National News

Colts: Linebacker Edwin Jackson Among 2 Killed On Highway

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson was one of two men killed early Sunday when a suspected drunken driver struck them as they stood outside their car along a highway in Indianapolis, the team and police said. The Colts said in a statement Sunday that the team is "heartbroken" by Jackson's death and…
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Pat Robertson Recovering After Suffering A Stroke

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Televangelist Pat Robertson is recovering after suffering an embolic stroke. In an online news release, The Christian Broadcasting Network, which Robertson founded, says he was rushed to the nearest stroke center Friday after a family member recognized the onset of symptoms. The release says that within minutes of receiving clot-busting…
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South Carolina Train Crash Leaves At Least 2 Dead, 70 Hurt

By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — A crash between an Amtrak passenger train and a CSX freight train in South Carolina on Sunday killed two people and injured about 70 others, authorities said. The Amtrak train was heading from New York to Miami with about 139 people on board when the crash happened…
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Snoop Dogg Has Busy Super Bowl Week As Gospel Singer, DJ

By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Snoop Dogg's Super Bowl week is almost as busy as that of the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots players competing on Sunday. He headlined BET's Super Bowl Gospel Celebration and debuted music from his upcoming gospel album on Thursday. He held a screening for his new…
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Judge Admonishes Victims’ Dad Who Charged At Nassar In Court

By DAVID EGGERT and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, Associated Press CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — A distraught father seething over sexual abuse suffered by three daughters tried to attack former sports doctor Larry Nassar in a Michigan courtroom Friday after a judge rejected his request to confront the "demon" in a locked room, a stunning rush that reflected the…
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