President Trump Says Korea Statement ‘Almost Beyond’ Talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says an upcoming announcement about North Korea is "almost beyond" talks between Washington and Pyongyang. Trump announced earlier that South Korea will be making a "major statement" about North Korea at 7 p.m. Eastern time Thursday. An ABC News producer tweets that ABC reporter Jon Karl asked Trump privately…
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1 Student Dead, Another Hurt By Gun In Alabama High School
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Birmingham closed one of its largest schools for a thorough safety sweep Thursday after metal detectors and other security measures failed to keep students from handling a gun in a classroom where one 17-year-old was fatally shot and another wounded in an apparent accident. Birmingham Interim Police Chief Orlando Wilson said…
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Northeast Wakes Up To Deep Snow, Power Outages
By KAREN MATTHEWS and DAVID PORTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Northeast is digging out after the second powerful nor'easter in less than a week left some areas with more than 2 feet of snow, hundreds of thousands without power, schools closed and travel a mess. Some places saw more than 2 feet of…
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School Shooting Suspect Indicted On 17 Counts Of Murder
By CURT ANDERSON, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and JOSH REPLOGLE, Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz was formally charged Wednesday with 17 counts of first-degree murder, which could mean a death sentence if he is convicted. The indictment returned by a grand jury in Fort Lauderdale also charges the 19-year-old with…
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Another Snowstorm Clobbers The Northeast
By KAREN MATTHEWS and DAVID PORTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For the second time in less than a week, a storm rolled into the Northeast with wet, heavy snow Wednesday, grounding flights, closing schools and bringing another round of power outages to a corner of the country still recovering from the previous blast of…
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