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  • Hammer attack at Brooklyn restaurant kills 1, injures 2

    "He was screaming crazy words, like 'I'm killing everybody,'" restaurant owner Samantha Randazzo told ABC station WABC.

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  • Firefighters hit the ice in full gear

    Firefighters in Wyoming keep air consumption training fresh by playing a game of ice hockey while equipped with oxygen tanks and masks.

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  • Woman sues sheriff's office, claims she was left naked in jail for 12 hours

    A woman is suing an Illinois sheriff and several of his officers, claiming she was forcibly stripped and unlawfully detained.

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  • Heavy rain causes flood, mudslide concerns in West

    About 3 inches of rain fell in the San Francisco Bay area in the past days.

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  • Heavy rain causing concerns in West, wintry threat to eastern US at end of week

    About 3 inches of rain fell in the San Francisco Bay area in the past days.

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  • 'Start Here': Brexit, Barr, Nairobi. What you need to know to start your day.

    Trump's nominee for attorney general says Mueller's probe should continue.

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• Jan 16

  • It's been 100 years since Prohibition threatened the future of America's happy hours

    Speakeasies were born at the inception of Prohibition.

    Jan 16

• Jan 16

  • Texas police department fires 5 officers, suspends 2 over in-custody death of suspect

    The officers were terminated over the death of 55-year-old Christopher Lowe.

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• Jan 15

  • Good Samaritans rescue woman stuck on tracks just before train crashes into car

    The woman had been reported missing earlier that day by her family.

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • Police, bystanders rescue woman stuck on tracks just before train crashes into car

    The woman had been reported missing earlier that day by her family, police said.

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• Jan 15

  • Everything you need to know about the 2019 Women's March

    The march is coming back to Washington for 2019.

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• Jan 15

  • Driver strikes, kills gas station worker after fleeing without paying for gas

    The auto mechanic went to help a gas attendant when the driver refused to pay.

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• Jan 15

  • Furloughed worker who took pay cut now doesn't know when she'll get paid again

    For Navy veteran Candice Nesbitt, "this has really dug in deep."

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• Jan 15

  • Furloughed Coast Guard worker speaks out on challenges of not getting paid

    Candice Nesbitt discusses the realities of the government shutdown, and the effect it's had on her special needs grandson.

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  • Wily coyote crashes boat show: 'I could tell he just wanted to get out of there'

    The officer put the coyote in her car after learning it may be euthanized.

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• Jan 15

  • Rep. Joaquin Castro denounces 2020 census citizenship question

    Hispanic caucus leader tells ABC News: "No one should politicize the census."

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• Jan 15

  • Prohibition in the US: Filling up on the facts

    On Jan. 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment made the production, sale and transport of "intoxicating liquors" illegal.

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• Jan 15

  • Rare 1 in 30 million calico lobster found at fish market

    The female lobster, named Eve, will be donated to an aquarium.

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• Jan 15

  • Trump's AG nominee William Barr defends memo criticizing Mueller probe during hearing

    Attorney general nominee William Barr answered questions during a hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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  • Kidnapping suspect was 'a perfectly nice boy,' grandfather says

    Jake Patterson, 21, is accused of abducting Jayme Closs, 13, in October.

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• Jan 15

  • Fantasy, control and obsession: Experts weigh in on kidnapping suspect

    Jayme Closs, who was abducted in October, escaped on Thursday.

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• Jan 15

  • Student attendance plummets as LA teachers head into Day 2 of strike

    Schools superintendent says first day of strike cost district $15 million.

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  • Child still strapped to car seat falls from mother's car onto busy street

    It's unclear how the door opened for the girl to fall out, an official said.

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  • 'Miracle on the Hudson' passengers reflect on emergency landing

    Clay Presley, Vallie Collins and Eric Stevenson discuss the incident 10 years later.

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• Jan 15

  • Free groceries, gift cards, deferred bills: How people are helping furloughed workers

    Since the government can't find a solution, communities are coming together.

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • Stretch limos banned from New York in new reforms

    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a slew of new safety reforms for limos and large passenger vehicles, outright banning stretch limos and adding a...

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• Jan 15

  • Child rescued after car seat falls onto busy road

    The child's seat was not secured properly in her mother's car.

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• Jan 15

  • Old Tappan Zee Bridge plunges into the Hudson in spectacular controlled explosion

    The Tappan Zee Bridge spanning New York's Hudson River opened in 1955.

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • South Georgia farmer Bill Brim on the government shutdown

    Brim says he supports Trump and shutting down the government to get a border wall, but wants the stalemate to end.

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• Jan 15

  • Teen's diabetic alert dog shot, killed, family says

    The Golden Retriever was trained to detect high and low blood sugar levels.

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• Jan 15

  • Cuomo bans stretch limos and issues new safety laws in wake of deadly crash

    The news comes three months after 20 people died in a stretch limo crash.

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• Jan 15

  • Trump administration can't ask about citizenship status in 2020 census, judge rules

    The Trump administration cannot ask citizenship status in the 2020 census.

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• Jan 15

  • Fraternity member dies off-campus

    Noah Domingo, an initiated SAE member at UC Irvine, died on Jan. 12.

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• Jan 15

  • NY bridge taken down by controlled demolition

    The old Tappan Zee Bridge was replaced by the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.

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• Jan 15

  • Fraternity suspended following student's death

    Noah Domingo, 18, died in an off-campus home, according to authorities in Irvine, California.

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  • News headlines today: Jan. 15, 2019

    Catch up on the developing stories making headlines today.

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  • River of chocolate blocks traffic on highway after tanker overturns: Authorities

    Cleanup crews had to drain the remaining chocolate to upright the tanker, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

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  • Opioid overdoses eclipse car crash victims

    The National Safety Council made the announcement Monday.

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  • Severe storms heading for West Coast, then speeding east

    Several storms are expected to travel across the country very soon.

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  • UNC chancellor stepping down, plans to remove what's left of 'Silent Sam' statue

    Carol Folt will step down at the end of the school year.

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• Jan 15

  • 'Start Here': Shutdown, Steve King, Brexit. What you need to know to start your day.

    Some farmers are being strained as the partial government shutdown drags on.

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• Jan 15

  • 'It doesn't get easier': Mom reflects on daughter's opioid overdose 2 years later

    Michelle Schwartzmier's daughter was waiting to go to rehab when she died.

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  • Houston man may get 20 years in prison for chase that led to fatal crash

    Christopher Lopez, 48, was indicted three felony charges, according to police.

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• Jan 14

  • Man convicted in murder of teen sentenced to 84 years

    The teen's mother asked the judge for the maximum sentence.

    Jan 14

• Jan 14

  • 'Time does not heal all wounds' said mother of 20-year-old who died of drug overdose

    The total number of people who died in the U.S. from drug overdoses increased from 63,632 people in 2016 to 70,237 people in 2017, according to the...

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