmen ambush police convoy in Mexico; kill 13 and wound 9

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:00am
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MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — State police expected the worst when they ventured into the wild township of Aguililla to serve a single warrant. Commanders sent 42 officers in five trucks.

Spain targets online group behind Catalan separatist protest

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:00am
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MADRID (AP) — New disruptions to Catalonia’s transportation network on Tuesday followed a night of clashes between activists and police over the conviction of separatist leaders, as Spanish authorities announced

IN SHORT

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:00am

Regulators ask for expedited power grid reliability study BILLINGS (AP) — Utility regulators from three states used nearly identical language in letters urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to speed