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Melania blazes own trail in Paris with hospital visit

U.S. first lady Melania Trump took her own path through Paris on Thursday as she and President Donald Trump began a two-day visit to the French capital, starting at a children’s hospital. At Necker Hospital, Melania Trump visited a ward decorated with images from “The Little Prince,” an iconic French… Read More

Police car cutout has been slowing down cars for years

A Massachusetts man has gotten drivers to slow down for years with the help of a life-sized cutout of a police cruiser posted in his driveway. Kelly Tufts tells WFXT-TV he got the life-sized Crown Victoria sign from a friend who owned a salvage yard. The sign is made of… Read More

The right way! 200 immigrants LEGALLY become U.S. citizens (welcome!)

About 200 immigrants will be sworn in as new U.S. citizens at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. Massachusetts U.S. District Court Judge Dennis Saylor will preside over the naturalization ceremony Wednesday afternoon. The library will present everyone with a commemorative edition of Kennedy’s inaugural address…. Read More

Kayaker escapes Great White attack in California

A large shark attacked a kayak Tuesday on California’s Central Coast, leaving frightening bite marks on the boat, though the kayaker escaped without injury. Police in Santa Cruz investigated and confirmed the attack, then shut down all beach waters within a 1-mile radius for at least four days. The experienced… Read More

Report: Wrong-way driver was high and drunk during collision

A coroner’s office says a driver killed when he drove the wrong way on Interstate 75 in Ohio and crashed into a tanker truck full of gasoline had alcohol and marijuana in his system. The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office says 30-year-old Andrew T. Brunsman, of Centerville, died from multiple blunt… Read More

[Consumer alert] 3 million vehicles recalled over dangerous airbags

Takata is adding 2.7 million vehicles from Ford, Nissan and Mazda to the long list of those recalled to replace potentially dangerous air bag inflators. The inflators are a new type that previously was thought to be safe. Vehicles affected are from the 2005 through 2012 model years. Takata inflators… Read More

Government abandons hunt for new FBI headquarters

The government is scrapping a decade-long plan to shutter the FBI’s deteriorating downtown Washington headquarters and look for a new building in Maryland or Virginia. A person familiar with the deliberations says officials plan to discuss the decision in a Tuesday morning phone call with bidders. The person was not… Read More

FLOOD of emails oppose removal of Confederate monuments

One by one, the four Confederate-era monuments came down in New Orleans, removed because of outrage by those who saw reminders of slavery and white supremacy chiseled in their stone faces. But at least one Louisiana lawmaker who argued earlier this year against protecting such statues found her inbox flooded… Read More

Teen wins lottery twice… in one week!

A California teen is celebrating two big lottery wins in a week. The California Lottery says 19-year-old Rosa Dominguez won $555,555 on a $5 scratch-off ticket purchased at a gas station. After that win, she said she was nervous and “just wanted to cry.” A few days later, she bought… Read More