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Arizona  (KTRS)  Over six-million pounds of beef is being recalled due to a salmonella outbreak. The USDA announced Thursday morning that Arizona-based JBS Tolleson is recalling the meat after 57 cases of salmonella in 16 states have been reported since August 5, 2018.. The raw, non-intact beef items, including ground beef, were packaged on various dates…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): 9:20 a.m. Some senators might need to wait until Friday for the chance to see the FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. A Democratic senator says lawmakers are being told that time slots for reading…

By JEFFREY COLLINS and MEG KINNARD , Associated Press FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A police officer was killed and six of his comrades were wounded when a man began shooting at deputies who came to serve a search warrant, barricading himself in his home with children and spraying bullets across his upscale suburban neighborhood, authorities…

By STEPHEN WRIGHT ,  Associated Press PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Life is on hold for thousands living in tents and shelters in the Indonesian city hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, unsure when they'll be able to rebuild and spending hours each day often futilely trying to secure necessities such as fuel for generators. Residents…

By JEFFREY COLLINS , Associated Press FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — Five South Carolina law enforcement officers were shot Wednesday — including one fatally — in a Florence County shooting in which the suspect has been taken into custody, authorities said. Sheriff's Deputy Chief Glenn Kirby confirmed the incident Wednesday, news outlets reported. Kirby said three…