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Campus critters are nuts for Penn State's 'Squirrel Girl'
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State students know her as the Squirrel Whisperer, or even Squirrel Girl. Which suits Mary Krupa just fine. Four years ago, the 22-year-old senior became an internet sensatio...
Nov 30, 2016
Thousands expected at Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting
NEW YORK - Thousands are set to gather under a light rain in midtown Manhattan to watch the annual lighting of the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will flip th...
Nov 30, 2016
Attorneys: Suspect in road-rage shooting agrees to plea deal
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An Albuquerque man charged in a road rage shooting that killed a 4-year-old girl and sent shockwaves through the state last year has accepted a plea agreement that calls for him to...
Nov 30, 2016
Fed reports modest growth around nation in new survey
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve reports that the U.S. economy grew at a modest rate this fall, with solid gains in consumer spending helping offset lingering weakness in exports. The Fed’s surv...
Nov 30, 2016
Lawsuits challenge abortion restrictions in 3 states
NEW YORK - Planned Parenthood and its allies filed lawsuits Wednesday in North Carolina, Missouri and Alaska challenging laws that they view as unconstitutional restrictions on abortion. The restricti...
Nov 30, 2016
Obama welcomes 4 Nobel Prize laureates, minus Dylan
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama welcomed four recipients of the Nobel Prize to the White House on Wednesday. Singer Bob Dylan wasn’t among them. Obama used the Oval Office meeting to send a ...
Nov 30, 2016
House Democrats re-elect Pelosi as leader despite discontent
WASHINGTON - House Democrats re-elected Nancy Pelosi as their leader Wednesday, ratifying the status quo in a changing Washington despite widespread frustration over the party’s direction. That ...
Nov 30, 2016
Murder-for-hire plot featured on 'Cops' headed to 2nd trial
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Dalia Dippolito offered an undercover police officer $7,000 to kill her then-husband, a proposal seen by millions thanks to the television show “Cops,” YouTube and ...
Nov 30, 2016
EPA to keep strict gas mileage standards in place
DETROIT - The Obama administration has decided not to change government fuel economy requirements that force automakers to significantly increase the efficiency of new cars and trucks. The decision an...
Nov 30, 2016
Retired Dallas Police Chief hired as contributor by ABC News
DALLAS - Retired Dallas Police Chief David Brown, who stepped into the national spotlight after a sniper killed five law enforcement officers at a July protest, will step back into the spotlight as a ...
Nov 30, 2016