Boeing locks out its private firefighters around Seattle over pay dispute
Boeing has locked out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area and brought in replacements after the latest round of negotiations with the firefighters’ union failed to deliver an agree...
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Investigators say student killed by police outside Wisconsin school had pointed pellet rifle
Authorities say a student who was killed by police outside a Wisconsin school pointed a pellet rifle at officers and had refused to drop the weapon
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Small anti-war protest ruffles University of Michigan graduation ceremony
Protesters chanted anti-war messages and waved Palestinian flags during the University of Michigan’s commencement, as student demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war collided with the annual pomp-and-circumstance of graduation ceremonies
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A look at commencement ceremonies as US campuses are roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war
Some U.S. universities that have been roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war have taken steps to contain disruptions during their commencement ceremonies
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Missouri man charged in 1966 killing in suburban Chicago, based on DNA evidence
A 79-year-old Missouri man is accused of killing a woman in suburban Chicago.
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Texas police officer dies after being injured when a tornado struck his home
He died at a hospital where he was taken after the tornado struck his home.
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Former security guard convicted of killing unarmed man during an argument at a Memphis gas station
A former security guard has been convicted of first-degree murder.
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Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger's pants
Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week.
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It's Cinco de Mayo time, and festivities are planned across the US. But in Mexico, not so much
The United States is gearing up for Cinco de Mayo
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Gun found in car of Myon Burrell, sentenced to life as teen, can be evidence in new case
A judge has ruled that the traffic stop of a Minnesota man was justified, so the results of a search that found drugs and a gun in his SUV will be allowed as evidence.
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