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Alabama House overwhelmingly approves abortion ban The Alabama House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to outlaw almost all abortions in the state as conservatives took aim at the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Colorado State U. fears ‘Undie Run’ could provoke sexual misconduct Campus officials at Colorado State University have penned a letter to parents, asking them to speak to their kids about the potential risks of the unsanctioned “Undie Run” on school grounds this month. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

National Spelling Bee ditches unpopular tiebreaker test Ties are back at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Defense seeks to shift blame for warehouse fire A defense attorney is expected to counter a prosecutor's emotional opening statement by attempting to deflect blame from his client charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with a Northern California warehouse fire that killed three dozen people. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Former Alaska bank employee sentenced to 10 years in brazen $4.3 million theft Gerardo Adan Cazarez Valenzuela, a former bank employee, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for crimes related to a 2011 bank heist that included a private jet, AK-47, a vault timer and a fake ice cream social event to be used as a diversion, authorities said. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Will cooperation pay off for would-be NYC subway bomber? The ringleader of a thwarted terror plot to bomb the New York City subways in 2009 is about to find out if becoming a government cooperator will pay off. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Ex-CIA officer accused of conspiring with China set for plea An ex-CIA officer charged with conspiring to deliver secrets to China is scheduled to enter a plea. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

For some, black Minneapolis officer's conviction no surprise After three weeks of testimony, a jury needed little more than a day to convict a black Minneapolis police officer of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed white woman who had called 911 to report a possible crime, delivering a guilty verdict that immediately sparked questions about whether race played a role. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

US military cuts back on Afghan war data Amid a battlefield stalemate in Afghanistan, the U.S. military has stopped releasing information often cited to measure progress in America's longest war, calling it of little value in fighting the Taliban insurgency. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Sentencing in Chicago terrorism case enters 3rd day A multiday sentencing hearing is wrapping up for a suburban Chicago man convicted of terrorism for trying to detonate what he thought was a powerful bomb next to a crowded bar. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Man wielding baseball bat killed 1, injured 3 outside Denver strip club, police say A 41-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a baseball bat attack outside a Denver strip club that left one person dead and three others injured, according to reports. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Spanish museum can keep Nazi-looted painting, Los Angeles judge rules A U.S. federal judge ruled on Tuesday that a Spanish museum is entitled to a 19th century painting that was looted by the Nazis, despite a California family’s claim to its rightful ownership. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Border Patrol apprehends 'largest group' of illegal immigrants near US border yet U.S. Border Patrol on Tuesday morning apprehended its largest group of illegal immigrants caught at once, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Pair of cows in California found ‘wandering’ on road, guided home by police: officials California police officers were faced with an unusual task Tuesday morning to guide a few out-of-place cows back to their home. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Parts of Iowa city flood as barrier fails; buildings, cars evacuated Floodwaters swamped downtown Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday evening after a temporary flood barrier failed, sending people to the rooftops of buildings to seek shelter.  https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Synagogue shooter struggled with gun, fled with 50 bullets The man accused of opening fire inside a Southern California synagogue was an accomplished student, athlete and musician whose embrace of white supremacy and anti-Semitism has dumbfounded his family and others who thought they knew him well. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Ex-Penn State president Spanier's child endangerment conviction tossed out A federal judge in Pennsylvania threw out former Penn State University president Graham Spanier's conviction on a child endangerment charge Tuesday, the day before Spanier was due to report to prison. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

The Latest: Fiance: Cop showed 'complete disregard' for life The Latest on the trial of a Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in the 2017 shooting of an unarmed woman (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Jurors have reached a verdict in the trial of a Minnesota police officer in the death of an unarmed woman who was shot minutes after calling 911. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

The Latest: Father: Cop's conviction caps 'painful journey' The Latest on the trial of a Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in the 2017 shooting of an unarmed woman (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Jurors have reached a verdict in the trial of a Minnesota police officer in the death of an unarmed woman who was shot minutes after calling 911. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Tennessee spikes bill allowing LGBT adoption refusals Tennessee lawmakers have spiked a proposal that would have allowed faith-based adoption agencies to refuse to place children with gay parents and other families because of their religious beliefs. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

The Latest: Lawyer tries shifting blame for warehouse fire The Latest on the trial of two men for 36 people at a warehouse fire (all times local): 10:55 a.m.: A prosecutor opened the trial for two men facing charges after a deadly fire killed 36 people in an illegally converted Northern California warehouse by reading the name of each victim. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

California college disinvites US Border Patrol from job fair citing possible 'distress and concern' A California college disinvited U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from a jobs fair on Tuesday, arguing that the agency’s presence would cause “distress and concern” to what is an “already vulnerable population.” https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

7 killed in Tennessee had multiple blunt force injuries A Tennessee man suspected of killing his parents and five others was close to being arrested for probation violations. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Minneapolis officer convicted of murder in 911 caller death Jurors will resume deliberations Tuesday in the trial of a Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an unarmed woman who had called 911 to report a possible rape in the alley behind her home. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

UNCC warns of 'assailant' on campus; 3 reportedly shot The University of North Carolina at Charlotte was on lockdown Tuesday as officials warned of an "active assailant." https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Former Minneapolis police officer found guilty in 2017 death of unarmed woman shot after calling 911 https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Alleged car thief caught on video taking vehicle while woman is vacuuming inside Police in Oklahoma are searching for a "brazen" suspect who was caught on video allegedly stealing a woman's vehicle while she was cleaning it at the car wash. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

The Latest: 7 Tennessee victims died of blunt force injuries The Latest on the investigation into seven people killed in rural Tennessee (all times local): 4:50 p.m. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Sea lion 'in distress' rescued in California, receives police escort in cute photos A sea lion received a police escort to receive treatment on Tuesday after California Highway Patrol received a call that it was "in distress." https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Jury reaches verdict in officer's trial for 911 caller death Jurors will resume deliberations Tuesday in the trial of a Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an unarmed woman who had called 911 to report a possible rape in the alley behind her home. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

California synagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty, held without bail A judge labeled John T. Earnest "an obvious and extraordinary risk to public safety." https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Prosecutors: Synagogue attacker had 50 unfired bullets The man accused of opening fire inside a Southern California synagogue was an accomplished student, athlete and musician whose embrace of white supremacy and anti-Semitism has dumbfounded his family and others who thought they knew him well. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Man suspected of killing 7 had multiple probation violations A Tennessee man suspected of killing his parents and five others was close to being arrested for probation violations. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

The Latest: Jury reaches verdict for Minneapolis cop The Latest on the trial of a Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in the 2017 shooting of an unarmed woman (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Jurors have reached a verdict in the trial of a Minnesota police officer in the death of an unarmed woman who was shot minutes after calling 911. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Maine gov signs bill changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day The governor of Maine on Friday signed a bill into law that makes Columbus Day further known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Tennessee sixth-graders arrested after plotting school shooting, officials say Two sixth grade students in Tennessee were arrested and charged after they allegedly plotted a school shooting, investigators said. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Coast Guard officer called 'terrorist' due back in court A Coast Guard lieutenant whom prosecutors describe as a domestic terrorist is due back in court next week for a hearing on the conditions of his possible release from federal custody. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Student protesters occupy fraternity house, want it closed Students at Swarthmore College have occupied an on-campus fraternity house in an effort to get it shut down. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

The Latest: Coroner identifies 4 killed in Ohio home The Latest on the slayings of four family members in Ohio (all times local): 4:15 p.m. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Latest: Officials: Synagogue suspect had 50 unfired bullets The Latest on a shooting at a Southern California synagogue (all times local): 1:20 p.m. Prosecutors say the 19-year-old man suspected of opening fire in a Southern California synagogue was arrested with a tactical vest, helmet and 50 unfired bullets. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Families weep as trial opens after deadly warehouse fire More than two years after 36 concert-goers died in a fire at a Northern California warehouse, two men will face trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Judge sparks outrage for no jail time in rape sentence New York court officials say a judge who stoked social media outrage for sentencing a former bus driver to probation in the rape a 14-year-old is getting "numerous vitriolic" phone calls. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Police: Man took 4-year-old, bound her, stuffed her in trunk Police say a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man entered a home's unlocked front door, snatched a 4-year-old girl from her bed and bound and locked her in a wooden trunk at his grandparents' house. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Parents are stunned athlete son accused in synagogue attack The man accused of opening fire inside a Southern California synagogue was an accomplished student, athlete and musician whose embrace of white supremacy and anti-Semitism has dumbfounded his family and others who thought they knew him well. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Ex-CIA man accused of conspiring with China set for plea A former CIA officer charged with conspiring to deliver secrets to China is scheduled to enter a plea. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

The Latest: Prosecutor recounts dramatic escapes, farewells The Latest on the trial of two men for 36 people at a warehouse fire (all times local): 10:55 a.m.: A prosecutor opened the trial for two men facing charges after a deadly fire killed 36 people in an illegally converted Northern California warehouse by reading the name of each victim. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Honor Flight lands safely, apparently struck by lightning Sun Country Airlines says lightning apparently struck its charter aircraft that was carrying Greater Peoria Honor Flight veterans from Illinois to Washington, D.C. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Only signed copy of US recognition of 'State of Israel' can be yours for $300G A rare document signed by the President of the United States recognizing the Jewish State of Israel is up for sale, days ahead of Israeli Independence Day. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Lawsuit seeks release of Boy Scout sexual abuse files A New Jersey man who says he was abused by a Boy Scouts troop leader in the 1980s is suing to force the organization to release long-secret files containing the names of volunteers who were banned or considered risks for child sexual abuse. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Reward boosted in search for suspect in girlfriend killing The cash reward for information on the suspect in the killing of a Vermont woman last year has been increased. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com