CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago recorded its deadliest month in two decades in August, part of a sharp rise in gun violence in the nation’s third-largest city this year. Chicago police said Thursday that 90 people were killed last month, a 66 percent increase over August 2015. There were 472 shooting victims – an average of…
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EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) – San Diego, the nation’s eighth-largest city, has received 626 Syrian refugees since October, more than any other in the United States. Many smaller cities have accepted outsized number of Syrians, including Erie, Pennsylvania; Toledo, Ohio; and Boise, Idaho. San Diego’s newest arrivals include the Jouriyeh family of six from the…
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – Maine Gov. Paul LePage is rejecting some lawmakers’ assertions that he has addiction or mental health issues and is vowing that he won’t resign. Addressing a handful of reporters Wednesday, the Republican said he’s not an alcoholic or drug addict and doesn’t “have mental issues.” LePage says he plans to seek…
