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| US scrambles planes in response to Russian bombers | | Two Russian TU-95 Bear bombers were spotted flying about 41 miles off the coast of Alaska on Tuesday, just hours after two US F-22 fighter jets intercepted the same type of Russian aircraft in the area. |
| Court doc: Teacher refilled Cialis prescription, made hotel plans | | In the days before he allegedly abducted his 15-year-old student, Tennessee teacher Tad Cummins refilled a prescription for Cialis, took out a loan for quick cash and made hotel reservations in another state, actions investigators believe show he was planning to leave with the girl. |
| How 1 tip ended a 39-day manhunt | | Tad Cummins was an intensely sought fugitive, trumpeted from coast to coast as the Tennessee teacher accused of running off with his 15-year-old student. |
| Opinion: O'Reilly's payout an outrage | | Bill O'Reilly is reportedly walking away with tens of millions of dollars. How insulting. After being accused of habitual sexual harassment and other lewd acts, causing him and his employer, Fox News, to pay out $13 million in settlements; after costing the network millions when advertisers fled his show; after finally being fired from his job after years — he leaves with a golden payout. |
| Woman stands up to armored vehicle | | During protests in Venezuela a woman stood in front of an armored vehicle. Protesters are calling for Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, to step down. |
| Battle over Aaron Hernandez's brain | | Jose Baez, the lawyer representing Aaron Hernandez's family, says Hernandez's brain will be donated to the Boston University CTE Center, but adds the medical examiner is "illegally" holding the brain. |
| Fla. state senator resigns over racial slurs | | The Florida lawmaker under fire over racially inflammatory remarks toward his African-American colleagues has resigned, a spokeswoman for the Florida Senate Majority Office told CNN. The embattled state senator, Frank Artiles, submitted his letter of resignation to Senate President Joe Negron on Friday, just days after apologizing on the Senate floor for his remarks. |
| Sessions: No disrespect to Hawaii for 'island' remark | | Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday he was not disrespecting Hawaii or a judge in the state when he said he was "amazed" that the official was able to block President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban halting immigration from several majority Muslim countries. |
| He insulted my state, Hawaii senator says | | Jeff Sessions, the attorney general of the United States, appears to need a reminder: Hawaii was granted statehood in 1959. I'm happy to tell him where I was when Hawaii became a state. I was in sixth grade at Koko Head Elementary School in Honolulu, and was chosen to pin the 50th star on the American flag in front of my teachers and classmates at a special assembly to celebrate statehood. |
| Cillizza: Why Sessions didn't apologize | | Attorney General Jeff Sessions seems to have learned a very important lesson of Trumpworld in his three months or so as the nation's top cop: Never, ever apologize. |
| Palin receives backlash for photo | | Sarah Palin is receiving backlash for a picture taken in front of former first lady Hillary Clinton's portrait at the White House with Ted Nugent and Kid Rock. |
| Ex-official: Trump offended with mix-up | | South Koreans were less than impressed by Donald Trump's recent comments that he learned from the Chinese President Xi Jinping that South Korea was part of China. |
| EPA's unfilled jobs make Trump's agenda difficult | | Almost 100 days into the Trump administration, the ultra-conservative wing of the President's party is "fearful" they are running out of time and the President's aggressive environmental agenda won't get done. |
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